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Overrated games
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RE: Overrated games
I see graphics as a more secondary concern. They can enhance one's experience of a game or detract from it, but they shouldn't be the determinator of a game's quality, unless they are just horrendous for the hardware it was designed for.
Of more importance to me is the art direction, which can override or undercut the quality of the models or sprites. For example, the models and environments in Okami weren't anything great, but the art style and color usage was quite brilliant, so the usually simplistic and unpolished models were of little concern to me.
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Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 16, 2014 at 10:12 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Silver - May 16, 2014 at 10:18 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - May 17, 2014 at 6:08 am
RE: Overrated games - by Elskidor - May 17, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: Overrated games - by hppavilion - June 4, 2014 at 3:32 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 16, 2014 at 10:19 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 16, 2014 at 10:27 pm
RE: Overrated games - by StealthySkeptic - August 7, 2014 at 9:55 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - May 16, 2014 at 10:41 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 16, 2014 at 10:44 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Autumnlicious - May 16, 2014 at 11:58 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 17, 2014 at 12:40 am
RE: Overrated games - by Minimalist - May 17, 2014 at 12:26 am
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 17, 2014 at 9:05 am
RE: Overrated games - by StuW - May 17, 2014 at 6:14 am
RE: Overrated games - by Bob Kelso - May 17, 2014 at 6:34 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 17, 2014 at 7:02 am
RE: Overrated games - by Bob Kelso - May 17, 2014 at 8:39 am
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 17, 2014 at 3:15 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - May 17, 2014 at 6:56 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 17, 2014 at 7:04 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 17, 2014 at 8:08 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Sejanus - May 17, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: Overrated games - by SteelCurtain - May 17, 2014 at 12:10 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Ryantology - May 17, 2014 at 12:51 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 17, 2014 at 1:09 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Faith No More - May 17, 2014 at 3:52 pm
RE: Overrated games - by LastPoet - May 17, 2014 at 3:57 pm
RE: Overrated games - by pocaracas - May 17, 2014 at 6:15 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Autumnlicious - May 17, 2014 at 9:43 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - May 18, 2014 at 5:44 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 18, 2014 at 7:31 am
Re: RE: Overrated games - by Shaggy - May 17, 2014 at 10:49 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Ryantology - May 17, 2014 at 10:55 pm
RE: Overrated games - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 18, 2014 at 6:24 am
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 18, 2014 at 8:59 am
RE: Overrated games - by Elskidor - May 18, 2014 at 11:42 am
RE: Overrated games - by BrokenQuill92 - May 18, 2014 at 9:23 am
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 18, 2014 at 12:07 pm
RE: Overrated games - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 18, 2014 at 5:42 pm
RE: Overrated games - by MindForgedManacle - May 19, 2014 at 9:03 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 19, 2014 at 10:36 am
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 19, 2014 at 3:01 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Violet - August 8, 2014 at 8:53 am
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 19, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 19, 2014 at 3:33 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 19, 2014 at 4:56 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - May 19, 2014 at 5:22 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 19, 2014 at 3:42 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 19, 2014 at 3:48 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Elskidor - May 19, 2014 at 5:42 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 19, 2014 at 6:01 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 19, 2014 at 6:36 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 19, 2014 at 6:43 pm
RE: Overrated games - by pocaracas - May 19, 2014 at 6:47 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - May 19, 2014 at 6:54 pm
RE: Overrated games - by pocaracas - May 19, 2014 at 7:05 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Chad32 - May 19, 2014 at 8:34 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Ryantology - June 10, 2014 at 8:55 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 19, 2014 at 6:57 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - May 19, 2014 at 7:05 pm
RE: Overrated games - by MindForgedManacle - May 19, 2014 at 8:14 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 19, 2014 at 8:51 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Shaggy - May 19, 2014 at 8:17 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - May 19, 2014 at 10:47 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 19, 2014 at 10:49 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Fidel_Castronaut - June 5, 2014 at 11:12 am
RE: Overrated games - by Darth - May 20, 2014 at 7:28 am
RE: Overrated games - by Lemonvariable72 - May 20, 2014 at 12:43 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - May 20, 2014 at 5:38 am
RE: Overrated games - by bennyboy - June 5, 2014 at 10:23 am
RE: Overrated games - by Fidel_Castronaut - June 5, 2014 at 10:26 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 5, 2014 at 10:52 am
RE: Overrated games - by Welsh cake - June 5, 2014 at 5:31 pm
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 10, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 10, 2014 at 7:32 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - June 10, 2014 at 7:47 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 10, 2014 at 8:35 pm
RE: Overrated games - by The Valkyrie - June 10, 2014 at 8:45 pm
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 10, 2014 at 8:50 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 10, 2014 at 9:24 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - June 10, 2014 at 10:46 pm
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 10, 2014 at 9:32 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 8:08 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 8:13 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 8:21 am
RE: Overrated games - by bennyboy - August 9, 2014 at 4:44 am
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - August 9, 2014 at 5:41 am
RE: Overrated games - by pocaracas - August 9, 2014 at 4:03 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Violet - August 9, 2014 at 9:37 pm
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 8:23 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 8:28 am
RE: Overrated games - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - June 11, 2014 at 8:25 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 8:33 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 8:48 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 8:57 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 9:12 am
RE: Overrated games - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - June 11, 2014 at 9:06 am
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - June 11, 2014 at 9:14 am
RE: Overrated games - by Sejanus - June 11, 2014 at 9:25 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - June 11, 2014 at 9:37 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 9:39 am
RE: Overrated games - by Rayaan - June 11, 2014 at 4:39 pm
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 9:50 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 10:08 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 10:12 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 10:16 am
RE: Overrated games - by Silver - June 11, 2014 at 10:17 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 10:18 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 10:19 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - June 11, 2014 at 10:21 am
RE: Overrated games - by thesummerqueen - June 11, 2014 at 10:23 am
RE: Overrated games - by ShaMan - June 11, 2014 at 4:44 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Dystopia - August 7, 2014 at 9:58 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - August 8, 2014 at 8:29 am
RE: Overrated games - by Dystopia - August 8, 2014 at 8:39 am
RE: Overrated games - by Jackalope - August 7, 2014 at 10:51 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Dystopia - August 8, 2014 at 8:16 am
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - August 8, 2014 at 8:40 am
RE: Overrated games - by pocaracas - August 8, 2014 at 9:57 am
RE: Overrated games - by Nine - August 8, 2014 at 12:37 pm
RE: Overrated games - by pocaracas - August 8, 2014 at 1:05 pm
RE: Overrated games - by c172 - August 8, 2014 at 12:41 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Zack - August 9, 2014 at 1:13 am
RE: Overrated games - by SteelCurtain - August 9, 2014 at 10:24 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - August 10, 2014 at 7:16 am
RE: Overrated games - by Dystopia - August 10, 2014 at 9:26 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - August 10, 2014 at 11:14 am
RE: Overrated games - by Dystopia - August 10, 2014 at 11:30 am
RE: Overrated games - by Napoléon - August 10, 2014 at 1:54 pm
RE: Overrated games - by Noodly1 - September 2, 2014 at 1:52 am
RE: Overrated games - by Dolorian - September 2, 2014 at 7:13 am
RE: Overrated games - by naimless - September 5, 2014 at 4:46 am
RE: Overrated games - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 5, 2014 at 5:05 am

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