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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2014, PC/NextGen): Game Informer March 2013 [Updated OP]
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Reanimator
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On more serious note: we have A LOT of ppl from all over the world: US, Canada, UK, France, Philipines, Bulgaria, Romania, etc.
Reanimator
Member
FYI this is NOT CDPR`s twitter account.
(sorry for double post, I`m such a newb)
On more serious note: we have A LOT of ppl from all over the world: US, Canada, UK, France, Philipines, Bulgaria, Romania, etc.
You're pretty good at ninja edits.
Doesn't mean it isn't true, right?
Sentenza
Member
Aaand for the record you're quoting the wrong guy, as that wasn't me but Twinduct.
P.S. I don't get why you edited your previous post, it was awesome.
P.P.S. Well, which is the official CDPR's Twitter account, then?
Reanimator
CD Projekt RED
Lead Cinematic Artist
(Today, 08:40 AM)
haha :lol, I want a beercan and toilet paper easter egg now in W3
Reanimator
Member
Wild Hunt is also present in Dresden Files books.
Make "beer and toilet paper" bundle sold by vendor.
Good to know.
Questions:
1. How is combat shaping up with new animations ? I mean in TW2 there was like 20 animations and now you have almost 90 (according to interview). Especially responsiveness of it is crucial imo. TW2 PC had problems with it often blocking or using signs/traps/bombs in wrong time (double tap, lag etc.)
2. Did you add fluid analog stand>walk>run animation blending ? There was blending in TW2 but there was only 3 states of it. Either Stand or Walk or Run. There were no in between states. For keyboard it wasn't really issue but playing with controller it was jarring.
Those two things were never patched in TW2 from it's premiere (1st one especially).
Is their monthly salary 5 bottles of vodka as well?
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Looks like PC remains their biggest focus:
In what way?
If PS4 and 720 still can't handle PC level graphics then it'll be a waste of money buying these new consoles. It's been 8 years. I don't want to deal with scaled back anything.
Sentenza
Member
Don't be naive. Hardware superiority never was a driving point in consoles' popularity.
It won't be any different this time.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Sentenza
Member
No idea of what that's supposed to mean.
Ciastek3214
Junior Member
6. Dat vidya gaemz money.
And
Is there a Mordhau in the game (grabbing your sword's blade and hammering the crossguard or pommel into your enemy to mimic a warhammer against armoured targets)? Geralt did it in TW1 on stunned enemies, but I never saw one in TW2
Context sensitive executions or what that finishing attack was called would be fantastic as well, with slashing attacks on unarmoured foes/monsters and stabbing and joint targeting on armoured baddies. Or wrestling/throwing them down and stabbing through their visor slits.
I don't like it when movies or games have swords slicing through plate armour.
you forgot snacks.
Trickster
Member
I feel like people say this every year
Though 2013 might be the most exicting one in a long time due to the advent of next-gen consoles.
shinobi602
Member
Hey, a lot of people (analysts/"experts" included) think the PS4 won't launch this year.
he's not CEO
edit: wait, he is.
Of course, they won't be able to handle PC levels, not even at launch, and based on the rumored specs I have a feeling the new gen will get outdated even sooner than the last one.
On the other hand, they do cost a fraction of a constantly upgraded high-end gaming PC, so all's fair...
Multiplats will look better on powerful PC hardware, what did you expect ?
Reanimator, your tag should link to that epic Roche gif rather than your blog.
Yeah. if he created that !
Reanimator
Member
Take the credit, who's gonna check?I did not
On a second thought, this is NeoGAF after all...
I did not
Bummer. Dude/chick who created that deserve credit.
In other news i wonder how mod tools are shaping up. I heard it is in closed beta already.
The Witcher 2 has a huge team, and salaries do seem to be a lot less than elsewhere. Polish video game development is coming up in a big, big way, and part of the reason for that is because the exchange rate does favor them.
That's not to take away from the talent of CDPR, who are no doubt one of the best developers in the world. I have nothing but the utmost respect for them, and I'll buy pretty much anything they put out until they give me a reason otherwise.
Jay Shadow
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Another Game Informer video setting up the story for all the characters at the start of the game. As an added bonus, they name drop Iorveth and Roche
Cool, glad to see the same english writer dude from TW2 is still on board, he's a delight to listen to.Another Game Informer video setting up the story for all the characters at the start of the game. As an added bonus, they name drop Iorveth and Roche
All sounds very cool, can't wait for the inevitable Yennefer/Triss threesome.
Jay Shadow
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Unless the amnesia really did a number to her, I'm pretty sure Yenn would murder Triss before that happened.
Another Game Informer video setting up the story for all the characters at the start of the game. As an added bonus, they name drop Iorveth and Roche
Guy on the right: Someone new appears...
Guy on the left: YEAH HE'S GOT BAGGAGE *shutup shutup!*
dragonfart28
Banned
Took me forever to load but man did they just shit on Skyrim or what?
CDPR has balls.
I don't think they shit on Skyrim any more than they were shitting on Witcher 2. They were really just talking about how to get the best of both worlds.
They have balls and means to do what they are talking about. As of Skyrim he was perfectly right. Beautiful world filled with generic content.
Question is if they can deliver what they promised.
Not shitting on it (since they started talking about it by saying everyone there is a big fan of open world games, especially Skyrim) so much as recognising the big problems with Bethesda quest design, particularly the part about the game world and characters not reacting effectively to your choices. Makes me very hopeful for what they can do with the Witcher 3, assuming they come good on the promises.
They called the holy grail of open world games generic and its quests boring and repetitive, even if they gave them that they have pretty vistas and that they all played it.
I like it, I'm still unsure what's their plan since usually open worlds just mess with linear narrative, but day 1, fo'so.
I like it, I'm still unsure what's their plan since usually open worlds just mess with linear narrative, but day 1, fo'so.
I wish more people would call Skyrim for what it is. I don't know why we've created some rule in this industry where you can't ever say anything but politically correct praise or else you're being unfair to whoever made what you're criticizing. Shit, someone has to do it if the gaming media and reviewers are not going to be fair and label all of Skyrim's faults and just give it 10s and countless GOTY awards.
I think it is case of "production values" Reviewers simply think that if game has vast production values (big world, graphic etc) = it must be good.
Same with GTA4. Game was mediacore in comparison to san andreas (except physic stuff) and reviewers went mad with scores just because game is big.
Howard seems to agree too. Here's what I read on RPS a few days back from him.
Everyone at DICE was trying to come up with new ideas and figure out where gaming's going, and (I guess unsurprisingly) his answer was more graphics.
So if you think Bethesda's ever going to fix the problems in their games, there's 2 quotes that basically say immersion > gameplay which shows they won't. Well...besides Skyrim's 10 million sales and casual audience that is.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/13/bethesdas-howard-people-discount-graphics/