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>not true in terms of AA+ projects
In terms of frequency, number of AA+ released in a specific time period, yes. The frequency has decreased, and as a result there are fewer "new" AA+ games than in previous periods.

>1995 to 2009
The best and most creative IPs (and number of IPs released), consensus is this was the peak period.

>2010 to 2015 (golden age ends, enshitification begins?)
Big slowdown in number of IPs released, game development shifts focus (some say to a more cinematic form, more watching less playing.)
Videogame journalism becomes noticeably bought and biased.

>2017 to Now (the long, sad decline)
Inserted social agendas, virtue signaling, overall drastic decline in quality across the board.
Most mainstream videogame journalists and outlets suffer from brain rot, and can no longer be trusted.

Obviously (cumulatively), there will always be larger pool of games as time goes on.

But for the exponential increase in releases and quality we saw from 1980 to around 2009,
>not to mention phenomenal advances in technology during the 90's
>or the advancement of game development tools making it easier/cheaper overall

The last 15 years have felt like a very long, ever declining period in gaming history. A colossal missed opportunity compared to years passed. Granted, there have been some great ones that redefined certain genres, or even defined new ones. Those seem few and far in between.

But now that enshitification has taken hold, it feels like this decline is increasingly inevitable. I believe in some Indie devs, those I'll support. I'm pretty much done with AA+ unless its something specific, and even then I'll wait for the bargain bin. The so called "2nd Golden Age of Gaming" is PR bullshit, and will never come from big studios. Hype is long dead. The renaissance of gaming lies with the indie devs.

For the time being, there's a whole catalogue of Retro games to be discovered.
Support the indie devs working towards the renaissance.

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