I just can't stand Avellone's writing style. I find it very pedantic, verbose, and over-the-top. That cleric charcater he wrote for PoE was just soooooo annoying and boring
how dare you, Sir! Durance is such a great companion.
I do think Av can be longwinded with his writing, but he seems to know how to write for the game so very well. Consistently strong themes and great utilisation of interactivity with the player.
Planescape is such a treasure trove of RPG narrative design.
As to the original commenter - I am not sure how Torment falls into Larian sensibilities - it was precise opposite of what Larian’s. Unless he meant setting, not the game, in which case I don’t really have an opinion. It’s the strong narrative design that made Torment and Mask of Betrayer so compelling to me.
