The game’s story returns to a semblance of quality after reaching Wyrm’s.
The story is at its strongest when not focused on convoluted plots, but when it is a choice-driven character study of our companions. Act 2 was plotty bullshit. Act 3 has some of that good character development crack I’ve been craving.
It’s clear to me that so much love has gone into our Origin Companions. Each and every one has a quality personality and characterisation (that makes me wish for more… especially banter), but the story and side characters leave much to be desired.
81 hours, having reached the Lower City. But that’s more like 60-70 hours of content and 10-20 hours of backtracking, double checking areas, and reloading outcomes.
Something that would be nice is if in Act 2, to compensate for the lack of character development (except for 1 character), is if the PC goes on a one-on-one adventure with each companion. Something short, with a cinematic sequence with each companion to solidify the relationship as friendship, rivalry, or romance. Like a short two person quest before Gale’s starry night, but with each companion.
