I'd put "story" first, assuming it's a catch-all that includes writing and worldbuilding. Basically all of my favorite games have stories, characters and worlds that I love engaging with. I'll never turn down good gameplay, but I'm more willing to suffer through bad/mediocre gameplay for a good story than the other way around. For example, Matt Rorie's Alpha Protocol is one of my favorites despite its very obvious shortcomings.
Gameplay is always more important than graphics though. As a fan of sports games, I'm still more likely to play Madden 2005 than the current incarnation because I prefer how the older games feel. Good or bad graphics are still noticed, but they're not a major concern if I'm enjoying everything else.
The site is currently a mess for me on Firefox, which is my laptop's default browser. For starters, the carousels are broken. The arrows for scrolling don't show up at all and trying to use my touch screen to scroll doesn't work either. Also, the dates on some videos are incorrect when I try to use the "Shows" tab instead. This not only made me think there were a few Demo Derbies that I had somehow missed, but it also makes the Quick Looks page borderline-unusable at the moment. It keeps defaulting to videos from earlier this year, like Dragon Quest or a VRodeo instead of the most recent ones. I'm not having these issues on Chrome, but I'd rather not have to use an entirely separate browser for just this one site. Also, the carousels on the video pages being "backwards" is an odd choice.
I've played at least half a dozen Zelda games and BotW is the only one that I didn't stop playing due to boredom. I think it's a fantastic game if your expectations are set accordingly. If you're looking for a traditional Zelda game or even an open-world RPG akin to the Elder Scrolls you're going to be disappointed. The game is almost entirely about exploration and I've honestly never felt more like an explorer in a video game than I did with BotW. It strikes this awesome balance between tension and serenity and I honestly loved it.
I have less hands-on experience with Odyssey, but it seems to be more on the level of Sunshine than, say, Galaxy. It's adequate if you're starving for a 3D Mario game, but I wouldn't call it special. Plenty of people seem to love it though.
As for the system in general? If it has games you want to try and you can afford it, I'd say go for it. Especially if you don't have a PS4 or Xbox or if you travel a lot. It already has a pretty good lineup even beyond those two prestige titles and it will only be getting better.
I don't think I enjoy rhythm games or the casts of P3 and P5 to actually buy one of these games like I did P4DAN, but I cannot wait to hear the soundtracks.
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