Meaning of graphics whore | Babel Free

Definitions

A fan of computer graphics who favours good graphics over gameplay.

derogatory, slang, vulgar

Examples

“for weeks all you were going on about is that VF3tb isn't arcade perfect, the graphics weren't 100% this, or that.. now you are saying graphics aren't everything. And trust me Marty, you are not talking to some "graphics whore" I've been involved in gaming since the late 70's, and follow it with a passion.”

“I tried to find this sort of information in some of the reviews of DC SR2, but /every/ one I've read (fansites and professional) was written from the graphics-whore-viewpoint, and didn't talk much about such "nonessential" things as gameplay or car selection and handling.”

“1999 July 21, Charles E. Taylor IV, “Re: Dreamcast or Playstation?”, rec.games.video.sony, rec.games.video.sega, Usenet Observe the marks of a true graphics whore. The first love is what the games look like. You probably bought a 3DO day of release too.”

“anf final fantasy 8 sucks ass... if you like it you're a worthless graphics whore that never played real rpgs like the first 3 final fantasies on the nes.”

“I submit that if the presence of technology ruins a game for you, you're just as bad as a "graphics whore" who complains about the presence of 2-D...”

“Simply put, the reviewer is another misplaced, PSX graphics whore. Just the headline of the review was a clue: His Dreamcast turned into a Super Nintendo? At what point could a SNES handle 1/10 of the sprites that are in Giga Wing?”

“The visuals are great...everything from the characters to the backgrounds to the cutscenes, absolutely amazing. I don't want to sound like a total graphics whore, but the visuals will keep me going even if the gameplay isn't the best.”

“If you are what the kids these days call a "graphics whore", that is, someone whose sole motivation for buying games is how they look, then ignore the rest of this review...”

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