Why do not they make video games like this anymore? (Sorry in regards to the lengthy learn)

Was recommending cellular video games to a buddy yesterday after I remembered this gem. N.O.V.A Legacy was one in all my favourite cellular video games again within the day, perhaps 8 years in the past from now. Trying again, it was in all probability the golden age of cellular gaming. N.O.V.A Legacy, Fashionable Fight 2, 3, 4, Pascal's Wager, Stranger's Wrath,the a number of Gangster titles, Murderer's Creed Identification, Ravensword Shadowlands – so many superb titles got here out again then. There was a time when if I noticed the "Gameloft" emblem pop up upon beginning a brand new sport, I knew I used to be probably going to have a good time. It was superb to see what the builders/studios did on the time – becoming a sport like N.O.V.A Legacy in a 40MB package deal (it does broaden to 500MB after set up, however the obtain measurement was nonetheless spectacular). Sadly, as I discovered yesterday, N.O.V.A Legacy was discontinued in 2022 and faraway from PlayStore. I might nonetheless obtain it from a third get together website and expertise the superb marketing campaign as soon as once more, however the multiplayer modes and ad-based free rewards are now not accessible.

So…what modified? Why did cellular sport studios simply cease making console-grade video games for telephones? I perceive that microtrasnactions and gacha video games deliver them extra money, however wouldn't they make video games that folks are likely to play extra? Does that imply this type of video games (the great previous ones) are now not in demand? I've been questioning.