I really don't see how you can think games haven't improved since the days of Megaman where there was absolutely no story, you just shot things and ran right.

I really don't see how you can think games haven't improved since the days of Megaman where there was absolutely no story, you just shot things and ran right. Well, I think that is one of the points. The emphasis on story has distracted from gameplay details somewhat. "Just shot things and ran right" is really terrible way to describe how Megaman was actually played. Despite the author's apparent lack of experience with modern games, but the approach of evaluating what you actually do while playing and how enjoyable it is, is worthwhile.