Denton
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Ah, cool.
Not that I have seen. And Kevin Van Ord was verry happy with it when talking on the lobby.
I have no doubt it will be fantastic.
The Witcher 3 | Review Thread
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Ah, cool.
Not that I have seen. And Kevin Van Ord was verry happy with it when talking on the lobby.
I have no doubt it will be fantastic.
I think it was VanOrd, not 100% sure, who mentioned that TW3 quite challenging at first half, but becomes easier at second half of the game. Basically what both previous games were, hard at low levels and becomes easier as you gain levels.
It will be interesting to see how hard game is on Hard or Dark (can't remember their fancy names) during first half.
Then I'll keep it on normal for the first play through. The time to cast thing is not my cup of tea, it might make it interesting to play again when I've "finished" it on a higher dificulty though! Thank you for the info!
Audioboxer
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Pretty sure Gamesradar did as well. No one is saying it is bad, just pretty straightforward. Which is okay as as they are all pointing out the side quests add a bit of spice to the mix.
Ultimadrago
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God damn
Amazing.
Seems a few CE's available for preorder at Gamestop http://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/games/witcher3wildhunt/
Probably. A 680 fares well enough in most modern games, and I don't think that the leap in performance between a 680 and 970 is substantial enough for the price, and a 980 is just too expensive.
Besides, Pascal looks to be a very large leap in relation to earlier generations, what with HBM and all.
Great reviews all around- just like Bloodborne. Thanks OP for collecting them all.
I haven't been posting on GAF for very long, but can someone confirm if every game reviews thread has people trying to convince you not to buy it? Because that's certainly the vibe I'm getting from this thread. 80% of people are super excited, and the other 20% are only interested in pointing out the negatives. Not sure why.
I haven't been posting on GAF for very long, but can someone confirm if every game reviews thread has people trying to convince you not to buy it? Because that's certainly the vibe I'm getting from this thread. 80% of people are super excited, and the other 20% are only interested in pointing out the negatives. Not sure why.
Same here, cant wait for mad max
Admiral Woofington
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GAF has plenty of people who come to review threads to read anything that coincides with their point of view. They'll focus on the negatives. Also there's people hoping they changed something they aren't keen of.
You get used to it
GoonerTRON
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I like early reviews, but fuck this, fuck this right in the goat.
Of course, plenty of people also come to review threads hoping to only read positives about the game they're anticipating. If a game is highly anticipated on GAF the way that any negitive review or perspective is shot down hard is crazy to see.
orthodoxy1095
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What reviews so far (if any) were written by first time Witcher players?
Art Vandilay
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Ha what?
you...okay?
GavinUK86
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It's always the same. As others have said, you'll get used to it.
Right in the Greatest of All Time? or do you actually want to fuck a goat?
Steve Youngblood
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Right. I noted earlier that reviews threads are often among the worst that this site has to offer. And that's simply because many people come in not hoping to be informed, but looking for ammunition to use to defend the preconceived narrative they already formulated about the game prior to playing it/reading reviews. This applies to fanboys and trolls alike. I want to highlight the former in particular. Reviews threads and OTs are not intended to serve exclusively as hype threads for people pumped up about the release.
The craziness gets bumped up to 11 if it's a console exclusive game.
HamPster PamPster
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I only review RPGs based on their fishing minigames and looks like wild hunt doesn't have one 
GavinUK86
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orthodoxy1095
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This is one of the worst things. If you want to have a critical discussion about a game's flaws, the OT never seems like a welcoming place for discussion. Too often it seems like you need to create a new thread just to have a balanced discussion.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Do you promise to close down gaming side if Uncharted 4 gets 8s?
I have seen a twitch stream where Geralt was asked about his previous events and if you want to know them, they are this ones:
Aryan La Valette is alive/ is dead
Who did you chosed in Flotsam - Roche or Iorveth ?
Is Henselt alive or dead ?
Did you go save Triss or Saskia ?
Did you let Sheala de Tancarville be killer or did you saved her ?
ProvenDeadly
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Quick question as someone interested in this game.
I didn't really like Dragon Age that much because the combat IMO was weak. Is the Witchers combat similar?
I didn't really like Dragon Age that much because the combat IMO was weak. Is the Witchers combat similar?
Now I need do this playthrough of TW2.
orthodoxy1095
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Dumb question here, but does the game give good context for these choices, or do I need to research before hand?
0ptimusPayne
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Got caught into the hype. Ive been dying for a new Red dead open world type game. I have a $70 psn credit. Should I get the expansions too, or wait for reviews on those??!!
His Majesty
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No. The combat has a faster pace without hotbar combat. It relies a lot on movement, positioning and (especially on higher difficulty levels) preparation.
Cross-Section
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I imagine this one's different if you choose
Roche
it would likely be "Did you save Triss or Anais" instead.
ProvenDeadly
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You might want to do a bit of research at least into Roche and Iorveth, the decision you made between them was so big that whoever you choose gave you a different ACT II in Witcher 2, so it was a very substantial decision.
orthodoxy1095
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Wow that's a big deal. Alright will research for sure! Thanks!
JimmyRustler
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Just pre-ordered the game + the expansion pack.
I have no idea when I'll play it but I bought it anyway to show my support. Great games aught to be bought for full price.
I have no idea when I'll play it but I bought it anyway to show my support. Great games aught to be bought for full price.
I don't remember that being a thing at all!
I'd replay but I'm in the middle of reading the books and that's been pretty useful for characters (Yennefer and Ciri) and politics.
Very nice, thank you. We can also infer that if you opt for Iorveth in the second spoiler, the third spoiler will be:
Is Stennis alive or dead?
and the fourth spoiler will be:
Did you save Triss or Anais (not sure how they'll resolve the Radovid/Natalis/etc wrinkle, though)
edit: wait, I just reread what I wrote and that doesn't quite make sense. If you choose Roche, the choice should be
save Triss or Anais
save Triss or Saskia
Journey
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It is a thing in TW2 and I need do that playthrough now :b
AntiFacebook
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There's a way to deal with that sort of people:
Click on their name -> Choose "Ignore user"
Heh, ignoring someone completely is usually a last resort for me. I like seeing varying points of view for sure, and I didn't expect this thread to be rah-rah all praise TW3 and CDPR. It's just that some people are almost making it their agenda to emphasize the frame rate problem (despite the tweet from CDPR that it has been addressed), or the pop-in (who didn't expect pop in, really...), or the "fetch quests" despite majority of reviews saying the quests were not simply "fetch" and had back-story, depth, and consequences.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I respect that, but I do question the motives of people who enter these threads to do nothing but shit on the game, and point out flaws to anyone who is excited to play it.
Poor Siegfried and Yeavinn are so insignificant they don't even get a mention. And so is
Jacques soul
Karak
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Yep and a contingent will be here just to push you to buy it. Same for both sides no difference at all and happens in every thread.
Cross-Section
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Dude, that stuff barely mattered in Witcher 2. Just a few off-hand mentions and Siegfried showing up in Loc Muinne at the end.
Primethius
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I thought DA:I had weak combat too (particularly the tactical system which was a joke compared to the prior games) but Witcher offers a pretty different combat system. It's more action oriented, with an emphasis on dodging and positioning. Witcher's combat is more of an action game with RPG elements added to it where as DA:I stuck out to me as an RPG game with action elements.
The combat here is a refinement of Witcher 2's and personally, while I always found the combat to be the weakest part of the series, I'd still put it several notches above DA:I's combat system. And that was Witcher 2, all indications point to 3's combat being an improvement in most regards.
The reviews I've read say that the side quests will almost always involve seeking out and beating a monster, using your witcher senses, finding lost items, etc- this is RPG questing... can't get around it, however in this game there is more depth to the quests, the NPC's are more interesting, and there can be consequences for your actions in seemingly simple quests. I like the fact that everything has meaning.
Problem with these reviews hitting so far before the game is we have to wait forever to see for ourselves.
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