episteme on 22 February 2015
Yes, I have no idea how cover-based shooters with auto regeneration became mainstream. It's just poor game design.
I remember that the most cinematic games of the early 2000s like Max Payne I&II or Mafia didn't only have cutting-edge graphics and good stories, they also had some of the most innovative gameplay mechanics at that time. And they weren't as easy as most of today's mainstream games.
