06-20-2010, 12:10 PM
I personally view "Good graphics" as graphics that achieve the aesthetic style the creator intended. I'd like to cite in particular the game Runman for my point.
![[Image: runman12.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com%2Fimages%2F09%2Foct%2Frunman12.jpg&hash=da6597e82ab80014bb77a4cbf8571579)
The game is pretty much entirely done in an MS Paint style, but its simplicity, colorful levels, and childlike drawings are what makes it so appealing to look at. A game doesn't have to have artwork by Da Vinci to have good graphics, it just has to have a sort of constant style that stands out as the artistic direction of the game.
![[Image: runman12.jpg]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com%2Fimages%2F09%2Foct%2Frunman12.jpg&hash=da6597e82ab80014bb77a4cbf8571579)
The game is pretty much entirely done in an MS Paint style, but its simplicity, colorful levels, and childlike drawings are what makes it so appealing to look at. A game doesn't have to have artwork by Da Vinci to have good graphics, it just has to have a sort of constant style that stands out as the artistic direction of the game.