Much of the praise heaped on the PlayStation version was directly related to its story, and it is indeed impressive, steeped in adolescent yearning and melodrama.
Every sentence weighs heavily on every character as they describe their inner pain.
They're all introspective and speak in ellipses ease their angst so they can live again. Absolutely way beyond anything the master of saccharine Steven Spielberg would consider filming. The dialog is absolutely cringe-inducing, with inappropriate, witty banter at bizarre times thank God it's text and not vocalized by bad actors, which might have taken the game into cheesy Resident Evil territory. Whether this is due to the translation from Japanese is irrelevant. However, in the context of the story, the setting, and the premise, the simple dialog works wonders when uttered by these funky looking characters.