Nah, games like Breath of the Wild, Bloodborne, Doom, Mario Odyssey, Bayonetta 2, Tropical Freeze, The Phantom Pain, Nioh, Prey, Hitman, The Witness, Overwatch, Rocket League, Cuphead and tons of others are praised because of their gameplay.
If anything, we're seeing more player agency and freedom. Not just in immersive sims like Prey and Dishonored 2, but also in games like Hitman, BotW, SMO, PUBG, TPP and Divinity Original Sin 2.
There is hand holding in big AAA games, often optional, but they represent a small percentage of all games.
That and gaming should not just be for a small hardcore Elite.