For me the reason was, that i like to be creative and wanted to make a simple fps. But i encountered code and that stuff is so uncreative, if you do not know, how to handle.
I loved the simple, but still fascinating gameplay of games, like Doom 1 or 3D Wolfenstein, or Battle isle 1. So simple and fun.
That was for me fun to play, because of the gameplay, not high res.
Sadly many gamedevs are thinking, that a game is worth to play, with highres models only, and old and rusty cloned gameplaymechanics(like my english ^^).
So many bad games out these days, not worth one single cent, and they are sold well and leaving frustrating users in their path(me for example).
Many ppl want to make millions in the first place, not to have fun with their creation, i do not like that.
I like to have fun, while beeing creative, with the team. No fun = no team.
Yes, loved it and look, what they did to that great game series with “Metal Gear Rising REVENGEANCE”. 