What most of those games have in common is the fact that they weren't just follwing some recipe, they were trying something new. Maybe not FF10, I dunno, but games like Half-Life, Everquest, Diablo, Baldur's gate -- these are games that were clearly made by people who loved making games and took pride in making them as good as they possibly could. It's clear that nobody does this today, the money is the guiding principle in everything that happens in the industry. This is why every game feels discount and soulless.
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