[morelisp]

Pokémon (most of them) have pretty good writing. Planescape Torment has ok “endcap of the airport bookstore fantasy shelf” writing. You’re making exactly the mistake I’m talking about.

(Even narrative-heavy FPSs like Bioshock have an order of magnitude less writing than most RPGs.)

[corethree]

You've got to be joking. Pokemon has better writing then planescape torment or "endcap of airport fantasy shelf" writing?

This isn't a mistake I'm making. Less writing isn't better writing and more writing isn't better writing either. I think you're one of those people who just likes things extremely plain. Basic text that's less wordy is usually an example of bad writing imo. This kind of writing is good for research papers but for stories it's not a good thing.

Anyway here's an example of the "good writing" you're talking about in pokemon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxeU3WwbaqQ

Most people would disagree with you and agree with me. All the writing in there is pure garbage. I don't understand how you can call that "good" other then if you have a preference for simple sentences.

[morelisp]

Simple sentences are great for simple ideas. Most video games, including most RPGs, only have simple ideas.

You appear to have linked to an anime. We’re discussing video games.