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While 60$ was always the price for quality games, 70$ is definitely overpriced for anything AAA, Baldurs Gate 3 proves that.

I think nostalgia is definitely deceiving until you play those games again, I always replay the Souls trilogy to once again convince myself how I feel about them. I did the same with older CODs this year becayse I felt scammed by MW2, since Activision is falsely advertising that their CODs have a working MP and are knowingly distributing games with huge security problems, it was a bit hard.

But after pirating, I managed to play those old CODs again, and let me tell you, they are indeed better than new ones, in almost all ways.

They were made in times where to make money from games, you HAD to make them good, now you just don't, people who buy games aren't only gamers anymore and bar for quality and effort is minimal. This is something you have to remember.

Part of the problem is that fun gameplay mechanics and gameplay loops are harder to market that new pretty flashy graphics. Those in charge don't play games and don't know what makes a game good, so they are just pushing for prettier graphics and forget the actual game part.

Old man yells at clouds

There is ZERO reason to go back to something like Gameboy Tetris other than crippling nostalgia. Your horizon has become too small, and that's not the fault of games.

Can you really tell me with a straight face that MK Trilogy is better than MK1 (2023)?

Fellow old school gamer here. I really like the variety of games that are released nowadays but there is a lot of bloat to navigate through before you reach the fun parts. That means a lot of money and time spent filtering through the stuff you can't really get into.

Once you can do that then gaming is better than ever.

You might enjoy Elden Ring. No hand holding, quest markers and it respects your intelligence.

This is a you problem. I've been gaming since the mid 80s and I think games are as awesome and exciting as they always were.

Bro you were 10 and are how old now? We don't know your current age lmao.