maqroll Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This game is 75% off on Valve, thinking of getting it. Looks like it could be decent, gets good reviews. Anyone played this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted December 31, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2012 It's excellent. Gorgeous looking world, a very 'adult' orientated fantasy environment populated by some fun characters and a solid combat system. It's also very challenging, the learning curve seems steep to begin with but once it clicks with you, you'll enjoy it immensely. I'd definitely take a punt on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 It's a great game. The main character is a likeable roguish womanising type. Believable world. Pretty gripping and immersive. Interesting branching storyline. Personally I prefer the first Witcher game though (which is €2 in this same sale). That might be a minority opinion, but I think it's because I'm an RPG fan, and TW1 has more of a classic RPG flavour while TW2 is more action-focused. Generally I also think the first game had fewer pacing and balance issues, plus a bit of a richer atmosphere throughout. For a measly €2 I think anyone who considers themselves an RPG fan would be out of their mind not to get the first game as well. Anyone else could probably take it or leave it. Combat in TW1 takes some getting used to and the character faces in that game look pretty rough nowadays for a start. However you absolutely don't need to have played the first game to understand TW2. The stories are self-contained, with some very minor character continuity. Even if you buy both at once, TW2 might be a more accessible entry point depending on the type of games you're used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobler Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) The storyline is this game's strong point, very mature. It's absolutely fantastic, completely engrossing. One piece of advice i'd give is to try to not play this game on easy setting, it can seem incredibly challenging at first even on normal difficulty but stick with it because playing on easy removes a lot of this game's most interesting and unique points, i.e. having to research a particular monster to work out its weak points, as a result it'll feel a lot more satisfying. Really solid game. Edited December 31, 2012 by nobler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Bought it, but it won't run properly with what I'm using for a graphics card, even though the Steam site said it would Steam credited my account at least. Bummer though, it looks like a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Bought it, but it won't run properly with what I'm using for a graphics card, even though the Steam site said it would Steam credited my account at least. Bummer though, it looks like a good one. What card do you have? Tried updating your drivers? I've heard TW2 actually scales pretty well for older tech, even though it has a reputation for being about the most graphically demanding game around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nvidia GeForce 9400...the frame rate was shocking, just total lag, and blurry all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Thinking of selling this. Computer has few problems running it, at least on low settings, but I just couldn't get used to the gameplay to play past the first few hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 what are the controls like on it? could you play it on a laptop with no control pad? I wouldn't mind getting a decent game for me laptop that I could play on the bog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Nvidia GeForce 9400...the frame rate was shocking, just total lag, and blurry all around. That's understandable, the 9400 would probably struggle with TW2. what are the controls like on it? could you play it on a laptop with no control pad? I wouldn't mind getting a decent game for me laptop that I could play on the bog It has standard WASD and mouse controls which are fine. However at 30-40 hours, with a lot of dialogue and character interaction, it's not really an on-the-bog kind of game. Also your laptop will need to be fairly powerful, graphically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I'll give it a miss then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I couldn't get into it because of the battle system, which is a shame because it was a lovely looking game and the story and world are fantastic. I just didn't like having to chance it on drinking potions when I didn't know when a battle was around the corner. I also didn't really think the battle system was all that much to write home about, and I don't like laying traps in the middle of fights. I understand why a lot of people really love it, but it's just not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I couldn't get into it because of the battle system, which is a shame because it was a lovely looking game and the story and world are fantastic. I just didn't like having to chance it on drinking potions when I didn't know when a battle was around the corner. I also didn't really think the battle system was all that much to write home about, and I don't like laying traps in the middle of fights. I understand why a lot of people really love it, but it's just not for me. As someone who came to TW2 from the first game, which was slagged off a lot for the combat, I didn't find the combat in TW2 too hot either. It seemed like the designers had been playing a lot of very tough trial-and-error type games like Demons Souls, so they had sequences where you essentially had to memorise that there was an extremely hard fight around the corner, cheese all the prep with your prior knowledge, then spend most of the fight dodging around avoiding all damage (or spamming the forcefield - again cheesy). Aside from being a massive departure in gameplay style from the first game - where you could drink potions during combat, dodging was an afterthought and blocking was automated based on stats - I just though the controls and collision detection weren't tight enough for what they were going for. Still, I found the game world and story solid enough to compensate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobler Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The Witcher 3 cinematic intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xly6-YButlk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0dXtOVi2yo My favourite Zero Punctuation review. Includes the birth of a meme and a Painkiller scene at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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