Origin play through

I recently started an Origin play through with Astarion since the vampire aspect seemed appealing and he’s not a terrible choice for a monk since he gets bonus necrotic damage after ascension not that I can bite anyone in front of my party since I have garbage charisma. I’ve previously tried a Gale origin and quickly lost interest. I don’t consider Durge to truly be an origin character even if you use the Dragonborn sorcerer.

So my question, are origin play through as rewarding? I’m having trouble getting into them and even seen recommendations especially for Astarion, Wyll and Gale because there’s much more of their story we get to see by playing with them. I don’t know if it’s the immersion or because having played I already have an opinion of how the characters should behave and feel influenced to behave differently than I want to.