They usually are free to play with predatory monetization mechanics. That was especially back in 2016 when thanks to these games, the mobile gaming revenue outpaced PC and console gaming revenue.
According to MetaCritic, Zelda: Breath of the Wild topped "best games of the 2010s" lists, appearing in 1st place in 17 of these lists. In 2030, what game of the 2020s decade will appear on the 1st place in most of these lists? (It should be noted that we are in the middle of the 2020s decade so this may change as new games get released).
P.S.: Do you agree with me that the art styles of Hades and Genshin Impact are hard to recreate? I may be wrong but since I’m not an artist at all, I may be right too.
For me Genshin Impact and Hades (including Hades II) are two examples. These games have relatively simple art styles in comparison to e.g. the realistically painted art of certain Blizzard games (WoW, Hearthstone hero portraits), but they are hard to learn even to someone more advanced in art creation.
Examples:
1. The Legend of Zelda games are often considered the best video games ever
2. Super Mario Bros. was the best selling video game of all time until 2009
Furthermore, if the selection of games was restricted to games released in the last 5 years, what game would you choose? (This is separate from the main question)
In your opinion, what games released in the 2020s decade (the current one) will be forgotten (i.e. no longer talked about, or known) 20 years from now?
If you are interested in the historical vote split for past awards, just go to the article linked in my post and look under the “Awards and ceremonies” section. Then look for the awarded games between 2014 (the year that The Game Awards launched) and now.
P.S.: Do you agree with me that the art styles of Hades and Genshin Impact are hard to recreate? I may be wrong but since I’m not an artist at all, I may be right too.