[Nate]

This one was prompted by a question in GD: How good do you think game graphics will get in the future and how will it affect gameplay?

I think it's definately possible that graphics will become good enough that you won't be able to tell if it's CG or a live-action video. Leaving aside all issues regarding the time and money spent on creating graphics to that level; I think this is still bad for games.

Can you imagine an FPS where you're shooting NPCs that look like real humans? I find that disturbing. Also, once one developer/system boasts about having lifelike characters, all the others will have to match it. All creativity will immediately be sucked out of the industry; I personally think that most of the best characters out there are ones that either aren't human (eg Abe) or are extremely stylised humans (eg Raz).