/vr/ - Retro Games

Who in their right mind would do something that retarded if most if not all video game stories are merely necessary, run-of-the-mill, paint by numbers shovelware glue ripe with insultingly bad archetypes and tropes? I would./spoiler]

Seriously though, to which degree does the allure of the narrative and the craftsmanship and general quality of the storytelling factor into your enjoyment of a game? Is excellence in storytelling sufficient to make you look beyond deficits in gameplay? Let's get this discussion rolling or die trying.