_/\_YUNGSTAR_/\_ wrote:StayDead wrote:Graphics shouldn't matter, 8 bit looks fine and it always has done, you don't need flashy graphics for a good game.
i'm thinking.... with out the fantastic graphics, Alan Wake wouldn't quite be as good and that is just one of the many.
of course, if that's not what you meant by "you don't need flashy graphics for a good game", then apologies.
I don't think Staydead was saying that graphics can never be a factor in a game's quality, just that in many cases, they don't need to be. Many games can be utterly fantastic and still have very simple graphics.
Yes, Alan Wake would lose a lot of its atmosphere if it didn't have flashy graphics, and the quality of that particular game would suffer. However, Minecraft is strawberry floating amazing, and it looks like a PS1 and N64 had a harlequin baby.