I too really appreciated DA:O, and especially so for the companion interactions and growing your relationship. What I really enjoyed is how you didn't have to be good/evil/douche/goody-tow-shoes/neutral in order to build up your relationships. Instead it was mostly enough that you built up a mutual respect based on the companion's standpoints and trying to understand where they were coming from. I haven't seen that in BG3 yet, but I really hope it will be possible to both role-play your character and grow your relationship to that of at least mutual respect.
That's what I'm really hoping for. I hope the companions can kind of grow with you. So if you play an evil/bad character, the companions will be worse people along with you, but if you play a good character they can become better. I really liked Morrigan's writing because she is always herself but if you raise your approval level with her and treat her like a friend, she's genuinely shocked that she could grow to care so much about someone. It made the last conversations with her really touching. I can see hints of a possibility that this sort of thing could happen with Astarion and a good character. I really hope Larian's writing team follows through. (he has a few brief flashes of vulnerability I think they could do a lot with.)
Totally agree! It was such a sweet scene, I was like "wow are you starting to flirt and to like me?" and then his dissatisfied phrase xD But really I like how he treats my character when he has exeptional relationships.
Also I hope that there will not be some heartbreaking moments with his character, my heart won't stand ;D
By the way, guys, thank you so much for all your replies! It is so important for me as well to see people who share my thoughts!
The stargazing scene is without a doubt my favorite game moment so far. It's so nice. I just could do without the whiplash of the attitude change between that and the normal dialogue lol.
Yes. Please, Larian. Let us have nice things. (I can hear them cackling in the distance with a curt "no." xD)
