dont mind me just being the best Witcher game
>>339712871
don't you get sick of seeing that face though? it's so boring
worst thing about these witcher threads is not the actual game, its seeing that dumb face every fucking time
>>339712982
Yeah, the box art is really fucking uninspired, Geralt too :p
>>339712871
I like a lot of things about the game but's it's the weakest game in the series
1 > 3 > 2
>>339713162
>:p
>>339713202
this is correct
>>339713202
Ooh someone gonna be flamed today. I liked them all.
But TW2 made some bad design choices which they mostly fixed in 3.
>>339712871
I agree.
Best writing and characters in the series.
>>339713202
>>339713276
should wait a couple more secs next time desu senpai
TW2 has the least terrible combat in the series. You know I'm right.
>>339713483
For what ?
>>339713202
100% right.
There are barely monsters in W2 to kill.
CDPR nailed it and did something every game dev should aspire to achieve3 > 2 > 1
3 > 2 > 1
heart of stone is the pinnacle of the series
>>339713719
>heart of stone
lel, literally throw away DLC that pretty much just unlocks a town and few quests in the corner of the default map
Souls games>Nioh>Fallout3/nv/4>TES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bitcher games
>>339713815
>this is now a "souls" thread XD
>>339713814
i have never played the dlc and im talking out of my ass - you
>>339712871
>dont mind me just being the WORST Witcher game
FTFY.
TW1 > 3 > > > 2.
>>339713719
>heart of stone is the pinnacle of the series
Doesn't fix the combat, so no.
>>339714425
3 has the best combat
2 was a good game, it's just that the story requires investment
I was able to appreciate it far more after reading the books
>>339714517
That's like comparing a turd to liquid shit.
The three Witcer games are in completely different genres so it's hard to compare them.
1 started out as a traditional CRPG. It uses the Neverwinter Nights engine and it was supposed to be isometric. It's weird mix of things.
2 is closer to a Bioware RPG. It's pretty linear and it barely has any witchering in it. It relies on the "choices and consequences" that was already in the first game but for some reason they chose to market it this way. It has some pretty good writing and it's pretty interesting how the second half of the game can be dramatically different. But overall it's the worst game in the series.
3 is an open world game but not in classic CRPG sense
It's closer to today's open world games
>>339714425
>>339714587
Why are From autists still so mad about the Witcher 3 winning game of the year ?
>>339714819
>supposed to be isometric
wat
>>339712871
Wrong. It was way too "console" like. I still liked it though, completed it twice, but still. Its the weakest in the series. Third one is the best, while the first one is the most "classical" Gothic-like RPG which is also great.
>>339714957
you read that correct.
There's even the option to still play it in the isometric view, like a real oldschool CRPG. Some people actually like it more like that.
In my opinion the Witcher 2 is absolutely incredible with much less flaws than the first game and tighter design than three. I'm not saying its the best but it really pisses me off when everyone shits on it or says the combat is bad. I love the combat very much and enjoyed the hell out of it on the hardest setting how its mean to be played. The only serious flaw I would say is that you cant turn away from enemies without revealing your back and the menus take too long to open and close, are less practical than the first game. Not only is the plot well written, but I also found it immensely engaging just like the combat. Loved every second and am about to replay it to see the different paths.
>>339714958
>It was way too "console" like.
What is that even supposed to mean? It was PC exclusive for a full year before they ported it to Xbox 360, and that wasn't even a very good port.
>>339715305
You know exactly like I mean if you've played it. Its too constricted and the areas are small and have set paths you have to follow.
>>339715209
Agree. Also had the most difficult choices to make, there's no real answer.
>>339715305
I played both versions of 2 and aside from the obvious graphical downgrade the console version was better. I don't know if i'm remembering this right but the menu navigation was way smoother and they made the combat with a controller way more playable.
>>339715469
So you're upset that it wasn't le open world meme like 3. Opinion dropped.
>>339715572
That may be true, but you can use a controller on PC. Not worth playing it at 720p
>>339715518
Yea there is very few RPGs with writing like that. A lot of PC classics still don't come close.
>>339715759
Yeah, kindof sad witcher 3 has objectively good choices. The only debatable one is the tree, and even then I'd rather save the Baron because the game does nothing to make you feel bad about killing the kids.
>>339716237
I felt bad, I did it on accident and felt pretty fucking awful.
3>1>2
Two is the shortest, combat and alchemy is really not thought out and balanced.
It was a rushed game and it shows. If they added in one or two more chapters and made the combat and alchemy more polished it would be on the level of the other two
But it also has the best villain and main story
>>339715664
>That may be true, but you can use a controller on PC
I'm saying the way the console version controls is different. The controller support for PC version was done as an afterthought and the 360 version was designed with controllers in mind.
>>339712871
OP Here, I misclicked on the wrong image, sorry
Here is the real best Witcher game
>>339716516
Oh, sorry
Why is the first game the only one with drinking competitions? They could easily have fleshed that out in the later games.
>>339716728
ESRB
>>339716685
>first chapter
>>339716851
I liked the end of the chapter, where you have to choose wether to save or burn Abigail
>>339716808
That doesnt make sense. Pretty sure the game has maxed out rating anyway due to all the violence, nakedness, drug use and sex. And you do get drunk with NPCs and for quests several times during the games, just not as a minigame.
vodka ?
>>339715129
I actually think the combat and stuff would have been received better if the over the should view wasn't in the game or was buried in the options or something.
>>339717118
This guy is the best villain in video games. I really have never seen a better one, he fights you like an actual Witcher not holding back, and his motivations are so well thought out. The only time I actually didn't want to kill the bad guy in the end, couldn't believe it when I just walked away.
>>339714587
Turds are infinitely better
>>339713535
you're so fucking wrong
I actually like 2's story the most of the 3 games. But there's like no monster hunting in it and it almost feels like a different company made it compared to 1.
3 fixes most of 1's problems but has shitty story pacing and the worst choices in the series. Nothing from the first 2 games matter.
>>339713917
From this, you can easily tell TW1 is a PC game, while TW2&3 are console games.
>these are some old ancient elven ruins
>let's fuck in em
I'm not really sure why people get so crazy about the love scenes. Besides from Triss and Ves, the others are just the same scenes in a different order.
>>339717243
Well he wasn't a bad guy technically. Aside from the few innocents he killed he only killed corrupt and despicable people with a pretty clear goal in mind.
>>339717485
>Not saying no and getting a magic resistance trait
Witcher 1 had the best girls
>>339717598
I said no the second time, even after she asked a few times to come with me to get the rose. I really didn't like any of the sorceresses and told them to fuck off when I could.
TW2 and 3 had too much stuff. In TW1 getting a new sword or armor was a big deal since they were relatively rare. In the sequels you get huge amounts of "relic" gear dumped on you constatly, making the feel trivial.
>>339717698
>playing b&w
>can't fuck vampire chick
>can't fuck empress
>can't fuck bird woman
If this was the first game geralt would have done all 3 and called it a good days work
>>339717848
It's true.
You actually fuck a vampire chick, a princess and a fish woman in 1
>>339717243
>villain
Yeah, I let him go and didn't kill the Dragon either.
>>339717907
>fish woman
When I met the lady of the lake in w3 I was so disappointed that I couldn't complement her ass again.
>>339717118
>sat down and had a few drinks while chatting with the man you have been hunting and risking life and limb to find
>shake hands and walk on outta there with Triss
One of the best endings to a game.
>>339713917
The revamped inventory screen irritates me.
>>339717848
>Can't fuck succubus in vanilla W3
>Can't fuck the girl you teach swordfighting
Can you even fuck the viking girl?
>>339713202
Bait.
1 was shit in every way except the story.
>>339718147
you're the dick-bait here.
TW1 has best everything, sans polycount.
I liked the wild hunt more when they were just wraiths instead of grimdark elves.
>>339718097
You can't do cerys. But you can fuck this random sidequest woman. Felt really out of place because of all the woman that you can't.
>>339712871
I started with the Witcher 2 and I like it the most.
1's story was good, but I didn't like the gameplay.
3 was pretty good but I didn't like the main plot and the fact that it's open world.
Witcher 2 has some problems, sure, but it's the only game in the series I've played 3 times.
>>339712871
Fuck you. I fucking hated the part when the battlefield become a zombieland or what the fuck and we had to lift the curse, I played the game once, I didn't have patience to do that again because of that.
>>339718394
the virgin effect at its best.
I fucking loved TW1, played it a good 4 times in a row, and was super hyped for TW2 afterwards (which'd been out for months at that point).
You can't imagine my sheer shock of disappointment I experienced with #2 though. It just sucks, and is a major downgrade in every possible way.
>We are the same geralt... Witchers Two... Assassins Of Kings.
Jesus Christ really?
>>339718791
i know that feeling
i never beat it because i got bored
>>339714819
This is why all answers for what's the best Witcher are correct - because they are all very different from each other.
>>339714819
>3 is an open world game but not in classic CRPG sense
>It's closer to today's open world games.
Test what is the difference out of interest? What's the difference in open world design between Skyrim compared to say arena?
>>339713202
Switch 1 and 3 places and then we have a deal
>>339721112
Arena is just empty proceduraly generated terrain, I dont know what he mean by classical CRPG open world since that was shit
>>339718791
>running around for hours on end """fighting""" boring monsters with the worst gameplay imaginable
Gas yourself. That game was nothing but running.
Witcher 2 is like 25 hours.
If I hadn't player 2 before 3 it would've felt like a prequel expansion to Witcher 3.
>>339714819
Witcher 1 is closer to a Bioware RPG seeing as it's basically a neverwinter nights module with rhythm game combat.
>>339712871
How dead is TW 3 that they are already dredging up TW2?
Played Witcher 2 twice.
Couldn't play past 30mins into W3, though it may have something to do with how fucking awful the movement feels even using alternate movement.
>>339722095
nice blog post, where do I subscribe?
>>339718895
underated
>I've always found Dwarves fascinating
Which dwarf do you think deflowered the Virgin of Aedrin?
>>339717942
I spared the dragon in the first playthrough and a FUCKIN ACHIEVEMENT spoiled me the second one
>>339712871
It is far from perfect and has its shitty moments.
This bullshit boss for example.
>>339723261
Not him, but I did notice the movement felt really odd in TW3, still like it, but it's taking some getting used to.
>>339725972
YRDEN
TRAP IT WITH THE YRDEN
In terms of dialogue, best written character right here
>A thousand years from now a dim witted human barbarian will sit atop a pile of bones and proclaim "I win!"
>But what about the non-humans in Flotsham?
>Pfft, they're more D'oine than you, Gywnblaid
>>339717598
>>339717485
The magic resistance you get for denying sex with Triss hints at a more sinister relationship than what you might first assume.
Triss is manipulating Geralt.
Finished reading the books, so i moved onto the Witcher 1. It was actually pretty good, but i lost interest around halfway into chapter 2, skipped to Witcher 2.
I recently finished 2, i enjoyed it a lot, but i have many issues with the game. Preparing for battles seems to be a central theme within the game, and in some respects it worked, especially when it came to monster contracts. You knew what you were fighting, so you knew what types of potions to take, oils to make, etc. Except it fails in lots of other areas. For example, fighting letho in flotsam. There is no warning that you're even going to fight here. So you're stuck into a fight you had no idea was going to happen, without knowing it prior. If you're lucky you might have an oil you can apply to your sword for at least something, but that was handled very poorly imo. It doesn't help that letho's fight is very bullshit too, but i won't delve into that.
Overall, i did enjoy the witcher 2 a lot, but it has lots of small issues that keep me from liking it more.
Any tips or suggestions for Witcher 3? I just started it.
>people who actually struggled with the kayran boss
>people who actually struggled with tw2 combat
Serious fucking pleb tier I completed the game on dark mode first time playing blind it was so fucking easy.
>>339726974
how many times did you die against the operator ?
>>339726974
>>people who actually struggled with the kayran boss
Isn't that the boss where there's a trick to beating him and the game just flat out tells you what the trick is? How did people struggle with that?
Honestly, I thought the game was too easy and apparently so did others because they patched in a harder difficulty mode. It pissed me off so much when I absolutely slaughtered that big guy in gameplay and then it cut to the "YOU LOSE ANYWAY LOL" cutscene. Maybe I'll go back and actually beat the game one of these days.
>>339726518
YOU COME DOWN HERE AND TRAP IT
>>339712871
that's not 1
>>339727441
the game wasn't too easy as fuck if you abuse it (aka roll + quen). Though it was more challenging than tw3 (died more). That + the fact that it wasn't open world explain why i didn't feel bored compared to tw3.
>>339726951
Install lore friendly witcher eye mod, play it on death march only, don't skip gwent (it's amazing).
>Preparing for battles seems to be a central theme within the game.
CDPR dropped that in W3. I was kinda dissapointed, but i guess, it was necessary for open world game.
>>339717485
I was mad that Geralt fucked Ves. I dont know why.
>>339727950
You can turn her down.
I like how forward she was about it. I wonder if she was the Blue Stripe bike. I did get kind of pissed (but wasn't surprised) when she wasraped by the king
>>339712871
I feel that Witcher 2 has a kind of out of place story.
It has a core theme of Geralt being forced to choose sides despite Witchers being famous for their neutrality and while it's interesting, it feels like the game lacks the balance that Witcher 1 had where you spent a good chunk of that game going through events that involve Geralt specifically with politics being something you can choose to involve yourself in.
I like Witcher 2 a lot, it has the best leveling system of the series but something about how focused on politics that game is and the lack of actual Witcher stuff is off to me
>>339726518
PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT YOU'RE DISTRACTING ME
>>339729129
The Witcher 1 was kind of heavy on the idea that neutrality is a farce, you are eventually going to have to pick a side. The game just forces you to do so at one point and though you can kind of pull it back a bit I think the point that was being made was you can't really interact with the world without getting involved in the world and thoughts to the contrary are foolish.
>>339728637
I dont turn down anyone.
>>339725972
i thought that boss was one of the best parts of the game, its a shame there werent any other bosses like it in the game
>>339729770
>you are eventually going to have to pick a side. The game just forces you to do so at one point and though you can kind of pull it back a bit I think the point that was being made was you can't really interact with the world without getting involved in the world and thoughts to the contrary are foolish.
Isn't that one of the main themes of the later Witcher books ?
Geralt wants to stay neutral but he can't stand injustice because he's a good person ?
>>339729770
>The Witcher 1 was kind of heavy on the idea that neutrality is a farce
That's much more present in The Witcher 2 than The Witcher 1. Neutrality is an option in that game and it's arguably the best option to take. The Witcher 2 forces you down a path and throws away the idea of neutrality entirely.
>>339731706
Are you thinking of The Lesser Evil where Geralt is given the opportunity to prevent a slaughter and instead chooses to pull out the "Muh Neutrality" card until the last moment leading to him being kicked out of town and branded as a butcher?
If you're going to shitpost about how le old witcher is better, at least pick the right one.
>>339716516
I think the PC version handles fine with a controller
>>339717698
>playing b&w
>go down to the brothel
>whore tells me about people that like to dress up as witchers and demand cards from her after sex
