Why is Witcher 1 so much better than its mediocre sequels?

>>385907206
it isn't
3=1>2

>>385907239
worst opinion
1>2>3

>>385907239
>>385907339
Both wrong. It's 3>2>1

>>385907339
no your is far worse, putting 2 above 3 is madness

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>>385907206
Because you're a hipster

3>1>2

>>385907206
They're all pretty gay desu.

Why is it so much worse?

>>385907206
It was made for a mature pc audience from the ground up not dumbed down for console kiddies. The correct order is 1>3>2

Witcher 1 is really weird.

You can play it for hours and hours but still doesn't really ever drag you in. I didnt read the books but I feel like as if I did I would enjoy it more.
It obviously is better than 2 that's for sure.

>>385907206
3=2=1=shit

>>385907239
This is the only correct answer

>>385907239
>>385907339
>>385907406
>>385908751
t. have never played Witcher 1
Unironically the worst game I've ever played.

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>>385907206
it nailed the atmosphere so fucking well. also those missions where you actually had to shop around for, then read specific books, and later would essentially be quizzed on it by trying to narrow down murder suspects was better than any other quest line in the series.
the alchemy system was another bit that never got topped. you had basic formulae and could add on to it, sometimes it did virtually nothing and othertimes it made your potions much more powerful, it just depended on the base formula and the alchemical materials you added onto the base.
people also hate the combat but aside from igni playing on hard really forced you to prepare properly for a fight. besides playing 2 on dark, you don't really have to do that for the other games.
tw1 is a perfect example of a game that is greater than the sum of its parts.

>>385907206
because you're actually a witcher and not hot dad with swords

>>385909002
t. have never played Witcher 1
Unironically the best game I've ever played.

>>385907206
Witcher 1 is so shit I decided to not even try the sequels.

>>385907206
1>3>2.

fucking hell tw3 ruined nice witcher threads. they were one of the last threads you could always have a good discussion in.

>>385909917
>tw1 is a perfect example of a game that is greater than the sum of its parts
you nailed it with your post

>>385907206

It's not consolized trash.

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Fuck swamp levels and fuck Witcher 1 for making me go to the same swamp with the same respawning trash mobs multiple times.

>>385907206
>>385907363
this.
Witcher 1 has horrible pacing. doesn't get good after swamp. It also has the worst gameplay. It has still pretty good writing.
Witcher 2 gets great as soon as you go out to do one of the witcher contracts

>>385912546
Witcher 1 had better dodging, not being able to roll over enemies in 2 sucked.

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>Play TW2 after enjoying the shit out of TW1
>soon as I start playing I immediately notice something is off and then it hits me
>absolute dogshit console interface
>combat is pic related
>alchemy is useless, potions and oils last only a few minutes
>you can't drink potions in combat, so you're basically just playing a trial & error game
>QTE's
dropped it pretty soon and haven't touched the series since

Combat blows, slow and boring, whole series is garbage.

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It's comfortable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6uVeCzUhw0

>>385912708
QTEs in fisticuffs was gay as fuck.

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>>385912501
>mfw I enjoyed the swamp and got to come back

Why is the Witcher 1 so mediocre compared to its much better sequels?

>>385907206
Because it was made with 100% passion for making games.

fpbp me.

people who hated the swamp were probably stupid enough to go there at night when there's NPCs specifically telling you that Drowners and Erichinops crawl out at night mostly

>>385913464

They didn't even know how to make a game and it shows.

It took them 5 years to make TW1.

>>385907206
Better atmosphere, better story, better characters, better ui and better Geralt that actually looks slightly weird like he is supposed to.

>>385913584
If they didn't know how to make a game, how come they did some fairly advanced stuff on the Aurora engine?

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>>385913596
>better story, better characters

>>385912708
I do not think I hate a single interface more than TW2's. Even to this day I am still mad about it.
Thanks consoles.

>>385913632

Because Poland still have some of the best coders in the world, only behind Japan.

>>385907206
3's DLCs > 2 > 3 > 1

>>385913545
Yeah, that's the only reason why someone would hate going through a boring ass swamp, twice. I also fucking hate the city parts of the game due to choosing scoia'tel and having to listen to their incessant whining the entire fucking game. Chapters 4 and 1 are good.

>>385913735
>2 better than 3
>2 better than 1
>2 better than anything
wrong

>>385907206
>>385907339

>>385913795
>best story
>best characters
You'd better believe it's better than the others.

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>>385913851
>best story
>best characters

The Witcher 2 is a mediocre game and when compared to 1 and 3 it's shithouse.

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I'm actually super pumped to play Witcher 1 again after playing 3 now that I know who all the characters are and all the locations.

The combat is less than engaging. I'm in the penultimate act of the game and have been there since early 2016. There's all these sidequests to do like get the armor from the dwarves but I just can't ass myself to do it because of the non-engaging combat, especially when the game throws a multitude of enemies at you. Now I haven't played TW2 or 3, I intend to eventually, but it for damn sure seems like >>385909961 is correct. A lot of the shit about TW2 and 3 that I see posted about is in reference to Geralt of Rivia the badass father dude who fucks women, not Geralt of Rivia the Witcher who just happens to fuck women.

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Dragon waifu > rest

>>385914012
>who just happens to fuck women.
You're a badass that fucks women from the start, what are you talking about lad? You keep butchering whatever comes your way and you keep fucking whatever comes your way. It's the same fucking character across 3 games.

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>>385907206
Because it had better rpg elements
because the art direction coupled with the music made you lose yourself in immersion
because it had an insanely amazing crafting system
because it didn't hold your hand
because it made you play detective to learn about monsters before fighting them so you could have an advantage
because the choices you picked made a huge fucking difference
because the political story was important but didn't overtake the monster hunting aspect
because talking with minor npcs could yield valuable information
because the quests weren't simply elimination or fetching quests
because several minor characters were well developed and interesting
because the combat while weird, was good
because it had no gamebreaking problems
because it run well
because it was a pretty long game that felt like a book

There was no bigger disappointment to me than that of seeing the second game disregard everything from the first game so spectacularly.

>>385909961

You were a Witcher in 3 unless you chose to ignore every single sidequest.

I don't see your point.

>>385914012
The Witcher contracts in TW3 made me feel a lot like a Witcher and I fucked more woman in TW1 then all the other games combined.

Only put 4 bronze points in fast steel/silver for some early game damage. After that just use strong style for tanky shit and group style for anything else. Literally blaze through the swarm ezpz.

>>385907206
if someone could mod witcher 3 engine to have witcher 1 remake, complete with all 3 sword styles and special attacks for all styles, it will be the greatest witcher game.

>>385907206
Because TW2 is the game that caused the witcher to become popular and you just have to be a contrarian fuck

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>>385913584
>They didn't even know how to make a game and it shows.
this is same engine that ran NWN, nigga.
you really have no idea what you're talking about.

>>385914103
>>385914204
Yeah I'm kind of remembering all the cards now. It's been a while like I said.

>>385914261

Making pretty graphics and making a fun video game are two different things.

>>385914346
they did both, move along.

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>>385914238
>a games`s quality relies on it`s popularity

>>385913947
The magic of 1 is gone as soon as you read the mediocre books. I still love it, but no amount of misguided nostalgia is going to put it above the others.
Not counting HoS, 2 still has by far the best writing in the series.
3 has plenty of issues, the main story being the biggest one. DLCs were all-around outstanding though.

>>385912825
witcher 3 kinda fixed that but not having cinematic finish for each fistfight is kinda meh.
A non qte fistfight with witcher 2 camera and cinematic finish would be much more fun.

>>385914407
>The magic of 1 is gone as soon as you read the mediocre books.
I read the books and 1 is still my favorite.

>>385907206
I still don't understand this Witcher 1 meme. The game was piss in virtually every way. There isn't a single thing it did better than 2 or 3.

>>385914407
>The magic of 1 is gone as soon as you read the mediocre books
?

>>385907206
>mediocre sequels
They're not mediocre, they're still good. But you're right that TW1 is the best.

>>385914146
>because it had no gamebreaking problems
It had before they patched the game.

>because it run well
It didn't run well on PCs from the time it was released.

Other than that, you're right. And the potions system was great.

>>385914504
>It had before they patched the game.
So the final version had no problems? Got it. Also what kind of argument is that? Receiving updates until the game is running perfectly is now considered bad?


>It didn't run well on PCs from the time it was released.
I had an i3, 3 GB RAM, and a 9800 GT when I played it. It ran just fine on max settings.

>>385914470
There were many things it did better. The meme is that people judge it as an action game as that is what the sequels are when instead it is very obviously an rpg.

>>385914660
>I had an i3, 3 GB RAM, and a 9800 GT
I'm not being facetious when I say I don't think these things, 'sides from 3gigs of RAM, were a thing on 2007.

>>385914789
Like what? The choices were pointless. The environments were ugly. The gameplay was trash. The actual events of the game were way less interesting than most of the shit in later games. The quests were terribly written fetch quests 90% of the time.

I judge it on its merits, and nothing about the game stood out in a positive way.

>>385914489
A good half of W1 is reused book content. Triss is literally just Yen, to the point of using Yen's lines from the books, Alvin is a stand-in for Ciri, it even has a Vilgefortz.
It's a goddamn miracle that CDPR still managed to come up with an interesting ending.

What you don't realize is that Witcher 1 actually had the best combat system. It was wonky and silly, sure, but at least it wasn't boring and annoying like in the sequels.

>>385914915
>but at least it wasn't boring and annoying like in the sequels.
Fucking what.

>>385914982
Witcher 2 at least had the spectacle of watching Geralt hurl himself 30 feet across the battlefield every half second, but Witcher 3 combat past the first hour on the hardest difficulty is a completely boring and tedious chore, which is actually impressive considering how many combat options you have in 3.

>>385914846
The GPU was from 2008 actually, and the CPU was an old version of the i3. Besides the enhanced edition runs amazingly well. So yeah it wasn't from the release date but it's not like it was that far away either.

>>385914915
TW2 had the best combat system if you play at a higher difficulty.

why did 1 aged like shit?

>>385915383
It goes from being clunky and awkward to being clunky and awkward but you kill everything in one hit and roll around like Sonic the Hedgehog. It's not as boring as 3 but it's also not as funny as 1.

Witcher 1 had that distinct atmosphere to it. It didn't have a ridiculously sized map so you could actually get comfy in the city and feel like you're actually getting your bearings. In W3 you just follow quest GPS from place to place until the game ends and it feels like you've made no real connection with the world around you.

Can you have your own house in TW1?

>>385915780
on dark you actually had to use everything at your disposal to get anywhere. that's what I liked about it. reminded me of 1 in that regard.

>>385907206
3>1>2

>>385916095
I played on Dark and pretty much the only gear other than swords, potions, and like 3 of the spells were the rage bombs. Especially true if you grinded for the cursed stuff.

>>385916601
*only gear that stayed relevant outside the first area

>>385916095
No you didnt. Dark exclusive swords were some of the most OP shit in series.

>>385909961
Father aspect was always part of the series. Geralt was like this to Alvin in 1, and little Ciri back in the books.

>>385907206
Because it's not.

Skipping W1 and W2 and just playing W3 > any other arrangement

>>385914470
Atmosphere

the entire series is shit. rpgs are shit. video games are shit.

>>385916601
>>385917013
was dark not the one you had to restart on death?

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>>385907206
Because it was a work of inspiration and it has seen many revision along the way to be just right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMmFiQp3Q_4

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>>385907206
Details in the enviroment that can change the outcomes of quests and are not highlighted. Preparation being very important before any big fight. Combat depends on preference, personally I liked it. Chapter 4 being top tier comfy.
3 is in no way a bad game, but travelling all the time does get tiresome and preparation isnt as important. 2 is a pile of shit, but atleast Iorveth and his path are pretty good.
1>3>2

>>385907206
How is the full combat rebalance mod? Anyone tried it?

>>385918092
I'd try it if I wasn't worried my saves would be kaput.

>>385912708
This is me right now. I want to force myself through the game somehow in hopes of Witcher 3 being better, but god damn, the witcher 2 is such a piece of shit compared to 1. And kill the person who designed the UI, jesus fuck.

>>385918925
It is better, for starters you dont get raped every time you have to fight more then two enemies and potions actually have more of an effect and usually last throughout the battle.

>>385908751
this is the correct answer

>>385907206
How do the games compare to the books? I'm halfway through Sword of Destiny and I love the short story format so much that I'm kinda disappointed the rest are novels

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>>385907206

>>385907206
>mediocre sequels

Only 2 is mediocre.

>>385918092
>>385918728
Installing now, gonna see whats up.

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is dissertationbro still around? if so, how did his paper go?

It's probably the only game I played multiple times for all the 3 endings instead of looking up a video or reading a wiki.

Combat is garbage though.

>>385907206
witcher 1 is a terrible game

>>385919628
I played up until I died to some Salamandra thugs in the prologue. As far as I can tell enemies as well as the player go down a lot faster than vanilla. But going by their moddb page they're hiding the real combat goodies behind leveling up talents n' shit. Don't have time for that right now.

>>385917503
No, you're thinking of insane I think. Dark had the same difficulty as insane (you took more damage/everything hit harder) but they took the permadeath out and added some new armor/shit that made dark easier than hard if you got the equipment. Dark was added in an update, and wasn't one of the difficulties that came with the base game. it's still p fun, though, definitely the only way to play W2

>>385907206
at mos phere

>>385909917
'twas fun spamming aard and igni with a caster build Geralt tho

>>385907206
Hands down the best twist I've ever seen in a video game.

When I lootet that medallion and realized what had happened I was just speechless.

>>385920482
thanks for trying it out anon. I might give it a try sometime if it makes the combat more engaging and challenging than vanilla

>>385920589
Some video on youtube along with a comment explaining it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-g3FBfwi2A

>The mod isn't trying to completely change the combat system, but to make the best of what's already there. The main difference is that combat is much faster. In the vanilla game, enemies are damage sponges and so is Geralt. With the FCR mod, both enemies and Geralt die much quicker. If you get surrounded in the modded version, you're dead in no time at all, as hits from the back and side do massive damage. As such, positioning and movement become a lot more important. Stats have also been completely rebalanced to change relative strengths and durability of enemies, as well as allowing enemies to regenerate health when appropriate (vampires for instance).
>The mod also does a TON of other stuff, such as changing enemy AI and spawns, meaning there are a lot less enemies to wade through at certain points (though this does have the effect of making some side fetch quests more annoying). It also completely overhauls talent trees, experience rewards, signs, equipment, items and indeed pretty much every aspect of the game. Generally it also makes the game a fair bit more difficult, due to Geralt's fragility. Alchemy is much more important, with potions and oils pretty much required for tougher fights. But it also makes you feel like a powerful witcher, able to cut foes down much more quickly too.

So uninstalling I guess. I'm not into hardcore alchemical stuff.

>>385920529
oh okay, insane made me really plan out every hunt. I never made it past the draug boss fight though. it was still a lot of fun though, setting traps on fights, comboing bombs and signs to work together.

>>385919268

TW2 was STILL damn good for the time to be honest.

I wish they didn't let popular trends influence some design decisions, but it was a good game.

>>385920529
>>385921129
Not him but I loved playing on dark, except theres a dark filter over everything if you're wearing the special armor and weapons, there's a mod out there I think to remove the filter that doesn't interfere with anything though.

>>385918092
I played through TW1 with and without the FCR mod and I remember getting pretty tired of FCR so I wouldn't recommend it personally. I can't actually recall the problems I had with it though. I think some enemies might have been too spongey or something?

>>385909002
Being this much of a casual should be against the law

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I just finished Blood and Wine for the first time and I want more.
Should I NG+ 3 or should I go back and play Witcher 1-2?

In all honesty, I was going to play Kingdom HeartsFM, but it's much much less engaging than Witcher at the moment.

>>385921642
> think some enemies might have been too spongey or something?
Not likely considering the mod states its objective is to make everyone less spongy -even geralt-

>>385921280
What popular trends?

>>385914470
>There isn't a single thing it did better than 2 or 3.
Atmosphere, Story, Questing, and general design. Exploring the city of Vizima was more interesting than the entirety of Velen

>>385914863
>The choices were pointless.
>fetch quests 90% of the time.
didn't actually finish the game.

>>385922191
Intention does not always mirror reality. Though I could just be wrong.

>>385922209

QTEs, stealth sections, dark souls esque combat philosophies, etc.

>>385923583
But TW2 came out before Dark Souls.

>>385921642
Enemies with the FCR mod can be really spongy if you are not using the right style and/or oils. Also they changed how the combat styles work. -Fast is for armored opponents and strong for unarmored ones- so it could've been that.

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Because it's not open world.
Open world meme needs to die. Semi open worlds like
>thief
>dishonored
>dark souls
>3D Marios (except 3D Land/World)
>OOT, MM, TP
>Pokemon
>Witcher 1+2
>Deus Ex
>Hitman
are way better because there are way fewer or no areas without a purpose and no recycled filler loot everywhere as main gameplay. They can have details and carefully placed items and loot that aren't randomized. A difficulty curve throughout the game.

>>385907406
>3>1>2

This is correct

>>385907206
It has a cohesive story that doesn't exceed its grasp and is largely self contained and your choices matter

I genuinely believe that CDPR has gotten much better with every game they've made. I like all the Witcher games for what they are, even if Witcher 3 has a bad story and Witcher 2 has bad QTEs.

how are QTEs a complain about TW2 when you can literally turn them off

>>385926998

>Witcher 3 had a bad story

See I disagree with the notion that the "main" quest line is the only one that counts as the actual story of the game.

TW3 had many stories, the main quest is only one, and while I agree it was weak, that doesn't detract from the other stories the game tells.

>>385924330

Demon Souls then.

>>385927720
Not if you want to fistfighting. And then there's the stealth sections, the world looking edgier and darker to fit the trends, less herb diversity, herbs being in random spots rather than being placed thoughtfully, having to drink potions before battle, having a slow animation for something you're encouraged to do often, the shitty skill tree, etc.

>>385926998

They've shown consistent improvement with each release which is more than can be said for some developers.

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>it's the edgy 'first game is always better regardless of how bad it was'-opinion

Witcher 1 is objectively worse than the rest of the games. It has worse graphics, worse story, worse voice acting, worse gameplay. You're not allowed to disagree.

>>385928514
I like it more than 2 and I'll stand by that forever. It's a different kind of game than the other 2 games. It's fun and it's comfy.

>>385907206
I unironically think The Witcher 1 is the best of the series and felt let down by the Witcher 3

>>385928687
That's a legitimately retarded opinion.

>>385907206
i see the hud has been garbage from the start
inb4
>b-but you can turn it off

>>385928904
Witcher 1's HUD is beautiful once you get used to it. 2's is trash and 3's is fine but not great.

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>>385907406
>>385907363
>>385907339
>>385907239
Books>1>3>2

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>>385917951
>Preparation being very important before any big fight

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>>385928514
>You're not allowed to disagree.

>>385929056
The books have shit gameplay, a shit soundtrack, and probably the worst graphics of the whole series.

>Witcher 1 is better tha the sequels XD

Lets see:
>Shit gaphics
>Abysmal combat ( rythmic clicking without fucking tactic at all )
>Tedious quests with an incredible ammount of backtracking
>Linear corridors without options
>Medicore story compared to the sequels
>Geralt looks like a fucking monkey

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>>385929056
> grandmaster Wolf armor
> not manticore armor

>>385928197
>the world looking edgier and darker to fit the trends
TW2 is actually a lot brighter and prettier even in dark places. TW1 was all dreary all the time with its overcast skies and bloody swamps everywhere, with the exception of Act 4. TW2 has beautiful forests and majestic mountains which belie the danger lurking underneath. TW1 was all gritty realism, TW2 is a lot more romanticised.

1>3>2

Anything else is heresy. Or potentially dwarven.

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>>385929257
>not both

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>>385929330
>1 before 3

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>>385929258
3 has the best environments outside of Novigrad.
Velens sunrises are fucking blinding though

>>385929258
You might be right but I'd like to see you prove it. TW2 came off as intentionally gritty to me, and TW1 felt a bit more natural in its design

>>385907206
It came closer to nailing the tone of the books, that's for sure. It has a serious pacing problem though... I almost didn't finish it because of the absolute slog of fetch quests in Ch3-4.

>>385929764
>outside of Novigrad
but Novigrad's the best part

>>385907206
1>2>3
3 was too big for it's own good and too empty.

>>385914895
I think Witcher 2 proved that CDPR can write an engaging story. I think the problem with 3 was that they were locked in to the over arching plot that required them to bring in Ciri, Yennifer and the Wild Hunt so you could get closure. When they're not tied down by that, they make gold like Hearts of Stone.

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>>385929837
Vergen for example looked very sunny and had some bright flashy colours and was also comfy as hell. The forest around Flotsam as well with its Elven ruins was a place you could just get lost in and enjoy the scenery and almost forget it was full of monsters.

>>385930760
I guess I see your point. I just liked the colors used in 1 more than 2's palette. TW2 does have some nice looking areas, and all of CDPR's games have some beautiful forests.

>>385930016
Novigrad was the weakest part of the main story and suffered many many cuts in content (Radovid laying seige, Iorveth and the scoiatel, screwing Rosa Var Attre, king of beggars, etc.)

>>385931049
I just liked the way it looked

GOT THEIR ARSES WHIPPED LIKE A NOVIGRAD WHORE

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>>385931104
It looked like any other generic city.
I'd would have been interested in a quick bit in Ofier or zerrikania during Heart Of stone after you get shipwrecked/rescued by Gaunter

Will Cyberpunk be CD Projekt's best game yet?
Will they show it at Gamescom>

>>385931372
No

>>385931049

What Rosa content was cut? im extremely interested in knowing. It felt like there would be more of her but in the end nothing. Shame.

I preferred the Witcher 1 to Witcher 2 but the Witcher 2 was still a phenomenal game. As a trilogy the Witcher games are better than Mass Effect and Dragon age in being consistent with quality and writing.

>>385929102
If you dont cheese the game by fully focusing Igni, you will lose most big fights due to not having good enough stats to win them. Atleast in the early game. By the end of the game preparation isnt as important but is still nice to have.

>>385931985
Romance in the game files.

How does combat work in this bloody game? I've been stuck forever on the first boss and I can't figure it out.

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>>385931985
> tfw you killed Drunk peasants for nilfgaardian pussy.
> tfw Geralt is disgusted by her.

>>385922882
I did. Thats why I know how pointless choices are. No matter what you do or say everything ends up more or less the same. Its extremely frustrating. The later games did a better job with choices having impacts.

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For a man who is spat on by the normal people, Geralt had a shitload of friends.
> lambert
> eskel
> kiera
> triss
> Regis
> Dandelion
> Zoltan
> Roache
> Shani
> Vesimir
> Foltest
> letho
> Crach
> Ermion

>>385933369
most of those people are fellow freaks or outcasts
the others just gave him a chance and he proved himself

35 hours into Witcher 3 and its boring the tits off me
Hope Witcher 1 is better

>>385933484
Except Roache of you went Iorveth path in Witcher 2.
He's still friendly anyway.
> fuck I forgot Thaler

>>385933812
I wouldn't know, because I would never pick knife-ears over my military bros.

>>385933812
>picking Iorveth

scoia'tel scum. killed his dragoness lover too

>>385933907
Vergan had a much fuller storyline, including Philipa Erlhart getting her eyes scooped out or preforming lesbomancy on Saskia the Dragon.

Roache had gutting Henselt, castration dethmold, raping Ves and OOODRIIIN, ODRIIIIN, WHERE ARE YOU

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>>385934179
>raping Ves

just Henselt getting your sloppy second

>>385907206
All of them are complete shit. I don't think devs even care about anything, besides graphics. Every other aspect of the game is just a filler. As soon as you touch combat, you just want to do pacifist run. When it's time to level up, you just stop caring about your build at all. Every dumb fetch quest forces you to skip everything, besides main quest. Looting stuff is pointless, all that garbage in your inventory just for crafting gimmick, no equipment at all. And here comes da story, you just pick from two meaningless choices through the whole game, which doesn't affect anything. Still have no fucking clue why it's an RPG, when it's clearly just typical action adventure. Seems like calling it RPG makes people think that they're smart.

>>385934516
(you)

1 is a charming rpg
2 is a very mediocre action rpg
3 is a good open world game

>>385907206

So you say that Witcher 1 is best out of three?

Given that I only tried playing first one and gave up since it felt like poor man mod for Neverwinter Nights 2 with heavy limitations in creation as well Im afraid how shitty the remaining two games are then. Good that I got second one for free at GOG and probably will be gifted 3 the same way eventually.

>>385934498
thicc

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>>385925867
Open world games like GTA have their place but in most games its a meme that adds nothing at best and is detrimental at worst.
W3 isn't even a real open world game, the system is the same as in the first two games just with bigger maps, waay too much clutter and the ability to go back to them.

Best girl was cut for some two dozen treasure chest in the middle of nowhere;_;

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>>385935898
The Duchess is not thicc

>>385936147
>best girl
>the brainwashed pet passed around by mages

Saskia a shit. A. SHIT.

>>385907206
Great atmosphere, story, alchemy and I could go on with some great analysis.
Second one was not bad. Just much worse than first one.
I have not even finished third one, after like thirty hours I got really bored

>>385925867
Open worlds are only as good as the devs making them. Some are excellent, see Gothic, some are a waste of resources.