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Story Over Graphics

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Graphics age. Stories do not. Nobody plays A Link to the Past for the graphics. They are thirty years old. People play it because it is fun and magical. Disco Elysium looks like a

Story Over Graphics

Graphics age. Stories do not.

Nobody plays A Link to the Past for the graphics. They are thirty years old. People play it because it is fun and magical.

Disco Elysium looks like a 1995 painting. It is one of the best written games ever. The writing makes you laugh, think, and feel.

Undertale looks old. The story is about mercy, consequences, and the nature of gaming itself. More memorable than any photorealistic shooter.

Good graphics make a bad game look better. They cannot make it play better. Good writing makes a simple game unforgettable.

The obsession with graphics is marketing. Players should care about what matters.


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