The Witcher 3

Frankie5Angels

I have not played one round of Gwent in the time i've played the game. What am I missing out on?!

CWF

I have never played gwent haven't a clue how to. I'm sure there's some YouTube tutorial I could watch.

steve_r

Frankie5Angels wrote: »

I have not played one round of Gwent in the time i've played the game. What am I missing out on?!

CWF wrote: »

I have never played gwent haven't a clue how to. I'm sure there's some YouTube tutorial I could watch.

Gwent at the start is a little crap because the opponents are easy and you don't have many interesting cards. It gets good as you collect cards and you'll get more into it, and then the gwent tournament is a good challenge. If you get the full gwent deck then I felt it was slightly OP at that point.

I would have liked a good standalone version of it but the versions I've seen have made changes I don't like and there's a gatcha element to the free one.

awec

I think the game doesn't really come to life until after Velen. I found that whole area to be so dreary that I was almost forcing myself to get through it.

After that it gets a lot better!

Greyfox

awec wrote: »

I think the game doesn't really come to life until after Velen. I found that whole area to be so dreary that I was almost forcing myself to get through it.

It takes a while to get going and for you to be able to get good money for weapons/armour but once you get going it quickly becomes one of the best games ever. The subquests are much better than subquests in any other game.

Skerries

skerry wrote: »

I've about 230 hours put into it myself.

I did 230 hours as well just because of the time you can play Gwent or get lost in a side mission.
I also tried to clear every marker on the map except for a few that bugged out and the ones at sea (fúck that noise!)

kg703

Oh what a game. Also went back to it due to being at home the last few weeks, had finished it already so now going around knocking off every bloody question mark and treasure hunt I can find.

Id advise finishing the main campaign before the dlc but its not necessary.

Definitely get into Gwent! I am trying to find all the cards now but its tough looking for them when all you have is a book giving you the general area (dont want to cheat and just look them up ha!). I like Gwent so much I bought the standalone game which is great fun!

I had the same thing with a friend of mine who picked it up recently, he said it took him a bit to get into but once you get into it..... Im so jealous now, I'd love to start all over again with fresh eyes

DirtyBollox

kg703 wrote: »

Definitely get into Gwent! I am trying to find all the cards now but its tough looking for them when all you have is a book giving you the general area (dont want to cheat and just look them up ha!). I like Gwent so much I bought the standalone game which is great fun!

The only issue i have with this is that early on, some merchants or whoever kick the **** out of your deck early on, and ****ed if I can remember which ones it was now i have a stronger deck...

Still building it up, but annoying as all hell.

First playthrough in 2017: Loved it, played Hearts of Stone DLC too but didn't push on with Blood and Wine.

Second playthrough in 2019/20: Loved it, played Hearts of Stone DLC too but didn't push on with Blood and Wine.

I started that second play last Christmas and continued for many hours through to the end of January. I didn't want to go full masochist, so choose 'Blood and Broken Bones' difficulty rather than the hardest 'Death March'. I liked that difficulty. It felt a bit challenging along the way without anything feeling like a chore, or having to repeat sections multiple times to defeat a difficult boss.

I dipped a toe into B+W, watched the establishing cut-scenes, started a mission, roamed around the new map area for a bit,

encountered some plants which sprang out of the ground and handed my ass to me

. Switched off to come back later, but that was 2+ months ago now.

TW3 is arguably my favourite game. Ideally, the thoughts of there being 'new' content for me to play which I haven't played yet is amazing. In reality though, doing anything after the main story finishes, it just feels a bit cold and empty, especially when

you are dumped back in a deserted Kaer Morhen after the main game's conclusion, even if you get the 'good' ending

. Even though I've read that B+W is ideal to leave until after finishing the main game, even though I've read that it's as good as if not better than the main game, I'm still finding it hard to go back to B+W.

I'm just a casual gamer btw. Like when I do play a game, I put in some heavy hours, but I only play 2-3 games per year at the very most. Maybe that's the thing - That month I spent on TW3 and the 200 or so hours involved, maybe that's the fill I needed and I'm satisfied for now.

Still...would love to play B+W.

nix

Deleted User wrote: »

First playthrough in 2017: Loved it, played Hearts of Stone DLC too but didn't push on with Blood and Wine.

Second playthrough in 2019/20: Loved it, played Hearts of Stone DLC too but didn't push on with Blood and Wine.

I started that second play last Christmas and continued for many hours through to the end of January. I didn't want to go full masochist, so choose 'Blood and Broken Bones' difficulty rather than the hardest 'Death March'. I liked that difficulty. It felt a bit challenging along the way without anything feeling like a chore, or having to repeat sections multiple times to defeat a difficult boss.

I dipped a toe into B+W, watched the establishing cut-scenes, started a mission, roamed around the new map area for a bit,

encountered some plants which sprang out of the ground and handed my ass to me

. Switched off to come back later, but that was 2+ months ago now.

TW3 is arguably my favourite game. Ideally, the thoughts of there being 'new' content for me to play which I haven't played yet is amazing. In reality though, doing anything after the main story finishes, it just feels a bit cold and empty, especially when

you are dumped back in a deserted Kaer Morhen after the main game's conclusion, even if you get the 'good' ending

. Even though I've read that B+W is ideal to leave until after finishing the main game, even though I've read that it's as good as if not better than the main game, I'm still finding it hard to go back to B+W.

I'm just a casual gamer btw. Like when I do play a game, I put in some heavy hours, but I only play 2-3 games per year at the very most. Maybe that's the thing - That month I spent on TW3 and the 200 or so hours involved, maybe that's the fill I needed and I'm satisfied for now.

Still...would love to play B+W.

I think you may have just been jaded with the game by the time you kept getting to B+W from playing through the main game again..

I myself just played through it once, took a year or so of a break and then jumped into the expansions, felt my experience was all for the better because of it.

The main game on its own is long enough and most will feel jaded with the game if they do all quests before pushing to the end.

sheep26

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

Yes sir! sign me up!
Loved the witcher 2!
1 was very good too but had a few annoyances (...the combat stances), still a great game. Great developer too who are happy to continue to support their game with updated content for free.

I also love Witcher 2!!!!!

nix

nix wrote: »

I think you may have just been jaded with the game by the time you kept getting to B+W from playing through the main game again..

I myself just played through it once, took a year or so of a break and then jumped into the expansions, felt my experience was all for the better because of it.

The main game on its own is long enough and most will feel jaded with the game if they do all quests before pushing to the end.

Absolutely, that is the case, rather than B+W not being tempting or enticing.

I'm probably going to fire it back up this week and see it out.

splashthecash

I've had this game now for a while but just can't seem to get into it and I would love to! I'm getting stuck on missions where I fight some dead witch or spirit or something and I keep getting killed over and over and over again - maybe it's at a level too high for me or something but apart form that the game itself in terms of details like potions\oils\etc. is just overwhelming...i'm seeing little numbers show up beside my armor and I've no idea what they are referring to, or if they are good or bad...

Frankie5Angels

splashthecash wrote: »

I've had this game now for a while but just can't seem to get into it and I would love to! I'm getting stuck on missions where I fight some dead witch or spirit or something and I keep getting killed over and over and over again - maybe it's at a level too high for me or something but apart form that the game itself in terms of details like potions\oils\etc. is just overwhelming...i'm seeing little numbers show up beside my armor and I've no idea what they are referring to, or if they are good or bad...

As a recent convert (well, 100+ hours and a few weeks ago), this was me. I left the game for the longest time. It seems like a chore to learn about all the potions, signs, bombs, blah blah blah but it becomes way easier when you spend that little bit of time at it and is very much worth it in the end. I didn't really start using them until later in the game, but wish i had done so earlier.

As regards an enemy that keeps killing you, either run away and come back or google what works against them and go for it. Sometimes the best way, imo of course, to beat an enemy is to keep dodging and strike once or twice at a time.

splashthecash

splashthecash wrote: »

I've had this game now for a while but just can't seem to get into it and I would love to! I'm getting stuck on missions where I fight some dead witch or spirit or something and I keep getting killed over and over and over again - maybe it's at a level too high for me or something but apart form that the game itself in terms of details like potions\oils\etc. is just overwhelming...i'm seeing little numbers show up beside my armor and I've no idea what they are referring to, or if they are good or bad...

I had it on "Sword and Story" difficulty and ignored most of the bombs/potions/oils/mutagens/abilites; they were definitely overwhelming. Finished every quest and side quest; loved it.

Ave Sodalis

Frankie5Angels wrote:

As regards an enemy that keeps killing you, either run away and come back or google what works against them and go for it. Sometimes the best way, imo of course, to beat an enemy is to keep dodging and strike once or twice at a time.

I found the dodge and strike method the best as well. In fact, with certain enemies, it's the only way to defeat them. Poor Geralt was more like a tumbling monkey than a renowned swordsman!

Mr. CooL ICE

splashthecash wrote: »

I've had this game now for a while but just can't seem to get into it and I would love to! I'm getting stuck on missions where I fight some dead witch or spirit or something and I keep getting killed over and over and over again - maybe it's at a level too high for me or something but apart form that the game itself in terms of details like potions\oils\etc. is just overwhelming...i'm seeing little numbers show up beside my armor and I've no idea what they are referring to, or if they are good or bad...

Sounds like the nightwraith that gets summoned by the well? For that, you need to use the yrden sign. Place the yrden circles on the ground and keep the nightwraith inside them to strike them; otherwise they are immune.

For something like that at that level, alternate between using quen and yrden. Keep quen up and refresh it when it gets destroyed. Yrden circles also expire so put them back up when needed.

Since this is on Game Pass I decided to install it again.

This will be my third play through, I've never played a game more than two times and the list is small(F3, FNV, F4 being three that come to mind).
Its probably the best game of all time for me, they just nailed the story as well as the game play.

I really don't understand why they didnt release another game with the assets they had.
Similar to a Fallout New Vegas situation. Surely it was a missed opportunity and couldn't have went wrong.

Cant believe how long it's been now.

Sephiroth_dude

I have brought this game on 4 different platforms at cheap prices, that's how much I love it, planning a play through on the switch soon.

RedRochey

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Since this is on Game Pass I decided to install it again.

This will be my third play through, I've never played a game more than two times and the list is small(F3, FNV, F4 being three that come to mind).
Its probably the best game of all time for me, they just nailed the story as well as the game play.

I really don't understand why they didnt release another game with the assets they had.
Similar to a Fallout New Vegas situation. Surely it was a missed opportunity and couldn't have went wrong.

Cant believe how long it's been now.

Guess the studio has been working on Cyberpunk for a good while

Taylor365

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I have brought this game on 4 different platforms at cheap prices, that's how much I love it, planning a play through on the switch soon.

I can see that being great.... on a 23 hour flight to oz :pac:

johnnysmack

Taylor365 wrote: »

I can see that being great.... on a 23 hour flight to oz :pac:

Won't even be out of white orchard by then!

I've got all the Witcher games but I am struggling to get through the first game. It's mechanics are just a bit clunky, imagine that it's a game age thing.
I keep tapping out when doing the Kalkstein back and forth

How out of the loop if will I be if I try to skip to the next game?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I've got all the Witcher games but I am struggling to get through the first game. It's mechanics are just a bit clunky, imagine that it's a game age thing.
I keep tapping out when doing the Kalkstein back and forth

How out of the loop if will I be if I try to skip to the next game?

Skip straight to 3. Go back and play 2 if you like 3. Don't bother with 1.

skerry

I played 2 for a bit and enjoyed it but found the combat to be a bit of a slog. Maybe I was stuck in W3 combat mode but I found it a lot harder and even groups of Nekkers were doing decent damage to me and taking way too long to bring down. Must get back and give it another go now that I haven't played W3 in a while, looks great with the graphics update on One X too.

I'm not sure if I played 2 or 3 first. I did finish 2 but rushed through it for the story and the world building mostly. Letho is a great villain.

Dave_The_Sheep

Deleted User wrote: »

I've got all the Witcher games but I am struggling to get through the first game. It's mechanics are just a bit clunky, imagine that it's a game age thing.
I keep tapping out when doing the Kalkstein back and forth

How out of the loop if will I be if I try to skip to the next game?

Skip Witcher 1 and watch this video so you know the story and character details:

steve_r

skerry wrote: »

I played 2 for a bit and enjoyed it but found the combat to be a bit of a slog. Maybe I was stuck in W3 combat mode but I found it a lot harder and even groups of Nekkers were doing decent damage to me and taking way too long to bring down. Must get back and give it another go now that I haven't played W3 in a while, looks great with the graphics update on One X too.

I tried the first one (remastered) and just couldn't enjoy the combat at all. I watched youtube videos but tbh even knowing how to fight I couldn't enjoy it.

nix

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Skip Witcher 1 and watch this video so you know the story and character details:

Aye THIS, i started doing stuff like this awhile back, if a games too dated/unfun to play, but i wanna play its sequels, ill just watch the story/cut scenes on youtube. Theres likely a "movie" version of the game on youtube, and i found it much more enjoyable than slogging through hours of dull gameplay for the story.

I did it when i decided to play the uncharteds, the first game is so dull to play and the series gets so much better from the second game on, so i just youtubed it

voluntary

I got both Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 in some good deal quite recently and must say I really enjoyed both. Witcher 1 is superb, at least on PC.
Don't skip it!