Bad Game With Good Looks vs Good Game with Bad Looks - which one?

[Zanessa]

So we all know The Sims 4 is coming out and many are complaining about the looks. They're saying it looks too cartoony, so they won't buy the game. I asked many why they got Sims 3 and they said it was amazing (look wise) while game play was a little crappy.

So I must ask this (all games, not just The Sims)

Would you buy a game with good looks and okay game play or a game with bad looks but great game play?

I played The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. Sims 2 had okay looks, but it had so many options and interactions. Then when you looked at Sims 3.. it looked good, art and all of that, but when you looked at things like the game play, it was lacking. Then I played something a little neutral, The Sims Medieval, standing alone - no Sims 2 or 3 required. It was fun. I wasn't a fan of the looks, but I had a lot of fun with it. That's why I'm thinking game play is more important than looks.

So what do you guys think? Wanna tell us what you've played that you're basing your argument off of?

 

[EeveeGirl]

Looks are just pretty wrapping paper imo. The story/game itself is what I want to play so I'd rather have a good game

 

[meowlerrz]

Gameplay would be the most important for me. I can stand to have not so good looks if an amazing game makes up for it.

 

[Zanessa]

Someone just said this:

If the game is ugly and the story is amazing, I still won't buy it because it looks like trash.

 

[Unidentified Floor Orange]

Good game, bad looks > bad game, good looks

That said, really sloppy art design and/or graphics would be a turnoff, and I'd be less inclined to buy it.

 

[EeveeGirl]

Their opinion/loss I suppose.

 

[Unidentified Floor Orange]

Someone just said this:

Well, it's not like consumers can only choose between two games, one with good gameplay and bad appearance and the other with bad gameplay and good appearance.

There's a lot of different games to choose from. If some games have both good gameplay and good appearance, and especially if you have limited time and funds to dedicate towards gaming, it's not unreasonable to turn down a game that is lacking in one area.

Idk, who you quoted doesn't necessarily state that they would go with the bad gameplay/good looks game.

 

[Zanessa]

Well, it's not like consumers can only choose between two games, one with good gameplay and bad appearance and the other with bad gameplay and good appearance.

There's a lot of different games to choose from. If some games have both good gameplay and good appearance, and especially if you have limited time and funds to dedicate towards gaming, it's not unreasonable to turn down a game that is lacking in one area.

Idk, who you quoted doesn't necessarily state that they would go with the bad gameplay/good looks game.

Somewhere else, on another forum, I mean.

 

[ShinyYoshi]

I'd choose the good game with bad looks.

When I was younger, I played the crap out of Pokemon Yellow, and we all know it looks awful but is an amazing game.

 

[Peoki]

D'oh. Leave it to me to misclick my vote, lol.
I've never been able to pick up on The Sims series but I know many people that are fans of the game. I'm all for good gameplay. Depending on how "bad" the art style and/or graphics are, I'd still give it a try if the game received decent feedback in reviews.

I'd choose the good game with bad looks.
When I was younger, I played the crap out of Pokemon Yellow, and we all know it looks awful but is an amazing game.

Ditto. Classic games are still as good as ever, despite their lack in graphics. To each their own.

 

[Midoriya]

I'd rather do good game play and okay art style

 

[Chromie]

Writing > Gameplay > graphics for me.

My favorite game this generation is Witcher 2. Well...that doesn't help since it looks amazing but the writing! Incredible stuff. I can't get enough of it. Ofcourse I like good gameplay regardless of graphics which is why I bought Dark Souls on PC. Graphics are important sure but writing/gameplay trump graphics for me. I like a good art style too. Nintendo understands the importance of art style look at Wind Waker which I still gorgeous to this day.

Chose option 3.

 

[beffa]

Good Game play and okay art style.

I played an RPGMaker horror called The Crooked Man, and it's a pixel kind art style and I still found it amazing as heck. Honestly one of the best short games I've played. The story was wonderful and the gameplay was fun and exciting. I also played Paranoiac, a similar RPGMaker horror, and that was fantastic despite the crappy graphics.

Sometimes I think graphics are enough to make you love a game though. I didn't enjoy The Last of Us, but the graphics were awesome and I loved the look of it. It's not fundamental for an amazing game, but I think it can contribute towards it. If a game has an amazing story AND great graphics, you can tell a lot of effort has gone into the game imo.

 

[Bacon Boy]

There's a whole essay to be written on this, but I'll try to keep it short. Graphics don't make them game (cough Half Life 1 cough). It has been proven time and time again that a game can succeed without them. That being said, it is a standard nowadays to have good graphics. When a company makes a game, but skimps on the graphics because they don't view them as important, it hurts the game's credibility. However, that usually means they did not put a lot of work into the game to begin with. As was the case with Third-Party support with the Wii (i.e. Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Ultimate Alliance 2). However, I disagree when people say first party Nintendo games had terrible graphics. Super Mario Galaxy looked more beautiful in 480p than half of the games out there during its run. People that say graphics don't matter are stupid and people that say gameplay doesn't matter are also stupid. A good game needs a balance of gameplay, graphics, and story (although, this is not always the case: Mario). Note: Resolution ≠ Graphics. All that is to say, I prefer the happy medium or a perfect combination of the three (cough LAST OF US cough).

 

[Kaiaa]

I don't really care about any of that stuff but Legend of the Dragoon has terrible graphics and is one of the best games I've ever played story wise.

 

[Officer Berri]

'Good/bad' art is in the eye of the beholder. I can still enjoy games on the N64 and stuff like that. I like Minecraft and as well as more modern games like Skyrim.

However, a game with bad gameplay is never going to appeal to me. Games are meant for fun, and bad gameplay can easily ruin the fun in a game.

You can still play a game that looks like it was made in the dawn of the 3D era. You can't play a broken game no matter what era it is.

 

[Lauren]

i like good games, the art isn't as important to me.

 

[chillv]

I wouldn't care if a game's graphics looked terrible. If the gameplay is spectacular then the graphics aren't really a big deal to me. I never cared about graphics and I never understood why critics complain so much about them sometimes.

 

[Silversea]

I'm a good gameplay person, so looks, while they may slightly put me off, are not an ultimate decision maker.

 

[TheCreeperHugz]

I have one wprd to explain my opinion on this: Minecraft.