4 random examples and the most recent is from 20 years ago? This is weaksauce OP.
If you think 4 images is not enough, it's because you lack pattern recognition to instantly related those 2 styles with the 90's and 00's.
Like the other guy said, if you had focused on remakes and otherwise tried to make better 1 to 1 comparisons, this would be more than "Old Man yells at 20 year old visual novel."
Kanon came for Steam, with the exact same graphics, in 2024.
Japan isn't better with manga, there are 1,000 of Manga isekais that are just slight variations of the same story.
They still have something to stand out, even if it is little. The comic book industry is just recycling the same characters and then creating "new" ones which are just a change in gender or race, they have been doing this for decades.
He is using the word "simp" in a context that has nothing to do with women trying to distort the word meaning (sucker idolizing mediocre pussy) just like they tried to distort the word "incel" (involuntary celibate) to mean anyone they don't like even though 90% of redditors are incels in denial.