Yeah, but they got steadily easier as time progressed. I remember when people started complaining that games were "too easy" after that, because RPGs went from

Yeah, but they got steadily easier as time progressed. I remember when people started complaining that games were "too easy" after that, because RPGs went from games like Ultima or Wizardry where you might have to keep your own detailed maps and notes, to having the game do almost all of that for you, giving you waypoints, quest journals, etc.