I was going to make this exact thread about the story and its inconsistencies that I’ve been painstakingly noting through my playthroughs, but I’m not even close to finishing the list on account of there being so many. Why are there so many! EA had ideas that were executed way better in some instances and made more sense for the characters just to be cut from the storyline.


My first time ever playing was with a regular tav, as recommended by the devs, and I always felt irrelevant to the story, like I was just some guy, no personal struggles or background to help shape my decisions. Sure there are some special class dialogue choices, but that’s about as far is it gets to being personalized for a tav that isn’t a durge. Overall, it just felt empty and that I don’t belong here with this group of companions who have some tie to the main story (which at this point I'm not even sure what it is). Everyone else was suffering except for my character (non durge), and I don’t get a chance to have an arc. Certainly doesn’t help that they barely talk so on top of everything I feel no connection to my tav.

I find myself playing origin stories more than my own custom character because of this. I’d like to agree on the notion that the origin characters stories are a lot more developed than tavs, but that’s unfortunately not true. There are still so many inconsistencies and moments that are out of character that it breaks the immersion.

Another issue is how they’re adding in huge plot points and changes to the story through PATCHES. The story now is slightly different to when I first played it (like act 2 in Last Light Inn with Mol & Raphael, possibly making Minthara recruitable in a good playthrough, etc) and it definitely makes it harder for me to sit down and enjoy the story if canon is being changed every so often. What I believed back then to be true in the story is not the case now. What’s the point of playing the game if it’s going to be different every time, when I’ve grown attached to a certain plot point and now it’s removed or modified? I appreciate the studios hard work and not charging us for these patches but I can’t help but feel this is unprofessional on their end. I’m putting the game down for now until they agree on a direction that makes sense and whenever they get done changing the story because this is leaving me confused and in a doozy.

I refuse to believe this is a product that Larian was proud in getting out the door. It’s clearly an unfinished game that they just recently added a semi satisfying epilogue to. I did hear about the financial struggles and crunch time, but it was under development for years. I see now that they have much more in store and that they’re correcting their mistakes but this feels like an Early Access Part 2 situation.

Overall, the game is fun to play there’s no denying that. The companions are the most compelling part of the game and what keeps me coming back for more. But the story and missing pieces are not something I can ignore and I only wish they had more time to put together something more cohesive.