I think that's just differences in opinion in large part. I grew up in the previous era, and clicking through dialog, and ignoring the story was a part of ever

I think that's just differences in opinion in large part. I grew up in the previous era, and clicking through dialog, and ignoring the story was a part of every single RPG I played. My kind of thinking, the fiction was antithetical to the reasons I was drawn into RPGs. The exact opposite of you, at the exact same time. But you are arguing the time is what is different.