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[Scrawnton]

I dont understand your complaint at all. You dont have to fast travel at all. The only areas that are separated are skellige and the main world. I'm not even going to count stuff like the prologue, Vizima, and Kaer Morhen. These are contained quest related areas. Its no different than a loading screen when entering a city in Skyrim.

So the intro orchard is just a small separate piece and a vast part of the game is on one giant map, with some minor exceptions?

If that's the case, I can live with that.

 

[flipswitch]

Instead fast travelling to different regions, can you go there by horse?

 

[Stoze]

Okay, I keep seeing complaints about the discovery and question marks on the map, and I don't understand them. You can turn off the random question marks with an option in Display -> HUD Config -> scroll down -> Undiscovered POIs on map. This way they will only appear if you approach them, they won't pop up when visiting notice boards.

If they still do for whatever reason, than go back into the options and switch it on and off again. Switching between off and on will still keep the ones you already have visited or conquered, so no need to worry about that.

Am I miss understanding the complaints? It does leave quest giver icons on the map, but all of mine in Velen except 1 are notice boards so it dosen't really matter anyway.

 

[rubbishmonkey]

Simulate - it's a simulation because someone will ask you about things that happened or something...but yeah, we don't know that lol.

I didn't play W2 so I picked no.

You get the option to simulate after you start a new game though don't you?


Hmm maybe it picked up that I might have launched W2 once...I don't have any gamesaves but there is a witcher 2 folder...maybe that affected things.

Wait for confirmation from another.

I didnt play witcher 2 but just based my choices on this short gamespot overview when i got asked about them

 

[captainnapalm]

The quality of the writing and the attention to detail and character, combined with a real solid adaptation and understanding of the source material, just combines to put this game on a whole other level to most of what we see these days.

And technically the game is a masterpiece. The attention to detail is evident. The open world and the cutscenes combine to support the game at every turn, so it's fully immersive.

Everything feels grounded and coherent and fully realized. A unforgiving, harsh, brutal, dark fantasy world brought to total life.

 

[RoboPlato]

I love seeing the different sheaths/hilts every sword has. They look awesome, wonderful detail.

 

[Onimusha78]

Might go and read the books after finishing this (which will be a while), can tell already tell I'm going to want more

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

This thread is turning into nothing but black bars. Maybe you guys should consider going into the spoiler thread?

Guys. Use the spoiler thread for ending spoilers. It doesn't matter that you tagged them or not. They aren't appropriate to post in the OT 2 days after release.

Yeah, I'm moving to the spoiler thread. Cheers.

The mission design continues to be superb, even in more linear areas. There will be offshoots or easily-missed spots with glorious treasures, needing only a keen awareness to find. The mission itself, though mostly running through corridors, still manages to be varied in locale, enemy, and approach. For those curious, the quest I'm talking about is

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Geralt & Keira's Elven Ruins Adventures... or whatever it's called. Not done yet.

I'm continually floored by the production values of the Witcher 3; not only graphically, but also design wise. So impressive.

I much prefer 3's aesthetic to 2's... This.

 

[phierce]

Please explain why it's inappropriate to post end spoilers in here when they're clearly labeled and tagged.

Just don't click 'em...??

I'm not finished or posting them, just trying to figure out what all the fuss is about.

 

[statham]

I really hate my current outfit, I look like a bum clown from the 30's, but it has good stats.

 

[Onimusha78]

Lol wow.. Geralt got a serious upgrade

 

[loaf of bread]

Please explain why it's inappropriate to post end spoilers in here when they're clearly label and tagged.

Just don't click 'em...??

Because there is a spoiler thread that is made for the sole purpose to keep them out of this thread.

Also it turns the thread into a giants series of black bars.

Also people can click on them accidentally, or in many cases a poster will spoiler them incorrectly and make it so you dont know what you're clicking on.

Also many people cant help themselves and click anyways and get spoiled even though they didn't really want to.

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Crazy wonderfull chain of events just began from simply exploring a lighthouse.

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Explored lighthouse, did contract, went to get reward, got in a fight, got into prison, got into the cave of dreams

Simply amazing

 

[LurkerPrime]

I much prefer 3's aesthetic to 2's... This.

You're using pre-downgrade Witcher 2 Geralt, you know.

 

[Nothing1016]

2 for 2 so far when it comes to seducing love interests. Don't know how this is gonna shape my ending but I'll deal with the consequences later. Lol

 

[Stoze]

I much prefer 3's aesthetic to 2's... This.

lol wtf? Those aren't actually Geralt's and Triss' faces, that's either a mod or an early screen.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

You're using pre-downgrade Witcher 2 Geralt, you know.

lol wtf? Those aren't actually Geralt's and Triss' faces, that's either a mod or an early screen.

I just grabbed that from Amazon. It doesn't matter how Geralt looks to me - it's the actual art style and how everything looks completely plastic.

 

[SneakySneaks]

Still in Velen! Is there a reason why I'm seeing

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witch hunters

even though I save

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Trish

, which should had prevented the

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witch hunts

?

Well

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Radovid has been a prick since Witcher 1 and was royally screwed over by the lodge (if I'm remembering it right), so it's totally in his character to be a self serving mage hater.

 

[Exuro]

Yeah, I'm moving to the spoiler thread. Cheers.



I much prefer 3's aesthetic to 2's... This.

So did cdpr which is why the redid bronze god geralt.

 

[everyday math]

Was talking to some people and behind my character a Wraith comes floating bye.

So out of the blue. Couldn't find it after the convo.

 

[Lingitiz]

Yeah, I'm moving to the spoiler thread. Cheers.



I much prefer 3's aesthetic to 2's... This.

That's not current W2 Geralt. He looks great in 3 but not that dissimilar from 2.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I just grabbed that from Amazon. It doesn't matter how Geralt looks to me - it's the actual art style and how everything looks completely plastic.

You didn't. But whatever.

All three games have been very impressive graphically. Maybe not so much nowadays, but Witcher 1 EE and Witcher 2 looked great in their day. And we all know what Witcher 3 looks like!

 

[loaf of bread]

2 for 2 so far when it comes to seducing love interests. Don't know how this is gonna shape my ending but I'll deal with the consequences later. Lol

As far as i can tell you dont really have to do anything in specific ways or choices to get the romance. Just do their quests and you'll get the option.

 

[liezryou]

Gwent is probably the best damn minigame since FFX's blitzball. So good damn.

 

[Einchy]

I need this in my life:

Anyone know where i can find it?

That armor is far too aesthetically pleasing to have been put in the game.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

So did cdpr which is why the redid bronze god geralt.

That's not current W2 Geralt. He looks great in 3 but not that dissimilar from 2.

Like I said, it's not about how Geralt looked, it was the Witcher 2 art style. CDPR REALLY nailed the aesthetic in Witcher 3 imo

 

[mgs2master2]

Yeah, I'm moving to the spoiler thread. Cheers.

appreciate it breh.

 

[nib95]

So the game crashed on me whilst loading the first gameplay segment, and now I have to watch all the opening cut scenes again, all unskippable of course. Great start...

 

[KingKong]

Wow you get so much xp from main quests. No wonder I thought I was levelling so slowly by just doing side quests and ?s

 

[Salsa]

witcher 2 is fugly with piss filter. 3 is colorful

 

[Lingitiz]

Like I said, it's not about how Geralt looked, it was the Witcher 2 art style. CDPR REALLY nailed the aesthetic in Witcher 3 imo

They did forsure, but I don't want to take anything away from TW2. It's a great looking game provided you ditch that sharpening filter. The entire Flotsam area blew my mind back in 2011/12. It's certainly not as consistent..but hey it's been 4 years.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Anyone run into that guy near Crow's Perch who randomly challenges you.

Funny stuff.

 

[kingocfs]

The quality of the writing and the attention to detail and character, combined with a real solid adaptation and understanding of the source material, just combines to put this game on a whole other level to most of what we see these days.

And technically the game is a masterpiece. The attention to detail is evident. The open world and the cutscenes combine to support the game at every turn, so it's fully immersive.

Everything feels grounded and coherent and fully realized. A unforgiving, harsh, brutal, dark fantasy world brought to total life.

I've only played for about 3 hours but the dialogue and the animation together are flooring me. This is also the first big game of the current gen I've played, but I just love how well the characters react to things being said. The overall performances have been impressive.

 

[pakkit]

33 hours, with maybe one or two being AFK while talking to a friend.

Uhh...I'm at 24 hours and I'm still in Velen working for the Baron.

These side quests....question marks....preparation for fights....and gwent are all eating up my time. But, with the exception of horse racing, everything feels refined and like it's not just there to waste your time. This is one of those gameworlds where it's so detailed that you don't want it to end...but then it doesn't end.

 

[Maedhros]

Do you guys think they'll make the swimming better/faster at some point?

 

[loaf of bread]

Why is every armor after the starting one all ugly winter coats.

 

[darkwing-buck]

For the Witcher Contract Woodland Beast did you guys

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let the elves go? I killed them but I don't know if it was a good thing or not lol.

 

[Moaradin]

I'm really glad they went with this art style. Witcher 2 and the old Witcher 3 had this ugly as fuck sharpening filter. They added more sharpening options in the last patch and to no surprise, it looks garbage.

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

No, you are right. The areas are very big. But I wanted to be immersed in a true open world game and not have to fast travel. I'm pretty upset that's not what this is.

The game is very fun and the side quests are very engaging, but man this took a lot of wind out of my sails with my excitement level.

I believe the developer's reasoning behind this was to accurately portray the distances between land masses as they're described in the books, and they said that essentially if it were one huge instanced deal they could have done this but you'd be in your boat for a very long time to get to the other regions. Imo they could have taken some liberties there but I can see where they're coming from if they wanna go for accuracy.

 

[Nameless]

haha holy shit. Just stumbled on a

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Cannibal

camp. And no less than

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20 wild & haggardly dude's carrying primitive weapons

came pouring out.

 

[nib95]

What the hell... Seriously? The game won't load for me. Stuck on the first loading icon again indefinitely. Is it supposed to take ages?

 

[Beefy]

Why is every armor after the starting one all ugly winter coats.

The heavy relic armour isn't. Sadly I have only found a few parts.

 

[Metroidvania]

Man, Yen is such a change-up from Triss, personality-wise. HBIC vibes, lol.

Skellige is also such a (relatively) huge change-up from Velen/Novigraad.

Also, it's a ways back, but I'm pretty sure that depiction of Geralt in 'levelled' armor is the Ursine heavy witcher set.

 

[statham]

do shops become more available later on like all in the same location? I hate having to find a travel sign, then travel to go to one shop, travel back to sign to travel to goto another shops and so on. I just want to sell all my goods without having to hit up different vendors, which is a chore to get too. I have enough books for a Library, someone please let me off-load them.

 

[Big Green Anus]

Well

Spoiler

Radovid has been a prick since Witcher 1 and was royally screwed over by the lodge (if I'm remembering it right), so it's totally in his character to be a self serving mage hater.

Wow, thank you for this! Was worried that there was a bug with the Withcer 2 save feature.

 

[Zerokku]

For the Witcher Contract Woodland Beast did you guys

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let the elves go? I killed them but I don't know if it was a good thing or not lol.

Personally,

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I let them go. It's more in line with Geralt's character. It's not the witcher way to meddle too deep in politics and factions. That and he has several friends throughout the series that have ties with scoi'tel/are non-humans. Don't have any idea of any later repercussions or not.

 

[captainnapalm]

I've only played for about 3 hours but the dialogue and the animation together are flooring me. This is also the first big game of the current gen I've played, but I just love how well the characters react to things being said. The overall performances have been impressive.

Yeah, the facial expressions in the cutscenes are incredibly well done.

 

[darkwing-buck]

Personally,

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I let them go. It's more in line with Geralt's character. It's not the witcher way to meddle too deep in politics and factions. That and he has several friends throughout the series that have ties with scoi'tel/are non-humans. Don't have any idea of any later repercussions or not.

Yeah honestly Im re-doing that part since

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I had a pass to the cities already.

 

[Demoskinos]

Any werewolf tips? Found this one for the quest

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"Wild at heart"

and he just continually regenerates health like crazy like way faster than I can DPS without getting myself killed.

I have cursed oil and been using Igni but I think I might just be flat out outclassed right now until I get a better silver sword. Thing wont die.

 

[nib95]

What. The. Fuck.