I don't understand what all the fuss is about. It's life people. We come and we go. People remember and people forget. Doesn't matter how important you are you will be forgotten at some point whether you're alive or not. Now, when it comes to Michael Jackson he meant a lot to a lot of people and Ubisoft recognized that and decided to tribute him a game. Yes, to them, it was probably about money but to the people WILLING to spend it, it will mean so much more. With that said yo...
I like to think of it as a big problem with game developers. Why are you even considering catering to a group of people who dont care about narrative when the project youre working on requires one. Add a skip cutscene function and move on.