5. Great Graphics Do Not Make a Great Game
Saying that a game is awesome because of the graphics is akin to saying that Transformers 2 was awesome because of Megan Foxs arse. Graphics are about as important to gaming as CGI is to film; important sure, but only when used in
conjunction with other trifling things, like story, gameplay, character design, innovation, the list goes on. Graphics do not, and never have for that matter, make an amazing game (and we all know it too), which is why Im still so frustrated to see incredible looking games hitting the market that just have zero between the ears, that just consist entirely of run, jump, tap x, climb a ledge, fight a boss, trade it in for something better. Graphics are like icing on a cake; if the cake tastes like sh*t, the icing isnt going to remedy the situation, its only going to mask it temporarily. But youll always taste the sh*tty cake in the end. Id much rather play a game that skimped on the graphical polish in order to bring me a more playable experience any day and I bet most of you would too.
Offenders: Afro Samurai, Prototype, Enslaved