>>715474819They ARE different.
Elder Scrolls is the perfect example. Reading a wiki like UESP would give you the impression that TES is some grand tale taking place over thousands of years, but the actual events while playing the games are usually pretty mundane.
Perfect example is how the Oblivion Crisis is described as a near apocalyptic event in lore but in the actual game Oblivion the gates are minor nuisances that have no impact on the world, the Daedra don't even wander into towns.