An example of how graphics can play a huge role

This is borderlands

Me no understand.

if they keep that comic book art style, they have peeked my interest. i am  now curious about this game. Thanks for sharing. Yes, graphics does matter in this case, from a generic looking shooter to stylized characters and amazing set pieces.

You mean how "style/art" is more important than just "graphics" since both versions of the game more or less require the same monster PC (and whatever other system they're on), while the scan simply shows a vastly improved art direction which makes all the difference between "generic" and "awesome" in this case. I've been interested in this game already, but I'm glad to see Gearbox take it a step further.

I wonder how that trailer they had will look with this style...

A better example for you to use would be Okami. The graphics were confirmed to play a huge role.

isnt there like 700 different guns or something ?

That's not graphics, that's art style.

That's not necessarily even the confirmed art style yet (although it probably *is* the art style now). I don't care what the environments look like, as long as I can get a bullpup shotgun and a rifle revolver. Fuckin a'.

"This is borderlands

(crappy looking screenshot for the game, but it gives you the idea)

If they keep the stylized graphic novel-like art direction, then I'm interested.  In an update on Joystiq, the Gearbox studio head communicated that the game is not cel-shaded as the photo at the top of this thread suggests.   However, he did add that more will be revealed perhaps as early as Monday for all our viewing pleasure. 

Ehhh... I'm not looking forward to it either way. So no. 

ehh this thread doesnt exactley work..

"You mean how "style/art" is more important than just "graphics" since both versions of the game more or less require the same monster PC (and whatever other system they're on), while the scan simply shows a vastly improved art direction which makes all the difference between "generic" and "awesome" in this case. I've been interested in this game already, but I'm glad to see Gearbox take it a step further.I wonder how that trailer they had will look with this style..."

None of those styles are impressive actually.

First of all as others have said, its Art Style that you are pointing to.

That being said, graphics are important to a point. If someone is putting out a "modern" game on todays current gen consoles, yet makes it look like a first round PS2 game, of course its going to diminish the quality of the game. But luckily though, even the "bad" games today come out looking decent because of modern engines, so we really don't have to worry about the graphics anymore. No matter what, current gen games are going to look good enough to not worry about the graphics. Thus in turn, we focus on gameplay instead.

Oh and that screenshot you say is bad? What the hell are you smoking? That's pretty damn nice.

You guys aren't being serious here?  Art style is a major components of graphics.  They're not individual of each other

"isnt there like 700 different guns or something ?"

Looks the same...

I don't know what you mean that this is an example of graphics playing a huge role....besides the art style being different, the game itself will still play exactly the same as if they never changed the style to begin with. Besides the fact that the newer art style may look a bit more appealing to some, its just the coating over the game...gameplay isn't going to change just cuz of this, therefor regardless of how the graphics end up it won't make a difference at all.

"I don't know what you mean that this is an example of graphics playing a huge role....besides the art style being different, the game itself will still play exactly the same as if they never changed the style to begin with. Besides the fact that the newer art style may look a bit more appealing to some, its just the coating over the game...gameplay isn't going to change just cuz of this, therefor regardless of how the graphics end up it won't make a difference at all."

Something like a lego game obviously, and yeah I think anyone would agree PoP is a perfect example of what you're saying too. I just mean for Borderlands...even though we don't know much of it right now besides the basics, it doesn't seem like that type of game is going to change at all underneath whatever they change with the art style/graphics. Mainly why I called it out on this game specifically. Yes of course I could be wrong, but the idea of what we know of Borderlands at the moment seems pretty set and at the first and foremost, a shooter, I don't think we are gonna see much change in it just due to the art design change.

I understand what you mean though. There are plenty of games that have their art style play a big role in them, it just doesn't appear if this game here stayed the same as we've seen, or changes style, that we're gonna see much of a difference.

Art style belongs in the graphics category which belongs visual category. Basically, they are the same thing.

I'm glad they did an overhaul on Borderlands' graphics, the game looked awful before.

"piqued".

Purerok beat me to the pedantic punch.

"That's not graphics, that's art style."

I wasn't really paying attention to this game, but this new art style has most assuredly piqued my interest. I'd like a peek at this game in action. It looks as if Gearbox is at their peak with this one.

"I wasn't really paying attention to this game, but this new art style has most assuredly piqued my interest. I'd like a peek at this game in action. It looks as if Gearbox is at their peak with this one."