Retro games also had distinction between them. Games today are mostly first person shooters that are set in some "realistic" location and therefore share A LOT in common graphically.

First person shooters back in the day were unique enough for gamers to know, this is Doom, or this is not Doom, or this is Unreal, or this is some military shooter. Today, most gamers would be hard pressed to just look at a screenshot and in five seconds tell you that game is, or is not, another. Shoot, even the heads up displays are starting to blend together with each other.

When was the last time we got a good 2D side scrolling action adventure? We thought it was going to happen with that Gianna Sisters remake. Nope. Not quite. Then it was Mighty No. 9. Then next up, for me anyhow, was Wonder Boy which has so far, held decent reviews but I like to wait a few months before buying games anymore. Give the people that bought it time to speak up (it is amazing how well a game can do with reviewers that got a free copy versus those that paid their hard earned cash for it).

When was the last time we got a good turn based strategy game? Where is the new Shining Force from Sega? Why has Nintendo dragged their feet with bringing Fire Emblem over here (more of them anyhow)? Why did Square Enix forsake the Final Fantasy Tactics series or Front Mission?

Games back in the day used to be fun and different. Even between publishers, they rarely released quite similar games under two different names close together. Now, publishers get a semi-hit game and then hammer the hell out of it with sequels and remakes while forsaking everything else.

Gaming used to be fun, now it is kind of sad. On top of that, console makers are making gamers pay a premium to even get the full game (Plus, Live, Nintendo's coming service all for multiplayer and DLC access).