Cerez

Skyrim - It felt like more of a dating sim than an actual RPG.

Mass Effect 3 - For the obvious reason, and that it seemed more geared towards the multiplayer than your character's story. (the reason you went back and played the other 2)

Hitman: Absolution - Seemed like a total step back from Blood Money. (I'm hoping the new game will change that)

Hmm... I see your point. Although, writing for video game games has been overall in improvement over the last decade. Big studios are starting to realise that a good story can separate a good game from a bad one just as much as a good gameplay. I think JKA is actually one of the last examples where very little mind has been paid to the story/script. With sequels there is always the temptation to go for less effort, more jazz, and more money, but overall big bugdet (and indie) games are much m...

...more story-focused these days. Perhaps that's why we tend to pick out a bad story more easily.