This. Space Invaders, Pacman, Mario, Tetris are games that single-handedly defined an entire generation of games. No story to be found. I think the OP is perf

This. Space Invaders, Pacman, Mario, Tetris are games that single-handedly defined an entire generation of games. No story to be found. I think the OP is perfectly on point. A good story demands an authorial voice, and most games can't have (or won't bother with) that.