Thread:Kiadony/@comment-5916303-20150109235614/@comment-1746153-20150213145845

About that, I'd say that most stuff from Harry Potter books was adapted the way I imagined it, pretty much. I haven't been much of a fan myself but they were really popular back when they were released first - I was at school, and it was kind of hard to avoid as everyone else was reading them. And the first few movies were quite good, IMO they captured the atmosphere of the books in the right way. The last ones were just kind of rushed and omitted a lot of stuff.

To me, graphics don't matter much - I can enjoy pretty visuals (BioShock Infinite's beginning, where you first arrive in Columbia, is gorgeous), or a certain style (some so-called "pixelated" games can look nice too) - as long as the gameplay is good. Some things that irk me the most about games are, for example, unnecessary quick time events/button mashing during action sequences in non-fighting games, those "interactive" cutscenes that make you feel like you're watching a slow-paced movie, overly "realistic" elements that end up just being annoying etc. And I don't even want to mention bad writing.

Usually the games I enjoy have an intriguing setting without shoving plot into your face (Half-Life games managed to tell their story without any cutscenes at all), a rather simple combat system or at least a way to not make it complicated (I hate awkward controls and having to remember too many key bindings), enough action and a minimum amount of drama. My favorite games of all time are probably Wolfenstein series - even the latest one, The New Order, managed to retain the "classic shooter" feel, despite being rather plot-heavy (though I'll admit, I skip cutscenes). Though, that's also because I have a strange liking for occult Nazis (or rather, them as enemies); I think I've mentioned that I even have them involved in my Naruto headcanon. This is also why I liked Conqueror of Shamballa.