Why do graphics matter so much?

[imgettionowned]

I dont understand y ppl prefer graphics over gameplay.
To me gameplay is all that matters

[wes]

you need good graphics for great gameplay

[Horny Horny Hippo]

i think they should be equal. i mean, i just need to find the game attractive enough where i actualy want to play it. the Gamplay is just as important, but not more important. i think they go hand in hand. but it is alright if the gameplay outweighs the graphics a little.

[JK-47]

well i mostly care about good graphics for the sake of making movies, because no one wants to see non shiny metal.... but seriously i wish no one cared, but im afraid thats not how things work

[Cuda]

sometimes insufficient graphics card can help ingame. Like if you have a crappy graphics card, (like a 128 or below) you can acctuallly distinguish a Camo'd unit from the background. But other than that, the games presentation should be equal to gameplay. You also forgot another key component in a game. Audio.

[a_marine]

Yea, the game would suck if it had gameplay as god as halo, doom 3, or HL2 (as I see them) but the graphics of pong.

[Phenomena]

sometimes insufficient graphics card can help ingame. Like if you have a crappy graphics card, (like a 128 or below) you can acctuallly distinguish a Camo'd unit from the background. But other than that, the games presentation should be equal to gameplay. You also forgot another key component in a game. Audio.

whats so important about audio... really an intergrated audio card is going to be just as a good as 500 dollar one... audio is audio

[CtrlAltDestroy]

If you have a low end graphics card, then you'll most likely get FPS lag, hence lowering gameplay level.

So I'd say they're equal.

[M9 HE-DP Grenade]

another thing about graphics,they can hurt your eyes if u have a bad gfx card. Im living proof,had a 64mb card for 2 years. when u feel the pain in your eyes from looking at this dark crap and untextured surfaces,you wont wanna play as much

[JK-47]

thats one thing i lvoe about my computer, the audio is AWSOME!

[Cuda]

whats so important about audio... really an intergrated audio card is going to be just as a good as 500 dollar one... audio is audio

what I meant about audio is that does the game itself sound realistic to whats really going on onscreen?? How is the Voiceover quality?? If they made a game based on a movie, did they use the same Actors from the movie?? that kind of stuff

[imgettionowned]

btw, im talkin about console games

[JK-47]

oh lol, well, graphics on ANY platform doesnt matter to me, i mean, the very first DOOM's graphics dont bother me at all lol.

if the graphics rock, AWSOME!
if they suck, Dont care, as long as the game is fun

[imgettionowned]

Same with me MG,

perfect balance, ninja gaiden

[Patrickssj6]

GAmeplay defineltey.I mean magein this:
You can have a game where super realistic graphic with nice partical effects and you jsut go around.Now for instance MarioKart64 BAd graphics but a whole fucking lot of fun