Yeah, as much as I traditionally dislike dlc, I'd agree with this. If you like the main game, the dlc is well worth it.
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Yeah, as much as I traditionally dislike dlc, I'd agree with this. If you like the main game, the dlc is well worth it.
It took me completely by surprise and at first I thought I'd fecked it and lost important quests
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You got that VR yet? Some argos stores have the move controllers back in and tescos have the cameras for £40. RE7 is giving me quite a few big scares now, and I'm not even past the bits I know are coming yet
You got that VR yet? Some argos stores have the move controllers back in and tescos have the cameras for £40. RE7 is giving me quite a few big scares now, and I'm not even past the bits I know are coming yet
I'm on nights shifts so haven't ordered yet, probably order for when I'm off work on Friday night
I'm gonna order that candle as well see if that immerses me more.The DLC was huge value for the money. Probably even moreso now.
Same will go for witcher 3. The gameplay mechanics, writing, "acting", world and attention to detail are of such a high standard it both sets a benchmark for gaming, and will be a game people will love a decade later.
Alright. And I agree that this is all very subjective. And someone not rating this game, or this game as one of the greatest isn't a big deal at all.Dude, I didn't even post that list in reply here ffs
Besides It's not a direct comparison of each an every game is it? That's an unfair assumption for a start. Also a little but of context is needed if you actually look at when that list was posted and how quickly I threw it together under request, read the last page of that thread (which pre-dates Witcher 3 in fact
I don't get why someone not having anything in their personal top 10 is such a big deal anyway. Besides at least I've given detailed reasoning, I could just stick with the standard "greatest game ever!!!" and not even bother. Instead, my criticisms are very valid. One more thing, I've repeatedly called it a great game, which it is. Why else would I spend 100+ hours on it?
If people really want to do this, someone start a new thread and let's all post games we like and see who at least makes a decent effort we can discuss. Because this thread is going way off topic now.
Anyway, I think it's a masterpiece. Considering playing it for the 3rd time now. The music itself is magnificent.
It's no Super Mario 3, but it's still worth a few replays.
It is a great game, I don't see how anyone wouldn't rate it tbh. I can't see myself playing through it again as the game mechanics aren't really interesting enough for me, even heavily modded, hence why it wouldn't make my personal top 10.
However it's not one of those games I ever wonder why it makes others. Because it's clearly a great effort.
Triss is such a sweetheart.
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CDKeys has The Witcher 3 (GOTY edition) for USD $22.99 dollars. Cheapest its been.
remember this edition includes everything, dlc's, etc...
It's £14.99 on Steam.
Fair enough. I really liked the gameplay mechanics plus it trumps a lot of my favorite games in other areas such as storytelling, writing, quality of side quests, world and general attention to detail. I'd have Deus Ex much further ahead in terms of gameplay but I prefer witcher 3's gameplay mechanics to all the RPGs I've played (never liked turn based combat).
It's a top 10 for me.
It's one of those games that doesn't really do anything perfect, but does everything very well, and due to it's unprecedented scale and world and longevity, is elevated way beyond that.
It's one of those games that doesn't really do anything perfect, but does everything very well, and due to it's unprecedented scale and world and longevity, is elevated way beyond that.
@Redlambs not to pile in on you but how is Morrowind a better game than the Witcher? Especially if one of your criticisms of the Witcher is that you don't enjoy the gameplay?
I can see why Morrowind was popular for its time but it's aged terribly and even games like Oblivion and Skyrim (which I actually like) massively pale in comparison imo to the Witcher imo.
I can see why Morrowind was popular for its time but it's aged terribly and even games like Oblivion and Skyrim (which I actually like) massively pale in comparison imo to the Witcher imo.
IIRC, there is a way to not end up loosing. It's difficult though. And don't replay anything here. If you are a human being, you will end up with a reasonable ending and replaying quests to get "better" results" will just take a lot from your experience.
Again, that's an old list and not one I posted in here myself as any response.
But it's an interesting question and one we have done in the past on here, but let me ask you, are games and their experiences only relevant to the time they were played? As in, what is the cut off here, can we not love old games anymore that haven't aged as well as you'd like? Do we look back only a few years?
Morrowind at the time was something else entirely, similar in fact to the Witcher 3. However I liked the world, the quests and yes even the combat more. Everything in that game matters, the crafting, the alchemy, the weapons far more than in the Witcher 3, it's also much better balanced in terms of when you do and don't do quests. However they are actually two different types of action RPG anyway, Morrowind is far closer to a traditional rpg than Witcher and as such is deeper, but also the combat is obviously far less fluid for it. Game mechanics don't only mean the direct combat either. It's not that I dislike the combat of the Witcher btw, it can be great fun dancing through packs of enemies slicing away, it's just there's nowhere near enough depth for the 100+ hours I put into it and genuinely got bored of it about half way through. Both in here and on the net you can see people saying about playing it on the easiest setting just to get through the game and experience it, well that's not enough for me personally.
As someone joked earlier about Mario 3, is it a better game than the Witcher? How do we go about comparing? I certainly have fonder memories of it and never played it through just to complete it, I can tell you that. In the Witcher 3, for example, I long got bored of the mechanics before I completed it, I did that for the epic story telling and funny side quests.
Overall it's always going to be a tough one, because top 10 could literally mean anything. If we had set parameters, in a lot Witcher 3 would surely get in mine. But that list (which again was from before Witcher 3 even came out) was a rushed reply to a thread where people were asking for it, so it's based on the games I had and still do have most fun with. Witcher 3 wouldn't get in that one because I doubt I'll play through it again, and if I do it certainly won't be 20 years later since I think it'll age just as badly as MW if not worse and I don't have the same kind of memories of it, if that makes sense. All of those games I have played multiple times and most within the last year or two, but then I don't see aging in games as much as lots of you do, or at least I don't see it as a big of a deal. In any case, it really shouldn't be used in this discussion and if it simply must be, people should read the context behind it
For the record, Witcher 3 is better than both Oblivion and Skyrim to me too. Although I do prefer the world and lore of those, but that's probably most to do with getting so involved with it back in the day
I agree completely with this. I try never to second guess choices in games, you end up losing the immersion for me when you constantly think about reloading and doing stuff differently.
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Is here a way to get her in bed? Or at least have a go on her tits?
I'll probably make the wrong choice and end up having to kill her like I did with Keira Metz...
Now this is a question. I managed to do every prostitute and female character in the game, yet Triss eluded me
I think I got close at one point, with a certain quest decision, but bottled the choice at the last minute cause...well Yen. BTW their alternative costumes are great, though I haven't gone as far as some of the more *cough*weird*cough* mods.
Now this is a question. I managed to do every prostitute and female character in the game, yet Triss eluded me
I think I got close at one point, with a certain quest decision, but bottled the choice at the last minute cause...well Yen. BTW their alternative costumes are great, though I haven't gone as far as some of the more *cough*weird*cough* mods.
I managed to get Geralt to bed Yen and Keira...yet to go back and do the Triss stuff yet, but where are these hookers you speak of? I've seen the "strumpets" walking about but I can't engage them in anything other than pre-recorded banter...
You can ride Triss. But if I remember it right, it's easily missed.
You may not want to try to ride both Triss and Yen though.....
You may not want to try to ride both Triss and Yen though.....
That pre-recorded banter is another poor aspect of the game. Funny at first, but damn does it get annoying as there's so few unique lines.
And don't worry, all you seek will come to you. As many times as you like
I did and I still do. But I bottled it.
I managed all 3 of them, but having a go at both Triss and Yen is asking for trouble. Be advised. The Witcher 2 had some pretty explicit Triss stuff by the way. You can bed prostitutes in a couple of locations in Novigrad. The largest, classier establishment somewhere in the north of the city, in a rich district. Same building as the Gwent tournament. And then there's a crappier brothel somewhere. You get a few lame scenes, I wouldn't bother if I were you.
Not quite up there with Skyrim's infamous lines though.That pre-recorded banter is another poor aspect of the game. Funny at first, but damn does it get annoying as there's so few unique lines.
And don't worry, all you seek will come to you. As many times as you like
I boned all three and had a crappy ending
Problem with Triss is if you bone her it's a lot earlier on than Yen - and by the time you get to Yen you've barely seen Triss in a long time so it's like "yeah cool let's do it", and you can bang her twice. Basically I ended up all on my ownsome.
Problem with Triss is if you bone her it's a lot earlier on than Yen - and by the time you get to Yen you've barely seen Triss in a long time so it's like "yeah cool let's do it", and you can bang her twice. Basically I ended up all on my ownsome.
Has anyone done an alchemy build on this? I've started a new game recently and heard alchemy is OP?
That sucks! Still haven't decided with which one to go. I think for canoncial reasons it makes sense to go with Yen, but Triss is a sweetheart and Yen seems a bit of a bitch.I boned all three and had a crappy ending
Problem with Triss is if you bone her it's a lot earlier on than Yen - and by the time you get to Yen you've barely seen Triss in a long time so it's like "yeah cool let's do it", and you can bang her twice. Basically I ended up all on my ownsome.
On the other side, my Geralt banged Triss in both the previous games, so maybe time to change the partner.
Also, Keira's sex was the most un-Witcher type of sex.
Yeah green with red makes the game really easy after a while, even on death march. If you really want a challenge stick to red and blue but don't spend points on quen.
She's no Yen, that's for sure.
Rather that than the ditsy Triss. 'Ohh catch me Geralt, I'm soo drunk!' Can smell her act from a mile away.
Getting with Triss is better because you get to see Yen as the woman scorned which is pretty funny.
Doesn't matter anyway because Shani is better than both of them.
Doesn't matter anyway because Shani is better than both of them.
Yen deserves to be scorned. Far too arrogant and selfish.
Yen looks very good so far. Triss seems just a girl who is in love with Geralt, while Yen seems a far more complex character.
Also, the unicorn scene/sex
Also, the unicorn scene/sex
Yen looks very good so far. Triss seems just a girl who is in love with Geralt, while Yen seems a far more complex character.
Also, the unicorn scene/sex
When you get a side quest called "The Last Wish" do it immediately. It's awesome and really adds to Yen's character.
I got it but haven't done it. Have put in wait-list Triss' final quest too. Read that when I do either of those quests, I have to decide for one of them or lose both.
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Anyway, how boring it is to do these repetitive quests and then get 1XP in the end. I guess that I need to use some guide to know which quests I should skip (not interesting plus no XP from them).
Going by lore, Triss is the manipulative one. Takes advantage of Geralt and his memory loss. Yen would be the canon choice if there was one.