For me its not the gaming that is deteriorating. Its the fanbase.... I grew up with gaming magazine and back then the reviews were often fair. Now with the coming of the internet I feel a loss of professionalism. Who is willing to pay for an independant review when you have "free reviews" on the internet that are financed via advertising.
Thats the problem with metacritics... if all the base reviews are of questionable quality, what does that mean for the total rating?
Take Skyrim or the average WRPG.... they launch sometimes with heavy bugs and glitches, have severe technical issues (freezing, etc.) and they still get stellar reviews.
The next problem with old franchises is that a part of the hardcore fanbase will just bash every new entry, because a 10 year old game of the franchise is still the best game of all time.
Why is it that RE6 is getting harsh reviews because they are going COD gameplaywise while COD still gets top reviews for the same game mechanics?
To be honest, Final Fantasy XIII and RE 5 are still among the very best PS3 games that I have played this generation. They went away from their roots... but you know what. If I want to play Final Fantasy 4 or Resident Evil 2 I STILL can play them on modern consoles. I am glad that they try to do something new. Being able to play RE 5 in Coop-Mode was simply awesome for example.
A real problem for me is, however, that the top "Western Developers" somehow always try to deliver the same old game with minor tweaks... Its not just Fifa, F1 or Need for Speed with yearly entries. Its the same with Shooter and Action-RPGs... I somehow feel that I am always playing the same old game. Well, maybe thats what the mainstream gamer ultimately really wants if you look at the sales figures.
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