I was playing MH3 and the fruit in the barrels were just painted on (even if it was just a 3DS port), but it was still fun nonetheless. I found it pretty funny though that everyone raved about its graphics (that weren't even that great) when the real killer was the gameplay.
I agree with you though I think when most people are talking about it's graphics (MH3) they are really speaking of the art style. As some mentioned, many times art style/direction goes hand and hand with graphics.
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