Oh but I can. To me, the single most enjoyable thing about a game is a good story (can be funny, or serious, or something else, long as it is good). It could have amazing controls and feel completely pointless without a story (like NSMBU and Tropical Freeze). It is pure laziness and nothing else. 

The review system is based on what I personally want in games, not anyone else specifically. There have been plenty of people in the past that have agreed with my reviews and plenty more that don't get my style, it is fine.

But you do have to realize that a reviewer giving a classical symphony 6/10 because he wants good lyrics in his music WILL become the laughing stock of the industry.

Also, this is my own opinion, so do not feel the need to be influenced by it, but art should not, and generally isn't reviewed for what it lacks, but simply as an open-ended cumulation of what it does well.

Yes, but all types of art requires something. Music requires audible noises, paintings require visuals, poetry requires lines written well. In my opinion, the art of video games requires a decent story to be properly and fully enjoyed.

You couldn't be further from the truth even if you tried, what you are saying is the same as suggesting music requires deep lyrics to be good, books need good ilustrations to be masterpieces or movies need an orchestral ost to be decent, you are saying that another art is fundamental when judging gaming, which is a huge disparagament against videogames, you believe they are unable to sustain for themself and fail to understand where the essence of gaming is.

Also you don't really understand the term "story" when used in videogame, is not just about writting or the argument, the levels themself can tell stories, Tropical Freeze choses not to have dialogues or a depth story because they don't want to distract from the game or interrump gameplay, simple as that, but you call it "lazyness" which is incredibly bold and even arrogant, however if you actually observe the game you'll realize the levels are telling you stories, they narrate the story of the places where DK goes and how the viking invasion was happening, there is even a progression from level to level, that is true elegance, a 2D platformaer like DKTP doesn't need a story, it never needed one, but still they count you stories without interrumping your gameplay and without forcing you to swallow it, it doesn't look like you apreciate that.  Not only you think gaming requires something that it doesn't require, but also you don't apreciate that same thing unless is put in a very obvious way, like the way you would find it on a book or a movie. Videogames don't need to be books or movies, they can stand by their own feet.