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I totally disagree. Graphics are are important, just as gameplay is.
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I would say, however, that to me, game-play is
more important.
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Would you love SH3 with the same settings and AI if the boats looked like sticks?
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If the graphics were not as good as they are, that'd mean that the developers would have more time to implement other features.
Silent Hunter III with all its intended features, a lot more ships and historical events, a slew of other nifty features... and graphics similar to those in
Silent Hunter II or worse, would rock in my eyes.
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And how can a game be better with poor graphics?
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As I said: Development time freed up for other things.
It's like the lack of a Captain's Cabin and Radio Room in the
Silent Hunter 4 boats, sacrificed for features such as photo recon missions, life-boats, and other things that couldn't make it into
Silent Hunter III.
Of course I love graphics, too (you should know as much from my posts in the
SH4 screenshots threads), but I'm also very good at enjoying games with poor graphics if the game-play makes up for them. And quite often, good game-play can provide more immersion than good graphics (
X-Com UFO Defense, which had
truly bad graphics even by the standards of its release year, is a perfect example).
I'm not saying my way is true and that you have to love this game even though it looks older than me, though
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