If done right a love story is good in any form of entertainment (be it movies, books, video games, etc.)
For instance, my Favorite 3D JRPG is Final Fantasy VIII and a good portion of that story is Squall and Riona's (am I remembering her name correctly? its been a few years) love story. On the other hand my favorite RPG ever is Final Fantasy Tactics and it doesn't have a love story (involving the main character at least, well I guess you could argue the entire story is a love story - as in Ramza's love of truth, justice, and his loved ones (his sister) but not a Romantic love story at least).
Currently dreaming of: DKC4 or Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (classic 2D platformers) for WiiWare, Smash Bros. for DSi, New Super Mario World for DSi, a Wii remake or true sequel of Final Fantasy Tactics.
One down, hopefully more awesomeness to come.
