Let me just start by saying this is my view on the current state of gaming and yes I'm a cynical person
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Games didn't always have the best graphics so game designers put a lot of effort into the story line to captivate gamers, now anything which sells well will just spawn sequel after sequel of the same regurgitated S***. I refuse to play games such as COD any more because it always feels like the same game re-branded with minor features added in, then again I've not played since Black Ops.
Additionally like all companies they will look for number of sales and profit, so we are in the age now of "Everyone gets through together", games that would last you a week and be challenging are normally quite easy and may only take 5h - 3d to complete. Graphic technology has advanced nicely but if the game isn't up to par it's as good as a polished turd.
For the last 2 years I haven't really enjoyed gaming as much as I used to, so here I sit playing World of Tanks waiting for something good to restore my faith. (Like and updated version of FFVII... like that's going to ever happen).
Don't even get me started on Console ports...