You can call me elitist or hipster or just a plain ole' butt-hurt JRPG fan, but this I will say: games are not getting better. As games become a mass-market medium, they are more and more tailored to the lowest common denominator. The blander and more lukewarm your soup is, the more people will stomach it. And I am not even speaking of social or mobile (iphone) games. I am saying that the Assassin's Creed "Push X to kill" style of game play is proliferating the game industry at a terrifying rate. Do you like Assassin's Creed? Great, I like Uncharted, and it suffers from many of the same problems. Look, I am not saying that every game should be Demon Souls, but Demon's Souls was a cult-hit for a reason: there are people who want to play real games again. People who want to think. Who want to lose. Who want to do more than guide minimal interactions with an animated movie. And even with the exploding indie scene and such gorgeous games as Journey or such unique games as Catherine, I am still saying this: games are not getting better. I hope, for your enjoyment's sake, you disagree with me. (PS: This was something I wrote at a spur of the moment, and isn't meant to be a full argument as to why I think games aren't getting better. Of course just because games aren't getting more complex doesn't mean they are getting worse, and I realize that you could probably come up with at least a handful of examples to prove me wrong, but let me say this: this short little burst of air is meant to leave a lot unsaid so that others will say it. I would like to see why you agree or disagree with me. Also, I have been trying to shorten what I write lately in order to be more concise and to the point. ) (PSS: I hope to put up a blog post soon giving an update on my life and stuff. (Stuff being that I got a Vita). Maybe tonight when I get home from work?) (PSSS: I miss the gamespot community. You guys are awesome. The Pokemon Union, Animal Crossings Union, Wii First Person Shooter Union, Anime Union...man, I have had some good times here.)