4. Examples from other games regarding party dynamic.
- Leliana's song by the fire in DA:O.
- Mass Effect party DLC.
- Garrus and Shepard, beers and shooting stuff from rooftops.
- Geralt/Ciri snowballfight
- Geralt and the Witchers on their drunk detective quest.
You mentioned DA:O as one of your examples but I would say that DA2 and DA:I were much better in this regard. DA:I was the best, they had the inner circle who would have discussions and comment on your decisions at the war table, multiple scenes at the tavern, playing chess, going to the ball, pulling pranks, etc. Companions would move around the area, be involved in each others quests at times, and even romance each other if you did not. (I think Dragon Age had like 4 cases of this) I would have done bullet point examples but that list would be pretty long. Cutscene videos online for DA:I showcase it better than my words probably ever could.
In BG3's defense Bioware is probably the best at this and it's what I would consider their specialty. It feels almost a little unfair comparing that aspect to other games because I have yet to find one that is truly comparable outside of maybe the FF and Witcher series.
