I'm surprised that what passes for "traditional games" even gets made at all: huge budgets (which means that the moneymen have too much power for anything decen

I'm surprised that what passes for "traditional games" even gets made at all: huge budgets (which means that the moneymen have too much power for anything decent to be produced), excellent ($$) graphics, but mediocre game design at best. It seems like they're studios for 30-second ads rather than games.