>>718478216
Shooters just appealed to lower and lower IQ people with bullet magnetism and aimbots. I don't think it's a coincidence that the modern shooter has insane mobility and player animations but lock on targeting with aim assist
You can look at the fladerization of souls games and how it's a one button game with nothing but bullet hell gameplay that LOOKS intense but is actually a snooze fest
That said if every consoel game released had the standards set by Halo 3 there wouldn't be a problem, but the main reason this isn't the case is because the gaming industry died right after halo 3 due to mismanagement and corporatization