Maxx

The simple answer is because there's nothing else like it.

But the more nuanced answer isn't that we put up with the bad to get the good.

If I just wanted to experience the content of Silksong, I'd watch a streamer I like play through it. No, there's an inherent quality to playing the game that isn't centered around content, art direction, story or any of those fixed aspects. On a very fundamental level the game is just a joy to play in a moment to moment sense. Elements like runbacks give me a few seconds to reflect on mistakes and look forward to the upcoming battle. To quietly self-improve at the game in a way that feels remarkably meaningful in the moment leading up to that eventual victory over each boss and challenge.