Idk to me it’s kind of like saying “TV series’ aren’t good at storytelling” because it really depends on what game you’re playing. I’ve played games that I think have fantastic storytelling that ties the whole experience together and I’ve also played games whose bad storytelling ruined the gameplay. On average, I think most games have at least decent storytelling, but I think it’s improved a lot with newer titles.

NieR Automata

!The way that game makes you suspect that the machines are alive, innocent beings (at least as innocent as androids are) is creepy af.!<

!Not to mention that final part when you have to choose between killing 9S and A2, and don’t even get me started on some of those side quests!!<

That game started dark and just kept getting darker when i thought it wasn’t possible.