(Rant) More focus on gameplay, less on graphics

[Joe S]

Assumming that more eye candy comes at the expense of gameplay, I vote for gameplay every time. Good graphics and sound effects are important, but most people will play a sim indefinately if the graphics and sound effects are adequate as long as the gameplay is good. The reverse is NOT true. Great graphics and sound effects are of no value without great gameplay. SHII is a great example, so many gameplay bugs you couldnt stand to play it even though graphics and sound effects were very good for its day. I played Sub battle simulator more than any other subsim since then, mainly because the gameplay was so good. Graphics and sound effects were almost non-existent. Joe S