How important is narrative to you when playing a game?Not really important. If the gameplay is great, I could ignore missing narrative and imagine the narrative myself.
Do you enjoy reading dialogue, notes, journals, or lore if it’s well written?
Only if they are not too long and easy to grasp.
At what point does “story” become too much for you?
When story dictates and even overrides gameplay, it is too much. Gameplay should define story not the other way around.
Do you prefer environmental storytelling and subtle hints over explicit text?
Yes. Explicit texts are only needed if it's too hard to explain narrative with environments.
Are there games where the narrative really elevated the experience for you?
Of course there are. Short narrative telling me that I'm invading enemy's headquarter elevated my experience, for example. Without the narrative, I'm not sure why I'm at this headquarter or worse I won't even know that the place is a headquarter.