Over the years, I have seen a lot of stupid/unwanted things in the video game industry.
I don't care that much about photorealism, unless it drags the gameplay down. I am into sci-fi, supernatural, and mecha anime/TV shows/movies/games. Sometimes a game may be great in just about every category, but I might just ignore it for using boring conventional guns that I've shot a million times.
I often don't care that much about a video game's story, and instead focus on the weapons instead: how they sound, how they fire/attack, how they look, how they function, and how the more unusual weapons may work. I am a gamer who prefers games that are more about action than story especially shooters, action RPG's and hack-and-slashers.