I’m not even talking about bugs. Opinion based on act1 and very beginning of act2 experience.
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- Dialog and player choices feel railroaded as heck, options are suddenly lovelove or rude as fuck. Quality of dialog writing is very different from other parts of the game.
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- His story is r/rpghorrorstory level problematic. From DM perspective his backstory and associate npc’s are especially bad choices.
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It wouldn’t bother as much if either was better, but both in current state just sticks out to me.
My partner thinks this character must be some executives personal OP character shoe horned in to game despite criticism.
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sidenote: His story would work far better if he was delusional insane person. Instead its literal game over with “certain choices”, if you take him out of the portal.
Gale is an arrogant prick
I genuinely do not see how people have this opinion of him. He is by far the nicest character that isn’t named Karlach.
He’s arguably the most noble and selfless character in the entire game.
He is a “Nice guy” but he isn’t a good guy.
He’s constantly overselling himself, his skills, etc. Talking like he is some master Gandalf or Dumbledore and it’s like… you’re level 1 dude. He has that narcissistic front and it’s like “oh yea I was in a relationship with a goddess” and it’s like Stay in your lane.
It doesn’t help that half of his romance building path dialog isn’t romantic at all. Talking about your cat doesn’t mean I want in your pants, Gale!
He literally offers to sacrifice his own life, immediately upon hearing the plan to sacrifice him. He is also literally that strong, prior to his rejection by Mystra/unfortunate accident. He’s not lying.
stay in your lane
He paved that lane.
His Approvals are all tied to good acts. He respects caring for and defending those weaker than him. He supports acts of charity. He supports honesty, and humbles himself before the entire party up to and including being willing to leave over his condition.
There is no way to paint Gale as anything but a good person.
He is badly written like that. Good guy, but the tells of a “nice guy” proudly written in without second thought. It really wouldn’t be as storytelling breaking without elminster and mystra. Those just finished the nice guy cake.
