To help him decide, may I ask which aspects of Skyrim you disliked enough to choose an unknown quantity over it? Disclaimer, I've played both Skyrim and Witcher 2, but less than 5-10 hours of each if I recall correctly...-maybe- more in Skyrim.
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SteveWinwood
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Don't play either. Play dead island.
Definitely. I can't even keep count of the things they either removed from past ES games or streamlined so they could pull off their 10 million sold goal, which they did. It has no soul anymore like most modern games.
Skyrim looks really good, but everything you do is empty and consequences and choice are just an illusion. The writing also blows. Combat is really only fun for the first 9 levels. Loot scaling
metalshade
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Has anyone already mentioned big picture mode coming tomorrow (monday.)
I wont link to article. (Its IGN.)
I wont link to article. (Its IGN.)
The impression I got was that the poster already owned both and was trying to decide which one to start playing, that would hook them off the bat.
The start of the Witcher 2 might be frustrating if you're bad at games like me and dive straight into the bridge scene. Later on the writing and story should presumably be better and enough to hook you.
I think Skyrim was more of a game that hooked me at the start (by surprise since I basically had no interest in it before it came out), since I really liked the atmosphere and exploration stuff. The writing didn't bother me, and in fact there was so much stuff in books that I finally stopped trying to read it all since it would have taken too long.
So that's kind of why I say it can depend on the person's preference. If they really like one style versus the other they might enjoy one game more than the other, or even enjoy both. Skyrim presumably has more grinding later on if you try to do everything, so for all I know, Witcher 2 may be more fun for someone 30 hours in, while Skyrim may be more fun in the earlier hours.
As far as I know the Witcher 2 is also shorter, if you are wanting to beat a game without it taking too long.
SteveWinwood
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Skyrim is pretty much Angry Birds 2.
Chittagong
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Are you more interested in open-world dungeon exploration or a plot-driven more-linear RPG?
Which appeals to you more, a nordic snowy mountain isolated style, or a gritty medieval down to earth style?
Some people are probably going to have strong opinions one way or the other (I'd expect strongly worded opinions saying the Witcher 2, and condemnding Skyrim
Hmmm... I'm fine with both settings and game styles really, the key thing is that the game would get going early on, pulling me in quickly.
I have got both games, bought them in the sale.
EDIT: thanks Blizzard, based on your last post, Skyrim seems to address this better
Skyrim is definitely the easier game to just pickup and play.
I needed at least 5 or so hours before witcher 2 became fun for me, a lot of frustration during the early part due to a higher that normal difficulty curve. But once you get the hang of combat and controls, the game is quite enjoyable.
I needed at least 5 or so hours before witcher 2 became fun for me, a lot of frustration during the early part due to a higher that normal difficulty curve. But once you get the hang of combat and controls, the game is quite enjoyable.
AngmarsKing701
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I've played both on the 360.
Skyrim is probably my favorite game of this generation. Yes, it's lacking in challenge, but I love that I can roam around and do all kinds of different shit.
I've managed to play about 4 hours of The Witcher 2 and it just hasn't grabbed me. I'm considering trading it in when Halo 4 comes out.
Skyrim is probably my favorite game of this generation. Yes, it's lacking in challenge, but I love that I can roam around and do all kinds of different shit.
I've managed to play about 4 hours of The Witcher 2 and it just hasn't grabbed me. I'm considering trading it in when Halo 4 comes out.
Let us know what you think. I'd say if you play 4-5 hours and don't find yourself enjoying it, by all means try the other. I'm glad to see a few other people also said they found Witcher 2 took a bit to get going. I'm not saying Witcher 2 is bad, or Skyrim is the best, just commenting on the start of the game.
Bought and finished 'To the Moon' today. Just wanted to say it's an amazing interactive story ('game' is not really the term people should use with this kind of games) and all of you need to buy it.
Or at least buy it the next time Steam has a big sale.
It's a little rough around the edges but yeah it has a nice story.
Taco_Human
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2 and a half months, and 61 hours later....I finally reached level 145 in Payday the Heist. Woooo.
Glass Rebel
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I'm kinda pissed at the way Steam manages OSTs. They should give the option to disable DLC :/
Based on you specific request I'd say Skyrim without thinking twice, it's surely more likely to hook people up on its first hour than Witcher 2.
I have to clarify anyway that both games are in my humble opinion vastly overrated, each one of them for different reasons. In any case I gather you already own them both so no point in explaining what I thought about them, you'll play them both anyway sooner or later.
It's just that Skyrim is more likely to hook you, yeah.
It's not without it's flaws, that's true, but it's certainly worth the price of admission.
Ingueferroque
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If you want a good RPG, get Avernum.
Mackenzie 92
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If you want a good RPG, get Avernum.
my favorite old school rpg, liked it more than BG2
If you want a good RPG, get Avernum.
Once you pumped your many many hours into that there's always Eschalon Book 1 & 2 to sink another load of time.
Sanic
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Didn't know this, great news. Now it's just a matter of seeing how "public" this will be. I hope my early pillar of community badge comes in handy again.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Both are fun until you realize how limiting they both are.
Metro 2033 is $5 on http://www.impulsedriven.com/metro2033
You can activate the product key on Steam. Might have to download the Gamestop app to get your key but you can uninstall right afterwards.
Or you could just give the key to a friend, I guess.
You can activate the product key on Steam. Might have to download the Gamestop app to get your key but you can uninstall right afterwards.
Or you could just give the key to a friend, I guess.
indigo-cyclops
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I posted some shots of it earlier. It's definitely worth it, looks and runs great on PC. Of course, the game itself is pretty nifty; an interesting (and in my opinion successful) take on survival action.
It's always been 20 for me.
It's letting me click "Next 10" button, and it shows "21-30 out of 100" (and 31-40, etc.) Dunno. maybe it's a glitch.
This -> break it out into the media section or something Valve. Put in playback controls in the overlay while you're at it.. nothing better than playing a game with a totally different games soundtrack over the top o_0
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Both fantastic, especially if you have friends to co-op with. Becoming a well oiled machine with your friends in that game is a great feeling.
toddhunter
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Do you want me to tell you they are pretty, but completely boring and tedious games now or not?
I only played (most of) the first game but I would agree with this. But I played exclusively solo; maybe co-op changes everything?
I'd say that it does, because there's no switching between characters, and it turns out that getting all three characters to one location is more trouble than you'd imagine having just played solo.
Not sure if it was posted before but LEGO Batman 2 is on sale on Amazon (steam code) for $14.99 (50% off)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y1XJGE/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Haven't seen it this cheap before and it wasn't discounted much if at all during the Steam Summer sale, so I picked it up
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y1XJGE/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Haven't seen it this cheap before and it wasn't discounted much if at all during the Steam Summer sale, so I picked it up
MagicWithEarvin
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I picked up the Frozenbyte Collection for $9.99 just a few minutes and Trine 2 was the first game I installed - it looks fantastic!
Add me on Steam for some co-op: earvcunanan
question about steam. I am new to steam.
I want to download games on my laptop and move those to my desktop since at my dorm I have limited internet access. Is it possible to download games on my laptop and copy&paste the entire folder where I downloaded those game to my desktop and run those games?
I want to download games on my laptop and move those to my desktop since at my dorm I have limited internet access. Is it possible to download games on my laptop and copy&paste the entire folder where I downloaded those game to my desktop and run those games?
Kinda. There is also backup and restore. TO access that on main window top left click on Steam to bring down the menu choices.
RazorbackDB
Member
you just need to copy the entire steamapps folder inside steam and then verify the games cache, that should work
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Trine is awesome, I have yet to try Trine 2.
So this happened yesterday:
Obviously, I absolutely loved playing through the game. The story is your typical undercover cop affair that wouldn't appear out of place in a Dan Houser-penned game, but I found that the unfamiliar (and superbly realised) setting of Hong Kong and in particular the focus on Triad culture put an interesting and enjoyable spin on a common premise. The gameplay hit all the right notes with me, too, with the melee combat being quite fun and the TPS mechanics being surprisingly competent, while the decidedly arcadey feel of the vehicles coupled with the relatively small game world made driving a pleasure rather than a chore even as the hours ticked by. I'd mention the graphics, but you've all seen the high-res screenshots and gifs.
The game isn't perfect -- for instance, there are a lot of little bugs that crop up (a fine example being a certain corner in the game that you can't turn into when you're in a taxi and have used the handbrake because the car will always bounce off into the ether) -- but nothing comes to mind as particularly bad, either; the core of the game really is great.
Looking forward, I hope Squeenix has plans for some significant content-expanding DLC comparable (in size/scope) to the likes of GTAIV's Lost and Damned and Gay Tony.
Obviously, I absolutely loved playing through the game. The story is your typical undercover cop affair that wouldn't appear out of place in a Dan Houser-penned game, but I found that the unfamiliar (and superbly realised) setting of Hong Kong and in particular the focus on Triad culture put an interesting and enjoyable spin on a common premise. The gameplay hit all the right notes with me, too, with the melee combat being quite fun and the TPS mechanics being surprisingly competent, while the decidedly arcadey feel of the vehicles coupled with the relatively small game world made driving a pleasure rather than a chore even as the hours ticked by. I'd mention the graphics, but you've all seen the high-res screenshots and gifs.
The game isn't perfect -- for instance, there are a lot of little bugs that crop up (a fine example being a certain corner in the game that you can't turn into when you're in a taxi and have used the handbrake because the car will always bounce off into the ether) -- but nothing comes to mind as particularly bad, either; the core of the game really is great.
Looking forward, I hope Squeenix has plans for some significant content-expanding DLC comparable (in size/scope) to the likes of GTAIV's Lost and Damned and Gay Tony.
AngryChinchilla
Member
Unless the game has the new content system that I hate. >_<
SteveWinwood
Member
Are the pixelvision and compact skins up to date after all the community changes?
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