The way a video game plays depends on the game mechanics, graphics and aesthetics and how well they work together. Video game graphics can be generalised into two categories: "Verisimilitude or more commonly refereed to as Realistic" and "Stylised" the differences between the two are that realistic graphics continue to push the boundaries while striving to look and fell like real life whereas stylised graphics go for a more cartoon like feel with the art style reflecting the type of game it is used in and varies between games. Although neither style can be classed the "better style" there are pros and cons of both, such as for realistic the pros can be considered are that they can display more emotion through facial features that would otherwise be unable to be conveyed through other art styles, the cons of realistic graphics are that once they are pushing the boundaries of graphics they can easily enter the uncanny valley are appear to be lifeless. The Stylised graphics on the other hand also have other pros such the art style can last for a while without looking old and dated but the cons of the stylised art style is that it only works for certain types of games and can not easily display emotion. Overall there is no way to determine which is the better art style as it just comes down to personal preference and what works well within different games.
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