Revan says people are entitled to their opinions but yours is wrong.
Ill tell you what I think in a couple of months when I get round to reading them.
Gaming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Ill tell you what I think in a couple of months when I get round to reading them.
Both are excellent either way, to be fair. I’ve not really read much fantasy (well, at all, bar the really obvious stuff like LOTR and ASOIAF) and it the saga more than holds its own to that sort of stuff. Similar levels.
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Fired this up for the first time since 2016, according to my last saves. Never got far so started from the beginning. I remember being amazed by how good the forests looked, but now after playing RDR2 they don't compare. Surprised how clunky it feels too. RDR2 feels smooth as anything in comparison, and I thought that was clunky sometimes.
Still, I know how good a game it's meant to be and always meant to crack on with it.
Anything I should know/do in White Orchard?
Still, I know how good a game it's meant to be and always meant to crack on with it.
Anything I should know/do in White Orchard?
Think it got patched but I remember their being a big with a vendor there. I'd say just do everything you can while you're there for the first time.
Get everything done in White Orchard and be patient, it won't feel like a great game until about 15-20 hours in when the story really kicks off.
If anyone is waiting with baited breath for my book reviews:
The short stories were good but, I thought, nothing special.
Half way through The Blood of Elves. Much, much better. I can see what all the fuss was about. Also made me enjoy the short stories more retrospectively, because of the additional background info it gives you.
How many fans of The Witcher games had read the books before the games? I assume most people found the books after they played one of the games?
The short stories were good but, I thought, nothing special.
Half way through The Blood of Elves. Much, much better. I can see what all the fuss was about. Also made me enjoy the short stories more retrospectively, because of the additional background info it gives you.
How many fans of The Witcher games had read the books before the games? I assume most people found the books after they played one of the games?
Unless they were Polish, read fan translations (which I assume weren't readily available before the games existed) or played the games very late, it's safe to say pretty much everyone played at least one of the games first. The Last Wish was only translated in 2007. To read official versions of the entire saga in English, you had to wait until 2017.
Did everything there. Well into Velen now. Enjoying it overall but can't shake the feeling that the gameplay just isn't that good. I don't particularly enjoy the fighting most of the time, which isn't great when that's the main thing. It's just like "oh great, can't wait to hammer B and X again, with a bit of right trigger".
That and I think the locations could be more interesting to be honest.
Gwent however is bloody great.
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How THE FECK do you kill that bloody giant frog thing?
See I never really played the Soulsborne games, I imagine if you're coming from them the combat seems a bit shit.
I don't really remember anything specific but I'm pretty sure I just killed it with the usual tried-and-tested strategy: abused the living shit out of the Quen shield.
That's all you need to carry 100+ hours.
It’s been like 2 years but yeah remember beating him that way too. All about timing.
At one point I am going to play this game a second time and Ill try and get into Gwent, I completely ignored it last time around.
I only got into it in New Game Plus but boy it was worth it.
Northern Realms deck, with some spies, a lot of spies, ALL THE SPIES.
I've not played those either. Just think it should be more interesting. If anything I'm disappointed when I have to fight something most of the time instead of looking forward to the action.
Spies and decoys, so you can nick their spies too!
Thought I had it cracked until I swum past the guarded bridge and went to play those guys. Need to up my deck a bit. Wanna throw that twat innkeeper into the river.
Patience and Quen, as others have said. The problem might be that you cruised through the main game (which becomes ridiculously easy after a somewhat tricky start) and the DLC is the first time you're actually getting tested by a tough opponent. If you approach it like any other boss in the main game, you're probably going to fail.
Yes, decoys are lovely indeed!I've not played those either. Just think it should be more interesting. If anything I'm disappointed when I have to fight something most of the time instead of looking forward to the action.
Spies and decoys, so you can nick their spies too!
Thought I had it cracked until I swum past the guarded bridge and went to play those guys. Need to up my deck a bit. Wanna throw that twat innkeeper into the river.
Don't forget to check all traders, a lot of them sell Gwent cards.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I think some play styles lend themselves to certain bosses. Like I had trouble with some others that won’t be regarded as particularly difficult, but this one which I hear a lot about I passed on the first try. I dunno...
Bought it today for 10 quid and kind of regret it after 2 hours. Too many menus, items and information overflow. Don't think I will be spending too much time on it.
I'd advise you to give it a proper go. I started it like two or three years ago, never really got into it because it just seemed too big and overwhelming. Then recently gave it one last try and was utterly consumed by it.
I felt exactly the same at the start of the game until I got to a certain mission a few hours into the story and then I got hooked. I'd stick with it and see how you feel at a later point.
I've started playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey and it's incredible how much they've borrowed from The Witcher 3. Even the soundtrack is similar FFS. I'm actually enjoying, something that hasn't happened with the AC games for ages, but can't help but notice the similarities.
2 hours...
this ain't your typical 10 hours game, you're probably still in the tutorial phase! You actually don't need to go through too many menus and items and crafting tbh, think I first played without even crafting stuff, and I barely read the bestiary, just when I got stuck.
Alot of the information can be skipped over... Although you'll regret it later down the line I'd think.
Was the mission
the bloody baron questline?
Really wish I could erase the game from memory and start it all over again!
Decided to rebuy this for ps4, had it on the X1 but sold the console and all the games.
I played Origins for the first time recently and gave up after about three hours.
Absolutely despised the new combat mechanism. Fair enough the AC games have always had easy combat and it had got a bit stale, but they had hardly made it harder. It was just a different type of tedious.
Odyssey looks like a blast, in terms of the setting, have they made the gameplay less of a chore or is it more of the same?
I didn't feel that immersed in it til I got to Novigrad. I think a lot of the world doesn't feel that alive but Novigrad does as there's a wealth of good characters you meet. Felt like a bit of a chore until then to be honest. The Bloody Baron is an interesting story but I found the swamps an annoying/grim area.
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I loved the AC game even though they were a bit samey, but I done the same with origins, couldn't enjoy the new combat on it, also just felt weird all round... Odyssey does look good but I fear I'll feel the same after playing a few hours.
Yes. I had a long break from video games until i bought a PS4 about four years ago and have been playing games again none stop since and I would say that that quest really struck me at how mature/morally complex games could be. It was an eye opener and I just loved the game from there on.
I have bought Witcher 3 GOTY edition as it was on sale. Always wanted to buy it but since it's an old game, I wasn't sure if I would like the graphics. Looking forward to getting into it.
I'll warn you now, the controls will feel a bit clunky at first but you get used to them after a while and you will come to think of it as pretty smooth once your get the hang of it. It's the one thing I wish they could fix about it.
How long does it take to get used to it? I bought it over a year ago and I've sat down to try and get into it a fair few times but always given up after an hour or so finding it tedious and a little overwhelming.
Cheers mate. I love open world games. I'm a huge fan of RDR2. I read somewhere that horse riding in this game would feel inferior to RDR2 but the open world is equally immersive.
Well, from most of the reviews I read, they say that you need to play for a good 5-6 hours to really get immersed in the game. Will let you know how it goes for me.
5-6 hours is an understatement. I'd say more like a good 12-15 hours.
Many top games I played started up tedious before turning up great as you go on. RDR2, Last of Us, Witcher 3 ..etc. Some games just prefer the slow build up. It's like giving a review on a TV show from the first 2 episodes.
Witcher 3 is excellent from the very first minute after the tutorial, you weirdos.
For me it was around the time of the bloody baron quest, so a good few hours.
As for all the tedious stuff, you don't have to do any of it at all. In fact I'd recommend not bothering with the oils/perks/crafting too much after the early game (unless you have to for certain enemies), as it all becomes way to trivial anyway.