So how important are graphics anyway? Ryan Schwayder writes about them in his latest blog entry and how they affect players in the industry.

I often hear or read claims that graphics aren’t important. People who say that they would play a game no matter what it looks like visually as long as it has great mechanics, story, and so on. If you’re reading this, you’ll know that this is almost always not the case.

Read the entire article over here at Nerfbat.com.

So do you think you could play a game without all the pretty effects? Try it! Fire up one of your favorite PC games and turn the graphics down to 0. How long will you be able to enjoy it before you tip the sliders back to the right?