Favorite Console? (Nintendo)

[Jawnsunn]

Played Call of Duty with my friends once, I sucked but it was actually pretty damn fun.

favorite console is somewhere between NES, Game Boy Color, SNES, and N64.
they were all fucking cool.

[Sonic Konga]

I say Nintendo Entertainment System,GameCube,or the Nintendo 3DS the alther consoles/handhalds suck (in my why).

[Cobalt Blue]

Am I the only one here that thinks story-line and game-play are more important than graphics sure graphics are great their just a bonus in my opinion, plus there are way to many shooters nowadays when i go to a game store more than 50% of the games are shooters -.- like call of duty and modern ware, what a waste of money -.- i'd rather have a good old side scrolling game, shame they aren't as popular as they use to be

So this. I can't understand why shooters are the flavor of the week and graphics are getting way too much emphasis these days. They all seem to work more on getting the game to look good rather than to actually make the game any good.

dont let your nostalgia googles blind you. games have always aimed towards graphic excellence, even if the plot was basically terrible,minimal, or basically non-existant. shooters or not.

[Mutsukki]

What Meta said is very true, graphics help you feel more immersed on that world, so games should always strive for better graphics. That being said, I just wish people's opinion of what a game with "good graphics" is changed. Realistic 3D is regarded as the best graphics, while stuff like Journey is regarded as "artsy" and 2D stuff is generally ignored and labeled as "outdated", which is bullshit imo, this generation had it's share of nice looking 2D games (KOF XIII and Blazblue being one of them).

[Koopaul]

Visuals are important to me too. But it's not about graphic capabilities but what you actually DO with those graphics, why there are some N64 game that are tens times more beautiful than games today.

Rayman 2 for the N64 is just stunning, and it's not about the number of polygons, it's about the atmosphere.

[Sonic Konga]

@Koopaul dude you have the funnys pic what is it Donkey Kong in real life!!

[puggsoy]

Personally I find gameplay and music the most important aspects of games. If the game needs a story depends on the game, so it's often the last thing I look for.
Graphics... well, high-res graphics are always easy on the eyes, but low-res is also nice because it gives less stress on older PCs. I don't like it when games are too realistic though. Cartoony or paint-ish art is probably my favourite.
But then again, graphics can also depend on the game. Braid, for example, would have been quite a different experience, had the graphics been, say, pixel-art. Team Fortress 2 also shows how non-serious it is by how undetailed the textures and designs are.

That being said, I don't fret too much about any of these aspects individually. As long as all they all fit together and I can actually enjoy playing the game, it's all good.

[~Axis~]

I would have to say that all games should have good graphics, wonderful gameplay and a good storyline. However, I really wouldn't care much about graphics if the gameplay is pretty damn fun... Remember Super Mario for NES? That's a game that I play over and over again. But, looking at the competition now a days, a game should have a good score on the graphics front.

[Gors]

dude


the thing is, you're comparing things out of the context


Super Mario Bros was the best in graphics you could have at the time. You can't compare it with newer videogames because that's like comparing apples to oranges.

Graphics are equally important as gameplay, music and all other aspects that form the game. Though, good graphics does NOT mean high-end realistic graphics. The graphics (this involves if the game uses 2D/3D images, art direction, animation) should match with the story, gameplay and music. You can't have a shoot-em-up with kiddy graphics if the music/setting/etc doesn't match with it, for example. It all needs to form a coherent, singular piece, which is the game.

[~Axis~]

You're right accually. I can just imagine Prototype with the graphic style of Super Mario Galaxy, or Loco Roco. It just wouldn't fit. Come to think of it, this would be an example of being "out of place", right?

[Kriven]

Am I the only one who doesn't find the highres graphics "easy on the eyes" but totally abhorrent and painful and perplexing? I have no idea what the hell to focus on in most games these days.

[Jamuk]

N64 definitely. I spent hours playing OoT and Rogue Squadron. I only managed to complete Escape from Fest for the first time the other day.
But yeah I totally agree with Gors on the graphics thing. I admit, I couldn't play a horrendous looking game, but it annoys me that so many people scoff over things like Skyward Sword. I think it has great graphics and Nintendo did their best with it, it's just the Wii's slightly bad graphical capabilities.
Personally, I think one of the best looking games ever made is 007: Everything or Nothing for the PS2. Piers Brosnan's face is very realistic and the explosions and things make it even more fun to play. It holds up very well despite being around 8 years old.

[Gwen]

I have never heard people scoff over Skyward Sword. It's pretty acknowledged it has beautiful graphics at least from what I've heard.

[puggsoy]

Am I the only one who doesn't find the highres graphics "easy on the eyes" but totally abhorrent and painful and perplexing? I have no idea what the hell to focus on in most games these days.

Well, when writing that sentence I was comparing TF2 to Doom. I mean, sometimes in Doom you have no idea what you're shooting.

[senjen]

Meta are you kidding me iv'e played so many game with realistic graphics and i expected what was going to happen, the uncharted series is a huge example the 2nd game was such a let down from the first time i played through it i expected what was going to happen in each chapter and it happened -.- hell i beat the last boss without getting hit even once talk about games being easy nowadays -.-

that series is like a typical movie Naughty Dog should just go back to making The Jak and Daxter series.

also has anybody else noticed that most games that are realistic they make the lighting of some scenes way to bright than they should be example some scenes in the Bioshock games

also for some odd reason when i'm playing a realistic game it feels like a cheesy movie and some times i also get headaches from playing games with hi res graphics example is Skyrim, plus i found that game so boring i dropped the controller 5 hours later i literally told my friend you wasted $120 for the skyrim expansion not worth it -.- I'd rather spend my money on something that's worth buying