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

[Zekkyou]

The majority don't play games for a specific factor, they play them simply to be entertained. As long as the overall package achieves that, the game is likely to score well. Even then though, games with activity 'bad' gameplay very rarely score well. In almost every instance where a heavily story focused game scores well, the gameplay is just simple and focused.