Gameplay and puzzles are lacking depth.

[idum]

If you compare Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, you'll notice that the graphics, staging and presentation of course leave the 1999 game far behind. In terms of gameplay, however, I have to say that sadly today's game doesn't have a spark of a chance against Infernal Machine. The old game has exciting and challenging puzzles that never get boring even after playing through them several times. The platforming sections are also challenging and incredibly fun. I also liked the complex leveldesign in the 1999 game more. Unfortunately, the controls weren't good, although you can get used to the keyboard controls fairly quickly. I would never play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle again because it would be too boring to play the game twice. It's a shame that today's developers are quite limited in their abilities when it comes to gameplay. There is still huge potential for development.

[CinCina]

For me it's just fine. I'd not want more challenge (the bugs are challenging enough).

[JefferyNothing]

I think they're fine and quite varied.

[Drumsin]

It's not the developer abilities in making more complicated puzzles.

It's the developers client (publisher), being concerned after seeing playtest results during development. They see how many players give up after a number of attempts.

Many players today don't have the patience for puzzles, and will simply quit the game and never revisit if they can't complete it after 4-5 attempts. Then the player leaves a bad review because they can't solve the puzzle, and then you have a game that performs poorly in sales because of the overall reception.

That's the reality of today's gaming unfortunately - you can blame everyone, even the gamers with little to no patience.