@PurpCat @lonestarr @Owl @noyoushutthefuckupdad this this this and this. AAA, as the time goes on and it gets more expensive, as always been a weird goldrush to make the mostly samey focus grouped bullshit, when in the end, actually making something different is actually what makes new franchises, genres and trends and right now the money requirement is so high they practically cannot pull this anymore without veering wildly into "safe slop"