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It sure is. All platforms.Uh, I think it just went live. Just got a notification while playing something else.
Hahahahaha. Thank you, your post definitely has me NOT thinking about a TV host/reporter as a monster hunting super human.Really like the story and tutorial so far. New controls and 3rd person view will take some getting used to. Not crazy that his name is Geralt of Rivia because it reminds me of Geraldo Rivera. Maybe it sounds like that when you say it out loud. Geralt of Rivia. Geraldo Rivera. So distracting. Do yourself a huge favor and do NOT think of Geraldo Rivera.
I give the tutorial and the what appears to be a very small prologue area a 9 out of 10.I like ongoing reviews. What are you two giving it out of 10 so far?
I think all my responses will be comparison to Skyrim. I'm not really much of a gamer (FO3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Watchdogs, and this are it for me).Would love to hear a contrast/comparison to Skyrim after people have given it some time, and the 'new love' symptoms have waned. Trust you all more than the online reviewers by a long shot.
I think all my responses will be comparison to Skyrim. I'm not really much of a gamer (FO3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Watchdogs, and this are it for me).Would love to hear a contrast/comparison to Skyrim after people have given it some time, and the 'new love' symptoms have waned. Trust you all more than the online reviewers by a long shot.
Which brings me to combat. W3 has a lot of cool moves: pary, dodge, block, quick attack, strong attack, spells, bombs. I'll need to customize the keyboard controls for these partly because they're non-intuitive and difficult to rmember what does which (although I'm still a mere few hours in) - but still much better than Skyrim's click-to-slash (I rarely use shields). That being said, in Witcher I find myself devolving into repeatedly fast-attacking in the heat of a battle. Or as the teenager puts it "Dude, you suck".
Also, witcher-sense is a fun mode. Dialogue has been interesting. Side missions are fun so far.
Personally, not a fan of 3rd person only view but that may change.
8.5 / 10 for me so far.
Thanks!To answer your A) question NewlyRetired, for me (skyrim player) there is an astonishingly high number of cut scenes, thought they are very short and very good. I think Just about every quest (and many times throughout the quest) has them so far. I had to stop taking a drink during cut scenes.
Yes, you can fast forward through them (on Xbox its X button)Thanks!To answer your A) question NewlyRetired, for me (skyrim player) there is an astonishingly high number of cut scenes, thought they are very short and very good. I think Just about every quest (and many times throughout the quest) has them so far. I had to stop taking a drink during cut scenes.
That scares me a bit as I find cut scenes to really kill the flow of a game.
Do you know if they are skippable?
A) Many of the cut scenes seem to be brief, and related to dialog. I suspect true cut scenes will lessen as I progress.Sounds like I still need to see you guys get deeper into the game but when you do, please talk about the following
A) how long and how often are the cut scenes?
B) do you feel like you can significantly veer off the main story and still have plenty to do?
C) how is the character building? Are there enough options that allow for different play styles?
A little PSA that I read:
If you want to do the story missions in the first city area, do not kill the main ***monster*** until you've done the ones you want. Once you kill it and go to the tavern after, you fail them all and can't go back to finish them up.
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It's a Griffin.
I definitely get a similar vibe as skyrim as well which is a great sign.I only played for about 90 minutes last night. I really like it so far. I'm wandering around near the first town picking berries, killing dogs and looking for side quests. So fun, very much like Skyrim in that manner, but with much more depth.
The movement is a little squirrelly. For example, you can spin around and do a 180 on your horse without moving or leaving your physical space at all. It feels unnatural. I'm sure I will get used to it but it's a little annoying at the moment.JerseyToughGuys said:I can't put my finger on it yet, but something with movement is annoying. Maybe its the third-person viewpoint. dunno.
I finished the starter area, but left some areas unexplored. Map seemed to open up after you complete what seems like the prologue. The first area seemed VERY instanced (I banged up against the edges numerous times). Killed any sort of immersion.
It is fun and appears to be pretty deep, but I haven't had a WOW moment yet.
Well, violence, nudity and strong language are very common. So thats up to you really.So is it a game you could play with a 10 year old in the room (not letting the 10 year old play the game mind you), but just in the room.
If you are just running around killing monsters it's fine. I wouldn't be doing anything plot oriented with a kidWell, violence, nudity and strong language are very common. So thats up to you really.So is it a game you could play with a 10 year old in the room (not letting the 10 year old play the game mind you), but just in the room.
A couple of differences: in addition to 3rd person, you're playing Geralt the Witcher, period. Not yourself or any of unlimited character builds based on several different classes. No big gay orc, no sneaky assassin, etc. It's also not true open world, imo. Skyrim has very simple combat - click to execute what you have equipped (weapon, spell,etc). W3 is more complex, difficult, and entertaining imo. The story is more compelling and important in W3 imo. I'm just a short way into the game but I can easily imagine seeing it through to the end. In Skyrim you can easily brush off the gray beards and get back to them in roughly never. Skyrim has several guilds with their own quest lines and I don't see anything yet like that in W3.Would love a comparison to skyrim in general. Third person is obvious, but is it all fetch and dungeon clearing or? Story? Etc?
Yea, this isn't going to be a "do whatever you want for fifty hours" game. Even a short ways in, that's very clear to me.A couple of differences: in addition to 3rd person, you're playing Geralt the Witcher, period. Not yourself or any of unlimited character builds based on several different classes. No big gay orc, no sneaky assassin, etc. It's also not true open world, imo. Skyrim has very simple combat - click to execute what you have equipped (weapon, spell,etc). W3 is more complex, difficult, and entertaining imo. The story is more compelling and important in W3 imo. I'm just a short way into the game but I can easily imagine seeing it through to the end. In Skyrim you can easily brush off the gray beards and get back to them in roughly never. Skyrim has several guilds with their own quest lines and I don't see anything yet like that in W3.Would love a comparison to skyrim in general. Third person is obvious, but is it all fetch and dungeon clearing or? Story? Etc?