...'The Matrix' is based off a real-life movie. If they are trying to make a game based off that universe, with the same actors/actresses, why would they not a

...'The Matrix' is based off a real-life movie. If they are trying to make a game based off that universe, with the same actors/actresses, why would they not aim for the most realistic possible portrayal possible? Your statement also ignores phenomenal games like Flower, Journey, NiGHTS Into Dreams - your statement even excludes the Mario series. Even 'Halo' has imaginative worlds that can benefit from photorealism. Photorealism does not remove creativity. It's also a standard, a boundary to which digital artists have aspired to since the beginning of the medium. You might as well ask why realist painting is a thing?