One thing about this approach is that sometimes things that work well as stories to be consumed (i.e. books or movies) don’t work as well when they’re meant to be participated in (games). And it gets even harder when players are supposed to participate in both sides of the story. For example, it’s almost impossible to have a single protagonist in that case and still satisfy both sides.
I know singling out Christie Golden is generally frowned upon in this forum, but I do wonder if the fact that they’ve just brought in someone who’s used to writing stories for consumption is affecting the overall story.
There was similar thread, which I contributed to, a few weeks ago: BFA Better as a book/movie?