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[The Headliner]

Which style of presentation do you prefer in a game? Would you rather play in a fantasy environment like Golden Axe, or do you prefer a more realistic setting like Streets of Rage? Metroid Prime, or Goldeneye? Mario Kart, or Gran Turismo? Mortal Kombat, or UFC?

[Phillip]

I like the more realistic type of game, like MGS: Sons of liberty. I reacon it makes the game more fun to play and less crappy and lame
I hate, and I mean Hate the cell shading fad going around in games, The new Superman game was crap, but the whole cartooney feel didnt help it get across.  

[Da Man]

It depends on wether the gameplay is good, i good careless what the characters look like as ong as the gameplay is good

but Realism is nice to have but Cartoon games are alittle more entertaining

most realistic characters are drama, or sports type games and those aren't always fun, usually they are but not always

Im saying cartoon is better

[Aldogg]

I prefer cartoonish looks over realistic looks.  But also, it depends on the game.  Something like MGS2 or FFX needed to look realistic, but, I still play as many NES/SNES/Genesis games as I do PS2/Gamecube games.

[Kraul]

I prefer realistic games, especially with games that are based on real sports or situations or jobs.

I, like Phillip, can't stand the new "cell-shading" fad. It doesn't make it look like a cartoon to me, it just makes it look too bright and a bit ugly. In Zelda's case, it makes the game look incredibly ugly. They turned Link from a semi-normal looking person, elf thing, into a kid that looks like he was born mentally retarded and he was beaten with a stick after birth. Then again, that's a compliment to the ugly "cell-shading" graphics.

The only time I really like cartoonish graphics is when I play games like Mario or Sonic or something like that. And if they games have cartoonish graphics I prefer them to be "Jak and Daxter"-like and not "cell-shaded".

Graphics can determine how you play the game, too. If the graphics are bright and cartoonish, it's easy to start thinking that's it's a happy, adventure, no matter what game it is. It the graphics are realistic and dark, then you get more serious with the game.

I prefer to be serious with the games.