| So I recently got curious why AAA games avoid striking designs like that of ZZZ, Blue Archive, or Genshin. Apparently Grok stated realism is favored in AAA games as it is for a broader audience. I was thinking, is realism really to a wider audience than these titles which crush most IPs in profit? Am I being gaslit? I notice Nintendo is one of the top selling gaming companies, and they almost never chose realism to style. Even titans like Fortnite use stylish appeal to sell. Do realistic games actually have a bigger audience?  |
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| I don't know which is actually more popular among the average gamer but to me stylized graphics with iconic characters and fun memorable gameplay mechanics even if they're unrealistic is a lot more fun than this eternal strive towards realism in fiction that has plagued the video game industry for way too long A rare example of realism in video game mechanics being fun was when physics started getting implemented and it only really applies to a handful of games like the Source engine games with Half-Life 2 or the Frostbite engine games like Battlefield Bad Company 2. Aside from that I think fantastic greater than life stories and characters and amazing well written worlds are a lot more interesting than down to earth stories and characters that look like they came straight out of your average daily life But I'm also someone who finds Hollywood action movies set in the current day with somewhat normal characters to be super boring despite it seeming like lots of people like those kinds of movies way more than sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural stories so I'm not gonna say that my opinion is necessarily the only correct one |
rohan121 said: If you are talking about AAA games specifically, then to some degree, though yeah there enough examples of big AAA games not selling on rural realism. Games in general though? No. Minecraft and GTAV are two of the best selling games of all time, so that kinda shows how divided it is. Do realistic games actually have a bigger audience? For AAA, it's basically ultra realism vs Nintendo, and granted Nintendo is pretty big. |
| Yep, and it's kind of sad too. One of my favorite things about gaming back in the day was being able to escape into a fantasy world that look nothing like our own. Now it seems like what the mainstream wants is games based more in reality. Kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion. Not saying these artistic styles don't have their place, but they really shouldn't oversaturate the AAA market. |
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| I much prefer stylized graphics, I don't play games for realism. |
No, this isn't my signature. |
| tourist prefers realism, that's the big market they are aiming for. existing customer will buy anyway cause it's their hobby already. |
| I think stylized games will always be more iconic, the more recognizable character silhouettes and distinct color pallets will always have a advantage over realism. but some people prefer realistic graphics over stylized graphics which is fair enough. |
| I'll just bump this dude just because he has some similar game taste and the same perspective on modern game visual aesthetics. |
| Video games aren't even worth playing anymore. Just watch some anime and porn. |
| Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings..... https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065 Here is my blog.... https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1 |
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