The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

jimhaumman · 22 May 2015 at 23:39

Is it only me or Combat is this game doesn't feel right?
I mean is not that good and rewarding?
Killing people/monsters doesn't give me much satisfaction

robmol · 22 May 2015 at 23:52

Any tips for fist fights? I'm seriously bad at it, I'm playing with very limited HUD so don't get the prompts and there's a story quest I have to fight 3 dudes - can't even get 1 down

razorpakk · 22 May 2015 at 23:53

jimhaumman said:
Is it only me or Combat is this game doesn't feel right?
I mean is not that good and rewarding?
Killing people/monsters doesn't give me much satisfaction

I don't find it nearly as satisfying as Dark Souls (just to name one), but I don't think any game compares to it.

It also depends on your difficulty level, but swapping signs in the middle of the fight is pretty clunky (with the 360 controller at least) and I end up only using the shield 90% of the times .

PhysicsMan94 · 22 May 2015 at 23:54

Just experienced my first thunderstorm in Velen and, well, what can I say? :eek:

They got the atmosphere just right for storms in this game, truly amazing; in-fact the weather system as a whole is really great.

I'm really getting into the swing of things with this game now, it is pretty damn good I must say - the graphics in Velen seem quite a bit better than White Orchard too

Witcher1979 · 23 May 2015 at 00:00

robmol said:
Any tips for fist fights? I'm seriously bad at it, I'm playing with very limited HUD so don't get the prompts and there's a story quest I have to fight 3 dudes - can't even get 1 down

Not sure about easy mode but you get no prompts, if you see someone take a swing press the right mouse button to block just before they hit and then counter attack with the left mouse button.

razorpakk · 23 May 2015 at 00:05

I'm thinking about turning off the ??? on the map as well, might lose something but the adventure will feel more natural...

robmol · 23 May 2015 at 00:07

Witcher1979 said:
Not sure about easy mode but you get no prompts, if you see someone take a swing press the right mouse button to block just before they hit and then counter attack with the left mouse button.

Easy? Death march is the only way! I was watching a stream earlier he said counter when their name tag flashes red or something but I have that off. Cheers i'll give it a go tomorrow, i've been holding block constantly probably where I'm going wrong

Witcher1979 · 23 May 2015 at 00:11

Yeah you have to block just as they are about to hit, then you can counter with a smack, don't hold the block. Same as when you block and counter in sword fights.

Bennie-Mac · 23 May 2015 at 00:29

Seems that you can only block or counter certain enemies though, humans are fine but most monsters cant be countered and the larger ones can stun/hurt you when blocking them. Im a big fan of either dodging or rolling, though it can be awkward getting in behind things to hit them for some proper damage at the rear.

Witcher1979 · 23 May 2015 at 00:32

Bennie-Mac said:
Seems that you can only block or counter certain enemies though, humans are fine but most monsters cant be countered and the larger ones can stun/hurt you when blocking them. Im a big fan of either dodging or rolling, though it can be awkward getting in behind things to hit them for some proper damage at the rear.

Yeah, not sure what happens when you unlock other stuff but you are correct at this stage of the game do not try to block monsters, just dodge the attacks. Also don't try to block the humans with the huge axe things as they will pretty much break your block, only block swords and maces. But ofc he was talking about fist fights so he can block those all day long and counter. I guess if you could block monsters all the time it would get boring so it means you have to double tap or roll and then attack or use a sign. They did a damn good job tbh.

Does seem to be some repetitive gameplay though with the ?'s, I just wonder if the game might be a tad bit to long in that regard for the people who are not fans of the series.

Neil79 · 23 May 2015 at 00:46

http://www.pcgamer.com/durantes-witcher-3-analysis-the-alchemy-of-smoothness/

A very interesting fix for the stuttering some people are having, fixing the framepacing using RTSS and borderless fullscreen

Daftbrown · 23 May 2015 at 00:48

Witcher1979 said:
ROFL reviewer is clearly an idiot, sorry if that happens to be you

Haha, no mate, not me!

I'm not judging, I've only played about an hour and a half of the game so far.

Zenduri · 23 May 2015 at 01:32

Started playing this tonight..... Someone tell me where 5:30 hours has gone?

Havent left the starting town area and loving it so far

opethdisciple · 23 May 2015 at 01:46

It's a great game. At first I found it very hard. But a mate told me to use the shield sign and now I can kill things!!

BaDBoY_uK · 23 May 2015 at 02:03

opethdisciple said:
It's a great game. At first I found it very hard. But a mate told me to use the shield sign and now I can kill things!!

Nice advice

I am going up against levels above me and my swords suck

Aretak · 23 May 2015 at 02:33

jimhaumman said:
Is it only me or Combat is this game doesn't feel right?
I mean is not that good and rewarding?
Killing people/monsters doesn't give me much satisfaction

The combat has always been fairly weak in the Witcher games IMO. It's gradually gotten better over the course of the series, but even in this it's still miles off a lot of other action RPGs.

MatTheCat · 23 May 2015 at 03:15

Aretak said:
The combat has always been fairly weak in the Witcher games IMO. It's gradually gotten better over the course of the series, but even in this it's still miles off a lot of other action RPGs.

Such as?

Dewgy · 23 May 2015 at 03:25

Witcher 3 certainly has the best combat out of the series though. 1 wasn't very action based, 2 had way too much dodge rolling while 3 smooths that out.

docsonic · 23 May 2015 at 05:03

I'm starting to enjoy the combat a lot more now. Yes it's not perfect but it works for the game which is the main thing.

BaDBoY_uK · 23 May 2015 at 05:26

docsonic said:
I'm starting to enjoy the combat a lot more now. Yes it's not perfect but it works for the game which is the main thing.

Me too. Getting the hand of it now. Rolling versus side-step. Learn the swings of the enemies. Add the relevant oil. Check the Beastithingy