A couple of things, also @DestructionBomb:
First of all, since I am an artist and designer (I have an actual uni degree) when I talk about graphics/visuals of a game I am foremost talking about the art and design aspect of it and to a lesser extent of the pure technical aspect. There's nothing wrong about loving video games for their beautiful art. Video games are art. A well done execution of this art needs good tech, so there is a mutual relation to these two aspects of graphics/visuals.
Secondly, graphics are the video in video game. It's in the name and definition. Without graphics no video game.
If some people knew a bit of game creation, they knew that the visual aspect of a video game is in fact equally import to the gameplay aspect of a game and it is in fact the visuals, that developers, artists and designers usually spend the most time, money and effort on when creating a game.
I seriously have to shake my head at people who don't realize this. Seriously, it's right in front of our eyes when we play. We can't play anything at all without it.
Last but not least, Nier Automata is definitely not a AAA game:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(video_game_industry)
AAA games are games with a very high production value, development costs and promotion. Few games receive this enorm attention, trust and push from publishers. AAA games are synonymous to the term blockbuster in the movie industry.
Nier, even if it is a great game, but that matters not in this classification, is not a AAA game. Not by a mile. The fact that it is a JRPG, a niche genre, already almost disqualifies it. The only two AAA JRPGs to release in recent years were Final Fantasy XV, which was a huge money dump for a decade, and Pokemon Sun/Moon, mostly for the promotion part.
Square Enix's current and upcoming AAA games are considered:
-Final Fantasy XV
-Kingdom Hearts III
-FFVII Remake
-Dragon Quest XI
-Tomb Raider
-Hitman
-Deus Ex
If you want to read up on this and gather some information:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/396...iple-aaa-releases-boost-profits-triple-digits
https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/02/05/square-enix-major-change-disney-marvel/
When someone provides the patronizing act and using the scapegoat of having a degree to determining a game's true value simply because you work in an environment and somehow go full throttle of indoctrination based on your beliefs with gaming? Shit, I might as well start tagging Rikuto on your posts but then he'd go on all day or nothing happens at all since people would go way off topic in the Nier thread simply because people are hilariously oblivious to these sort of things.
First off, gaming applies to all types of appeal on type of development, team decisions, working with what they have, feedback on the consumers who purchase these games, as well as general competition to gaming society that involves gaming.
Where did I said Nier is a triple AAA titled game? go back up there and read those posts again or do you skim through posts like you magically ooze of correction material to these discussions? For Horizon is a AAA titled game. KasumiLover response For Horizon in a Nier thread.
Graphics is keeping up with the times of modern technology. This does not apply solely to gaming. We can go on all day with this but you might as well send it as a PM or unless you are the type who believes they can apply logic over logic. This isn't your typical Argentus post so you might as well take the back seat if you truly believe things will go far for you by tossing in Wiki links on definition that's clearly obvious to the situation at hand here.
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