The Witcher - am I missing something?

krooton · 5 May 2011 at 12:34

scorza said:
I liked it until I got to the swamp and kept getting killed by those killer plants. I thought for plants you're supposed to switch to an axe or something?

Igni, torches, and fast fighting style, strong will have them constantly interrupting you.

Ace game, only gets going once you get in to the main city.

Mikoyan · 5 May 2011 at 13:03

Stick with it yes its a little slow to start with but the game is awesome, really is!

Narj · 5 May 2011 at 13:09

My Geralt must have more STDs than an Essex council estate.

toon_mad · 5 May 2011 at 13:09

it gets better, and fighting in the taverns is good too

Andy__C · 5 May 2011 at 13:15

Pestilence said:
FAR before the swamp, I think. Can't remember her name, but she looks after Alvin and is accused by the villagers (led by the Reverend) of conjuring The Beast.

Ah yes....... Good Witch! I was thinking of something evil :rolleyes:

Slack on my part!

wordy · 5 May 2011 at 13:16

I enjoyed it in the village, but couldn't get past the boss called 'The Beast' so I just gave up on it. Keep meaning to have another go but have other games to play.

Narj · 5 May 2011 at 14:53

wordy said:
I enjoyed it in the village, but couldn't get past the boss called 'The Beast' so I just gave up on it. Keep meaning to have another go but have other games to play.

Probably wrong fighting style tbh. Once you get used to switching quickly it becomes easier to tackle new foes. Can't remember if you can get one back then, but use a whetstone on your sword and any swallow potion you can get your hands on?

RDM · 5 May 2011 at 15:02

I couldn't get in to it either. Just found it to be really dull, very poor systems and an awful interface.

Surfer · 5 May 2011 at 15:05

Prologue and first chapter shouldnt take too long. Picks up immensely after that.

I found the combat superb tbh. Different and better animations depending on how you level your character - combine magic and swordplay in some moves as well.

I also like that darkness actually affects the game. A lot of rpgs darkness is "fixed" by merely uppping the game or brightness but in this game you need a torch or cat potion. Fighting in the dark is a lot more challenging haha.

Great game - hope they dont dumb it down for the sequel.

LeJosh · 5 May 2011 at 15:07

FrenchTart said:
Nobody has said that they got 'stuck'

They've just said that they found the start of the game tedious - which most people have agreed on. I certainly found the start really boring when I played it.

Ha, shocking that a story starts off slowly, perhaps too slowly for some.

It evolves continuously throughout and is great but the FPS can make the combat feel clunky is it isn't the most efficient of games I've come across.

ryujinjakka · 5 May 2011 at 15:11

started this up again yesterday and forgot how boring the first chapter is.

Onto chapter 2 now though and its picking up nicely again so will hopfully blast through it now like i did my previous 2 playthrough's

Pighardia · 5 May 2011 at 15:19

I got just past the swamp bit and i just couldn't be bothered anymore. I feel like i must be missing something too because lots of people have sung it's praises but i didn't really like anything about it tbh.

There was a part just after you enter the city where i thought it was improving and i would stick with it, but it is very boring. I really couldn't care less about the story (whatever that was) and it just seemed really clunky to me, very unpolished in pretty much every area.
Oh, and the script is awful.

Some people do love it though

krooton · 5 May 2011 at 16:16

It's all about the story, if that isn't your thing, then the game isn't your thing.

Pighardia · 5 May 2011 at 16:19

krooton said:
It's all about the story, if that isn't your thing, then the game isn't your thing.

That's the thing. Usually i only care about the story and this game should be exactly my thing, but i found the story terrible tbh. I can put up with the combat if i don't like it, but in this case the story isn't holding me either

sammo62 · 5 May 2011 at 16:31

It's one of my favourite games ever, but the first 2 chapters are incredibly boring. You have to persevere a little - once you get into the city it gets miles better.

toon_mad · 5 May 2011 at 17:09

sammo62 said:
It's one of my favourite games ever, but the first 2 chapters are incredibly boring. You have to persevere a little - once you get into the city it gets miles better.

+1

the levels are much more better and the customisations get better too

FoxEye · 5 May 2011 at 17:42

Didn't enjoy it, thought the combat was rubbish. Got quite far, it didn't improve, so I chucked it.

Not sure what all the fuss is about...

Semiskimmed · 5 May 2011 at 17:43

as said, give it time. it does get better

arc@css · 5 May 2011 at 17:49

I feel the same, it did get better for me. Probably the best third person rpg I have played, and there aren't many at all that I have found I like enough to bother with.

Surfer · 5 May 2011 at 17:55

its a shame people didnt like the combat. For those that didnt what would they have preferred?

a) turnbased combat which would have slowed the entire game down and imo not suited

b) MMO/diablo style combat clicky spam

c) ?