Dose of nostalgia here as well, but trying to objectively consider few points made and from what I remember (I did a ton of game reviews for game mags back in the day) is that games used to basically not have much venues outside of gameplay mechanics and storytelling to get to you, so the good outliers were really good; Especially considering today's games where it's easy to fall into a trap of spending resources on eye candy instead of the hard parts. In this genre, games like Ultima (most) and Wizardry were really that good. What people, for some reason (probably graphics) don't understand is that games, just like movies, don't have a date on them and shouldn't. Yes, there are advancements in graphics and yes there are trends which developed over audience taste (or vice versa), but just like any good movie from no matter the age, a game from no matter the vintage could and should be enjoyed today as equally as any other modern one. For those that can't enjoy old games like some people can't enjoy BW movies, there are modding communities and even Nvidia RTX Remix (for those games that support it) that are bringing new groove to the beautiful core.