The sad part is. If you go back and TRY to play an older final fantasy. Even 7 and 8 aren't that great anymore. I honestly don't think i could EVER play 7 again.
My biggest rant? MULTIPLAYER!!!! EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT IT!!! The world of single player gaming is dying, which blows. Cause that's where most of the storytelling aspects OF gaming come from. Sooooo many recent games have been dumbed down, just because they went and put focus in adding a 'multiplayer' mode. And the only reason they do so, is because there's soooo many people out there who believe that it isn't worth BUYING a game unless it has multiplayer. Which has lead developers to tacking on half assed MP, and cutting down on single player development time.
Which brings me to a second thing. GAME LENGTH! Everyone bitches and moans about a game being 8-10 hours. With soooooo many games out there nowadays, it's hard to find time to even play the good ones. So when you get these games that are 30-40+ hours worth of gameplay, it's hard to even get through them. And even if you do, you'll probably never play it again. But if a game is short, sweet, well done, and to the point. I'll probably beat it a TON of times. RPGs are my only exception to this rule. But sandbox games are the ones that kill me. I have yet to ever make it through Red Dead, GTA4, Infamous, and most other sandbox games. Only because after 20 hours of them, i'm usually sick of them. Doesn't matter how amazing the story is, if i'm sick of PLAYING the actual game, then i won't go back and beat it.
Wow, went on longer then i thought. Lastly comes game PRICES. For someone who has been in gaming for probably 20+ years now. People who whine about game prices (in North America) anyways, should just get a job! I don't mean to sound mean at ALL with that, but some forums out there nowadays are just RIDICULOUS with whiny little kids. Back in the NES / SNES days, games would EASILY top the $80-$100 mark. Think about saving up your allowance for THAT. Not so simple!
Either way. I'm glad to see gaming evolve into what it has become. And i can't wait to see what kind of crazy things we'll be seeing in the future! There, ended on a GOOD note :P