Why are reviewers putting so much emphasis on story rather than gameplay/replayability?

[Snoopy]

Normchacho said:

Snoopy said:

I thought the biggest reason we play video games for the majority is for the gameplay and not the story. I don't mind a good story, but seems games that have an average story while having great gameplay and replayability get shitted on. Nintendo seems to be on the worse end of this to be honest. Nintendo games are about pure fun and yet everyone seems to give it lower reviews because of sparse story. I can understand if the story is innapropriate, but if the gameplay and replability is there and the rest of the game is average it deserves a great review by default because it succedds at suceceeds what being a video game is all about. FUN.

You do realize that this isn't actually a thing that's happening, right?

Super Mario 3D World - 93

Rocket League - 85

Super Smash Bros. - 92

Mario Kart - 88

Resogun - 84

On top of that, you're way off base about how important a story can be to a game. But please, go on.

Yet games like gone home gets a fucking 86 for being a walking simulator with a decent story. WTF is with that.