Originally posted by SiEgE:

Hey guys, lets discuss something!

Not liking sandbox games. Why?:
A) Bad taste.
B) Perversion by oversimplification, done by modern AAA titles.
C) Laziness and/or lack of time.
D) Specific taste.
E) Too casual/lack of PC user's skill.
F) Brain malfunction.

I mean.. There are so many Valheim-alike style old games, that are basically established oldschool classics. But now there are too many people who simply cannot understand the purpose, and are in religious stun, not finding what to do in games where there is so much to do.
Whatcha guys think?

I find this much more fun to discuss than OPs point.

Personally, Ive gotten a taste of both recently, and have played video games a long time, and I honestly believe its less the games changing to players tastes (which does happen) as much as it is the player both old and new who has evolved themselves. We often nostalgize the past by saying we overcame many obstacles that would prove insurmountable to the youngins today, but in reality, we forget that when we were young just like them, that we were just as prone to rage and foolishness. And we didnt even have guides to tell us what to do. (Btw, a special middle finger to the Ice Man stage in Megaman 1. I have never hated vaacuum cleaners more than that one at the bottom of the pit of the disappearing blocks.)

Things that we found easy back in the day, or had to do because we didnt have the guides to tell us, prove indescribably difficult for some. Mind you, difficult things are always in video games, but now, only a few people take the time to overcome those obstacles because guides exist to spoil them. Buuuut, on the opposite hand, if they grow up playing long enough, they will probably end up craving a difficult challenge, becoming the next generation of folks who will be in our shoes, while we rock in our chairs telling the world of how we were the first to beat Dark Souls, or, if we were *really* crazy, Crash Bandicoot 1.