What are you looking for in companions? A bunch of gung-ho do-gooders who are free from character flaws?
Character flaws are great, it's just that personality flaws don't necessarily equal moral flaws. It seems impossible for Larian to give their good characters believable flaws without compromising their morality. Larian writers seem to think good characters are boring if they aren't hiding some sinister skeletons in their closet, which is very sad because there's so many examples of such characters in games and other media that are very entertaining and likeable.
Right.
I think Larian is going to make it so you can influence them down one path or another.
But there is a big difference between characters who have some personality flaws, but are generally good hearted and want to do what is best as opposed to their primary attribute being that they worship an evil god, made a pact with an evil demon for selfish reasons, have been a serial killer for years upon years, etc. Redemption arcs are great. I even like some of the companions we are presented with. I just wish there was more of a variety in the origin companions.
Because right now they all seem like the "I have made a ton of horrible choices in the past and I can either be redeemed or become super evil" types. And yes, I agree no one is perfect and everyone has skeletons in their closet. But there is a big difference between making some mistakes and having literal skeletons in your closet.
