Well, we can upgrade and customize saddles, lol. That counts for something, I guess.
The Witcher 3 PS4 gameplay
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Well, we can upgrade and customize saddles, lol. That counts for something, I guess.
Makes me wonder if reviewers have been fast tracked the day one patch or if they'll review without it.
drotahorror
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Interesting. So there's no other way to know when to parry? Like when a strike is about to connect?
They'll probably review without it and were sent a list of known issues that the patch will address.
CambriaRising
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This is usually how it works.
The Bar flashes when you're supposed to parry.
Didn't know that, interesting. I wonder if you can just learn to time it from enemy swings. Shame if you can't because if you give me option to toggle HUD elements off then game should somehow telegraph that info through animations etc.
Yeah, attacks seem to be quick. Even arrows fly fast, dev had hard time getting deflect timing down in Q&A stream.
Sure. I imagine you could get good at estimating it, but this isn't like Souls where the windup makes it easier to read. The bar should also help determine what attacks can be blocked and which must be evaded.
I feel that way about pretty much anything that's not the Latin alphabet. I mean, just look at the Georgian script.
Vincent Grayson
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Stiler
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I don't get why more games don't visually represent Health/Stamina?
I remember playing Severance (Aka Blade of Darkness) and in that game both were visually represented on your character through both animations and textures.
As you took damage and had lower health your character visually looked hurt, they'd have cuts/bruises over their body that progressively got worse and worse (IE small cuts, to huge gashes on their back, etc). It was an easy and quick way to "See" if you were really injured.
For stamina, if you got low the character slowed down, visibly panted their breathing and just looked "Tired."
This wasn't one just on eplayer character either (like Geralt, but was for 4 different playable characters (A barbarian, knight, dwarf, and Amazonian).
I wish more games did this, that way for people that don't want health/stamina bars we can play with them off and still visually have cue's as to what the general health is and if you or an enemy are low on stamina.
I remember playing Severance (Aka Blade of Darkness) and in that game both were visually represented on your character through both animations and textures.
As you took damage and had lower health your character visually looked hurt, they'd have cuts/bruises over their body that progressively got worse and worse (IE small cuts, to huge gashes on their back, etc). It was an easy and quick way to "See" if you were really injured.
For stamina, if you got low the character slowed down, visibly panted their breathing and just looked "Tired."
This wasn't one just on eplayer character either (like Geralt, but was for 4 different playable characters (A barbarian, knight, dwarf, and Amazonian).
I wish more games did this, that way for people that don't want health/stamina bars we can play with them off and still visually have cue's as to what the general health is and if you or an enemy are low on stamina.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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This guy playing gives me a headache.. How can you move the camera so much in such annoying way
banefirelord
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Just in a river, so no big waves.
Lordy, guess I'm in day one then. Nothing like a little underwater/sailing action to push my open world buttons.
I get the impression from these videos that these guys are far more interested in playing the game early than they are in just playing the game. Like that one video where the guy ran back and forth over this one spot of ground that he had to interact with, looked to be actually using the sprint button to move faster, but he wouldn't hold still for one little second to stop and see the "X" he had to push to actually interact with it.
At the end the horse rides off without him...
Get the right interested people on twitch and you can suddenly make a lot of money. Twitch is all about gaining the right attention and getting the money. Some people play because they want to play and a lot of others jump around with the trends
I agree it would be nice to have more of that.
I suppose its a matter of the insane amount of additional animation work it would take to represent that. Bruises and cuts could only really be shown on Geralts face since you've got a wide variety of gearing options covering the rest of his body. Although they do already have toxicity levels represented in his face which could make it difficult to have both effects being applied. They could maybe have him clutch his ribs or start to hunch over during an idle animation but that could be hard to read if you are actively engaged in combat. So we have to settle for that lame red tinge around the screen when you are critically hurt.
lol yeah, I'm pretty sure thats because he died from the bleeding effect just as he mashed the sprint button.
ColonialRaptor
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I really can't wait until this is standard in games. There's no reason not to do it, I mean the original wolfenstein had it
If you're injured your character should limp and hunch over and limp etc. I'm trying to think of games that have done this well.
Depends if they can come up with an unobtrusive way of doing it. With the camera as far back as it is, especially during combat, it would be extremely difficult at best. It's easy to show Geralt limping or something when just walking around, but not so much in combat. Not to the point where the player could instantly see it and react appropriately, anyway. Aside from something like the flashing red border, which the game already does.
It works better when there's something else on-screen to show the effect. A lot of people use Dead Space as an example, but my personal favorite is Ghostbusters, where energy/life/etc was displayed on the proton pack your character was wearing.
It works better when there's something else on-screen to show the effect. A lot of people use Dead Space as an example, but my personal favorite is Ghostbusters, where energy/life/etc was displayed on the proton pack your character was wearing.
Stiler
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Actually it doesn't have to just be on their face. In Severance (which was a third person action-adventure game ala Rune/Die by the sword) you found armor/gear just like you do in most rpgs.
They simply applied decals over your gear for the cuts/bruises, as thought he clothing/armor was slashed through, it worked fine and didn't look that strange, you simply assumed the cut was through the armor or gear.
It's just a matter of them making different "health" decals and then applying them to the character when the health is at a certain point, say every 20% level of health, so each time you hit 20% lower health it kicks in new decals that progressively look worse and worse.
You don't even need aniamtions for that, it's mainly the stamina you need the animations for (showing characters tired).
They could simply appply it to humanoids only (so only need to animate it for one model/rig setup and apply the animation to Geralt and all humanoid npc's that share the same model/rigging).
Resident Evil did exactly that, and that was in the mid 90's.
It's so nice, but then we also get stuff like this:
Such a gorgeous world.
Exactly. And people are picking every screen shot a part and trying to discredit the game. So sad.
Sanctuary
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I am really hoping for some horse armor DLC. Maybe a tower too, even though I'm not sure what I would use it for other than storing stuff.
Stiler
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From the live stream they said you could get other horses, however they are not permanent, only roach is permanent and comes when you call.
The other horses you can tame with your sign I believe, find them int he wild or maybe even take someone elses.
Blinders you can get as well as saddles (blinders affect the fear level).
Saddles affect the speed. Not sure what else though.
The other horses you can tame with your sign I believe, find them int he wild or maybe even take someone elses.
Blinders you can get as well as saddles (blinders affect the fear level).
Saddles affect the speed. Not sure what else though.
Sanctuary
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Saddle soreness meter.
Admiral Woofington
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Light the Bethesda signal
Yeah they unlock it based on the 19th in Europe.
Admiral Woofington
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Yep. Right one time after coming back from work.
What's that dog? You want me to pay attention to you?
I would but you know... Witcher 3.
M.W.
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That's awesome. I'll just go digital then.
I'm staying up, it unlocks at like 2am here rofl.
Slangblade
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Still no preload on gog. 
I'd have to see it, I don't think its anywhere near that easy. Its hard to imagine some fixed decals that sit on top of everything from cloth, to leather, to plate without looking look real dumb. Its easy to slap a 2D decal on an equally flat and basic character model. TW3 models are under far more scrutiny meaning the decals would have to be equally complex without being jarring to see.
Theres also just the practicality of it. You spend so much time looking at Geralt backside, does that mean I have to swing the camera to his front to see how injured I am at a given moment? Or will all of these decals so on his back?
I'm tempted. Amazon will have it to me on Tursday morning though, I am undecided...
Not really consistent with the Slavic alphabet they use in The Witcher games.
Some info on Slavic alphabet: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glagolitic_alphabet
Such a gorgeous world.
Nine days...Guys we're actually getting this in only NINE DAYS.
Not to mention that the console version are confirmed to be mindblowngly gorgeous :3
Thanks CDPR
I was really frustrated when I couldn't play Witcher 2 on PS3.
M.W.
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I was going the Best Buy route but wouldn't be able to play until late Tuesday night...have to go digital now. Plus 10% off = what BB would have been with GCU after tax.
As someone to whom arabic is a very familiar language,I gotta disagree.
I actually really dislike the way it looks ,but wholeheartedly appreciate that CDPR made the game available for arabic speakers.
Wish Amazon had the steelbook case as a pre-order item so i can pre-order with them. sigh
Sanctuary
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So far, the last three games that I let myself get really hyped over were moderate letdowns. Dark Souls 2, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Bloodborne. Not that any of them were "bad", but I usually don't let hype affect me like I did with those games.
So now I'll just calmly, heavily breathe until this is released.
Currently finishing up a new TW2 playthrough anyway since I no longer have my old saves. I used to think the combat was decent, but it is actually kind of shitty, and the Kayran still sucks. Hopefully the combat in TW3 isn't just a small upgrade. But I guess anything is better than TES combat.
So now I'll just calmly, heavily breathe until this is released.
Currently finishing up a new TW2 playthrough anyway since I no longer have my old saves. I used to think the combat was decent, but it is actually kind of shitty, and the Kayran still sucks. Hopefully the combat in TW3 isn't just a small upgrade. But I guess anything is better than TES combat.
Admiral Woofington
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You have high standards then because I was hyped for those same three games and left largely satisfied. Was I fulfilled? Fuck no. But no game can truly ever fully hold up to what one desires.
DS2 had uninspired boss designs
DAI had the really boring MMO-like sidequests to pad out the game, not to mention the main story peaked in Act I.
Bloodborne simply fucked up the online which is a major aspect of these games.
Witcher 3 will most likely left me unsatisfied if one of the endings isn't my Geralt pushing Yennefer into the mud and riding with Triss into the sunset.
Well, there's like 36 different endings... if the bad ending is what you want, knock yourself out.
Admiral Woofington
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Well, there's like 36 different endings... if the bad ending is what you want, knock yourself out.
and with 36 different endings this means me buying the guide is absolutely necessary. I need that perfect ending with Geralt's waifu.
Sanctuary
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I only buy 4-6 games annually, and it's not a matter of money.
I just hope they fixed the awful bloom issues from the previous game. It could be downright comical at times when people looked like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgxxVBlp4Jc
Wolvesinthebathroom
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The hardest choice I feel like I'm going to have to make is yennefer or triss.
Well, there's like 36 different endings... if the bad ending is what you want, knock yourself out.
Well 3 endings for Geralt and 36 "ending states" for how the rest of the world turns out.
Vincent Grayson
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Yeah, I'm guessing it's a Fallout-style thing with different mini-endings for particular people/areas/etc that you did big sidequests in.