There are a variety of different Graphics-Styles within the Video Game industry. Among them, there are 4 common ones that stand out
Realism - Photorealistic Graphics that mimic real life textures through their characters and environments. This tends to be the standard for most Modern AAA Games.
Cel Shaded - Non-Photorealistic Graphics that give the illusion of a 2D animation despite being 3D. They tend to be much more colorful, yet arguably more stylized than games that go for Realism.
Pixel Art - Graphics using an assortment of many colorful squares, ranging from various bit-sizes for if devs wish for simplicity or more detail in their games.
Low Poly - For those on a tighter budget, using simpler geometric shapes to create a game’s world. With the correct lighting and rendering, it can still look just as good.
Below are some examples of games I have played
Metal Gear Rising REVENGEANCE - A Hack’N’Slash spinoff game from the Metal Gear Solid series, trading in the stealth gameplay for High-Octane Cyborg Sword Combat [Realism]
Devil May Cry (4 & 5) - A Hack’N’Slash Action-Adventure Series of Games based around slaying through hordes of Demons with style [Realism]
Asura’s Wrath - A Hack’n’… Punch Action Game which plays like an interact-able Anime of a Fallen Demigod of Wrath slaying other False Gods after betraying him. [Realism/Cel-Shaded?]
Transformers: War for Cybertron - A 3rd Person Shooter-based game centered around the War between the Autobots and Decepticons fighting for Cybertron’s fate [Realism]
Transformers: Devestation - A Hack’N’Slash action game with Generation 1 Transformers, with Optimus & the Autobots saving the Earth from the Decepticons corruption [Cel-Shaded]
(ok, I haven’t played this one, but I like it)
Burnout Paradise (remastered) - A High-Octane Arcade Racer which is designed for immense speeds and intense destruction. [Realism]
The Crew (2014) - An Open-World Street Racing Game that centers around the story of a man wanting revenge for his murdered brother (aka. If Need for Speed’s writing was actually good) [Realism]
As you can see, a majority of these examples more or less fall into the Realism category of Graphics Design, with only 2(ish) being Cel Shaded.
With that said, I am more drawn in by their high-octane gameplay (or stories) than how realistic they look - For example: I prefer how DMC4 looks to DMC5, even if 5 might be a better game in general.
Basically, I don’t need it to look overly realistic like Dragon Age or GTA6. I just need it to look good enough but have interesting/intense gameplay
[Bonus] Disney Infinity (3.0) - A Toys to Life Sandbox Game where you can create your own worlds and adventures and play various different Disney Characters [Uhh… I actually don’t know for this one]
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