I don't own one of the 'current gen' consoles but as of late, I have been spending time with friends who do. I can't help but think that as gaming grows into a hobby that's more and more mainstream, we will lose much of that which makes games enjoyable.

I see this generation as the beginning of what I will call 'the Hollywood effect', so much attention goes to giving the game 'flash', something to draw consumers in, developers are scared to take a risk due to the incredible amount of money that now goes into the production of a game and DLC is encouraging the release of semi-finished products in order to maximise profit. What's worse? paying $110 for these new games!

Sure, but what about XBLA and those nifty games you can get off Steam? Well, that's the thing. To get something just a little bit oldschool you have to look at alternative developers who specialise in that field; Classic game production is a dying art. y'know, I really did have more fun playing games as a kid. I'll acknowledge that this cynical rant could come from the fact that I'm merely growing older and more critical of media I consume on whole but I honestly do enjoy older games moreso than anything new; 2D is where it's at.

surely I'm not the only one that has picked up on this trend.