FFVIII and IX were verbose compared to the games that preceded and succeeded them.

The irony is the writing prior to 8 was limited by hardware; when the hardware improved, the games following 9 were limited by voice acting. The only exceptions? MMOs.

Squenix takes their MMO worldbuilding very seriously, if the staff is any indication. I'm sure there's a wiki somewhere that has a digest if you need it, and you can always rewatch the scene as many times as you like from the inn.