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Question about the Witcher games....

Posted on 1/25/20 at 1:01 am
Posted by bcoop199
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 1/25/20 at 1:01 am
Watched the Netflix series and thought it was great. I've never played any of the games but want to. I know there's 3, should I play all 3 or are any of them that are bad?
Posted by cfish140
BR
Member since Aug 2007
8151 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 3:09 am to
I’ve only played 3 and IMO it’s the best game ever made. Can’t say enough about the experience I had with it

1 is pretty outdated and only for PC I believe and I’ve heard 2 is good but isn’t the greatness that 3 is
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
54936 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 3:33 am to
For your sanity, just play 3 then work your way back..
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
31023 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:01 am to
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Watched the Netflix series and thought it was great. I've never played any of the games but want to. I know there's 3, should I play all 3 or are any of them that are bad?



Thank you for asking this question, I too finished the Netflix series and wanted to learn more about the Witcher world. Witcher 3 is part of Game Pass in case you have an Xbox.
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
54936 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:17 am to
Play it.

It is not only a Top 5 game of the past decade, but for me, it is a Top 5 game all time.

It almost rivals HL2 for me.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:07 am to
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Play it.

It is not only a Top 5 game of the past decade, but for me, it is a Top 5 game all time.

It almost rivals HL2 for me.


I bought it a couple years back and spent about 30 minutes playing it but at the time I just couldn't get into it.
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:11 am to
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For your sanity, just play 3 then work your way back..
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
54936 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:12 am to
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I bought it a couple years back and spent about 30 minutes playing it but at the time I just couldn't get into it.

I was just like you, hated the game. Took me about 10hrs to get into it.

Think I know have 210hrs played.
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Member since Nov 2011
49761 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:13 am to
Buy the game of the year ultimate edition

The DLC is arguably better than the base game
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
54936 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:16 am to
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Buy the game of the year ultimate edition

The DLC is arguably better than the base game

Yep, Blood & Wine is basically a new game. They could have marketed as a "new" game and I wouldn't have said a word.

The DLC before that wasn't bad, forgot the name, I really enjoyed that story.

Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27122 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 9:03 am to
I have never read a Witcher Book or seen the show.

I picked up Witcher III: Wild Hunt because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. It’s an amazing game and does a pretty good job helping me understand this universe.

While I’m pretty sure there is plenty of stories and lore to it, I didn’t feel lost or left out.
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
54936 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 11:01 am to
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It’s an amazing game and does a pretty good job helping me understand this universe.

Agree, that is a good point to bring up.
Posted by audodger
Member since Jun 2010
7080 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 12:33 pm to
3 is considered one of the best games ever made. 2 is worth playing at some point as well, but it's not really critical that you play 2 before 3.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
58921 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 12:40 pm to
I just started 3 this week. Played all the way through 2 and thought it was great. Never played 1 because it's PC only.
Posted by bcoop199
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2013
7992 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 12:53 pm to
Appreciate the responses, gonna start with 3 then.
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
54936 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 1:53 pm to
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Never played 1 because it's PC only.

Don't waste your time.

I can't even began to describe the controls and mechanics, maybe "punching in a dream"? It is a frustrating nightmare.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
32427 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 4:33 pm to
4 full playthroughs of W3 and won't hesitate to start my 5th as soon as I'm off this creative mode building kick on Ark.

I don't even think it's much of a debate that W3 is top 5 greatest games ever, and it is unquestionably my #1 of all time.

Just play it. You will not regret. I suggest doing the main quest line and then working on the "Blood & Wine" expansion before finishing with "Hearts of Stone" expansion. The HoS quest line grabbed me like no other game ever has.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44051 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 4:53 pm to
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4 full playthroughs of W3 and won't hesitate to start my 5th


*looks at avatar*
*looks at location*
*looks at sig pic*

Checks out.
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
13638 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:06 pm to
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The HoS quest line grabbed me like no other game ever has


I’m currently getting grabbed by a frog, repeatedly.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
32427 posts
Posted on 1/25/20 at 10:59 pm to
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I’m currently getting grabbed by a frog, repeatedly.
That was a hell of a way to kick that quest line off, huh?

A giant mutant pissed off frog, an abduction, a deal with the devil, surviving a shipwreck, a fight with an Ofieri wizard on a beach who conjures tornados that wreck you if you even get near them... all in the first hour
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