I didn't know a thing about D&D or Baldur's Gate, so I had no idea what to expect with all of the different subclasses or fictional races.
I rarely team up with Wyll, Karlach and Gale. I feel like Wyll's story has potential but it's almost as if the writers gave up on him. Or that his story seems overshadowed by characters like Karlach and Mizora. At least Mizora seems interesting and she makes sense since Wyll's a warlock, but I forget about her most of the time and get her name mixed up with Minthara's. Karlach annoys me. She's like some marvel or dreamworks character, like she's gonna break the fourth wall and wink at the audience. Always skipping and hopping around in camp. Gale is a mess. Just a mess. It's funny because the warlock and wizard classes caught my attention at the start, so I was actually interested to learn more about Wyll and Gale.
Astarion's introduction was terrible. Poorly written. He's really funny and I like his snarky comments (find myself agreeing with him on most things, like his comments about the druids hospitality). I understand why a lot of people find his character overrated. I wish the game allowed more options for your character to interact with the companions and befriend them without instantly focusing on romance. I often wonder how a platonic relationship would've worked out between Astarion and Tav. I feel like BG3 lacks a lot of options for the player while still being overly detailed, but I'll avoid turning this into a rant about the entire game. Anyway, Astarion's character design reminds me of Marshal from Animal Crossing or Bede from Pokemon.
Shadowheart annoys me. She's just back and forth. What's funny is that I somehow got Shadowheart to open up to me about her purple prose backstory around the same time I had thoughts on sacrificing her to BOOOAL. Jenevelle Hallowleaf... father was a werewolf... I mean they added everything into her story. Tries too hard to be mysterious. Shar worshipper but no one ever gets the chance to point that out, which I find weird. Your character might get the chance to notice other deities, and Gale claims to know everything so he should probably notice that Shadowheart is dressed as Shar's mascot. I care so little about the artifact.
I often joke that Lae'zel is a personal trainer, life coach and executioner all in one. She's crazy but she stands on business I guess. So I respect that. Her ears remind me of a cactus. I care so little about the creche.
Halsin is the worst. Could've turned into a rat or a bumblebee to escape the prison the goblins had him locked in. I hate Halsin. Minthara could've just taken a short walk around the corner and would've found the grove. She's boring.
Jaheira is cool. We have Jaheira, why do we need Halsin? Sometimes Halsin 'accidentally' dies during the fight at the goblin camp. Strange how that keeps happening in my game...
