Witcher 2 - conundrum

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which path to choose - Roche or Iorveth?

I was wondering which is better. ie which has better loot, gives more xp for more talent points. don't care about story/cut scenes tbh as i skip a lot of them

no way i am doing a second play through since i am a bit underwhelmed by this game. probably woudn't even finish it if there was more choice out there currently

overall 7/10
- graphics, art direction, cut scenes are very good,
- but combat is worse than first game, which wasn't very good to begin with.
- inventory system, HUD, maps, quest trackers etc are just clumbsy when you compare to most other rpg
- leveling and talent system is rather poor imo
- also world seems fairly small so far and game feels too linear for my taste, except for this choice i need to make
 
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lunarwolf said:
don't care about story/cut scenes tbh as i skip a lot of them
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lunarwolf said:
no way i am doing a second play through since i am a bit underwhelmed by this game.
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I think we may have found the problem here....namely why the **** are you playing a story driven RPG if you're just going to skip the story....then complain about being underwhelmed!!
 
I don't agree. I thought it was one of the best games i have played in a long time.

I chose Iorveth's path on my first play through which i finished a few days ago.
 
Shamikebab said:
I think we may have found the problem here....namely why the **** are you playing a story driven RPG if you're just going to skip the story....then complain about being underwhelmed!!
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+1


It's like playing an fps but running past everyone to the end of the level without firing
 
lunarwolf said:
which path to choose - Roche or Iorveth?

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- also world seems fairly small so far and game feels too linear for my taste, except for this choice i need to make
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If anything I found the game world/story to be so complex, not that that is a bad thing! But it sometimes put me off playing it. The story is so massive and doesn't do a good enough job at explaining what is going on imo. Even still, its an amazing game.

I have played through the game twice and I would say that Iorveth's path was much more enjoyable, however that was my second play though so it might have been that I had a better idea of what I was doing.
 
Iorveth's, but seriosly why play an rpg and skip the cutscenes? it ruins the story :rolleyes:

the game is quite hard to understand if you haven't played the first game, but if you play the second then the first, it's really hard to like playing it as the combat system is hard to pick up after playing the second game first (well I found it hard anyways)
 
Seanadamson said:
Don't pick either, just quit.

It isn't for you.
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Shamikebab said:
I think we may have found the problem here....namely why the **** are you playing a story driven RPG if you're just going to skip the story....then complain about being underwhelmed!!
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Basically this.

It's a story driven RPG, carrying on from the books. If you don't care for the story, there's absolutely no point in it what so ever.
 
Shamikebab said:
I think we may have found the problem here....namely why the **** are you playing a story driven RPG if you're just going to skip the story....then complain about being underwhelmed!!
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thx for that wonderful insight. btw all rpg are story driven. that said i don't care for the witcher story, it isn't pulitzer prize material

thx to the ones that actually bothered with constructive responses, so i will go for Iorveth's path since many in other forums seem to agree as well

EDIT i don't really care about a guy's opinion, who couldn't even kill Kayran in 9 attempts on easy and having to go online to figure it out. they have been dumbing down games for years for people like you and still it's not enough :p
 
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Like others have said perhaps this game isn't your cup of tea. I had the the same feelings towards Dragon Age Origins, it was a good game but there was something about it that left me tired and bored. If you are not enjoying it and just want to level up as fast as possible try using a trainer to boost your stats a bit.

Play the game how you want to play it for your own enjoyment. Don't listen to people that whine about how that's not how the games meant to be played. The only thing that matters is your own enjoyment.

I personally loved the Witcher 1&2, i died loads of times on hard but never got bored or frustrated.

Also i did Iorveth's path
 
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lunarwolf said:
thx for that wonderful insight. btw all rpg are story driven. that said i don't care for the witcher story, it isn't pulitzer prize material
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Being that it isn't a piece of newspaper journalism, or an American drama, that should come as no surprise.

:rolleyes:

The game is a story driven game. Your role is to be "there for the atmosphere", skipping cutscenes and aiming for "teh best lootz and talent points" is missing the point entirely.

That said, I went with the Roche patch for my first playthrough, because he's like a medieval version of Bear Gryllis.
 
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BlairH said:
Being that it isn't a piece of newspaper journalism, or an American drama, that should come as no surprise.

:rolleyes:

The game is a story driven game. Your role is to be "there for the atmosphere", skipping cutscenes and aiming for "teh best lootz and talent points" is missing the point entirely.

That said, I went with the Roche patch for my first playthrough, because he's like a medieval version of Bear Gryllis.
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FYI they also have a fiction award :rolleyes:

i like to lvl my chars in rpg, explore locations, pick up cool loot, experiment with cool powers and different fighting techniques, as for stories i'd rather read a good book or watch a movie - games are just not as good a medium for stories, well i haven't played one yet - admitedly some are better than others, but nothing that has been as good as books imo.

thx for your input about Roche, but I will choose Iorveth since i read that you get more xp and better loot, anyway to each his own path.
 
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The witcher isn't about loot whoring, it's not a dungeon crawler. Whichever path you choose, the items worth using are the same on both sides. You can buy the same items, get crafting diagrams for the same items and find the same items. If you want an rpg about loot and exploration, The witcher/2 isn't it - it's all about the plot/twists.
 
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