Exactly, graphics have made games more expensive and slower to produce than ever. The reason why everyone says that there are no games is because every game has to have the best graphics and that means half a decade of development. And graphics are a sucker 's game. They take a big amount of time and money, the end result might be realistic but not necessarily pretty to look at, you can only make them as real as reality and in a few years, everyone will talk about how bad they look. Just look at the first Gears of War: Once praised for its graphics and now everyone says it looks like ass. No pretty enviroments, only browns and greys. Better go the stylised art style route as then, the game will always look at least somewhat good. Cheaper and faster to make too.