There were indeed quite a few players online who inexplicably missed the era when traditional RPGs reigned supreme.
Back when graphics and technical capabilities were lacking, games relied more on turn-based strategic gameplay, with their focus placed on character design and story presentation.
It was not that today's action RPG-style games were not fun; it was simply nostalgia, especially for veteran players who had lived through that era.
However, in recent years, quite a few traditional RPGs had also emerged on the VR platform, satisfying some players' cravings, though many players still had plenty to criticize.
Because aside from being converted into VR, improving the visuals, and putting on a VR coat of paint, these traditional RPGs did not seem to have much else that was interesting.
Whether it was their gameplay systems or map designs, they were almost no different from traditional RPGs from countless years ago.
Many players even felt that these new traditional RPGs were less interesting than the classic old games they remembered.
Of course, nostalgia goggles played a part in that, but the main reason was that the gameplay had not changed in any particularly innovative ways.
Many games focused their major innovations on graphics, while the other aspects had no especially outstanding features.
That led many players to complain.
"Traditional RPGs are getting worse and worse!"
"+1. Complex systems are fine, but they have to be fun! Instead, this damn thing is like a foot-binding cloth. It would be one thing if it were a foot-binding cloth belonging to a beautiful, busty young woman, but this damn thing is a foot-binding cloth belonging to an eighty-year-old granny!"
"To be fair, modern RPGs are still more interesting. Open World gameplay can be a little formulaic, but it is still fun the first time around. As