@Sycho Yeah, DMD and AL have awesome writing. The more invested I become, the more immersed I become. For me, that is the whole point of playing games. They are meant to be experiences. So I wholeheartedly know where you are coming from. Plus, as you noted, if a game can hit home and, by chance, play on my own past experiences, I can begin to feel something and allow my emotions to guide me. In particular, AL has a couple scenes that resonate with my own life.
Not everyone is like that though. Some people just want a mindless escape that is fun, and I can appreciate that perspective. It just isn't for me. I get bored too easily.