Insidb on 30 November 2015
While I agree with the thesis, I think it has a lot to do with a shift towards mainstream gaming and a resentment towards that. Since MP has been a key revenue driver for new gaming franchises and MP is almost always all about replayability, story is often relatively overlooked. It's probably fair to say that most professional game reviewers are likely to be hardcore gamers, and most hardcore gamers tend to play story-driven games more often. It should really come as no surprise if their reviews are influenced by nostalgia.
