Comments on: Is It All About the Graphics? http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/ Girls, Games, Gadgets | Philippines MMORPG and more Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: sylv3rblade http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9323 sylv3rblade Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:49:11 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9323 I think the Wii's popularity is testament to the ideology that graphics is not everything in a game. I like it so much I'm pushing back the purchase of a PS3 until prices drop or FF13 comes out. But generally I think it depends on the market that a platform is targeting. The PS3 and the 360, (and the PC unless your rig sucks like mine) are pioneers for the graphics sector but if you're looking for something fun.. go with the Wii. I think the Wii’s popularity is testament to the ideology that graphics is not everything in a game. I like it so much I’m pushing back the purchase of a PS3 until prices drop or FF13 comes out.

But generally I think it depends on the market that a platform is targeting. The PS3 and the 360, (and the PC unless your rig sucks like mine) are pioneers for the graphics sector but if you’re looking for something fun.. go with the Wii.

]]> By: justine http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9366 justine Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:16:11 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9366 In my opinion, the Philippine market generally look first at the graphics more that anything else, second to that is the gameplay and the storyline. What is the basis for my opinion? Okay, go out and stroll in the malls, you would almost always see a person holding a psp rather than a ds. in other countries like hongkong, its the opposite, you would always see people holding a ds, or playing it in the subway. Aside from that, if you go to trading/selling website, when you type "want to buy" then "ds lite" you would only see a few selling but type in psp and there would be a lot of people selling or trading their ds to psp. In my opinion, the Philippine market generally look first at the graphics more that anything else, second to that is the gameplay and the storyline. What is the basis for my opinion? Okay, go out and stroll in the malls, you would almost always see a person holding a psp rather than a ds. in other countries like hongkong, its the opposite, you would always see people holding a ds, or playing it in the subway.

Aside from that, if you go to trading/selling website, when you type “want to buy” then “ds lite” you would only see a few selling but type in psp and there would be a lot of people selling or trading their ds to psp.

]]> By: Paul http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9387 Paul Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:53:30 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9387 Well, you could not really blame the Philippine market for acting just like that. It's just that we are so stuck in the PS era consoles that most of us forget that there are other options aside from the PS line of consoles Well, you could not really blame the Philippine market for acting just like that. It’s just that we are so stuck in the PS era consoles that most of us forget that there are other options aside from the PS line of consoles

]]> By: issai http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9444 issai Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:19:29 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9444 always the gameplay examples: ps2 is not HD but god of war rocks! hellgate is all about graphics, no content, buggy, but i love the books... just got book 2: goetia, can't wait to read it. WOW looks cartoonish, but it's freakishly fun i would still play twin bee in nes if i could. and tetris is legendary. always the gameplay

examples:
ps2 is not HD but god of war rocks!

hellgate is all about graphics, no content, buggy, but i love the books… just got book 2: goetia, can’t wait to read it.

WOW looks cartoonish, but it’s freakishly fun

i would still play twin bee in nes if i could. and tetris is legendary.

]]> By: GM T http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9455 GM T Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:58:34 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9455 I think the DS is fast catching up. In the LUG office, it outruns the PSP 2:1 I think the DS is fast catching up. In the LUG office, it outruns the PSP 2:1

]]> By: issai http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9456 issai Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:03:17 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9456 i love DS! I'll only think about getting a PSP for god of war. The Wii is nice too, the games are just more expensive than your regular ps2 games, like $50 vs $20. But i know my son will love the Wii, so the Wii wins! i love DS! I’ll only think about getting a PSP for god of war. The Wii is nice too, the games are just more expensive than your regular ps2 games, like $50 vs $20. But i know my son will love the Wii, so the Wii wins!

]]> By: headtrip http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9827 headtrip Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:01:16 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-9827 My friends ask me why I still play Chronotrigger and other old school games despite having an epic'd out character in the most popular mmo. I always tell them that the eye candy will not keep me hooked on any game. Sure my rig can run Crysis at high settings (yes i just heard my wallet cry) but can it keep my up all night wondering what's going to happen next? New games are too easy for my taste, I dont find the epic feel that i used to have after uncovering plot after plot. Graphics for fps games would be welcome but I would say it is way behind story and gameplay for me. My friends ask me why I still play Chronotrigger and other old school games despite having an epic’d out character in the most popular mmo. I always tell them that the eye candy will not keep me hooked on any game. Sure my rig can run Crysis at high settings (yes i just heard my wallet cry) but can it keep my up all night wondering what’s going to happen next? New games are too easy for my taste, I dont find the epic feel that i used to have after uncovering plot after plot. Graphics for fps games would be welcome but I would say it is way behind story and gameplay for me.

]]> By: Blackwolf http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10245 Blackwolf Sun, 04 May 2008 06:40:56 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10245 @ Headtrip: You play Chrono Trigger? You have impeccable taste. Kudos to you! Not everything new is good. Oh, to play games with rich storylines and plausible plot twists with unpredictable but logical endings... Sigh. As for graphics, well, back in my day, sonny, we were lucky to have more than one color for graphics! Back when Pong was king! And no, I'm not referring to that semi-retarded, stuffed muppet turtle. @ Headtrip: You play Chrono Trigger? You have impeccable taste. Kudos to you! Not everything new is good.

Oh, to play games with rich storylines and plausible plot twists with unpredictable but logical endings… Sigh.

As for graphics, well, back in my day, sonny, we were lucky to have more than one color for graphics! Back when Pong was king! And no, I’m not referring to that semi-retarded, stuffed muppet turtle.

]]> By: Headtrip http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10247 Headtrip Sun, 04 May 2008 07:47:38 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10247 Among other games. Nowadays games are either too easy, too flashy or too hard core (grindfest). I got emulators for Snes and Genesis and they keep me up when I get bored with MMO's. I remember pong. I was not around when it came out but I had to play it (I cant stand to not experience gaming history). It was fun, except the part where your friends would rib you to no end after being owned by the bouncing dot. Among other games. Nowadays games are either too easy, too flashy or too hard core (grindfest). I got emulators for Snes and Genesis and they keep me up when I get bored with MMO’s.

I remember pong. I was not around when it came out but I had to play it (I cant stand to not experience gaming history). It was fun, except the part where your friends would rib you to no end after being owned by the bouncing dot.

]]> By: JC John SESE Cuneta http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10313 JC John SESE Cuneta Tue, 06 May 2008 23:55:10 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10313 Gameplay #1 factor for me. Graphics is even 5th! I've been playing online games for more than a decade, thanks to MUDs (text-based online games). Thanks to that, I landed a job as pioneer GameMaster in the Philippines, as GM-Yukino. Now Community Manager. But today's gamer generation, graphics is a major factor. Gameplay #1 factor for me. Graphics is even 5th!
I’ve been playing online games for more than a decade, thanks to MUDs (text-based online games). Thanks to that, I landed a job as pioneer GameMaster in the Philippines, as GM-Yukino. Now Community Manager.

But today’s gamer generation, graphics is a major factor.

]]> By: Crysis is Most Pirated Game | gmtristan.com http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10358 Crysis is Most Pirated Game | gmtristan.com Fri, 09 May 2008 01:51:21 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10358 [...] all know that Crysis topped a lot of charts. In fact, it can crush your PC rig to its limits just by the sheer video and hardware requirements of the [...] […] all know that Crysis topped a lot of charts. In fact, it can crush your PC rig to its limits just by the sheer video and hardware requirements of the […]

]]> By: headtrip http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10363 headtrip Fri, 09 May 2008 08:40:05 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10363 LoL MUDs were nice but the god mode factor really got old fast. Although I am mostly a pen and paper type guy, MUDs provided me a lot of fun times, not to mention the barely passing exam scores. LoL MUDs were nice but the god mode factor really got old fast. Although I am mostly a pen and paper type guy, MUDs provided me a lot of fun times, not to mention the barely passing exam scores.

]]> By: JC John SESE Cuneta http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10368 JC John SESE Cuneta Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:20 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/is-it-all-about-the-graphics/#comment-10368 "god mode factor"? Didn't experience that with the MUDs I played :p Those few of us who are IMMs strictly separated our IMM job and our PCs. With a healthy check-and-balance system as well. :p I mostly play on MUDs related to DragonLance and Forgotten Realms back then. But yah, talk about being the 1st batch of Game Addicts :p We got out of it!! “god mode factor”? Didn’t experience that with the MUDs I played :p Those few of us who are IMMs strictly separated our IMM job and our PCs. With a healthy check-and-balance system as well. :p

I mostly play on MUDs related to DragonLance and Forgotten Realms back then.

But yah, talk about being the 1st batch of Game Addicts :p We got out of it!!

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