The Graphics Plateau Became A Cliff: The Uneasy State of Games!

Sometimes I feel like I was born a generation too late. The kinds of games I love and that I loved growing up aren't getting made that much anymore. There was an entire sub-industry dedicated to smaller handheld games, continuing the tradition of pixel art games. Handheld games got killed in favor of the modern mobile games industry which prioritizes dark patterns and a constant dopamine drip.…