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The Witcher 3 is four years old today
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Witcher 3 is so good. Definitely game of this gen for me. I dont see how another witcher game can come anywhere close without Geralt though. He's just too integral to the franchise.
For all it's success (the quests, the world building, the environment design, the music, the voice acting, etc.) and it's faults (the combat? I'll admit I liked it especially at the end game with a full power set), the most important thing it did was raise the bar for all other open world games. You can see it's influence in Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey. It will probably be a while before it gets dethroned, but I look forward to that day. Because with how special this game was, whatever replaces it will be something fantastic.
neither. But if i have to choose i rather choose a defined protagonist, We have too many games with user created main characters
What makes Geralt so great is that he isn't a create-a-character, he's a mostly defined person with a deep connection to many people, places, and events in the world. Him losing his memory at the start of the first game gives the player an opportunity to redefine him a bit within that context, but everything you can have him do still "makes sense."
They're going the create-a-character route with Cyberpunk, so maybe that's what they've got planned for The Witcher as well, but I'd personally love to play another mostly defined, fleshed out character like Ciri in the next game.
They're going the create-a-character route with Cyberpunk, so maybe that's what they've got planned for The Witcher as well, but I'd personally love to play another mostly defined, fleshed out character like Ciri in the next game.
Let the man live a quiet life in Toussaint with Yennefer by his side.
Truly the best world building. I've triple dipped on this game. Still never beat it, but I'll be damned if the Baron hasn't gotten his three times.
I'm a bit jealous of the folks who really got into it. After Souls, the combat in Witcher 3 just felt soooo antiquated and rough, so I only played it for the story and only for around 10 hours or so, then my interest dropped. Tried to get into it twice, but it just couldn't hold my interest.
In terms of Open World games, the world in Breath of the Wild felt much better constructed. Yeah, it wasn't this realistic medieval world, but it was fun to traverse, which I thought Witcher 3 was severely lacking in.
Anyway, I'm happy for CDPRs success, we need more strong Studios in Europe that create kickass stuff :)
In terms of Open World games, the world in Breath of the Wild felt much better constructed. Yeah, it wasn't this realistic medieval world, but it was fun to traverse, which I thought Witcher 3 was severely lacking in.
Anyway, I'm happy for CDPRs success, we need more strong Studios in Europe that create kickass stuff :)
Simply one of the best games I have ever played. An open world RPG with incredibly cinematic story telling.
Still one of the best games I've ever played. I had dropped off the "AAA" wagon for a long time between PS3 and PS4 and mostly played a few games on PC or when things happened on deep sale.
When I finished DA:Inquisition I was recommended Witcher 3 and I was like "oh okay this look cool" and hadn't read any of the books or anything before playing.
From the first conversations and exploring and talking with NPCs I knew this was something special. It was the first time I had felt so attached to a world since Mass Effect. And now I own all the games and most the books.
People talk about the combat a lot and I don't know if it's because I played on PC instead of PS4 or what, but I never really had a problem. Levelled up Quen early on and decimated dudes. I also loved that I had to get into the lore, prepare oils, prep potions, etc. Really made me love the encounters more and get invested. Hearing a monster and/or knowing what monster I'm going to fight, looking at the lore entries, figuring out what signs and oils work best against them, etc. I'm all about that.
When I finished DA:Inquisition I was recommended Witcher 3 and I was like "oh okay this look cool" and hadn't read any of the books or anything before playing.
From the first conversations and exploring and talking with NPCs I knew this was something special. It was the first time I had felt so attached to a world since Mass Effect. And now I own all the games and most the books.
People talk about the combat a lot and I don't know if it's because I played on PC instead of PS4 or what, but I never really had a problem. Levelled up Quen early on and decimated dudes. I also loved that I had to get into the lore, prepare oils, prep potions, etc. Really made me love the encounters more and get invested. Hearing a monster and/or knowing what monster I'm going to fight, looking at the lore entries, figuring out what signs and oils work best against them, etc. I'm all about that.
Give me a Witcher sequel with my boy Letho as main protagonist.
Main menu theme was the first thing that made me think:" ok, this is going to be an awesome game".
What an adventure it was. Finished it two times, more than 400 hours. I almost ruined it by following all those damn question marks on the map, though.
What an adventure it was. Finished it two times, more than 400 hours. I almost ruined it by following all those damn question marks on the map, though.
The greatest of all time for me. I remember studying those trailers over at the old site, and just being super excited for some of the best storytelling ever created. I'll never forget searching for all the armor pieces for the best fashion , and getting so excited about each expansion. My favorite game of the gen no doubt.
Wtf. I lost my base disc ages ago without having finished the game despite reaching Skellige and bought the wild Hunt version about a week ago and it wouldn't let me use my saves (ridiculous) I was loathe to play the whole game again but started because I didn't think I had another option. I must have missed it somehow
I suppose it's for the best I restarted since I don't recall as much of the story as I'd like
As for the combat, at the time I thought it was fine but four years later it's definitely janky. I'm having fun despite it but the dodging and rolling is really imprecise and I'm often just flailing around. Even geralt just walking around is janky. Getting caught on little rocks etc. Just not very fluid. It's contributed to the age of the game but I'm enjoying it anyway. It's still one of the most atmospheric games I've played and the writing is still top notch. Can't wait to see what they do with cyberpunk
I enjoyed it, but I felt it was a little too long, I was beginning to lose interest at the end and started rushing through it. It really is a time investment.
I preferred Blood and Wine, personally, but HoS has the tighter story.
Same, except I skipped the underwater caches in Skellige because fuck that.
Incredible game.
Tied with Breath of the wild for my favorite game of all time I was just thinking of starting a new game plus
I love this game so much but it is mainly due to the story. So many interesting side and main stories, and the DLCs are simply god-tier. Gameplay wise it's serviceable at best, in and out of combat. It wasn't a big deal for me on my first playthrough but each time I tried to come back to it I just couldn't play for much long. If it had good gameplay it would be my GoTG.
Must play. Features one of the best villains in all of gaming. The sort of character that will have you captivated in every scene. I'd love to re-experience it fresh.
I can't speak about the multiple versions but I originally played on PC, bought it again on Xbox One to try out the X Enhanced stuff, then reinstalled this morning on PC. I don't remember the exact process on Xbox, but on PC my saves were either gone or incompatible, and it was pretty in-your-face about asking whether I was starting the base game, Heart of Stone, or Blood and Wine. I opted to just go with the main campaign.
PS1:FFVII
PS2:FFX
PS3:Skyrim
PS4:Witcher 3
Basically the best/most iconic rpg of this generation.
PS2:FFX
PS3:Skyrim
PS4:Witcher 3
Basically the best/most iconic rpg of this generation.
