Yes Rob, if all fairway bunkers on a course are designed or presented in such a way that an unplayable lie or splash out of no more than 20 yards is common, it negates what we consider as “classic strategy” (I.e. taking on a hazard to play for an angle). In other words, we will just hit away from trouble.
This in itself is a form of strategy, what we more commonly think of as plotting our way around a course, staying short of trouble to give a wider target or just hitting it away from the trouble in the first place. I am going to call that “modern strategy”.
I will expect a reference when these two terms become the norm!
Bottom line - yes I think there can be bunker scheme designs that are too much.