Since when has it been fun to be a human lab rat tormented by a sadistic artificial intelligence while trapped in an abandoned research facility?

November 24, 1995, in my case.

Rather more people would pick October 10, 2007.

Very fun if you get to shoot the AI in the face

I imagine players of Bathrom Simulator 2025 find it extremely satisfying.

Seriously, I don’t know where this hate is coming from. Is it the idea that a “level” is a maze to be solved? Because there are other styles of gameplay, some where conversing with people is in fact part of the fun.