I think the issue I have is that they all talk.
In Neverwinter NIghts 1 it had some animals you can "talk" too. But the animals SHOW it. Mostly through decribing their actions. On the one hand you have dogs trying to mate with the towns bitch. For a female dog that never says a word she's surprisingly polite.
On the other hand you got rats telling jokes. Somehow. Without them actually saying anything. The text just states "It's telling a joke about" and leaves the rest for you to imagination. I chark it down to "mental images" myself. Picking up on thoughts, feelings and what's on an animals mind. That makes more sense to me then "Oh, yet another animal with speech".
There was also some magical deer with a whole quest that acts as a silent guide. Yet clearly trying to show you something. It's hard (impossible even) to get that when animals always talk.
Don't mind some talking. But some of the magic is missing if they all talk. So have some talk yet others show.
Last edited by Taramafor; 09/09/21 12:15 AM.