I'm not saying story is a bad thing. It's not, but it seems like a lot of devs focus so heavily on coming up with an engaging story and good visuals that they forget to actually make the game fun to play.
I think about some of the games I've played over the years, and a lot of my favorites either had fairly limited or even downright absurd plots that basically boil down to an excuse to make the gameplay loop happen.
Just a random musing.
absolutely true
Also true, lol.
or at the very least trial and error, lol. you don't have to be groundbreaking, just don't have me mashing the button like I'm playing track and field and praying I land more hits than I take, lol.