Is your point that developers today aren’t as good/benevolent/whatever as devs back in the day? I’m saying (sarcastically, I suppose) that the same type of developers exist today. What does survivor’s bias have to do with it? Is my point moot because GMOD exists?
This is absolutely a tone shift from R&C and Splatoon but you could try Warframe. It is a third-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on movement. It’s not huge on platforming but the gunplay is nice.