In fact, Aya could blow Lara Croft up with her mind, which makes me quite happy. Sure, it makes for some killer FMVs and scary monsters, but when it all comes down to it, I just can't suspend my disbelief. In addition to the hokey storyline, PE throws all sorts of little jabs at single parents and homely scientists. Then there's Xenogears. I don't know if it could get much worse.
Nothing is left to the player to piece together.
You talk to a person and get part A of a subplot. Then, you are forced to talk to somebody else who gives you the whole story, directly from A-D, and you can't stop it. You have to sit through it or else there's nothing more to do in the game. And not only are they trite and clich d, but they are long. I don't expect that much will change in the way of video game dialogue, but there are some bright spots.