Gaming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher, a slapstick comedy where Steven Gerrard stars as Geralt of Rivia as he trips and slips his way through dangerous battles and political intrigue.

Co-starring Dirk Kuyt, Lucas Leiva and Luis Suarez as Geralt's three goofy rock troll friends.

Under such circumstances Carragher must be triss
 
Purely offline single player. Best advice is probably not to burn yourself out on all the question marks you see around the map. There's absolutely nothing wrong with doing them all, but there's nothing wrong with skipping some either. I'd highly recommend doing as many side quests are you can squeeze in though, a lot of them are high quality and not just filler (as in many other RPGs).

It's not a game I'd play while having something else on a different screen or something like that either. The dialogue is generally top class, and the choices in the game aren't black/white, so there's no easy option to fall back on (like if you're playing the "good guy" in another RPG).

Lastly, when you're drunk agree to everything your friends suggest - you'll thank me later.

Great stuff, thanks pal. Looking forward to getting started.
 
One day I'm going to pick up where I left off on this. That day will probably be the day that I lose my Mrs and my job.
 
Just got this, GOTY edition, had a play of it on release but the bugs annoyed me too much, re-visiting now. Is it much improved?

I would say about 99% of bugs have been successfully quashed. Possibly 100%. Especially on a GOTY edition.
 
Black Company seems almost in development, while The Witcher, they just made some contract with the author.

The Wheel of Time, The Kingkiller's Chronicles and The Stormlight Archive are three others big fantasy sagas whose TV rights have been sold. Let's see which of these really happen.

I am a Fantasy nerd so I take what I get.

However, if all of those are going to happen we probably will see some oversaturation.
 
Please no.

Do you have anyone in mind?

Black Company seems almost in development, while The Witcher, they just made some contract with the author.

The Wheel of Time, The Kingkiller's Chronicles and The Stormlight Archive are three others big fantasy sagas whose TV rights have been sold. Let's see which of these really happen.

The Eye of the World has been in development for several years but I thought they are making a movie? Doors of Stone will likely be published in 2062. The Stormlight Archive is a big one and at Sanderson can delivery 1 book per year.
 
The Eye of the World has been in development for several years but I thought they are making a movie? Doors of Stone will likely be published in 2062. The Stormlight Archive is a big one and at Sanderson can delivery 1 book per year.

Not exactly in production, they just sold their rights a long time ago. Then the company who had the rights had no intention of making a Tv show/movie, and made just an absolutely awful pilot to continue their rights. A few months ago though, they made a deal with Jordan's widow and co. and now some other company have them.

There is no way that Stormlight is going to finish before 2035.
 
Ok so i started playing this game a month ago, taking it at a really slow pace, doing most of side quests and getting very hooked up with the story. This is by far the best game ever to me and im only half way thru it (i dont want it ever to finish). I dont care if i sound like a little girl but last night this particular bit of the story brought a tear or two to my eyes, because i experienced something very similar in my life before, and i couldnt believe how some cgi characters could "act" so well and get me involved so hard in their story. Dont read if you dont wanna get spoiled about the games main story

so, since my FIFA buddies all said that its so cool that you can hook up with Yennefer and Triss at the same time and how theyre winners since they dated two hot girls at the same time, i decided that my Geralt guy would be a faithful lover of only one girl, and since i was further with my relationship with Yennefer (already swore eternal love in the high mountain of Skellige) i decided to postpone the quests involving Triss, like i was avoiding her lol. Then the moment of drunkness in the labyrinth came, and i know most players choose to kiss Triss since shes hot and the big rack and all, but i was strong and hit NO... her face went from drunk to sad in a second, with the fireworks lights, it turned into a sad and awkward moment.

Even more, after freeing the mages from Novingrad, i had to choose if i tell Triss to stay with me, but again, i chose NO, and man, i truly broke that CGI hot chicks heart into a thousand pixels, even Geralts face looked sad. Then Triss walks away and gave me that "last look" that melted me... man i swear i had that exact same moment rejecting a girl a few years ago because i decided to stay with my gf of that time, who is my wife now (both girls over my league, im a lucky fecker) and this kind of revived that moment...

I think im fecking crazy, but i know there is some ppl who are deep into the story like i am now, isnt there? :wenger:/SPOILER]
 
You made the right choice, mate. If you feel bad for breaking Triss' heart, you'd be wanting to bury yourself away for breaking Yen's.
 
Ok so i started playing this game a month ago, taking it at a really slow pace, doing most of side quests and getting very hooked up with the story. This is by far the best game ever to me and im only half way thru it (i dont want it ever to finish). I dont care if i sound like a little girl but last night this particular bit of the story brought a tear or two to my eyes, because i experienced something very similar in my life before, and i couldnt believe how some cgi characters could "act" so well and get me involved so hard in their story. Dont read if you dont wanna get spoiled about the games main story

so, since my FIFA buddies all said that its so cool that you can hook up with Yennefer and Triss at the same time and how theyre winners since they dated two hot girls at the same time, i decided that my Geralt guy would be a faithful lover of only one girl, and since i was further with my relationship with Yennefer (already swore eternal love in the high mountain of Skellige) i decided to postpone the quests involving Triss, like i was avoiding her lol. Then the moment of drunkness in the labyrinth came, and i know most players choose to kiss Triss since shes hot and the big rack and all, but i was strong and hit NO... her face went from drunk to sad in a second, with the fireworks lights, it turned into a sad and awkward moment.

Even more, after freeing the mages from Novingrad, i had to choose if i tell Triss to stay with me, but again, i chose NO, and man, i truly broke that CGI hot chicks heart into a thousand pixels, even Geralts face looked sad. Then Triss walks away and gave me that "last look" that melted me... man i swear i had that exact same moment rejecting a girl a few years ago because i decided to stay with my gf of that time, who is my wife now (both girls over my league, im a lucky fecker) and this kind of revived that moment...

I think im fecking crazy, but i know there is some ppl who are deep into the story like i am now, isnt there? :wenger:/SPOILER]
Yen is better. Breaking her heart is worse, especially considering their previous history.
 
Ok so i started playing this game a month ago, taking it at a really slow pace, doing most of side quests and getting very hooked up with the story. This is by far the best game ever to me and im only half way thru it (i dont want it ever to finish). I dont care if i sound like a little girl but last night this particular bit of the story brought a tear or two to my eyes, because i experienced something very similar in my life before, and i couldnt believe how some cgi characters could "act" so well and get me involved so hard in their story. Dont read if you dont wanna get spoiled about the games main story

so, since my FIFA buddies all said that its so cool that you can hook up with Yennefer and Triss at the same time and how theyre winners since they dated two hot girls at the same time, i decided that my Geralt guy would be a faithful lover of only one girl, and since i was further with my relationship with Yennefer (already swore eternal love in the high mountain of Skellige) i decided to postpone the quests involving Triss, like i was avoiding her lol. Then the moment of drunkness in the labyrinth came, and i know most players choose to kiss Triss since shes hot and the big rack and all, but i was strong and hit NO... her face went from drunk to sad in a second, with the fireworks lights, it turned into a sad and awkward moment.

Even more, after freeing the mages from Novingrad, i had to choose if i tell Triss to stay with me, but again, i chose NO, and man, i truly broke that CGI hot chicks heart into a thousand pixels, even Geralts face looked sad. Then Triss walks away and gave me that "last look" that melted me... man i swear i had that exact same moment rejecting a girl a few years ago because i decided to stay with my gf of that time, who is my wife now (both girls over my league, im a lucky fecker) and this kind of revived that moment...

I think im fecking crazy, but i know there is some ppl who are deep into the story like i am now, isnt there? :wenger:/SPOILER]

Gay.



Nahh, I'm joking, it is a moment that resonates. Breaking someone's heart is a lot worse than having your heart broken, at least in my experience. This game captures moments like that exceptionally well and is a large part of what makes it so great.
 
Gay.



Nahh, I'm joking, it is a moment that resonates. Breaking someone's heart is a lot worse than having your heart broken, at least in my experience. This game captures moments like that exceptionally well and is a large part of what makes it so great.

Hehe

I agree with the bolded part. Thats what im talking about
 
Playing through Horizon finally on the PS4, and because I was so spoiled by TW3, I don't think I'm enjoying it as much as I would if I never played this. Gaming just hasn't been the same since I parted ways with TW3 :(
 
I took it as far as I could with Triss without it compromising my relationship with Yen. Then I just had to choose wifey over the double-bun ginger house-wrecker.

Also her voice is extremely annoying, particularly when you compare it to Yen's accent AND voice :drool:
 
Finally started playing Blood and Wine and decided to do the Gwent stuff first, my god the skellige deck is pure garbage.
 
Finally started playing Blood and Wine and decided to do the Gwent stuff first, my god the skellige deck is pure garbage.

Seriously? If you get the Cerys card you're pretty much unbeatable...unless you get scorched then you're fecked :nervous:

The big problem with the Skellige deck is that you leave too much to chance when you or your opponent get 2 free cards at the beginning of the final round.
 
Seriously? If you get the Cerys card you're pretty much unbeatable...unless you get scorched then you're fecked :nervous:

The big problem with the Skellige deck is that you leave too much to chance when you or your opponent get 2 free cards at the beginning of the final round.
Yeah, but it relies on luck of the draw to be an effective deck.
 
Yeah, but it relies on luck of the draw to be an effective deck.

Well, that's the case for every deck really, but I guess you could probably say that Skellige relies on it more than the others. For example, a Nilfgaard hand with no spies is basically completely useless.
 
How the feck do you kill Werewolves? I've spend so much of time trying to kill those bastards but as soon as they start regenerating there's nothing much you can do.

Axii works for me.

Been playing this the last 3 weeks, still half of velen to discover at least. What a game.
 
How the feck do you kill Werewolves? I've spend so much of time trying to kill those bastards but as soon as they start regenerating there's nothing much you can do.
Are you using the right sword oil for it?

Hitting them with Igni can negate the healing a bit. Anything that inflicts an ongoing status effect that you can put on them helps like poison, bleeding, burning. There's a bomb that can stop them healing temporarily too, can't remember which it is off the top of my head. Think it's Moon Dust. It tells you in their bestiary entry.
 
Are you using the right sword oil for it?

Hitting them with Igni can negate the healing a bit. Anything that inflicts an ongoing status effect that you can put on them helps like poison, bleeding, burning. There's a bomb that can stop them healing temporarily too, can't remember which it is off the top of my head. Think it's Moon Dust. It tells you in their bestiary entry.

Literally just wait till daylight is the easiest way :lol: you're all overcomplicating it.
 
:lol: Maybe we like complicating things!

Some of them you can't wait til morning, you have to go in and wait until night for them to show up and attack you.

Which one is that? Been so long since I played it, I just remember always waiting till different times of day to battle different things :lol: suppose you could run about for ages during the fight till it becomes day :lol: man, I really need to play through this again :drool:
 
Which one is that? Been so long since I played it, I just remember always waiting till different times of day to battle different things :lol: suppose you could run about for ages during the fight till it becomes day :lol: man, I really need to play through this again :drool:
I'm trying to stop myself from playing it again so I can play other things. Coming into this thread was a serious mistake. :lol:

I know the one near Blackbough is like that. I think there might be one on Skellige like that too.
 
I'm trying to stop myself from playing it again so I can play other things. Coming into this thread was a serious mistake. :lol:

I know the one near Blackbough is like that. I think there might be one on Skellige like that too.

Yeah I have a ridiculous amount of games I have bought and haven't even started yet, plus those I've started and not completed. I really shouldnt go back to this yet and lose months again. I've got the DLC too and haven't played it yet, I originally put it off as I was left empty after completing the main game as everything else seemed inferior. Knowing I have to DLC to play as a new story keeps me excited :lol:
 
Yeah I have a ridiculous amount of games I have bought and haven't even started yet, plus those I've started and not completed. I really shouldnt go back to this yet and lose months again. I've got the DLC too and haven't played it yet, I originally put it off as I was left empty after completing the main game as everything else seemed inferior. Knowing I have to DLC to play as a new story keeps me excited :lol:
All those games you have on the back burner, the DLC is better than them. Blood and Wine is the best DLC I've ever played, it's a whole new game in it's own right, and Hearts of Stone is pretty damn good too. Great antagonist in it. Ah for fecksake! I was going to play more Injustice 2 before the match, but I feel the sirens call of TW3 pulling at me.
 
All those games you have on the back burner, the DLC is better than them. Blood and Wine is the best DLC I've ever played, it's a whole new game in it's own right, and Hearts of Stone is pretty damn good too. Great antagonist in it. Ah for fecksake! I was going to play more Injustice 2 before the match, but I feel the sirens call of TW3 pulling at me.

Wolves asleep amidst the trees...
 
Finally giving it a proper second replay, and I just made it to Skellige. I could swear it's even better on the second playthrough.

Feck it, it's two years on so I'm calling it, it's the best game ever made, hands down.
 
Finally giving it a proper second replay, and I just made it to Skellige. I could swear it's even better on the second playthrough.

Feck it, it's two years on so I'm calling it, it's the best game ever made, hands down.

I'm actually replaying The Elder Scrolls Oblivion for the first time in around 5 years on my PC, and I had that undoubtedly down as one of the best games I've ever played. But after playing TW3, I simply can't progress. It simply flattens every single RPG/open world game and it'll take a long long time for something else to come remotely close.