Disagree completely about Gears of War. I've always loved the Gears story line and that goes to a lot of people. The Dom scene in Gears 3 was emotional and amazing. The books were good too and one reason they have been successful is because of the story line. The big complaints about the story was always the cheesy 1 liners, not the story itself. That has always been the story.
People really like Kratos, which is the God of War. Without Kratos, you don't have God of War. The gameplay is brilliant but the story has always been eh to me. Just some mad dude wanting to kill the gods. Still a great game, but how can you continue the story when it's a single player game focus?
To the main question why do people care? Well I think pretty much everybody wants another God of War game as it is a great series but how can you continue something like that? I care because the story is a part of games to me.
If you are going to ask this question then explain to everybody how you can continue God of War while making it relevant to the series
