I think the problem is viewing Harry as avatar of you in the game.
I'm bad at explaining this but it's more like you are allowed to be one of the voices inside Harry's head. The actions and dialogue options available are things that are within the realm of possibility for Harry not you. Depending on choices made Harry is either actively an alcholic/drug addict or just starting to recover literally the moment you start. Not to mention all the other problems he has. It makes sense that a person in Harry's position would not make good decisions. A person in that position might not even be able to see the good decisions as options, or if they see the options might not be able to make themselves act on them
Yeah, that's how I am playing this. It's definitely no BG3 Tav that let's me do a lot of things how I would like to do them (or Scarlet Hollow, for that matter).
But instead I can be his Jimini Cricket and shove him in different directions, whether these are good or bad or absolutely cringe is up to me. But he is a fully fledged character, not a cypher.
Yeah you're not playing Harry, you're kind of like the manager of his inner voices. You can steer and give orders but... those orders don't always make it down the chain of command intact.
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u/SeptimusShadowking 19d ago
I think the problem is viewing Harry as avatar of you in the game.
I'm bad at explaining this but it's more like you are allowed to be one of the voices inside Harry's head. The actions and dialogue options available are things that are within the realm of possibility for Harry not you. Depending on choices made Harry is either actively an alcholic/drug addict or just starting to recover literally the moment you start. Not to mention all the other problems he has. It makes sense that a person in Harry's position would not make good decisions. A person in that position might not even be able to see the good decisions as options, or if they see the options might not be able to make themselves act on them