I just realized what community I'm in. I was just blindly browsing new, so please excuse my sudden invasion of this space. That's the second time this week I've gotten lost.

I still don't get the context. Though, I can guarantee that my colleagues were just taking a friendly jab at me, since we all play and enjoy computer games. :)

That comparison makes no sense if you enjoy games. NPCs are the entirety of the story telling and world building.

Not quite, as the given context is as wide as an ocean, as deep as a puddle. That and story is not their strong suit, just like the NPCs share the same lines and use them at humorous times. Some people put the Oblivion music behind overdubbed clips or even random interactions due to the stilted (though it's understandable why they do this for videos that teach English) or nonsensical structure.

Even in the best light I don't think it's great.