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The Witcher
Anyone else played this?
I wasn't expecting much, I just figured I should give this a try - expecting it to be another NWN lookalike, but now halfway through chapter 3, this game just keeps on surprising me. The gameplay itself is pretty basic; you've got two swords, three combat styles for each, and you can mix potions and blade coatings to get bonuses during combat. The story however, is incredibly rich and complex. It took me nearly all day yesterday to figure out just how to get into a tower - had to research books, lore, get mixed into a bunch of side stories. I know I'm playing a game, but at times it feels more like reading a good book. It's pretty obvious you're not playing an average game by a big known devellopper because the action takes some liberal twists and turns and sometimes goes places where no other gaming universe would dare venture (and I'm not just talking about the gratuitous sex and violence). It's... dare I say, refreshing?
sounds interesting, I might go pick up a copy to play.
Hmm...never heard of this before, sounds pretty good though!
Wouldn't recommend it unless you like heavily story-driven RPGs though. The combat is an afterthought and you'll spend most of the time talking to NPCs. There's a demo that lets you play most of chapter 1, probably worth checking that out first.
Its been on my "to play" list for a while now, but i didnt get around to it yet. Perhaps after new year when things calm down a bit. Cant wait to play it though, ive been hearing mostly good things about it.
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| Originally posted by Project-K Wouldn't recommend it unless you like heavily story-driven RPGs though. |
it feels like a book, because its based on the most successful polish fantasy series by mr Sapkowski
I have yet to check it out
ghey ^
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| Originally posted by Rodrico The only RPG's I find good are the ones that are aimed heavily on story. |
finally picked up the enhanced edition. I love it. There are a few things about the gameplay i don't like. Other then that, its got a great story (i'm in chapter 2)
Lots of swearing and violence ( I hear its dummed down for the English version unfortunately).
Graphics are really good.
It's got mad reviews but I just couldn't get past the fighting mechanism in the demo so I didn't bother getting it.
I gave this game a truly unfair amount of chances to hook me, but it just never quite did.
There's really nothing wrong it whatsoever though. The graphics and world are gorgeous, the animations and character design are great, the story is extensive and involving, the character system is deep and versatile and combat is smooth yet intuitive.
Not quite sure why I didn't like it... probably has a great deal to do with the fact that your main character, Geralt, is somebody else's fantasy creation. You don't get to customize his look or really his skills/talents or anything like that. I prefer to have a blank slate to deal with that I get to fit into a story with my own considerations, not play somebody else's story out.
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| Originally posted by Fledz It's got mad reviews but I just couldn't get past the fighting mechanism in the demo so I didn't bother getting it. |
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| Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Not quite sure why I didn't like it... probably has a great deal to do with the fact that your main character, Geralt, is somebody else's fantasy creation. You don't get to customize his look or really his skills/talents or anything like that. I prefer to have a blank slate to deal with that I get to fit into a story with my own considerations, not play somebody else's story out. |
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| Originally posted by stren Yep, the character existed before the game, in the novels, so they they wanted players to be able to play a cult character. It wouldn't be the same if it was some random witcher without a back story. |
I usually enjoy customizing characters in RPGs, and playing a 'prefab' character usually sucks because they tend to be bland and uninvolved, but this character particularly was rather well thought out. They used the main character considerably in the plot, to a point where the story could not have been told through a random miscelaneous character. In most RPGs you're treated as a miscelaneous no-name outlander and none of the NPCs seem to know who you are or care, but in this case various NPCs already have extensive pre-existing relations with the character, so it makes interacting with them much more interesting.
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| Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Exactly. And I would probably like the novels and appreciate the game a lot more if I put more work into research... but, uh, ehhhhh. lol I don't usually like franchise-based characters. I just don't have fun with [recent movie title]: The Game- type games. Knowwhatimean? |
Best game I played in 2008 
Found it pretty hard to get into. Only playing it again because I have nothing else to play (singleplayer) at the moment. I guess I just havent found the plot interesting yet, and im in chapter 3.
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| Originally posted by kr00t0n Best game I played in 2008 |
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