I don't agree with nem's view on music... A radicalized version of that is that Kesha's music is better than Mozart because you can remember it.
But, I think some current soundtracks force orchestration, or force an epic sound when it wouldn't be the best fit. Sometimes simplicity with just a synth and a drum is best with like say drive's soundtrack. Sometimes ambient fits best, sometimes rock, etc...
I think there's a lot of great old soundtracks, and great new soundtracks evenly mixed.
But, OT. I think a lot of the older videogame composers best days are behind them so it doesn't matter. A lot of musicians only have so much output and then their quality starts to fall, and they write less and less, and/or get other people to write songs with them. I think both Uematsu and Kondo falls in that category.
Though ofcourse people will disagree, as there's some that really like the soundtracks that Kondo, and Uematsu have been involved with recently... I didn't.
