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| Better | 74% | 378 votes | Total: 513 votes | |
| Worse | 26% | 135 votes |
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There is no doubt as time goes on electronics should improve drastically. We are now able to build more realistic robotics that aid the space program in their experiments so why...read more
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by Matt James
The debate title says a lot about the direction video games have taken over the years. There has been marked improvements in graphics, sound, and game play. Many seem to be ta...read more
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As time goes on, games have obviously matured. If we take a trip way back to the days of 'Asteroids' and 'Pong', you remember those very simplistic sprites. Usually, they were...read more
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by Adam Berger
Any kind of ranking requires more than just emotion. In order to judge the state of video gaming we need to look at clear standards. Of course the popularity of a video game c...read more
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While chatting with a customer about the pro's and con's of an Xbox 360 we briefly cover the game Gears of War. I tell them the game is gorgeous, gritty and action packed. The p...read more
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While I have a very permanent stand that retro games have to be preserved I still believe the games are getting better and better with all the new graphics and sound and so on. ...read more
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by Matt Remley
Are video games improving with all the new technology being created? I believe so, or at least I believe the potential for better games to be created now. It's hard to compare g...read more
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As graphics, sound and game-play complexity are vastly improving, video games are getting better. After reading the top "worse" article, I think it were written with the intent ...read more
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by Emo Roxas333
well it all depends on your point of view on video games. I play, or used to frequently, video games. They get better as graphics, sounds, and complexity improve. It makes it mo...read more
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Let's define what we mean by "better." If a "better" video game is one that looks cleaner, plays smoother, and provides a more engaging experience, then the gaming industry ...read more
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by Themis Libra
For the most part, games are getting better. There are games that are basically hack and slash and have no real story line such as the Halo series or the Resistance game. The ra...read more
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by Erin Cho
Truth be told, I grew up kind of hating games. My older brother was a real "arcade rat," though, so I used to find myself tagging along while he mashed buttons and fed money in...read more
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This actually is a very difficult question to ask. Graphics are getting better and it seems to be judged based on that, which really isn't a fair assessment. It really comes d...read more
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I think, as a whole, that video games have improved considerably from the days of Pong, Space Invaders and Asteroids. However, it would be wrong of me to say that it is only be...read more
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What is better or worse? Better gaming experience? Worse as far as gore and content that is not "child-friendly"? It all depends on your perspective. Those who play video ...read more
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Well thats a debate between two groups of gamers, the hardcore gamers like myself or the casual gamer like my granny. Now if you look at the transition in gaming from the xbox t...read more
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Despite any fond thinking or nostalgia, it is hard to argue that video games have gotten worse over time. Such an accusation would come from gamers who liked simple gameplay wit...read more
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Complexity is the key when attempting to understand the value of improvements in video games. As the story lines increase in detail, the player is required to remember multiple ...read more
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In the last 20 years, computer technology has advanced far beyond the imaginations of those who first conceived it. We've advanced from games such as Pong and Tetris, once seen ...read more
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by B Alexander
With the advent of technology, we have more ways to entertain ourselves. Technology is evolving fast, so are the games we play one modern systems, be they consoles or PCs. With ...read more
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by Gary Maclean
How could I possibly even think anything electronic, particularly video, is getting worse rather than better. With the technical breakthroughs and electronic advancements we hav...read more
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by Sean Wheeler
As technology improves, games are becoming complex, brighter, flashier, and down right nice to look at. The cost of these advancements has been more than money. Series like Fina...read more
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by Corey Sears
There is no doubt the graphics, sound, and game play of video games has vastly evolved since the days of pong; but, the types of games has gone in the opposite direction. Today,...read more
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by I. D. Warche
In general, video games are getting worse as these evolutions in technology manifest themselves in gaming. Developers are finding themselves focusing on the wrong aspects of cre...read more
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PONG, Pac-Man. Space Invaders, Root Beer Tapper. These are just some of the games that were around in the infancy of computer games, when Arcade was king and home-users could...read more
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The popular conception that mind-blowing sound and eye-exploding graphics are what make a game good, in my experience, is a rather shallow one. As the complexity of the ordinary...read more
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Video games are becoming much worse due to graphics and larger production teams. The basis of my argument is that the pinnacle of video games was reached and lost from 1985-2000...read more
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by Debbieloo
I do believe that video games are getting worse based on the fact that all heck has broke loose in our wonderfully known world.Reason being the children do not even know what an...read more
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by Tron Harris
I don't think the question should be "are video games getting better or worse" but are these technological advancements helping or hurting the industry. Sony, and Microsoft are ...read more
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by Luke Mcclure
Overall, video games have not advanced nearly as fast as the technology that enhances them. Graphics and sound have advanced well beyond the hopes and dreams of your Atari gener...read more
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by John Flint
I think that to say that video games on the whole are getting worse is somewhat inaccurate, but generally its a sentiment that seems to be looming over every video game store I'...read more
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by David Taylor
Video games have always inspired entertained and thrilled teenagers; children and adults alike. It all started during the late 80s, where the first game took such a turn, busine...read more
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by Dave Simmons
It's hard to make such a sweeping statement about videogames as a whole, but for the purposes of this article I'll generalize, and say yes, there definitely seems to be a declin...read more
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video games or getting worse as graphics, sound, and gameplay enigma have improved. We parents have to hype up our parental responsibilities, functions and abilities have t...read more
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by Cee Peterson
As far as graphics, sound, and game play complexity go, the industry has greatly improved. This alone is making the gaming experience more enjoyable. While playing a game you ...read more
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by Chad Lane
Gameplay complexity and graphics don't make a good game. Pong consisted of two white lines and a dot that moved across the screen. Space invaders was in black and white with a...read more
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