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

[TheHeroOfTime]

is this a joke, because I find it difficult to laugh at

This should be a new Witcher avatar to the forum.

 

[Makabb]

 

[Eirikur]

I like this performance by Duan. The song is called Skellige, and it was included on the original Witcher soundtrack. Skellige is one of the locations we can visit in W3.

 

[Ptosio]

is this a joke, because I find it difficult to laugh at

Errr, it's a joke playing on the stereotypical hairstyle of Potato nobility from 17th century, popularized by the writer Henryk Sienkiewicz whose "Trilogy" was a bit of a Witcher of its times (you now, spurring reactions from "OMFG look how cool he swings his sword" to POLANT STRONK). Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword is loosely based on the world created in his novel of said title.

I'd say it's mildly funny

Oh yeah Severance is not RPG, it is action game just like Souls games. But it had really enjoyable combat system and great atmosphere.

Well, so I guess it's not for me:/ Even if I'd really enjoy the combat system, if the game is combat, combat, cutscene, combat it'll get boring pretty fast. Now if said combat would serve as a pleasant distraction between doing RPG stuff, that's another story... Maybe I'd install it in my free time just to check if I like their way of sword slashing, but that's it. I've tried playing games like Enclave or DMoM&M but always got bored as hell before finishing.
As for TW3, I don't have particularly high hopes, I've read in the previews it's just slightly improved TW2 system, which may turn okayish, but still pretty lackluster. What I'd like to see implemented is something akin to the system in Batman for example.

 

[pippin]

I don't know what you're talking about, guys.
It's a clearly haircut.

 

[Paul_cz]

Well, so I guess it's not for me:/ Even if I'd really enjoy the combat system, if the game is combat, combat, cutscene, combat it'll get boring pretty fast. Now if said combat would serve as a pleasant distraction between doing RPG stuff, that's another story... Maybe I'd install it in my free time just to check if I like their way of sword slashing, but that's it. I've tried playing games like Enclave or DMoM&M but always got bored as hell before finishing.
As for TW3, I don't have particularly high hopes, I've read in the previews it's just slightly improved TW2 system, which may turn okayish, but still pretty lackluster. What I'd like to see implemented is something akin to the system in Batman for example.

Eh, there are almost no cutscenes in Severance, only very short ones at start of levels.
I actually recorded a gameplay video from the GOG version two years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDNmNjXmhKs

It is start of the game so I am somewhat lame at it and there aren't many moves available yet.
It is definitely an action game though, so if you need some RPG elements it probably wont be for you. I struggled to finish it sometimes, but did it.

 

[Konjad]

It's 200 hours now?

They are saying 200 and more for completionists. 100 or so for normal people.

That probably means it will take about 50-60 hours for an average Joe to finish the game along with most of the sidequests.

Wasn't Skyrim 300 hours long according to Bethesda? I've never actually played it, but I kind of doubt it took actually so long to finish (even with all the sidequests).

Dragon Age 3 was supposed to have 50 hours long main storyline and 100 hours of sidequests and it took me 55 hours to do MQ and most of the sidequests (Though I later stopped closing the Oblivion gates "breaches" because it was just pointless mashing).

 

[adddeed]

I spent 60 hrs before deleting it. Did main quests, some side quests and guildlines. Im sure if you do everything it will take longer, maybe 300 hrs

 

[bonescraper]

Lemme tell you about Polant!!!!

Trying really hard, i see. It's just a standard medieval peasant haircut no. 6.

 

[Infinitron]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that Witcher BRO Siegfried of Denesle had a haircut like that

 

[Kalin]

Nice try, but Siegfried was well-groomed. That thing, by comparison, is an atrocity.

 

[Paul_cz]

That probably means it will take about 50-60 hours for an average Joe to finish the game along with most of the sidequests.

Wasn't Skyrim 300 hours long according to Bethesda? I've never actually played it, but I kind of doubt it took actually so long to finish (even with all the sidequests).

Dragon Age 3 was supposed to have 50 hours long main storyline and 100 hours of sidequests and it took me 55 hours to do MQ and most of the sidequests (Though I later stopped closing the Oblivion gates "breaches" because it was just pointless mashing).

I actually finished Skyrim and most of its sidequests and the final time was 170 hours.
I do not consider it a fantastic game, but enjoyed its atmosphere and had fun with it.
I have no doubt I will spend more time in TW3 though.

 

[Lios]

maybe i'll play it in 2020 when I'll buy a better rig
don't care for TW3 though, just passing by to say that Killing Joke pulverize galaxies

 

[Azeot]

Please add as an avatar

 

[Makabb]

Let us get back to graphic whoring

Spoiler

 

[Modron]

Let us get back to graphic whoring

Well since you insisted, where do they attach the battery packs to make their swords spark like that?

 

[Makabb]

MOAR, HOLY TITS BATMAN

Spoiler

 

[Makabb]

Spoiler

 

[Jaesun]

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?members/makabb.18714/ignore

 

[Lios]

This game looks tasty but demands things an average rig can't give
That's why The Witcher series is female at heart and not macho-rapey like those social justice whiners think

In order to play TW2 with lowest graphics possible I still had to resort to nearly tiny windowed mode
I felt like a peeping tom which was fitting given that in the horizon I could discern blood and tits

I finished the game btw some levels of myopia richer
then went back to 7th saga

 

[Comrade Goby]

Stop posting these Commodore 64 graphics pls

 

[racofer]

Still looks like shit.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Pretty sure this is a Witcher 2 screenie.

 

[pippin]

It is.

 

[Sykar]

Pretty sure this is a Witcher 2 screenie.

Looks like Henselt's camp in the background so you are probably right.

 

[Konjad]

This screenshot looks damn amazing. The scenery looks incredibly realistic

 

[WhiskeyWolf]