Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Having all companions as "origins" is a poor idea

For all i dont get the praise that dragon age gets (i think its a dull franchise with one of the dullest fantasy settings ever conceived) , the Origins system was a great idea (in origins, in inquisition what little background you got to pick based off your race was insignificant) and it allowed much more freedom of character itnerpretation than this does

I think it hearkens back to the idea of a Role Playing game.
the emphass beeing both on ROLE and on PLAYING.

A fantasy world is, at its core, still a world. You are playing a Role within that World and you fulfill it to the extent thats expected of it. A wizard casts spells. A Dwarf drinks beer and says things are dwarven work.
At the same time. PLAYING is also important.
HOW do you fulfill that role? How do you act it out and expand on it.

I think Larians origin system gets the ROLE right but the PLAYING wrong. Even if you get multiple ways to progress that characters story.



Naturally a lot of contemporary RPGs get the ROLE part wrong aswell. Hence why they keep doing away with class and race restrictions and the like.
but thats a whole nother can of worms.