[ToddT]

Graphics not up to snuff? hmm, Mankind, comes to mind lousy 3d graphics (well dated and simple), and yet years later it still up and running. Game play, not so great.

SEIV, its newer but is 2d and had 3 releases. Game play personally the ai is easy, i prefer multi player, graphics is not why I bought the game.

there are quite few games this day and age that are still essentially text based. some even turn a profit. (the good ones and the ones for which that was the inteneded goal) some do have "pictures" but thats about it.

Games are written largely to targeted audiences, some groups are broader than others. For some types of games whiz bang state of art eye candy (visuals) in end become nothing more than a distraction, for others its the only way they can deferentiate themselves from the competition. (turns out a company is working on a program to help design sure fire sellers, games by formula, wonderful)

Hmm oblivion elderscrolls 4, yeah it has wonderfully well detailed graphics, it also brings even the latest graphics cards to there knees, if try run anywhere near max detail.
game play can't say, don't care can't run it.

Funny thing based on stuff i ran across some of the more ppoular fps with multi player mode, graphics settings are set as low as possible to maximize frame rates.

soory some to be all over place, on the other hand may be that was part of the point.