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As games continue to increase in complexity, I can't see this problem disappearing, however, I do think that with a level of refinement it would be much more appealing, especially to what some people call the 'hardcore' gamer. Even just the option to skip those tutorial levels is greatly appreciated. I would have loved if I played through Assassin's Creed and halfway through the game discovered that you can perform "x" or dispatch an enemy using "y"."

Gears of War is definitely a culprit for this, the on screen prompts can not be turned off like assassin's creed and it always tells you to LOOK with Y at the action. By doing that, it actually takes you OUT of the action and makes you an observer again, rather than an experiencer...

Make sense?"

I am glad people agree with the general tone of the article. Thanks guys."

The medium can be used for artistic purposes if the creator deems it necessary. However, most of the time, the creator deems money more necessary. If we look at the indie darlings of video games and compare them to the more artistic films, than we see a similar pattern. Lower box office takings, cult followings, smaller budgets. What you are arguing here has been said a thousand times on a thousand sites and its not an issue that is likely to die off as long as the AAA titles make money.

However, I think you missed an opportunity to discuss the artistic merit of action blockbusters here and opted to go the traditional lack-of-innovation-frustrates-me route."