Wow... I totally agree. As for anybody myopic enough to consider Bioshock the first real attempt by a game to achieve the level of high art, I'd point them in the direction of Shadow of the Colossus. The game is extremely tactile as well as emotional.

The choice to kill these creatures does only come down to "do" or "turn off you console and walk away" but the difference leaves you feeling like a different person.

I was first really disappointed with Bioshock when I get to "that one guy", and like... it's all about choice, but then you don't get to choose. I felt robbed at that moment. Like I came so close to learning the lesson the game had worked so hard to impart, but the chance to prove myself was taken from me at the last moment.