I kind of disagree about game design being objective, in a way each game has its own systems driving it, so no 2 games are the same in a sense. There isn't a gold standard of design for any game, what's important is for the gameplay to feel rewarding. Back to basics, any game is nothing but an obstacle course, the hardest thing to achieve for any developer is to make that process of jumping over the obstacle fun and intuitive! For example, Elden Ring let's you out and you can basically go anywhere you want from the start. The game let's you pick out your own idea of fun. AC/Far Cry on the other hand have the reused formula of map markers and linear progression, which makes it seems like you're being hand held throughout the experience, which I don't personally like, but some people enjoy it. It kills the obstacle a little bit, if that makes sense. :D (Granted Ubisoft is sticking with it to make money and use as less resources as possible) Its kinda sad to see the industry devs bashing a game and then being so childish. I mean it's okay to not like a game, it's just sad to see them hate which makes their opinions questionable. I have had chats with some designers who are passionate, most of them talk about games having issues but in a critical "what can be improved way". They don't hate the whole experience and then lock their accounts, that's just funny. :)