Places of Power initially double sign power. With intelligence upgrades you can make them do other things, but I'm not sure those are really worth spending talents on. Up to you I guess. They have other story related functions that you'll find out about in due course.PeteJ said:
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The Witcher |OT| Damn all dissonances
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water_wendi
Water is not wet!
PeteJ said:
The Journal is referring to
Geralts brush with Death (aka King of the Wild Hunt) that everyone keeps talking about. More will come of this later.
longdi
Banned
I got this game after console version is cancelled. Im at chapter 1 and so far my view is that it is quite diablo-ish. You got the central hub and you run around doing quests. Not very intriguing as BG2...the quests, stats growing, speech options, alchemy, looting felt cut and dry...the writing and cutscenes seems to hint at bigger things but they are quite broken in directing, not drawing me in as much ...... does it get better and bigger? One thing for sure, the game feel like it is perfect on a console and gamepad, reminds me of KOTOR on a larger settings.
Peronthious
Member
Decado said:
Only on hold. They're looking at all possible scenarios as to what should be done next.
Statement here:
http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/twrotww_news/898.html
Usually I'd be happy to hear that a PC franchise remains on the platform it was designed on...but in this case I'd say The Witcher always felt like it would be more at home on consoles. I was looking forward to the revamped combat system.Peronthious said:
*sighs* I uninstalled the game in anticipation for the port. I hope I still have my saved game somewhere.
I didn't dislike Act IV, but it's certainly the least relevant to the story (apart from most of Act I), which is I think what he was asking. The progression of the story definitely slows down at that point. Act IV was the prettiest too.
Edit: In an attempt to wittily quote and reply to my own post, I managed to delete it. Lucky I had it in cache. Anyway, interested to hear why you prefered Act IV to Act V or the Epilogue.
Edit: In an attempt to wittily quote and reply to my own post, I managed to delete it. Lucky I had it in cache. Anyway, interested to hear why you prefered Act IV to Act V or the Epilogue.
L0st Id3ntity
Member
Chapter 2 rant:
Did anyone else notice the ridiculous amount of "delivery boy" quests in this chapter? Holy shit! At some points I thought I was playing an old school p&c adventure game.
Now in chapter 3 it's a little more balanced, but still too many "go talk to that person and comeback and then go again" shit.
Did anyone else notice the ridiculous amount of "delivery boy" quests in this chapter? Holy shit! At some points I thought I was playing an old school p&c adventure game.
Now in chapter 3 it's a little more balanced, but still too many "go talk to that person and comeback and then go again" shit.
Gully State
Member
If I didn't enjoy Oblivion, will I enjoy the Witcher?
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Gully State said:
It depends on what you didn't enjoy about Oblivion. Both are in the "medieval fantasy" genre, although the world in The Witcher is a lot darker and far more realized. The similarities pretty much stop there other than the fact that both are RPGs.
Gully State
Member
Zefah said:
It was the combination of fantasy genre and 1st person combat. I keep hearing that the plot in Witcher is top notch and that's why I'm intrigued in this title.
The Witcher is much better than Oblivion, but at the end of the day you're still casting spells and swinging a sword. What is it you don't like about the fantasy genre? If it's just that you've never read a good book or played a good game in that setting before, then give it a try.Gully State said:
longdi
Banned
Im at the part when geralt said absolufuckintastic! :lol
I quite like how the quests are paced, developed and ended. The backstory of the world is starting to open up. But the writing and directing coherency is poor. Would be more drawn to the plot if only the story is better presented. See my first sentence above, is like out of character and out of sudden in the kind of fantasy witcher world.
I quite like how the quests are paced, developed and ended. The backstory of the world is starting to open up. But the writing and directing coherency is poor. Would be more drawn to the plot if only the story is better presented. See my first sentence above, is like out of character and out of sudden in the kind of fantasy witcher world.
iDoubleSpy
Member
L0st Id3ntity said:Chapter 2 rant:
Did anyone else notice the ridiculous amount of "delivery boy" quests in this chapter? Holy shit! At some points I thought I was playing an old school p&c adventure game.
Now in chapter 3 it's a little more balanced, but still too many "go talk to that person and comeback and then go again" shit.
You are where I quit. I think because I was expecting a high concept game, and it was far from it.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
TheOneGuy said:
Gotta agree with this. The cutscenes are pretty awesome. The intro in the Prologue is probably the best cutscene/gameplay segment ive seen. i lol'd when the Frightener leaps up and the one guys gets knocked aside and falls over the wall. Amazing what CDP did with the engine.
This is what I'm saying, though. I thought it was fine.longdi said:
Normally games without voice acting don't suffer from this problem because it's not as noticeable (in my opinion), but in The Witcher I thought it was perfectly fine, barring a few cases. Exceptions, rules, etc.
I may have rose-tinted glasses. I guess!
longdi said:
No man your not. I agree completely and its really the only thing that keeps me from enjoying the game as much as i think it deserves. But most of the conversations just don't fit together well. I mean you can obviously tell English is not this games native language but its more than that. Its like Geralt will ask a question and the response he gets is clearly just being read off of a piece of paper by someone weeks beforehand. Im sure thats the case in most games, but in this one its painfully clear.
karasu
Member
Patch 1.5 is coming on July 8th.
Modifications:
Additionally:
http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/news/915.html
Modifications:
- copy securities (DRM) are removed
- playing the game no longer requires the game disc in the drive
- patch solves problems with EAX and blur
Additionally:
- 5 additional adventures made by the Witcher community: Deceits, Blight of the Bogs, Wraiths of Quiet Hamlet, Wedding, Merry Witchmas.
http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/news/915.html
TheSonicRetard
Banned
I bought this game when I bought Ghostbusters for $8 from gamecrazy. I installed it, but didn't play it because you're required to have the DVD in the drive (my HTPC has no DVD drive, I installed it via my network drive), so I put it off for a while.
I was bored last night, and decided to give it a go. I downloaded a no-cd crack, mapped out the controls to a 360 pad with Pinnacle Profiler, and gave it a go.
13 hours later, I set my 360 pad down. This game is FANTASTIC. Shame they didn't include controller support, because it really works well with the controller. Fantastic game so far.
I was bored last night, and decided to give it a go. I downloaded a no-cd crack, mapped out the controls to a 360 pad with Pinnacle Profiler, and gave it a go.
13 hours later, I set my 360 pad down. This game is FANTASTIC. Shame they didn't include controller support, because it really works well with the controller. Fantastic game so far.
timetokill
Banned
Okay, so I bought this game for my girlfriend in March. I finally got around to playing it last month, and I just finished it.
WOW
What an amazing gem of a game. I had a blast playing it, and it was far beyond what I was expecting. I really hope they make a sequel to it.
Spoiler question about the ending cinematic, which I'm sure has been discussed...
???? Eh, I guess the thread isn't that long so I can go back and read, but looking around online, I don't buy the
explanation.
Anyhow, really fantastic, and everybody should play it.
WOW
What an amazing gem of a game. I had a blast playing it, and it was far beyond what I was expecting. I really hope they make a sequel to it.Spoiler question about the ending cinematic, which I'm sure has been discussed...
who the hell is the assassin
it's Geralt!
Anyhow, really fantastic, and everybody should play it.
timetokill
Banned
Have they confirmed a sequel?
DangerStepp
Member
dejan said:
Awesome! Thanks!
Question:
I'm currently in chapter V and ended up having to look at a FAQ, but how else are you supposed to know
how to activate the Wayfarer's stone leading to St. Gregory's Litany? The FAQ correctly told me to use Aard (x2) then Igni to open the entrance.
A sequel was announced a while ago along with a console remake of the first game. And maybe even another game besides those.timetokill said:
The console port was looking pretty neat but it was cancelled due to trouble with the outsourced developer. I'm pretty sure the sequel is still on for PC.
magus said:
Just go with the stuff that suits your playstyle, in terms of leveling.
I also just used the steel and silver swords. You do get upgrades to both, but rarely. However, these upgrades are pretty big, so you'll feel amazingly powerful whenever you get a new main sword.
MickeyKnox
Member
Only issue I have with the non-original version of the game is that they pulled the camera back too far on the OTS view, kills a bit of the atmosphere and immersion.
DangerStepp
Member
Finished the game this past weekend. Loved it.
Note: I never used any weapon except my steel and silver swords. What's the point of the extraneous weapons such as axes and daggers? It's one of those game features that makes you feel guilty for not using it because it's there, but you can totally do without it and will more than likely be better off not using it.
I just found that a bit strange.
Note: I never used any weapon except my steel and silver swords. What's the point of the extraneous weapons such as axes and daggers? It's one of those game features that makes you feel guilty for not using it because it's there, but you can totally do without it and will more than likely be better off not using it.
I just found that a bit strange.
Director's Cut patch announced for North America:
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59531
AKA...The Boobie Patch!
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59531
AKA...The Boobie Patch!