The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt ! [XO, PS4, NX, PS5, XBSX|S, PC]

[orangpelupa]

Aah the men in black that live in caves

 

[Deleted member 11852]

And this song started sounding.

For me, this song evokes memories of my time in Scotland. The cultures are very similar as well and I love Skellige for this reason. Haven't had an opportunity to play this week so there's zero chance I'll finish the game before Arkham Knight launches. Sorry Batman, you'll have to wait.

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Absolutely loved the bit in Kaer Morhen where you get hammrerd with..

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Lambert and Eskel and try to "drunk dial" some hot sorceresses.

Brilliant stuff

 

[Cjail]

Btw does all flying enemy in Witcher will weirdly come down so they can be killed?

Is there big enemy?

I kind of miss climbing enemies in dragon dogma. Or fighting enemies that stay on air in extended time.

Rather than Griffin that weirdly try to attack while on ground

Also I don't understand what's the point of shooting a flying creature down with the crossbow or with signs.
Really flying creatures either recover instantly after shot OR land on the ground by themselves anyway so really why bother.
Arpies when on ground don't ever attack, they just endlessly side-step and then start flying again only to be easily grounded again by Aard or Igni.

 

[Cyan]

For me, this song evokes memories of my time in Scotland. The cultures are very similar as well and I love Skellige for this reason. Haven't had an opportunity to play this week so there's zero chance I'll finish the game before Arkham Knight launches. Sorry Batman, you'll have to wait.

Yup, I feel more at home in Skellige than in Velen. People talk sweet, they are a lot easier to identify with, for me. As for cultures, well.. last year an English and a Scottish guy were here and they told me that my homeland is like Scotland -they made it clear that England and Scotland are different- the landscape and all. The similarities don't end up there of course, my maternal language have celtic words and we play the bagpipes and stuff, hence I've always admired the culture of those parts, but that'd be a long story.

Oddly enough I always associated England to foggy, nebulous landscapes, rain, haunted places, gothic places, spiderwebs, humidity... (all quite familiar to me) . Watch any movie from the XXth century, any based on Edgar Allan Poe novels (in one of them appeared a very young Anthony Hopkins), or Vincent Price movies -he was amazing-. Or "Vampire Lovers" by that matter.

To be honest, I have to, but I don't want to go back to Velen. The entire game could be based on Skellige and I'd be as happy as a lark.

 

[Cyan]

Also I don't understand what's the point of shooting a flying creature down with the crossbow or with signs.
Really flying creatures either recover instantly after shot OR land on the ground by themselves anyway so really why bother.
Arpies when on ground don't ever attack, they just endlessly side-step and then start flying again only to be easily grounded again by Aard or Igni.

Gameplay? But I think they should create another inventive way. Watching creatures that can fly fighting on land is odd, makes me cringe and is unfair to them. The sirens pose some challenge at first but it always happens, they end up going getting grounded. It'd make sense when they have little life or are hurt. Skyrim dealt with that a bit better.

Other things that need to improve: repeated NPC faces (typical CD Projekt trademark, though many of them are really well made), kids and halflings are so creepy, map and inventory navigation is seriously laggy, some laggy controls.. and that's it from the top of my head.

 

[orangpelupa]

probably in early version you need to Shot them with arrow or magic/trap to ground them. but in playtest too many "casuals" did not understand that. It can be fixed from gameplay and UI element but will take time and more QA. Easiest will be using one-off tutorial.

or they simply think flying monsters that fights on ground is a common sense :/

because theres so many weird/cumbersome little things in Witcher 3 (like that description tooltip in item menu that have fade-in effect).

 

[Cjail]

Gameplay? But I think they should create another inventive way. Watching creatures that can fly fighting on land is odd, makes me cringe and is unfair to them. The sirens pose some challenge at first but it always happens, they end up going getting grounded. It'd make sense when they have little life or are hurt. Skyrim dealt with that a bit better.

Other things that need to improve: repeated NPC faces (typical CD Projekt trademark, though many of them are really well made), kids and halflings are so creepy, map and inventory navigation is seriously laggy, some laggy controls.. and that's it from the top of my head.

CDP IMO didn't put much effort into enemy design; all the enemies I have encountered use the same strategy (close range attack, dodge/side-step/disappear, repeat) and most of them feel/look mere re-skins to me.

 

[Cyan]

probably in early version you need to Shot them with arrow or magic/trap to ground them. but in playtest too many "casuals" did not understand that. It can be fixed from gameplay and UI element but will take time and more QA. Easiest will be using one-off tutorial.

or they simply think flying monsters that fights on ground is a common sense :/

because theres so many weird/cumbersome little things in Witcher 3 (like that description tooltip in item menu that have fade-in effect).

(from one of my screengrabs)

 

[orangpelupa]

@Cyan you should use this link http://screenshotscontent-t4002.xbo...5e9-8c51-4a98a02edfa6/Screenshot-Original.png

and yeah, thats right

 

[Cyan]

@Cyan you should use this link http://screenshotscontent-t4002.xbo...5e9-8c51-4a98a02edfa6/Screenshot-Original.png

and yeah, thats right

yup, it works. Loving Skellige so far. I left a couple of things to do in Velen, but The Witcher 3 really shines in Skellige from every point of view.

It's not surprise that one of my favourite characters in Velen is Yoana, she talks in a lovely manner, and she is from Skellige. I love that accent. I am playing the English version, just to be clear.

For those native English-speaking people, where does that accent come from in real life?

 

[orangpelupa]

Hmm I'm not making concentration to the womenz. Did I miss a lot?

 

[Cyan]

Hmm I'm not making concentration to the womenz. Did I miss a lot?

Yoana, I like the way she talks, she is just another NPC for the most part, though. I am keeping focused on Yen, devotion and chastity to keep her happy.

New free DLC. The new Wolf School Gear...gosh.... I want. I am super happy with the Cat gear and won't change it anytime soon. But I can easily find the Wolf gear with it, and might switch if I find the bonuses very appealing. Triss also decided to change her hair a bit.

 

[Lightman]

Great news with new DLC!

On Sunday I was already preparing to leave Velen and Novigrad for Skellige as I had only 3 quests left within 10 lvl. span from my character level, but it turned out they are rather long and branch and ... I'm still having fun in Novigrad! I know Skellige is fabulous but I'm doing some awesome quests now with lots of funny moments and one very sad as well!

PS. Small album from my voyages: http://imgur.com/a/7ZA6B

And 2 funny pics:

 

[Cyan]

IMO in general TW3 quests are a notch above average.

Question is.., what is/are your favourite quest/s? My favourite quest is Towerful of Mice and I don't see nothing topping it despite my many hours in the game. Some of the ones from the main story aren't bad either.

 

[orangpelupa]

im on skellige, nice new view, but the main quest has become boring. The dialogue become stale.

i guess the game is simply too long for me.

btw guys, be mindful when posting something mildly with more bare skins. put it on spoiler or something

 

[Deleted member 11852]

I'm back at Kaer Morhen which puts me around the end of Act II. I'm hoping to finish the main quest line this weekend but that is reliant on a) the weather being bad and b) me not getting distracted in-game. No chance!

As you say, all of the quests that I've done have been of a very high quality and there are many, many highlights but until I've finished I can't pick any out.

 

[Cyan]

I'm back at Kaer Morhen which puts me around the end of Act II. I'm hoping to finish the main quest line this weekend but that is reliant on a) the weather being bad and b) me not getting distracted in-game. No chance!

As you say, all of the quests that I've done have been of a very high quality and there are many, many highlights but until I've finished I can't pick any out.

I didn't complete the game either, and there are quite a few interesting missions, my comment is more a "for now" thing. If a quest bests that one, it's welcome..

 

[Deleted member 11852]

I didn't complete the game either, and there are quite a few interesting missions, my comment is more a "for now" thing. If a quest bests that one, it's welcome..

I can sum the quests we some made me angry (at particular characters/circumstances), some made me laugh (alot in some cases), some made me yell "YES!" and fist pump the air. I've not hit any "meh" quests, I appreciated every single one and I know there are dozens and dozens left to do even once I've completed the main quest line.

I also know that like Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim, I will be playing this game again in the future with a different approach.

 

[Lightman]

The whole Red Baron line of quests, Tower of Mice, Serial Killer

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poor Priscilla

in Novigrad are excellent! I also do love the funny quests and little touches I'm discovering after finishing quests like who moved in the haunted house I decided to leave as haunted?

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Corinne Tilly

I'm barely into Skellige line of quests, so more might come!

Oh, and I love trolls! They're so funny!