[EvilTrout]

I think people tend to look at the SNES days with rose coloured glasses. There were plenty of crap games available then, too.

Remember when every game was trying to push an adorable cartoon mascot? Do you think the business people weren't behind that too?

While good graphics are certainly no substitute for good gameplay, there are certainly far more AAA titles available now than there ever has been.

Some come from large studios: Left for Dead, Bioshock, Fallout. Others are coming from the emerging indie scene like World of Goo and Braid.