Some people seem to think there is no such thing as a good game without graphics. This is the ignorance, and honestly just plain idocy, that makes me fear for the future of gaming.
Let me take for example, notch. notch made a sandbox game with two features I adore. Simple down to earth graphics, and a creative nature. Minecraft didn't need fancy graphics, because the beauty of the game is in the simplicity. you can build whatever you want, live how you want and, my personal favorite, mod however you want. It's not a game about violence with enhanced bloody graphics, just a nice relaxing sandbox.
I'd even go so far as to state that some of the best games I've played had -no- graphics, just text.
In short, Don't bash or praise a game or it's creator based on graphical style. Because it's mechanics and inovation that make a game good, not particles of dust on the ground.