"i don't give a sh about graphics as do all true gamers "
thats a bold statment (youtube refernce anyone?)
no but seriously, a game shouldnt be measured by its graphics alone, OR ITS CONTENT ALONE. there should be an even balance.
for example, lets take halo reach. now, lets say that its content and everything is twice as good as halo 3 (the best selling 360 game) and it suddenly has 3d graphics worse than the GBA. not many sold.
thats not true with retro games though, because they didnt have the tech, but today there is no excuse.
also the reverse is obviously, and more noticably true, if you had a game with such good graphics and 3d effect without graphics, and perfect head tracking, that made it look so real it looked better than the real world... if all you could do was fight one enemy, it would suck.
so enough with your "true gamer" stuff...