The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt [2015]

[Malcador]

Fighting that fog creature was pretty fun, who knew attacking smoke paid off (some of the time).

 

 

Did a quest for a Succubus in Novigrad and was sort of disappointed that the non-violent option still yielded a weapon - she gives me it as she's furious with me apparently.

 

[Calax]

 

Instead of more storage, I'd have preferred flat out having less available stuff to loot. I guess it comes with the territory of open-world RPGs, but I don't find gameplay systems like that enjoyable at all.

 

I guess I just don't see the point for mundane materials for example being something the player should ever be concerned with. Crafting a sword for example, it's just needless complexity for Geralt to have to go out and supply the iron, the leather, plain old wood: all stuff that'd be trivial for a smith to acquire. Instead why not just have one rare part you need to give the smith, and abstract the rest of it by saying that the smith's fee includes the cost of him providing the mundane stuff. Herbs are trivially common and you trip across them moving one minute in any direction, why bother counting quantities at this point? Rusty swords, wolf livers, etc, I don't think any of that stuff adds any gameplay value.

 

Still very much enjoying the game, just wish there wasn't all the side stuff that seemingly is only there because it's some perceived requirement for a game to be described as "open-world".

 

Agreed, and it was basically the system they had in the first game, simple and elegant. Bring a smith a number of rare ores and he will forge the sword you desire, without all of the pointless junk cluttering up ones inventory.

 

From what I've been seeing, it's more the Alchemy than the actual crafting that's the issue. The Alchemy is literally "gather 100 of random common herbs, and then find like three special herbs to make a potion, then it's upgrades"

 

Honestly it would be so much better if they went with classifications rather than with unique plants.

 

Like swallow requires 3 green plants instead of 19 different unique items to make.

[HoonDing]

So annoying putting runes in your sword, then finding a better sword a minute later.

Edited May 26, 2015 by HoonDing

[Calax]

I realize that this is probably going to come off crass, but why on earth do they put panties on everyone who's supposed to be nude? I'm fine with them shooting "modestly" so you're not getting pornograpic shots, but it just kicks me out of the world when I see a group of people in a sauna, or post coitus, with their cotton bloomers on when technically they're supposed to be nude.

[Tale]

If you're not playing the game as a Gwent fiend hounding every merchant you pass for a game, you're playing wrong.

[HoonDing]

If you're not playing the game as a Gwent fiend hounding every merchant you pass for a game, you're playing wrong.

The Yennefer hero card is awesome.

[Nordicus]

You can't use Decoy on hero cards, right?

 

One game, I planned to use Yennefer in round 2 (won the first already) to make the opponent overcommit against her and a 10 strength siege unit, then retrieve her card with decoy to use again in round 3. Could not choose Yennefer.

[Tale]

 

If you're not playing the game as a Gwent fiend hounding every merchant you pass for a game, you're playing wrong.

The Yennefer hero card is awesome.

 

You can chain that effect I found out yesterday. I had placed a Siege unit with that and pulled Vesemir out of my discard, then they scorched me killing the siege unit. So I played Yennefer, pulled the siege unit back out, and grabbed another unit from discard for good measure.

[HoonDing]

The monster card players need better AI. They always beat themselves by wasting all their cards first round.

[Tale]

Yeah, if you're going to play a swarm deck, don't have more than 1 of the guys with the name in your hand. Get rid of those in the redraw!

 

You can't use Decoy on hero cards, right?

 

One game, I planned to use Yennefer in round 2 (won the first already) to make the opponent overcommit against her and a 10 strength siege unit, then retrieve her card with decoy to use again in round 3. Could not choose Yennefer.

You can't use Commander's Horn on them either. No effect can be used on them. They can't be scorched or hit with inclement weather, but can't be buffed or revived either.

[Lexx]

I just have to post this.

 

http://9gag.com/gag/aGw4P0G

 

And now go on with whatever you all did.

Edited May 26, 2015 by Lexx

[Zoraptor]

I realize that this is probably going to come off crass, but why on earth do they put panties on everyone who's supposed to be nude? I'm fine with them shooting "modestly" so you're not getting pornograpic shots, but it just kicks me out of the world when I see a group of people in a sauna, or post coitus, with their cotton bloomers on when technically they're supposed to be nude.

 

Mods will fix it.

[Gorgon]

They were shooting for broader appeal, and before you start to complain, that's inevitably a tradoff. Couldn't have, or not likely to have had this kind of production quality without it. 

[Bryy]

Kotaku article on the sex scenes which is - gasp - written by a woman. So of course the comments are full of people calling her a prude.

[Nonek]

I've got to say that some of the side quests are absolutely fantastic, they stand head and shoulders above the competition and really spring to life if one refrains from using the idiot vision too much.

[Bryy]

I've got to say that some of the side quests are absolutely fantastic, they stand head and shoulders above the competition and really spring to life if one refrains from using the idiot vision too much.

It's within context of the game, so I wouldn't exactly call spamming Witcher Sense "idiot vision".

[Elerond]

I have like game so far, but keyboard and mouse controls and Geralt's running movement are probably worse than what DA:I offered, which was horrific. And even though design of the maps is good and they are interesting to explore, game some times feels even more hiking simulator than Skyrim and other Elder scrolls games. Also I find it quite disappointing that leveling up is much more important for your ability deal damage than finding/crafting better weapons.

 

One thing that I find quite enjoyable is to ride through low level enemies and decapitate 3-6 enemies with one swing of the sword and continue your journey forward without stopping.

[Gorgon]

There's too much of it though. It's always use xray vison. You can't find clues without it. 

[HoonDing]

You can bang a she-elf courtesan.

 

Game of the Year confirmed.

[Gorgon]

It's what the kids want. 

[Bryy]

 

I wish more devs would be pro-active about this type of **** on their own forums...

Edited May 27, 2015 by Bryy

[Calax]

I'm not entirely sure Something Awful is a devs forum

[Bryy]

That's why I said "on their forums".

 

EDIT: I see it now.

Edited May 27, 2015 by Bryy

[SadExchange]

I can't believe I've put about 10 hours into the game and haven't "ploughed" anyone.  I must be playing it wrong lol

 

Honestly though, really enjoying it.

[mkreku]

Absolutely fantastic game.

 

I've been slowly doing side-quests and main story quests side by side and seen the map get more and more "finished" and figured it would be empty in no-time, like most open world games become. But to my surprise the game world seems semi-dynamic as new quests popped up in areas I thought I had cleared already. I love that!

 

I'm still only level 13 and I'm still in Velen and I still haven't even visited more than one city on that map and I've clocked something like 40 hours already! Seriously, this game is awesome.

 

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Oh and regarding the complaints in this thread: Jesus ****ing Christ, you guys are ****ing morons. Your inventory is full? Sell ****. Problem solved. Your horse expands your inventory space illogically? Don't use it. Problem solved. Seriously, reading your complaints is like reading those entitled kids on Twitter complaining they weren't given a car for their birthday. One guy complains it's a trekking simulator (too much space, despite there being fast travel), while another complains there are enemies 10 meters outside of villages (which apart from being a complete lie also insinuates the game is too cramped). Also, every single item I've dropped on the ground since the beginning of the game is still where I left it. My game is completely cluttered, but I guess you guys got the special versions that forgets your stuff so you can complain about that too.