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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2014, PC/NextGen): Game Informer March 2013 [Updated OP]
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Have you paid no attention to the releases of the first two games and CDPR?
Wild Hunt, like Assassin of Kings, gives away who the main antagonist is. If you played the previous Witcher games, you know of the Wild Hunt and how their role has evolved from a mystery to Geralt's central conflict. What they are would entail you play the games.
I think it's a leak. There's nothing on the website yet.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Ive heard form people that the english ones are pretty terrible, so I suppose lol
The Spanish versions are in fact the first language to have the books completly translated, then came the french ones I think.
The spanish covers are beautiful, and show important characters (Tris, Jenffer, Geralt, Ciri...) and inside you have the northern kingdom maps. The tranlation is amazing, its done by a guy who has study polish literature and history language (both spanish and polish), and he made an incredible job. Geralt speaks normal spanish, more similar to how we talk now, still with a little old spanish flavour, then the rich people speak in nobel old spanish and the villagers speak with broken old spanish, using typical words used on those days.
Too bad the games just have a very normal translation in spanish, and a horrible dub for the witcher 1 (the witcher 2 was not dubbed).
Infinite Justice
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very interesting
Hero_of_the_Day
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indigo-cyclops
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You sure, are in luck:
Next big update:
So it's saying that they had to change up their design philosophy when developing TW3, due to the open world structure. So NARRATIVE comes in three forms:
Lowest level = free form activities like crafting, monster slaying (seems to be much more extensive this time around) and questing.
Next level = Political situation of Nilfgaardian invastion is resolved through a core plotline for each area. These areas? -> Skellige, Novigrad and No Mans Land!
Final level = Geralt's main plot line, his search for his loved ones, and the chase of the Wild Hunt.
Sounds like a lot of interwoven plotlines, decision making. You can skip things if you really want, but there will be consequences to your actions if you do so.
Zinio, is what I use, and they sent me my update tonight that my copy was ready to read. Digital.
Ghost_Protocol
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Also, lol at "top of the line consoles." But what else can they say really. They're not going to just say it outright.
SerArthurDayne
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But it was kind of awesome in that it recreated a city that was half ruined. I like the sense of accomplishment of figuring out a city. But, I agree, that tended to be a disaster and the map was useless because you could often get almost there, but then hit a dead end.
BrokenEchelon
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Wild Hunt, like Assassin of Kings, gives away who the main antagonist is. If you played the previous Witcher games, you know of the Wild Hunt and how their role has evolved from a mystery to Geralt's central conflict. What they are would entail you play the games.
Yeah, I'm aware of who they are, just curious if it was the official title of the game for reference's sake.
Dominic_Shade
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Got no clue. I'm not familiar with the other books anymore than you are. The wait is kinda frustrating, I have to say. If they'd kept up with yearly releases, we might've had almost the entire series out by now, just in time for TW3. >_<
Aw darn, you might be right. I looked at Amazon.ca first before Amazon.com. The former has it listed for February 5th, but the latter has it at August 27th. @_@ My apologies for getting false hopes up. Including my own. ;-;
Freezasaurus
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Wait, do you mean as an entry point? Because as a game, it was pretty fuckin' great.
BobTheFork
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Well The perfect entry point is the beginning for just about anything. It's just that ME3 and Dead Space 3 crap again (Ass creed 3 as well). It's kind of awful to hear them the Publishers try to write off cool successful series as totally inconsequential.
Well it's digital now so...
Wait, is The Witcher 3 going to be CD Projekt RED's first open world game? (I haven't played either Witcher game, so I don't know)
Hero_of_the_Day
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This was the exact problem.
This to infinity and beyond.
Are they planning a 2013 release? If so GOTY confirmed. Witcher 2 shit on everything I played that year by leagues.
HYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! :O
Oh man, the Skellige islands are going to be in this game? That is awesome.
As I was responding to a post about The Witcher 3 as an entry point for the series, yes that's exactly what I meant.
Time to get a witching! The one thing I found TW2 didn't do enough despite it being considered "fetch quests".
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Yes. The first two games are structured into multi-hub like acts. The Witcher 3 will be proper big open world.
disappeared
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Have you ever seen a prairie in real life?
There are vast expanses of open area.
Not saying that Wither 3 has to be filled with nothing, but plains are plains.
fvng
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In addition to its print edition
This is the most overplayed gif of all gifs.
indigo-cyclops
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Yes, the Skellige "archipelago" as they put it in here. Fucking sick!
Sounds good on paper but all of that will be incredibly tricky to pull off without making it feel pointless and to keep everything in the story in order. They've got a huge task ahead of them. They have to do what no one except Obsidian has done this gen with open world RPGs and writing.
Lasthope106
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This was one of the main things I felt the W2 did worst than W1. There were a lot less Witchering a.k.a. killing monsters. I hope they greatly expand the types of monsters. W1 was great in this respect. Also I hope CDPR take a cue from Dark Souls with the weapons combat, and connectedness of the world.
Even as an entry point, it wasn't terribly bad. It's the first and only RPG where I liked reading the books and notes you find.
This is their only series so I'm going to say yes.
Oh wow I didn't know the wild hunt was based off of actual mythology. I thought it was just something from the Witcher universe.
Gully State
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I hope they bring back more of the original Witcher's plot design. In a lot of places in regards to plot, the sequel takes a step back..
indigo-cyclops
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I understand your concern; we'll just have to wait and see. It's not impossible; I think the main issue with other developers is that it wasn't a priority. I think CDPR is different regarding that. They know their role here, and seem to like the challenge. However we do have to keep in mind that this is a feature, written by someone disconnected from the development. I'm staying confident until I play it.
I totally agree. It seemed more like an afterthought. I think they realized this, as Geralt was tied up heavily with the whole war. This sounds like he is back to his roots and his role in the world.
Gotcha. Given CD Projekt RED's track record though, I'll be willing to try out an open world Witcher game.
Which reminds me: I really need to play the first two games before this comes out.
plumpblumpkin
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I came.
That beard :O
Seriously, gather all the Witcher 3 information and inject it into my veins!
Geralt cards~
Vulcano's assistant
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I want more crime solving quest, I had enough of being a political attache.
MY 80MB CONNECTION IS READY.
Assuming I can get a decent connection to their server the day it comes out ;_;
I have a feeling Geralt isn't going to be the only one involved with finding and combating the beings that lead The Wild Hunt.
indigo-cyclops
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I think so, still working through it.
Gully State
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Yes, it is.
Why worry? If you think about it, the previous two games, each act was a small open world unto itself. The next ambitious step is to link all the acts together cohesively. I think they have the chops to get this done properly..