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The Witcher 3 | Review Thread
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
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That review is WAY too spoliery. Not fond of getting half the plot ruined for me just to hear them whine about the frame rate, thanks.
They have done a fantastic job on the enhanced editions as free updates plus the GOG service is an example of how to combat steam in the PC space.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Go to the Buy/Trade/Sell thread.
HERE
Look through the last 4 to 5 pages and keep an eye on it. One person recently had it for $25.
I got it for $20 a few weeks ago. I've not seen it lower lately
Yeah, I always watch that thread like a hawk when a game releases from an NVIDIA promo.
Amazingly enough quite a few people did. Some still pine for her and want her back.
Why I don't know.
ShinMaruku
Member
Speaking of Ciri why she look like Geralt? Is she his daughter or some shit?
Chaplain
Member
Did you get screen tearing/juddering at the 12:17 mark and on point of the video on your end?
Juddering @ the 12:17 mark
I can't tell if its recorded on the youtube video or if its on my pc.
Primethius
Banned
this must be the year of RPGs first bloodborne now this
Really does feel that way. And they're so close to each other too.
Sticky&Sweet
Banned
I don't want the PS4 version now.
I want to play this game on a good PC.
It'll take me a few weeks to save up, but I'm seriously thinking of buying a Titan X for this.
I want to play this game on a good PC.
It'll take me a few weeks to save up, but I'm seriously thinking of buying a Titan X for this.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I'm not saying that CDPR hasn't earned any goodwill here. I'm just saying let's not count our chickens before they hatch. Like I said, I don't want to be Mr. Cynical here. But my immediate reaction is that if they have the day one performance patch ready to go now, why wasn't it ready to go for the review copies? It's not impossible, but I just question how much optimization can really occur in such a short timespan.
If they pull it off, great! Either way, it's not really my fight. As I already said, I'm getting it on PC. So what do I care about the PS4 patch?
Geralt adopted Ciri when she was young and raised her.
Edit: Witchers can't have biological children
Obliterator
Member
You can jump in without the first 2. Obviously having played those would make the universe even more understandable but there's an intro explaining everything
His Majesty
Banned
this must be the year of RPGs first bloodborne now this
Pillars of Eternity was also pretty good and we have Shadowrun: Hong Kong coming up in the summer so things are looking good.
Go big or go home.
Witchers can't have kids, they're sterile. As for Ciri he did help raise her so that explains some of it, plus the scar thats on his face is more or less a nod to her as originally she had it and he didn't I believe.
Good, I hope it's true.
ShinMaruku
Member
I totally did that. Tax Return came in, and then it was gone. For GTA V, TW3 & AK. No regrets yet!
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Good to know, even though I've got 2 sitting in my backlog. About how many hours to finish 2? I may give it a go until this drops.
You are right to cynical but I have a little more faith in CDPR to get things right on the PC side.
The console front I feel like is a complete mess because of cert but I hope for everyone's sake that the game can run without any technical issues.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
So pumped for my Man Tywin Lannister.
Just very weird coincidence? Heh...
I would lie if I said I wasn't nervous about my i5 750 @ 3,8GHz being able to handle TW3...
LookAtMeGo
Member
Its a complete mess on the consoles?
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
TenaciousNorth
Member
Wasn't planning on buying this since I didn't finish The Witcher 2 (got to act 2) but now I feel like I should get this. I guess I need to finish the second?
Also my PC is rocking a 4670k and a gtx 670, would I be better buying the PC or PS4 version?
Also my PC is rocking a 4670k and a gtx 670, would I be better buying the PC or PS4 version?
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
The similar trait being white hair?
I dont remember well if its only a trait of princesses born in the cintra family or just to make her stand out as special in the books.
Becuase she is OP as hell.
I meant the patching process for all games.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Oh, word.
GoonerTRON
Banned
All you can ask from any reviewer is to give their honest opinion.
http://www.stuff.tv/witcher-3-wild-hunt/review 5/5
"Im fed up of games that are huge for the sake of it. Games that make a big song and dance of how many hundreds of hours of entertainment their sprawling worlds contain without realising that spending most of that time traipsing around a boring environment picking up pointless collectibles isnt actually very entertaining. At all.
Thankfully, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt isnt that sort of game."
"Im fed up of games that are huge for the sake of it. Games that make a big song and dance of how many hundreds of hours of entertainment their sprawling worlds contain without realising that spending most of that time traipsing around a boring environment picking up pointless collectibles isnt actually very entertaining. At all.
Thankfully, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt isnt that sort of game."
I haven't played them either. I used these videos to get myself up to speed:
The Witcher Retrospective - Part 1
The Witcher Retrospective - Part 2
Shani is cute, until you don't pick her.
White hair comes from genetic mutation, I believe. Geralt's hair isn't naturally white either, it just became so after he underwent Witcher training as a child. I didn't read the books, so I'm not the expert on this.
Admiral Woofington
Member
The white hair comes from stress and events that I can't discuss but read the novels. but her original hair was ashen. As to the scar well that's just coincidental.
Geralts hair is white due to witcher ritual
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Reviews of Jim Sterling and AngryJoe will come after release, because they didn't have any debug PS4s and therefore didn't get a copy.
Ehmm.. just because of white hair and a scar she looks "just like him" ? Other than those 2 things they look completely different
UnrealEck
Member
The way through qa is long for consoles, everything needs to be checked again. For a game this size... Week or two of work at least.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Ashen is white.
Optimizing code is a process that never ends, I think they first moved to a goal where they could ship a gold master and then started fixing bugs and added tweaks (as those aren't without risks, something might break etc.).
I'm with you on holding off for the moment though. CDPR doesn't exactly have a good trackrecord with respect to releasing a game without big issues, if we look at the previous two games. In the end everything comes together fine, but the previous two took time to mature (like good wine
), and it would surprise me if the 3rd is suddenly different.
ShinMaruku
Member
I see.
And supposedly she's the main character for the next games no?
ISee
Member
Normaly I'd say PC (you should get at leat PS4 performance; probably better) BUT just wait untill we get some PC benchmarks. Then decide.
The Witcher 1 and 2 both have really slow starts, I wouldn't bother playing them now.
670 should be comparable to the PS4.
GoonerTRON
Banned
Awesome! This is just what I need Was going to run though the Witcher 2 in 6 days. But i got too many assignments. Need to smash them out before Witcher 3.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
We don't know yet, but is very possible thats the case. She is as important as Geralt in the books in the middle of the story.