discussion Plot or Graphics?

[sitrukpc]

You need both to make a great game.

 

[SilentHunter]

Plot. VN or a game can be great in terms of rendering quality, but if there is a weak plot, they turn into a dull, boring action. As an example, Reunion and Amnesia.
At the same time, some text-only games can give such projects a 100-point head start against this background.

 

[RxDesu]

Plot. VN or a game can be great in terms of rendering quality, but if there is a weak plot, they turn into a dull, boring action. As an example, Reunion and Amnesia.
At the same time, some text-only games can give such projects a 100-point head start against this background.

Yeah, well said. But I do feel like it depends on the type of game.

 

[Zeroplus0]

Plot always, but I was spoiled by graphics to the point where if the graphics in the game are too bad but the plot is good I'd rather read it as a book than continue playing it.

 

[Hazbo]

Personally, similar to what Darvahn said, I need at least okay graphics to get me hooked and then a good plot to keep me hooked. However, there have been instances where I've checked out games that haven't started well graphically, but have improved as the updates have gone on

 

[Paradigminant]

The graphics have to do the job. That's a gamebreaker. If the plot is also amazing, that's rare. Obviously kinks have to match too.

 

[PaganGods08]

graphics at least have to be passable and fit the theme of the game, plot can be a bit loose if the graphics can pick up the slack

 

[Niconator]

I would rather look at character design than graphics in general, but if I have to choose between plot and graphics I would say it's like 65% graphics. I mean the plot is important and all but if the plot really sucks ass I can at least just focus on the graphics and fly through the text.

 

[bigusdickus233]

I think it's a sliding scale with the traits on either side. Ideally you have both story and graphics, but I can ignore sub prime story for some great graphics, and I'll look the other way on some graphics if the story is that good. If I had to choose one tho, probably graphics. But not like graphic fidelity, more character design and art style. If it's hot enough I'll just ignore the text on screen lmao

 

[BS3DX]

This is not really a or question! (I have played somewhere in the thousands of avns) You can have a plot with a shit graphics or graphics with shit plot, but what you really need is both. So, games get away with having a slow burn, but you need a good plot for that; most of those crash and burn before you even get the first sex scene. if your making an AVN, you need a mix of 50/50, 60/40, or 40/60. You can push it into 70/30 with a good plot, but you need animations. The old single-frame javn's style is dead. Most popular avns have them for a reason, which is the standard now.

 

[tias]

This is not really a or question! (I have played somewhere in the thousands of avns) You can have a plot with a shit graphics or graphics with shit plot, but what you really need is both. So, games get away with having a slow burn, but you need a good plot for that; most of those crash and burn before you even get the first sex scene. if your making an AVN, you need a mix of 50/50, 60/40, or 40/60. You can push it into 70/30 with a good plot, but you need animations. The old single-frame javn's style is dead. Most popular avns have them for a reason, which is the standard now.

I personally disagree, which just shows that different people enjoy and prioritize different things.
For me, 80-90 % of hotness comes from the writing, so if you have bad graphics and no animations but amazing writing, I'd still enjoy it a lot

 

[BS3DX]

I personally disagree, which just shows that different people enjoy and prioritize different things.
For me, 80-90 % of hotness comes from the writing, so if you have bad graphics and no animations but amazing writing, I'd still enjoy it a lot

I should have been clearer. I was not talking about enjoyment; I was talking about whether a game makes it to completion or gets abandoned. There's a pattern, and I agree with your statement that shows that different people enjoy and prioritize different things. (I am not counting slop or cash grab games; there are so many of those)

 

[br1ghtkn1gth]

It mostly comes down to the player's experience with AVNs.
Newgamers usually focus on the graphics and don't mind cliché storylines, like the typical locker room outfit-rating scene since they haven't seen them a hundred times before.
But as players get more games under their belt, they start expecting better stories, and graphics become less of a priority.

 

[ginji_ban07]

Plot

but for porn games has to be how hot the scene is

 

[Drabid22]

I mean up to a point yeah both. BUT. If you've gone for a good stylised aesthetic like a pixelated theme, then you can do a hell of a lot less on aesthetics and it mostly still look pretty damn good.

 

[LarkFrquaad]

Usually I'm plot first, unless I'm looking for a quick fix, in which case I'll come back to scenes from games I enjoyed that had the best graphics with animations (treasure of nadia, such a sharp pain, etc)

 

[SashaAka]

Third option, gameplay. Love me some managment game, or mechanics so fun and complicated that i forget that this is really a hentai game. I remember playing Kamidori Alchemy Meister and after like 40h of gameplay i had first hentai scene and i was like WTF is this, and then remembered that this is porn game xD

 

[darkblu]

I'm pretty flexible with what visuals I can enjoy, but if I can't enjoy them almost no amount of good plot is going to make up for it. Even just text based would be better for me than bad visuals at some point.

 

[annon980]

both are important but if i have to choose one, ill go with plot

 

[noyka]

I think a good plot isn't enough to guarantatee a good game, graphic is more important