[rwallace]

I've seen this article template rerun any number of times over the last couple of decades.

"Why don't we enjoy the video games of today as much as those we played when we were twelve years old? It's because the video games of these decadent times lack [insert whatever the particular author's imagination can come up with by way of special sauce whose secret has been lost]."

Sorry, no. It's because we're not twelve years old anymore.