Thursday War
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I agree. I quit playing after that cutscene where you shoot the cannon at the beginning of the game. So bad.
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LttP: Witcher 2 - or "where has this rpg been all my life?"
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I agree. I quit playing after that cutscene where you shoot the cannon at the beginning of the game. So bad.
It was a ballista, it's arms strengthened with bronze plates and strung with horse hair.
thequickandthedead
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Before i check, how much RAM do you guys have? because it may be due to the fact i only have 2GB of RAM.
Turin Turambar
Member
So... you played 15 minutes? of a +30 hour game?
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
exposed
nearing the end of chapter 1
uploaded a save right before the roche/iorvathe choice to the cloud! will have to return to that later...
picked roche for first play.
managed to finish a bunch of the chapter 1 side quests and crafted some sick kayran skin armor. now i just need to find some enchantments for it. couldn't get the troll trouble quest to trigger, though. i found the guy getting attacked but he got killed, i reloaded a save and now i cant find him. bizarre.
the boss fights in this game are pretty excellent.
alchemy spec & daggers are rad.
this game is rad.
picked roche for first play.
managed to finish a bunch of the chapter 1 side quests and crafted some sick kayran skin armor. now i just need to find some enchantments for it. couldn't get the troll trouble quest to trigger, though. i found the guy getting attacked but he got killed, i reloaded a save and now i cant find him. bizarre.
the boss fights in this game are pretty excellent.
alchemy spec & daggers are rad.
this game is rad.
Let me qualify my prior post by saying that one reason why the quests aren't always so clear is because the game is being translated to English from Polish. (This gives the dialogue a certain poetry that I love.) Sometimes, the translations are rough, especially at the end of the game an in regards to quests.
Personally I recommend Iorveth's path on your 1st playthrough, though the other one is also excellent. Be sure to replay the game and pick this path when you finish the game, I cannot stress that enough. You'll run into some insane revelations that you otherwise would never have encountered.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
not even 15 minutes, more like 5, and there isn't even combat before that point.
does the new Witcher 3 trailer have any Witcher 2 spoilers in it?
any non spoiler reasons you think i should go that route?
any non spoiler reasons you think i should go that route?
I personally enjoyed the setting there more, and it's longer with more side quests (all interesting.) Though to understand the story fully, you need to play both.
And no, the new W3 trailer doesn't really have any spoilers for W2. It's a really brief trailer.
Zoltan and his dwarf buddies are great fun to be around and there is a sidequest involving a succubus. Maybe better quests too on average.
Broche path, fool
Yeah. How can you not choose Roche?
Dropped_Off
Neo Member
Well, after constantly putting it on the backburner, all this hype for TW3, and threads like these have got me to finally start chipping away at TW2. Currently about halfway done of chapter 1 I'd say, just doing all the sidequests before continuing with the plot. While I feel the combat is a bit iffy, the game itself is wonderful, and man have I been missing out on this for a while now.
Now where's my bro Siefried, I miss that guy.
Now where's my bro Siefried, I miss that guy.
Sorry for the super-late response guys...
Yep, I never use guides myself either, and I wasn't too worried about it in this game because I've never heard it brought up in people's reviews, long after the game was out. I see myself taking my sweet time with the game, so with the quest log that I hear is in the game case, I'll make sure to check them to make sure I at least don't miss quests, or anything else.
Ah okay, but at least you're saying that there's a chance that you missed stuff because you might not have been paying attention. Another reassuring review on that aspect.
Yep, I never use guides myself either, and I wasn't too worried about it in this game because I've never heard it brought up in people's reviews, long after the game was out. I see myself taking my sweet time with the game, so with the quest log that I hear is in the game case, I'll make sure to check them to make sure I at least don't miss quests, or anything else.
Ah okay, but at least you're saying that there's a chance that you missed stuff because you might not have been paying attention. Another reassuring review on that aspect.
I think Mystic River might be the only quest you might need a guide for, but it is somewhat of a "hidden" quest.
this is the first game in a long time where i feel compelled to complete side quests. they're just so damned interesting. i haven't done any of the contracts, though, as they seem like boring "find X nekker caves and clear em."
my build is coming along nicely. got the few points i wanted in swords (feetwork, riposte) and magic (quen 2) and now i'm ready to dump points into alchemy and be a bad ass crafting dude.
are there any spoiler free side quest guides? i don't know if i'll use em, but it might make finding the triggers a little more streamlined.
also, how different does act 3 play depending on which path you took?
such a shame Witcher 3 will be open world, i love how linear and focuses Witcher 2 feels.
my build is coming along nicely. got the few points i wanted in swords (feetwork, riposte) and magic (quen 2) and now i'm ready to dump points into alchemy and be a bad ass crafting dude.
are there any spoiler free side quest guides? i don't know if i'll use em, but it might make finding the triggers a little more streamlined.
also, how different does act 3 play depending on which path you took?
such a shame Witcher 3 will be open world, i love how linear and focuses Witcher 2 feels.
You should do the contracts, they are easy and a nice source of cash. Just that the nekker quest had bad translation or something (might've been fixed by now), you need to have Grapeshot bombs in order to bomb the nests you find in the forest (after you get the knowledge to do so from either books or killing a bunch of them).
Act 3 plays very differently, although I'm not sure how the choice with the same objective plays out because I've never done that as I put helping the other guy above Geralts personal issues.
Some sidequests are meant to be hard. Don't expect to find a Skyrim arrow leading you to every clue. There are some seriously difficult puzzles, as well as secret boss fights that you may never encounter. Of course, these things do not affect the story one way or another, but they add a nice exploration element to the world.
Thursday War
Banned
the cutscene was done so badly. it stayed on the characters for like a good 5 seconds after they stopped talking, making it awkward.
dont even get me started on the cutscene animations.
So I was about to start this up again today, but:
Basically I have a physical copy of The Witcher 2 that point blank refuses to install on my PC. I bought it and paid for it, at release too so it wasn't 2.50 or anything.
But since it refuses to install, is it in any way acceptable for me to... "acquire" the game by alternative means? I am totally against pirating PC games, it's not something I'd ever do under usual circumstances, but I'm thinking since I bought the game I can do it this time with a clear conscience. What do you think?
Basically I have a physical copy of The Witcher 2 that point blank refuses to install on my PC. I bought it and paid for it, at release too so it wasn't 2.50 or anything.
But since it refuses to install, is it in any way acceptable for me to... "acquire" the game by alternative means? I am totally against pirating PC games, it's not something I'd ever do under usual circumstances, but I'm thinking since I bought the game I can do it this time with a clear conscience. What do you think?
If you register your copy to your GOG account, you'll get a DRM-free digital copy from them.
http://www.gog.com/witcher/backup
You can go here and get a free GOG copy using your product key
http://www.gog.com/witcher/backup
Edit: so beat
Damn, I missed some responses again, sorry guys...
I'm cool with this, in fact I'm happy that there's some secret stuff that can be found by someone going the extra mile - excellent.
I love this actually, makes me make sure to take my time and go through the game thoroughly. Takes me back to when games had things that weren't just pointed out to you all the time - thanks you guys for the info!
I'm cool with this, in fact I'm happy that there's some secret stuff that can be found by someone going the extra mile - excellent.
I love this actually, makes me make sure to take my time and go through the game thoroughly. Takes me back to when games had things that weren't just pointed out to you all the time - thanks you guys for the info!
Ain't that the truth. And even though it pained me, I hope they maintain this for Witcher 3. Reminds me of how RPGs used to be.
justsomeguy
Member
Bumping one of the million Witcher 2 LTTP threads...
Just finished this game - holy cow, what a stunning game! The combat finally clicked for me somewhere near the end of the first chapter and I played it from there on normal (having gotten too fed up and set it to easy just to enjoy the story) - WOW.
The characters are amazing, the acting is (mostly) great, the story is superb, the combat is ... yeah the combat's okay (just frustrating that sometimes you don't get time to oil up before a hard bit).
Important question of the day - which I can probably guess the answer to - should I go back and play The Witcher 1, since I skipped it (TW2 was in the steam sale when I first paid the series any attention so I started there).
I don't have the patience / time for multiple playthroughs of TW2 - wonder how different things would have turned out if I'd (MASSIVE spoilers):
hmmm?
Oh and bizarrely just remembered to download the EE stuff, and found a Triss playboy shoot folder. Hawt (not has hawt as the video of the model posing, it turns out :-O)
Just finished this game - holy cow, what a stunning game! The combat finally clicked for me somewhere near the end of the first chapter and I played it from there on normal (having gotten too fed up and set it to easy just to enjoy the story) - WOW.
The characters are amazing, the acting is (mostly) great, the story is superb, the combat is ... yeah the combat's okay (just frustrating that sometimes you don't get time to oil up before a hard bit).
Important question of the day - which I can probably guess the answer to - should I go back and play The Witcher 1, since I skipped it (TW2 was in the steam sale when I first paid the series any attention so I started there).
I don't have the patience / time for multiple playthroughs of TW2 - wonder how different things would have turned out if I'd (MASSIVE spoilers):
sided with Ioreth, not let Vernon Roche kill the king, gone after the royal children instead of Triss and told Letho to run far away
Oh and bizarrely just remembered to download the EE stuff, and found a Triss playboy shoot folder. Hawt (not has hawt as the video of the model posing, it turns out :-O)
justsomeguy
Member
ohh yes and realised 95% of the way through Chapter 3 that I hadn't maxed out the good talents in the training tree... so I'd played the whole game with only 2 vigor slots, *sigh*, what an idiot...
The first game uses a heavily modified version of the Neverwinter Nights engine, and it is very janky compared to the second game. The story also takes much longer to hit its stride, and there are some dull quests. If you're willing to put up with that, you will be rewarded with a great story set in an intriguing world dripping with atmosphere. I loved TW1, but I realize that it may not be for everyone.
I implore you to replay TW2 and
side with Iorveth
Yeah, that was something else
LiberaTeExInferis
Member
So, if I were to play just one walk through, would you recommend Iorveth's path?
I kinda liked Roche, but the Elvish rebellion nature calls me in..
So, if I were to play just one walk through, would you recommend Iorveth's path?
I kinda liked Roche, but the Elvish rebellion nature calls me in..
Roche = Broche.
I don't have a clear favourite but I think my preferred way of doing things would be Roche route and only after that Iorveth's. There's a pretty big thing hidden exclusively on the elves path and realising it after having already gone through the Roche storyline is a neat moment.
If you want to do only one route, go for Iorveth. You'll miss Philippa otherwise.
If you want to do only one route, go for Iorveth. You'll miss Philippa otherwise.
Denton
Member
So, if I were to play just one walk through, would you recommend Iorveth's path?
I kinda liked Roche, but the Elvish rebellion nature calls me in..
Both are really worth playing.
But yeah the one I will be importing is Iorveth playthrough, when I replay it for a third time in january next year.
I recommend at least trying to give the first game a chance. Make sure to select over the shoulder camera, preferably hard difficulty (it makes combat lot more involving and engaging, but you need to use all your tools at your disposal and not make stupid mistakes like what you did in TW2 with vigor).
The first chapter is a bit blander and its final "boss" fight is probably the worst fight in the game, so make sure to prepare beforehand (even by reading wiki or something).
But the game as a whole is fantastic. Even with lower production values.
Sorry for the necro bump! I just beat Witcher 1 last night for first time ever (first game I've beaten in prob 2 years - I have issues). I am starting 2 tonight so does anyone have tips/advice for me? I heard the battle system changed somewhat and that there are 2 major paths you have to choose between that massively change the game and I just want to have the most fun lol. Any help is much appreciated!