Post by Steve Farrelly @ 03:51pm 05/02/13 | 30 Comments
NeoGAF broke the information and also features a scan of the wrap-around cover of Game Informer.
CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3 takes the series' dark fantasy universe and non-linear storytelling into a truly open world for the first time. Even if you haven't been following Geralt's exploits so far, The Witcher 3 offers a perfect entry point.According to information from the issue, the game-world is roughly 20% larger than that of Skyrim's and it will take you 40 minutes to cross it on horseback. This is all achieved with a new streaming technology as part of CDRED Engine. Geralt's memory is also said to be restored meaning he won't be specifically aligned with one faction, which would make sense for an open-world game, allowing players to choose who they wish to work with. Geralt also has a beard and we'll see the game sometime in 2014, and before Cyberpunk, too.
We should have more information following an official announcement of the game from CD Projekt RED soon, so stay tuned.
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Posted 03:59pm 05/2/13
Posted 04:09pm 05/2/13
The Witcher was pretty damn good, but the chapter system could have been a bit better, it felt like a set of disjoint stories in some places. Still yet to play the Witcher 2 but I'm not far off firing it up.
Posted 04:14pm 05/2/13
heh i've played about 15 mins of the witcher and about a hour of witcher 2.
Posted 04:16pm 05/2/13
Posted 04:19pm 05/2/13
Posted 04:22pm 05/2/13
Heh just after I typed that I checked out this site. Seems I am up for about 40-45 hours of gameplay if I want to complete The Witcher. Hmmmm :/
Posted 04:38pm 05/2/13
Unless time limited, play the original too
Posted 04:49pm 05/2/13
It also still looks pretty nice and imho is a little harder in places than the second.
Posted 05:15pm 05/2/13
I also had to go through about 3 different digital distribution options before I found out who I had purchased the games from. I need some kind of 3rd party app that logs you into Steam/Origin/GMG/GOG etc. and lists all the games I've bought through all the different systems.
Posted 05:25pm 05/2/13
Posted 05:59pm 05/2/13
The one thing Bethesda Game Studios does better than anyone else is let you feel like you're crafting a very personal journey, like everything is meant to reflect you personally and not some narrative-specific character. Geralt is a cool cat, don't get me wrong, but you're going to be dealing with his world, not your own. I know that might sound strange, but be it Fallout or Skyrim or whatever, BGS games just make you feel like the world is yours and that you're writing your own destiny and story, I just can't see that being the case here. If anything I think it might be closer to the likes of Red Dead Redemption than Skyrim with more branching decisions and the like, but not nearly as personal a journey
Posted 09:40pm 05/2/13
There were other things too. Khajits are apparently not permitted to enter cities but if you play one you are allowed to enter them at will. I assume this is because you are Dragonborn but there is not a single piece of dialogue from anyone in the game acknowledging this. NPCs are also almost bereft of any sort of acknowledgement about becoming the head of certain factions in the game. You still get taunted about magic even if you have become Arch-Mage of the College of WInterhold. There is also a complete lack of choice in many quests where you are forced to complete an action when there is some sort of obvious alternate action you could have taken.
Now I really f*****g loved Skyrim, don't get me wrong. It's probably one of my favourite RPGs ever. However Bethesda have shown themselves to be consistently lacking in the writing talent and attention to detail department, which makes them second best to Obsidian when it comes to crafting a personal journeys.
Posted 10:40pm 05/2/13
Posted 10:51pm 05/2/13
Think I might just skip to Witcher 2 - but that's not happening until I finish Dishonoured.. that game is epic! You checked it out fpot? You're a fan of thief/deusex style if I recall correctly.
Posted 11:29pm 05/2/13
Posted 11:32pm 05/2/13
Yep, when you boil it down there's the occasional interesting storyline in the later Elder Scrolls RPGs. I particularly liked where they took the Dark Brotherhood story. Others, however, like the Thieves Guild devolved into fetch quests with fast travel once the map was opened up.
The civil war story was a bit of a laugh. I could side with the Stormcloaks (or the King) and go topple a collection of forts in Bumf*** Snowville or I could completely ignore it and the world is fairly indifferent no matter what you choose. That's not a personal story, that's ticking quest boxes. At least the Witcher NPCs occasionally care about Geralt is doing and why.
Posted 12:57am 06/2/13
Posted 01:15am 06/2/13
Posted 06:03am 06/2/13
I love how you constantly pirate s*** and then state your just "testing" it.
Posted 09:24am 06/2/13
wtf?!?!?
that's odd that is.
Posted 10:39am 06/2/13
Mad?
I torrent a game, play it and if i actually am still enjoying it after a few hours i will buy it. 80%+ of games i torrent i install, play for less than 1hr then never play again and therefore dont purchase. If devs released more demos then i wouldnt have to do this. If devs didnt release such s***** console ports then i wouldnt have to do this. Want me to rattle off a list of torrented games ive purchased? You can even check my steam account.
Ive said it before but i skip every cutscene in games apart from batman 1+2 and also doom 3 IIRC. Just find them boring. I play games for the gameplay and i find i dont need a cutscene for that. If a game can add story or story elements while im playing (such as bioshocks audio tapes) then i have no problem with that.
Posted 10:41am 06/2/13
Posted 01:06pm 06/2/13
Posted 01:39pm 06/2/13
I love that the MPAA and RIAA have brainwashed people to the extent that we have to listen to this s***.
Posted 02:05pm 06/2/13
And back on topic, this news makes me want to go back and finish Witcher 2 now, I'm about halfway through it and really enjoying it, like someone said in the other thread it had a real 'Game of Thrones' feel to the politics and stuff.
Posted 04:24pm 06/2/13
I certainly dont deny that but i think trying a torrented game before buying can be warranted.
You test drive a car right? You check out a house before buying right? Cant you even listen to samples of songs online before buying? Yet for some reason game demos seem to have been forgotten in favour of getting purchases from hype, previews, preorder bonuses etc rather than actually releasing a demo for people to try.
Witcher 2 on steam sale for $10. Also Alan Wake on sale. Havent gotten them yet but am interested.
Posted 07:20pm 06/2/13
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Posted 01:48pm 07/2/13