How do I begin with......
I don't think we have a problem with elitism, but a problem with the big industry itself. With big failures like The Order 1886, RCTWorld, Quantum Break and other bullsh*t, many gamers around me and myself are not so easily satisfied anymore by the big guys.
And do you guys remember Alien Rage?
The AAA game was promoted as an back-to-it's-roots shooter with Doom/Quake style gameplay and intense action. It was all misleading advertising. The game was nothing but an generic Sci-Fi CoD with broken singleplayer and other sh*t that's seen by the classic shooter fans as insulting.
I'm glad to hear the new Doom healed the wounds with it's singleplayer campaign, which kept it's roots. And I really hope Shadow Warrior 2 will be as good, or else I have to scrap another AAA title from my wishlist once again. Those 2 are the only on the list. The rest of them are AA games and little titles like Planet Coaster, Yooka-Laylee and A Hat in Time. I get the feeling they know what they're doing, put more effort in their creation and know who their audience is.