The last thing games need right now is a bigger scope. AAA projects are playing it safe, precisely because they're so big that failing would be catastrophic.

The last thing games need right now is a bigger scope. AAA projects are playing it safe, precisely because they're so big that failing would be catastrophic. Meanwhile, smaller games are redefining the medium. Disco Elysium has impressive writing and an interesting perspective on politics. FromSoftware games look technically worse but are teeming with creativity. Echo VR showed me the value of social presence in multiplayer games. And Outer Wilds... oh, Outer Wilds. Also your assumption that "bigger == better", reminds me of how some people used to think that realism and realistic graphics where the ultimate goal.