Addendum

Now in games it's different so long as you still get XP, which is why Dragon Quest XII can stride confidently.

The Core Problem With Dream Sequences

Many dislike dreams in fantasy and science fiction. Who, and how many exactly? Shut up. Anyway, in a modern materialistic setting, dreams are comparatively fanciful. In fantasy or science fiction, the stuff in them can simply happen, perhaps in the holodeck or fairy world. If anything, fantasy/scifi dreams often seem mundane, and who wants a mundane interruption in the middle of his thrilling and thought-provoking speculative fiction narrative? Many, but possibly fewer than the many mentioned earlier.

Warhammer 40k Seems to Be Doing Well These Days

Is it because it keeps having the same problems it's always had while other genre franchises have been trying to kill themselves as inventively as possible? Yes.

Addendum

But if you don't buy it, that makes you Star Trek: Skinflint.

About Star Trek: Infinite

It reminded me of something I've wanted to say for a long time. Stellaris? More like Smellaris! Thanks, Star Trek: Infinite.

The Main Thing Star Trek Probably Got Wrong

A space cruiser should have its own band. Maybe they had that in some episode, but the point is, put a band on your space cruiser.