How about this? I'd rather go play Return To Castle Wolfenstein than try and puke my way through BFBC2 or MW2 again, It just better. Why? Because I don't give 2 and a half snots about graphics. I'll give kudos for something that looks good like PoP 2008 and Borderlands, but that was more artistic than trying to look as photo realistic as possible that everyone else is trying to get at and causing more problems of all kinds than anything else in the process.
What hooked me on Prince of Persia? That name and the awesome amounts of fun tied to that name from the previous 3 games that transfered to the new one. Borderlands? The phrases "First Person Role Playing Game" and "Over 30 hours of play time". I only really heard about the art direction a good while after I was already decided.
Why I hate Crysis? They concentrated on absolutely nothing but trying to squeeze out as much graphics as possible into the game and only when they were half way done and just about to release, did they staple a clunky gameplay concept and poorly thought out story to each of it's sparkling ears.
Far Cry 2. Yeah, it looks great, makes really feel like you're in the African Savannah. Doesn't make it any less snore worthy, does it?
If I wanted to look at an ultra realistic jungle, I'd go look at photos of... Wait for it. WAAAAAIIIIIIIIIT for it.... a jungle.
