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The Witcher |OT| Damn all dissonances
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Typographenia
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Glad that helped, Rekubot! Enjoy!
I never went gathering for herbs like I did at the start of the game, as you'll pass tons of things naturally or find plenty of ingredients as you progress. You'll also find lots of potions ready to use while investigating barrels, chests, and so forth.
Advantage of OTS is just the best viewpoint for playing. I didn't like the other camera views, personally, so just go with what feels best.
I only played that "Price of Neutrality" quest, and it was okay. If you finish the game and want more, I say go for it. It's at least easy to save about 15 minutes before the end to do the various endings of the quest.
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I played on normal, and I only mixed a few of the potential potions. There's tons you can potentially make, but the ones for health (tawny owl, aww yeah) and increased attack/defense were my main focuses. If you just play it smart, though, you really won't need to worry on normal. If you want to avoid potion making almost all together, just look for the mod to let you rest at any place you like. You can heal yourself using that and it should come with an item to let you see in the dark (like the cat eye potion) whenever you like.statham said:
I never went gathering for herbs like I did at the start of the game, as you'll pass tons of things naturally or find plenty of ingredients as you progress. You'll also find lots of potions ready to use while investigating barrels, chests, and so forth.
Advantage of OTS is just the best viewpoint for playing. I didn't like the other camera views, personally, so just go with what feels best.
I only played that "Price of Neutrality" quest, and it was okay. If you finish the game and want more, I say go for it. It's at least easy to save about 15 minutes before the end to do the various endings of the quest.
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I never once used the additional weapons such as those. I always stuck with my primary steel and silver, and I just sold back the side-arms for cash.statham said:
jim-jam bongs
Member
One thing to consider is keeping an extra Steel Sword in your backup weapon slot so that you can apply a different blade coating to it. For reasons I won't go into, this is extremely useful in Chapter 5.
Castor Krieg
Banned
statham said:
You will get Silver Sword at the beginning of Chapter 2.
statham said:
You always run into monsters, so while investing in silver swords is a good way to go, I'd suggest investing equally in the Steel tree if you are going for a melee build.
Fast Style > Strong Style >> Group style would be the order of importance while allocating talent points. Group style can make fighting swarms of enemies in Acts 2 and later easier, but it is not as essential for survival as the other two styles are.
Typographenia
Member
I don't really know any great way to put this lightly, but-statham said:
I would say steel is more important near the beginning and ending of the game, while silver is more important around the middle section of the game.
Gareth Bale
Member
Ok, I'm just about to start playing this. I'm a bit confused regarding the two control methods though. Is there an overall preference? What are the pros and cons of both?
Gareth Bale
Member
I know I'm like 4 years behind everyone else, but I'm getting this weird effect on the character models during cutscenes. Solution?
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
I find OTS to be good for general exploration and looking around, while isometric is great for battles with numerous enemies. Isometric lets you quickly switch to enemies behind you, whereas OTS doesn't since they're out of view. It's much quicker than swinging the camera around. But then again, The Witcher really isn't difficult enough that it's a problem.Bungieware said:
Also, isometric reminds me of the 90's CRPGs, so it has a huge nostalgic factor for me.
Gareth Bale
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Grinchy said:
Wow. The game looks better instantly. Thanks. Any other settings I should change?
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ROBOKITTYZILLA
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Anyone have a good link or know of a mod to remove the HUD/GUI for taking screenshots? I found one called gui-toggle but none of the download links for it appear to be active anymore.
Just finished this. Following, my general impressions.
- I think the plot is quite solid and you get the impression that your actions matter. That's nice. However, I think the story goes too far and adds many elements that don't really add to the experience (Chapter IV I'm looking at you).
- Choices are good and how they come to fruition is really well done. However, there're too many forced choices on the player. A or B, you ask? What about C? I mean, there're obvious choices not offered to the player. Anyway, I can't really complain too much about this, since it's probably the best I've played in this regard.
- Too many sidequests. In the beginning I didn't mind. But towards the end it becomes boring. And I know, you can avoid them, but I think they take from the urge of the main plot. I know time doesn't really exist, but doing side quests when
is not the best way to make the player understand how dangerous the situation is.
- The armor quest came out of nowhere and it's not welcome.
- Fistfights suck.
- Dice is fun, but WTF?
- Chapter IV i a train wreck.
- Combat works, but it's not really enjoyable. It becomes a bit tiresome towards the end.
- The game is too easy. Yeah, I played on normal dificulty, but I expected more. I would slice through all enemies no matter what I did. At least I felt like a badass witcher :-D
- Presentation is mostly good, but sometimes cutscenes are a bit meh.
- All in all, I've enjoyed my time a lot. Although after 30 hours it be came a bit repetitive from a gameplay point of view and story came to a halt (Damn Chapter IV). Chapter V and Epilogue left a sweet taste in my mouth though.
- OST is ace.
- Prologue is well done and presents well the game to you. Maybe too long for a totorial.
- Chapter I is hit and miss. You get to know the basics of the game, but spend mostly all the time running.
- Chapter II is my favorite. It surprised me how the game becomes almost an adventure game.
- Chapter II is equally good, but maybe there're too many forced choices on the player. Although others are really well done (
. The
comes out of nowhere.
- Chapter IV is horrible. It's like a giant sidestory with multiple sidestories inside. It's like Chapter I all over again. But the worst is: Why the fuck a big cow follows me through the whole chapter?
- Chapter V is mostly good. I would take out the armor quest, which is like too relevant when it's nothing special in reality.
- Epilogue is surprising. It plays bad, but it's interesting how things develop. I like the speech of
- I'll be playing The Witcher II down the line, that's for sure.
- I think the plot is quite solid and you get the impression that your actions matter. That's nice. However, I think the story goes too far and adds many elements that don't really add to the experience (Chapter IV I'm looking at you).
- Choices are good and how they come to fruition is really well done. However, there're too many forced choices on the player. A or B, you ask? What about C? I mean, there're obvious choices not offered to the player. Anyway, I can't really complain too much about this, since it's probably the best I've played in this regard.
- Too many sidequests. In the beginning I didn't mind. But towards the end it becomes boring. And I know, you can avoid them, but I think they take from the urge of the main plot. I know time doesn't really exist, but doing side quests when
Vizima is burning
- The armor quest came out of nowhere and it's not welcome.
- Fistfights suck.
- Dice is fun, but WTF?
- Chapter IV i a train wreck.
- Combat works, but it's not really enjoyable. It becomes a bit tiresome towards the end.
- The game is too easy. Yeah, I played on normal dificulty, but I expected more. I would slice through all enemies no matter what I did. At least I felt like a badass witcher :-D
- Presentation is mostly good, but sometimes cutscenes are a bit meh.
- All in all, I've enjoyed my time a lot. Although after 30 hours it be came a bit repetitive from a gameplay point of view and story came to a halt (Damn Chapter IV). Chapter V and Epilogue left a sweet taste in my mouth though.
- OST is ace.
- Prologue is well done and presents well the game to you. Maybe too long for a totorial.
- Chapter I is hit and miss. You get to know the basics of the game, but spend mostly all the time running.
- Chapter II is my favorite. It surprised me how the game becomes almost an adventure game.
- Chapter II is equally good, but maybe there're too many forced choices on the player. Although others are really well done (
Thaler
Werewolf story
- Chapter IV is horrible. It's like a giant sidestory with multiple sidestories inside. It's like Chapter I all over again. But the worst is: Why the fuck a big cow follows me through the whole chapter?
- Chapter V is mostly good. I would take out the armor quest, which is like too relevant when it's nothing special in reality.
- Epilogue is surprising. It plays bad, but it's interesting how things develop. I like the speech of
the Wild Hunt. And BTW, I don't think the Grand Master is Alvin, but someone like Alvin. And WTF at the final cutscene? Is the game telling me I could've been the assassin too? Maybe I'm a bit dense after some intense hours of play x-D
No the game is telling you that
The
story was hinted at for a bit, and it was the most unlikely person, who you later should either like or hate.
Alvin = Grandmaster. It's also saying that other Witchers are trying to assassinate kings which leads right into the plot of the second game.
The
werewolf
fresquito said:
The Grand Master is Alvin, though the game does not beat that fact over one's head. It's a very subtle twist and I appreciated CDPR having enough faith in the players to figure that one out.
Chapter IV's significance in the main story becomes apparent on deducing Alvin = Grand Master, since one's tutelage of Alvin in Chapter IV is referenced by the Grand Master interpreting Geralt's life lessons to Alvin in a twisted manner, paving the way for the kind of man he is seen to be in Chapter 5 and beyond. This monumental narrative significance aside, Chapter IV contained some wonderful ambiance thanks to the visuals and music, but was held back by far too many fetch quests. Making the entire Chapter revolve around the seemingly mundane events like the wedding was a clever way to mask Alvin's involvement with Geralt.
Chapter IV's significance in the main story becomes apparent on deducing Alvin = Grand Master, since one's tutelage of Alvin in Chapter IV is referenced by the Grand Master interpreting Geralt's life lessons to Alvin in a twisted manner, paving the way for the kind of man he is seen to be in Chapter 5 and beyond. This monumental narrative significance aside, Chapter IV contained some wonderful ambiance thanks to the visuals and music, but was held back by far too many fetch quests. Making the entire Chapter revolve around the seemingly mundane events like the wedding was a clever way to mask Alvin's involvement with Geralt.
But Geralt says Grand Master wears a necklace like Alvin's, but just much older. Although thinking about it, Merigold says he could be travelling in time. So he maybe travels in time and comes back as the Grand Master. But then again, the Gran Master is supposed to be there from the beginning, so I don't see how he could be Alvin, because when Alvin is in Vizima, the Grand Master, although not know, is supposed to be a high rank already. Well, it's a bit confusing, to say the least. Very open to interpretation, if you ask me.
And thanks about clearing that about Witchers killing kings. But now that you mention it, it makes sense it's The Witcher II: Assassin of Kings xD or something like that.
As for Chapter IV. I disagree. The lessons I taught to Alvin are nothing like what he does in the end. And I think no matter what it happens in Chapter IV, Grand Master is the same. Am I wrong? In that case, they don't serve any porpose. And gameplay-wise, it is a very dull chapter. Going back and forth all the time. Then there's this mundane wedding thing. See, I just got teleported, saved from the princess killing me, I don't care about some wedding!
All in all, I still think it's a fantastic game.
And thanks about clearing that about Witchers killing kings. But now that you mention it, it makes sense it's The Witcher II: Assassin of Kings xD or something like that.
As for Chapter IV. I disagree. The lessons I taught to Alvin are nothing like what he does in the end. And I think no matter what it happens in Chapter IV, Grand Master is the same. Am I wrong? In that case, they don't serve any porpose. And gameplay-wise, it is a very dull chapter. Going back and forth all the time. Then there's this mundane wedding thing. See, I just got teleported, saved from the princess killing me, I don't care about some wedding!
All in all, I still think it's a fantastic game.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
fresquito said:
There isn't any point in trying to make sense of time travel, but the Grandmaster is definitely Alvin, his speech even changes to reflect what you told Alvin during Chapter 4.
fresquito said:
The Grand Master always remains the antagonist, but the key difference here is that early in Chapter 5, the Grand Master repeats the advice given by Geralt to Alvin in Chapter 4. There is also a specific Alvin dialog in Chapter 4 where he says that he always defeats the non-humans in the humans & non-humans game that he plays with the other village children. The Grand Master's future attitude towards non-humans is hinted at here, and even Geralt's life lessons are interpreted by the Grand Master in a way that fits in with his world view regarding non-humans.
Regarding the simple fetch quests of Chapter 4, that was a frequently-cited criticism, and the sequel features much more substantial side quests filled with delicious ambiguity.
Typographenia
Member
fresquito said:
It's not based on what path you chose, but what you would say to Alvin when he'd ask you a question. Do you remember those times where he would suddenly show up to ask a question and all of Geralt's responses were kind of blowing him off, quick responses, and the like? That's what affects Alvin/Grand Master's views, if you so believe.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
I honestly thought it couldn't have been any clearer without ruining it.fresquito said:
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Yeah it was pretty obvious. I wouldn't call it subtle. It doesn't beat you over the head with it, but it's so heavily hinted it's hardly ambiguous.
Typographenia
Member
I think theFoliorum Viridum said:
time travel
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Well, it is mentioned thatTypographenia said:
Alvin coulld have gone anywhere/anytime
Weird problem, the game runs fantastic and never lags and everything is dandy and fine,
but whenever I hit escape when I'm done playing and I hit "exit to main menu" it always ends up going into a black screen where I can hear game sound effects but I can't even 'ctrl alt del'
No matter what it hangs on that black screen and I end up having to manually restart it through the tower and I hate doing that.. It feels like I'm destroying my hardware piece by piece every time I have to do that :/
Everytime I finish playing I just 'ctrl alt del' to my desktop and close the game through the task manager, but this isn't an ideal solution D:
but whenever I hit escape when I'm done playing and I hit "exit to main menu" it always ends up going into a black screen where I can hear game sound effects but I can't even 'ctrl alt del'
No matter what it hangs on that black screen and I end up having to manually restart it through the tower and I hate doing that.. It feels like I'm destroying my hardware piece by piece every time I have to do that :/
Everytime I finish playing I just 'ctrl alt del' to my desktop and close the game through the task manager, but this isn't an ideal solution D:
I really REALLY hate to bump this thread since I was the last one to reply, but I'm at a total loss here :/
Google yields no one with even a similar problem, and it's just crazy to think that forcing the program to shut down through the task manager is the end all be all solution to this?
Maybe there's a really simple solution to this somewhat insignificant problem, but if anyone could help at all, then hot diggity damn I'll be your digital slave
Google yields no one with even a similar problem, and it's just crazy to think that forcing the program to shut down through the task manager is the end all be all solution to this?
Maybe there's a really simple solution to this somewhat insignificant problem, but if anyone could help at all, then hot diggity damn I'll be your digital slave
Typographenia
Member
Are you playing it on cd, steam, gog, or what?
You might just need to try reinstalling or verifying your files. Have you ever just waited a while to see if it eventually goes to desktop after the screen goes black?
You might just need to try reinstalling or verifying your files. Have you ever just waited a while to see if it eventually goes to desktop after the screen goes black?
On Steam and I haven't Verified my files since there's no problem with the game besides it not letting me exit xDTypographenia said:
And yeah I've also tried to just let it sit there, but that doesn't do anything either.. Just a black screen for like 10-15 minutes
EDIT: Just verified my game files.. Same deal ;/
Typographenia
Member
It's nothing to do with your hardware, it's just a not super optimized game. Be prepared for things like that to happen time to time.Le-mo said:
I played with the absolute lowest quality on my laptop when I played it, and it still gave me issues. Game looked weird when I saw it actually had grass and stuff in it.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Dries said:
It really depends. I skipped a lot of side-quests in Act IV and V the first time through and it was maybe 8 hours? The second time I spent maybe 20 hours on them.
Dries
Member
Now I'm realizing I am literally forcing myself to complete The Witcher 1. The only reason I keep on playing is just so that I won't miss anything story related in The Witcher 2. But I'm not enjoying the game really anymore. Thinking I'll just read the story on wiki or something and watch the cut scenes on YouTube.
Tell me GAF, should I soldier on with the game or not? And what harm will it do if I don't complete TW1? I know I won't have a save file to import.. and that kinda sucks.
Tell me GAF, should I soldier on with the game or not? And what harm will it do if I don't complete TW1? I know I won't have a save file to import.. and that kinda sucks.