Do gamers enjoy movies and books less than the average population?

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McStormy1 said:

I'm asking this because many gamers seem to not like long cutscenes, do not care about depth and writing quality in their storylines and often become upset over games that feature a prominent storyline in liue with gameplay. Do gamers simply enjoy movies and books less than the average population hence why they gravitate towards games and dislike movie and book qualities in their medium of choice?

Probably not, but you're creating a false distinction here. As the old Almond Joy and Mounds commercials used to say, "Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't." When I want to play a game, I want to play a game, not watch a movie. The same goes for the other way around, and similar principles apply to books; these are different media, and should be celebrated both for what they are and for what they are not.

Prominent storylines don't logically have to get in the way of gameplay, in the current state of the industry they usually do. Developers refuse to give us both, because that involves too much effort without enough of an increase in sales to justify it from a business perspective.