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The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - E3 2014 Trailer - The Sword Of Destiny

ViZ7

Neo Member
Do we know anything concrete regarding map size?

I vividly remember someone from CDP saying that the map will cover all of the Northern Kingdoms and Nilfgaard.

No. It will cover Novigrad and its surroundings, the Skellige Archipelago, and the No Man's Land, south of Novigrad, certainly around Vizima.
 

FACE

Banned
First, a few questions :

  • can this game be run at 3440 x 1440 ?
  • how would a GTX 770 fare at this resolution ?
On one hand, I am dying to get me an LG 34UM95 for this game but on the other, I wonder if it would be not wiser to wait for A-Sync or G-Sync solutions to be available before I purchase this game and the monitor along with it.

  • Dunno, the game isn't out for another ~8 months
  • Probably not.
 

phaze

Member
Mh?
Nilfgaard was taking over regardless of the ending you picked in TW2, anyway.

The eventual fate of Temeria whether it remains independent or is taken over by Redania or Kaedwen was one of most important plotpoints of W2. Now with Temeria territory occupied, the developers can just ignore that issue.
 

RedSwirl

Junior Member
But that's not so black and white
In the books they have a magical attraction to each other they can't really break even if they wanted to, so it's not really like much of his choice now is it?

As somebody who has read the short stories and the novels, not to mention played the games (I know I'm so unique amirite) I definitely go team triss. Throughout the novels she always has seemed to care the most for him and even tries to help him reach his supposed fated one despite her feelings.

As an avid anime watcher, that's the motherfucking definition of Best Girl. Yennefer would be like the childhood friend or the first girl he meets in the show. She's the obvious choice for most, but not necessarily the best.

#TeamRed
#TeamYennefer
#Believe
#Nextgenconfirmed

Yeah the first book never openly confirmed it, but it was
due to the genie right? They never actually stated what the titular Last Wish was.
 

Nzyme32

Member
Can I put the steam product key in GOG and redeem The Witcher 1 and 2?

Yes

http://www.gog.com/witcher/backup

Redeem your free backup PC copy of The Witcher or The Witcher 2

If you already own any PC or Mac edition of either The Witcher or The Witcher 2 simply enter your product key below and you'll receive that game for free on GOG.com. If you don't have an account yet, you will have to create one (it takes less than a minute).
 

Loakum

Banned
When Witcher 3 finally comes out next year, it will be my first Witcher game ever. I hope I can get into the story regardless.
 

xXBaconXx

Banned
Witcher 2 did end with an imminent Nilfgaardian invasion, and the northern kingdoms weren't exactly in a position to defend themselves. Good catch though.

Yeah, this pretty much confirms that Nilfgaard steamrolls Temeria either before or during The Witcher 3.
 

Deadstar

Member
Oh my god. This looks unbelievable. Makes me wonder how good graphics is going to get in the future.

This is why I wish more developers focused on PC first and then scaled back for consoles. It makes sense to do it this way since everyone gets the best that is available on their platform and it pushes graphics forward.
 

xXBaconXx

Banned
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A great way to make your choices at the end of Witcher 2 irrelevant.

We still don't know anything about any of the other northern kingdoms. We do make some pretty big decisions about
Redania, with Anaïs and Roche and all
, so that could end up being different depending on you choices.
 

Rixxan

Member
gonna need a serious recap video to bring myself up to speed on the history and lore of this series

i played witcher 2 and loved it, but found myself not completely grasping some of the topics being discussed - mostly historical in nature

just saying it would be nice to have a video that summarized all the relevant history of the characters, politics, etc.
 
Of course he would. The north was led by a bunch of fucking clowns.

When Foltest seems, apart for his sex family adventures, the less fucking clown of all, you have a problem with your kingdoms.

No. It will cover Novigrad and its surroundings, the Skellige Archipelago, and the No Man's Land, south of Novigrad, certainly around Vizima.

Yep, this is what we know at the moment. Its funny becuase the map is getting bigger with each trailer released, this time adding Vizima.
Also for people who dont know, No Man's Land is where Nilfgard got the first time they tried to invide and killed all of
Ciri's royal family
before she was found and adopted by Geralt. So that probbaly counts Cintra and Brokilon forest too.
 

sflufan

Banned
When Foltest seems, apart for his sex family adventures, the less fucking clown of all, you have a problem with your kingdoms.

The Northern kings are a bunch of incompetent buffoons!

All praise and glory to Emhyr var Emreis, Deithwen Addan yn Carn aep Morvudd (the White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies)!
 

UrbanRats

Member
1- They had a poll on their forums, and the general census was to have both perspectives.
2- The game revolves massively about character customization, and is said to be a "true RPG", meaning it's probably like Skyrim in which you create your own.

I hope they have a 3rd person, as 1st person only would probably be a deal breaker.
Not only i'm not a big fan of it in the first place, but it usually makes me physically sick.
Fingers crossed.
 
Came back today to solidify my position as an official member of team Triss. Those that want to join will get free hats*




*hats may be imaginary.

Yeah the first book never openly confirmed it, but it was
due to the genie right? They never actually stated what the titular Last Wish was.
Yeah if I recall correctly that's why.
 
I just realized Geralt's voice reminds me of Snake... it's so gruff and sounds like the voice of a veteran.

Now Snake is all ruined. ;_; At least I have Geralt.
 

Jamaro85

Member
I'm sure this was posted, but holy god all the stuff you get with the GOG version... you have to feel bad for console players honestly, especially if you owned the previous two to make it cheaper.

http://www.gog.com/thewitcher3/en

It's unfortunate (though understandable as this is simply a digital offer) that this doesn't translate to being able to get a discount on the console version if you've purchased both Witcher 1 and 2 from GOG, but regardless this loyalty offer is amazing.
 

Sn4ke_911

If I ever post something in Japanese which I don't understand, please BAN me.
I just realized Geralt's voice reminds me of Snake... it's so gruff and sounds like the voice of a veteran.

Now Snake is all ruined. ;_; At least I have Geralt.

Yeah he sounds awesome. Someone get this man to say "Kept you waiting huh?"

Shit, he would be a great Snake.
 

ViZ7

Neo Member
Yea, Doug Cockle is the perfect choice for Geralt, really. Amazed with his performance so far, going to play TW3 in English this time.
 
So we know theres two areas becuase some part of the game is placed in Kaer Morhen and its also been confirmed. If the trailers and the interconnected world are to be believed, the Witcher 3's map could be something similar to this (adding the Kaer Morhen part):

The Northern kings are a bunch of incompetent buffoons!

All praise and glory to Emhyr var Emreis, Deithwen Addan yn Carn aep Morvudd (the White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies)!

Still, he is an ass lol

Yea, Doug Cockle is the perfect choice for Geralt, really. Amazed with his performance so far, going to play TW3 in English this time.

If you read the books, he sounds just like he talks in the english version. At least in the spanish translation. When you hear Geralt the manner he talks sound more near to this era, than to medieval english, and always in this ruff manner. In the books (spanish translation) its the same, Geralt speaks more modern cut dry spanish, while the poor characters speak olde badly spoken spanish typical of the medieval era, and the noble olde aristocrat spanish. The witcher's friends and rest of the witchers in Kaer Morhen also use more modern spanish. Its pretty amazing all the work that went into that translation, if only the spanish game subs could have the same work.
 

lmpaler

Member
It's a fantastic port. Looks really nice for a 360 game. Go for it.

It is weird how much of the little details they cut when they ported. Like when you rest to brew some potions, it is just a menu on the console, but on the PC you actually see Geralt sitting in the background resting by the fire.

Granted the game is HUGE and they had to cut it down to fit on the DVD, but still, the little things matter dammit
 

lmpaler

Member
It's unfortunate (though understandable as this is simply a digital offer) that this doesn't translate to being able to get a discount on the console version if you've purchased both Witcher 1 and 2 from GOG, but regardless this loyalty offer is amazing.

Agreed. I may double dip here(I want that sexy statue). I love GOG and CDPR


EDIT: GAH double post. Sorry folks
 

I just can't unsee Dr Doom in the background, and now I'm convinced he has to be an important character. It's like that whole scene is designed to draw your eye to him back there. Look at that guy just chillin' back there, hanging out on a ship in his iron mask.

#TeamThatGuy
 
Go and buy 2, and enjoy 2 or else you are missing out.

This'll also be my first Witcher.

I didn't play TW2 when I had 360, but now that I've moved over to Sony/PS4 and no longer have a 360, I won't be playing the other games in the series.

As far as I know, the other Witchers' weren't on PS systems, so dedicated Sony gamers and players like myself, who switched to Sony this gen, TW3 would have to be our introduction.
 

John Harker

Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
This looks wonderful.

One of my big gaming regrets is that I didn't finish TW2.
I was playing it on my gaming laptop, and it was just kind of struggling with it after awhile. I'm not by nature a PC gamer, so it was a bit weird for me - after I got a wired Xbox controller hooked it, it went smoother. Till my laptop started to overheat and freeze. Ruined it for me :(.

I was somewhere in Act 2 when i stopped, but I could tell how rare and great it was.
I'll get this on consoles anyway. Though I guess my choices won't carry over!! (not that i saw the endings of TW2 anyway :( )
 

Minsc

Gold Member
As far as I know, the other Witchers' weren't on PS systems, so dedicated Sony gamers and players like myself, who switched to Sony this gen, TW3 would have to be our introduction.

I never understood why people are proud to restrict their gaming experiences to that of a single company or brand of hardware. Just because they're not on Sony's systems... I guess everyone has their reasons, but I'd never want to limit myself in such a manner. GOG, Steam, Origin, Playstation, Vita, Xbox, Wii, 3DS, even iOS... why would I ever want to "pick one" or even two. So much better to just play the games you want to play, and have that be that. At least not be proud that you limit yourself to a single brand. :)
 
Could this game be using in-engine pre-rendered stuff ? Y'know like ND games.Some stuff is so hard to believe in the trailer.
A lot of the pre-rendering was due to the huge memory deficit in last gen's consoles. Also the need to mask level load transitions due to those same memory deficits.
 

WanderingWind

Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I never understood why people are proud to restrict their gaming experiences to that of a single company or brand of hardware. Just because they're not on Sony's systems... I guess everyone has their reasons, but I'd never want to limit myself in such a manner. GOG, Steam, Origin, Playstation, Vita, Xbox, Wii, 3DS, even iOS... why would I ever want to "pick one" or even two. So much better to just play the games you want to play, and have that be that. At least not be proud that you limit yourself to a single brand. :)

Because not everybody can afford 500 dollar luxury items.
 
Man...The Witcher 2 was one of the greatest blessings I've ever encountered in my gaming life. A real mature RPG. It took itself seriously and the story, lore and world were deep and intricate. I've been looking forward to the Witcher 3 for some time now. And all I can say is.....my body is Reggie
 

Minsc

Gold Member
Because not everybody can afford 500 dollar luxury items.

I understand that, but it still wouldn't make me proud to not have it when there are games I wanted to play on it... it would make me regret only being able to afford a limited amount of platforms when there are games I want on others. I certainly wouldn't call myself a dedicated/proud X gamer if that was the reason I was not playing the games I wanted to because they were not on the platform I bought.
 

WanderingWind

Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
You've been able to get PS360's (used or on sale) for less than $200 for years though.

I mean, still. It's a luxury. Not to get all serious in a Witcher thread, but that's why people get defensive about the console they can scrape for. Or their parents buy them, as is probably more often the case with console warriors.

I understand that, but it still wouldn't make me proud to not have it when there are games I wanted to play on it... it would make me regret only being able to afford a limited amount of platforms when there are games I want on others. I certainly wouldn't call myself a dedicated/proud X gamer if that was the reason I was not playing the games I wanted to because they were not on the platform I bought.

*shrug*

You get proud of what you have.
 
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