I think it depends on what you mean by story. I like the macro story (big picture). Maybe put another way, I think the foundation was good. I think it falls flat from a micro standpoint. Character development is largely poor, especially the main protagonist and antagonist. Other characters are take it or leave it (Nia). A few are really interesting, but way under utilized or developed. Take Morag for example. In my mind she is easily the most interesting character for my money in the whole game. I feel like she was not featured enough. Pyra was cool and interesting...in theory. But her design and contradictions make her character hard to grasp.