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The Witcher 3 | Review Thread
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Review thread OPs are used as an index for as many reviews as possible. So it is kind of on you to keep it updated for half a day at least. Just my 2 cents
Mad Season
Banned
yes. right when you click the gamespot video it says it contains spoilers
Poland has the longest working hours of any country in the world, so when someone there complains about working conditions being worse than normal...
Hopefully its not as bad as GSC Gameworld
breakfuss
Member
Same. Combat is what matters most to me and it's hard to grasp without actually playing. It's what I disliked most about DA:I and I'm hesitant to make the same mistake again.
Oh, and I watched most of the linked video reviews and honestly cannot remember what was shown minutes later lol. Not sure how they're "spoiler-ridden" if you don't have any context.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
I was hoping that this game would be good. Glad that reviews so far seem to indicate that it's pretty amazing. I'm now wondering how well my shiny new 970 will be able to handle this game.
Sounds like Kotaku found some stuff they didn't love, but I didn't read it due to spoilers. You actually play as Ciri, Geralt's adopted daughter, for some of it, but at the end of the day, you're going to be going around, having sex with more than one woman, and there will be women wearing revealing outfits here and there.
You won't be collecting sex trading cards like the first one, though.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
In the scale of 1 was becuase of the sex cards being gratuitious, and 2 wasnt becuase its part of the themes in the books...
Pretty sure is similar to 2.
Obliterator
Member
Anton Sugar
Member
Was Witcher 2 that chauvinist/sexist? I mean, TW1 literally had trading cards you collected for each woman you slept with, but I don't remember that in TW2. You could have sex with prostitutes, of course.
Well I don't think they're ever going to bring the trading cards back...
Steve Youngblood
Member
In my Witcher 2 playthrough Geralt only had eyes for Triss!
I preloaded on xbone a few weeks ago.
MS only does a one time refund on digital downloads, and since I got a refund on the MCC... I'm screwed if I want my money back.
Probably not as at least Poland's workers don't have to put up with a govt run for the benefit of a few alpha chimps, or face invasion from that Russian kleptocrat.
Bloodworth
Member
Not sure which parts exactly set you off, but while there is a brothel, other opportunities for sex scenes I came across are much more centered around important relationships, not just for a romp. Also, there are quite a few strong female characters and there are times when you as a player are asked to trust their judgment and their ability to handle themselves.
m_shortpants
Member
Had to turn off the GameSpot review. Seems well made but too spoilery for my taste.
breakfuss
Member
...really?
sti4thewin
Member
yennifer will be my side bitch with triss in the picture
At first I thought you were making a joke about the "Find Triss Merigold" quest notifier that remained on the screen for nearly two-thirds of The Witcher 2.
Thats disappointing. I liked to collect those cards and they were actually classy.
OnionPowder
Member
Only way you should play unless you're some sort of heathen
It's actually worse. Think of The Witcher 1 combined with Girls Gone Wild
Did they have old women with giant stripper tits?
Chilled_Eskim01
Member
So I keep reading that folks didn't like the combat from The Witcher 2. Could someone explain it to me why they thought it was so bad? Personally, I really liked it. Sure, it's difficult, but I thought it was greatly satisfying to prep for a fight, then mix up my melee combat with magic.
Was it a console thing? I only got to play it on PC with M/K.
Was it a console thing? I only got to play it on PC with M/K.
I thought about this, but you know.. Ves
Steve Youngblood
Member
Just to be clear, my post was meant more as commentary to highlight the differences between 1 and 2. I was NOT trying to start up the waifu wars.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Gotta plough em all, its the Witcher way.
His Majesty
Banned
Obligatory
You sound like Kevin.
As someone who was fine with the combat, the main problem I saw other people mention is that Geralt had a lot of additional animations in his sword swinging, so that when you pressed a button, you were locked to something you couldn't get out of. I'm sure there's other issues people had with it, though.
Denton
Member
Maybe check some gameplay video? There are hours upon hours of footage.
(no dithering)
Triggerhappytel
Member
I've noticed that it seems from reviews it was the PS4 version most sites reviewed - that seems unusual given that MS have the co-marketing agreement on this, don't they? Not trying to start up any system wars; I just find the back-and-forth over marketing deals this gen quite fascinating.
If you didn't like the previous two games with how they do things chances are you might not like how this game does things. There will be nudity and ploughing.
Steve Youngblood
Member
The PS4 version was the only one sent out as complete and was only currently playable on debug machines. Whether something foul is afoot remains to be seen. But for now, reviewers aren't just sitting on finished Xbox One reviews.
The PC version also hasn't been reviewed.
Going in pretty blind. Trying to avoid gameplay videos. Good to hear that though. Those shadows were a pretty big stain mark in an otherwise gorgeous game.
Pretty much. How much of a sex fiend Geralt is comes down to player choice really. 1 really pushed players to be horn dogs with the card collection while 2 has it more grounded and really player choice
Maximus.
Member
Reviews look great and confirm my purchase and hype. The only thing I worry about is the issue I had with Dragon Age Inquisition (yes yes different game), was that the endless amount of side quests lead to me getting kind of bored/overwhelmed. Hope that doesn't happen here. Everything I have read and seen so far looks great though.
His Majesty
Banned
http://www.gram.pl/artykul/2015/05/12/wiedzmin-3-dziki-gon-recenzja.shtml (8.5)
http://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=10464 (8.5)
In what way do you mean biased? If you mean giving higher scores, that is simply not true. If anything they have more knowledge of the series and are likely to give a harsher judgement.
Triggerhappytel
Member
That seems really weird for a CDPR game...
LookAtMeGo
Member
Oh wow. Congrats CDPR. I knew this was going to do well. Im so excited for next week. This alone should hold me over until MGSV.
OnionPowder
Member
PS4 might be simpler to send out since all reviewers should have the same experience.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
OP updated with reviews.
Going by some of the love scenes that have been uploaded to Youtube... LAWDS. There is going to be a lot of that going on, lol.