Great article, Sanya. Lots of food for thought. I've never really given much credence to "mob mentality". Nine times out of ten, when I'm traiting games in my DNA I manually add in descriptors. Still, there is something gratifying in having large groups of people echo the sentiments I express in my gaming choices.

Also loved that Chrono Trigger, one of my favorite games of all time, got so much love. Quality storytelling does matter over mip-mapping and specular shading, or whatever it is the kids are into these days.