No offense baccaman but that just sounds like a copout. There is a widespread problem of realism being the only acceptable style, especially in a lot of american and european studios, but if you don't like it then don't do it! I've turned down a lot of big studio jobs to keep pursuing my dream of Doing Whatever I Please and in a couple weeks I'm resigning from my grunt programmer job in order to do just that! If you don't like what people are doing then do your own thing and do it well, that is the only way to make a difference.
And unless people do start making a difference, realism will NEVER be marginalized, and the bulk of video games will continue to be disappointing and pedestrian!
