The Witcher 3's Combat - A Poll
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Gotta go with Poor. It's not good but it at least functions. That's not a compliment but I can't put it on the lowest rung.
It's just really average. The potions and bombs add to the combat in a mechanical sense but I don't feel like they make it more fun. I adore TW3, but it's just not the game's strong suit.
That being said, it's still far and away better than the first or second game in that regard, so I give props for that
That being said, it's still far and away better than the first or second game in that regard, so I give props for that
Went with serviceable. One of my favourite games of all time but thought the combat was the least good part.
It's serviceable. Can be fun, especially in the DLC, but not quite good. It plays mostly like a straight up action game, and it's not great at that. Its strenghts lie in the preparations, and the whole "being a Witcher" aspect, in which it's severely nerfed compared to Assassins of Kings.
2/5, if I had to rate it.
I don't think it's anyhwere near as bad as people tend to state here, but I'm not sure if I just like it a lot more than most people on Era or if we actually like it about the same amount, but people are too stuck on "either the best or the worst" when it comes to discussing it.
I imagine a lot of people who say it's terrible wouldn't find a 2/5 "too high".
2/5, if I had to rate it.
I don't think it's anyhwere near as bad as people tend to state here, but I'm not sure if I just like it a lot more than most people on Era or if we actually like it about the same amount, but people are too stuck on "either the best or the worst" when it comes to discussing it.
I imagine a lot of people who say it's terrible wouldn't find a 2/5 "too high".
It's fine, I enjoyed it. Don't get the hate.
I feel like the reason people shit on it is that it's not the slow, input laggy combat you see in the Soulsborne games.
I feel like the reason people shit on it is that it's not the slow, input laggy combat you see in the Soulsborne games.
It's servicable. I would give it a 6 if I had to grade it. The controls needed to be more precise and Geralt doing random combat animations is dumb.
I'd say it's just okay. Definitely not amazing, but certainly not the worst thing in the world either.
Okay so I've never played the first two but I remember hearing that part 2 was "rewarding" Heck, I think that was from an episode of Weekend Confirmed.
Is that not true? I was always curious why Witcher 3 felt so odd and stiff, is that not just ported from the previous two?
It's awful. Feels terrible to control, enemy response to hits feels like terrible beat em ups without hit stun.
It's just so bad all around. There's nothing good about it.
It's just so bad all around. There's nothing good about it.
It's fine for the first 40 hours or so, the problem is when you start playing that extra 40 hours. The combat can't justify the long running time and grows very stagnant towards the end. Nier: Automata suffered from a similar problem.
Eh, I can't think of a Souls game with noticeable input lag. Try booting up Dark Souls 1, equip a shield, go up close to a random wall (works very well in the Firelink Shrine elevator), and hit parry. You'll see the parry sparks (indicating the active frames) coming out instantly, before the animation even properly starts. It puts priority entirely on player input over animation.
OP
OP
serviceable
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its ok. The best part of the gameplay is alchemy anyway, preparing oils/poison, etc. The alchemy tree can break the game and is significantly more fun than focusing on purely swordplay. That is easily the weakest aspect of the game, especially against monsters.
overall the gameplay is probably at the bottom of the list of things why TW3 is an excellent game.
overall the gameplay is probably at the bottom of the list of things why TW3 is an excellent game.
it's kind of mindless in the moment, even on harder difficulties -- the fun is in the pseudo-role-playing stuff, like reading the beastiary and preparing.
I loved it, it felt great to me. I really enjoyed the dodge/block/roll split. Fighting bosses felt really good trying to react in the best way to each attack. You get killed super fast if you're not careful. Felt fun balancing sign usage. It was responsive and fluid. I don't really understand what could be considered wrong or bad about it!
I voted "Its good", but I played on PC if that makes any difference? I don't know about gamepad controls in The Witcher 3 if they are less intuitive.
As comparison I thought the combat in Skyrim (e.g.) was much much worse.
Though to be fair the combat in The Witcher 3 is worlds behind FROM Software games or God of War.
As comparison I thought the combat in Skyrim (e.g.) was much much worse.
Though to be fair the combat in The Witcher 3 is worlds behind FROM Software games or God of War.
I thought it was pretty good. Way more fun in the beginning - Quen was a bit too strong.
Pretty sure I would've enjoyed it less if I picked anything lower than deathmarch as difficulty.
Pretty sure I would've enjoyed it less if I picked anything lower than deathmarch as difficulty.
Its alright/servicable. Nothing like BotW but the combat is better than TW2 and leagues more than TW1
i think it's on the upper end of serviceable. it didn't hinder the experience, but it also didn't elevate it; which is a testament to how good the rest of the game is. fortunately, the gunplay (combat) in Cyberpunk looks excellent.
The biggest issue with the Witcher 3's combat isn't the action itself but the enemies. The enemies fucking suck to fight. Its just a couple different enemy types that get a variety of pallet swaps and maybe some extra little visual touches or gameplay gimmick like the zombies that have spikes or the zombies that explode. However even various different enemy types can be easily beaten by spamming a couple of attacks or magic abilities to the point even on the hardest difficulty its a joke to take out most enemy types. Even the harder rarer style of enemies are just usually a drake model with some differences and all act and fight basically the same way.
The Witcher 3's basic combat isn't DMC but its not bad. The enemies just don't require any kind of greater thinking, strategy or skill beyond the most basic elements and things like kiting enemies absolutely destroys a lot of the challenge if you want to take a little longer. It also doesn't help that most enemies are just fought in random locations with no sense of design in the areas to account for the fact you might be fighting someone. Its a great open world to explore but its piss poor in regards to making the most of the combat system.
TLDR: The enemies are repetitive reskins, give little reason for advanced combat and the world and systems at large don't do anything to make fighting them any more interesting.
The Witcher 3's basic combat isn't DMC but its not bad. The enemies just don't require any kind of greater thinking, strategy or skill beyond the most basic elements and things like kiting enemies absolutely destroys a lot of the challenge if you want to take a little longer. It also doesn't help that most enemies are just fought in random locations with no sense of design in the areas to account for the fact you might be fighting someone. Its a great open world to explore but its piss poor in regards to making the most of the combat system.
TLDR: The enemies are repetitive reskins, give little reason for advanced combat and the world and systems at large don't do anything to make fighting them any more interesting.
I agree, the depth is excellent but it's not the most mechanically engaging combat loop.
It was okay. I see folks complaining about it all over the place, but I can't really imagine how it could have been improved without replacing those systems entirely.
Yeah, but in this context?
I can add me chanics that "works" on game but has to have a purpose to be there.
So, what is this function that its fulfilling, because it really feels like the combat its just there, but I dont know anyone who enjoyed their time with the combat.
It's serviceable. Tolerable enough that you can still enjoy the game, but severely lacking when held under any scrutiny.
Frankly for a game that's supposed to be one of the best of the gen; it should be much better than average at something so fundamentally core to the experience.
Frankly for a game that's supposed to be one of the best of the gen; it should be much better than average at something so fundamentally core to the experience.