DatIrishFella
Band of Brothers, Thief
Just bought it on Steam.
since a couple of people are saying they are buying this and may not have seen my advice earlier in the thread- a few pointers
Unless you are doing some RP, I would advise to start with 2 points in agility, it seems to be the hardest combat stat to raise early the game.
Pick flowers and sell them. Make sure you pick nettles up until you get the Resistance perk- this adds 2 Vitality points, which given how easy it is to get in your starting village and how effective that buff is to start the game- its a real no brainer. Once you get to level 10 in herbalism, you can also pick a perk that increases your strength when you pick flowers.
Your character is meant to suck and fail at first- you are the son of a blacksmith with only a handful of previous lessons on swordplay/archery and you feel like that until you get professional training. Most things you suck at, you get a mentor in pretty early in the game so stick with it.
The criminal skills are optional with a character you meet early in the main questline, while the combat skills are mandatory and fairly early in the main quest
I was going to pick the speech skills. Damn. But thanks!
It's not on the same level as TW3 graphically. There's a lot of low res objects and TW3 is just more beautiful. It's a good looking game though and seems to be very authentic.This looks pretty cool. Graphically it looks a lot like Witcher 3, or even better than that.
How does it compare for the quality of characters/quests/dialogue etc?
The last resort of desperate men. The damn game drives you to crime. I've become a thieving git just to spite the prick guards that keep searching me. Choking people out is apparently a good way to get plate armour very early.@Art Vandelay I just choked out a guard in Talmberg cos I couldnt pick the lock for armour.
Where is this secret treasure chest near the start?
Those quest givers will show up after some time if you keep going to the quest tipsters.Couple of the main characters seem to have extra side missions at the point I'm at, although you don't have anyway of knowing without talking to them it seems.
Hans/ Excutioner both had one so far.
Not the ones that appear as 'quest givers'
Also, bit fecked. When I went to Uzshitz for the first time I "accidentally" killed the head groom, chucked his body in some bushes (no witnesses) Although he's now alive and very angry.. he's also a quest giver & a requirement for one of my current quests. He was in the church for ages, attacking me when I went near, beat him up with fists, let him go but he attacked me again the next time I tried.
I'm not sure if building up my reputation -97 will stop him being a cnut.
Even the fecking priest hates me now after our BAAA through the fields.(Best mission so far minus Runt possibly.)
Alright. Will pick it up and go into it with moderately high expectationsIt's not on the same level as TW3 graphically. There's a lot of low res objects and TW3 is just more beautiful. It's a good looking game though and seems to be very authentic.
Characterwise, again it's not on the same level as TW3. It is very nicely done though and very immersive. Dialogue/quests can be a bit up and down.
It's a very good game, just don't expect TW3 levels. Most fun I've had with a game since Pillars of Eternity and I'm glad I bought it.
I went into the Tavern near the monastery and fought the village brawler, ended up punching the maiden by accident with a wide swing during the fight. Three days later everyone still hates me and she keeps running away whenever I go near the place. I should mention that this was moments after getting kicked out of the monastery so my current Henry is a dirty monk who is constantly pissed. So now I just roam the land starting fights in my robes, burping and farting along the way.Couple of the main characters seem to have extra side missions at the point I'm at, although you don't have anyway of knowing without talking to them it seems.
Hans/ Excutioner both had one so far.
Not the ones that appear as 'quest givers'
Also, bit fecked. When I went to Uzshitz for the first time I "accidentally" killed the head groom, chucked his body in some bushes (no witnesses) Although he's now alive and very angry.. he's also a quest giver & a requirement for one of my current quests. He was in the church for ages, attacking me when I went near, beat him up with fists, let him go but he attacked me again the next time I tried.
I'm not sure if building up my reputation -97 will stop him being a cnut.
Even the fecking priest hates me now after our BAAA through the fields.(Best mission so far minus Runt possibly.)
I went into the Tavern near the monastery and fought the village brawler, ended up punching the maiden by accident with a wide swing during the fight. Three days later everyone still hates me and she keeps running away whenever I go near the place. I should mention that this was moments after getting kicked out of the monastery so my current Henry is a dirty monk who is constantly pissed. So now I just roam the land starting fights in my robes, burping and farting along the way.
Despite all of this I’ve stayed true to Theresa. No women at the bathhouse for me. I’ve already got the best pair of norks in Bohemia waiting for me at home.
I love games that give you the freedom to feck everything up for yourself.
Well played.Picked a LOT of flowers and nettles. I'm not sure how the levelling system works, though. My herbalist level went up a bunch.
Get it up to level 10 and you can get a perk that makes picking flowers increase your strength tooPicked a LOT of flowers and nettles. I'm not sure how the levelling system works, though. My herbalist level went up a bunch.
I seem to have become over encumbered while in the process. I can't possibly be weighed down by f*cking nettles.Get it up to level 10 and you can get a perk that makes picking flowers increase your strength too
That caught me out at one point too, you pick once and like 6 get added to your inventory. Daft being unable to run because you’ve got a bag full of poppies mindI seem to have become over encumbered while in the process. I can't possibly be weighed down by f*cking nettles.
Narrowly lost at archery cause I got a bit excited and completely missed two halfway through, beat him at swordfighting though. Wish it'd been the other way round, is his bow any good?Did anyone manage to beat that puke Hal at archery / sword fighting?
I thought I was about 4 hours in. Turns out I'm just over 10. How did that happen?
I cracked and modded the save issue, after being f*cked up too many times in combat. And I'm not even that far in.