https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/dec/31/pushing-buttons-year-of-the-sequel

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During my three-decade career as a games journalist I have written a lot of “most anticipated games of the year” articles, and they nearly always have a familiar theme: “Well, the lineup is dominated by sequels (yawn), but at least there are one or two original titles to look forward to!” From today’s vantage point that ennui over the predictability of the games industry looks incredibly quaint. We didn’t know how good we had it.