Why I believe two games may have completely ruined gaming for me forever

In 2013 Naughty Dog kicked out The Last of Us. Upon its release I had never even heard of the game. Somehow that one flew under the radar completely. Maybe a month after its release one of two favorite gaming sites, Cheat Happens, kicked out its review of the title (the other site being Kotaku). Now I'm not a zombie freak at all. I do like horror movies and games, but generally not those about characters sharing a major common trait with Santa, the Easter Bunny, Lucky the Leprechaun, and open minded religious zealots... in other words entities that just do not exist. Rather, I get far more wrapped up in a title if it has at least some base in reality (even if remote).
What caught my attention with TLOU was that it actually managed to create a zombie apocalypse with a scientific plausibility (though admittedly an extremely unlikely one). The story centers (for those that have not played the game) around a plague of the Cordyceps virus. In reality, the affliction is limited to ants... and the speculated time-span for a mutation to infect humans would likely take thousands of years. Just the same, the remote tie got me curious, and the review focused on the ability of the story to draw you in and make you empathize and even loathe the PCs and the NPCs. They were right, and to date, even though I consider myself more of a traditional RPG fan, this is hands down my favorite game of all time.
Now the next game in mind came out with the year following. It isn't flashy, and it isn't even AAA. However, it has certainly become a cult classic if not a pop culture one. Still, I have never played it... nor will I.
The game I reference here is Goat Simulator. WTF? Goat Simulator? I am certain some of you have played it, and many probably really enjoy the game... but a (fill in multiple expletives here) goat simulator??? Over the past couple of years there have been a great deal of releases on Steam that make me question, "who funded that one?" None of them however make me more curious than this cloven hoofed sim. Have we really completely drained the creative well of ideas to the point that we have to simulate the life of an aluminum eating and all consuming quadruped? Chances are many of you can praise the games strengths... and admittedly I am anxious to hear them... but is there anyone else out there going where the (again, fill in expletives) are the real games at?
Between one game that absolutely amazed me, and another that makes me question whether or not the gaming industry is now doomed... I have seriously found it difficult to enjoy games anymore. When a game is good... it's just not The Last of Us Good, and when it's not... it makes me think more devs are leaning toward the no thought/no story archetype of the aforementioned Goat Simulator.
Anyone have a similar title or titles that have put you in that spot?

On the plus side, I had this rut before after Oblivion... and fortunately, I realize that it is a moment who's time will pass.