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Realistic or artistic: How do you prefer games to look?

Judging by the confidently exposed PS4 Specs and the less-assuringly partially-obscured Xbox One specs, it's beliecved that both next gen systems will at least match the performance of most high-end PCs (oh yes they will), and with that comes other big questions.

For instance, can next-gen games sit astride the uncanny valley without slipping into that distractingly bizarre middle-ground between real and fake? And, with these new opportunities for developers to maximise visual fidelity, will there be a shift of attention away from artistic games?

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XCLANN3920d ago

Personally I prefer a game to be fun, to many developers these days are is a "race to realism", and are losing the whole point about gaming, FUN. We are seeing to many generic games, and for me this year Tomb Raider traded in its personality to become a better looking generic shooter.

mewhy323920d ago

I like more realistic games. The power that the PS4 gives to developers with it's GDDR5 and additional compute units within it's more advance GPU and don't forget the 7 gig of RAM that is available for games, first party exclusives will be able to create some truly amazing games, since they won't be limited to the lowest common denominator development model of multi console releases. Meaning they won't have to develop with the inferior spec'd xbone in mind.

shivvy243920d ago

I like a mix of artistic and realistic , anyone played resistance 3 ? The art style is beautiful !

mewhy323920d ago

@shiv
You know you're right. I love the look of that game. I guess, now that I think about it, too realistic isn't always a good thing. I think I may be more to your way of thinking on this.

Nineball21123920d ago

I agree with you Xclann. However, I haven't played Tomb Raider yet. I've heard good things about it, and I have always liked the other games, so I have high hopes for it.

Fun is the most important, but I have to admit, I still like to play games that look good too.

XCLANN3920d ago

Basically Tomb Raider got rid of it's puzzle solving identity, and became Uncharted with Laura Croft. It looks great but it's not Tomb Raider.

thezeldadoth3920d ago

the world design, leveling system, story and exploration made that game awesome. its way more than uncharted with laura croft

uncharted was basically laura croft with more action anyways

Tsukuyomi3920d ago

@thezelda but Uncharted and Tomb Raider are branches from Indiana Jones

KillrateOmega3920d ago

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Anthotis3920d ago

I don't care, as long as the boobs bounce.

tigertron3920d ago

It depends on the type of game. For game like Heavy Rain, realistic graphics are important, but for a platformer or a game that isn't about realism, then visuals take a back seat to the gameplay.

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L.A. Noire And Bully — Rockstar's Lost Gems That Deserve A Sequel As Much As GTA

Hanzala from eXputer: "I do appreciate GTA 6, Rockstar, but if I could trade it for a new L.A. Noire or a Bully game, I'd do so in a heartbeat."

Skuletor13d ago

How are they lost? You can get L.A. Noire on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch and Bully is on the PS5 and Xbox Series too.

Psychonaut8513d ago

I want a new Manhunt game. But that will never happen.

Demetrius13d ago

Mfs are too sensitive nowadays and would cry instead of being concerned bout real world problems

Demetrius13d ago

Whenever gta 6 launch we won't be getting another rockstar title for another 10 years lol but on the positive side they bou to come back n show how open world supposed to be done 🔥

Skuletor13d ago

I won't expect any singleplayer DLC like IV's The Lost & Damned or The Ballad of Gay Tony after it launches either

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12 Years Later, L.A. Noire is Still an Excellent Experience

There was a lot to love about Rockstar and Team Bondi's 2011 open world title.

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shinoff2183119d ago

One I never finished. I've been looking at the ps4 version off Amazon the last few months just never bit

Knightofelemia118d ago

It's worth playing LA Noire is one of my favorite Rockstar games. But I would also check out pawnshops or thrift stores if you want the game dirt cheap. Someone may have been dumb enough to dump the game.

andy85118d ago

Baffles me when people have these opinions about acclaimed games 😂

RhinoGamer88118d ago

100% agree... not perfect, but an engaging/refreshing experience.

sagapo118d ago

Agree, at time of release those facial expressions were amazing! They still hold strong even today imo.
The game on its own was good. Something fresh, but sidequests were a bit meh after a while.

Nacho_Z118d ago

I picked it up on sale recently, going to play it next summer. I'll get more out of it this time, first time around I treated the open world like it was GTA and goofed about, whereas now I'll play it with more respect. RDR2 has trained me well.

I also hadn't read Raymond Chandler at the time so presumably that'll add another layer of enjoyment too.

1nsomniac118d ago (Edited 118d ago )

Absolutely stunning game. So underrated. Played through it again last year and it still stands up so well. Like many of rockstars games it’s actually a far better experience on PC. I didn’t enjoy it as much on console. Completed it at least 3 times on pc.

The rumours of a sequel are awesome news despite the fact I think Rockstar are now the shell of the company they once were.

SyntheticForm118d ago

Team Bondi made a hell of a game.

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Six Best Historically Accurate Games

GF365: "Out of the many historically accurate games out there, these are our picks for the six best games that are historically accurate. While these games aren't completely accurate, they depict the times and situations of history well. Plus, they're all a lot of fun to play, too."

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jznrpg504d ago

Historically accurate from the past is tough to truly know and judge especially the farther you go back because history is written from the people in power and doesn’t mean it’s the truth just the narrative they wanted to tell.

I don’t care about historically accurate in most games because they are games not biographies or history books . Just make the game fun , good gameplay and such .

Ghost of Tsushima wasn’t historically accurate in many things but I loved the game . Many examples like it .