re: *Official* Witcher 3 Release Thread

Spoilers - Yen's romance quest Last Wish




















I hate how I have to choose how to interact with her. I want to end up with Triss, but damn that scene telling her that I didn't love her anymore was painful. Sorry, Yen.

I am just cleaning up my remaining non-gwent quests and ?.

I hit it all.

Keira, the chick in Skellige, Triss, Yenefer. Only thing missing was some quality Succubus fun.

From what I have read, the ladies aren't going to be too happy since I told Triss I loved her and then a few days later I was banging Yenefer.

restart point.

That's why I save often.

I did that when I first started. Accidentally looted a box and got beat up and robbed.

Whatsup everyone - I am burnt out on GTAV and Forza Horizon 2 and would like to branch out to something different and am highly considering picking up Witcher 3. With that being said I have never played an RPG before and I have read a lot about the game but I just do not know if I might like the style of play. The storyline and artistic aspects of it seem really intriguing but the only comparisons I have seen are also to games that I have never played or even seen in person and there seem to be a lot of mixed reviews around the net and even on this thread. I have read the first 15 pages or so of the thread but I don't want to read on and see all of the spoilers and storyline stuff in case I do decide to experience it myself.

Any advice on what to do to really understand how a game like this plays aside from youtube vids or just buying it and giving it a shot?

It really is a great game. You'll definitely have some growing pains early on. I never played a Witcher game before this one, and it is easily one of my top 5 games.

Most reviews have been positive. The main guy hating on it on this thread, hates everything. The combat take a little getting used to but I like it now . Even on normal you will die a lot.

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You'll definitely have some growing pains early on. I never played a Witcher game before this one, and it is easily one of my top 5 games.

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Two good points here. You really have to dive into it head first and give it some time, keeping in mind that this game is massive, but you don't necessarily need to go back and play the old games or read years of lore. I think the first few hours you spend in White Orchard is appropriately boring/meager for anyone who doesn't have a lot of RPG experience. You'll be introduced to a lot of mechanics you aren't used to, while exploring a somewhat sparse open area so you aren't needlessly overwhelmed in the first 2% of the game.

I'm not much of an RPG player for several reasons: Resource management (crafting, potions, skill trees, etc.) can be too overwhelming, combat is often treated as an afterthought and focuses more on level/resources rather than skill/reflexes, and the games can be long but not in a meaningful way (i.e., padded with repetitive but necessary quests for gear/XP/money grinding). They generally aren't conducive to my "filthy casual" style, where I may only get an hour at a time to play.

I say all that because Witcher 3 somehow mitigated all of those issues for me. Resource management is vast, but toned down enough that it never feels like a chore (not having to recraft potions and whatnot is a godsend). Combat is a fantastic balance of skill and strategy, and I hope to see more action/adventure games adopt and refine similar mechanics. And most of all, hours and hours of grinding is neither essential nor dreadfully boring. I enjoyed some side quests more than the main story, and the main story is pretty fricking good.

Another thing that tends to deter me from playing an RPG is that the world is often grounded in years of previous lore in the form of books and/or video games that I feel like I must be familiar with in order to have any appreciation for the game. Witcher 3 is no different in regards to backstory, but there's no shortage of opportunities to get important elements of that backstory via dialog. Having no experience with the previous games (outside of a few hours playing Witcher 2) did not seem to hinder my enjoyment.

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I say all that because Witcher 3 somehow mitigated all of those issues for me. Resource management is vast, but toned down enough that it never feels like a chore (not having to recraft potions and whatnot is a godsend). Combat is a fantastic balance of skill and strategy, and I hope to see more action/adventure games adopt and refine similar mechanics. And most of all, hours and hours of grinding is neither essential nor dreadfully boring. I enjoyed some side quests more than the main story, and the main story is pretty fricking good.

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I agree with all of this.