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There are some interactive games which basically allow for that albeit with limitations (not endless). I suppose an example is Mass Effect. But even a game like CoD single player is basically a story plus a FPS. Though its scripted with only one path, not multiple like you prefer.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (another Bioware IP) might be an even better example -- the story swings rather dramatically on how you play the game, with the potential to kill (or save) multiple characters.

You get 30+ hours of ad-free gameplay (that's > 60 half-hour TV shows), PLUS the chance to replay and experience a new story. (Good) RPGs are the best bang for your buck entertainment-wise.

Haven't played it (nor Mass Effect, actually) though heard good things about it. I have played SWTOR which is also BioWare and from what I heard from people who've played ME series you can feel that. If you play the class storylines, you end up with a more diverse MMORPG than something like WoW which is practically the same for every class -- until the last expansion, Legion, but still not comparable to SWTOR. SWTOR's user interface was laggy though (not sure if it still is) which made competitive PvP a joke. The raids were lackluster as well. But the stories, I can recommend those. Not to say the WoW storyline of Legion wasn't epic; but only once IMO. Not enough diversity.

Yeah, they dropped the ball a bit on SWTOR. I'd have loved to see a single-player KOTOR 3. Ah well, Bioware's slowly dying, so it's up to new companies to innovate on the stories.

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