I don’t think it is

It's preditory Capitalism at its finest

simple games are easier to produce, there is also an influx of soyboys that grew up on simple NES games who can't really work complex games that are now entering the industry.

Yeah, it really isn’t

@Joywolf I disagree.

games are getting more and more complex if anything

Just look at Bethesda

simple games = easier production

Pac Man and Astroids were definitely more infantile and simple compared to what we have

also hard games don't sell

@21ooAB ok you can do that i don’t care

Or Hoi4 vs Hoi3

Design by committee. It's AGILE

Daggerfall is infinitely more complex than anything made nowadays despite being made in 1996

Damn, reminds me of the complexity of Victoria 2.

Pokemon back in 1996 only had 4 people working on red and blue

Also, Doom is unironically better designed than most FPS games nowadays, at least in single player

Because once homies complete a game they fire the developers every time

Perhaps simpler regarding what it should be in relation to technological expansion. But not simpler in and of itself.

I agree with Mylex

I mean. More complex doesn't always mean better. I usually play rpgs and all that.

https://youtu.be/JweTAhyR4o0


This video called it

But streamlined with choices plenty of inpactful choices is usually the way to go in my opinion.

A lot of us are casual gamers now

I'm probably in the minority. But I hated the magic system in oblivion.

I though skyrim's from a gameplay view was much better.

@Memovita The magic system in Morrowind was better

you could make absolutely OP Spells

I didnt play morrowind. So I cant disagree.

I think dragon age is a pretty good example.

In Morrowind, many areas required Levitation to progress

@Memovita Yes, Origins was way better than Dragon Age II

In my opinion inquisitions combat was pretty good.

the story was way more fun in Oblivion.
the only real improvement in Skyrim was the story

At least I heard

err

combat

is the ability to make OP spells a good thing inherently? that feels like you just *like* being able to make overpowered spells

It's more profit > creativity now

@𝖃𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖗 Well, not really. Morrowind did other things that were good

your actions had consequences