Lambert is great.
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Lambert is great.
Poured about 20 hours into the game. Combat is shit and running animations are shit. The game is phenomenal, but they missed the mark really bad on those 2 things. Normal is too easy and Hard is basically a lvl check where enemies swarm you, are hyper aggressive and kill you in 3 hits, basically having you roll for 20 minutes until you can kill one or die.
The animations are simply wrong, they went for this Uncharted like feel, but most of the time you end up circling for 4 seconds around a bush so the camera can properly lock and you can pick up your fucking flower.
Half the crates on the game have a candle on top of them just so you waste your time trying to position the camera to loot instead of igniting the candle...
The map is gigantic and awesome, but once you hit velen the somewhat clear progression from white orchard goes out of the window and you have to basically guess which question mark is for you lvl and which one has a lvl 30 dragon waiting for you. I don't mind exploration, in fact I love it, but it would've been nice to have at least a small hint of the level required for certain zones.
The animations are simply wrong, they went for this Uncharted like feel, but most of the time you end up circling for 4 seconds around a bush so the camera can properly lock and you can pick up your fucking flower.
Half the crates on the game have a candle on top of them just so you waste your time trying to position the camera to loot instead of igniting the candle...
The map is gigantic and awesome, but once you hit velen the somewhat clear progression from white orchard goes out of the window and you have to basically guess which question mark is for you lvl and which one has a lvl 30 dragon waiting for you. I don't mind exploration, in fact I love it, but it would've been nice to have at least a small hint of the level required for certain zones.
The quests just have very final sounding names >_>
Ah well, think I won't get to the end without
killing that other leader dude
Trickster
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I've a question concerning potential outcomes of the relationships you can foster with characters of the female kind in this game
Basically I'd like to know if
Basically I'd like to know if
I choose to tell Triss that I love her and get her to stay. Will I later be able to pursue anything with someone like Yennefer? And if I can, will that then cause a bunch of drama later on?
Almost finished with the story, following the stuff in in YouTube descritpion video to make sure I get the ending in that video. Have 2/4, you need to at least have made 2 of the 4 choices according to the person behind the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg8DxC8wAo4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg8DxC8wAo4
Keep in mind so far you've played a tutorial. That's it.
Memento Mori
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You have to buy it from
the merchant you saved from the griffin in White Orchard.
Oh, okay. Also, where can I get more gwent cards? I did a bunch of gwent quests but the only one I seem to have left is the generically vague "Collect'em all" which just tells me to complete my gwent collection.
I have a half decent Northern Realms deck now, but I've got hardly anything for the other factions.
Thank you
usp84
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Then i am pretty sure you havent been looking.This game is probably the most flawed mastepiece i have ever played.
LegalEagleMike
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If you tell one you
love them then you definitely do not want to say you love the other later. You will end up with neither
Bl@de
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I don't care about small stuff. Gothic 2 is flawed as hell and it's a 10/10 for me. With Witcher 3 I have the same feeling.
Yeah, then you should be close the final one should say
Final something I believe. But, you'll know that it is the final quest.
ScepticMatt
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leaving room for expansions would be my guess.
usp84
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It will probably be a 10/10 for me too but what i mean is that as with every game witcher 3 has its flaws.
His Majesty
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Don't roll, dodge.
And don't chase question marks. Seriously, turn the points of interest off. Makes the world much more organic. There is so much content anyway that you don't have to go actively looking for it.
I highly recommend the showing witcher senses on the map option for those annoying parts
Fantastic game. I couldn't stop playing it over the weekend and wish I could take time off from work this week just to play more.
I was really impressed with the Red Baron quest line. The voice acting has been quite good and the whole narrative has kept me interested. The quests overall in this game have been great. The witcher contracts are especially interesting. I liked DA Inquisition, but this game is whole another level.
The only negative for me so far has been performance problems on the PS4. No major bugs, but the game seems perform poorly after a couple hours (tons of pop-in and frame rate dips).
I am pretty this will be my game of the year.
I was really impressed with the Red Baron quest line. The voice acting has been quite good and the whole narrative has kept me interested. The quests overall in this game have been great. The witcher contracts are especially interesting. I liked DA Inquisition, but this game is whole another level.
The only negative for me so far has been performance problems on the PS4. No major bugs, but the game seems perform poorly after a couple hours (tons of pop-in and frame rate dips).
I am pretty this will be my game of the year.
Sidequest With Yennefer :
I decided to tell her that Geralt didn't love her anymore after the Djinn resolved her wish because I choose to be with Triss on this playthrough. I was impressed because I never expected to see a hearth broken character well played like that in a game. Well played CDPR, you made me doubt my choice. AGAIN.
You craft sweet looking armor not buy it, but there is a good Armorer at the main sqare in Novigrad next to the Vivaldi bank.
Serves you right for choosing Triss over Yennefer.
Dijkstra, the Bloody Baron, and Keira have all been done perfectly and they are all entirely different characters.
IdreamofHIME
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Is there a glitch with the subititles?
I turned them off, but near the start there was a cutscene where they just came on again. After it was over, I checked and the subititles off option was still selected.
I turned them off, but near the start there was a cutscene where they just came on again. After it was over, I checked and the subititles off option was still selected.
Bl@de
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Well yeah sure. That was hyperbole^^ But there are no substantial flaws or design decisions I don't like. Small flaws are acceptable and not important. Even a masterpiece has them.
It's just for that cutscene.
Intheflorsh
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(Ending)
I ended up feeling pretty bad for the Emperor in my ending. I never took Ciri to see him so the final conversation ended up being:
"Geralt, have you brought me my daughter?"
"No."
"Where is she?"
"She's dead."
"Did she... want you to pass along anything to me before she died?"
"We never talked about you."
"I see."
Geez.
"No."
"Where is she?"
"She's dead."
"Did she... want you to pass along anything to me before she died?"
"We never talked about you."
"I see."
Geez.
Yeah serviceable sounds about right. Finally beat Jenny O The Woods earlier, a true bitch of a fight. Apparently it bugged on me, she wouldn't create her mirror images, and that's how I managed it.
I also started using potions and stuff, but I still maintain that there's a real random element to the combat in this game, it's almost impossible to develop a rhythm and to learn patterns. Enemies don't telegraph anything, and you never know when you're truly at a safe distance/position from a potential attack.SunBroDave
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Found the scarf armor!
I've heard a lot of people mention that it's flawed but I'm still curious as to which these flaws are?
The only thing I have noticed are wonky movement, characters stuck in the environment and the game crashed for me a few times before the latest patch. But other than that I haven't noticed much more.
Moz La Punk
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Between playing The Witcher 3 all day I love to read this topic (although Im 30 pages behind or so), but I just wanted to take the time to tell you fine folks what a fantastic game I think this is.
Right now I'm (early game spoilers, level 6-ish) doing the
. After that I'm going to
. I hope Im playing the game 'right, I mean I do sidequests every now and then but most of them I save for later so that I have the appropiate level.
Anyway, I'm fully engrossed in this virtual world. I just can't stop playing or when I'm not playing, I can't stop thinking about it. Last time I had this was... I dunno, with a fantasy game I think the last time was TES: Oblivion. Skyrim never grabbed me as much. As far as non-fantasy goes I think the last time I was so INTO a game was with Red Dead Redemption.
Already one of my favorite games ever, and without doubt my game of this gen so far. I can't really pinpoint what makes this game so good... its a combination of factors I think...
- Very beautifully realised game world that never pulls you out
- Interesting quests that add variety and personality
- Great writing and voice acting
I think those three pointers make this such a fantastic game. Man, I can't stop playing, thank god its a long weekend so I can go on all night (its almost midnight here in the netherlands) and tomorrow as well.
Can anyone tell me how far I am more or less? Still pretty much at the beginning, right? I don't want it to end! Haha.
Right now I'm (early game spoilers, level 6-ish) doing the
Red Baron quest, just did the ghost baby stuff and got the assigment to look for her wife/daughter in some other city
do the witches of the wood thingy
Anyway, I'm fully engrossed in this virtual world. I just can't stop playing or when I'm not playing, I can't stop thinking about it. Last time I had this was... I dunno, with a fantasy game I think the last time was TES: Oblivion. Skyrim never grabbed me as much. As far as non-fantasy goes I think the last time I was so INTO a game was with Red Dead Redemption.
Already one of my favorite games ever, and without doubt my game of this gen so far. I can't really pinpoint what makes this game so good... its a combination of factors I think...
- Very beautifully realised game world that never pulls you out
- Interesting quests that add variety and personality
- Great writing and voice acting
I think those three pointers make this such a fantastic game. Man, I can't stop playing, thank god its a long weekend so I can go on all night (its almost midnight here in the netherlands) and tomorrow as well.
Can anyone tell me how far I am more or less? Still pretty much at the beginning, right? I don't want it to end! Haha.
Yrden is all you need in that fight. She attacks by charging you so you just need to position yourself in the trap.Yeah serviceable sounds about right. Finally beat Jenny O The Woods earlier, a true bitch of a fight. Apparently it bugged on me, she wouldn't create her mirror images, and that's how I managed it.
If you're having difficulty with the combat I highly recommend pumping ability points into the sword skills. It makes a huge difference. I'm enjoying the combat a good deal now because of that and finally getting a sense of when to use what signs.
SDCowboy
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Found the scarf armor!
Where at?
OverturePT
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Same. My heart was almost broken but then I remembered how awesome it was when Triss came back and all was ok.
Rolling, dodging, the same thing. When 5 neckers surround you, dodging does nothing because it doesn't create enough distance. You dodge one attack but take 4 from the other enemies surrounding you.
And turning off the points of interest would be a good idea if you didn't end up finding a camp of lvl 15 drowners with your lvl 5 Geralth every time you decide to "explore".
It might sound like I'm hating on the game, but I genuinely enjoy it, its just that those 2 things (combat and animations) detract a lot from it, they actively hinder my experience with the game. I'm not expecting Bloodborne levels of polish on the combat, but I at least expected something better than this.
SunBroDave
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It's the upgraded version of the Bear armor, which you originally get from a haunted castle in Skellige.
justsomeguy
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Why does he talk like Rorschach?
Yeah I used Yrden from the get-go, otherwise it woulda been impossible. I learned that in the noonwraith boss.
Been playing so much today, I just adore this game. World, writing, characters, quests, graphics, music are all fantastic. The world is so vast, it's astounding. Nothing feels like a chore, there's no MMO style slog to it like DA:I had. By the time I hit level 5, I finally felt like I could hold my own and felt like someone who is powerful in this world. I'm now level 8, and I really am just questing constantly because I find them all so interesting. I have run around and discovered things, but that's not the main attraction for me right now. This game will keep me busy for so long.
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