OFFICIAL The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Discussion)

[FordGT90Concept]

I played Witcher not unlike Witcher 2, if memory serves. I fixed the perspective to above and behind Gearlt. I used WASD to move and turn then mouse to attack. It takes a while to get in to (outskirts of Vizma is kind of painful) but I really got into it in Vizma itself (chapter 2, if memory serves). When I replayed it, I distinctly remember suffering through Chapter 1 (basically a tutorial to questing and choices having impact) knowing Chapter 2 made it worth it for me.

I was pretty appalled by Witcher 2 to be honest. Still am. Witcher 3 too for that matter. They felt shallow to me, plot wise. Witcher, it felt like you got to know the characters where Witcher 2 and 3 felt like mostly glancing encounters. Zoltan, Dandelion, and Triss were very real in the original game. I felt CD Projekt betrayed them in Witcher 2 and 3.

 

[ne6togadno]

I played Witcher not unlike Witcher 2, if memory serves. I fixed the perspective to above and behind Gearlt. I used WASD to move and turn then mouse to attack. It takes a while to get in to (outskirts of Vizma is kind of painful) but I really got into it in Vizma itself (chapter 2, if memory serves). When I replayed it, I distinctly remember suffering through Chapter 1 (basically a tutorial to questing and choices having impact) knowing Chapter 2 made it worth it for me.

I was pretty appalled by Witcher 2 to be honest. Still am. Witcher 3 too for that matter. They felt shallow to me, plot wise. Witcher, it felt like you got to know the characters where Witcher 2 and 3 felt like mostly glancing encounters. Zoltan, Dandelion, and Triss were very real in the original game. I felt CD Projekt betrayed them in Witcher 2 and 3.

it isnt cdprojekt. sapkowski made em background charecters when ziri stept in. even yennefer is secondary char in this part of the story

 

[FordGT90Concept]

My point was that the game kept coming back to those characters so players got to know them well. In the sequels, there really isn't extended time with anyone.

 

[AsRock]

If this is not totally fake, this is the announcement of the year.

I know, and still hoping they don't screw it up .

I tried getting through Witcher 1 many times and just couldn't. Game controls were horrid, combat was horrid. Witcher 2 was fantastic. Loved it. Witcher 3 is leaps better than 2.

I enjoyed the first one more than the second, how ever could not agree more that three was better than the other two . Although i am gore liking gamer and wish TW3 had what was in the first one. Which many did not get as they had to remove the blood out of the first one for a bunch of company's although there was a blood patch to solve that.

 

[ne6togadno]

My point was that the game kept coming back to those characters so players got to know them well. In the sequels, there really isn't extended time with anyone.

it is the same in the books. story in the games and in the books isnt related but cdproject still followed the sapkowski's frame.
at the beggining the witcher are short stories for different adventures of geralt and dandalion (intro video of 1st game showes partly one of them). yennefer, tris, ciri and the rest just step in for one story or another.
then stories become a little bit longer with bigger roles for yenifer, tris and dandalion and then he switched to ciri as main char geralt, yennefer and dandalion support chars and all the rest are just background.

he also changed geographic scale in his stories. first stories happen in small space aroun some town or vilage then longer stories have more landscape, journeys around countryside and in novelles about ciri we have full scale continent with kingdomes, politics etc.
cdproject's writers managed to catch quite well evolution of sapkowski's stories

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Sounds like it but I still argue the former make a better framework for a game than the latter. Environment art takes a lot away from depth and refinement of a smaller set. Then again, too little variety in environments can turn a game into Dragon Age 2 where it feels like grind.

 

[Eric3988]

I think all the Witcher games have been excellent for their time. A lotta people criticise the first game for being so clunky but the story telling and consequences were incredible. I liked irredeemably Horn dog Geralt too. I found the cards you got afterwards goofy though.

Witcher 2 upped the ante and was so much more focused and coherent than the first time around. I actually like how condensed it is and how focused it is on the narrative. The combat was okay, but a big improvement over 1. I dislike how uneven the combat was from very difficult in the start to cake walk at the end. Thematically, it doesn't make sense as you don't have amnesia from the last game, so Geralt should have greater proficiency.

Witcher 3 isn't perfect but still easily the pinnacle. Story telling, consequences and impact are pretty much all here and make you appreciate your place in the world. Sure the graphics could of been better considering the previews but are still easy on the eyes. The glitches, while numerous were hardly game breaking and often amusing. Also the various references to other franchises and past games are very entertaining. The combat is much like 2, but slightly improved. Overall, great games and I will continue to root for CDPR and GOG.

 

[okidna]

 

[pigulici]

Was a live interview at PAX, few hours ago, very good one, a part of it:

 

[okidna]

Was a live interview at PAX, few hours ago, very good one, a part of it:

 

[pigulici]

Here it is the whole interview:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/172016604

 

[Vayra86]

Seriously considering a second playthrough, this time while actually TAKING THE TIME to enjoy all the details. I stormed through the first time, backlog stress

 

[Devil-Walker]

God I love that game. I really hope Netflix does the series justice on the live action series they are doing. Honestly I would totally fine if they did it a animated series. A we'll done animated like the new dc 52 animated movies.

 

[TheMailMan78]

This isn't a loaded question but how does this play on the console? I might get it for the Xbox X if I can find a good price.

 

[Hiryougan]

This isn't a loaded question but how does this play on the console? I might get it for the Xbox X if I can find a good price.

It's ok, but i don't understand why wouldn't you play it on your pc(if your system specs are up-to-date), since it will play a lot better. Simply get an xbox controller and you're set to go.

 

[rtwjunkie]

It's ok, but i don't understand why wouldn't you play it on your pc(if your system specs are up-to-date), since it will play a lot better. Simply get an xbox controller and you're set to go.

Because TMM is going to be playing exclusively Xbox X for awhile. Plus, it's all games! Really doesn't matter what platform.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

It's ok, but i don't understand why wouldn't you play it on your pc(if your system specs are up-to-date), since it will play a lot better. Simply get an xbox controller and you're set to go.

Hes a console peasant now.

 

[pigulici]

They put on youtube official channel, the pax interview:

 

[TheMailMan78]

Hes a console peasant now.

I was a king before you broke your GPU cherry son.

 

[Steevo]

I have multiple consoles, but with the new advanced in CEMU emulator the Wii U may be leaving soon.

I have all of like 15 hours into TW3, at what pint does the map start opening up? I still haven't killed the griffin, I have been screwing around with the game and mechanics and its getting old.

 

[pigulici]

Something funny:
https://gfycat.com/RepulsiveLimitedBarnswallow

 

[BiggieShady]

It's ok, but i don't understand why wouldn't you play it on your pc(if your system specs are up-to-date), since it will play a lot better. Simply get an xbox controller and you're set to go.

That horrible feeling when you realize you can't max it on native monitor res @60fps synced ... with potato box you don't have those issues

I still haven't killed the griffin

That would be end of tutorial, griffin is a tutorial big boss iirc. I don't think you are supposed to spend 15 hours in tutorial area

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I was a king before you broke your GPU cherry son.

Key thing there is 'was.' Now you have downgraded to a peasant.

 

[AsRock]

Key thing there is 'was.' Now you have downgraded to a peasant.

OMG just what i was thinking, but i did not want to insult all console owners HA!, and they are not all that cheap these days.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Key thing there is 'was.' Now you have downgraded to a peasant.

I'm still your daddy lil shaver.