Bingo. Back in those days. As you grow older your "immersion meter" decreases with your imagination, since you get more experience with the world. The younger you are, the better is your imagination due to the amount of life experience. Recall that kids have enormous imagination and can play any crap all day long, because it is really new and immersive for them. But now as you have grown up, games will not be as immersive as they used to be, until technology can keep up with expectations.
The point I was making is that immersion is mainly how you perceive the game, the technology helps you with it.
P.S.
IIRC you still keep recommending people this game.