A great article... I sadly agreed with all your points. Can't play anything with a protagonist younger than me. Too unrelatable, as my niche in RPG's thins out, I find myself looking for more darker, more mature games... The last good ones: Dragon Age and The Witcher ... That's it.
Anyways, here is another really cool article you might enjoy on voices in games: http://bit.ly/2jrLfcg
RE: The downfall of RPGs