The Literate Noob writes - As games get more and more realistic, will high horsepower graphics engines, motion capture and photorealism force gameplay and original concepts to take a backseat? I say it can only make things better.
"Nordic Game has revealed the winners of this year’s Nordic Game Awards, which took place on Thursday, May 23, during NG24 Spring and streamed live from Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden." - Nordic Game.
Talal writes: "I'm talking about having that rush of excitement - that feeling you get when you know you've just made a memory for a lifetime."
There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.
It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.
Indie games are single-handedly carrying the gaming industry right now and it's about time they get their deserved recognition.
Realism works for me in certain type of games...If i'm playing a game that is promoted to be a military or racer sim then that's what the gameplay should offer.
my take on this subject is that there are good realism and bad realism, let's take gta 4 for example
Good realism: immersive world, physics, golden quality, amazing car physics\damage model, animation, effects and overall cinematic \in your face feel of the action
bad realism: things that make the gameplay more frustrating, like getting shot while in car or in car jack animation, speed slow down when taking stair steps, the annoying animation when niko caught fire, things like that
gta 4 imo is one of the best games ever, i still play it to this day, don't get me wrong but there are a lot to improve in gta 4, i hope gta 5 ditch the bad aspects of realism while improving the good aspects of it and add a lot of stuff
I can handle a bit of unrealism for the sake of just enjoying the game. It's the same with movies. If half of them were realistic then a lot of the greatest action scenes just wouldn't pan out.
Realism is sometimes good but you don't wanna have a game be too realistic.
Make some games with realism and then make some that bend the rules.
I like to play games to relax and get away from this world for awhile, so sometimes i like being able to fly or jump 300 feet. Other times id like to experience what it would be like on a top secret military mission.