Do you prefer cartoon or realistic graphics?

[Dusk ✨]

What do you think looks better?

[nohuman]

I like variety you pigeon holing OJ gargler.

[sleeps]

i'm quite selective so here's my gist

in term of realistic graphics, i hate the one that focused too much on realistic graphics but not focus on the world itself. it makes the world feels empty which subsequently makes the graphics uncanny

as of cartoony graphics, my issue is that half of them (at least the 3d ones) use outlines. i hate outlines. it feels artificial and fake

so a bit of both but with certain exception

[Devsman]

Depends on the game.

If I had to choose one forever, I guess I'd go with cartoony. But

[Neurotic Panda]

cartoon. 'realistic' graphics age terribly.. also if i want realism I can just open my front door.

[DoomsDay]

realistic graphic is still an abstract of things.
they cant be put under a microscope and see its component.
make some good art work, so it doesn't hurt eye.

[Downtown DK Company ✅]

When I play games I want to escape the real world so I dislike that for so many things they made everything realistic unessarily. Semi-realism should be used more

[steven1mac]

As long as the artwork is consistent, I don't really care what style it is.

[Dusk ✨]

I like both. But I'm surprised there are many who choose cartoon graphics over realistic. As it is the latter that makes Xbox and Playstation consoles sell like hotcakes.

[GloriousZote]

Dusk ✨ eredeti hozzászólása:

What do you think looks better?

Realistic, honestly so sick of cartoony too-clean BS

[Your_White_Knight]

Dusk ✨ eredeti hozzászólása:

Do you prefer cartoon or realistic graphics?

What do you think looks better?

In video games?... it depends on the video game... some work for some, not for others.

[GlaceonChireiden]

Dusk ✨ eredeti hozzászólása:

I like both. But I'm surprised there are many who choose cartoon graphics over realistic. As it is the latter that makes Xbox and Playstation consoles sell like hotcakes.

People have different reasons for buying new gen. I got a ps4/5 because a lot of M2 ports aren't releasing on pc, so I have to turn to consoles to play games like Ketsui.

Even consoles have a reason to warrant a purchase outside graphical tech demos.

[Crazy Tiger]

Dusk ✨ eredeti hozzászólása:

I like both. But I'm surprised there are many who choose cartoon graphics over realistic. As it is the latter that makes Xbox and Playstation consoles sell like hotcakes.

Pah, I think that convenience is a much bigger selling point.

[kilésengati]

Looking at XIII and Auto Modellista, cartoon graphics age much better. Even just cartoon-ish looking games like in Enthusia and the later Burnout titles aesthetically aged better than games that tried to be photorealistic.
I'm pretty sure this also holds true to today's titles, as I'm pretty sure what we consider photorealistic now will look dated in twenty years, too.
A consistent art style is more important than photorealism.

[Marius]

Actually I like 2D/2.5D graphics. 3D are fine too, but Diablo 2 for example still stands out to me. It's timeless. Some of the game as well. Honestly I also have a weak for early-mid pc game graphics, like Max Payne, MoHAA, etc. They do not look realistic. Your brain fits it in, but meanwhile you also know it's a game. Ssme with SNES games, etc. I dislike the early PS1 graphics, tho. They often look really blurry and jarring, etc.

[L1qu1dator]

Realistic.