Depends on the game obviously. e.g. Assassin's Creed N+1 - you've seen the formula like 20+ times already, all the previous games + all of Far Cry from 3 upwards. There's nothing new. And there's Cyberpunk2077 and BG3 which are still huge but unique and carefully designed

I have a soft limit of $35. I generally find that quality decreases (not quality-per-dollar, just quality alone on an absolute scale) once you start going over that. By the time you reach $60 it's in the gutter. Exceptions to the rule obviously exist.

So probably still in line with what you remember.

What do you mean by these days? Do you think the games are different? Or just you not enjoying the danger type of content any more?

I'm generally with you on it, they're sort of fatiguing in a depressing way.

But try the new James Bond game. Linear shooter, but a great story and fantastic cast on top of super fun mechanics. By the Hitman studio with a lot of their core ideas Bondified to favor action over stealth. It hasn't irritated me in the way almost any other game manages to.

Mainly console games. I play some games on Mac but maybe only like 10-15% of Steam library is supported on Mac.