King Arthur
Well-Known Member
I have been a gamer since I was in diapers, started out with atari then went on to nintendo, sega genesis and then playstation. Seen the ups and downs of the ps3 and xbox 360 first hand and now am experiencing the ups n downs of ps4.
The down is that gaming has literally taken a turn towards the lesser educated/more impatient/casual players and left most of the people who want real substance with a bitter taste in their mouth.
Then the witcher 3 came out...
You start of the game as a monster hunting bad ass dubbed a "witcher" through extensive training and I assume through the first two games Geralt has been honing his abilities, kicking ass and taking names. You are on the way to find your lover of the past and that drops you off in the "White Orchard".
The controls in this game take some getting used to, they are similar to grand theft auto v. Very clunky movement and swimming is damn near disaster. Combat is much less of a chore and in my opinion is where this roleplaying game starts to shine in the beginning. Playing on the most difficult setting means that you have about 3 mistakes before you are a dead man and even though you can just respawn at your last save game sometimes one forgets to save and you lose a lot of progress.
Taking down a group of wolves with a worg at its head may appear easy at first, you might even think about going head in and taking them all down like the dirty dogs they are. Well that would be the dumbest think you could possibly fucking do in this game LOL! The AI works together to surround you and gain an advantage when attacking. There are many times the wolves will run back to the pack and then come back with a full force to take you down before you can even pick one off.
After slashing a few things down and losing some health along the way you might notice that you also need to gather meat for eating or buy some food from the shop so you can keep things rolling. The interesting thing is that in the first act there is no point in time where I am feeling like I can even afford to buy the things I want!
The game makes you work for it but it doesn't feel like a grind it feels like part of survival.
The scenery in this game is simply amazing, the detail that went into the introduction area alone is mind blowing. There are all kinds of side things to do, if you don't want to progress the story right away you can explore every bandits camp and monster nesting area etc. You can ride your horse across the map fairly fast in the introduction area but there is so much to be found that it takes a lot longer if you actually stop to take out the bandits and search for the treasure.
Side missions also have voice acting and are done with a lot of detail. It doesn't feel like you are in world of warcraft gathering twenty berries for some asshat that is so flat you would rather smack yourself in the head with a baseball bat then go collect something for. You get the decision of being a greedy monster slayer or you can be a compassionate hero. Both have benefits and the way you play has consequences for those around.
You can decide to help someone but in doing so another will be put to death, or you can take his money and lie to protect that person from harm. However that is not part of the dialogue, you have no clue the guy is going to be executed if you choose the "what you think is right" option!
The music is nothing too notable at the moment nor is it distracting it fits right in, the world is very immersive and has a ton of lore that you are free to read if you want or you can just let it collect dust in your inventory.
The Witcher 3 has easily been the most rewarding purchase of the new console generation and I would suggest everyone that is into roleplaying games to at least give it a rent, none of the videos live up to the feeling I got when I was playing.
10/10 - Second game I would ever give a 10/10 on. The devs worked their ass off to improve this title over the previous offerings and they hit this thing right out of the park.
The down is that gaming has literally taken a turn towards the lesser educated/more impatient/casual players and left most of the people who want real substance with a bitter taste in their mouth.
Then the witcher 3 came out...
You start of the game as a monster hunting bad ass dubbed a "witcher" through extensive training and I assume through the first two games Geralt has been honing his abilities, kicking ass and taking names. You are on the way to find your lover of the past and that drops you off in the "White Orchard".
The controls in this game take some getting used to, they are similar to grand theft auto v. Very clunky movement and swimming is damn near disaster. Combat is much less of a chore and in my opinion is where this roleplaying game starts to shine in the beginning. Playing on the most difficult setting means that you have about 3 mistakes before you are a dead man and even though you can just respawn at your last save game sometimes one forgets to save and you lose a lot of progress.
Taking down a group of wolves with a worg at its head may appear easy at first, you might even think about going head in and taking them all down like the dirty dogs they are. Well that would be the dumbest think you could possibly fucking do in this game LOL! The AI works together to surround you and gain an advantage when attacking. There are many times the wolves will run back to the pack and then come back with a full force to take you down before you can even pick one off.
After slashing a few things down and losing some health along the way you might notice that you also need to gather meat for eating or buy some food from the shop so you can keep things rolling. The interesting thing is that in the first act there is no point in time where I am feeling like I can even afford to buy the things I want!
The game makes you work for it but it doesn't feel like a grind it feels like part of survival.
The scenery in this game is simply amazing, the detail that went into the introduction area alone is mind blowing. There are all kinds of side things to do, if you don't want to progress the story right away you can explore every bandits camp and monster nesting area etc. You can ride your horse across the map fairly fast in the introduction area but there is so much to be found that it takes a lot longer if you actually stop to take out the bandits and search for the treasure.
Side missions also have voice acting and are done with a lot of detail. It doesn't feel like you are in world of warcraft gathering twenty berries for some asshat that is so flat you would rather smack yourself in the head with a baseball bat then go collect something for. You get the decision of being a greedy monster slayer or you can be a compassionate hero. Both have benefits and the way you play has consequences for those around.
You can decide to help someone but in doing so another will be put to death, or you can take his money and lie to protect that person from harm. However that is not part of the dialogue, you have no clue the guy is going to be executed if you choose the "what you think is right" option!
The music is nothing too notable at the moment nor is it distracting it fits right in, the world is very immersive and has a ton of lore that you are free to read if you want or you can just let it collect dust in your inventory.
The Witcher 3 has easily been the most rewarding purchase of the new console generation and I would suggest everyone that is into roleplaying games to at least give it a rent, none of the videos live up to the feeling I got when I was playing.
10/10 - Second game I would ever give a 10/10 on. The devs worked their ass off to improve this title over the previous offerings and they hit this thing right out of the park.