I really don't get the religious fervor here. Artists can now focus on what is the actual ( and claimed by, sometimes, the same artists ) important thing: gameplay. Isn't that a great thing that we can get some of the crud out of the way? And if you want to do handcrafted engine where snow is generated as proper fractals, it is still an option.

But that is not the real objection is there? The bar has simply been raised.

Edit: FWIW, stories in games were getting away with murder so it is about time that changed.

Edit2: Geez man. Talk about apt game title too given the response.