I think Mixture, but seriously, if the story takes up like half the game, it's not a game anymore, more like an interactive movie, so if i had to choose one, it'd be graphics.
Graphics vs Story
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Posted 08 May 2008 - 04:31 PM
graphics dont make the game for me coz im still playing ff7 even though the graphics r shite!
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Posted 08 May 2008 - 07:08 PM
Both are important. So is gameplay. Great graphics and a great story but terrible gameplay is a huge turn off.
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Posted 08 May 2008 - 07:25 PM
Story should never take backseat to graphics. Ever.
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Posted 10 May 2008 - 06:28 AM
Graphics and story are only parts of what make up a game though. If the battle system or the gameplay mechanics suck ass its a turn off too. Especially if I'm going to invest alot of time into it.
Edited by leon_autumn, 10 May 2008 - 06:29 AM.
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 01:28 AM
The graphics are pretty importantBut the story line is even more important i think, so i'd say it's a mix but story outshadows graphics. I'm thinking on the same lines as most SNES/PS1 games though hah
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 03:13 AM
Well, if you think about RPGs, the story plays an important part, because it's normally the thing that glues you to the game. But also, the graphics (especially the box art when you are buying) motivate you to play a game you haven't seen before.Regarding to other games, I think I'm not the only one who gets mysteriously angry when someone says 'Look, this game's graphics suck, so the game itself must suck too.'
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 03:15 AM
Really? I thought the graphics were actually pretty ahead of their time back thengraphics dont make the game for me coz im still playing ff7 even though the graphics r shite!
of course if you're comparing FF7 to more recent games, then that's just silly.I can really appreciate a pretty game, storyline really doesn't matter to me that well so long as the game plays nicely as well.
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Posted 12 May 2008 - 07:45 AM
To be a good game i think there has to be a mixture of both. but if i had to pick one or the other i would say story because without a good story games a boring.
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Posted 13 May 2008 - 12:49 AM
For me it's:1. Story2. GraphicsPOINTS were deducted for this post by Oki KumaPlease refer to the forum rules to find out why your points were deducted.
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Posted 13 May 2008 - 02:34 AM
An RPG has got to be good all-around to be fun, IMO. Good graphics alone don't make a good game. Although a game with a truly good story will pull you in enough to make you want to keep playing, the gameplay itself must also be good too. For me though, I'd take great gameplay and a captivating story over good graphics.
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Posted 13 May 2008 - 02:38 AM
story still is the main thing for the players to buy games...
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Posted 14 May 2008 - 04:21 AM
While both are equally important, consumer-wise and commercial-wise, I think story remains as the core component of RPG's.However, I think other genres can get away with this, as other genres intend to aim for the gaming audience as a whole.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 03:09 AM
Neither. It's all about the characters, setting, and gameplay.If the characters aren't interesting, there's no point in caring about them, so why play?If the setting isn't interesting, then the game is just one big, unmemorable blur, so why play?If the gameplay is slow, tedious, clunky, and just not fun, why play?
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 06:18 AM
ive come to realize graphics arent everything there are many great games minus the graphic quality
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 06:02 AM
The story is what makes the game what it is, sure good graphic help but if it doesn't have a story that makes sense behind it the game is just plain boring
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 11:14 AM
For an RPG its always about the story and should be but nowadays too many people are graphics crazy.
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 07:58 PM
A story is what an RPG is. Without a story, an RPG is nothing. A good story will make or break an RPG despite all of its other accomplishments of failures.
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 08:12 PM
Without a story an RPG is just a grind. Whether it looks beautiful or not.. there won't be a good reason to level. Great stories > Graphics. The older Final Fantasies are a testament to that.
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Posted 17 May 2008 - 02:17 AM
Story all the way. Graphics all they do is add prettyness to the game, I like a deep story, with deep character development, and all that.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:54 AM
i'll stick with story......its the letters matter to me in a game......even if the graphics sucks......but if u have a good storyline well i play that game
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:51 AM
I would say the story because they realy have a good storyline.Also the grpahics are good too however.Good set of results.
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Posted 30 July 2008 - 02:40 AM
I prefer story over graphicsI still play my playstation ^.^
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Posted 30 July 2008 - 03:21 AM
graphics dont matter its the story that make the game
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Posted 30 July 2008 - 07:31 AM
I'd say the stories are more important with the graphics being a bonus.I normally choose my games according to its graphics but i've played some RPGs with sucky graphics that really got me hooked.I had more fun playing those GBA games than i did playing on a PS2.
