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And every single character to my knowledge essentially has redemption arcs where you can influence them to completely change their ways and ultimately take the "good" path.

I agree that there should've been more black/white good/evil companions rather than everyone being morally grey, but I believe that has more to do with the aforementioned small number of companions compared to the first two games more then anything.

And I always thought BG1 and BG2 was particularly dark. The sword coast itself being rife with banditry and the iron crisis basically tanking the region's economy, with obvious corruption in the upper echelon of the city itself. I don't think BG1 was as happy go-lucky as you make it out to be. But I also had this same debate with someone else back when BGIII was still a pipe dream, so obviously other people feel the same way you do.