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Fair Bear Maiden posted:Read them in publication order. Blood of Elves comes before Time of Contempt. Lady of the Lake only has fan translations right now, I think. The official one comes out in March.
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necrobobsledder posted:I've gotta admit that in hindsight I'd have enjoyed the games even more if I had read the books before playing Witcher 3. The writing is engrossing enough as it is and with greater depth on references (like that zeugl that Geralt keeps mentioning) makes you appreciate each line that much more. The way CDPR put their own touches here and there while balancing the precedents of Sapkowski in the game is what seems to have been the right formula for success. Speaking of the books, Geralt sustains a horrible leg injury and the books mention that he never fully regained his mobility. Is it just me or does Geralt have a barely noticable limp in the game when he runs? That would totally check out with all the other great stuff that they did.
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Hobo Clown posted:Blood of Elves comes before Time of Contempt. You're right, I got them mixed up while typing that up. As for the English translations, I have no idea, I don't read the novels in English. Would still make sense to wait for the translations rather than skip over a novel or change translators mid-way IMO, though.
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JaucheCharly posted:Speaking of the books, Geralt sustains a horrible leg injury and the books mention that he never fully regained his mobility. Is it just me or does Geralt have a barely noticable limp in the game when he runs? That would totally check out with all the other great stuff that they did. He went through a portal to another dimension and rode around with ghost elves. They can ignore something like a twisted multiple fracture leg for the sake of game conventions.
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JaucheCharly posted:Speaking of the books, Geralt sustains a horrible leg injury and the books mention that he never fully regained his mobility. Is it just me or does Geralt have a barely noticable limp in the game when he runs? That would totally check out with all the other great stuff that they did. His bad leg is actually pointed out to him in Witcher 1. Not sure about the animation though.
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Arcsquad12 posted:Yennefer's brain was also scrambled by the Wild Hunt Where do you learn about the Wild Hunt brain scrambling stuff? Is this in the books or the game? I'm about to finish book 4 and am curious.
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ROFLburger posted:Where do you learn about the Wild Hunt brain scrambling stuff? Is this in the books or the game? I'm about to finish book 4 and am curious. Games, that is all stuff that happens after the books.
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ROFLburger posted:Where do you learn about the Wild Hunt brain scrambling stuff? Is this in the books or the game? I'm about to finish book 4 and am curious. All of that stuff is in the games, all that Wild Hunt traveling takes place after the events of the last book.
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Palpek posted:There are 2 great videos made by one of the devs who worked on Witcher 1 and 2. They're mostly about Witcher 1's humble beginnings (first demos at E3 etc.) but I felt they're really loving great just for showing off CDPR's thought process + tons of trivia: It's a really interesting story of how the studio grew from absolutely nothing to such huge prominence, in 10 years. Would have been awesome to see more stuff from them about the creative process, writing, character design, voice talent and so on. Then again they -probably- have enough to be getting on with making incredible games.
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Please help me not get hit so many times during fighting. I am like Rhonda Rousey against downers.
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Hit "alt" and either "a" or "d" to sidestep attacks. Use quen as a security blanket until you get better at avoiding attacks.
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Grem posted:Please help me not get hit so many times during fighting. I am like Rhonda Rousey against downers. Stay very mobile, don't get greedy, only do a couple sword strokes then dodge/roll your way out. Use bombs and signs liberally to CC and damage big groups of enemies. Igni against most monsters, Aard against humanoids and flyers, Yrden against anything but especially wraiths, Axii is imo a lot more situational in combat. Dr Cheeto posted:Hit "alt" and a direction key to sidestep or, double-tap a direction key, that's what was super easy for me
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Grem posted:Please help me not get hit so many times during fighting. I am like Rhonda Rousey against downers. Use the dodge bound to left alt, rather than space. Also bind it to something better.
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Don't let monsters get behind you because strikes to your back seriously gently caress you up. If you're fighting a group of drowners keep circling them and only give them a few fast attacks at a time.
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Yea I actually have a controller so the alt stepping isn't very helpful, guess I should have said that!
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Bound sidestep to Mouse 5, spam those invincibility frames, kill monsters/mans
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Grem posted:Yea I actually have a controller so the alt stepping isn't very helpful, guess I should have said that! Uhh hit B and a direction Works exactly the same
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Grem posted:Yea I actually have a controller so the alt stepping isn't very helpful, guess I should have said that! parry plus b or parry plus a for all your mad side-step/dodge-roll needs.
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I only just now got to Kaer Morhen and getting drunk with Lambert and Eskel might be the peak of the Witcher games for me.
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Dr Cheeto posted:I only just now got to Kaer Morhen and getting drunk with Lambert and Eskel might be the peak of the Witcher games for me. Lambert Lambert what a prick.
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Fuzz posted:Get a controller. Definitely this, it is way easier and more comfortable with a controller
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Norns posted:Lambert Lambert what a prick. God that was great. True too.
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So I just got to the Misty Isle and as soon as Ciri wakes up when Geralt hugs her, and the flashback to the field starts immediate CTD, and immediate CTD upon loading any quick/auto saves. Is this a known issue? Googling finds players with CTDs after the 'SAVE NOW' dialogue (which obviously I did, so can revert to before the Isle), but not CTDs after it.
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Just replayed the entire game from beginning to end on expert to get the platinum trophy for the base game. It took probably... 1/30th the time to complete, even on expert. It was also really fun just "playing" the game and not looking up ever quest outcome to see if I was going to permanently alter the ending or just make a bad decision that'd made me bummed. Excited to get to Hearts of Stone now and then B&W after that.
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Norns posted:Lambert Lambert what a prick. Not bad.
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Just got through the Isle of Mists and the part after. That snowball fight was amazing, though.
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Blood and Wine sidequests: Now that I've finished the main quest, I've kind of run out of steam. The professor Moreau (sp?) super-mutations thing looks interesting though - is it good? Any other good ones I should check out? I took out that big fort full of bandits up north but haven't done very much else except for the banking bureaucracy one. I keep listening to the soundtrack at work, it makes me want to get ma witcher on again.
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Jan 12, 2017 16:10
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If you do the super mutations quest then you can use them in New Game+ so you may as well do that quest and then put the game down until you feel like starting over from the beginning
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El Grillo posted:Blood and Wine sidequests: Now that I've finished the main quest, I've kind of run out of steam. The professor Moreau (sp?) super-mutations thing looks interesting though - is it good? Any other good ones I should check out? I took out that big fort full of bandits up north but haven't done very much else except for the banking bureaucracy one. Super Aard is quite super.
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guns for tits posted:That fool's gold quest was pretty funny. " You better find another place to live, before the other villagers lynch you." " Yea, ok. Whatever that means."
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Grem posted:Yea I actually have a controller so the alt stepping isn't very helpful, guess I should have said that! You want the dodge button (circle on PS4, I think), then make sure your signs are on Quen using the L1 trigger and the right stick. Activate Quen using the R2 trigger, then hit your enemy a few times with quick attacks (square). When it looks like they're going to swing, dodge backward. Hit Quen again, run back, and once you have the timing better, mix in some strong attacks with the quick attacks. Quen gives you a pillow to absorb about one hit, usually, so while you're learning the timing of when they attack, it helps. Also: don't worry about running out of oil. The game does tell you, but I missed it: your alchemy ingredients regenerate whenever you meditate. So for some extra bang, just slap on the oil that's good against whatever you're fighting (for drowners, it's necrophage oil, but you look it up in the glossary). Whenever the game requires you to fight people with your fists, do the following: wait for your enemy to get into his swing, then hit hit the L2 trigger to parry and riposte. As your opponent is staggering, hit him two or three times, then dodge backward until you have some distance. Wait for him to move toward you, and repeat. It makes every boxing match so easy, you can beat opponents who are well above your level this way.
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Also, now that I am on Witcher Ireland, AKA Skellige, and have done a few quests, it's definitely the best of the three areas. I'm glad I saved it for last. My least favorite things to fight are Sirens, because they combine the games worst mechanics: swimming, things that fly, and using the crossbow. My favorite things to fight are those tree spirit things that turn into a flock of crows and summon wolves, because it engages with the better, complicated aspects of combat. I also like blowing over their creepy totems. I have also enjoyed using the Jedi mind trick ability at every available opportunity. That it just hands you 40 experience regardless of if it works and has funny consequences when it doesn't is fantastic. I want to be friends with all the trolls, even the ones that I had to beat in a riddle contest.
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People who don't play Geralt as a friend to all trolls should just uninstall imo.
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El Grillo posted:Blood and Wine sidequests: Now that I've finished the main quest, I've kind of run out of steam. The professor Moreau (sp?) super-mutations thing looks interesting though - is it good? Any other good ones I should check out? I took out that big fort full of bandits up north but haven't done very much else except for the banking bureaucracy one. Head to the small settlement NE of the Dun Tynne crossroads, there's an unmarked quest from a hermit named Pinastri who has a phantom problem. You won't regret it!
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SirSamVimes posted:People who don't play Geralt as a friend to all trolls should just uninstall imo. Trolls are the one thing I didn't mind them reusing so often in this. Godlings and Katakans, on the other hand... It's a real bummer they actually had fewer monsters than the previous games, and most were just palette swaps... was really hoping to see some Alips or Bruxae or Garkains, or some giant centipedes or something like that. Still had a good selection, just would have been nice to have a more Monster Hunter type vibe in terms of differently named monsters, even if they're similar builds/types, having very different attack animations you have to learn individually. Also the dodge move having fewer iframes.
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Fuzz posted:It's a real bummer they actually had fewer monsters than the previous games, and most were just palette swaps... was really hoping to see some Alips or Bruxae or Garkains, or some giant centipedes or something like that. You need to get into Blood and Wine.
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