Shadowheart practically screaming at the group in act 1 that the Zaith'isk is going to kill Lae'zel.
She didnt do that in my playthrough. The way they designed these moments is that all companions practically say the same thing and one companion is chosen completely randomly to say it. This is also the reason why only one companion reacts usually in those scenes because it would sound weird for all of them repeating the same thing as if they dont hear eachother. Either way i installed a mod to hear all of them anyway for more content. But yes this is the type of reactivity that is lacking in Act 3 most of the time and i have to try to micromanage my party composition to figure out which party members will have something to say in particular situation, which is why Jaheira becomes almost permanent member of the party in act 3, and i bring Minsc more than Astarion even though he's much weaker in gameplay for me.
I enjoy minsc because he's talkative but at the same time he's pretty much just a fanservice character and i feel its a little unfair to game's own original characters that they get so much less to say.
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there is so much reactivity to smaller, less important things early, to then later having some huge events at most getting a one-liner or even completely being ignored, that really stands out.
That's exactly how i felt. There is even cut content that has reactivity, and i have no idea why its cut. They could easily have fit her in somewhere. It's pretty fleshed out.
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Astral-Tadpole transformation
I find it weird that the Emperor still wanted to bang me after i crushed the astral tadpole under my boot.
Another part that is immersion breaking is the whole Elfsong inn, i hate everything about it, but the characters show no awareness of, nor any reaction to, the fact that they are in an inn. Characters like Isobel and Aylin feel out of place there, whereas Shadowheart's parents just stand there in prisoner's clothes dirty and smelly next to a bathtub with hot water, soap and a sponge as well as a wardrobe full of clothes. I'm sure they'd wish to use the opportunity to clean up after being imprisoned for decades and have a change of clothes, but no.
