I made a... not so great poll (http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26762358) that was a rip off of this poll (http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26759709). I was going try to make a even more basic poll, but... I came up with something better. The Scenario: You are on this part developer studio, you and your team are the only ones part of this one publisher that didn't suck. The overall publisher is dieing because people have finally wised up and stopped buying their games so they're going out soon, they cut your budget and time by a lot but the gameplay is done. A CEO of a super awesome publisher came up to your team and offered your team a hands off policy, no questions asked position to a $100 million dollar budget project to make the game of your dreams... IF: this last game you have does decently. You have just enough resources to improve one more thing. It doesn't have to be what is better in your opinion, you can pick one you think will help the game get better reviews and/or sales.
If I were a developer, all of those would be equal goals that I would strive to achieve before letting the game out the door.foxhound_fox
This, but I voted performance. No matter how timeless the story, no matter how revolutionary the gameplay, no matter how sexy the textures, a game will suck with game-ending bugs/unplayable framerates.
Performance. Nothing destroys a game faster than glitches, crashes and inconsistent framerates; just look at games like Gears of War (1 or 2) and Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC.
Good graphics + Good Performance > Amazing Graphics + Poor Performance. I think games like Left 4 Dead, when maxed out and running at 60 frames per second, look more visually-pleasing than games like Crysis when maxed out yet running at 20 or less frames per second. Also, it's smart to have a good story if it is well incorporated into the game being developed--Half-Life 2 has an incredible storyline that's implemented very well into the gameplay, while Left 4 Dead (a game created by the same developers) doesn't have a complex story but doesn't suffer in any way because of it.
If I were a developer, all of those would be equal goals that I would strive to achieve before letting the game out the door.foxhound_fox
I think everybody here would. Some people here would even go as far to never release the game because they couldn't have made it perfect. But you would be passing up on such a game opportunity! :(
I think everybody here would. Some people here would even go as far to never release the game because they couldn't have made it perfect. But you would be passing up on such a game opportunity! :(Nerkcon
You be surprised at how many people here think some aspects of games are more important than others, and sacrificing graphics or story or something else in order to make another aspect better would be something they would do. I bet if this were a thread asking just about "which is more important" you would see a lot of people claiming that "gameplay >>> all -or- gameplay >>> graphics".
[QUOTE="Nerkcon"]I think everybody here would. Some people here would even go as far to never release the game because they couldn't have made it perfect. But you would be passing up on such a game opportunity! :(foxhound_fox
You be surprised at how many people here think some aspects of games are more important than others, and sacrificing graphics or story or something else in order to make another aspect better would be something they would do. I bet if this were a thread asking just about "which is more important" you would see a lot of people claiming that "gameplay >>> all -or- gameplay >>> graphics". Some games don't require a real deep story to be good. IE: Mario. Graphics don't have to be super realistic, just not ugly.I'd personally still rather play Super Mario World over a majority of these super duper awesome graphic games that are out now.
Some games don't require a real deep story to be good. IE: Mario. Graphics don't have to be super realistic, just not ugly.I'd personally still rather play Super Mario World over a majority of these super duper awesome graphic games that are out now.dotWithShoes
A great game without a quality story can only be made better with a well-crafted narrative.
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