You phrase that like an inevitability. CDP may not be Valve Rich™, but their games sell relatively well and GoG seems like it's doing just fine; I'd say they have income to keep the studio afloat for the foreseeable future.
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All
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You phrase that like an inevitability. CDP may not be Valve Rich™, but their games sell relatively well and GoG seems like it's doing just fine; I'd say they have income to keep the studio afloat for the foreseeable future.
Are you referring to the merger with Metropolis? Through that action, CDP became the majority of owner of the studio; if anything, they purchased Metropolis, not the contrary:
Admittedly, I did forget that they have a large publishing presence in Central Europe. I tend to think of CPR as nothing more than the blokes behind The Witcher and GoG.
No, they were publishing games since BG1 and with great success.
So basically CDP is the big AAA studio of central Europe?
I'm confused - what exactly are you rebutting? I merely implied that since I don't keep a thorough track of their activities outside of The Witcher and their DD service, I tend to forget they have fingers in other pies.
Seems so. Gaming Nexus's report on the Metropolis merger labelled them (CDP) as the largest PC distributor in the region.
SpartanForce
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I love you CD Projekt RED. Gimme Witcher 3 pls.
dcarpenter85
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Just received a ~60mb update through Steam. Can't find patch notes yet.
I'm not rebutting anything.
TW2 is only 16 bucks on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051BH6FK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Thats a great price.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051BH6FK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Thats a great price.
Become a duck.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Just got to chapter 2. The first chapter is loooooooong.
Also, is it just me or is arm wrestling the easiest minigame in minigame history?
Also, is it just me or is arm wrestling the easiest minigame in minigame history?
Haha yeah, it's extremely easy. I'm kinda glad though.
Yea arm wrestling is hilariously simple, but that makes it an easy source of cash.
the_prime_mover
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The fist fights are a lot easier than arm wrestling.
They were really easy in Witcher 1 too. I don't think it was even possible to lose them unless you walked away from the keyboard for like an hour. Still worth it just to hear the jeers from the crowd.
Arm wrestling saves you from having to hear "wait 'till he drops his fucking guard" twenty thousand times and is therefore superior.
Started the game yesterday on Dark difficulty, what a game, great grachics and gameplay.
combat system is so awesome and surpass in any way the withcer 1.
playing this with a 360 controller witch is very comftrable, only one thing that is annoying that when you lock to an enemy you are not facing him, only when i attack, the attack swing automatically directs on him, is there any way to face a locked enemy like in most games??
combat system is so awesome and surpass in any way the withcer 1.
playing this with a 360 controller witch is very comftrable, only one thing that is annoying that when you lock to an enemy you are not facing him, only when i attack, the attack swing automatically directs on him, is there any way to face a locked enemy like in most games??
I actually dont think thats possible. At least I never found a way to do it.
The game would benefit from a lock on system like you describe, imo.
I'm sure you can understand my misunderstanding considering you began your post with "no".
Haunted
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Man, the game can be janky as fuck and most of the cutscenes feel like they have some part missing, but I'll be damned if the start of chapter 2 doesn't showcase the most impressive graphics I've ever seen in a game.
I expect this game (and this part in particular) to stay on the graphical top for a good while, well into the next generation probably.
I expect this game (and this part in particular) to stay on the graphical top for a good while, well into the next generation probably.
Yeah. It could definitely use a little more polish in the areas you mention.
Which side did you go with at the end of Act 1?
You can lock on to an enemy by pressing ALT, although I've found it to be pretty useless. Don't know how you'd do it on a gamepad though. Also, is Dark supposed to be extremely difficult or something? So far I've played through the first act and it wasn't really any more difficult than when I played through it on hard, and it should only get easier from here on as I get more useful talents.
I think he wanted some sort of lock on where you directly face the enemy at all times and can strafe around them. I dont think that can be done unless theres something I just didnt catch.
Dark Mode hasnt been too bad for me so far either. Its harder but not too bad
Haunted
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Went with my man Roche!
Does that change where you start Chapter 2? Just yes or no, no spoilers!
Went with my man Roche!
Does that change where you start Chapter 2? Just yes or no, no spoilers!
Chapter 2 is completely different based on who you choose.
I don't know if I see the need, although perhaps it's more necessary on a gamepad since you don't have as much camera control as with a mouse. Personally I find even the existing lock on to do more harm then good when I turn it on to be honest.
Haunted
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You're going to make me replay that part of the game when I'm finished with my first playthrough, aren't you.
You're going to make me replay that part of the game when I'm finished with my first playthrough, aren't you.
You HAVE to replay that part... or you will miss out on the other side's story.
Haunted
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I have to finish the game at least once before I can start thinking about that stuff.
Went with my man Roche!
Does that change where you start Chapter 2? Just yes or no, no spoilers!
Lol, good choice
And Yes. It does change where you start.
My only beef with the current combat system comes from its slash-dodge type of gameplay. Theres little up close fighting and no strafe dodge. Most battles are fought and won by rolling around on the ground and smacking away when the enemies "drop their fucking guard". It works but I wish it was tweaked some.
Im nitpicking though and will shut up now.
You know you wanna
I love the rolling though. Reminds me of JK2, and any game that reminds me of JK2 gets a lot of plus points. Although I guess I can see why it isn't for everyone.
JK2? Jedi Knight 2?
I never played that
I actually like the small combat tweaks they did since release. The adjusments to block and vigor were needed and made the combat a lot better.
JK2? Jedi Knight 2?
I never played that
I actually like the small combat tweaks they did since release. The adjusments to block and vigor were needed and made the combat a lot better.
Ah yes, Jedi Knight 2, sorry if that wasn't clear. The combat itself isn't really similar in those games but I was rolling around about as much in both games.
Personally, I haven't really noticed the changes to the combat that much. They might have made the combat better, but I don't really feel it. I never ever use the block though so that might have something to do with it.
I use block a lot. Early on, they had magic and blocking both tied to the vigor bar so that if you blocked too much, you couldnt use magic. If you used too much magic, you couldnt block. Completely screwed with my playstyle.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Currently trying to defeat the p
on Hard and am finding it extremely difficult. Fuck this guy. Seriously, what a fucking cheap bastard.
Operator (guardian of the van chamber)
Lol, I had a hell of a time with him on normal. I cant imagine Hard mode. Its those gargoyles, man. Theyre nuts
jim-jam bongs
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Oh I finally finished the translated books after a bit of a Witcher break. Definitely firmly in team Triss now, Yenn is kind of a see-you-next-Tuesday.
How many books did you read? The two officially, or most of the books which have been translated by fans?
jim-jam bongs
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Just the official translations. I mean Triss isn't much better but Yenn is horrible.
c'mon, she is just a bitch. And Geralt loves her. TWISTED PASSIONS.
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