Gaming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Attila said:
Thanks. I think I'll just buy the season pass on the PS store instead as its only £20 for Hearts of stone and Blood and wine, great price
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Yeah, if you aren't interested in the cards then it is probably best to go for both expansion packs for £20.

Expansion pack is very well done. A lot harder than the original game but it's worth investing time into.
 
A few hours into this and absolutely loving it.

Looks gorgeous, the gameplay mechanics seem solid, story appears engaging, and although I've only explored White Orchard, the world seems very interesting and well-put-together.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
A few hours into this and absolutely loving it.

Looks gorgeous, the gameplay mechanics seem solid, story appears engaging, and although I've only explored White Orchard, the world seems very interesting and well-put-together.
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Well it's only going to get better from now. And bigger. Much, much bigger.
 
Incredible game. The vastness of the game is matched by how well put-together all of it's individual parts are. I mean, you'd think the side-quests and discovering what lies behind all those question marks i.e exploration would get a bit tedious, but it just doesn't, because the combat is excellent, but even more importantly, none of it actually feels any less authentic than the main storyline itself, or the storyline of any game in fact.
 
Anyone know when the second DLC is out? I heard maybe June?
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Incredible game. The vastness of the game is matched by how well put-together all of it's individual parts are. I mean, you'd think the side-quests and discovering what lies behind all those question marks i.e exploration would get a bit tedious, but it just doesn't, because the combat is excellent, but even more importantly, none of it actually feels any less authentic than the main storyline itself, or the storyline of any game in fact.
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How many hours have you put into this? Looking for a new game but daunted by the prospect of losing hundreds of hours to this.
 
Nickosaur said:
How come? I loved Skellige, had a completely different feel.
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Only the fact that most areas to explore are in the sea. So one has to take a boat and then usually dive below to get to the prize. Travelling on land was by large much more preferable for me.
 
Man of Leisure said:
How many hours have you put into this? Looking for a new game but daunted by the prospect of losing hundreds of hours to this.
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I actually have no idea. But it's probably over a 100 hours. I've finished pretty much every side quest. It's the kind of game you can easily take slow though and play it over a longer period spreading your progress out.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Only the fact that most areas to explore are in the sea. So one has to take a boat and then usually dive below to get to the prize. Travelling on land was by large much more preferable for me.
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I agree on the boat travel, it was annoying. But other than that, Skellige was great. Both the main quest chain and the side quests available there were excellent. Plus the wonderful score for Skellige and it also showcased the most beautiful visuals of the entire game.
 
DarkXaero said:
I agree on the boat travel, it was annoying. But other than that, Skellige was great. Both the main quest chain and the side quests available there were excellent. Plus the wonderful score for Skellige and it also showcased the most beautiful visuals of the entire game.
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I agree with all of that. Musical score, visual look, storyline in Skellige is all very good. I just enjoyed exploration in velen so much and that's something I couldn't do enough of in Skellige.
 
Whoever asked about hours wise for the game, I've probably put over 300 into it easily. And I haven't played for a couple months but I am dying to replay it again and explore more than last time. It's such an epic game.

If you haven't played it, you're not a real gamer.
 
I rate this as one of the greatest games I've ever played. I've been a Witcher fan ever since the first game was released, but it's only since The Wild Hunt and the appearance of Yennefer and Ciri that I felt really compelled to read the books (that and the fact most weren't translated yet; some still aren't). It's incredible how well CD Projekt Red have translated the characters (particularly Yennefer, Ciri and of course Geralt) and atmosphere of the source material onto the screen. It really enhances your enjoyment of the games, highly recommended to all fans of the series.
 
One Night Only said:
Whoever asked about hours wise for the game, I've probably put over 300 into it easily. And I haven't played for a couple months but I am dying to replay it again and explore more than last time. It's such an epic game.

If you haven't played it, you're not a real gamer.
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Is there any way to check the hours? There's a part of me that is scared of checking.

Oddly enough, I actually was left at the end wondering why I had no more quests/contracts. That's how addictive all of it is. I genuinely feel there could be even more contracts. I mean, I still haven't gotten all the witcher gear and I'm out of coins ffs.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Only the fact that most areas to explore are in the sea. So one has to take a boat and then usually dive below to get to the prize. Travelling on land was by large much more preferable for me.
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Yeah that's a valid point. Boats are relatively slow and I hated the clunky diving mechanics so a lot of those smuggler caches I didn't bother with. On the islands though, phwoar. Gorgeous place!
 
One Night Only said:
Whoever asked about hours wise for the game, I've probably put over 300 into it easily. And I haven't played for a couple months but I am dying to replay it again and explore more than last time. It's such an epic game.

If you haven't played it, you're not a real gamer.
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I've been replaying it on Death March. I put well over 200 hours into it the first time round and I'm somehow still discovering places I've never been before. All the small touches for making different decisions are really nice too.
 
Art Vandelay said:
I've been replaying it on Death March. I put well over 200 hours into it the first time round and I'm somehow still discovering places I've never been before. All the small touches for making different decisions are really nice too.
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Some of those decision are fecking heartbreaking. I often felt like I just can't make the right choice because there isn't one.
 
Siorac said:
Some of those decision are fecking heartbreaking. I often felt like I just can't make the right choice because there isn't one.
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Yeah, even when trying to do the opposite of what I did before I'm still sat agonizing over them. Despite having finished the game I still dunno if some of my choices were the right thing to do. The Whispering Hillock was one, dunno what that thing is but the enemy of my enemy and all that.

One I don't think I can bring myself to change is who rules Skellige.
 
Art Vandelay said:
Yeah, even when trying to do the opposite of what I did before I'm still sat agonizing over them. Despite having finished the game I still dunno if some of my choices were the right thing to do. The Whispering Hillock was one, dunno what that thing is but the enemy of my enemy and all that.

One I don't think I can bring myself to change is who rules Skellige.
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But releasing it has significant consequences for
the Bloody Baron. IIRC releasing it means the Baron's wife gets cursed which ultimately leads to his suicide. The Baron's tragic fate was one of my biggest regrets on my first playthrough. A character I had a lot sympathy for, despite his flaws.
 
Ainu said:
But releasing it has significant consequences for
the Bloody Baron. IIRC releasing it means the Baron's wife gets cursed which ultimately leads to his suicide. The Baron's tragic fate was one of my biggest regrets on my first playthrough. A character I had a lot sympathy for, despite his flaws.
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The Baron did have redeeming qualities and was clearly set up to be an ambiguous character (he also helped Ciri and was very good to her) - but in the end he was a murderer and a wifebeater. Yes, his wife cheated on him but that's no reason to just slaughter someone. I helped him on my first playthrough but I felt very little sadness when he hung himself during my second playthrough. Though his successor, the sergeant, is clearly an even bigger cnut so there's that.
 
Ainu said:
But releasing it has significant consequences for
the Bloody Baron. IIRC releasing it means the Baron's wife gets cursed which ultimately leads to his suicide. The Baron's tragic fate was one of my biggest regrets on my first playthrough. A character I had a lot sympathy for, despite his flaws.
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True, but I still don't feel right about doing their bidding when they are clearly evil.
 
After a few months I've come back to it and it's still right up there with the very best games I've ever played. It's just phenomenal, I was watching a video on all the small details and there's one during a side quest where Geralt recommends that the villagers draw a line of salt across their thresholds cause of a monster, and that night on the game all the villagers houses have a salt line across the front door. Unless you specifically look for it you wouldn't notice but the small touches and details make the story so immersive.

I've always preferred swords and bows and arrows to guns whether it be films or games so that'll probably influence me but it blows Fallout 4 out of the water in my opinion.
 
Riz said:
I've always preferred swords and bows and arrows to guns whether it be films or games so that'll probably influence me but it blows Fallout 4 out of the water in my opinion.
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Yep, me too!
DatIrishFella said:
Whoever they got to voice him was absolutely stellar. Some of the best VA work I've ever heard in videogames. Plus he reminded me of Robert Baratheon from Game of Thrones which is always a plus.
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Yes!
 
DatIrishFella said:
Whoever they got to voice him was absolutely stellar. Some of the best VA work I've ever heard in videogames. Plus he reminded me of Robert Baratheon from Game of Thrones which is always a plus.
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I'm almost certain that similarity was entirely intentional.
 
Btw, who likes Gwent? I mostly ignored it through my first playthrough but became absolutely obsessed on the second. One of my favourite moments of the playthrough was when I won the third round of a gwent match with a total score of 241.
 
Riz said:
After a few months I've come back to it and it's still right up there with the very best games I've ever played. It's just phenomenal, I was watching a video on all the small details and there's one during a side quest where Geralt recommends that the villagers draw a line of salt across their thresholds cause of a monster, and that night on the game all the villagers houses have a salt line across the front door. Unless you specifically look for it you wouldn't notice but the small touches and details make the story so immersive.

I've always preferred swords and bows and arrows to guns whether it be films or games so that'll probably influence me but it blows Fallout 4 out of the water in my opinion.
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All the thought/design/details in Skyrim are what make it so great.

I need to get this game.
 
VeevaVee said:
All the thought/design/details in Skyrim are what make it so great.

I need to get this game.
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Skyrim was my favourite game on the previous generation consoles. And if you like it then you're just going to adore The Witcher 3. You have to get it.

I hadn't played any of the games before this one but its just like a ridiculously well polished Skyrim with a much more immersive story and side quests alongside a combat system which makes Elder scrolls look old and clunky by comparison. It's almost perfect and I can count on both hands the number of games Id say that about.
 
VeevaVee said:
All the thought/design/details in Skyrim are what make it so great.

I need to get this game.
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Don't be going into it expecting a full on Skyrim style experience. They are like two opposite ends of the same spectrum. While TW3's world is gorgeous and brilliantly designed full of nice touches, it's not quite as alive as Skyrim's. For example most people are just called Peasant and they can have a monster 10 feet from them and not react at all. That's not to say it isn't a great open world, it's just not designed around it the way Skyrim is.

I love both games for different reason. TW3 could have been just as good a game without the open world, Skyrim couldn't. The story telling is where TW3 really pisses on Skyrim and most other games for that matter.

I'm not quite sure if this makes as much sense as I think it does.
 
Easily better than Skyrim for me. Agree with the post above comparing the two worlds. Skyrim's was a lot more organic. There's a lot more to play with. But Witcher 3 is on a whole different level in the way it's characters and story are out together. The attention to detail and quality put into every side quest is fantastic.
 
Riz said:
Skyrim was my favourite game on the previous generation consoles. And if you like it then you're just going to adore The Witcher 3. You have to get it.

I hadn't played any of the games before this one but its just like a ridiculously well polished Skyrim with a much more immersive story and side quests alongside a combat system which makes Elder scrolls look old and clunky by comparison. It's almost perfect and I can count on both hands the number of games Id say that about.
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Art Vandelay said:
Don't be going into it expecting a full on Skyrim style experience. They are like two opposite ends of the same spectrum. While TW3's world is gorgeous and brilliantly designed full of nice touches, it's not quite as alive as Skyrim's. For example most people are just called Peasant and they can have a monster 10 feet from them and not react at all. That's not to say it isn't a great open world, it's just not designed around it the way Skyrim is.

I love both games for different reason. TW3 could have been just as good a game without the open world, Skyrim couldn't. The story telling is where TW3 really pisses on Skyrim and most other games for that matter.

I'm not quite sure if this makes as much sense as I think it does.
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I just like games that I can get sucked in to. A lot of games these days are so shallow, usually because they churn as many as they can out, that you just can't get into them the same.

It's funny because I don't get to play that anymore, so you'd think the shallowness would appeal to me in a sense, but when I do get chance I want it to be a game with depth.
 
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