I agree with this argument about the consquences of cinematics, entirely. I just disagree with the argument of "dumbing down". Just look at Spiderman or God of War, two incredibly high fidelity games that are also incredibly good and worthy of the praise they get. And God of War certainly tells a far deeper, more complex and interesting story than BG3 ever comes close to. So things like that make me very unwilling to attribute this sort of thing to something as simple and frankly, a little insulting as "games being dumbed down" to sell more. Though I agree that prettier graphics doend up selling more games at a ratio that isn't fair or inherently reflective of quality, which was my argument.
