>>719092148
Weapons that don't break after smacking something with them 3 times
Real Dungeons
Music that isn't pling plang plongs separated by 3 minutes of silence
Progression that isn't just how many inventory slots and hearts you have

>>280732474
as anime has become more mainstream the things that pander to the lowest of the lowest common denominator becomes more and more popular, which results in more media pandering to that demographic, accompanied by a growing loss of subtlety and an overreliance on cliche and spectacle because that's what the masses grow more and more accustomed to