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Community Poll #24


On 08/14/2013 at 07:35 AM by Chris Yarger

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Do you prefer your games to be realistic, or over-the-top action?


 

Comments

Homelessrook

08/14/2013 at 07:39 AM

over the top action! I have enough reality as it is.

leeradical42

08/14/2013 at 07:54 AM

I like simulators especially flight sims and realistic rpgs so i say realistic.

Cary Woodham

08/14/2013 at 07:58 AM

Considering that I like stuff such as Animal Crossing, Kirby, and Katamari Damacy, it's obvious that I like my games to be as realistic as they can be.

V4Viewtiful

08/14/2013 at 08:25 AM

Not too concerned.

Ranger1

08/14/2013 at 08:33 AM

I never really think about it. As long as a game is fun, what does it really matter?

ThatKidOverThere

08/14/2013 at 02:20 PM

Amen sista.

Nick DiMola Director

08/14/2013 at 08:49 AM

Forget realism! I'll take the over-the-top stuff any day.


Except Dark Souls. Dark Souls needs to stay exactly the way it is.

transmet2033

08/14/2013 at 09:10 AM

Since I play games to escape reality, I prefer them unrealistic.  Not sure that they have to be over-the-top.  I am not necessarily looking to be Sly Stallone here.

GeminiMan78

08/14/2013 at 09:19 AM

I prefer over the top. Gran Tourismo 5 is the only game I own that is realistic.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

08/14/2013 at 09:56 AM

I like simulations...  I want a Mario simulator though. 

daftman

08/14/2013 at 10:02 AM

I like good games, so I'll play something like Heavy Rain even though I normally gravitate towards more fanciful experiences.

Joaquim Mira Media Manager

08/14/2013 at 10:09 AM

Both.

TheMart22

08/14/2013 at 10:14 AM

It varies depending on my mood but if I had to choose, I'd go over the top action.

Lucario995

08/14/2013 at 11:35 AM

Um.... Over the top action! 

Blake Turner Staff Writer

08/14/2013 at 12:17 PM

 I don't want them to be realistic, but I want the game to have it's own sense of realism and adhere to that. 

True Gamer At Heart

08/14/2013 at 12:47 PM

Umm over the top for me..Unless it is like forza, then I love to play that.

Phantasystar77

08/14/2013 at 12:58 PM

It depends on my mood. I like variety in my games so I like some realistic, and some not so.

jgusw

08/14/2013 at 01:40 PM

I don't like realistic games too much.  My life is real enough. 

GrayHaired

08/14/2013 at 08:05 PM

I agree with this.  I play games to escape real stuff!

Alex-C25

08/14/2013 at 03:09 PM

As long as I have a fun and great experience, I don't care if a game is realist or not.

KnightDriver

08/14/2013 at 04:21 PM

Over-the-top for me. I'll take Serious Sam over COD and Saint's Row over GTA and Burnout over Forza every time.

BretBaber

08/14/2013 at 05:17 PM

I support either.  I hate when a game is realistic, and then starts throwing in over the top.  Know your identity from the beginning.  I'm starting to doubt Hideo Kojima, as he had realistic with a bit of over the top.  Now he has over the top with almost no realism.  Makes me sad.

The Last Ninja

08/14/2013 at 05:18 PM

Forget reality (I have a life for that), give me over the top action! I love TMNT (old school), Contra, crazy platformers, brawlers, shooters, anything that is fast and fun! 

mothman

08/14/2013 at 06:49 PM

I'm not sure. I do like realism if it's a survival horror game but then the monsters in Silent Hill are hardly realistic because they don't exist in the real world, nor do zombies, ghosts, dragons, ..... the list goes on. On the other hand relentless action drives me up the wall. I prefer exploration and puzzle solving.

So is none of the above a choice?

Captain N

08/14/2013 at 06:52 PM

Doesn't matter as long as I have fun. But if we are talking about Mario then over the top it is.

Super Step Contributing Writer

08/14/2013 at 08:13 PM

Define "realistic." Are we saying like simulators, or are we talking about how people conflate a darker tone and more serious themes in Batman movies with "realistic." 

In general though, I'd say I tend to prefer over-the-top stuff.

smartcelt

08/15/2013 at 01:41 PM

I guess for me it's over the top. May explain why I enjoy games like Crackdown,Saint's Row,and Borderlands so much. Although,realistic games like The Last Of Us have a ton of appeal as well.

goaztecs

08/15/2013 at 02:23 PM

Depends on my mood...I really can't pick but that isn't an option so overall I guess I lean towards Over The Top. 

Vice's Assistant

08/15/2013 at 08:37 PM

It depends on the genre and even then it depends on how its handled. I love my over the top fighters but I wouldn't mind trying a realistic one.

Halochief90

08/16/2013 at 10:57 PM

Somewhere in between. I don't like games that go too over the top, because then it's just too goofy. And releastic games are often too serious and not enough emphasis on the gameplay. And much of the immersion is lost when you patching up bullet-wounds with instant med-kits!

NSonic79

08/17/2013 at 02:00 PM

Over the top action! I like gunning down bad guys with big guns to big explosions. It helps quell my pent up frustrations of the world.

What? Stop looking at me like that!!!

Coolsetzer

08/17/2013 at 05:00 PM

Either one have their strengths, so they're cool with me. I like them both equally.

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