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

[dragonul09]

were there any actual features cut because of the consoles?
was writing altered and made of lower quality because of consoles?
were design directions changed to appeal to the console audience?

sure reducing graphics quality is a bummer but it's far from being the most important thing

http://www.vg247.com/2011/01/27/cd-projekt-the-witcher-2-designed-with-console-in-mind/

That's all you need to know,they didn't give a shit about PC since Witcher 2.

 

[hivemind]

Aren't they back to grid in the third one though ?

 

[Gerrard]

were design directions changed to appeal to the console audience?

>armors (because muh barbie simulator)
>scaled loot

 

[hivemind]

Nothing wrong with playing dress-up, it's fun.

Scaled loot is cancer though.

 

[Commissar Draco]

Will, Yarpen Zigrin, Vernon Broche and Iorveth be all bromansable? :incloosive:

 

[Kaldurenik]

Found this :D

Spoiler

I hope they don't remove it :D

 

[Anthedon]

Found this :D

Spoiler

I hope they don't remove it :D

Getting strong Skyrim vibes from this.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Will, Yarpen Zigrin, Vernon Broche and Iorveth be all bromansable? :incloosive:

Not a bro, un-bromanceable by default because elf-faggotry.

 

[WhiteGuts]

A prestigious french magazine™, well known for being quite severe with AAA productions, rates TW3 9/10.

Pros : Great writing, C&C, great art style, Skellige archipelago is amazing, Believable open-world.

Cons : Main quest a bit too long, UI is shit, some pathfiding and framerate issues.

They also recommend to play the game on higher difficulties.

 

[hivemind]

Main quest a bit too long

what is their reasoning for this being a negative?

also

Great writing

Do you know of any other games they considered to have great writing?

 

[you know what time it is]

Cons : Main quest a bit too long

"Prestigious"

 

[bonescraper]

Main quest a bit too long.

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

 

[WhiteGuts]

What they didn't like is the artificial length, consisting mainly of "go talk to X" type of missions.

 

[dragonul09]

Main quest a bit too long.

Depends how it's done,if they keep sending you back and forth for trivial things and the map being so big it could be a problem when it comes to longevity...You know the old saying ''quality vs quantity''

 

[Got bored and left]

Cons : Main quest a bit too long

"Prestigious"

I'm guessing it's "too long" as in "feels padded, drags for too long". Quite like Sapkowski's books, actually Might be wrong, though, maybe they don't like long gaems.

Edit: Goddamn ninjas!

 

[WhiteGuts]

Main quest a bit too long

also

Great writing

Do you know of any other games they considered to have great writing?

I dunno, but the guy says he loved how the game adresses several "hot" topics with subtlety and shit. Also, how almost everything you do in the world has meaning and context.

As a side note, almost every single review has praised the card game.

 

[Alienman]

Found this :D

Spoiler

I hope they don't remove it :D

What is going on in that gif?
I hope this was not a presentation and those two guys are part of the dev-team

 

[Gerrard]

Found this :D

Spoiler

I hope they don't remove it :D

You don't seem to have any actual momentum though, shit sucks.

 

[Talby]

Found this :D

Spoiler

I hope they don't remove it :D

 

[Athos]

If you want to hear Charles Dance:

 

[Zeriel]

You know a game is easy when journos are recommending higher difficulties.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

That's good brawler design, a single mistake resulting in a positive feedback loop is bad. Unpatched Witcher 2 had that, then they un-cargo culted themselves.

As long as you give the player some window of opportunity to escape (for example, after a few blows Geralt falls to the ground and can roll away as he gets up), it shouldn't become a stunlockfest. Just something to punish players who let themselves be surrounded.

Getting strong Skyrim vibes from this.

More like Sonic vibes, what with the grindrail pose.

 

[DashiDMV]

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[bonescraper]

Main quest a bit too long.

Depends how it's done,if they keep sending you back and forth for trivial things and the map being so big it could be a problem when it comes to longevity...You know the old saying ''quality vs quantity''

It's the main quest so i imagine it's all about pushing the story further, and it's a pretty story driven game. Also, this is a single-player game, there is no need to artificially lengthen the game, there's plenty of side content that fills that role.

It's always good to have more than less, i spent over 400 hours playing F:NV and i never fucking finished it. F:NV is huge, but i would never say it's too long or too big, i like to play at my own pace and it's usually pretty slow.

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