Also my origanal arguement was biased against shooters. I think its a general problem with alot of games. Need for speed carbon, phantasy star universe are another two games which have fairly shortlived storylines.
I do not agree with the argument that including 50+ extras makes a game better when those extra's have no basis on the story. Assasins Creed is an example of that.
The heart of a game is the story and lately i'v been left feeling let down by the depth and length.