It sounds like the cave where the shrieker contract takes place, but I'm not sure if that's near the border post.
Gaming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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No it’s definitely not the Shrieker. I don’t run from Shriekers. I hit them with moondust bombs (I think) and dance around the thing then hack at it.
I know what mission you’re referring to and no it’s not that one. It’s miles away from there. I don’t even think it’s a mission it just a cave and above it it has the red skull that is informing me I’d be loco to go in there.
Started a NG plus playthrough (my third), and it's instantly striking just how phenomenally well made this game is. I've just played Assassin's Creed Odyssey and while I couldn't be bothered with that that after ploughing through 30 odd hours, I actually felt they pretty did a pretty darn good job of copying the Witcher 3 to the tee. From the story being 'a search', to the world, to the combat to the RPG elements. It really was Assassins Creed: The Witcher Edition. But depsite this terrific copy paste job of one of the greatest games of all time, the impact it had on me was miniscule. And after playing the Witcher 3 for only a few hours I realise why - the writing. The writing and the feel of the game. But mostly the writing. The writing on the Witcher 3 is downright absurd. Within the first few hours - lady with a missing pan, the pellar, nilfgardean Garrison, the interaction at the White Orchard pub. The dialogue is just perfect. And the other takeaway is the feeling of being Geralt. The graphics of TW3 are somewhat dated on a technical level to the likes of Odyssey and RDR2 but the feeling of being Geralt, in this world, in this story, with that music, in this combat system, is fanstastic.
So yeah, needless to say I'm quite enjoying my third playthrough. On a side note, White Orchard is smaller than I remember it being.
So yeah, needless to say I'm quite enjoying my third playthrough. On a side note, White Orchard is smaller than I remember it being.
I think another huge part of it is the world design, everything feels right. From the look of the Baron's office in Crowe's Perch to the Inn at the Crossroads on a wet and windy night. It's got such a brilliant sense of place.
I finished Metro Exodus at the weekend and was just about to put the Xbox on for an hour before I head out, couldn't decide what to play, you've made my mind up! Although if I remember right I'm at the Triss party bit and I do not like that bit nor Triss.
This is intriguing me. I'm going to go look.
@Andersons Dietician I believe I found it. A monster layer full of Nekkers that I'd already cleared out, which would explain the screaming noises, it was also littered with dead bodies outside. I can't remember what loot I got in there, but it wasn't much use as I'm still using old Witcher gear. It's just left from the approach to The Border Post and not too far from The Hanged Man's Tree.
Nah because my Geralt is like a lvl 50 and I’m sure that cave is a 90 and it’s deffinetly not Nekkers as I’ve had a little look inside then ran. I think it’s some sort of elder vampire. I’ll fire up the game again and have a little look for myself and see if I can post a video.
Just arrived at skellige (sp?) . Novigrad had it's up and downs but i've done most of the stuff there. I sent Triss away as I knew I had to pick one of them this time 
. Never found Letho on this playthrough which is odd because i remember meeting him in the first playthrough.
Again, REALLY regret not playing on the hardest difficulty to get the platinum as I think i'm going to get every other trophy this playthrough.
. Never found Letho on this playthrough which is odd because i remember meeting him in the first playthrough. Again, REALLY regret not playing on the hardest difficulty to get the platinum as I think i'm going to get every other trophy this playthrough.
Pretty sure that you need to do some certain things in order to meet Letho. He doesn't just show up.Just arrived at skellige (sp?) . Novigrad had it's up and downs but i've done most of the stuff there. I sent Triss away as I knew I had to pick one of them this time
Again, REALLY regret not playing on the hardest difficulty to get the platinum as I think i'm going to get every other trophy this playthrough.
Think he's dead by default, you have to give the right answers to the questions you're asked in Vizima in the beginning. Can't remember which village he's at but obviously if you just check every notice board you'll find him. @Irwin99
You only need to do one quest to find him.
Provided you didn't say he was dead at the start.
Witcher contract in Lindenvale, an old woman asks you to go to her estate to deal with something. I can't remember the exact details of it.
To actually get him to help you out later you need to do his quests then when you get back to Lindenvale let him deal with it his way and offer him to come to Kaer Morhen when he fakes his own deah.
To actually get him to help you out later you need to do his quests then when you get back to Lindenvale let him deal with it his way and offer him to come to Kaer Morhen when he fakes his own deah.
Provided you didn't say he was dead at the start.
Clear the estate of monsters. Of course if he's there the monsters are already dead but you get attacked by mercs.
If you go back after the contract there's a wraith in the basement of the barn. You can find a bunch of clues that lead you down there.
I did that quest but he wasn’t there. I didn’t get the interview at the start where you answer the events of Witcher 2 but I did on my first playthrough year’s ago.
Oh well, I think my story assumes he dead, maybe because I did something early on. I already have the trophy for getting everyone to Kaer Morhen from years do it’s no big deal.
That's strange, I didn't think you could skip it but it's been a long time since I started a fresh game.
I'm still finding things for the first time, like the balcony on the top floor of the Rosemary and Thyme and the fact that Triss seems to have a bit of acne under her make up. The facial animations are ridiculous for a game 4 years old.
Love fighting the Leshens in this game. One of my favourite opponents. They're not especially hard but the way they look and move is just super cool.
Make sure you do the Cave of Dreams quest if you didn’t in your first playthrough. It’s easily missable, but a great questline.Just arrived at skellige (sp?) . Novigrad had it's up and downs but i've done most of the stuff there. I sent Triss away as I knew I had to pick one of them this time
Again, REALLY regret not playing on the hardest difficulty to get the platinum as I think i'm going to get every other trophy this playthrough.
The biggest issue with Gwent, in my opinion, is that the starting Northern Realms deck is absurdly strong. For the base game, you have no reason to play with any of the others, except curiosity. The Scoia'tael deck is terrible; the Monsters one is OK but very weak to Frost and Scorch; the Nilfgaardian one is strong but offers nothing that Northern Realms doesn't. NR has the ridiculously strong siege weapons, lots of spies, it draws an additional card after a winning round... it's just ace.
So I sort of liked that they forced me to use the Skellige deck in Blood and Wine, and it was fun to use it. But I'd still rate Northern Realms higher overall, despite the Cerys card's insane power.
Done it, very good questline.
Loving Gwent this time but I don’t use any other deck than the northern realms because I’m just used to it now. Determined to get the trophy for collecting all the cards. Have won every tournament so far but Was really pissed off when I read that you have to beat someone at the very beginning of the game for the Zoltan card. Luckily they’ve patched it so you can get it again, which I have.
The crossbow trophy is a chore
Buying this on the PC today, gonna give it a fair chance.
Played on the xbox a few years ago, but the hack and slash fighting put me off early, so it'll be like a new game to me.
You're all jealous, aren't you?
Played on the xbox a few years ago, but the hack and slash fighting put me off early, so it'll be like a new game to me.
You're all jealous, aren't you?
Had this game since it came out and just couldn't get on with it at all, saw the thread pop up and had a spare few hours so fired it up but created a new game, what a brilliant game! I have sunk about 90 hours into it in a month or so. I still can't get to grips with Gwent but to be honest I never will, I think card games like that are shite.
I am not far into the game but I just do so many side quests and clearing caves etc brilliant fun and glad I came back to it.
I am not far into the game but I just do so many side quests and clearing caves etc brilliant fun and glad I came back to it.
For the people who play on keyboard? It just doesn't feel right to me. Any tips?
I could just hook up the controller, but I wanna use the M/KB options at all times to help with the learning.
What I don't like is:
A. Quick attack / Strong attack. Is there a way to bind quick attack (click) strong attack (hold)
B. I bind sprint to toggle left shift. As standard, left shift does 2 or 3 things, but as soon as I switch sprint to toggle, it loses other binds. So L Shift which was useful for 3 things, is now only useful for one. (cannot attach to 2 or 3 binds)
Hope that makes sense
I could just hook up the controller, but I wanna use the M/KB options at all times to help with the learning.
What I don't like is:
A. Quick attack / Strong attack. Is there a way to bind quick attack (click) strong attack (hold)
B. I bind sprint to toggle left shift. As standard, left shift does 2 or 3 things, but as soon as I switch sprint to toggle, it loses other binds. So L Shift which was useful for 3 things, is now only useful for one. (cannot attach to 2 or 3 binds)
Hope that makes sense
I played on mouse/keyboard but didn't really experience the issues you had. I know I changed movement to alternative somewhere in the options and that made a huge difference for me, so definitely try that. But it's not going to fix your other issues. I guess I just used the default settings other than the one I mentioned.
I had a similar experience a few years back where I got about 5 or 6 hours in and thought “Great, another game that everyone raves about that I just don’t get”. I persevered and fell in love with the game with the bloody baron quest and the crones storyline. I’d not seen anything like it done before in terms of moral ambiguities and world building. Exploration is fun too whereas I find a lot of open world games to be quite dull in this respect.
Saw this bumped. Presumed people were going to talk about the rumoured switch version.
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Not sure if spoilers are relevant for a game that's 4 years old but just in case
Looking forward to playing the DLC again. I remember enjoying it even more than the main story.
I'll probably have to look this up but i didn't get the quest this time where you have to help assassinate the king. Is it because i broke that spy's leg because he wanted to take Philipa from me? He was asking for it to be fair. Got a good ending with Yen and Ciri becoming a witcher but the continuing persecution of mages is a bit of a downer. I'm sure the last time I played it Nilfgard won the war.
Looking forward to playing the DLC again. I remember enjoying it even more than the main story.
"Experience The Witcher 3 in its worst looking and performing iteration yet! Fight epic fights in 20 FPS! For the first time ever, notice loading times!"
I did the enjoy the game, but found the final sequence a little boring but i did manage to grind through. I bought the DLC years ago and have never played them, I am tempted to dive back in but i'm just conscious of quite how big a time commitment this game becomes
The DLC has some of the best parts of the game. And some of the best DLC of any game.
I enjoyed the DLC more than the proper story. I'd definitely recommend it. I've started Heart of stone just now, The main villain is brilliant and way more interesting than the Wild Hunt.
Yeh I remember it being critically acclaimed on release which I suppose inspired me to buy it, but I think at that point I was already experiencing some burnout with the game so never gave it a chance. Thanks anyway, think now could be the chance to jump back in.
Another question too, is the new game plus worth it or should I just restart the game again?
Ok thats swayed it i'm gonna have to re-download and try it again.
You don't need to start over or anything. You can jump straight in to either DLC from your save or have the game generate one for you. Hearts of Stone has one of the best characters in the whole game. Blood and Wine is the best DLC I've ever played, it's practically a whole new game in itself. Re-watch the A Night to Remember trailer before playing Blood and Wine.
New game plus is way cooler than starting from zero.
Just finished my second playthrough. I don't remember 100% but i think i got the exact same ending as my first playthrough a couple of years ago. Anyway i really enjoyed the story and there were many bits that i didnt remember. That said, i have some nostalgia about the first time you experience this adventure. Such a beautiful and well made game, probably my fav ever.
Now im debating of starting blood and wine (havent played it before) because ive only read great reviews about it, but the game takes a lot of time to complete and i really wanna replay Horizon Zero dawn, or maybe start a new RPG (i wanna try Nier:Automata because of the positive reviews about its storytelling which is what i enjoy the most in games)
When i played hearts of stone back then, i enjoyed it but did anyone else really missed Ciri and Yen/Triss? It sucks that you cant visit them anytime you want. Im not replaying HoS this time
Now im debating of starting blood and wine (havent played it before) because ive only read great reviews about it, but the game takes a lot of time to complete and i really wanna replay Horizon Zero dawn, or maybe start a new RPG (i wanna try Nier:Automata because of the positive reviews about its storytelling which is what i enjoy the most in games)
Hearts of stone is a work of art. The Witcher 3 is a great game, but at times it is quite repetitive. In hearts of stone every step is well designed (writing and gameplay/fights). Its shorter, but overall top quality, because the developers didn't just add stuff to make it bigger. I think game-devs could learn a lot from taking a very close look at it, because it doesn't repeat some common mistakes and gets most out of the medium of computer games (at least in terms of combing story telling with gameplay).
Blood and wine is good, but its just more of the same.
Blood and wine is good, but its just more of the same.
Agreed entirely.
Hearts of Stone fixed the one major flaw the main story didn’t possess; an actual charismatic, lifelike villain.
The beauty in the brevity comes from how it’s still so frantically paced, with just enough diversions in the plot to allow the user to feel that fabled ‘individual player choice’ in full effect. The only thing it lacked was an entirely new location, but the world is so large it remained pretty fresh.
Absolutely the quintessential example of how to do DLC.
Which was the one in Toussant? That was feckin' great.