BigTnaples
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What happens to the sheep? xD
Awesome scene. I wonder if the sheep have hair works on PC. Given the nature of Sheep wool, I feel like this would be hard to do...
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The Witcher 3 PS4 gameplay
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Awesome scene. I wonder if the sheep have hair works on PC. Given the nature of Sheep wool, I feel like this would be hard to do...
PulseONE
Member
It makes it feel more like you're exploring a world, there's a better sense of adventure...rather than you're in a world that your character seems to have complete psychic knowledge of exactly where everything is somehow
But not inside buildings... (I notice from some footage that the plants indoors also move this way!)
You might be surprised
Summer Haze
Banned
Yup, pretty damn windy at the moment here in Birmingham.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I feel like it's an acceptable way of rendering the difference between you and Geralt though. Geralt *does* know the land and the people already. This isn't some weird place he's never been.
They need to convey his comfort with the world as well as making a game out of you exploring.
WetTreeLeaf
Neo Member
Is that sheep even alive? Looks like it looks bad on purpose, to represent that it's stuffed or something.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
But not inside buildings... (I notice from some footage that the plants indoors also move this way!)
Most likely since most houses will have gaps in roof/ empty windows
PulseONE
Member
I'm certain there's a middle ground. Maybe if they say "Go to x major city" and he knows the way, fine, quest marker. But if it's some cave out in the wilderness, have you go look for it.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I actually *mostly* like quest markers so I know where not to go. Makes it easier to deliberately choose between fucking around exploring, and addressing actual quests.
Inferno313
Banned
Dammit. Just found out my gamestop isn't listed as having a midnight release. I would go somewhere else but I got one of the last CE Pre-orders. I don't suppose I can move that pre-order to another store, huh? :/
MaxVarEmreis
Member
It is Slavic folklore. In legends sheep was studded with sulfur. But in folklore they fight with dragon not griffon
Maybe sheeps positions are random. They disabled sheeps animation during the cinematic but this sheep is there by error.
It is Slavic folklore. In legends sheep was studded with sulfur. But in folklore they fight with dragon not griffon
Its also a nod to a story from the books, it was also a dragon there.
PulseONE
Member
Yeah, that's why I said have the option for both earlier, give directions so you can find it without the marker and have the option to turn off markers in the HUD settings for people who want to explore, and the quest markers are still there for those who don't. I'm hoping Fallout 4 will do this, but I won't hold my breath.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Pretty much. Games are visual, audio, interactive mediums. The more you can communicate via these means cohesively with the game systems, in most (but not all) cases the better.
That being said I'm surprised people hate the Wild Hunt HUD so much. I actually don't mind it it all, and think by and large it's quite minimalist, simple, and not intrusive. But I say this also with the knowledge it can be heavily customised, which I'll be doing to turn off redundant displays that can be coherently communicated via game systems (eg: horse stamina probably doesn't need a bar).
Other stuff I'll keep on. Witcher sense has copped flack but I don't see it as any different from the medallion in TW2. It's okay for games to highlight points of interest if spotting those points of interest is difficult. Tracking is a really good example. In most games, like The Witcher, you're playing as an expert tracker who is able to see, hear, smell, and sense things a normal person cannot. Doesn't matter how immerse you want to make it by turning shit off; you, the player, will never be as good as Geralt is supposed to be. Witcher sense highlighting tacks is not hand holdy, it's Geralt's experience and superior senses conveyed as a game system since there's really no other way to do it. There's obviously a line that can be crossed where it becomes too hand holdy, but I don't see Witcher sense as that at all. In the above example, you have people turn it off then complain that they couldn't find the tracks or it was too difficult. No shit; tracking isn't easy and you're not a tracker.
I'll tinker with some of the map icons too. Turn off all the tutorial-like button indicators of course. Otherwise yeah, really not fussed with the HUD. But I'll be playing with contextual fading on anyway.
Something tells me this isn't the case.
What happens to the sheep? xD
It's stuffed.. it's a trap
hemo memo
Gold Member
Summer Haze
Banned
That's weird. Why would they give us such a large slider if only two sizes are available?
Nice shots, though. The game looks beautiful.
Holy shit! Great screenshots, man! The game looks amazing!
MaxVarEmreis
Member
Yep. Sapkowski used many Slavic legend is his book.
WetTreeLeaf
Neo Member
Im still really impressed with how the hair looks like even without hairworks.
Raven77
Member
What happens to the sheep? xD
Lol what happens to the sheep? It continues to give no fucks whatsoever. Lets see you stand perfectly still when a giant winged monster lands at your feet.
If you guys havent watched the 20 minute Angry Joe preview on this game, watch it. Fantastic info. I can't pull up the link at work otherwise i'd provide it.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Hope it scales well to 4K...
What happens to the sheep? xD
What did Bosman (gametrailers) say in the Q&A livestream interview? Simon/Steven (whatever the name was) the sheep you axii as your pet.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Could that sheep be a fake? Some kind of bait to haunt the dragon?
BatSu
Member
... I don't understand anything. Anyway, I was only joking
lordfuzzybutt
Member
The people stuff the sheep with sulfur, so that when the monster eats it it will die.
The do the same thing with the Kraken in TW2.
The sheep might have his feet strap down or already dead for all we know.
Agreed completely. The hair not only looks good in stills but moves very well in motion as well. Really good hair physics in this game. The foliage also looks great.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
BatSu
Member
O.0' thanks
robertsan21
Member
Do we know what websites are reviewing this game ?
or did almost every major website get a review copy?
or did almost every major website get a review copy?
styl3s
Member
Since when is Witcher 3 $32 on GOG? It's $52 right now.Did you seen this?
I don't even remember what i paid it was whatever GOG was charging when it first went up for pre-order.
How many times are we going to discuss that sheep, when you have already many times confirmed that it is a stuffed sheep, used as a bait for the griffin?
For me it is 32 Euros.. I have TW1 and TW2.. and I'm from Slovakia, so maybe it's the price for CE countries .. but I have pre-ordered the CE anyway for 130 Euros
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
It's from an old Polish legend about the Wawel dragon, which was defeated by a shoemaker who put a sheep stuffed with sulfur next to the dragon's lair. Wawel dragon then ate the sheep which gave him heartburn so strong that he drank all of the water in Vistula river and burst into pieces.
She's not afraid
Griffon throw psychic attack on the sheep : "don't move my meal!" XD
Denton
Member
This is straight from the books.