Is it possible to recruit Gale after missing the opportunity in act 1?

[Smig]

Been playing with my wife and we've been trying to avoid all spoilers, but now that we're on act 2 (and wondering about the dude in the cover art) we realized that we missed out on a companion.

I checked out the process and apparently we'd need to investigate a gate and succeed in two checks. I don't remember if we didn't investigate or missed the checks, but we just never saw him.

Is it possible to recruit him now or is he lost forever in this playthrough?

[-=GHS=-Kewlpersin]

lost for that playthrough

[★REM★]

On the bright side, while i do understand you wanna try Gale, the game is perfectly doable also without him.

[Smig]

Fortunately my wife just happened to pick a wizard, so we may not have used him anyway. It's just a pity for the lost content but hey, what is done is done.

[★REM★]

Originally posted by Smig:

Fortunately my wife just happened to pick a wizard, so we may not have used him anyway. It's just a pity for the lost content but hey, what is done is done.

Absolutely you missed out some fun times, Gale can be fun but he's also very annoying in other situations.
Personally i played 2 saves with him, and i'm happy i did, but now i just either kill him as soon i approach the portal, or recruit him and let him rot in the camp.

I believe shadow is probably the one you want to have in your party 100% of the time, some can not agree with me but her story is compelling and you miss out a lot if you don't play it.

Lae'zel is another that never exit my party, she is an absolute OP companion and she makes everything easier.

Minthara is another that if you did not kill her, you can recruit in act 2 and she's a powerful companion as well. You can recruit her both on good or evil play through.