The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Disco_P · 23 Jun 2016 at 00:34

I've just finished my first complete playthrough. Took 256 hours according to steam (though probably around 200 if accounting for the hours I left it idling to stability check overclocks).

Probably just gonna start over. Might use a couple of mods this time and try and get the remaining achievements.

And Triss

String said:
So, I just completed "Night of the long fangs" and thought I would pause to share...

This game looks fantastic, plays fantastic and the story telling and characters are first class. It's a masterpiece. SLI support is perfect, and at 1440 ultra wide it is utterly show cased.

Now I'm in some Alice in Wonderland type area... This game will take some beating.

As you were...

You've got very little left, treasure it while you can.

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FINISHED B&W

Did anyone feel the latter half of the story a bit rushed and full of characters making really stupid decisions?

JulioH · 23 Jun 2016 at 00:39

Disco_P said:
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE FINISHED B&W

Did anyone feel the latter half of the story a bit rushed and full of characters making really stupid decisions?

I think so. None more glaring than

Detlaff saying you have 3 days and then the next scene saying "A few days later..."

Still amazing though.

Paul_cz · 23 Jun 2016 at 06:54

Tested the new 1070 yesterday, 4K ultra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrIqXtlOFhc

Pretty good, although I will play in 1440p to get 60fps.

Limpnoodle · 23 Jun 2016 at 07:07

I wont play this though fear of finishing it!

No1newts · 23 Jun 2016 at 20:32

Am I losing out if I just buy the base game for now or should I just buy the lot?

Radox-0 · 23 Jun 2016 at 20:35

No1newts said:
Am I losing out if I just buy the base game for now or should I just buy the lot?

Not at all. You will inevitably end up getting the expansion packs anyways as the game is that epic

But the expansions are levelled in that you will play hearts of stone after the main campaign typically anyways and finish off with blood and wine.

No1newts · 23 Jun 2016 at 20:49

Ah great, I'll just go base for now then, I just know that some expansions insert stuff all over the place so didn't want to lose out.

Another question, how linear is the game? Is it heavily story driven or open world like Skyrim?

Radox-0 · 23 Jun 2016 at 21:10

No1newts said:
Ah great, I'll just go base for now then, I just know that some expansions insert stuff all over the place so didn't want to lose out.

Another question, how linear is the game? Is it heavily story driven or open world like Skyrim?

It's open world. There are few smaller zones you travel too, but the main one is massive. You can go wherever and whenever mostly. Some zones / areas do have very high level enemies but on the whole like skyrim. Play missions and quests whenever.

But benefit here is everything from the main story to secondary quests are very well done. Some of the secondary quests in this game are incredibly well done. Puts plenty of other games main stories to shame in terms of attention to detail the pour into them.

Thekwango · 23 Jun 2016 at 21:14

base game + expansion is £36.84 on steam - is that a good price?

Radox-0 · 23 Jun 2016 at 21:26

Thekwango said:
base game + expansion is £36.84 on steam - is that a good price?

Personally I would say so. Amount of hours you can extract from this game is immense. It's very well done, stories are great and even little details are amazing. Blood and wine which is the final expansion is also great as once you finish the main story offers a whole new area with its own character and charm

Paul_cz · 24 Jun 2016 at 09:04

Thekwango said:
base game + expansion is £36.84 on steam - is that a good price?

I paid around 150$ for this game and it was worth it. So yes.

Briton · 24 Jun 2016 at 09:17

Smokey Deza said:
I didn't like Witcher 1 because I could rob people with impunity.

I don't understand people who complain about these kind of 'exploits'. Just don't do it.

Smokey Deza · 24 Jun 2016 at 16:31

You could steal food off an NPCs dinner plate and they wouldn't bat an eyelid.

Try doing that in Oblivion which came out a year earlier.

Reppyboyo · 26 Jun 2016 at 15:15

Finished B&W and now feeling empty inside.
What a fantastic ending to the Witcher saga, I only hope they decide to revisit it again some time in the future.

FloppyPoppy · 26 Jun 2016 at 18:09

Maybe one of you fine gents can help me with something. I play with K&M With no controller plugged in however it's showing me the 360 controller options in game and it's really frustrating me. Any way i can remove that?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 26 Jun 2016 at 20:47

Just finished B+W also, TW3 is probably the most epic adventure I've had in a video game and I've been playing since C64 days, I helped people in need and paused to gaze at sun sets/sun rises, the game pulled me in so much at times I felt I was having a Avata moments. Epic epic game. As sad to finish this as I was breaking bad.

Dirk Diggler · 26 Jun 2016 at 22:19

I can't finish it...

The final Boss battle with detlaff is maddening. :mad:

djimty · 27 Jun 2016 at 00:04

I just started playing this today...what a game!

JulioH · 27 Jun 2016 at 00:15

String said:
I can't finish it...

The final Boss battle with detlaff is maddening.

Is it the bats? Had a lot of trouble with those also, instant kill :mad:

You gotta run away to get as much distance from them as you can and it won't hurt you

elrasho · 27 Jun 2016 at 00:17

Im using this SweetFX preset: http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/3696/

How do I know its working in game? When I launch the game it says Reshade has successfully loaded but the game looks the same to me.