>>338798714shitty ass technology was a contributing factor to the greatness of the old games, since it forced developers to work and be creative within its limits. the fall of video games began around 1997, with the advent of 3d accelerators, the only genres that profited from these were first person shooters, rts games, and action rpgs, the rest stagnated, or like point and click adventures got entirely wiped out. even looking as far as 2001 and GBA library, all you'll see is rehearsed ideas and disney mattel ea attempts on cashing out on their main line products. the 2010s weren't as bad, with indie studios showing up to the contest, but aside of introducing novel mechanics, you have to follow up with enough content to make the game stick for more than a few hours.
i opted out from modern gaming last year, when rockpapershotgun sacked their wargame columnist for a single comment he made on sexes/gender. there's not a single news outlet you can follow, that hasn't been overrun by thumblerinas with no idea what they're talking about.
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