I do think Kaiden's story felt the strongest because it was realistic. From his friends who did betray him but ultimately wanted to save him, to his holding hope for them to save him eventually, to him losing his sanity after witnessing Gale's demise (Kaiden is my Crash Out King). Kaiden suffered so much in such a deep way so his rage was more profound. And sorry but I still hate the king. I will never forgive him regardless of his reasoning. Because what do you mean you were going to release him a year after torture!? You really thought he'd be alive afterwards and you could atone for this mistake? Even if Kaiden hadn't lost his mind and crashed out, the king would have lost his kingdom because let's be honest, he sucks. While I understand Maya's character a bit more, I still think I like Tamara a bit better. Which is why I will be replaying her story because I miss her. Never the less, congrats on creating such a magnificent story and I look forward to the next project.
P.S. When we first met Kaiden I stated, per verbatim, "Kaiden has to be the villain and if he is, he would be my favorite character." Because Maya trusted in him so much, I was rooting for him to be the villain. And he was revealed to be, I cheered.