[jakebasile]

You're right in that movies and video games are different media and I wish more developers would stop trying to emulate movies so much, but as my sibling commenter points out many games do tell stories. I've even encountered games that have affected me more than a movie could. This is because of the prime difference between the mediums, player agency. As a player, being able to participate and affect the story is entirely different from being shown a story in a movie or TV show. In effect, the player and the developer are co-authors of the story the player experiences.