... because devs were still figuring out basic game design/balance principles, the games were short if you didn't die a lot, and they were steering away from the rental market in some cases.

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In the AAA space, yes. They have to sell tens of millions of copies to break even. (And even then you have games like Dark Souls that make it in.) In the lower budget indie/demi-indie space you get more diversity. I think this also depends on when you're comparing to. NES games were hard...

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I feel the same, but I'm unsure if it's a bad thing. I've gone back and played some older games that were my favorite growing up (Zelda: LttP & OoT) and they definitely were harder for me compared to newer ones in the same franchise (Zelda: BotW & TotK). That said, I enjoyed them all.

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Totally, I wasn't disagreeing.

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The iconic Sycamore Gap under the Milky Way #Northumberland #photography #astro

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