I never said they were hard and fast rules. In order to bring true immersion to a story you need to show the action, not dictate it to your audience. Media is media, Gromnir, may it be written, a movie, or computer game. I don't want to be told what is going on. I want to be shown.
Also why sacrifice anything, just do the work and put forth the resources to get it done. Its about making a quality game instead of an average one.