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My last speculation: Lead designer on the new Kung Fury RPG? In all seriousness however it must be strange to be so obsessed over, and disturbing at times I imagine. At such a time as quitting a long held career position one would probably be quite repulsed by all this attention, and merely want a chance for self reflection, a few beers and a spot of long denied laziness. The quasi fame must be quite an unusual situation for anybody.

You know in a way I think that the Witcher series, and the world it has brought to life, is somewhat wasted on Geralt. It's not that I dislike the character, as I know many do, but the world is just so grounded in its verisimilitude that a normal character would work better I think. There are so many great characters throughout the game, the Bloody Baron, Philippa, Roche, Iorveth, Zoltan, Yaevinn etcetera, and i'd play any of these without a moments hesitation. To be honest it wouldn't even need that many fantastical elements, as i'm quite happy without too many, they stand out all the more clearly when they are rare and only add to the internal consistency.

Mr Avellone joining up with Crystal Dynamic to write and design a new Legacy of Kain game? A man can dream.

There's quite a few methods of extending game life beyond the refundable period, especially for those whom cater to the more completionist sort of gamer: Unlockable difficulty levels, achievements, required repeat runs to assure the best ending, choice and consequence so that the game can be approached in different fashions, making a game good enough that the player wishes to keep it. For instance though my playthrough time of Volgarr the Viking is now quite short, I initially took a long time to master the game, and I know that i'll occasionally return to the game from time to time. I'd prefer that developers utilised some of these methods, rather than trying to overturn such a basic pro consumer right as Steam have finally implemented. Then again I expected nothing else from the anti consumer, pro corruption press.

Fixed that for you.

Ha, I imagine one of those has caused an enormous amount of aggravation to those whom want to have their cake and eat it.

Hmmm, i'd have thought that there would be at least a difference in the ending slides, one of the reasons I pursued the Yennefer content. Trifle disappointed. Criticism: One, the journal needs re-arranging to something similar to the first game, as it is it's a mess. Two, the books need a notice like in the first game for when one has read them.

Good point, however I personally think that under these circumstances there has to be some give and take, I looked forward to the novella but no one at Obsidian could predict Mr Avellone leaving. If the novella is never released i'll not hold it against Obsidian.

Cyberpunk by Mr Avellone, yes that would do.

It was the Arcanum wolves wasn't it?

Oh damn! Edit: I wonder how that works with Mr Avellone being one of the co-owners? Anyway thank you to the gentleman for the years of great gameplay experiences, and stories that really touched me. I guess the hard part really is in the letting go.

Apologies for the double post, however I thought this was quite interesting, apparently the Witcher 3 sold four million copies in its first two weeks: http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/47606-Open-Letter-from-Marcin-Iwi%C5%84ski-co-founder-of-CD-PROJEKT-RED

No please provide factual evidence, or retract and apologise again. Edit: You insisted that you debate only based on facts, so do so.

Your apology is accepted. You may choose to believe that I spew rhetoric and grandstand, though voicing ones opinions in a clear, concise fashion is neither, however that is subjective so i'll let it pass. However you accused me of pursuing a false agenda and now being woefully misinformed, please provide factual evidence to corroborate this.

Waiting for answers from whom ? If its me do you mind repeating the questions? You accused me of lying and pursuing a false agenda, please provide factual evidence to corroborate this.

John Steed - 100%

Waiting for answers from the end of the last thread.

Stayed with Yen despite removing the last wish, it just felt right. I know that she is hotheaded, arrogant and has little empathy but her desperation to find Ciri is understandable, this is the only daughter she'll ever have, and I couldn't abandon her after so many years. Very well made scene, nicely understated. Edit: Got to admit that i'm a sucker for strong women as well, a woman to walk the mountains with as the poet says.

Truth to be told, any Infinity engine, or Infinity engine inspired game stands up better against Torment in combat. That is hardly the praise. On the other hand, Torment graphics are still ageless and look great even after all these years (exempt those 3d scenes). I would say that is down to art design rather than graphics myself, then again the source material was very distinct.

Does, Hinds and whatnot sometimes develop antlers as well. Edit: Rare except amongst Reindeer but it does ocassionally happen, if that helps maintain your head canon at all.

I can't speak for anybody else but I haven't stated that the game can't have minorities, as there already are many green, grey and so on, however it's perfectly valid for the darker skinned humans to find it hard to reach the Northern Kingdoms usually and especially during wartime. It's also perfectly valid if the designers choose not to include a demographic who are more than rare in that locale, to the point where Zerrikania is almost a myth to the common folk. If one finds this objectionable then one has a logical recourse, simply boycott the game. Personally I choose to support the designers artistic vision and right to make a game without having to adhere to foreigners politically correct checklists. Then again I don't find it repellent to play a different race, gender, species or in a different culture in a game, and I certainly don't expect designers to make every protagonist an Englishman to appeal to me. In fact i'd be bored if they did, as i'm an Englishman in real life and seek something different and exotic from my escapism. Such as a genetically engineered mutant whom is not technically of the human species anymore. Edit: Off to barbecue some steaks, good afternoon.

Not really, you regularly call me stupid and have even claimed I have syphilis which has rotted my brain due to my relationships with prostitutes (despite the fact syphilis is curable if treated early.) But guys Alum does makes several valid points, these are really about people making generalizations around articles and people trying to understand nuances. I would encourage all of us to take this advice constructively. You have accused me of being a liar, grandstanding, pursuing a false agenda, spewing rhetoric and various other things Bruce. Yes but the difference is you have demonstrated all those things, not all the time but particularly on the GG thread No I haven't Bruce, I have debated honestly, made my opinion and position known and argued against false narratives. You are free to believe that I have grandstanded and spewed rhetoric but lied and pursued a false agenda, pursuant to your own self admitted reliance on facts i'll need to see some evidence for this.

Not really, you regularly call me stupid and have even claimed I have syphilis which has rotted my brain due to my relationships with prostitutes (despite the fact syphilis is curable if treated early.) But guys Alum does makes several valid points, these are really about people making generalizations around articles and people trying to understand nuances. I would encourage all of us to take this advice constructively. You have accused me of being a liar, grandstanding, pursuing a false agenda, spewing rhetoric and various other things Bruce. I have simply responded in kind and honestly am bewildered as to how you cannot understand various simple points made, have to have answers repeated to you again and again, and have your hypocrisy explained to you. Thus obviously I wonder if there is some impediment to normal rational debate at work, I am not saying this for my own health but for yours. If you're going to troll, expect to get trolled in return. As for advice from Mr Trioxid, nobody needs any, we're all intelligent adults here and the Anglo Saxons are Slavs, and insert token minorities in a game articles, are both worth arguing against for several reasons. Mr Chmielarz article does also raise several good factual points, despite the ending falling off into hectoring.

At the end of the day if the people whom regard the Witcher 3 as "problematic" really think it is, then there is a very simple solution: Boycott the game and act upon their moral indignation. Pity because they'll be missing one of the best games of the last few years, both original, internally consistent, detailed, and with a very interesting setting grounded in Slavic (not Anglo Saxon) mythology. However if they feel that the presence of so many Caucasian people is simply too repellent, and that there are not enough token representations of different ethnicities of the Witcher world, then they must take the high road and set an example, boycott CDPR and deny them a sale. Behave in a principled and consistent manner with their beliefs.

The music on Skellige, beautiful. I stumbled upon a quest involving a Nithling post today, i'm extremely surprised to see this little known artifact of Norse lore used in any way, the developers really seem to be aiming at creating a unique and accurate representation. There were also sturdy Norwegian horses grazing in the fields as well, I wanted to trade in Roach for one of these. It's nice to see such care and detail taken in manufacturing a setting, this really is a labour of love I think, despite all of my complaints.