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#301 Guest_Goodzaz

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Posted 24 April 2008 - 11:00 PM

I think that you kinda need both because if you had great graphics, but no story, the game would sink. Vice Versa.
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Posted 25 April 2008 - 04:27 AM

im gotta say story, i dont really care about graphics, i only care about it having a good story line and stuff
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Posted 25 April 2008 - 08:32 AM

I want both.. The mix of both graphics and story.. It makes a RPG game more interesting..
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Posted 25 April 2008 - 01:54 PM

Graphics have never been an issue for me, I prefer the storyline to be good. The graphics just have to be good enough so that I can tell what's going on.
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 01:03 AM

A mixture of both is nice, but if I had to choose, I'd say story.
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 04:37 PM

I think both as well, but if I had to choose one better then the other, it would be story, because lovely graphics are great and all, but how are you going to appreciate them with a boring story that you don't care enough for to even bother playing the game?
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 08:43 PM

i prefer a good storyline to graphocs which is why i prefer some of the older games which normally have better stories
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 07:03 AM

its good ta have good graphics if u hav a bad storyline then the game gets real dull and boring. Star wars KOTOR and Jade empire are the best oh and fable
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 01:01 PM

I'd like some big flashy opening to get me interested in the game, but what matters in the end for an rpg is strong gameplay and a compelling story. The graphics don't bother me so much as long as they don't look like they were drawn by a child (an untalented child :wub:)
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Posted 28 April 2008 - 08:09 PM

I would argue that, next to story, having a clear and easy to use interface for gameplay is extremely important. My biggest beef against Dragon Warrior was that you had to go through a menu to do everything. Want to talk? Hit "B" and select talk. Want to walk up some stairs? Hit "B" and select stairs. A horrible, horrible idea.
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#311 Guest_lanky1893

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Posted 29 April 2008 - 01:03 AM

dnt wnt the game to b dull so it wud hav to be story
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 11:18 PM

it always has to be a mixture. if a game looks good, but is super boring then who cares?
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 06:02 AM

Lots of GBA games have pretty poor graphics, but the story just makes me want to keep playing until the end.
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 09:22 AM

I think the story is better because im that type of person...thats why im a retro gamer...I dont care about graphics..but the only game with graphics i care about are those polygon games on the sega and other ones but im still into the storys of games...but dont get me wrong...graphics are good and can make a game much more enjoyable!
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 08:58 PM

I love the current graphics, but they need to get back to doing better story-lines. If the story is boring then you don't want to play.
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#316 Guest_Goldendeath

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Posted 02 May 2008 - 09:24 PM

i'll go for story because its more important
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#317 Guest_princessks

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Posted 05 May 2008 - 02:21 PM

i've played alot of games with bad graphics but an awesome storyline but graphics are important too sooo i choose a mixture.
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#318 Guest_Whoomp

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Posted 05 May 2008 - 08:18 PM

I think that both is great to have but if I could only choose one it would be Story.
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#319 Guest_Legaia

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Posted 05 May 2008 - 08:35 PM

I choosed Story, of course. What kind of player would love a game with no story and high graphics?
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#320 Guest_Nam Gyu Ri

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Posted 06 May 2008 - 01:45 AM

Story are always important in RPGs. Especially plot twists.
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#321 Guest_Moon Child

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Posted 06 May 2008 - 04:36 AM

Definitely story. Who's going to go through an entire game hating the characters and story as long as there's pretty graphics?Other than a shallow person that is.
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 06:23 AM

both help make a game sucsessful,but the first thing any person would notice are the graphics.if it doesnt look good,then people wont get drawn in as easily.but in terms of overall priority,story is better,because,not matter how good a game looks,without a good story its just pointless(at least for rpg's-not all games need plots to be good)
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 06:47 AM

Like what almost everybody says, a mixture is best. For reasons that most state which is "if the graphics suck but it has a good story, i won't play or vice versa." But if I had to choose one, story is best. (The GBA has crappy graphics but we still play it, right?)
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Posted 07 May 2008 - 03:42 AM

it has to be mixture. If it's a decent storyline but the graphics are so horrible you can't even see them, what's the point of the game??
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Posted 08 May 2008 - 08:49 AM

Story and voice acting (if any) mean more to me than graphics, although graphics can be icing on the cake =]
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