User blog comment:Draevan13/The streamlining of the Elder Scrolls series, and some Skyrim flaws./@comment-3492791-20121112055543/@comment-1441235-20121113021120

I think we all realize things are in decline. Your own example proves that. The first Mass Effect game was fantastic: plenty of player choice and customization of everything from your armor to what type of bullets your gun was shooting. It had a nice balance of RPG and shooter elements as well, with just a tad more RPG than shooter. Mass Effect 3, on the other hand, had dumped the balance firmly toward shooter, removed practically all exploration, and only had 2 or so dialogue choices to move scenes along. This all in the name of being more 'interesting' to the people who think the lastest Call of Duty should be "Game of the Year'" EVERY year. We know things are bad, but there isn't much to be done when you're trying to compete with the allmighty dollar.