The Witcher 3

CD Projekt RED are really the coolest people in gaming, aren't they?

I wonder if I could ever work with them...

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Probably not, but you can take solace in the news that the game has "gone gold," so there won't be any more delays.

I hope you get tiny bits of eggshell in all your omelettes for the rest of your life!

Players Will Hardly Experience Loading Times in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Open World?!

That's quite a boast. Let's see if they live up to it.

My money's on the game utilizing Dragon Age: Inquisition-style loading of all the world's assets at once rather than chopping each section of the world into large chunks. It's the same reason why The Sims 3 takes really long to load at first, but barely any time going between houses (compare that to The Sims 2 and The Sims 4, which only display one lot at a time, but have about 30 seconds of loading time when you move from block to block).

EDIT: Pardon me for referencing games from The Witcher's competition; they were the first examples that came to mind.

edited 27th Apr '15 9:30:24 AM by WillyFourEyes

I hope you get tiny bits of eggshell in all your omelettes for the rest of your life!

Some funny dialogues exhange Geralt has with an NPC hand down.

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I'm looking for a woman

Ahh, just like everyone.

Not like everyone, and not just any woman, mine smells of lilac and gooseberries, dresses in black and white

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Context: Looking for Yennefer while the NPC assume he's talking about a hooker.

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3 of you don't stand a change againts me

Wut? I could fuck you up by miself!

If I had a bag over my head and my hands — No, not even then

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I'LL RIP OFF YOUR MELON AND SHIT DOWN YOUR NECK!

Kockout punch

Nice to meet you

edited 28th Apr '15 4:30:59 AM by YoKab

I think a Witcher movie would be pretty good

Stand Fast, Stand Strong, Stand Together

It would have to be an original story, though. Maybe something to do with the Northern Wars.

So I went into a nearby Gamestop today to pre order this (that way I have a copy on release day and don't risk it being sold out) and turns out on launch day I now also get a keychain in the shape of Geralt's amulet. Hell yeah!

I would do that but still got a backlog to do on Xbox games, and me taking summer classes isn't going to help with that xD

Review thread for the Witcher 3 on Reddit.

The reviews are for the Playstation4 version.

There technical issues, but it's within the acceptable limits for such a large open world game, it's just inevitable with a game this big and open. On the other hand, Jeff Gerstmann said he's had problems with crashing and bugs and wants to wait until the game comes out to give it a proper look, at which point they'll look at the PC version.

REMINDER: Release is still a week away. They're trying to fix a few bugs it seems.

edited 12th May '15 9:57:22 AM by YoKab

I know this sounds like a silly question, but in what context are the sex scenes presented in? I don't really like it when they are put in for no reason other than to look "mature", and them including nudity doesn't help matters.

As far as The Witcher 2 goes I thought only sex scene that is directly in the path of gameplay (and you can still avoid) was imo actually fairly handled, situational and so...

You basically even tell her how much she means to you (well there are dialogue choices but that's how it went my first play through) and as for Geralt very little talking when the time came, the recognition of "that look" from Triss, and her responsive flirting it actually made me laugh out loud because its quite true to life and I'd never really seen it represented in a game up until then.

I felt it made sense in the universe of the game. Life is harsh and people are poor, it's a literal Low Fantasy Crapsack World. Geralt is pretty much letting out all of his frustrations. At first glance one can think this is all about the arousal, but then you realize that Geralt isn't actually doing good, which kinda turns him into a sex addict depending on how you play...

The Witcher games handled many adult themes, as for sex and it basicly says "Yeah, this shit happens in the world."

edited 12th May '15 10:18:15 AM by YoKab

From the sound of things the Xbone version is the worst version of the new game.

Hopefully they'll fix it.

Oh what a tease.

http://kotaku.com/my-crackpot-theory-about-a-tease-in-the-witcher-3-1703982803

Oh wow O.o Interesting.

Apparently, some game sites are already putting out early reviews for The Witcher 3. And since it's so early, it's best to take those reviews with a grain of salt, because the final product could be different by the time May 19 rolls around.

So far, the lowest reviews I've seen for the game were Gamesradar and Polygon's reviews. Both gave the game the equivalent of an 8/10 (4/5 from the former, 8/10 from the latter) for various issues, and it seems people are hating them both for not being a high score like others gave it. Admittedly, this reasoning applies more to the former than the latter, which has been getting heat for the fact that they cover the way women and non-white minorities are portrayed in it.

edited 13th May '15 5:26:56 PM by Nettacki

Oooooh, so we're doing that kind of review.

Other than that what were their reasons for giving them 8/10s?

The complaints in both reviews focused on the flaws of the combat and the various technical issues it has. Gamesradar said that the combat was frustrating because of little details like how Geralt is slow and clumsy, the lack of a good way to close the gap after a dodge, and some hit detection issues, while also commenting about the framerate problems in the PS 4 build they played. Polygon didn't mention those parts in terms of combat, but did mention that it's quite a bit easier than Witcher 2's combat and requires less preparation than before, focusing instead on the other problems it has like the Camera Screw issues and issues with movement during timed sequences, and how the final act in the game gets more linear and less open than the rest of the game while also containing mostly a bunch of boss fights that suffer from difficulty spikes. Polygon also mentioned technical issues in their Ed's Note in the bottom of the review, for they too played the PS 4 version.

edited 13th May '15 7:10:00 PM by Nettacki

Yeah, the combat in the second game (which was a lot like this) had a few bad moments.

@"No people of color in W3": Didn't the devs say there were some a few months ago? Did they lie?

edited 14th May '15 2:02:27 AM by LordofLore

The thing is they're probably rare to the point one would never notice. It is because it is made by a Polish company played in a land based on medieval northern Europe, pretty close to the Arctic, in a time where there is no large scale immigration so seeing other races, except for one or two merchants or advisors, would be strange. The only exception would likely be in port cities where you would see different races more often.

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• So, students, care to explain how is the climate of Witcher?

It is based on northern Europe climate.

• Very well, care to explain where black people come from?

From warmer climates.

• Well done, in wich setting is Witcher based?

Medieval Europe.

• You are correct, how many black people there were in medieval Europe?

They were rare.

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Universe-wise, it makes sense to rarely have them, otherwise the game will bring up slavery, thus stupid Moral Guardians.

edited 14th May '15 1:59:40 AM by YoKab

And there are dwarves and elves who can present as Racism targets without it stirring up misunderstanding as well.

Most of the UK reviews are pretty complimentary, even saying how well it handles - the combat complaints seem a bit "It's not like Arkham!" which seems a bit silly to me. It's not supposed to be lightning fast, and it fits the Universe that Geralt is more a combat pragmatist, not a flashy lightning ninja.

Those same outlets likely didn't mark DA down with it's texture pops or combat (Which was flashy but not particularly hard per se)

And I LIKED dragon age... still, gripes aside, I'm stoked for this, looking forward to seeing how the tale ends. Most reviews comment on how it handles gender as well, with women and men being flawed as well. Yes, it leans a bit on the objectification side, but also shows men as being not a power fantasy and has actual nuanced female characters!

One thing I rather liked in one review was how it goes to pains to show that you are not "The Chosen One" or the main power player who can influence everything - you are a part of the world and have minor impacts but certain things will happen regardless.

Yeah the combat complaint you mentioned was a bit ridiculous. In The Witcher 2 you can easily die if you do not prepare traps, spells, and have potions at handy. Should've been common sense by now.

It's almost as if they never took CD Projekt seriously when they said "The combat will involve tactics".

edited 14th May '15 3:39:17 AM by YoKab