Malcador Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html That's a bunch of really glowing reviews of the hands-off demo. Hopefully that level of quality reflects on the final product, and throughout, not just in one area or act. They're making a MASSIVE world that, from all accounts, dwarfs Skyrim, so it will be a tall task to populate the whole area with interesting things to do and encounter. Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them. 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html That's a bunch of really glowing reviews of the hands-off demo. Hopefully that level of quality reflects on the final product, and throughout, not just in one area or act. They're making a MASSIVE world that, from all accounts, dwarfs Skyrim, so it will be a tall task to populate the whole area with interesting things to do and encounter. Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them. Keyrock you said exactly what I wanted to say I can't believe the number of really good reviews this game is getting, for me this is inspirational. I'm now even more excited 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAnakin Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html That's a bunch of really glowing reviews of the hands-off demo. Hopefully that level of quality reflects on the final product, and throughout, not just in one area or act. They're making a MASSIVE world that, from all accounts, dwarfs Skyrim, so it will be a tall task to populate the whole area with interesting things to do and encounter. Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them. I just hope they don't overextend themselves with this massive open world stuff. 1 "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html That's a bunch of really glowing reviews of the hands-off demo. Hopefully that level of quality reflects on the final product, and throughout, not just in one area or act. They're making a MASSIVE world that, from all accounts, dwarfs Skyrim, so it will be a tall task to populate the whole area with interesting things to do and encounter. Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them. It will be the Citizen Kane Casablanca of video games. 1 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordicus Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them.You're not the only one "Least likely to be absolute arse" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html That's a bunch of really glowing reviews of the hands-off demo. Hopefully that level of quality reflects on the final product, and throughout, not just in one area or act. They're making a MASSIVE world that, from all accounts, dwarfs Skyrim, so it will be a tall task to populate the whole area with interesting things to do and encounter. Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them. It will be the Citizen Kane Casablanca of video games. I'm hoping it will be the Yojimbo of video games, but I'd settle for Ran. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them.You're not the only one "Least likely to be absolute arse" Holy Smoke, that is awesome Who did that? "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Surely it should be contrasted to a film noir, Geralt is after all basically a Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade archetype in a fantasy setting. 1 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Surely it should be contrasted to a film noir, Geralt is after all basically a Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade archetype in a fantasy setting. So, in that case, The Maltese Falcon? RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I'm thinking more Chinatown. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I still think Yojimbo (or A Fistful of Dollars, if you're more a Leone than a Kurosawa fan) is a good comparison since Geralt is essentially a mercenary working for wealthy gangs lords, dragged into a war not his own (Scoiatel and humans), sometimes switching sides, always with his own ulterior motives. Chinatown definitely works too, though. 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Previews - http://gamebanshee.com/news/111652-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-previews-interviews-and-tidbits.html That's a bunch of really glowing reviews of the hands-off demo. Hopefully that level of quality reflects on the final product, and throughout, not just in one area or act. They're making a MASSIVE world that, from all accounts, dwarfs Skyrim, so it will be a tall task to populate the whole area with interesting things to do and encounter. Hopefully CD Projekt RED can pull it off. I have faith in them. There is no way it can dwarf Skyrim in size considering that CDP content is much more carefully designed than Bethesda's. И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordicus Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Agreed, Witcher 3 can't possibly have the 100+ unique but equally long and tiresome dungeons. There's no way CDProjekt can be as good in delivering that kind of content as Bethesda Edited June 15, 2013 by Nordicus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Exactly. 1 И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Agreed, Witcher 3 can't possibly have the 100+ unique but equally long and tiresome dungeons. There's no way CDProjekt can be as good in delivering that kind of content as Bethesda Dang, I didn't even think of that. There's no way CD Projekt RED can match Bethesda's expertise and output in delivering cookie cutter dungeons. I guess I have to retract my previous statement. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
licketysplit Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Agreed, Witcher 3 can't possibly have the 100+ unique but equally long and tiresome dungeons. There's no way CDProjekt can be as good in delivering that kind of content as Bethesda Bethesda was downright lazy in Skyrim. The dungeons? Handcrafted my ass. It's the same design over and over. These guys are way more ambitious than Bethesda is. I love TES and Fallout, but look at how far CDPR has gotten with TW3 after only two years of development. They have a bigger team now too. 80+ worked on TW2. Now over 120 work on TW3, plus a seperate team for advancing the new engine. Edited June 16, 2013 by licketysplit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Agreed, Witcher 3 can't possibly have the 100+ unique but equally long and tiresome dungeons. There's no way CDProjekt can be as good in delivering that kind of content as Bethesda Bethesda was downright lazy in Skyrim. The dungeons? Handcrafted my ass. It's the same design over and over. These guys are way more ambitious than Bethesda is. I love TES and Fallout, but look at how far CDPR has gotten with TW3 after only two years of development. They have a bigger team now too. 80+ worked on TW2. Now over 120 work on TW3, plus a seperate team for advancing the new engine. To be fair, the dungeons were less cookie cutter in Skyrim than in Oblivion... Of course what I'm saying is that we're dealing with reasonable facsimile versus carbon copy. Edited June 16, 2013 by Keyrock RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Agreed, Witcher 3 can't possibly have the 100+ unique but equally long and tiresome dungeons. There's no way CDProjekt can be as good in delivering that kind of content as Bethesda Bethesda was downright lazy in Skyrim. The dungeons? Handcrafted my ass. It's the same design over and over. I haven't played Skyrim yet, I've been waiting for the Legendary edition but I will assume that nothing beats the laziness of the dungeon creation of DA2? Even I noticed that and I'm generally not critical at all "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassat Hunter Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Well, CDR dissapointed me with the Witcher II. And now they add the whole 'open world'... I really really have to wait for actual reviews before playing it, since I fear the worst. What's with the need for bigger, more pointless worlds anyway? Like Arkham Asylum to Arkham City, and they want it even bigger and with more filler and boring travel? 2 ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwars Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 But you can go ANYWHERE! People love that stuff. Virtual worlds. I'm not sure about the Witcher 3 going that direction myself. I thought there was too much running around in the first two games already but it depends on the execution I suppose. I think Skyrim's dungeons go both ways. Visually I think they are much more interesting than Oblivion and many of them (not all) have some... *thing* to them that makes them at least feel a bit unique somehow. On the other hand, the actual layout of most of them is really boring in how they're corridor-like, and then the secret door that opens up back to the entrance. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 What's missing is some reason to have wide expanses. If tracking were well done for instance. If an enounter spanned several different regions, chasing or being chased by the same enemies. I don't think anyone has ever attempted that. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Having an expansive open world is only a plus if exploration is fun and interesting. I do like the approach they're taking to points of interest. Rather than have someone in town tell you "go to this cave, I'll mark it on your map" they're trying to put things in the world that would naturally catch your eye and when you go to check it out interesting stuff happens or you find something cool to do. In theory, it sounds good. As already mentioned, the execution will be the key. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthe Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 But you can go ANYWHERE! People love that stuff. Virtual worlds. Conclusive proof that people are stupid. 1 You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Open world games are the new corridor shooters. Next gen! 3 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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