The contrast with Divinity should be obvious, but here it is, Zixzax just staring blankly during a very one-sided conversation. Very little movement.
Zixzax I was just tempted to watch this again. What struck me this time is how much time Zixzax seems to spend asking himself questions and talking to himself.
Who are you? And how did you get here?
In retrospect this is an odd question. It's like Christopher Columbus falling out of his boat, washing up on America and then walking up to some native Americans and asking, "How did you get here?"
I think I would probably start by asking, "Where am I?", or "What are you?" or "What is that machine?" or "How did you stack those books so high?"
Zixzax:
Oh, yes, yes, proper introductions! Zixzax the Historian, at your service. It is my job to record all that was and is and, hopefully, all that is to be!
As for how I got here, well, for a historian appointed by the gods themselves, hopping to the end of time is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
How YOU got here, though... that's a rather more interesting question!
On such a tiny (and rapidly shrinking) vestige of space and time, I wouldn't have expected to find a soul but my own shadow...
Worse, like 5 second later, just to rub it in, Zixzax
tells you, "'Show, don't tell' I always say." After giving you a quick peek through his telescope, he then proceeds to talk at you for several more minutes.
Look! The torches are alight! Look! The portal is open! Look! It's the Weaver of Time! You're such a goddamn liar Zixzax.
The story on d:os EE felt unimpressive, I didn't really felt like the dragon, or the void was present and time itself was ending, instead I felt like dealing with a necro-cult of some sorts with Leandra always running from me over and over...
I think that's fine. I don't think a story needs to be high-stakes to be good. The Witcher 3 starts out as a man looking for his girlfriend, then his daughter, and that's pretty awesome.
Obviously, D:OS2 can't be so character driven given that the main character is not pre-defined. There will need to be some high stakes in order to motivate a range of different characters. Generally speaking though, a good story does not need to be high-stakes.
