Realism in Games: Yay or Nay?

Carl B. of iNintendo.net writes, "First person shooters are by in large the most popular genre in the current generation of gaming. Their popularity can be attributed to two factors: their casual, pick up and play nature, and their reliance on realism. To the mainstream or casual gamer, a realistic game with little artistic approach is far more appealing than a stylistic game – whether it's a shooter or not. This move towards more realistic games is a product of the powerful technology that now powers game consoles and PCs, and thus something that most developers will strive for in their games. Are more realistic video games important for the industry, or will it end up hurting the medium's appeal to core fans?"

[Sidology]

It all depends on the aim of the game. If a game touts realism and isn't realistic, it's disappointing. If a game instead says, "Hey, this is unrealistic, but kinda has realistic elements," that's totally okay.

[LOGICWINS]

I agree. I don't want realism in my shooters because if that were the case then my character would be dead/incapacitated by just one or two shots.

But I DO want realistic elements such as recoil in my assault rifle.

[NukaCola]

I didn't like being dead once and dead forever in Counter Strike. In real life you die and that's it, but it's a game and I don't want to stop playing obviously.

This is realism for you: If you can climb walls, make sure if there is a wall that you can't climb, give a realistic reason why..like barbwire or something. Don't please pick and choose what 2 foot walls are traversable. That's quite annoying.

[PhantomT1412]

Yeah but it would also be a lot harder to hit/be hit with the recoil so I think it should balance it okay.

[Iroquois_Pliskin]

@Phantom
thats why in real life, every marine is trained to fire in single-bursts. Like Dice implemented in BF3

[gravemaker]

realistic gameplay? nay
realistic graphics? yay

[JamieLeeC93]

I'd rather go for the opposite.

[RoboSpiff]

I think it depends on what you want really. Sometimes you want crazy explosions and aliens. Sometimes you want strategy and realism

[JsonHenry]

^^ Yeah man, this is a really tough call and it all comes down to the game itself. Some games are great because they are not anything close to realistic. Others are great because they are close to realistic but not so close that they are still fun.

Tough call. In the end I would say I've had more fun with games that were not realistic though.

[ssb3173]

Some games do need a sence of realism in them but others like wind waker or zack and wiki dont, they were great games and had nice art styles.

[jacksonmichael]

Depends on the game. For something like Versus XIII, yay. For something like Ni No Kuni, an overwhelming nay.

[Gamer3000]

look ..
realistic games are good
but what makes me love games is that it's takes me away from the real world
the games need some realism but at the same time
it need to be just a game to have fun with it
it would suck
if you get one shot and then you are dead
that's will make any game lose it fun factor
and that's just my opinion

[smashcrashbash]

If it means taking away all my guns and only being able to carry two of them or being weighed down by equipment and having to drop things, then no thanks. All my guns, all my weapons. Even if I have to carry them in a 'magic' suitcase like in RE4. I want my tools of destruction on hand when I need them. People don't seem to understand that limiting you to a small number of weapons is no fun at alll.

[The_Nameless_One]

Feel free to blame Halo for it.

[Capt-FuzzyPants]

Nay.

[Quagmire]

The day a game like Manhunt rivals real life, im quitting gaming.

[VampiricDragon]

iT already hurts

[SonyStyled]

well killzones by far the most realistic fps out there, and many dont liked the series because of its realism

[frostyhat123]

reading your trolling hurts my brain!

[SonyStyled]

sorry i mustve made it all up then. my apologies

[Somebody]

Mainstream view :
We have games like the Battlefield and Call of Duty Series being praised for adding realistic elements with each passing sequels.

We have games like the Arma series and flight sims not praised for being realistic day one.

I prefer balanced realisme.

It's all about how acceptable the realisme in a game should be. If it a game claiming to be a simulation, go ahead, push those 5 buttons to prep an AIM 120 missle prior to launch. If you're game is set in the future and everyone's wearing powersuits, why shouldn't I be able to carry 10 weapons and can jump 20 metres high while punching a tank to smithereens.

[mamotte]

Not in my games... I'm pretty bored of reality.

[lizard81288]

Nay. As cool as pushing the graphics are, I want some art style. Sure, some games should look more realer than other, but yeah. Real Life is boring, why would I want a game to look like real life? Boring dark colors, ect. I'd rather have brighter, and more vibrant looking games, than dull ones.

In general, no, but some games do look better real. I wouldn't want to play an Anime game, that was full of cosplayers. It would look off. Speaking of that, Rave Master of the GCN is a great example of real. They went with real looking people, rather than sticking to the art style, and it looks very queer.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

It looks worse (more real) while playing it, than it does on youtube.