"Let me ask you this. When Solid Snake barely pulled himself through that endless hallway filled with radiation, did you see that as yourself overcoming the obstacle, or was it Snake?"
I actually see this as a great example against your point. When Snake is crawling in that hallway you, as the player, are having to repeatedly tap a button to keep him moving. The sequence goes on for so long that, at a certain point, your arm begins to tire. You feel it burn a little...
"Let me ask you this. When Solid Snake barely pulled himself through that endless hallway filled with radiation, did you see that as yourself overcoming the obstacle, or was it Snake?"
I actually see this as a great example against your point. When Snake is crawling in that hallway you, as the player, are having to repeatedly tap a button to keep him moving. The sequence goes on for so long that, at a certain point, your arm begins to tire. You feel it burn a little...