Only the base game. Not that hard with Quen around.
Gaming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Started playing this recently. It's a bit of a hybrid between a themepark and an open world.
The maps are huge and full of things to do, the artistry and sound are beyond anything Bethesda have some and obviously the story telling is as good as anything so to compare it to Bethesda is really one sided unless you count the novelesque quality of morrowinds main plot (which I wouldn't since it was of another era)
The towns and cities in the witcher 3 are really great, the animations are quality and it adds to an atmosphere you rarely get in a Bethesda title.
That said I don't think the world is as adaptive to your actions as in a Bethesda title and while it's a great rpg it isn't the kind of sandbox that it first appears to be.
Bethesda do have a LOT of catching up to do in world creation etc. However this game is not really a substitute for what Bethesda do.
The maps are huge and full of things to do, the artistry and sound are beyond anything Bethesda have some and obviously the story telling is as good as anything so to compare it to Bethesda is really one sided unless you count the novelesque quality of morrowinds main plot (which I wouldn't since it was of another era)
The towns and cities in the witcher 3 are really great, the animations are quality and it adds to an atmosphere you rarely get in a Bethesda title.
That said I don't think the world is as adaptive to your actions as in a Bethesda title and while it's a great rpg it isn't the kind of sandbox that it first appears to be.
Bethesda do have a LOT of catching up to do in world creation etc. However this game is not really a substitute for what Bethesda do.
Bethesda need to take & learn a lot from this game though, especially with the side quests. In Skyrim I found the vast majority of the sidequests were quite one dimensional and as they began to rack up I found myself completely ignoring them. The Witcher is on a whole other level with it's quests, every single one is worthwhile even the yellow exclamation mark ones can be surprising with how much thought has been put into them.
I'd expect something that's a halfway house between the sizes of Velen and Novigrad. Velen is so huge but completely open and barren, whilst Novigrad is compactly bustled with vibrancy.
My expectations for this expansion are rocket sky high and I honestly fail to see how I'll be disappointed. I'm pretty certain they'll do a phenomenal job.
yes, I guess I should have listened to the dialogues instead of skipping.
Back to GTA for me
It was a bit of both really. It was part of the main quest but the lengths they went to giving the Baron is own story and quests around him was refreshing compared to other games where there are main quest givers but not really any decent storylines behind their names.
I agree though, i was constantly too high for the main quests because i was having so much fun with all the other stuff that you could do.
TLOU isn't long enough. That's the equivalent of my favourite film.
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Looking good. I'll play this and the DLC already released together.
Blood & Wine will be about as long as TW2, if not longer. Its no regular DLC, thats for sure. More like an expansion pack like how it used to be back in the day. CDPR keep putting these othe devs to shame.
Guessing Blondie giving Geralt the eyes is the romance option in this DLC.
Also, thank God the era or grey and dreary games is over. So much colour and vibrancy in games these days and it's another area where Witcher 3 excels.
Also, thank God the era or grey and dreary games is over. So much colour and vibrancy in games these days and it's another area where Witcher 3 excels.
Installing this as we speak.
Any tips for starting out?
Googled for some and it's made the game sound a bit daunting.
Any tips for starting out?
Googled for some and it's made the game sound a bit daunting.
The Quen sign that you will be taught in the tutorial will be helpful throughout the game. It allows you to take an enemies attack without damage.
It's not that hard and I ignored all the oil, repairing equipment and bomb making stuff so no need to find it daunting
There's also an alternative movement option in the options menu somewhere as Gerald is pretty clunky when moving around.
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Basically phone everyone you know now and apologise that you won't be seeing them or answering calls or texts for the foreseeable future, esitmate roughly 3 months. Also quit your job now.
I'd say you need to understand dodge and roll are your best friend in this game. You won't get far without utilising these properly.
Also, it may take time to learn everything (crafting, recipes, etc) but its worth learning, also don't skip dialogue, its a brilliant storyline and everything said can be of use, they may say something that sounds meaningless but it won't be.
Take a second to remember this moment as the time gaming was ruined for you, because nothing else can compare.
What difficulty did you play on?
don't button bash, it will work for some fights but others you will need to be patient
Blood and broken bones
Agree with this, every game just feels shallow now
Death march is where it's at, then oils and bombs are pretty essential
I found the combat to be a bit too shit to bother with death march. It doesn't really feel harder...just longer and more tedious
The heart of stone dlc seems to be far harder than anything in the base game though, prince toad is ridiculous! He should have been the leader of the wild hunt
thanks guys. I got this as something to relax with in the little spare time I force myself to have. I'm scared.
So you should be, wait till you bump into some of the motherfeckers in this game.
Killed the frog finally...the part afterwards is great. Forgot how good Witcher 3 was!
Hearts of Stone plot is excellent. The next main quest is refreshingly jaunty.
Some of these fights are awful! Take forever to win...no wonder its a 8 hour dlc
I challenged that Van Olgierd to a fight and it takes ages to take his health down. Spent about 10 minutes getting it to 2/3 full and then I died. Not sure what's going on here as no game has fights this long.
Edit - Ok so apparently I should use some oil on him. Guess I need to change my ways as this dlc has some tricky fights now
TW3 isn't trying to be that kind of sandbox world though, it'd be different if it was. As for the world not being adaptive to your actions, I guess you mean it more in a gameplay sense (being able to kill NPCs etc.). But from an actual story perspective, TW3's choices & consequences (reactivity) blow away any Bethesda game.
Oh another thing to prepare for... An epic soundtrack
This dlc has been great so far. The quality of writing in the Witcher games is a level above most others
So I played for a few hours and have so far barely done anything but also somehow done a lot. I can tell a lot of effort has gone into this game already. The cinematic sound is definitely something that struck me. The fighting is typically unsatisfying (for an RPG) so far - hack n slash (and dodge), but I expected that. Lots of confusing-ish things to take on board, but I expected that too. Looking forward to playing some more and hopefully getting sucked in properly.
I quite like the combat in Witcher 3 tbh I don't get what the problem is, but regardless you're in for a treat overall.
Finished it finally, still got the DLCs to play and I'll definitely be playing them but for now it time for a rest. Probably one of my favourite games ever. Anyone know where I can check out my game time? gonna get started on Ratchet And Clank tomorrow
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Unless you're playing on the easiest difficulty, the combat definitely isn't just hack n slash & dodge.
Play it on the second highest difficulty. I absolutely loved the combat of Witcher 3. It's mostly about movement and timing of your strikes obviously combined with spells. I'd you're just button smashing the level is too easy.
Wonderful music. One of the best I've heard in a game.
Anyone seen the angryjoe review for this ? Love the bit about the candles
Well I've not actually done that much fighting yet and already died twice, so it's probably more my poor technique at the moment.
I set it on the difficulty down from that. Can I change it now or is it too late?
I think you could change the difficulty anytime although I could be mistaken. Just check the settings.
Combat will take a bit to get used to but once you do it's fantastic. Use block and evade, and time your attacks well. Remember your characters level keeps increasing as you progress so you're bound to be at your weakest at the start.