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Severian_Silk on 29/3/2016 at 08:03

I like all the endings (the bitter-sweet one best), but yeah it must be a bummer to get the bad ending first :( .

Wonder how long until Blood and Wine comes out...

Ostriig on 13/5/2016 at 10:26

Wonder no more, Blood and Wine is scheduled for release on May 31st.

[video=youtube;7sVoDJ_DITs]https://www.youtube.com/embed/7sVoDJ_DITs[/video]

There's first impressions coverage from various outlets, but up to you if you want to see them. I watched half of a short Gamespot preview - and it did say it may contain spoilers - before I decided that maybe it was giving away more than I was comfortable with and quit.

Also, for anyone who's purchased the digital Expansion Pass and wanted a set of Gwent cards, you can now buy decks from the Witcher 3 store. You'll need to submit proof of purchase, though, which will yield a code and a link you can use for it. They say "while stocks last", though the fact that they won't start shipping until June 24th may indicate it's to drum up interest. Hopefully there'll be enough for everyone. Anyway, if you're interested, check here:
(http://redeemgwent.com/)

Quote Posted by Yakoob

After sinking over half a year on-an-off into the game, it felt like a big "fuck you." I'm not against bad endings, but it was neither clear nor logical how my choices led to the outcome.

My sympathies. From a design perspective, I do like the fact that there are choices with long term outcomes which aren't immediately apparent, it does add an extra measure of veracity in a way, as well as a certain pervasive tension to the whole experience, but certainly when it turns out in the worst way it can feel immensely disappointing, unfair even.

bukary on 19/5/2016 at 19:44

[video=youtube;hOM0lfgsOSk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOM0lfgsOSk[/video]

:thumb:

Renzatic on 19/5/2016 at 20:03

It's coming out in the 31st? I don't wanna wait that long! :(

nicked on 20/5/2016 at 07:18

Probably everyone's aware already, but the Witcher 3 is 50% off on Steam at the mo. I've heard so many good things that I just picked it up - not that I'll start playing it yet, still working my way slowly through Dark Souls 3.

bukary on 24/5/2016 at 20:14

Another DLC trailer:

[video=youtube;OP-ZsLYGJfQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP-ZsLYGJfQ&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DOP-ZsLYGJfQ&has_verified=1[/video]

reizak on 24/5/2016 at 21:03

After beating an eternal, immortal, omnipotent being in the first DLC these vampires seem a bit unimpressive. Guess we'll see next week.

Edit: (http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt---blood-and-wine) reviews are out, and while I'm avoiding reading them the scores and blurbs look good.

Renzatic on 31/5/2016 at 03:32

And it's out! They released it a day early, at least on GOG. Got two gig to go, then I'll be Blood 'n Wine'n.

Severian_Silk on 14/6/2016 at 09:31

How do you guys like it? IMO everything is awesome-tier, except the main quest. I thought that Hearts of Stone was on par with Sapkowski's best short stories, and Blood and Wine was comparable with the worst. It's still good, just kinda shallow and lacked interesting antagonists, at least compared to this one guy in Hearts of Stone who was as creeptastic as Judge Holden. Those vampires really are a bit unimpressive.

BTW remember to check out an old Witcher 3 trailer called "A night to remember", especially after finishing the main quest in Blood and Wine :) . They did something really cool.

Oh and too bad they have no plans to release the REDkit (or what it's called), so no custom quests or maps in the near future :( .

Malf on 14/6/2016 at 12:50

I don't know, I'm really enjoying Blood & Wine. I actually find it comparable to Hearts of Stone, although Gaunter is admittedly a more interesting antagonist. Saying that though, he's the most interesting antagonist I can remember in recent gaming history, so out-doing him is difficult. To that end, the real antagonist in Blood & Wine, while not getting quite as much screen time, is still a compelling character and neatly skewers the damsel in distress trope.

The other antagonist, the one more front and centre, while brooding and emo and less fleshed out, is still an interesting character and adds a lot of depth to Witcher lore.

But the highlight for me is a scenario that it's possible to miss. Choosing to confront Syanna instead of seeking out the help of the Unseen Elder results in a journey to the glorious Fairy-Tale Land. That whole section was fantastically playful and inventive, and I enjoyed every single minute I spent there.
I only regret that I may need to start yet another game in order to experience the other branch of that story line.

Fighting Detlaff on Death March NG+ at ~level 79 was a pain in the ass, and it took me a while to learn his patterns, but once I got used to it, it was far less cheap a boss fight than the ones in Hearts of Stone.

I'm now at the mopping-up stage of the main quest, and I've thoroughly enjoyed the time I've spent in Toussaint. It's a proper expansion pack, harking back to the good old days of expansion packs, and adds hugely to an already expansive game.

I'd say that the two expansions are as good as each-other, but very different in tone, and you'd be cutting off your nose to spite your face if you didn't buy Blood & Wine on the basis of others saying it's not as good as Hearts of Stone.

Also, spoons. Damn, that was some excellent Witcher weirdness.