GamerFitNation's Gregory Laporte writes about which aspect in gaming is more important. "Sitting down late one night talking to one of my buddies about the recently released Gears of War 3. We got into a discussion about the game and talked about how the storyline was great, the graphics were awesome, and how the online and gameplay were well improved. We both had our preferences for what we liked better however, there were a few aspects that we brought up that I wanted to discuss with all of you here on GamerFitNation."
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What's the point of a pretty game that plays awful?
Or an online game you can't control?
its gameplay. More so than even online because not everyone plays online just as not everyone has the best tv to play the game on.
But no matter what type of gamer you are or what kind of set you use...gameplay is the only thing that is the same across the board.
Without that then you really lose the substance in what makes games worth playing.
Oh! And they really tease the games graphics by how the cutscenes look. Then the games dont even look like that when it releases lol
IMO.
however, for me to give it a go, it needs to have graphics AND solid gameplay. i'll give up multiplayer IF the singleplayer is lengthy, like 12hrs plus minimum. otherwise, if i do buy it, i realize what a terrible mistake i've made.
the game also needs to have a good amount of content. this means vastly varied missions, lots of weapons, upgrades, etc.
graphics and online are part of the "experience".
Great graphics add to the immersion and make games more appealing and fun.
Sure, between the three, gameplay is tue most important, but that doesn't mean that graphics arent important.
Bioshock, red dead redemption are examples of how graphics and detailed environment makes the experience more enjoyable.
I would peg story before gameplay though.
of course good graphics dont hurt
personally i don't like online and hate that the current trend seems to be shoehorning in multiplayer modes at the expense of singleplayer. We need more split-screen and longer campaigns
Graphics dont matter at all. Most of the best games of all time are old, and dont look good compared to modern games.
Graphic matters a lot.
No matter how much you lie to yourself wve become super gfx whores.
2) Graphics
3) Online
But i'm admittly a graphics-whore.
While I appreciate good graphics I never cared for them. I can go back and play old games with no problem. Even played cod for the Wii at my girls house and didn't mind the graphics. As long as I'm having fun and the controls are good I'm happy. Not once have I bought a game just because it looked good. I always watch gameplay videos and search for issues when deciding.
too the point where i'd rather stare at the scenary of a great looking game, than go back and play an old game, however amazing it was.
I got a buddy who refuses to watch stuff on tv if its not hd, I could care less.
Innovation
Story
Art style
Coop splitscreen
Coop online
Graphics
Online
But no decent modern game can have horrible graphics or gameplay.
what a bunch of hippos.
Gmail has great online.
Chess is still a better game.
99% of the time, when people say that, they're full of crap.
when really the gameplay is great.
i hate that excuse
Graphixs
online
bugs (the lack of)