Lack of talent or mismanagement.

I never avoid hard games but I've avoided easy games in the past, depending on how the gameplay is structured - a game like Telltale's Walking Dead will obviously be easy due to the nature of the game itself (so no big deal) but if a JRPG like Yakuza Like a Dragon presents me a deep combat system and then never capitalizes on it due to being braindead, then that's a major flaw I can associate with it (still beat it but it was disappointing).

In general, Hard games tend to be like that because they often capitalize on the gameplay of that specific game. Easy games are either adequate to the light gameplay/story elements or completely unbalanced to the point of undermining what would have been a deep, enriching experience

EDIT: if you're referring to Elden Ring, yeah, the game is easy to a fault - and I can support that with arguments about why that clashes with other gameplay elements in the game. Already had that discussion multiple times though. Game is good but quite flawed.

• God of War Ascension
• Resident Evil Code Veronica
• Silent Hill 4
• Secret Agent Clank

I didn't even dislike the endings. Not everything needs to give me tons of choices and chain reactions. I loved the story and loved the third game as well. ME2 is still my favorite but ME3 is a very close second.

If you care about that, start on Death March right away. Trust me when I say, the game is oddly easy even on that difficulty - so at least DM will encourage you to use potions from time to time.

HK Silksong, I hope.

Also hoping for RE4 Remake to have a very high quality standard but it's a lot of game to reimagine and adapt and a lot of chances to mess it up. I am mostly optimistic though, totally open to a reinterpretation that makes it darker while still respecting the original.