i kind of agree with the points made in the original post, even though i haven't played that many myself.. too much money is definitely a bit of a gamebreaker, and usually when i see a save point i get the idea that something big or important is gonna happen, so i go back and prepare myself. i think it would be good to be caught unawares sometimes. like xxain said you should have to be prepared at all times.
that said, and maybe its just cause im a relative n00b, but i still find them challenging. so maybe its a combination of some significant changes that do make the games less challenging, and the fact that you've become used to the style - you know how its gonna go, you know what to expect, that makes them seem a bit lifeless to you. hmm.







