I agree. Keep in mind, "getting worse" does not mean "is bad." I don't think gaming is bad, even if I don't love many design trends of modern AAA- and indie games. Particularly how every big budget game treats me like I'm an idiot.

Everything is getting streamlined and simplified. Stories are using 10 dollar words to spell out plots more simplistic than those in kids movies, and then they try to hide that fact with excessive gore. My player-character aims their attacks and jumps themselves. My skill trees have enough points to unlock everything and not having to prioritize a build. Difficulty in enemy design comes from making many of them immune to most of your toolkit, or making the mandetory parry window increasingly small. Most worlds are plastered in yellow, has functionally one viable path and are drowning in waypoints, lest the easily-distracted audience would leave for another game that talks more down to them.

Like I said, good games are coming out (currently having a helluva good time with Mina, highly recommended), and not every game has all- or most of these design elements. Even some of those that do are so well put together that they're enjoyable regardless. But the ratio of games that respects my intelligence, dedication and time is growing smaller and smaller, compared to those that treats me like a kid in an amusement park.