The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |OT| Plough 'Em All

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Johnny2Bags said:
And They also give away a free game with the download?? or is that available right away after preordering? As in I pre-order now and can download Gothic 2?
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Oh yeah that too. You get to choose from 5 or so games, and you can download/play said game before actually paying for TW2.
 
dat map will end on my wall.

The first of a looooong series of posts in this thread. I can't wait for May, 17th. Collector Edition, here I come !
 
Exuro said:
It says unhurried but who knows what that actually means. We'll have to wait for more reviews and see what they say about length. I'm not sure if there's a May 17th embargo or whatnot. Even if it is, the replayability sounds like it's going to be great, with there being areas you may not encounter.
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I interpreted it as meaning "we played the main story, but we did the side things too sometimes."
I've never been one for tiresome lengths in games, but 24-30 hours sounds fantastic. I wouldn't mind it being a bit longer, though. Like you said, there's always the second time around to see what we missed.
Gotta quit talking like I'm going to be playing tuesday. : (
 
Holy shit, I did not realize it was coming out so soon. I played and loved Witcher 1, but never finished the last part of the game as my PC died in the midst of it.

Guess I'm in for a speedy replay!
 
Yeah, I imagine, like in most RPGs, your mileage will vary. Given how atmospheric and beautiful just walking through the world of the game is, I have no concerns about length.
 
With L.A. Noire and TW2 coming out so close together, I think my gaming slump will not only be shattered in to a million pieces, but scattered to the four corners of the Earth. Hopefully my computer will be able to play this reasonably well. I surpass the recommended specs by quite a lot, but that was the case with TW1 as well (and that game ran janky as hell). Hopefully my newish videocard will be enough.
 
elwes said:
With L.A. Noire and TW2 coming out so close together, I think my gaming slump will not only be shattered in to a million pieces, but scattered to the four corners of the Earth. Hopefully my computer will be able to play this reasonably well. I surpass the recommended specs by quite a lot, but that was the case with TW1 as well (and that game ran janky as hell). Hopefully my newish videocard will be enough.
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TW1 ran on a horribly unoptimized engine. TW2 will run better for you than TW1 did.
 
elwes said:
With L.A. Noire and TW2 coming out so close together, I think my gaming slump will not only be shattered in to a million pieces, but scattered to the four corners of the Earth. Hopefully my computer will be able to play this reasonably well. I surpass the recommended specs by quite a lot, but that was the case with TW1 as well (and that game ran janky as hell). Hopefully my newish videocard will be enough.
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TW1 wasn't optimized. I'm sure TW2 will have the level of optimization of Crysis 2.
 
I just read a preview where they say that some of the choices will be time constrained... I'm sure that those choices will not be easy ones. Wholly damn, that is going to make me sweat buckets - I always like to carefully consider my choices in games like this to make sure I'm making the choice that I want.

Most of the time, it hasn't been a challenge to make the choice that I know I want to make - the hardest / most annoying was the fight between Jack and Miranda in Mass Effect 2 because I was definitely going to choose Miranda - I just don't like that you CANNOT save the other without having almost perfect Paragon / Renegade points. I hope the choices aren't like that in Witcher 2, however I suppose there will be big differences depending on the choices - but as long as they aren't clear cut and require thought and consideration (which I'm sure they will) then they won't annoy me but rather will compel me to play more and want to see the outcome of such choices.

But, if I have the choice of killing someone or not like the Witch in the first game - I have trouble sentencing anyone to death, especially a character like that, but if there is a choice of choose if this person or that person... that's the type of decision I will have trouble with (unless I really and clearly dislike a character).
 
ColonialRaptor said:
I just read a preview where they say that some of the choices will be time constrained... I'm sure that those choices will not be easy ones. Wholly damn, that is going to make me sweat buckets - I always like to carefully consider my choices in games like this to make sure I'm making the choice that I want.
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Alpha Protocol has prepared me well for that then.

Batman:AA has also prepared me for the basics of combat.

Body = Ready indeed.
 
Sober said:
Alpha Protocol has prepared me well for that then.

Batman:AA has also prepared me for the basics of combat.

Body = Ready indeed.
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I think that Batman AA has one of the most streamlined and enjoyable combat systems of any game, so hearing that the combat system in Witcher 2 is like that makes me giggle like a little school girl

*heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh*
 
With the way the Witcher does things, choices usually make things "different" but not good or bad. They don't punish you for your preferences without rewarding you elsewhere. They don't want a right way to go through the game, they want you to find your way through the game. Because of that, I'll be okay with any decision except where I have to choose between one set of little bitches and another. I'd rather just walk out of town or kill them all in those situations.
 
Just finished the first game about 15 minutes ago for the first time. So great. My only complaint is some of the presentation was a little iffy. Like, sometimes things that seemed huge to me were treated like they were nothing. Still absolutely loved it, though. Too bad I won't get to play part 2 for a couple months, 'cause I'm not touching this one until I have a fancy new machine to max it out with.


Is there a clock somewhere to see how long you've been playing in the first game? I'm randomly guessing it took me about 60 hours. Maybe more. I feel like I did just about all you could in one playthrough, outside of some of the "kill X number of creature" ones.
 
Dice said:
With the way the Witcher does things, choices usually make things "different" but not good or bad. They don't punish you for your preferences without rewarding you elsewhere. They don't want a right way to go through the game, they want you to find your way through the game. Because of that, I'll be okay with any decision except where I have to choose between one set of little bitches and another. I'd rather just walk out of town or kill them all in those situations.
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This is exactly why I'm excited about this game, because CDProjekt seem to have gotten this type of gameplay right in more ways than most other developers have in my opinion, the 'grey' choices is exactly what these kind of games need.

Black and White choices become too simple because you choose to be good or bad and you just choose the decision that is good or bad every time. But if there is no clear 'right' or 'wrong' decision then you choose how you want to and THAT is how I want games to be. Of course, it's far more complicated for the people making the game but dammit is it far more enjoyable to be part of the game when playing it like this.
 
FIRST REVIEW in English, I think...?

Choice quotes:

CD Projekt RED has created an RPG game, quality of which is matched only by Mass Effect 2
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Uhh... Of to a good start, then ;) Codex will have a field day with this.

Nonlinearity is the game's greatest advantage and tops almost all the bold expeditions in that field made by other developers, including - at this point already outdated - system of morality patented by BioWare. The branching storyline - both in terms of the main AND the side quests - will make players return to the game several times. And they still might not experience all of what the developers have prepared for them. [...] Witcher 2 consists of three acts, fastened on both sides by a lenghty prologue and a short epilogue. Unhurried gameplay takes about 24 hours.
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More, including the score, at the link.

Threadworthy?
 
Off to a great start with a nicely done |OT|. I need to finish another run through the first game to prep a save since I lost all of my previous ones when I had to rebuild my game drive (RAID 0).
 
I can't believe that there is only 7 days left until my collectors edition arrive. It is going to be hard to stay away from this game until I finish my last exam at the end of May, but at least I have plenty of spare time to play this game in June.
 
Grabbing this one!
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Very nice |OT|. I'm buying this on Steam this week.

Do we know when preload will be available?
 
Nekrono said:
I'm buying this on Steam this week.

Do we know when preload will be available?
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Only the GoG version is having a preload which starts today in a few hours. Really wish they would have a preload for Steam. Going to suck downloading it on Tuesday.
 
Exuro said:
Only the GoG version is having a preload which starts today in a few hours. Really wish they would have a preload for Steam. Going to suck downloading it on Tuesday.
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What!? That sucks! I hope the game isn't too big then, I don't want to be downloading for hours on tuesday.
 
GJ on that OT Snuggler, looks great!

Now I'm out of here till I can actually play the game... in like 6 months... :-/
 
Fantastic OT.

This game is a godsend. If it's good, it's gonna be great. If it's anything less than that, with this level of hype, the GAF meltdown will be something glorious.

I almost don't know what to hope for.





Nah, let's hope this is good.
 
Exuro said:
TW1 ran on a horribly unoptimized engine. TW2 will run better for you than TW1 did.
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Good to know. I thought I read something about TW1 having poor performance in general, but I wasn't sure.
 
ColonialRaptor said:
In a sense, this game is more than just 20 hours. There is a lot of branching content that you can only see if you make certain decisions, so in order to play the whole game you'll need to have repeat playthroughs. So in a sense, the developers probably have packed 60 - 80 hours of content into the game (from what I understand that are four main paths right?).
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I still don't know if this kind of deal satisfies me.

I often think I'd rather have a sprawling, immersive, cohesive 60 hours story that takes me through new and diverse situations than this "you can play the same game 4 times with a few differences" madness that took over the RPG market.

Because in all honesty, I'm 90% sure that in 90% of the cases it's simply a glorified excuse to reuse assets. It's a cheaper solution than making a game that actually lasts longer and does more.

Then there's games that get branching right, and make it work, and I don't mind them. But it being the standard (expecially in a storydriven game like the Witcher, which isn't even a full roleplaying experience to begin with) doesn't really satisfy me.
 
I have no worries about length, even though he said unhurried. It still seems reviewers play to finish it, so they can review it.

And hell, I've been one to mess around in a game doing absolutely nothing that moves me forward.

Plus, I'm sure they didn't do every possible side quest in their run.
 
i don't use GoG but i'm just curious how preloading works there. i'm assuming it's encrypted like steam right then decrypts @ release date.
 
i got to 6GB/8.5GB for downloading the original witcher with the gog downloader and its suddenly frozen to a halt. restarted the app and it logged me out, now it wont let me log back in. frozen download...
 
As long as none of those 24 hours are padding / fluff/ generic crap I think it's perfect.
Most of my favorite rpgs would be 25-30 hours without the timesinks and dull parts.

The most important thing for me is that they keep the pacing going with the story, the usual we tell 10 hours of great story now go do sidequests and grind for 20 hours while totally ignoring everything that's happening is not for me.

That mass effect quote almost made my head explode out of rage btw.
 
iNvidious01 said:
i got to 6GB/8.5GB for downloading the original witcher with the gog downloader and its suddenly frozen to a halt. restarted the app and it logged me out, now it wont let me log back in. frozen download...
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me too :(
 
Chesskid1 said:
i don't use GoG but i'm just curious how preloading works there. i'm assuming it's encrypted like steam right then decrypts @ release date.
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Yeah, you just download a small installer at release and then you can play.

The gog.com site has some seriously weird wording about their preorder, though.
Can I cancel my The Witcher 2 preorder?
It isn't possible to cancel the The Witcher 2 preorder, however preordering it on our site doesn't require you to purchase the game on our site, or at all. You will not be charged when the game is released. We would be more than happy should you wish to purchase this game from us eventually, though. :)
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So, when will people actually be charged? :lol
 
Nekrono said:
What!? That sucks! I hope the game isn't too big then, I don't want to be downloading for hours on tuesday.
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Unfortunately if Steam makes you download the bonus content at the same time, which they usually do, that means it's 16 gigs installed.
 
SneakyStephan said:
As long as none of those 24 hours are padding / fluff/ generic crap I think it's perfect.
Most of my favorite rpgs would be 25-30 hours without the timesinks and dull parts.
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Regarding the length, Gamebanshee, a site that is more reliable for WRPG impressions than mainstream sites and publications are, states that the Prologue and the 1st act alone took over 15 hours. That bodes very well for the game length, given that it is supposed to be peppered with mutually exclusive quest areas.

SneakyStephan said:
That mass effect quote almost made my head explode out of rage btw.
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Going by most WRPG reviews of the recent years, one would think WRPGs came into existence with Oblivion and Mass Effect, with the odd mention of KOTOR in there.
 
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