Xbalanque
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Mm the witch from Blaviken?
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The Witcher 3 Pre-Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]
LESS T_T
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"How CD Projekt RED fought the publishers to win their independence"
http://www.pcgamesn.com/how-cd-projekt-red-fought-publishers-win-their-independence
It's indeed impressive that they have survived against those publisher shit.
Is it anything to do with the fact that they also are publisher (for local market)?
http://www.pcgamesn.com/how-cd-projekt-red-fought-publishers-win-their-independence
It's indeed impressive that they have survived against those publisher shit.
Is it anything to do with the fact that they also are publisher (for local market)?
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Yes, without it there was no way they could survive the constant, never-ending parade of publisher dicking.
And even with that they were close to breaking.
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So.... a Developer who makes dumbed down action games with a slapped on RPG label.... fights hard to be independent of Publishers who like dumbed down action games with RPG slapped on the label... OK. Sounds like a colossal waste of time and money.... Poland gonna pole I guess...
I guess the Witcher games, being what they are, could also have been much worse if publishers like, for example Deep Silver or EA would have had their sticky fingers all over them.
I guess it makes it quite a bit worse, that the action focus and undeep gameplay of the series is a personal choice, and not at all publisher meddling of any kind.
Keep them coming, you haven't posted this even anywhere near enough yet.
Jaesun was the runner up for the lifetime achievement award for sarcastic dismissals.
Of course, he was closer to being last than beating Excidium.
Of course, he was closer to being last than beating Excidium.
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I feel like ragging on the cargo cult potato mentality. Last year they released the title track to Witcher 3
Why is there clipping in an orchestral track? Do they think this song's going to get heavy rotation on the radio? Cargo cult loudness war. They don't understand why it has to be excessively loud, they just know that's what westerners do to their music. Usually not to video game soundtracks or soundtracks in general.
Why is there clipping in an orchestral track? Do they think this song's going to get heavy rotation on the radio? Cargo cult loudness war. They don't understand why it has to be excessively loud, they just know that's what westerners do to their music. Usually not to video game soundtracks or soundtracks in general.
Metro
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The truth hurts. Witcher games aren't distinguishable from AAA popamole.
Maybe, maybe not. But Jaesun coming into this thread to shitpost on a regular basis saying the same thing over and over again has to be one of the most ridiculous case of, idk, butthurt of some kind on this site.
What specifically does The Witcher do to advance the genre or make it an incredible CRPG? Boobie cards? Action combat? Meaningless choice and consequences?
Did I miss something when I played the first Witcher?
Data4
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It's a subjectively good game. Why do all games have to be genre-pushing? It is possible to put the same-old into a new arrangement and still churn out something enjoyable. Not everything that comes out has to be harder, better, faster, stronger than that which came before.
What specifically makes the Witcher such an amazing cRPG?
Good story, decent characters, decent combat, nice visuals, unique atmosphere. Some nice C&C (even if there were meaningless ones). I think many Codex favourite games didn'T have more going for it either.
Not amazing, but quite good.
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Boob cards and that's the truth.
Data4
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Well, bearing in mind the word "subjectively" I used, I liked the story and the music. Some of the questlines were interesting to me. The game sucked up a good 60 hours in playtime, and I don't regret a bit of it. Like the others said, not amazing or particularly groundbreaking, just an enjoyable and entertaining gameplay experience. <shrug> I'm not trying to sell it.
catfood
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Gaysuns just butthurt cuz there were no cock cards to be collected.
Immersive shops which sell something beyond the items immediately needed? Building, you know, reality of the gameworld?
Add to that the bribing/persuasion system allowing you to use money, gifts (which often had an alternative use, so you werent't 100% sure you wanted to spend them this way) or to flaunt your affiliation with a faction in certain cases.
Also, the choices and consequences were meainngful in several cases, ergo you are full of shit. Case in point: the Coleman situation, and shit like sparing/killing the witch in Act I affecting the resolution of your main quest in Act IV.
Sure, they could have gone further with some stuff, like creating more mutant hound encounters if you allowed the laboratory to be ransacked in the prologue, but I can live with that.
If you're a native English speaker with any kind of grammar sensitivity the Witcher translation really ruins the story. It's pretty bad, even in the enhanced edition.
That said the mature tone comes across alright, and the world is very well constructed. The quests are alright. The graphics still hold up. It's not explorefag but it's fun to be in that world, Witchering it up.
That said the mature tone comes across alright, and the world is very well constructed. The quests are alright. The graphics still hold up. It's not explorefag but it's fun to be in that world, Witchering it up.
I think the worst part of the Witcher 1 is the combat. The stances are cool, but there simply isn't any maneuverability. That's like combat 101.
ZagorTeNej
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It's always nice to have creative freedom regardless of the genre/type of game you're making. If publishers were overseeing the Witcher 2 for example I doubt that the 2nd act would have been completely different depending on the choice you make (players have to to experience all the game content in one go and all that drivel) and likely some of the game's content would have been toned down to be more politically correct (God, I loathe that term).
So people...who hates action rpg.... comes to action rpg threads.... fights hard to remove action games being labelled rpg..... OK.
Sounds like a colossal waste of time and effort.... Faggots gonna fag I guess.
Sounds like a colossal waste of time and effort.... Faggots gonna fag I guess.
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