Originally Posted by Abits
I think it's a problem with most crpgs I played. I've seen much worse cases (the persona series for example) and some better cases (I think most of bg2 but even there you have characters like Anoman who defers to you for no good reason other than you are the PC)
Btw Baldur's gate 1 is also a big offender in this case.
I’d argue that since our mainchar is a point of attraction. The overall plot is designed around him/her. So there’s no real need to explain why anybody joined him, he’s just a main protagonist. The thing is you can describe yourself why they joined you, e.g. you are overly charismatic, agile, strong or maybe you’re super kind and those people feel safe with you.


Romances in RPGs brought us to this