TL:DR newer games rely on cheap slot machine gimmicks to keep players attention, while older games had to make good product to keep players interested.
Get off my lawn emulation fags.
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Later.
Sporky! Long time no see! Have you heard about Commodore being resuscitated?
Never got blisters from a game until Mario Party 2 happened... The retro control designs were probably considering game tasks when they were built.
Besides gacha, modern AAA games are just "follow the quest marker to your objective" and any puzzles or thought on where it go is replaced by yellow paint highlighting where to go. Try playing a game like CP2077 or GTA and follow the mini map more than the main screen, you can do just fine.
