The better question is, what is with all the hate cinematic experiences are getting?
How hard is it to understand that some people really care about graphics, story, music, a good and memorable plot while others, don't? Pushing a button is only a part of the gameplay. As for reviewers always giving cinematic games or games with good graphics good scores, Ryse would like to say hi. If anything, graphics are taken for granted and are completely ignored in most reviews in terms of the final score they receive.
And to answer your question, for many people like me, cutscenes create an emotional bond with the character. If it weren't for them I wouldn't have liked Ni no Kuni (or cared for Ollie's quest) nearly as much as I did. Same with Eternal Sonata and it's main characters. For me the story is one of the most important parts and cutscenes help a great deal with making me care about the characters. Reading a text is not the same, hence why I watch anime and not read manga.
But the point is that I get that other people care most about gameplay and I don't criticize them. Why do you fell the need to tell others that there's something wrong with their tastes in gaming and you don't simply realize that it's nothing more than "different strokes for different folks", as already pointed out?
