LogFAQs > #912780187

I think it's a question of creativity. Big name companies churn out games that look shiny but feel completely stale and have no staying power. The proliferation of technology and the advancement of tools has allowed the indie scene to explode, but few indie titles rise out of the pit of Unity asset flip hell to be something truly great. Add to that the fact that the most dominate form of gaming is now mobile gaming--complete with similar designs and the endless lure of additional in-game purchases--and the situation is pretty dire.

Games cost too much for companies to experiment. Back in the days of the PS1 and PS2, the lower cost of development allowed for the existence of all kinds of niche and creative games. Gaming wasn't quite mainstream then either so there wasn't really a lowest common denominator to pander to. There is a kind of charm to older games that most (but not all) modern games are missing.