Azzy

Would something like this Peacemaker be a along those lines, it allows you to play both sides of the Palestine Israel conflict with the goal being peace. Ernest Adams has an article about it in Gamasutra. Other than that I agree wholly with what you say I've found myself less interested in games as their topics are so empty. All that concerns me is the story and my effect on it so the latest in graphics or the next level of character customisation holds little interest for me.