Posted April 19, 2017
Anomen too. :)
I didn't add Neera to the party in SoD because by the time she appears I already had a full party I was happy with, same thing happened with Rasaad. In SoD I enjoyed Corwin a lot (the voice acting not so much), and I wish she was in BG2.
I picked Neera again in BG2 to do her quest and dropped her to get Imoen (didn't have enough room for both). I picked Rasaad in BG2 and will keep him when I reach TOB (always wanted to try a Monk, but I never wanted my main character to be one, so it's something I think was missing in the old game).
I didn't try the evil characters as they don't fit in my party. I rescued Hexxat, though, and dropped her later, seemed interesting (really enjoyed her introduction) but not someone I wanted in my party.
Overall, I find the new characters alright, nowhere near as good as most of the old ones, I like them more than some, though. Writing is not as good as the old companions (even the ones I don't like, like Anomen), Neera feels a little out of place at times, but it wasn't as bad as to make me want to drop the characters. I enjoyed their quests, both in Bg1 and Bg2, I really liked the new areas.
I posted the link because Stig79 said a friend of his asked him if there was a way to uninstall the new companions and he thought it was not possible.
I have to say though, I enjoy the EE for way many more things than just what the widescreen mod has to offer.
GR00T: I do understand that people don't like the new Beamdog companions (I think Neera's voice is irritating as hell), and I've no interest in any of them either. And I definitely understand how those who have played the original don't want it 'tainted', but I find some of the complaints are overblown. Just the way I see it, anyway.
I understand too why some people would want the game as it was originally, I think the best thing to do would be to make the new content optional. However, I did enjoy having Neera and Rasaad in my party in BG1 and I didn't find Neera's voice irritating. I didn't add Neera to the party in SoD because by the time she appears I already had a full party I was happy with, same thing happened with Rasaad. In SoD I enjoyed Corwin a lot (the voice acting not so much), and I wish she was in BG2.
I picked Neera again in BG2 to do her quest and dropped her to get Imoen (didn't have enough room for both). I picked Rasaad in BG2 and will keep him when I reach TOB (always wanted to try a Monk, but I never wanted my main character to be one, so it's something I think was missing in the old game).
I didn't try the evil characters as they don't fit in my party. I rescued Hexxat, though, and dropped her later, seemed interesting (really enjoyed her introduction) but not someone I wanted in my party.
Overall, I find the new characters alright, nowhere near as good as most of the old ones, I like them more than some, though. Writing is not as good as the old companions (even the ones I don't like, like Anomen), Neera feels a little out of place at times, but it wasn't as bad as to make me want to drop the characters. I enjoyed their quests, both in Bg1 and Bg2, I really liked the new areas.
Lebesgue: I know I can mod EE to restore the original movies and get rid of companions. But I can also mod the original to get the higher resolution. So the argument of EE being more convenient just does not work for me.
I wasn't trying to convince you, though, if you enjoy the old game more then good for you. :) I posted the link because Stig79 said a friend of his asked him if there was a way to uninstall the new companions and he thought it was not possible.
I have to say though, I enjoy the EE for way many more things than just what the widescreen mod has to offer.
Post edited April 19, 2017 by krugos2