as a kid, things are more impressive and you are less picky. one grows up (i hope) and notices more things going around and deeper meaning into things, or attention span is different.
like, Played the hell out of FF7, finished it a few times as well. bought it on PSN when it came out, and I just.. cant sit there playing it for more than 30 mins at the most, with out rage quitting.
each game is to be taken with what it is (unless it comes from Capcom, Konami or EA).
also, the market is now flooded with more games, there where shity games in the past, there are shitty games now, but it is still flooded that some gems of games get lost and dont deserve the recognition they deserve nowadays.
(fak, just remembered a friend borrowed Valkyria Chronicles over a yr ago and has not returned it >_>)