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Today's standards and expectations are based on these older games existing. Devs have figured out most gamers want graphics over performance, hand holding over freedom, frequent forgiving checkpoints rather than 'git gud,' and open world over crafted linearity. Whole genres have evolved out of past experiments. Not all 'important cornerstone' titles are worth playing, yet some hold up quite well.