> Games which lack this intentionality often feel dead in contrast

Like for instance... Dwarf Fortress? Minecraft?

Generative AI is just another method to go procedural generation. Not necessarily a better way. Or you could even argue that procedural generation is a form of generative AI... But either way, there are games where the lack of intentionality is central to the appeal.

> Like for instance... Dwarf Fortress? Minecraft?

DF for some doesn't fit into this category for me. Minecraft feels dead to me, while many other games that utilize procedural generation are not.