I’m not saying that the writing is perfect. I would be happy to have more Shadowheart content added, of course, or expanded. There ARE serious issues in terms of what you can miss by not selecting a very specific course of action with her. For example, you can be completely locked out of an Act 3 romance scene if you don’t select one specific dialogue option in Act 1.
Even worse, that dialogue option disappears if you select the one that appears right above it. You do have to do things in a very specific way to see the full arc of Shadowheart’s character development. What I’m doing is offering some tips as to how to see that. I’m happy to offer more tips if you’re interested in seeing more of what her character has to offer.
I guess one question for me, is it simply bad writing or is it done intentionally to add to the replay value of the game? Because I can tell you, it took me a very long time and several playthroughs to figure out all of the special interactions I could have with Shadowheart. One of the cool things about the game is that there are so many little details that you keep sifting through each time, and discovering more.
All this being said, I thoroughly enjoy Shadowheart’s character arc and her writing (though it’s not perfect), and none of the criticism fazes me. Because I feel confident in the quality of her arc as I have experienced it.
