Do graphics effect your gameplay?

In an a rpg graphics should not matter only story and gameplay.theBrownone

[QUOTE="theBrownone"]In an a rpg graphics should not matter only story and gameplay.Gorman7147

[QUOTE="Gorman7147"][QUOTE="theBrownone"]In an a rpg graphics should not matter only story and gameplay.Vvidd

I prefer the old school graphics to the newer glossier graphics mainly because if you're in a dungeon and you are trying to find something that is quest or story related and it's down a certain hallway but you can't see it because it's being obscured by something else, it makes life difficult.  I do think graphics in some part affect gameplay, but it's nothing I can't deal with.

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I was just wonderin i ordered final fantasy 7 from a game website coz ive never played and also because of all the sudden hype for the game aswell as being declared the best or one of the best games ever. Anyway back to the question i just wanted to know do you think the graphics on the game will effect the gameplay since the graphics now are way better compared to the older games?04-12-90

.. Yeah i think it does. But i guess after while you forget about the graphics

Well I'm playing Final Fantasy IX for the first time and I'm at the end of the third disc in Terra. So far, it hasn't affected my gameplay, BUT some paths in the dungeons may look like scenery, when you have to cross them to move on........:(mr_bri9htside

I'm going to say yes due to it playing a big role in the game.  Graphics, sound, story, gamplay, and other things like that are almost equal when it comes to importance of a game.  If the graphics were horrible for their time when any FF game was released most likely there wouldn't be as many FF games and there probably wouldn't be any FF game rated at a 9.5, maybe not even a 9.  If you look in the past just about every FF game released with good graphics for their time.

A game that makes you have an appreciation for good looking graphics is xenogears and I wouldn't want the FF games on the ps1 to look similar to xenogears.

The graphics don't affect my gameplay that much.

If the graphics are really good though, i'll probably take a couple minutes to admire them lolz. Which is something i do a lot of in Shadow of the Colossus.

Graphics never matter more than gameplay for me and they never will.   Which is why I'm looking forward to the Wii.   There is only so much you can do with graphics but the possibilities for gameplay are endless.   Anyways I'm still looking forward to the PS3 because of Final Fantasy but that's pretty much it.

I think that the graphics should be good for the time that the game came out. But if the game is years old and you are just now playing it then you should be more focused on the story. When you look at FFVII at the time the game was released the graphics were revolutionary. That game set a new standard in gaming for everyone. But just graphics don't make a great game you also need a good storyline, good sound, and good gameplay.

In case some of you don't get what I m talking about I'll give you an example. Think of one of your favorite games that came out on the Playstation, N64, Dreamcast, or even further back. Remember when you first played that game you were thinking that it was the coolest game ever. That there wasn't a game out there that could top it. Now I want you to play that game now if you can't think about how it would feel to play that game now. For those of you who can play it now you will notice that the game is still fun and as additive as it was when you first played it. That's because when you played the game it was the best out there or the best that you had seen. You see if you don't play the game when it comes out you get used to the new age graphics and the old graphics become unable to satisfy you. So the game loses an edge that it had when it came out. The game is no longer able to get as many fans because it is old and outdated.

So for you few who are just now playing a game that is old but very popular you missed out on the a little piece of the reason the game was popular and still is. So now you need to keep in your head that the graphics were good for the time that the game came out but now you need to focus more on the story, sound, and gameplay to get you through the game.

I just started playing ff7 again and i still prefer it over any of the other games (except maybe ff8)

To me graphics don't matter at all it's all about the characters and for me ff7 has the most memorable characters of all the final fantasies (i haven't played 6 so maybe it's better)  And the death of one of the main characters(any ff fan should know who) just heightened my connection with the rest of the characters.  Also the music from ff7 is unsurpassed in any ff since.

If I'm playing a PS1 FF, like VII, VIII, or IX, then yes since I play it on my PS2, but if I'm playing a Gameboy Advance game(or a DS one soon to be in my collection), then no it doesn't effect me.