Does the main story matter in open world games?

[Ouroboros24]

vivster said:

Captain_Yuri said:
It does if it has a great story. I mean sure you can get lost in all the side quests but there is no reason to not have a great story experience and get lost in the side quests in open world games but I do feel like that the story in a lot of open world games isn't good enough to keep me interested in the story.

But is there really a need for an overarching plot if you have just random fun in the world?

You have a point, remind me of Minecraft.  Don't really know if there's a story to it, but the fun my sister is having with that game is creating and exploring.