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[Verger]

The one thing I'll give Witcher 1 over 2 is the OST. For me at least, I felt the original's soundtrack was more memorable and "exotic?" than the sequel. Not that the sequel was bad (this tune in particular rocks), but I found more tracks to enjoy in 1.

The Princess Striga
The Dike
River of Life
Tavern at the End of the World
Kingdom and Betrayal
Battle Themes: The Salamandra
Battle Themes: The Order of the Flaming Rose
Boss Battle Themes


I hope for Witcher 3 they go back to the style of 1 in some ways.

 

[Gurthang]

My favorite RPG series from last gen. The Witcher was an incredible experience and the last chapter and the epilogue were just mindfuck with all the plot twists. It had one of the best atmospheres in RPGs too.

 

[Jay Shadow]

I hope for Witcher 3 they go back to the style of 1 in some ways.

The Witcher 3 soundtrack so far https://soundcloud.com/marcinprzybylowicz/sets/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt

 

[Verger]

The Witcher 3 soundtrack so far https://soundcloud.com/marcinprzybylowicz/sets/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt

Thank you! That sounds extremely promising. Definitely more "exotic" like the first while adding some of the more "bombastic" sounds from the sequel.

 

[TheBear]

Witcher 1 I played for an hour and it wasn't for me.
I put a couple of hours into sequel and was blown away by the graphics, but the gameplay didn't really entice me and the combat seemed pretty clunky. I would like to return to it some day as Witcher 3 looks dope.

 

[-Deimos]

I'm getting near the end of the Lady of the Lake novel. Shit's getting real.

 

[Jay Shadow]

I'm getting near the end of the Lady of the Lake novel. Shit's getting real.

Lady of the Lake is just brutal.

 

[Bulzeeb]

i am going to take this oportunity and talk about my experience so far, I installed the game back in november but the game haven't clicked yet, if feels kinda dated and the mechanics are weird and sometimes confuse me, maybe it is because I am not a huge fan of western rpgs. Anyways, I don't know if I should keep playing or start a new game in casual dificulty just to get the story and move to the second one or try to keep the game playing like I've been doing so?.

I'm getting near the end of the Lady of the Lake novel. Shit's getting real.

is that one of the witcher books? it sounds interesting, do you have a link to buy online? thanks

 

[Sajjaja]

Witcher 1 I played for an hour and it wasn't for me.
I put a couple of hours into sequel and was blown away by the graphics, but the gameplay didn't really entice me and the combat seemed pretty clunky. I would like to return to it some day as Witcher 3 looks dope.

1st hour doesn't do the game justice. The first chapter is shit. Game is better than TW2 in most regards IMO.

 

[-Deimos]

i am going to take this oportunity and talk about my experience so far, I installed the game back in november but the game haven't clicked yet, if feels kinda dated and the mechanics are weird and sometimes confuse me, maybe it is because I am not a huge fan of western rpgs. Anyways, I don't know if I should keep playing or start a new game in casual dificulty just to get the story and move to the second one or try to keep the game playing like I've been doing so?.



is that one of the witcher books? it sounds interesting, do you have a link to buy online? thanks

It's the last book in the series. You can find the books on amazon and the untranslated ones have fan translations that you can find here: http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/16494-Our-Community-Fan-Translations

 

[Sajjaja]

i am going to take this oportunity and talk about my experience so far, I installed the game back in november but the game haven't clicked yet, if feels kinda dated and the mechanics are weird and sometimes confuse me, maybe it is because I am not a huge fan of western rpgs. Anyways, I don't know if I should keep playing or start a new game in casual dificulty just to get the story and move to the second one or try to keep the game playing like I've been doing so?.

where are you in the game

 

[-Deimos]

Lady of the Lake is just brutal.

Shit, you weren't kidding :'(

Spoiler

RIP team Witcher

Aw wtf Emhyr. Why.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

So I got the game to load somehow (the original Witcher) - don't know what changed besides a Steam update.

The intro cutscene would've cooler if it didn't suffer from some of the most horrendous screen tearing I've ever seen.

Apparently there's a VSYNC mod? Dunno how it'll be when I get into the actual game. And what's the best camera perspective? There's over-the-shoulder and 2 kinds of isometric. I feel like they'd play very differently.

 

[RDreamer]

The Witcher 3 soundtrack so far https://soundcloud.com/marcinprzybylowicz/sets/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt

Man that sounds rad.

Witcher 1 I played for an hour and it wasn't for me.
I put a couple of hours into sequel and was blown away by the graphics, but the gameplay didn't really entice me and the combat seemed pretty clunky. I would like to return to it some day as Witcher 3 looks dope.

I thought that too at first. I started it years ago and the prologue was just kind of blah. It starts pretty slow, but then gets interesting, I think. Combat also starts out kind of clunky feeling but I'm starting to get the rhythm of it. I'm glad now that I went back to it.

 

[tryagainlater]

I played the first one a couple of months back and really enjoyed it. Was pretty addicted to it. I just got the second one for Christmas. I'm only up to Chapter 2. I appreciate the improved combat but I still feel I'm getting used to it. I'm not sure I'm just shit at the game or I'm underleveled but I'm dying a whole lot. Still enjoying it though.

 

[Sajjaja]

I played the first one a couple of months back and really enjoyed it. Was pretty addicted to it. I just got the second one for Christmas. I'm only up to Chapter 2. I appreciate the improved combat but I still feel I'm getting used to it. I'm not sure I'm just shit at the game or I'm underleveled but I'm dying a whole lot. Still enjoying it though.

Get the combat overhaul.

 

[RDreamer]

The old lady in Shani's place is freakishly annoying.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

So I'm like an hour into the first one now.

...This game has not aged gracefully, to say the least. It's (un?)gloriously jank. But I will persevere at least a little while longer.

 

[Noema]

Has anyone played TW2 on both PC and 360? I'll likely be starting over on the GWG freebie and just want to know, outside of visuals/performance, if there are any sort of concessions, features, or quirks I should keep in mind with making the transition to the 360.

I've played through both. Contentwise and mechanically they are identical. I actually enjoyed it more on 360 due to the controller but KB/M on PC is not bad at all. Obviously the 360 version doesn't look as good but it's still one of the better looking 360 games in my opinion. It even has some light effects (HDR) that were never patched into the PC Version.

Clearly CDP-Red spend quite a long time making sure the game ran as well as possible on the aging hardware. That's why they decided to focus on just one platform. It feels like a first party game in that sense.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

For me this game is more an Adventure game, a point-and-click adventure game. The combat does have its charm but can be clunky if you don't make sure you understand what you're doing.

Seriously people, endure the game, at least until you get to Vizima. It really starts to blossom then, and some of the SIDE quests in this game put RPG main quests to shame. Ya just gotta know going in that there's some things you need to take in stride.

 

[RDreamer]

So I'm like an hour into the first one now.

...This game has not aged gracefully, to say the least. It's (un?)gloriously jank. But I will persevere at least a little while longer.

I feel like the intro was especially janky. The more I play the less I feel it's aged terribly. Chapter 2 doesn't feel that old to me

For me this game is more an Adventure game, a point-and-click adventure game. The combat does have its charm but can be clunky if you don't make sure you understand what you're doing.

Seriously people, endure the game, at least until you get to Vizima. It really starts to blossom then, and some of the SIDE quests in this game put RPG main quests to shame. Ya just gotta know going in that there's some things you need to take in stride.

Chapter 2 is like 90% adventure game so far. I've spent maybe a few minutes swinging a sword at most now.

 

[Bulzeeb]

where are you in the game

I am just after the prologe, the first village with the girl in green

 

[Sajjaja]

I am just after the prologe, the first village with the girl in green

Keep going. Vizima is where it picks up.

 

[Deified Data]

I was going to make my own LTTP thread but this one's so nice that I figure I might as well use it. I finished the first Witcher a few months back and I'm probably going to be starting Witcher 2 soon -maybe tonight. Anything important I need to know going in? Any essential mods I need to install? About how long is the game?

 

[Kinthalis]

Has anyone played TW2 on both PC and 360? I'll likely be starting over on the GWG freebie and just want to know, outside of visuals/performance, if there are any sort of concessions, features, or quirks I should keep in mind with making the transition to the 360.

There are a few areas that are broken up with loading screens on consoles, but not on PC. Other than that (and of course better frame rate and graphics on PC), they are identical.

You can even use a gamepad on PC.

 

[phaze]

Shit, you weren't kidding :'(

Spoiler

RIP team Witcher

Aw wtf Emhyr. Why.

lol I think I threw my book, when

Spoiler

Regis died

I was going to make my own LTTP thread but this one's so nice that I figure I might as well use it. I finished the first Witcher a few months back and I'm probably going to be starting Witcher 2 soon -maybe tonight. Anything important I need to know going in? Any essential mods I need to install? About how long is the game?

Don't count on your decisions in W1 making any impact on the second game. Also if you were with Shani than too bad.

I think they nerfed the quen so I can't really give you any tips about the combat anymore.

The first area is like the beginning of W1. It opens up later. Game took my like 28 hours with a few sidequests missed.

 

[Deified Data]

Don't count on your decisions in W1 making any impact on the second game. Also if you were with Shani than too bad.

I think they nerfed the quen so I can't really give you any tips about the combat anymore.

The first area is like the beginning of W1. It opens up later. Game took my like 28 hours with a few sidequests missed.

Yeah, I was about to ask if there was some form of save import system, but I figured the game probably had a set canon that it "expects" you to follow, even if it provides choices. I chose Triss with that in mind since the game seemed to be pushing me towards that conclusion anyway. The only "non-canon" choice I probably made was siding with the Flaming Rose, but that's only because I didn't know there was a neutral path.

How many major "paths" are there in TW2? I heard there's two.

Also are there multiple difficulties? If so, which should I choose?

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

I really enjoyed Witcher 2 (almost 100 hours and played both Ivoreth and Roche's path) and it's a huge graphical upgrade from the first game, but the first one is superior in just about every other way to me. Especially the music and atmosphere. The Witcher 3 looks much closer to the first game and that has me really excited.

 

[phaze]

Yeah, I was about to ask if there was some form of save import system, but I figured the game probably had a set canon that it "expects" you to follow, even if it provides choices. I chose Triss with that in mind since the game seemed to be pushing me towards that conclusion anyway. The only "non-canon" choice I probably made was siding with the Flaming Rose, but that's only because I didn't know there was a neutral path.

How many major "paths" are there in TW2? I heard there's two.

Also are there multiple difficulties? If so, which should I choose?

Importing a save gets you better equipment at the beginning of the game and a few lines from a W1 character and I'm fairly sure, lack of animosity from Order of the Flaming Rose if you chose Siegfried in the first game. It really is irrelevant and just pops up in one very, very short spot of the game. I can't quite recall if Yeavinn gives you any similar bonuses. I don't think so.

There are two major paths which come into their own (spoilers of when the divergence occur, don't read if you want to go completely fresh

Spoiler

at the end of first chapter and come with very different chapter 2 and still quite different chapter 3

I can't really help you with the difficulty since they changed it and the combat since last time I've done a full play through. At the release, the game had an inverse difficulty curve with really hard, prologue, first chapter and one particular boss fight and than a much easier chapter 2 or 3. Rolling and using the shield spell quen was a recipe for victory but they both have been nerfed since.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

Is there a good texture mod(s) for TW1? They're so glaringly bad.

 

[Deified Data]

Does TW2 play better with kb/m or gamepad? Combat and exploration feels fine with the gamepad but using menus is a pain in the ass.

 

[Krappadizzle]

If you wanna have fun Op, go look up the original The Witcher OT. Reading through it is almost like watching CDPR grow as a developer.

 

[Ceebs]

lol I think I threw my book, when

Spoiler

Regis died

This This This and this.

Only slightly worse than

Spoiler

Milva

I really liked every member of the group in the back half of the series.

Also Team Triss. Yennefer rubbed me the wrong way through the entire series.

 

[-Deimos]

This This This and this.

Only slightly worse than

Spoiler

Milva

I really liked every member of the group in the back half of the series.

Also Team Triss. Yennefer rubbed me the wrong way through the entire series.

Are you me?

 

[Ceebs]

Are you me?

Maybe?

Do you also prefer the 1st game to the 2nd in almost every aspect (outside of graphics, and the combat being kind of a wash in both)

I love the pacing and the methodical pace of the first game. I think it's slow pacing really adds to the world building done in that game. Every place you visit feels like an actual place, and not just a set piece for some event.

Even the much maligned opening chapter has plenty of fantastic details. I love how with the gates to Vizima closed and the Beast on the loose, you have all the travelers gathered around the inn camping out, until it rains and they all scatter for some place dryer.

I love how in the second act, how things play out change based on how seriously you took the investigation. Did you find this clue or that which led you to a discovery that flipped the investigation on it's head?

I love how chapter 4 sends you outside the city again, but to a much different feeling area than the outskirts.

 

[soul creator]

Got a Playstation email today about anticipated 2015 games, and there was a typo in the subject line:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hung

 

[Braag]

The old lady in Shani's place is freakishly annoying.

lol I remember her. Getting past her each time was a pain. I remember eventually getting some sort of ring which allowed me to walk in and out of the house freely without her bothering me.

 

[The Sarcastic Dude]

I never played a Witcher game before. They should make a port of 1 & 2 for next gen consoles.

 

[Desi]

Damn I still haven't read Baptism of Fire yet.

Are we ever going to get the second short story novels?

 

[Deified Data]

So no consensus on which difficulty to start TW2 on?

 

[Ceebs]

So no consensus on which difficulty to start TW2 on?

Start on normal. You can adjust it as needed during the game.

 

[-Deimos]

Maybe?

Do you also prefer the 1st game to the 2nd in almost every aspect (outside of graphics, and the combat being kind of a wash in both)

I love the pacing and the methodical pace of the first game. I think it's slow pacing really adds to the world building done in that game. Every place you visit feels like an actual place, and not just a set piece for some event.

Even the much maligned opening chapter has plenty of fantastic details. I love how with the gates to Vizima closed and the Beast on the loose, you have all the travelers gathered around the inn camping out, until it rains and they all scatter for some place dryer.

I love how in the second act, how things play out change based on how seriously you took the investigation. Did you find this clue or that which led you to a discovery that flipped the investigation on it's head?

I love how chapter 4 sends you outside the city again, but to a much different feeling area than the outskirts.

I never got a chance to play the first game, which sucks cause I probably would have loved it. I don't really have time now and even if I did it would probably be too dated for me to enjoy fully.

 

[Lulubop]

It took me several attempts to get into the Witcher 1, and even then it took another 15 or so hours for it to pick up. Despite this it's probably my favorite game of the last generation. The only downside is that it becomes way to easy.

 

[Desi]

Start on normal. You can adjust it as needed during the game.

huh? Not talking about the games but about the books. Are the new translators working on the sequel to Last Wish?

 

[-Deimos]

huh? Not talking about the games but about the books. Are the new translators working on the sequel to Last Wish?

Sword of Destiny has a fan translation and it's good. The other untranslated books are there too.

edit: Unless you're talking about a Season of Storms. I think it's in the middle of being translated.

 

[Ceebs]

huh? Not talking about the games but about the books. Are the new translators working on the sequel to Last Wish?

My bad, I meant to quote the post above yours asking about difficulty.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

I feel like I'm doing a lot of running back and forth in town. I'm like "Oh, I need to go see what's her face over there." Then I do that and oh hey I have to go back to the other side and then oh hey I need to make it night and get back somewhere else. I can definitely see this taking a long while.

Some criticisms of Witcher 1 include a lot of running back-and-forth (eats up a lot of time) as well as uninspired locales.

I'm a little ways into chapter 2 now. There's definitely a lot of running back and forth.

I just installed the 'Stuff that makes Geralt's life easier' mod. Here's a direct download link. I couldn't find it on any mod website, just forums.

For those that don't mind bending the rules a bit, this mod adds three quest items to your inventory which let you meditate anywhere, turn on and off night vision at any time, and access storage from anywhere. Not compatible with Scabbard mod, though you may be able to make it compatible with fiddling (see link at bottom of post). Read the readme for proper installation. Thanks to Lexino for the mirror.

This alone will save time. I carry a torch, but it tends to go out a lot while looting for some reason. Very annoying. I could craft cat eye potions, but eh.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

I've always felt like replaying 2 to "see the other side", but I think the opening Act / Prologue is a bit of a slog.

 

[Donos]

I'm in Chapter 2 and so far it's been pretty hard figuring out what's actually a side quest and what isn't. Seems like everything is intertwined in some way.

Chapter 2, the swamp is a huuuuge roadblock and drags really long. Power through it and the game gets tighter/more interesting again.

 

[Asbear]

I re-watched the 37 min gameplay footage of TW3 after having just completed DA:I. Man, that demo was on a completely different level. The dialogue, the art style, even the way the camera moves and cutscenes are framed. I know it's a well-curated demo, but if the final product is anywhere close to that quality, we're in for a real treat.

I agree. I think we all called that beforehand though. Everyone were "meh" about Inquisition, then we were hyped in the game's honeymoon period, then went on to bash Bioware because "Bioware is fucking terrible" and now my hype for W3 is reemerging. The team at CDPR simply has a record of producing better stories and better RPGs without going out of balance with action or industry trends like Bioware who became sellouts after their EA acquisition.