Enough people had problems with the very beginning of the game to get the difficulty nerfed. It seems that a lot aren't very good at this game's combat system. I too found it, if not easy, then no more than a decent challenge.
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Witcher 2 for Xbox 360 'Enhanced Edition', 4+ hours bonus content, out April 17th
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Enough people had problems with the very beginning of the game to get the difficulty nerfed. It seems that a lot aren't very good at this game's combat system. I too found it, if not easy, then no more than a decent challenge.
Well I think there were some pacing issues with the tutorial area and the game didn't do the greatest job of letting you know what you had available, at least when it launched. By the time you get to that boss you should understand what you're doing and I don't remember anything being bugged or weird about the fight.
There was a direct feed vid on just the last page. It seems to run fine, and impressions to that have been good.
Any PC bros play a decent amount of this on a gamepad? Really the only difference I can think of gameplay-wise that has potential to lessen the experience if I grab it for 360. I've heard before that it worked pretty well, though.
Really? Shit man. Ah well, I guess I'll just pull the trigger on the $60 version. Still a decent package all things considered.
UI sucked.
yes, they do.
CecilRousso
Member
I played it from start to beginning with a gamepad, since it seemed built for that. Thought the UI was ok, had worse. The inventory was a bit fiddly perhaps.
Again, a lot of the issues had little to do with the combat system, but how the encounter was designed. It took me four times longer than
Letho, and Letho's only major issue is his ability to chain cast Quen randomly.
Every other encounter hasn't given me difficultly. A lot of the way the game is tuned is combat mastery trumps encounter design and the encounters stay roughly at a static difficulty through most of what I've played, so the mid game is easier because of the power increases. I feel that this makes it so that once you get good at the game it doesn't really end up being hard for a long while. I think I died like 4 times in Chapter 2 because I was really lazy and impatient but I died like 50 in Chapter 1, primarily from bosses.
Maybe the way I approached that boss was wrong, or you guys had something else from a choice made to make it way easier, but I can compile the list of problems that were all from design end into a short spoiler.
The hardest part was mostly realizing that it's NOT like every game I've played recently. It actually requires premeditation and strategy. It was pretty smooth sailing until that certain boss fight after that. The tutorial also isn't that great IMO and a lot of in game information isn't very clear sometimes. I started playing after the 2.0 patch.
Like overall there's just a lot of things that are rough around the edges, it's still a stellar game and there's just a few oddities that stand out in my mind. I put up with that fight which I had massive problems with because the game was otherwise really good.
As much as I'm being critical, this was probably my game of 2011.
j0hnny_385
Member
So yesterday I deleted my save game from v2.0 and I'm ready for the EE.
I just finished Flotsam (around 5 hrs all together) so not that big of a loss.
IMHO, better to start fresh.
I just finished Flotsam (around 5 hrs all together) so not that big of a loss.
IMHO, better to start fresh.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Hm. This may get me to play The Witcher 2 again. I did highly enjoy the crafting system.
Fortinbras
Member
The Witcher 2 (360) Gamespot video preview
http://www.gamespot.com/the-witcher...kings-enhanced-edition-video-preview-6368057/
http://www.gamespot.com/the-witcher...kings-enhanced-edition-video-preview-6368057/
I haven't played TW2 with a keyboard & mouse at all. UI-wise it basically feels like a console game, albeit with a few complications in the equip screen.
Sentenza
Member
I played it with both. It plays far better with mouse & keyboard, despise few people here and there claiming the opposite.
Felix Lighter
Member
Plays great with a gamepad. The inventory and other menu screens are the only places that are significantly better on mouse and keyboard and the updated interface will hopefully improve the situation.
My body is so ready.
For what I've read this is the game I've been waiting for since my childhood: dark fantasy mature adventure game with goood but not staggering amounts of RPG elements relevant decisions inyriguing storyline with responsive and agile combat system.
It's like a dream come true.
For what I've read this is the game I've been waiting for since my childhood: dark fantasy mature adventure game with goood but not staggering amounts of RPG elements relevant decisions inyriguing storyline with responsive and agile combat system.
It's like a dream come true.
but you spend a lot of time there.
I certainly want to play this with a gamepad on my third playthrough.
Ciastek3214
Junior Member
You won't spend that much time there, if you know what you're doing.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
This is definitely Day 1 for me. Hell, I'm kinda sleepwalking through Mass 3 but need to have it done by the time this comes out. If Dragon's Dogma gets good reviews too then my spring/summer's pretty much done, (single player) gaming-wise.
Sleepy Buddha
Member
Is the Dark Edition XBox 360 only or will it be available for PC as well?
Most of the loot in this game is worthless, you won't need to spend that much time in the inventory. If anything I spent more time reading the codex-like entries than doing any other menu related activity.
Yeah, the regular edition is still a great package, but that huge artbook in the DE... I'm a huge sucker for those, lol.
So, it runs, on the 360, the visual equivalent of the PC's medium, and they finally show a few new areas. It's looking really good.
The game content of the Extended Edition will be available to PC users for free the day the 360 release comes out. All the extra kit--artbook, keychain, etc--will only be available at retail, though I imagine much of it is repeat if you bought the PC LE.
basically every player who plays a game for the first time knows what he/she is doing.
crafting
j0hnny_385
Member
so now that GAME is bust in the UK, you think Namco will shift the stock of Dark Edition (GAME exclusive in the UK) to other stores (same as EA did with ME3 CE)?
Mostly useless. You can get by just fine with a basic weapon progression as you find them. That was a big problem I had with the game, the poor balancing making most of that stuff not worth the time.
totally disagree, I used it a lot. Depends on your playstyle.
Ciastek3214
Junior Member
Well then you misunderstood me, or I was too vague about it. I meant that if you know how the items work, how you should manage them, and all that stuff, you really won't spend more than an hour of total playtime there.
Yep. Traps and especially bombs were very helpful against mobs of enemies. I can't imagine taking on that Nekker lair without them. They're not absolutely essential (if you're playing on easy or normal), but it's definitely worthwhile to craft. I don't remember if I bothered crafting swords, though.
I crafted a lot of swords and equipment because I was too poor to afford them. The most powerful armor in the game can be only crafted too. Also bombs - these are alchemy and I believe they are not as shitty with a gamepad as the general inventory. I scrolled a lot through materials and ingredients I had. I had to choose which I keep, which I sell and estimate how many units I need to gather to craft an item. I definitely spent more than an hour there. I don't remember for sure if traps are crafted in the general inventory.
Jay Shadow
Member
Crafting doesn't take long once you realize there's such an abundance of crafting items in the world that you don't really need to collect any items until you have a recipe that needs them. Which I didn't start doing until my second play through.
Sentenza
Member
I hope so, all the best items in the game were obtained through crafting.
They weren't necessary on hard either. I got through the game using signs and the all powerful roll (leveled up of course) on all difficulties normal and higher, excluding that perma-death mode because even though I may not die often I'm not risking that much lol. I think the only time I used them were to do the Nekker quest, to seal the lairs. Though I can't remember if I crafted them or just bought them outright. I did use traps every now and then if they were given to me or if I found them though.
edit: I should add that I'm not intending to brag, I don't feel that awesome at least. I was just saying that the inventory and crafting in that game was relatively useless if you abuse signs and rolling.
Ciastek3214
Junior Member
Good thing Quen will get nerfed.
higherARC05
Banned
well, the best sword isn't as far as I know.
CadetMahoney
Member
They really went to town with the 360 version definite buy.
It really needed it. One nice step towards making the game better balanced.
Krauser Kat
Member
People complaining about the difficulty of og release were pussys. The handholding we are so accustomed to through the past 2 generation has killed any critical thinking we used to have when playing video games.
Not every game needs to be created the valve way. Learning how to do things yourself is immensely satisfying especially in the witcher 2 when you the combat finally clicks and you can start assaulting enemies from every which way.
That said, it will almost be like playing a new games when i come back to this in april. The played through the non patched first release once.
Not every game needs to be created the valve way. Learning how to do things yourself is immensely satisfying especially in the witcher 2 when you the combat finally clicks and you can start assaulting enemies from every which way.
That said, it will almost be like playing a new games when i come back to this in april. The played through the non patched first release once.
Lionheart1337
Member
I wish they'd fix the Steam overlay.
chickdigger802
Banned
it wasn't the difficulty, it was the reverse curve imo. Shit starts out hard, and becomes super easy by the end.
And no1 should ever have QTE's in which if you fail, you restart the whole boss fight....
Really? Interesting. Well, I'm sure it'll work well enough in the end. In CDPR I trust. Gonna order it from Amazon tonight. Can't wait for the 17th!