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Comment by wccrawford

6 years ago

Neptunia, Atelier, and EDF all have much better graphics than Jeff's games. The first 2 have a lot of well-drawn scantily clad girls, and all the graphics are nice. They're old-school, but very well done.

Jeff's games do not have that same air of quality. It's not just about techniques or style, it's about artistry.

Personally, that's fine. I value a game much, much more for its gameplay than its graphics. But that is certainly not true for the market at large.

And even for myself, if a game doesn't put in the effort to have good art, I assume they didn't put in the effort for the gameplay easier, as its a lot easier to buy good art than good gameplay design.

People do judge books by their covers, and Jeff isn't acknowledging that.

Having said all that, if I ever played any of his games, it was forever ago. I've looked at them and haven't seen or read anything that makes them stand out. People sometimes say they're great, but they never say anything that makes them sound special.

exactly, The game i spent most time playing this week is entirely text based, there is only a background image, which i turned off as it was a little annoying.

im talking white text on a black background.

the gameplay was and always will be much more important than the graphics.