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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"Really though I remember being heartbroken at the end of Super Metroid, so it isn't the graphics that create emotions but design!"
Super Metroid has really good 2D graphics though. A 2D game with comparable graphics released today wouldn't look out of place.
Anyone who says that graphics don't matter is a fool, as is someone who only cares about graphics. Not only does it not need to be an "either/or" situation but it shouldn't be. Great game design is a combination of gameplay and presentation. You use the graphics and the sound to create a setting for the player and then the gameplay is what the player is able to do in that setting. That's what great games are made of.
I don't think anyone here is saying graphics don't matter, they do, but like others have said it more artistic approach that makes you care about the characters and gets your involved with the game. That is why I also used Kingdom HEarts 1 and 2, both games are considered graphically inferior now but they still have characters that get you emotionally involved!
One area that I think we also forget is not so much graphics may be hitting a brick wall, but the cost to create a game. With these fancy, polygon pushing graphic cards comes more expense and more time to create games. It is going to get to the point, maybe sooner than later, that companies will not be able to afford to upgrade visuals and still maintain great gameplay. That is what I think is great about the Wii, it has a relatively lower budget for gaming.
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