>>41438521I agree with you, but think about it: why should they go through all the extra effort of putting in intricate content that only a small (smaller than you probably realize) amount of people are going to enjoy when you could take that and make stuff that appeals to the masses even more? This is the problem with video games or really anything else becoming a mainstream industry, people start designing for the majority and the majority of people aren't smart- they're average. If they were all smart then average wouldn't mean average
>>41438557Smartphones and the internet in general. Plus we have more options than we ever have. Back in the 90s, you only had the one game a half-year your parents bought for you, but now there's Steam which has literally thousands of titles pumped out onto it every day and they're also getting the allowance to buy it too. Some kids have VR headsets.
>>41438611Grinding is something enjoyed by a small subsection of people and I think one of the things that's really showing how mainstream the genre has become is people complaining about it. 90% of the people who want it abolished nowadays I guarantee you didn't like it when it was a niche thing
