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Go watch some old films, or go to the theatre. If you don't exercise your imagination you'll lose it.
It's a shame that most people seam to lack the imagination to fill in the blanks
Go watch some old films, or go to the theatre. If you don't exercise your imagination you'll lose it.
That's very true, I enjoy the old classics (movies/games), am currently enjoying Bruce Lee' filmsOriginally Posted by abaxas
It's a shame that most people seam to lack the imagination to fill in the blanks
Go watch some old films, or go to the theatre. If you don't exercise your imagination you'll lose it.
You meant to say "read some books", right? I'm not sure how watching old films aids the imagination when your brain is on autopilot.It's a shame that most people seam to lack the imagination to fill in the blanks
Go watch some old films, or go to the theatre. If you don't exercise your imagination you'll lose it.
Often I find suspense/horror movies are way more scary/interesting before the big reveal.
To an extent. More appealing visuals can increase immersion but they don't really affect how much I enjoy a game.
Why bother even with that? Why not just sit at home in a chair, shut your eyes and *properly* use your imagination?It's a shame that most people seam to lack the imagination to fill in the blanks
Go watch some old films, or go to the theatre. If you don't exercise your imagination you'll lose it.
Old games have crap graphics because there was no hi-res mo-cap with A-List actors to voice it.
Modern games don't have to be stunning, but given how most gamers have reasonably capable tech, there is a general standard that people can quite reasonably expect.
Similarly, at one time 8mph was more than enough to get a speeding ticket, especially in Paddock Wood... doesn't mean that should be the norm these days.
I would say partially. I still love most old style 2D pixelly graphics (the kind you see in old point and clicks for example), and from time to time I go back and play those games. I actually have a few newer games in that style too.
When the first '3D' type games came out they were groundbreaking, but now I find it very difficult, if not fairly impossible to go back to them and actually enjoy the experience. I guess while 2D hasn't really changed much in the grand scheme of things, 3D has come on in such leaps and bounds that it's hard not to draw comparisons.
As for resolutions, a year or two ago I tried replaying Age of Empires (before they brought out the HD version) as they had an amazingly cheap deal on Steam. I remember that game being fantastic when I first played it, but I found the resolution just made it unplayable. I guess the HD version has probably fixed this, but I haven't tried it since...
Aslong as the game plays fine I'm pretty much happy, aslong as textures aren't potato like of course.
Is this a trick question? Ha
For 1 player then yes, I want it to immerse me and look as amazing as possible
For multiplayer I want little lag or tearing and fastest response possible.
Yes, a game feels more real and immersive to me if the graphics are good.
People who come from a low end pc playing at lowest settings tend to be amazed at how good games are at ultra settings. It all changes when they get accustomed to it and they start complaining when there's a bit of screen tearing or if part of the game doesn't look as good.
i love graphics in my games but that is secondary to a good story! if there is a great story there i dont care if its 8bit. I am loving the withcer 3 right now though as it looks beautiful AND has a great story, best of both worlds
I think resolution has a lot to do with it too, though.
Playing in 1440 with Ultra settings means I'm FAR more accurate in shooters and the like, whereas 1080 on Med-High I suck like a Noob!
Along similar lines, I've been riding for many years but had to take a Hazard Perception test for the car licence recently... I got pathetically low scores, not because I couldn't anticipate the hazards, but because the crappy crappy resolution on the test centre monitors meant I was basically looking at pixels instead of being able to see the actual video!
"What's that white thing in the distance? Is that a van? Is that going to be a haza... wait... oh, no, it's actually a building"...
I installed C&C 3: Tiberium Wars, about a month back. I just wanted something I could dip into now and again. I'd completed "Generals" but don't ever remember completing 3. Obviously graphics are set to max now. That game is 8 years old! It looks great, but what is also nice is it plays well, so much so that a part of my brain kicked in and remembered most of the commands.
I'd prefer to visit an older, original game than get the latest wizz-bang Call of Black Ops clone with it's railroad path and predictable gameplay. Following a yellow diamond and shooting whatever pops up and then waiting for a cut screen all in beautifully rendered HD just doesn't float my boat.
However, an atmospheric game like Metro 2033 keeps me playing for hours with the same graphics quality. Finding the titles is the difficult bit. Whereas in years past you could guarantee that a top 5 game would be worth buying it's not so now. I partly blame consoles and the ports to PC.
"Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be." Frank Zappa. ----------- "The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." Huang Po.----------- "A drowsy line of wasted time bathes my open mind", - Ride.
I love my eye candy so if a game has nice visuals its always a bonus.
Video, from Latin videō ("I see"), first person singular present tense of vidēre ("to see"). Graphics are of paramount importance to video games. Take any given game and, by keeping everything else unchanged, you can make it worse or better just by lowering or raising the quality of graphics. The worse a game looks, the worse it plays, so you actually can judge a game based on its looks. A truly state of the art game that blows the competition out of the water can even get away with outdated mechanics and still be a great game (see Crysis).
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