Jarring details do spoil the fun a little. I'm fine with lack of realism. I am not fine with noticeable differences in realism. My last example comes from Re

Jarring details do spoil the fun a little. I'm fine with lack of realism. I am not fine with noticeable differences in realism. My last example comes from Rembember Me, which I have played on the PS3. An excellent game, with very good graphics… except for self shadows: they emphasise the underlying vertices. I'd rather have no shadow and a smooth face, than a "realistic" shadow and a blocky face. Other titles who feature self shadow display a horrible dithering (I have seen this in Mass Effect). To date, the best consistency I have ever seen comes from Dragon Quest on the PS2. It's not realist at all (its style is Japanese motion picture), but there's next to no mistakes such as clipping. Even more recent titles such as Ni no Kuni aren't as consistent.