Witcher 3

[vonuber]

Some new screenshots have been released; it's looking mighty impressive.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/01/behold-...

What with this and ARMA 3, looks like finally a decent time to upgrade the old machine.

[vonuber]

New gameplay footage:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/06/10/the-wit...

Looks rather amazing, unsurprisingly.

[FourWheelDrift]

I didn't get in this but I might give it another go. Even though I hate forced 3rd person perspective.

Newer 35min gameplay demo video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8kQ4s5hCY

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 25th October 13:52

[vonuber]

Review is up:

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/05/12/witcher-3-wild-...

Seems bloody good. Surprised there is not more interest on here.

[Mastodon2]

I'll be getting it, thought I won't be getting my hopes up, as Witcher 2 was pretty dull.

[y2blade]

I Can't wait, only question is What version to get.
Due to the nature of the game it's got to be PS4 surely? ...Xbox One won't do it justice

[Daston]

I played the 1st one and never got into it so missed the 2nd one. There seems to be a lot of hype around this one though. If its in the steam summer sale may have to purchase

[DoubleSix]

Looks pretty.

But mini maps and 'find and retrieve' quests are so last gen.

[FourWheelDrift]

Daston said:

I played the 1st one and never got into it so missed the 2nd one. There seems to be a lot of hype around this one though. If its in the steam summer sale may have to purchase

Keep an eye on Bundlestars.com too they have Steam deals.

[vonuber]

Daston said:

I played the 1st one and never got into it so missed the 2nd one. There seems to be a lot of hype around this one though. If its in the steam summer sale may have to purchase

The second one is a big improvement on the first; in fact it has a decision halfway through which means you can actually pay two separate second halfs.

This looks like it will bring my PC to its knees, however.

[Baryonyx]

Mastodon2 said:

I'll be getting it, thought I won't be getting my hopes up, as Witcher 2 was pretty dull.

I'd be cautiously optimistic. The developers seem to have put some effort into making the game fun and enjoyable, quite the opposite of what the Witcher 2 was like. I read some interviews where the developers added that they were responding to criticism of the Witcher 2, as below:


"The Witcher 2 is supposed to be about a badass monster hunter, where are all the monsters?"

- This element appears to have been expanded upon greatly, with a greater variety of monsters, which now free roam in the open world eco-system.

"The Witcher is boring, and most of the game is spent trudging round that st army camp"

- It's now open world, and greatly expanded in scope. The story is no longer force fed to you in massive swathes, and pacing has been improved so you feel like you're playing a game, rather than an interactive book.

[Jinx]

Daston said:

I played the 1st one and never got into it so missed the 2nd one. There seems to be a lot of hype around this one though. If its in the steam summer sale may have to purchase

Still have Witcher 1 and 2 in my steam collection - un-played. Might work my way through them first - by then number 3 should be on sale

[Baron Greenback]

I am looking forward to witcher 3 for sure! loved the original bar the idea of forced to go through the plot and no real freedom! Didn't play 2 as not much changed! Looking forward to 3 and similar to Skyrim sort!

[vonuber]

New trailer. Possibly NSFW if your company has a stance on video game nipples...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiukIzzZD9E

I am so tempted by this... probably need a 980 though.

[130R]

I played quite a lot of 2 but got bored sometime during that massive army camp chapter and didn't complete it, but this looks a lot better so I'll definitely be getting it.

[Baryonyx]

I watched that new trailer last night, it is stunning.

[smithyithy]

Been waiting for this for ages, really need a good RPG to dive into so I'll definitely be picking this up.

[judas]

It's sat on my hard drive waiting to unlock Just a shame work is so busy at the moment I'll be lucky to see the intro before the weekend

[Steve Evil]

Got the day booked off tomorrow and ShopTo sent me a dispatch email on Friday, so I'm hoping it's arrived tonight and I can sit there and vegetate tomorrow.

[judas]

Mine unlocked early at 11 - just had to give it a go. So far looks stunning