For me it's the first game of this nature where I've found the vast majority of companion characters to be difficult to like or appreciate at all, and find them unpleasant to be around or to interact with. As much as they're written with different characters in mind, they're all clearly cut from the same cloth at an authorship level, and it's an unpleasant material.
I like Gale, that's about it.
I always curious to hear what people identify as him 'trying too hard' or 'trying to appear trustworthy' - what actual behaviour are people pointing to when saying that?
