reizak on 12/5/2015 at 17:04
I haven't read any of the reviews yet as I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but on the Metacritic page I couldn't help noticing that the Official PS UK magazine feels it's a failure as an open world game, and glancing through the (
http://www.gamesradar.com/witcher-3-wild-hunt-review/opm/) full review makes it seem like it's exactly because it's not like Skyrim. As much as I enjoy that game, the Bethesda approach to open worlds certainly isn't the only one (lack of level-scaling is mentioned as a negative?), so I'm trying not to get worried about that. Maybe I should read one of the 100 % reviews in order to regain appropriate levels of hype.
Renault on 12/5/2015 at 17:10
Tempted to get and play this before I finish Witcher2. I wonder if I'd get messed up jumping around the timeline like that.
reizak on 12/5/2015 at 17:15
Witcher 3 seems to continue directly from where 2 ended, but then again I don't recall the whole
Yennefer issue being particularly relevant to 2 except at the very end. I imagine just watching the intro will tell you just about everything important you'd have learned from playing the previous game.
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Oh, and is anyone on the GOG Galaxy beta here? I wanna start adding people.
Just looked into it, and turns out adding people is done in a really odd way on Galaxy. Apparently there's no way to do it via username/email; instead
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To add friends, simply hover on any user avatar within the STORE section (Forums, Community Wishlist, Game reviews) and click "invite to friends".
Should we make a TTLG thread in some random forum so we can add people?
Renzatic on 12/5/2015 at 19:01
Quote Posted by reizak
Just looked into it, and turns out adding people is done in a really odd way on Galaxy. Apparently there's no way to do it via username/email; instead
Should we make a TTLG thread in some random forum so we can add people?
I'd say yeah, if I knew how it worked. From the way it sounds, you can't (currently) add people you know manually. Do you just hope you come across their avatar in the store, and add them from there?
faetal on 13/5/2015 at 10:50
I will be jumping on this one later. For a start, I have yet to complete the first game let alone play the second. Also, I need to upgrade my PC, which will take a few months of gradually purchasing the components.
Judith on 14/5/2015 at 18:18
I could watch entire Witcher series done like that, just one season would do. Isn't it a scene taken directly from one of the Witcher short stories by A. Sapkowski? I can't be sure, after so many years. Anyway, excellent work.
[video=youtube;1-l29HlKkXU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-l29HlKkXU&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Renzatic on 14/5/2015 at 20:34
That was pretty nice. And hey, just 5 more days until. :D
van HellSing on 14/5/2015 at 20:55
@Judith - The setup (Geralt fighting a singing, female high vampire) is somewhat similar to a situation from "A Grain of Truth", but that's about it.
Judith on 14/5/2015 at 22:18
Thanks for reminding me, I might dig up those books from the basement (although I know that they didn't age too well).
Speaking of underwhelming writing, Polygon's critique of game's misogyny and lack of racial diversity is so ridiculous, I won't even link it. Unfortunately Arthur Gies is the editor-in-chief, which apparently means that his work isn't being challenged by anyone from the staff. Still, he was the one to criticize Bayonetta 2 for sexism and misogyny, so he wouldn't recognize camp and irony even if it kicked him in the face. People are already making fun of him in review comments and in Witcher 3 related news.
