They have quest lists...I have problems with stories too, but in a slightly different way. I'll attempt to pay attention, but then once they start bringing a billion new characters in I get totally lost . I can't really understand most stories due to the amount of things you have to remember, so sometimes I wonder how people even play immersive games like that and keep track of what they need to do and who everyone is!
I've watched enough people playing them
I usually watch those as if they were a TV series and usually, some part of the story peeves me to the point of skipping parts of it, ir fast-fowarding because some bits are so annoying.
I like consistency