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New The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt screens
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blindrocket
Member
This is going to make my i5 and GTX 670 cry, isn't it?
Fixed.
Ghost_Protocol
Member
LOL, exactly what I was thinking.
You could disable in The Witcher 2, although only via ini editing. You'll most likely be able to do it with TW3 as well.
Yes, the first game is very much worth playing.
If you're gonna pick one though, play the second one. It will be more representative of what the third game will probably be like.
SamuelSupreme
Banned
Mi Body Is REGGIE
Dictator93
Member
Those screens are a little-oversharpened (probably still using that same sharpening filter on top of their MLAA).....
But Damn! The lighting just looks so "right" in all these screens.
I wonder what kind of global relighting they are using... I think I am seeing some G in these screens on geralts legs.
But Damn! The lighting just looks so "right" in all these screens.
I wonder what kind of global relighting they are using... I think I am seeing some G in these screens on geralts legs.
ScepticMatt
Member
damn, talk about over sharpened. It's looks like they hit the USM filter in Photoshop 5 consecutive times.
Here's a really brief summary of the basic structure of the Witcher world that I would say you might want to know before playing. Not really any story specifics from W1.
Witchers are genetically/magically enhanced humans whose basic role in the world is to kill monsters. Witchers have super strength, super speed, super eye sight and can drink toxic potions that enhance their abilities. They are generally looked down upon by most of society as if they were freaks.
There are different warring factions like humans vs. non-humans which sort of put Witchers in a odd dilemma in that they are sort of both. This is where the Witcher you play is sort of stuck in between with you determining what role he plays, if he plays one at all. This is human time where non-humans are sort of like rebels fighting against empires sort of thing. Within those warring factions there are more factions in terms of different kingdoms obviously fighting for kingdom'y stuff like land, money, and power.
There are different warring factions like humans vs. non-humans which sort of put Witchers in a odd dilemma in that they are sort of both. This is where the Witcher you play is sort of stuck in between with you determining what role he plays, if he plays one at all. This is human time where non-humans are sort of like rebels fighting against empires sort of thing. Within those warring factions there are more factions in terms of different kingdoms obviously fighting for kingdom'y stuff like land, money, and power.
That's the basic gist of the world and story structure. Want something more in depth or specific to the story, you'd probably have to Wiki it or Youtube it.
It does look a lot like a slightly more polished The Witcher 2. Which I personally consider very impressive because TW2 is still one of the best looking games out there, and they're doing a *lot* more with the engine now thanks to the larger, open environments.
Consider me impressed.
I really, really want to play this game.
Consider me impressed.
I really, really want to play this game.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
This game just does not look good in screens to me. =/
However, in motion it looks great.
However, in motion it looks great.
The Witcher 2 (didn't aged graphically well by the way) used to look very good in screens but not good in motion.
Sentenza
Member
That's stretching the truth A LOT.
it looks amazing in motion. It simply uses a couple of effects that apparently annoy some people a lot.
It's due to the sharpness filter others have been talking about. Everything looks overly sharp.
Dictator93
Member
You can turn that off...
Confidence Man
Member
Even without the sharpening the foliage looks really flat, and everything is sort of greyish.
Please, if anyone is kind enough to help me..
I am ready to start playing Witcher 2, without having played the first game.
Could i read some summary, plot points, lore, whatever of the first game, so as to feel more prepared for the second game?
Thanx and sorry for the off topic...
On topic, the game looks stunning!!!Now to see where will I play it!
Still not really spoilers at all but I would add:
The Witcher stories are more or less a mature, "real-world" look at fairy tales and European folklore (some Slavic, some fairy tales you'd be familiar with). One of the monsters described in The Witcher 3 previews for instance sounds like an evil version of Rudolph. One of the books has him dealing with a villainous version of Snow White, that kind of stuff. Witchers are basically supposed to kill these folk monsters, but the story also examines how the existence of these things affects human politics. Elves are portrayed sort of like Native Americans during the 19th century. Witchers usually try to stay neutral when monster-hunting get's them caught up in political bullshit. Some people have said it's like Game of Thrones but from the perspective of someone like Bronn.
Sentenza
Member
I just don't like it.
Well, to be fair it's better than what most games offer, but still feels like a step back compared to the outstanding armor design in The Witcher 2.
SmarterUnconscious
Member
Your right except maybe a better comparison would be to
replace Bronn with the a member of the night's watch?
Well I appreciate that they're at least attempting a light armor design since that's usually how I roll when I have the choice. I don't recall there being any light armor styles in the Witcher 2, but I could be wrong.
Insane Metal
Gold Member
Filter -> Sharpen
maquiladora
Member
Beautiful.
Confidence Man
Member
Followed by Convert -> jpeg -> Compression High (lowest quality)
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Thank god, I thought it was just me.
Megapsychotron
Banned
This is crazy talk. Witcher 2 is still very graphically impressive, and will bring most computers to their knees at ultra settings. I play this in 3D-Vision and it is an experience above most as far as immersion goes. A small number of characters are a little wooden, but the actual graphics of the folk and environments are still amazing.
Sentenza
Member
Really? As far as I can remember pretty much every single armor for Geralt was more or less a light armor. And this looks a chainmail comparable to the "heaviest" he had in the second game.
Heavy ones were just used by NPCs.
You're right, I meant formfitting instead of light.
cripterion
Member
Damn, for real? Skyrim is freaking huge, I still haven't finished it so I can hardly imagine having a bigger game world for an rpg. This will be epic indeed!
SneakyStephan
Banned
They look ... off
Everything has a very thin black outline, looks like it's cellshaded in a way.
It also looks like there's some sharpening filter or other sweet fx garbage applied to the screenshots.
I hope the final game looks nothing like this, cos it's ugly.
edit: oh a lot of people see it too... thank fucking god.
Everything has a very thin black outline, looks like it's cellshaded in a way.
It also looks like there's some sharpening filter or other sweet fx garbage applied to the screenshots.
I hope the final game looks nothing like this, cos it's ugly.
edit: oh a lot of people see it too... thank fucking god.
Complistic
Member
If it's like tw2, you can just turn it off in the ini.
The Witcher 2 still looks amazing IMO.