I've been noticing alot of people on this forum love to hate on CoD for using the same engine and having "same graphics" and I honestly don't see why they hate em, I personally think they're fine. Anywho, that's besides the point, Do you care about how good (or bad) graphics are in a video game? Or in other words, does the quality of graphics effect your view on a game?
As long as the game is fun, I don't mind graphics! Hell, I still play some gamecube and gbc games every now and again.
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Smoothing, high-res textures and very far draw distances are a must. They're pretty much the objective necessities for good graphics. Why would you not want a game looking more polished and crisp?