Creating Emotion in Games: The Craft and Art of Emotioneering

Reason #4: So Games Don't Seem Amateurish

The better game visuals get and the more games look like films, the more we'll instinctively compare them to films. Weak writing and shallow emotional experiences will increasingly stand out in games featuring stories and characters. Although publishers and developers will (and do) have games that look like films, most games don't have nearly the emotional sophistication of films.