Story is automatically a good thing?

[SeriousWB]

I do like the occasional story-driven game, however for me they are always much less value for my money. I play through it, beat it, and they don't get touched again. I've even started not buying some games, and instead watching all the cutscenes on youtube and saving myself the money (I know I'm terrible). This is why I mostly prefer games that are much different on each playthrough.

So to directly answer the question, no, story doesn't and never should automatically mean a good thing.