> Mostly because videogame plot lines aren't as good as we give them credit for. I wouldn't agree with that. Sure, AAA-level blockbuster video games have simpl

> Mostly because videogame plot lines aren't as good as we give them credit for. I wouldn't agree with that. Sure, AAA-level blockbuster video games have simplistic, unoriginal and derivative stories and that's what most gamers play unfortunately, but there well-written games are definitely out there. Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 were both better written than any Star Wars movie by a long stretch. Planescape: Torment is probably the best written game I've ever played, and playing it almost feels like you're reading a novel at times because the world-building and especially the dialogue is so fleshed-out and thoughtful. This game takes a huge dump over the writing in most movies I've seen. I mean, that's just two examples. I'm a huge sucker for games with a great story regardless of the genre, but genre is a limiting factor in well-written stories. You generally don't get much of a story in an RTS for example. You are most certainly never going to get a good story from a beat-em up like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter.