The Witcher 3 Pre-Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

If only the downgrade meant I can run it on my last-gen rig.

 

Although I don't really care about this, I can't deny that I hate that the industry is not calling out publishers more drastically about this shit. Sure, there was some uproar about Watchdogs, but there are many more occasions when publishers/devs make bullshit trailers. Those should be called out every single time.

 

I'll certainly try, but I suspect 4GB system RAM won't cut it.

 

I'm worried about my PC too. I have a 750TI which should be enough for medium settings, and 8GB of memory. But my CPU is a Core 2 Quad 9660 3.0ghz, it was a goliath in its day, and has lasted a long long time but it seems now that it it just isn't good enough - definitely not for GTA V anyway.

 

I'm in the same boat here. When Witcher 2 came out I had to wait 6 months to play it because it wouldn't run on my PC and I had to basically replace the whole rig. Now when Witcher 3 is coming out, again I have make an upgrade because it seems my GTX 560 is not good enough. Maybe this way I get to play straight the Enhanced GOTY thisistheshit Edition.

 

Prepare for repeat with Cyberpunk 2077

 

Cyberpunk 2077 is a lie.

 

The main problem is that they never admit their bullshit,when people start questioning them,they are like ''Oh well,shit happens''.Watch dogs was the biggest offender,the game had hidden graphic files that really didn't affect the performance at all,i tried the mod and the game worked better than the downgraded piece of shit they served us.
I mean isn't this shit illegal?There has to be a more severe punishment other than the bad publicity from the comunity.

 

I also hope this downgraded TW3 will work on my rig (i5 750; OCed Ati 5850; 8gb RAM). I could run TW2 on full settings when it came out.

 

This crap goes back to the original Crysis, and probably earlier. I don't really understand it either, unless the devs all use 4xSLI beasts which would still outperform a normal machine of 2-3 years hence, and then go "whoops, I guess we need to cripple all these graphical goodies we spent man years implementing in order that people can actually play it at more than 10 fps".

 

There was a downgrade but I don't think it's nearly as bad as people say. Most of the recent screenshots look totally gorgeous.

 

I like how even the screenshot from TW2 looks like it was taken from some youtube video.

 

Just wait a couple weeks until some kid on the internet fixes the game. It's depressing but that's how it's done nowadays.

 

I wonder if they just outright removed DX11 features like tessellation. Doesn't make sense.

 

As a big fan of The Witcher franchise I must say I'm really dissapointed with CDPR actions. They build their image as a an "old-school", PC-centric developer, not charging for DLC's. They wanted to be seen as a fresh burst of air in "rotten" game industry, even call themselfs a "rebels". I can't believe how stupid people are, cause judging by comments on y2b, their PR mechanism actually works.

So, they have published Witcher 2 a couple of years ago on PC first, saying "Here, we deliever hardcore cprg, it's absolutely PC game, created with PC as a platform". Well, anyone with half of a brain know that's not exactly true. They published the game that was finished in about 80%, without intro, without proper ending, with missing assets, with lack of content( parts of 1st and 2nd act, whole 3rd act), etc. They didn't publish this crap on consoles, because this would be the end of CDPR. The other reason might be, they didin't have permisson of Microsoft and Sony, since they got their own quality requirements. So, another half a year they were working in the sweat of their brows, to finally end the cycle of production, show the finished product and take the console market.

CDPR PR departement meeting:
-"Guys, isn't it unethical?"We can't tell all those fucking morons, who already bought half of a product, we actually fooled them"
-"Ofcourse we can't" - agreed PR department master chief assistant - "That's why we tell them we prepared some new shit for absolutely no charge. We will call it "free dlc's" and "enhanced edition", they will adore us for this kind of dedication"
- "Damn man, that's a truly diabolical plan. We just can't get away with this!"
-"...



I'm glad I didn't preorder TW3 yet, this PR bullshit is even bigger caliber.

 

Shut up about the downgrade already. The discussion was valid when it was fresh, months ago, now if you fucking don't like how the game looks like, just don't buy it.

 

So PoE remains best RPG in 2015?

 

PoE remains best game of the week,that game also dissapointed in almost every department.PoE was a pretty looking game with some nice music on the side,that's all.

 

Watching some people play TW1, requiring the ability to read and common sense was clearly too hardcore for your typical modern gamer.

 

Some areas do look different now compared to old trailers. Obviously also there were some filters.
Still game looks absolutely amazing:

 

There's some inconsistency in the released material, I find. Some areas look stunning, while others not so much.

This for example looks great :

 

The scenes where there is contrasty light (i.e. shaded areas like dense woodland or with early morning/late evening light etc) look great, but the open areas with mid-day diffuse lighting look like completely washed out, flat shit now. Just look at the bushes on the left in the above short vid; they have no depth at all, and dont appear to cast any self shadows.

 

:incloosive:

(gonna watch for LoversLab mod)

 

TW3 even with 1999 GFX would have more soul than that hollowborn shell of a game.