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[Yasae]

The more I look at this-gen stuff, the more I see big leaps in animation.

 

[Derp]

I've seen the trailer like 10 times already.

This is seriously a Best Game Ever contender.

Exactly. This will literally become my favourite game of all time, and i have absolutely no doubts.

 

[matrix-cat]

I'll have had my 670GTX for three years... almost, by the time this is out. I guess that kind of justifies an upgrade, right?

 

[Nozem]

Charles Dance is awesome in whatever he does:

 

[AmyS]

Nvidia is gonna sell a boat load of mid range and high end Maxwell cards because of this game alone.

 

[michaelius]

Honestly I'm really surprised at the production values.

I was expecting something really pretty, but the extra little layers of polish and attention to detail on things on things like cinematic framing and animations are something that I didn't think they'd invest so heavily in.

Like there's nothing here that sticks out in a "this wasn't made by a AAA publisher for a gazillion dollars" way.

Hmm I vaguely remember some mentions of TW3 having 100 milions PLN (22 milions Euro) budget for development and marketing

Multiply this by lower costs and salaries in Poland and this would be AAA budget in west.

I'll have had my 670GTX for three years... almost, by the time this is out. I guess that kind of justifies an upgrade, right?

Haha I plan to to use my 770 as dedicated physX card for TW3 before selling it

 

[POPEGTR]

 

[Des0lar]

Hmm I vaguely remember some mentions of TW3 having 100 milions PLN (22 milions Euro) budget for development and marketing

Multiply this by lower costs and salaries in Poland and this would be AAA budget in west.



Haha I plan to to use my 770 as dedicated physX card for TW3 before selling it

Poland may be cheaper, but not that much.

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

I think I just saw Letho's arm

 

[Asd202]

Poland may be cheaper, but not that much.

Huh you would be suprised.

 

[NotUS]

Incredible trailer, everything just looks to be on another level.

The game just looks/sounds so rich and vivid, the monster designs phenomenal.

It's the fastest pre-order I've done in my 20 years of gaming.

 

[Dries]

Here's hoping my 770 will still have what it takes to play this beast at maximum settings... Don't care if it's 30 fps, as long as I can play on maximum settings.

 

[Yasae]

Charles Dance is awesome in whatever he does:

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And - people will Aard me for this but - he was one of the best parts of Alien 3.

 

[POPEGTR]

I think I just saw Letho's arm

Oh yes you did. He is back if you didnt kill him in W2

 

[Betta Lines]

Looks really nice, but I'm slightly disappointed in the facial animations. Not much to go on, but the 'I shall give her what she deserves' part isn't better than what we've seen last gen. The same could be said for Watch Dogs. They're not horrible, but with the steps forward in visuals elsewhere, any lifeless animation starts to stand out for me.

 

[BigTnaples]

Looks really nice, but I'm slightly disappointed in the facial animations. Not much to go on, but the 'I shall give her what she deserves' part isn't better than what we've seen last gen. The same could be said for Watch Dogs. They're not horrible, but with the steps forward in visuals elsewhere, any lifeless animation starts to stand out for me.

Well it certainly looked a step up from TW2, which had horrid facial animation.

 

[JaseC]

Poland may be cheaper, but not that much.

I'd say USD$15m for development (a figure that is probably a wee bit higher now due to the delay) and USD$25m for marketing qualifies as "AAA". (Source: this thread.)

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

Here's hoping my 770 will still have what it takes to play this beast at maximum settings... Don't care if it's 30 fps, as long as I can play on maximum settings.

Same here. But I think we are both going to be in for a shock.

 

[michaelius]

Poland may be cheaper, but not that much.

I've checked some reports and median of gamedev salary is at 1100-1400 euro level

http://finanse.wp.pl/kat,1013819,ti...evu,wid,16229817,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=112dba

 

[Des0lar]

I'd say USD$15m for development (a figure that is probably a wee bit higher now due to the delay) and USD$25m for marketing qualifies as "AAA". (Source: this thread.)

Then that settles it. Glorious AAA Witcher

I've checked some reports and median of gamedev salary is at 1100-1400 euro level

http://finanse.wp.pl/kat,1013819,ti...evu,wid,16229817,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=112dba

Sadly I have no idea how this compares to the rest of Europe :/

 

[BigTnaples]

Same here. But I think we are both going to be in for a shock.

Not really a shock.



The PC version will have über sampling. So running it max will probably require hardware that doesn't exist yet.


That said, at 1080p, with most settings maxed, I don't see 30fps being a problem.


Especially if they are saying 1080p, 30fps, high PC settings for PS4.

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

Not really a shock.



The PC version will have über sampling. So running it max will probably require hardware that doesn't exist yet.


That said, at 1080p, with most settings maxed, I don't see 30fps being a problem.


Especially if they are saying 1080p, 30fps, high PC settings for PS4.

I didn't know they have said that PS4 settings are equivalent to high on PC?!

If that's the case then I feel slightly more confident.

 

[JaseC]

Then that settles it. Glorious AAA Witcher

Fun fact: The Witcher 3's marketing budget is equal to that of Left 4 Dead 2's.

 

[UrbanRats]

That torch shot is driving me crazy, it looks so good.

 

[Jack cw]

Fun fact: The Witcher 3's marketing budget is equal to that of Left 4 Dead 2's.

Its amazing what great talent is capable of. Impressive trailer and insane looking.

 

[Dries]

Not really a shock.



The PC version will have über sampling. So running it max will probably require hardware that doesn't exist yet.


That said, at 1080p, with most settings maxed, I don't see 30fps being a problem.


Especially if they are saying 1080p, 30fps, high PC settings for PS4.

Obviously Uber sampling won't be an option from the get-go. When I played TW2 I could get 50-60 fps with AA, but with Ubersampling my framerate went in the twenty's. So hopefully I can pull off max settings with normal AA.

 

[Dueck]

I bought the first two games and just couldn't get into them. This trailer makes that totally irrelevant and I am buying this thing on day one. I'll just chalk my history up to madness and move forward buying Witcher games.

 

[Flai]

Then that settles it. Glorious AAA Witcher



Sadly I have no idea how this compares to the rest of Europe :/

Well, I'm starting a job as a Game Programmer Summer Trainee next week here in Finland (I'm 18 year old with self learned programming skills) and I get 1400€, which I consider to be a bit low. Last summer I got 1600€ at another company. So... that seems very very low.

 

[POPEGTR]

I bought the first two games and just couldn't get into them. This trailer makes that totally irrelevant and I am buying this thing on day one. I'll just chalk my history up to madness and move forward buying Witcher games.

You dont need to play past games. W3 will explain you what has happened in the past and you can enjoy better quality game without feeling like you are forcing yourself. I only played W2 it wasnt perfect but It has potential to be amazing.

 

[KnockOneOff]

Solddddd!

Reminds me of the game of thrones does that section of the king

 

[Dennis]

Fuck, I need to get around to playing The Witcher 2.

 

[POPEGTR]

That torch shot is driving me crazy, it looks so good.

Geez to play this on maxed out settings in 1080p you will most likely need TITAN Z.

 

[Hypron]

Fuck, I need to get around to playing The Witcher 2.

You say that in every TW3 thread, install it and start playing already

 

[NotUS]

Fuck, I need to get around to playing The Witcher 2.

Less posting, more ploughing. Part with them Orens and never look back.

 

[UrbanRats]

Geez to play this on maxed out settings in 1080p you will most likely need TITAN Z.

I hope my 780 will handle it well at high settings (well = 30 fps, i don't expect 60), it should.

 

[curlycare]

I have to finish the Ioverth side of the story of Witcher 2 before this greatness arrives. But how on earth can I abandon my bff Roche?
Edit: And about Tywin.. I mean Charles Dance, I had totally forgotten he was in Alien 3 :I

 

[roytheone]

Charles Dance is awesome in whatever he does:

Great, now i can never watch game of thrones again without these images in my mind. Thanks a lot!

 

[darkwing-buck]

The hype is real.

 

[AlienKebab]

Hope the 800 series comes out soon, kind of sad that my trusty 570 needs to retire.

 

[jaosobno]

Just watched Gamersyde version...

I'm guessing this is PC version? I'm curious why the trailer is recorded in 30 FPS if this is PC footage.

 

[WanderingWind]

Well, who gives a crap about E3 now. Valve could announce a fully-operational holosuite for $99 and I'd still wait to buy it until I had finished this game.

 

[ekim]

Now that was an epic trailer. wow!

 

[abunai]

Great trailer. Just in time for my annual Witcher 1/2 replay. If you haven't read the books you should get on it asap.

 

[suedester]

Especially if they are saying 1080p, 30fps, high PC settings for PS4.

Have they said that? I sure hope so!

 

[Discotheque]

That torch shot is driving me crazy, it looks so good.

yeah that shot and the one with the lynched corpses in the moonlight. incredible.

 

[Y0j1mb0]

That trailer was amazing.

 

[Sleepy Buddha]

Fuck, I need to get around to playing The Witcher 2.

Whaaahhhhhh?!?!?!? I though you of all people would have already done so Dennis. How can you resist the temptation of such a glorious very high quality screenshot album?

This revelation has me stumped, I have to re-evaluate my perception of your role and status on this forum.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Yeah. I want this game to be good so bad. SO BAD! But I played the 2nd one a bit on my friend's 360 and the combat feels like a struggle. After playing something like Dragon's Dogma where the combat was amazing (but that's really all it had going for it IMO), it's just hard to deal with stiff characters. I really hope they've fixed that here.

Same. I have full trust in the world, exploration, side quests, characters and story however the combat is the only thing I'm iffy about.

Anyone knows how it compares to Dragons Dogma and Souls?

 

[Dennis]

The Witcher 1







The Witcher 2







The Witcher 3

?

 

[Fjordson]

I saw the announcement ages ago, but we never heard anything about it again so I wondered if I'd just dreamed it. Then all of a sudden he turns up in this trailer, doing an amazing job, no less. "I shall give her what she deserves..."

Yeah, I had no clue somehow. But sure enough there were articles from last summer showing up when I googled "Charles Dance Witcher 3". He definitely sounds great!