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> I think that is mainly a demographic difference

Possibly so! A shame too, it's my favourite genre and to this day I think 30 year old games are superior to contemporary ones, incl ones that were considered mediocre at the time (Harvester, Phantasmagoria, etc)

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Lots of the old point&click games certainly have their charm, but it's not really difficult to see they are lacking in mainstream appeal. Most people don't see solving obscure (sometime maddening) object puzzles as entertainment ;)

Many of the old games have unfair puzzles and are almost unsolvable without a guide.

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