For me it was Sly 2 on PS2, I had no idea what it was with that game but I couldn't put it down. I actually faked a sick day from school to play more of it.
I kind of agree with point 3, but sometimes you also need to show that you do support what they are doing by pre-ordering. Like the upcoming Spyro game, I know its well made and deserves the money.
Super Mario 64 my time, further backed by Zelda OoT. Both games turned the game industry upside down for what games can really do. I actually miss that time of gaming.
They need to cave and make backwards compatibility for PS3 and PS4 a thing. I know its not a huge money maker but it keeps people on their Playstation system.
There is simply a large open world problem, one which you outlined is that there isn't enough monsters. Other issues is that it takes too long and that the world is void of life. It's great a developer made a huge map, but what is the point?
Hopefully later than sooner, I have the PS4 Pro and I hate to have it outdated yet.
Anyways, I want to see performance from the PS5, quick loading games with no lag.
Me and a friend attempted to beat it once, but we just ended up with headaches and gave up. I watched some youtube gameplays, its an interesting game, if you know how to work it.