I think it's far too early to judge their personalities because it is only the first act, which isn't even fully available to us, and all of them are complete strangers with the only mutual goal of getting rid of the tadpole that seems to be binding them. So naturally their personalities right now are impossible to judge because they're untrustworthy, distanced and don't even plan on sticking around once they get the tadpole out. Obviously this is just the surface of their personality, but I have no doubt they will vastly improve as we go through the game.
I think the best part of a third of a game is ample time to get a decent handle on the companions' personalities. It would be terrible writing if they all had these redemptive story arcs and they all turned out to be really rather friendly and it was just the stress of the tadpole that made them such monumental jerks. I wouldn't put it past Larian's writing though...
The BG3 problem: four protagonists competing for the spotlight will not make a good cast. Choosing to play as an Origin character will not do anything to fix that. A Tav is just a mechanical variation to that, shallow of content in comparison.
The dynamic of a PC protagonist with companions for supporting cast has worked great for all party based RPG's before, but of course Larian had to reinvent the wheel. Thinking outside the box is great, but you need to see what actually works and what doesn't.
Amen.
I don't understand why they would shoot the property in the foot like this.
There was a quote somewhere from Swen about how they wanted to take the BG IP and put their own slant on it, basically for their own ends. While I understand their motivation, it's a terribly arrogant admission to take on one of the most lauded CRPGS of all time and effectively butcher a lot of what those games so memorable.
