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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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cuevas. PhD.
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Cuevas said:
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How About No
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I forgot to mention the stealth sections, probably also influenced by Uncharted 2. They're both there in a "linear, clunky, and shouldn't even be in the game" sort of way, but Uncharted 2's were much smoother and less aggravating. The ones in this game really need their shit fixed lol
How About No
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Solo said:
In or out of the city? If outside, make sure to explore everywhere you can. The area's not big, and you can find a sword that does better damage against gargoyles and large enemies. If in the city, I dunno, I haven't gotten that far yet.
How About No
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3chopl0x said:
Never said it wasn't easy, but the way Geralt sticks to walls with no input and changes the directional controls is certainly crappy.
I think I am pretty much at the endgame now. I've quit for the night, so it looks like tomorrow will be the day I beat it. Then I will take a few weeks break, and then play the Iorverth path and make some different decisions.
Roche is such a boss. Don't know how people can prefer Ioverth to him.
It was 110% cold-blooded.
Deadly said:
Roche is such a boss. Don't know how people can prefer Ioverth to him.
Van Buren said:
It was 110% cold-blooded.
indigo-cyclops
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Pankaks said:
I'm waiting on my copy as well!
ColonialRaptor
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So at the end of Chapter 2
I don't want to know particulars. Just if you did the same and regretted it lol.
I think I am just before where you're up to but almost there, I can feel that I'm going to be finishing the game soon too and I think it's grand. I don't think the game has been cut too short at all, and I can't wait to start it all over and see it all from the other perspective
Sword fighting is too fun so I don't know how I'm going to allow myself not to upgrade the swordsmanship path lol.
I made Roche let Henselt live. Can someone please tell me whether this has major consequences on what happens in the rest of the game? I have a feeling that I'm going to regret it, but I always feel like I'm not a murderer and I felt it would be wrong to let a king die considering the entire game I'd been trying to clear my name as a King Slayer
I don't want to know particulars. Just if you did the same and regretted it lol.
Solo said:
I think I am just before where you're up to but almost there, I can feel that I'm going to be finishing the game soon too and I think it's grand. I don't think the game has been cut too short at all, and I can't wait to start it all over and see it all from the other perspective
Sword fighting is too fun so I don't know how I'm going to allow myself not to upgrade the swordsmanship path lol.SerArthurDayne
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Just as a heads up, on the Witcher official site there is a new post that if you had any damage to your statute you can take pictures, and e-mail them with a proof of purchase to get a replacement at some point in the future. I know on release day some other people had problems with theirs.
Also, didn't have time to finish when it came out, just started a real job. Finally able to dive back in now that it is the weekend. Hopefully I can use the holiday to beat it.
Also, question about Act II, only spoilerish in the most general of ways:
Also, didn't have time to finish when it came out, just started a real job. Finally able to dive back in now that it is the weekend. Hopefully I can use the holiday to beat it.
Also, question about Act II, only spoilerish in the most general of ways:
Are the Iorveth and Roche paths completely different- in terms of where you start, side quests, etc.? Or do they just start a different and then converge at some point during the Act?
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INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
About 50 pages in and I'm loving the book. The quality of the writing is so much higher than most videogame novels that I've read (Which makes sense seeing as how it was written before the actual game was conceived)
I had to stop myself at Chapter 2 otherwise I would be up all night lol.
Just made it to Chapter 3. Roche path.
That part where Roche fell through the bridge, and rolled, and kept fighting dudes was so badass. *falls* "Fuuuuck" *rolls and punches someone*
Oh and this Loc Muinne seems awesome. Cool name for a city. I'm not there yet, still fighting harpies on the way down. But the music here might be the best I've heard yet. Awesome stuff.
Oh and this Loc Muinne seems awesome. Cool name for a city. I'm not there yet, still fighting harpies on the way down. But the music here might be the best I've heard yet. Awesome stuff.
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How About No said:What?! I totally missed this quest. I'm gonna have to do Roche's path again?
Is there any way to do it with Ivoreth's path?
Nah, I went to his hut on my Iorveth run and he wasn't there.
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Pankaks said:
Great to hear, I've read excerpts via Nook samples. I'm excited as hell to read more about this awesome universe.
ColonialRaptor
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So what are the best weapon (steel and silver sword) and armour in the game?
I currently have:
I'm actually REALLY looking forward to finishing the game and starting again, it's actually really exciting to be able to play it through again with a set perspective on everything that happened so that you can make decisions with an educated set of eyes. I'll probably end up playing this game through a few times. But on subsequent play through I'm putting on the 0 item weight mod because I spent WAY too much time organizing my inventory.
Yep, I started reading Last Wish also and I'm about 120 pages in... while I read I can't seem to put them down. Loved the detail in the Striga scene at the start, it filled me in about a LOT of things that I didn't quite understand - it also gives me a much greater understanding and idea about who Geralt's character really is before his memory loss.
I currently have:
Draughr Armour
The Silver Sword that you find in the cart at the bottom of the cliff at the start of Act 3 (can't remember the name but it does 49 - 53 damage after 3x Ygsith Runes
Some crappy Steel Sword that does 30 - 33 damage and I can't seem to find something much better... the merchant has an elvish sword that does 40 - 42 damage for sale but I don't just want to buy a new sword
The Silver Sword that you find in the cart at the bottom of the cliff at the start of Act 3 (can't remember the name but it does 49 - 53 damage after 3x Ygsith Runes
Some crappy Steel Sword that does 30 - 33 damage and I can't seem to find something much better... the merchant has an elvish sword that does 40 - 42 damage for sale but I don't just want to buy a new sword
I'm actually REALLY looking forward to finishing the game and starting again, it's actually really exciting to be able to play it through again with a set perspective on everything that happened so that you can make decisions with an educated set of eyes. I'll probably end up playing this game through a few times. But on subsequent play through I'm putting on the 0 item weight mod because I spent WAY too much time organizing my inventory.
INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
Yep, I started reading Last Wish also and I'm about 120 pages in... while I read I can't seem to put them down. Loved the detail in the Striga scene at the start, it filled me in about a LOT of things that I didn't quite understand - it also gives me a much greater understanding and idea about who Geralt's character really is before his memory loss.
ColonialRaptor
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I am at the start of chapter 3 and I have 10 gig of saves.
FARK! My SSD is crying! Gonna have to move a lot of them off.
FARK! My SSD is crying! Gonna have to move a lot of them off.
ColonialRaptor
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Salaadin said:
No way man! There wouldn't be high enough demand either - books area a totally different world, in the world of books. You wait.
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Pankaks said:
I have read The Last Wish and Blood of Elves. I personally thought Last Wish to be much tighter and superior to the actual novel. Don't know if that is a translations related issue or not. Both were good and enjoyable, however, although it seems we will be on a Martin like timeline to ever get the full series. Fortunately, we can spoil the entire series and the second volume of shorts stories online to get plot points relevant to the game.
edit: I guess my biggest problem is magic is a complete make it up as we go deus ex machina type plot point. Which is true of most fantasy, I guess, and its use is not without consequence, so it does have some balance.
How About No
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Not sure if anyone noticed, but you can drag the mouse to very slightly nudge the viewpoint around during conversation scenes. I have no idea what the point of this is. Maybe it's more noticeable in 3D?
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How About No said:
Many games have this. Just for looks, from what I've always gathered.
Anyways, beat the game a second time. Played the game differently with heavy magic and Roche path. Felt like a very different game. I quite enjoyed Roche's path, but I still vastly prefer the other one. I'll not be going magic spec next time either. Alch was pretty nice. I'll mix Sword and alch for my third play through once more DLC is out to refreshen the experience.
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Welp, into chapter 2 and awesome exudes. Chose
. Not sure if that part in chapter 1 was a big turning point but I will definitely replay it to chose otherwise if so.
Iorveth path btw
Are there any ways to make good money in Chapter 3? Lots of shiny stuff, but very expensive.
I wish I could repeat that arm wrestling, as you could get 200 per. But it's funny how even the hardest poker players still play with a maximum bet of 10. I'm lucky to get 30ish per win, and I'm super lucky to even win at all. (for a game based on luck, they sure are good at rolling good hands).
I wish I could repeat that arm wrestling, as you could get 200 per. But it's funny how even the hardest poker players still play with a maximum bet of 10. I'm lucky to get 30ish per win, and I'm super lucky to even win at all. (for a game based on luck, they sure are good at rolling good hands).
subversus said:
Tis the beauty of this game. Just don't over commit and go in for the few guaranteed kills, then bait out whiffs. Or, get your Quen on and go to town. Or make use of daggers and other spells.
There's a lot of wiggle room on how to succeed in a lot of fights, and the only way to consistently lose is to stay too close for too long.
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