youarebadatgames on 06 March 2010
Games nowadays are about immersion. Back then due to hardware limitations you could not do as much, but tech has improved and so has expectations. People want to actually do things in a game that are fun, engaging, and rewarding instead of grinding on a predefined rail just to see nicely rendered CG that everyone can see watching a movie instead. Story just isn't enough of a draw anymore, as evidenced by the popularity of multiplayer games.
