12 Harsh Truths You Don't Want To Admit About Video Games

4. We Enjoyed Gaming More When It Was Simpler

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, but even so, didn't we all just enjoy gaming a lot more when it was simpler, in the days before always-online games, DLC, and all the other bells and whistles? For all of the gorgeous next-gen visuals we've got to feast our eyes on, there's a reason we keep going back to classics like Sonic and Mario: because they transcend time and technology to deliver gameplay that's incredibly robust, and simply, an unparalleled sense of fun. Games like this were of course innovative for the time, but even decades on, they've stood the test of time perfectly, while one remains unconvinced that many of today's AAA titles are going to be played in 20 or 30 years' time (and given all those day-one updates which probably won't be available then, we might have to settle for playing a buggy, jittery version). The introduction of new features also introduces more complexity and the potential for more things to go wrong: older games were simpler, easier to pick up, and though usually more difficult due to the lack of saving features, had us less finicky about all the small details that are so painstakingly examined these days, like frame-rates and resolutions.