[Tito]

Well, I think the problem here may be that you're paying too much attention to big blockbusters (such as the aforementioned Hellgate London, Spore, Stalker or Star Wars games) and that is a perfect way for finding all those issues you hate (brilliant graphics, impressive sound, poor gameplay, inexistent originality).

Search a bit more, there are plenty of games with interesting concepts and fresh ideas behind all those marketing campaigns. If you hope the game everyone's been talking about for the last two years of developement to be a gem, you'll suerly be dissapointed.