This book is fucking awesome. I'm putting together a new PC that's a significant upgrade from my laptop and I've been pretty hype to play Witcher. Some anon recommended I read the books beforehand so I started this yesterday. It's shockingly well written and I can totally see how this lore got adapted into an rpg. So as much as I risk spoilers, Witcher thread.
![latest[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/fTOFR4S.png "latest[1].png")
>>344031898
Fuck what anyone says, every single Witcher game is 10/10 and should be played in order.
>>344031898
yenn gets cucked by herself
>>344032268
I bought the trilogy during the steam sale. My only fear is that I'll get too fatigued by the time I reach the third game.
Play 1 and 2, read the books, then play 3, best order.
Recently beat hos, what a fucking wild ride, best expansion ever.
>>344032512
You should probably stagger your playthroughs, to be honest, yeah.
Maybe play 1, then finish a book and/or play some multiplayer/story light game, play 2, repeat.
>>344032652
Does the first story with the spriga princess ever show up in the games?
>>344031898
Combat sucks otherwise I'd actually play through them.
>>344031898
>This book is fucking awesome.
It is pretty meh desu senpai.
>>344032652
Why the fuck would you play 1 and 2 before reading the books you retarded nigger.
>>344031898
the short stories were all amazing
then it all turned to a giant political fuckfest
>tfw no mexican publishers are going to ever bother bringing The Witcher to Mexico
>have to read pdf's that trigger my "physical books are better" autismo or spend a fortune on importing from Spain to read the superior Spanish translation
feels bad man
How's Tower of Swallows? Been intending to get that for awhile but Amazon and my CC were being retarded when I last tried ordering it.
>>344033018
The striga? It's the intro cutscene to the first game but that's about it. There are some references to it though.
>>344033253
Not that guy but to simulate Geralt getting his memories back I would assume.
>>344031898
Whatever you do, finish reading the books before you play 3.They drop huge spoilers that ruin the books about an hour in.
>>344033018
There's an entire quest that's pretty much a retelling of that one short story.
Actually, the entire first game is a retelling off half the short stories of the first two books.
>>344031898
I just ordered this book
>the story with the golden dragon bro
>Geralt in Witcher 3
>NPC mentions how ugly he is
>Completely breaks my immersion because of how undeniably handsome he is, especially compared to everyone else in-game
>>344033067
just put it on the easiest and enjoy it like an adventure game
I wish they did more with this guy.
They were sizing him up to be Gerald's Vergil and then he disappeared for the rest of the story.
Same haircut, both have medallions, studded leather armour, always beating Geralt at banter.
Literally Nega-Geralt
>>344035904
happened in TW2
one of the whores said he looks remarable ugly
I liked Geralt in TW1, he looked like a asskicking hobo
>>344036106
I'm tempted to actually do that. I only have 2 and my friends love it but I can't stand the combat at all.
>>344034198
The novels ruin themselves by not being very good.
At least, not after the second or third one, which is when Sapkowski descended into spiraling alcoholism and depression, I gather.
>>344033067
>Combat sucks
Witcher combat is the best casual filter we have
>>344033474
read them in english you dumb puto
One of the best fantasy saga ever. And the absolute best if I were to ignore Gormenghast
>Andrzej deluding himself into thinking the EXPONENTIAL spike of book sales is on their own merit and not because of the video games
>>344035904
Sorceresses are supposed to be too ugly to get married, who then make themselves cuter with magic. The game versions are all 11/10 drop dead gorgeous
>>344031898
the first game is loosely based off stories from that book. you should be playing witcher 1 on ur lappy if you haven't already....
>>344037104
I never heared about the books before I played Witcher 1
now I bought all of the books I could. this bitter cunt better be grateful
>>344036396
We dont read shitty genre fiction, keep it.
With love /lit/
>>344037104
he doesn't think that
he said every single "adaptation" boosted the sales even if it was shitty like The Witcher movie so he totally saw it coming
>>344033553
>It's the intro cutscene to the first game but that's about it
Confirmed for not even playing Witcher 1. Fucking retard.
>>344037004
pretty much. there is always some casual memer that wants to spew that combat shit. I mean if you have played witcher 1, and 2. lol you wouldn't even bother bringing up combat.
those memers saying that stuff instantly lets you know they have never played any of the games
>>344037004
That shit is pure duck,roll,and occasionally hit. It has potential but it's boring as fuck.
>>344035531
My nigga, love me some Three Jack Daws and his Zerrikanian wenchs.
>>344037380
Good to see the site-wide tradition of 'each board is specifically the worst at discussing the very thing they're meant to discuss on said board' is keeping strong.
Enjoy being a faux-intellectual hipster I guess.
>>344037380
>We dont read shitty genre fiction
>daily Pynchon threads
>daily Wallace threads
>>344037506
I like everything around the combat, like prepping with alchemy and switching stances, but actually slapping dudes with the sword didn't feel very good to play.
>>344033018
It does with the intro, and the princess herself is in the game, won't say anything more than that.
>>344036641
i felt the same way, i'd be enjoying the game but then I'd get fucked by a werewolf because it's attack hitboxes actually extend like 5 feet beyond any visual indicators so you're forced to do lame ass hit and run for 5 minutes
yfw Geralt meetshis mom
>>344037980
Just because it's an improvement doesn't mean it's good.
Holy shit, you're juvenile. People can criticize things that you like.
>>344037980
Well I'm only in Chapter 1 of the first game, but I'm still getting through it.
>>344037980
the people who act like TW3's combat is like DMC or some shit are so fucking delusional
>>344031898
Make sure to read Sword of Destiny right after you finish the Last Wish, I can't believe the number of morons who missed that book.
Witcher 3 fucking sucked
1 and 2 were good because they stuck to Polish folklore, politics and non-linear world design instead of open world.
>>344031898
Only good Witcher books were first two (the short stories), the rest is too much sorceress drama and too little witchering.
>>344038168
Good luck, TW1's gameplay is so awful it makes TW3's look good.
>>344038465
>Witcher
>Politics
>Good
fuck off, Radovid fan
>>344038571
Did you play Witcher 2? That was heavily political
3 goes back to monster slaying but it's done so clumsily it's just not worth it
>>344038457
>missing out on short stories
its like the witcher should be. short, fantastic stories who never end predictable and tell personal stories
>>344038483
this
after the short stories its like Fallout 4 main quest
>CIRIIII! CIIIRIIIIII! WHERE IS MY BABY!
>>344038516
on some level I actually prefer TW1's combat because it's as simplistic and shitty as it looks instead of 2 and 3 which is CDPR punching way above their weight.
2 and 3 feel like they're trying to emulate hack n slash gameplay but CDPR have no idea how to do that
I'm not saying Geralt needs to be doing air juggles or anything but something on the level of Demon's Souls at the least would have been nice.
Or they should have stuck to the weird not really turn based/MMO style combat like Xenoblade
>>344038675
The books had some chapters that were heavily political, but they were more or less change of pace and flavour, the Witcher never took politics center stage, although I liked Witcher 2, it was not a Witcher game, don't be mistaken about that.
>>344038730
True, but I got to admit there were certain chapters in the later books that were really gold.
>>344038465
>non-linear world design
uhh witcher 2 is possibly the most linear game of the 3. wtf are you talking about. it's full blown linear design
>>344033067
Honestly, what's everyone problem with it? Not trying to be rude, I'm genuinely curious. It may not have been great, but imo there was nothing wrong with it, definitely not enough to drop the game because of it.
>>344038972
don't listen to that faggot memer. combat in witcher 1 is fun. switching stances and actually choosing the right sword is fun. witcher 3 is more dumbed down when it comes to that.
>>344039139
It's a meme, anon, they just roll with it.
>Any given interview with Andrzej
>You know, if you liked those uh, you know, video games or whatever you should REALLY try out the books
>Video games are alright I guess, BUT THE BOOKS MAN. GOTTA HAVE 'EM. Cannot stress that enough
>No no, I think the video games are uh, haha CUTE. They make for fun little distractions I guess
Why is it that every single author these days are so masturbatory and completely lacking in humility?
He's almost as bad as JK Rowling.
People pour in thousands of hours of work to realize a world you made and you just act like it's some unsavory doom .wad or low budget indie movie that took a week to make.
Jesus Christ.
Completely lacking in grace or self awareness. Learn fucking manners.
>>344039249
>the only other person in the whole entire world who likes TW1's combat
>call him a faggot memer for agreeing with you
>>344038675
>it's just not worth it
oh boy some guy telling what to like and not like.
lol kill yourself dude. no one gives a shit if you think witcher is mediocre. anyone who has spent the time to play it knows it's not.
I don't even want to know what games you think are better. I'd get too many stitches.
>>344037028
>read that god awful english translation
Fuck off
>>344039249
true
>we even classified the Wild Hunt elves as "constructs", so you dont have to switch swords/oils between them and their ice-dogs
I never asked to be spoon fed, CDPR, thank you
>>344039389
are you retarded and struggle with reading comprehension? I told him to not listen to the faggot memer he just replied to. So you think I'm telling him to not listen to himself? learn to read kid.
>>344039364
source: my ass
>>344038085
>>344039512
What's your native language?
>>344032268
I played all three back to back starting in December. The game play is different enough between the three of them that I didn't really burn out.
>>344039364
He has very dry polish humour from what I understand from other polacks, also, he is old, he doesn't understand videogame and what it takes to make them.
But he does respect CDPR, he always said that in every question he is asked about them, but he is an old polack piece of shit.
>>344039697
stupid weeb. learn to read kiddie.
>>344039116
I think he meant the amount of choices you have, half of the game looks completely different depending on them.
>>344039481
Do you really want to see thousands of shitposts of casuals complaining why they would have to switch between the two swords in every battle with the Wild Hunt?
At least they made it somewhat cool, that their magical armor can only be pierced by silver or shit like that, notice that Geralt unsheathes his steel sword for Avallac'h later.
>>344039251
Kek
>>344039950
>half the game
lol you mean one chapter.
Letting Djikstra kill Broche and Tablet is the responsible thing to do.
>>344040013
>Do you really want to see thousands of shitposts of casuals complaining why they would have to switch between the two swords
I don't see anyone bitching about in witcher 1. Know why? bc casuals stay away. Shame witcher 3 didn't have similar combat on stances/switching swords.
>>344040061
>>344040157
It was not an option, because they were making console versions.
>Sword of Destiny short story
>dat ending
I have neverhhhhhnnnnnnggggg so hard in a book before. I think I might have shed a tear too. Good ass book.
>>344039364
I actually kind of understand him, because the games changed much of what he written in the books, especially when it comes to character presentation. Just look at Triss in W1, Yennefer was dead so they basicly copied her personality into Triss, even giving her some of Yen's quotes.
>>344040286
It was always an option, anon. I don't blame them for doing what they did though.
bookfags plz go
>Start a new playthrough
>Speak with Gaunter in white orchard.
>>344040602
>image.jpg
kill yourself bro.
>>344040040
One chapter is completely different and one is set in the same place but has completely different storyline. Given that you have 3 chapters and 1 and a half of them is different how much does it give you?
>>344040746
Millennials are 90's kids.
Some older generation always has to hate some younger generation, because someone hated them before.
Look at how much better we are.
>>344040391
>Geralt is called out earlier in the book for being completely unable to have human feelings
>that part at the end
>>344040746
Sorry, I was taking a shit
would you like me to repost my reply from my computer
>>344031898
Really? I keep hearing that it shines in the original polish but too much is lost in translation.
>>344040806
>half of the game looks completely different depending on them.
One chapter is different anon. one. Glad you forgot to mention there is a prologue and epilogue. So actually about 5 chapters. so what is that 20% of the game is different.
lol k.
>>344041141
Not him but the prologue and epilogue are super fucking short.
If it's not exactly half, it's still a large chunk of the game.
>>344040602
So this is the power of education in United States of American Empire... Wooooow
Can you guys who dislike the combat in TW3 explain why you don't like it and also explain how you played?
I played on Blood and Broken Bones and pic related was my build. For fights I typically had quen up and would blade flurry or whatever it's called fairly often, interspersed with sign usage when necessary (aard, yrden, and igni mostly). I died to Detlaff probably 5 times due to the bat column mostly. Although I would say the combat wasn't bad, there were times even at B&BB difficulty that I found the amount of damage enemies do to be fairly unforgiving. I ran around in wolf armor for B&W and shit was killing me in a few hits most of the time, I can only imagine how Death March is.
My suspicion is that people play the game on easy and say the combat is boring, since the higher difficulties present a clear challenge to me. Also fuck arachnomorphs.
Man, to be honest i actually enjoyed the Witcher 2 and 3 combat, especially when playing an alchemy build.
Seriously, i see people complaining about the combat in 3 but i never see anyone offering ideas to make it better. What would you have done or change to make combat better in 3?
>>344041254
saying half of the game is different is just wrong though. It's not even close to half.
>>344041301
>Can't comprehend obvious joke
>in United States of American Empire
I see your education is serving you well
>>344041329
>My suspicion is that people play the game on easy and say the combat is boring,
more like they don't play the game at all anon. You've got to just ignore combat memers. You don't play the three witcher games and cry about the combat. No one does. The games are more than just combat, anyone who plays them gets that.
>>344041616
>oh let me meme in this thread
>oh let me tell them it was all a joke
jesus, you need something to do with your life anon.
>>344041141
The first chapter is the same.
The second one is completely different with separate quests and locations
The third one has different quests and same main location, although quest specific locations are different.
So out of the three acts one and a half of one is different depending on your choices. Which gives you how many? That's right anon, roughly 50% of the game.
Counting the prologue and the epilogue probably more like 40% of content, which is still pretty damn lot.
>>344041991
Whatever you want to say anon. I beat the game three times. One chapter is different. Last reply about all that dumb shit though, I don't care anymore.
>>344041645
>If people have any criticisms about a game I like they're 'memesters'. My game is literally perfect, stop hurting my feelings shitlords
Why bother making the same post 13 times?
>>344041085
Pls reminder, I've not read the books in over a year.
>>344038516
Nice meme.
W1 gameplay is very good once you realize its not a bloody third person action game.
>>344042492
If they can't give you any real justification of their opinion then it's dumb whining and not criticism and yes, they are memers.
>>344031898
The Nivellen chapter was pretty cool.
>See the same canned sex scene like 5 times throughout the game
>Even once with Keira Metz
>They don't even change the moan depending on the woman
>>344043527
>he didn't keep Geralt pure and only sex Yennefer
they're past their rocky constantly cheating on eachother phase anon
My first experience with the Witcher was getting hype over the second game, for better or worse I'm the type of person who has to start at the beginning and truth be told I didn't know of the existence of the books so I played the Witcher 1. It actually took about three solid starts to really finish, I kept stopping half way through act 1, cant remember why, it was years ago. I finally managed to beat it and it was great from act 3 onwards, the final twists that the story goes through are just jaw dropping.
I finished the second game a couple years later, it was very strange, even though I enjoyed it I had the same issue finishing it as I had with the first game, repeated failures during the first act.
As the third game was approaching the hype became real for me, by this point I of course knew about the books but had only started to seriously think about picking them up after I started to watch story trailer for the game, the more I heard about Yen, Ciri and Geralt the more I was compelled to read the books.
Welp, the books are amazing, it's a damn shame their success has been limited to eastern and central Europe. The Sword of Destiny is probably my favourite with the Golden Dragon short story being my favourite within that book, but there was so much good shit, stuff likeGeralt meeting his mother, Geralt meeting death, Little Eye dying and Dandelion having to bury her.
The books ended so wonderfully that I started to become really unsure about the games at all, even though I had already played 2 of them, I went back and played the first game, mainly just wanting to see how they deal with the start of the story, but i ended up replaying the whole damn game again, it was much better than I remember, my favourite act became act 2 which is very unusual, but I think its because it felt most like a short story from the book, specifically the one about the shapeshifter.
All I'm really trying to say is the books are fucking great, read em
>>344043864
Both of them fuck other people. Let it happen, Geralt is a handsomely ugly witcher and Yenn is a magically pretty, hunchbacked witch. They wanna get theirs.
>still no saskia and iorverth in game
I wonder. is this a hint for something.
>>344037247
You must be retarded, that's because they've all enhanced their appearances with magic.
>>344042510In the second short story in the book, common knowledge about Witchers is told to be that they are trained and poisoned and mutated to have as little emotions as possible (to prevent fear when they go monster hunting). This is used against Geralt by some salty fuck who wants to split him and Yennefer up because "Come on Geralt, do you honestly believe that what you are capable of feeling love? What you feel is amusement over the attention she is giving you"
thenin the last short story "Sword of Destiny", Geralt meets Ciri and bonds with her through some cute as fuck moments (the Dryad girl is cute as hell too, SHE gets hype over bed time stories when Geralt tries to get Ciri to sleep). Anyway, he later hears about what happened in Cintra and how the entire royal family was murdered (Ciri too, he is told). He doesn't say anything, but his behaviour says it all. Then he helps a peasant get home after saving him from monsters, and there he finds Ciri. The way the last pages are written are emotional as fuck, and again Geralt doesn't say anything. His actions speak for themselves as he runs towards Ciri and hugs herI had a tear in my eye while reading it because it was so well written to really drag out how emotional their reunion was, but if I hadn't known that Ciri survived beforehand I know I would have cried. Goddamn.
>>344044068
>Littel Eye dying
That was such a gut punch.
I think that the books managed to contain equal amounts of humor and tragedy which perfectly contradicts eachother.
>>344031898
Just in time OP
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-06-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-game-of-the-year-edition-spotted
>>344045858
Prepare to cry even more now (don't forget to turn on the subtitles).
https://youtu.be/K-6ySiSzm7c
>>344045786
Fuck me, this picture is somehow making me feel nostalgic for a game I played a year ago.
>>344046593
I don't even have a reaction image for this feeling.
That was beautiful.
>>344046593
>sound effects
>different voice actors
are audiobooks this crazy nowedays? I should get on that shit. That was amazing.
>>344031898
The books are pretty good but honestly as much as I lIke the games they really cheapen the ending of the last Witcher book.
>>344046593
The Witcher books have some of the best audiobooks out there.
>>344047904
I don't think so, at least I haven't come across another one like this.
>>344031898
>It's shockingly well written
while the stories themselves are great, the actual writing is kind of bad. It's mid-tier fan-fiction level of writing. I don't think it can all be chalked up to translation either.
>>344040746
>ask me about frozen
>cirno
I chuckled, nice one
>>344048826
My buddy who is bilingual in Polish and English read them both and he was shocked to see how much was lost in translation. He claims the same thing happened in the games but it's not as bad.
>>344051178
is that from one of the extra quests in the TW1 EE?
>>344031898
Sword of Destiny is even better.
>People in 3 constantly asspulling sob stories when it comes to paying Geralt for a contract.
>I suppose....I could pay you with my daughter's dowry....
YEAH, I SUPPOSE YOU CAN.
Stop trying to fucking guilt me, this is my job.
>>344051470
The price of NeutralityIt's how Eskel got his shitty face
yall niggaz don't even know weidzmin geralt
>>344042975
i just burned trough the last wish in a single day, the Nivellen story was kewl as fug. now i am on the sword of destiny. I like em but but it feels like the story is a bit spread out with no real red thread, just short stories composed into books.
>>344031898
I love Geralt's constant selfpitying in the books. Its fucking hilarious.
>>344055960
>just short stories composed into books.
That's exactly what they are
>start a second playthrough and swear to myself I'll try new story choices, new armour, spec into new skills and try different haircuts
>Can't force myself to pick different decisions or dialogue choices and Geralt looks exactly the same as my first playthrough
Being decisive is a curse.
>>344041329
>10 slots
modded?
>>344057531
Blood and Wine
>>344057531
Blood and wine added them. The thing in the middle is a big unique buff which requires a lot of mutagens and level points to unlock. The more of those you unlock the more extra slots you get. Very very late game though as the later ones takes ~10ish levels to unlock.
Are all the books translated into english?
I wanna read all of them but I dont wan't to import them fromspain
>>344057925
Also are all the books in chronological order or how does it all fit together? I read the last wish a long time ago, but it was a collection of short stories. Bretty gud shit
>>344031898
Turning the pages of your book is better gameplay than the 3 Witchers combined...
>>344058175
>...
Stop typing like a 13 year old girl. I get that you're shitposting, but at least take pride in your work.
>>344037104
Sapkowski is a hack that is incapable of writing at a passable level for anything other than short stories. He has a disdain for the video games which are not only more well written but have sold more than his books.
>>344058175
>being this asshurt over the GOAT
If you don't like W3 it's objective your taste is SHIT
>tfw i want to buy the books but those covers look abysmal
>>344031898
Please post the link where i can bu itMr. Marketeer. That's the only thing missing on your OP.
>>344060093
Bu it?
>>344059934
Same here broski. I'm sorry if you are ameriburger but I'm a mexicunt and I'll bite the bullet and get the spanish translations. The covers actually make it look like a proper fucking novel instead of that movie novelization tier shit that the english books have.
>>344057925
Get the spanish ones. Don't even think about it.
>>344041085
I remember being sad when I got to that story in The Last Wish where Geralt just starts venting to a mute about how fucked up his life is, and he keeps staggering himself by assuring himself that he's okay.
Haven't finished the book desu but I want to get through the rest of the series eventually.
How many books are there? Six?
>>344059865
Rocket League deserves awards 100% just for being exactly what it's advertised as
Someone post the webm ofthe smile from blood and wine
>>344038085
>>344060676
I just beat Hearts of Stone yesterday
Maybe I'm crazy but,Is it me or does Gaunter stare directly into the camera for a second in the bad ending right as he starts to walk away from Geralt?
>>344058513
(You...)
What do you know about Salamandra?
>>344060521
8 but only 6 are translated to English and there are no plans to translate the prequel one. The 7th is coming out next year.
>Cyberpunk 2077
>Come across an apartment with blood everywhere, almost inconceivably, with spray reaching as high as the ceiling, offal hanging off of the furniture
>Only one survivor shivering in the cornerHe mentions a man who sells mirrors
>>344061795
Lady of the lake is the last one right? season of storms or whatever is the prequel im assuming
>>344036334
My first impression of him was "great, another smarmy smartass Nilfgaardian that hates Geralt". What an awesome character he turned out to be.
>>344036334
>>344062964
Yeah, wasted potential.
Definitely needed more airtime.
After I saw him at that ball with Triss and that tense encounter at the race track I especially thought it was leading somewhere
>>344037579
>duck
Not a single Witcher game has ducking. Nice job proving >>344037506 's point
>>344063193
Do you have the one that makes fun of Steam and praises GoG?
>>344063402
i guess not. maybe I missed that one.
Finished the main quest but a pure red build is boring and fights end too quickly.
Is a Sign build fun?
I don't even use the gear I should just to nerf myself.
>>344061106
>>344032652
Just beat Hearts of Stone today actually, for some reason this scene really stuck with me. Just the way it book-ends is magical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lcXIewg0WI
Having read some of the books, this whole expansion felt like it could have been written by Sapkowski himself. Had that special quality to it.
>>344063379
kek. thanks for giving my point dap anon. There is no doubt I'm right.
You instantly know when some memeing fuck hasn't played the games. It's usually quite obvious. No one who plays and enjoys the entire witcher serious would even bother to bring up such nonsense like "bad combat"
it's not even bad either. Of course that's opinion, but you just don't see witcher fans crying and memeing about it like you do the casual anons who are here to simply shitpost.
>>344064492
Found it
>>344032652
>Recently beat hos, what a fucking wild ride, best expansion ever.
Fuck you and fuck /v/ for shilling that piece of shit "expansion". It's not a fucking expansion, it adds almost nothing to the game. The first part of it was promising, I thought you would visit the land of the sandniggers, but noooo, they send you left and right in fucking Novigrad.
Fuck you.
Hopefully BnW isn't as shitty.
>>344064886
I'm not disagreeing with you, but can you go one post without using the word memeing?
It diminished your point.
>>344064901
lol nice.
>>344065039
I couldn't care less what you think anon. I know I'm right and that's all that matters to I.
>>344041391
You can install the Full Combat Rebalance which is a mod made my CDPR (former?) employees. I did my second run of W2 with it on. I think I preferred the default gameplay, FCR was too hard at the start and too easy at the end, although it felt more fluid. Ultimately I played all the games for the story and exploration anyway, the combat doesn't bother me.
>>344063379
Are you actually autistic?
>Duck doesn't literally mean ducking down
>>344041391
Probably the single most annoying aspect to the combat is the long-ass wind up times for his sword swings. 100% of the time, you will start and attack and then get interrupted when the enemy hits you first.
They should make the first attack in a combo the short one, then the later ones can be the long spinning bullshit.
Otherwise its good combat. Its just not Dark Souls which is why everyone complains.
>>344041329
>Can you guys who dislike the combat in TW3 explain why you don't like it and also explain how you played?
It's floaty and unresponsive. Using a sword shouldn't feel like an wielding a stick.
>>344065397
Oh looky looky I caught hooky
>>344041391
>What would you have done or change to make combat better in 3?
Step One: Make a good melee combat system.
Step Two: Done.
>>344039516
I read an interview to him just a few minutes ago, he (>>344039364) is almost right
>>344065729
Have a nice day anon
>>344066236
>"Maybe it's time to set the matters straight," he (Sapkowski) went on. "'The Witcher' is a well made video game, its success is well deserved and the creators deserve all the splendour and honour due. But in no way can it be considered to be an 'alternative version', nor a 'sequel' to the witcher Geralt stories. Because this can only be told by Geralt's creator. A certain Andrzej Sapkowski."
I like how angry this makes people. I don't really understand why he won't play the games (or have someone else play them and he watches) though, if anything just to see how someone else interprets his characters.
>It's a very good game but it isn't perfect, no game is.
>WOOOOOOW HAVE YOU EVEN PLAYED THE FIRST TWO? THE OLD GAMES HAVING ABHORRENT COMBAT MAKES THE BOG-STANDARD COMBAT IN 3 GREAT MERELY BY COMPARISON. YOU'RE ALL SUCH MEMERS. MEME MEME. NOBODY LISTEN TO THOSE FUCKING MEMERS THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THEYRE TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SAY -ANYTHING- NEGATIVE ABOUT MY FAVOURITE GAME LEAVE.RIGHT.NOW.
Quality stuff pal. Keep shitting up every single Witcher thread and giving fans a bad name.
I don't even have to quote you because you make dozens of posts like this.
>>344065014
Off yourself neckbeard
>>344032268
Well maybe not 10/10 but I completely agree they're all awesome.
>>344061959
Oh shit manThat would be awesome
>>344067156
He's right though. Stay mad fromcuck
>There'll never be more hijinks with Geralt and friends ever again
It had to happen eventually but I didn't think it'd be so soon.
>>344068826
Don't pretend to be someone else when you defend yourself.
It's embarrassing
>>344032268
Now hang on love the witcher series to death but witcher 1 has very clunky gameplay and is definitely not a ten
>>344031898
I couldn't continue after the third book. Cori introduces such a shit storyline, I want more of Geralts wacky adventures not books revolving around Ciri.
>>344070284
Yeah it's really not worth reading the saga. It has some good moments but most of it is trash.
>>344069993
Shouldn't you be spamming DaS threads?
>>344035904
I know this is hours later but get True Mutantism from the Nexus you pleb.
>>344067382
Yeah, just started BnW. Such a new, beautiful map. It's already 100x times better than HoS.
Fuck you faggot.
>>344071141
Nope. I don't spam shitposts in ANY thread. That's your job.
I have no idea how people find reading entertaining
>>344072156
That is how I feel with most modern day movies.
>>344071539
As much as I love the mod, it doesn't do much other than just make Geralt paler and have scarier eyes. He's still pretty handsome
>>344036334
>Nega-Geralt
Already happened and I am guessing CDPR didn't want to redo the main villain from the books.
>>344064657
If you consider standing in one place and chaining the burning effect on enemies with your incredibly quickly regenerating Igni fun then yes it's a blast.
>>344036334
I never really thought of that.
What purpose did this guy serve in the story?
Is Morvran in the books?
>>344074391
He got named dropped as well as his father but we never see them. Vilgefortz and Steffan Skellan along with others were going to put him on the throne and overthrow Emhyr though truth be told Vilgefortz probably would have killed them once he got the embryo from Ciri.
>>344064657
Sign build is fun but it's op especially if you get the freeze aard mutation in BaW. It literally tears people into pieces in one hit
>want to give Geralt a haircut for variety's sake
>Can't bring myself to pick anything put shaved sides with ponytail or medium length, gathered behind head
>>344072156
By not being plebs.
Anybody else hyped for Gwent standalone?
If not just for the story mode
>>344040391
I loved the books, read them all, even the ones not translated to English yet.
I hope there are more book series that will get good game adaptations since it also introduces people to good books when they wouldn't normally read.
I love games, love certain tv shows, but sometimes a good book delivers feels that other media can't. Been reading War and Peace lately. Great book all around but, in the final third where I am now, chapter after chapter has just been repeated kicks in the feels.
The kind of feels that make you want to sit on a chair by a window and ponder the nature of feels
>>344077237
Have they said what they're doing with the story? All I know is they got a lot of the cast back and it's really extensive for a card game. But I mean... it's still just a fluff thing based around gwent right?
>>344031898
>tfw all of Geralt's fate and place in the grand scheme of things was created simply because he made a joke during one of his jobs
I still love it
Why every male sorcerer in the books is so likeable? Even Vilgefortz doesn't really have this "douchbag" aura, which almost every sorceresses posess.
>>344077713
They've said that your cards are treated as 'troops'.
Obviously the troops themselves aren't canon because you could have a potentially a pretty goofy ensemble like Dudu and Imlerith.
But yeah, going around with your troops.
Dialogue choices and stuff.
Just more Witcher story pretty much.
There's a map as well, with optional areas and different routes to the main objectices. Side quests.
>>344077237
>>344077713
>>344078805
Man, I wish they hadn't have removed the Nilf faction.
I know it was OP in singleplayer but they could have just rebalanced it for standalone instead of flat out removing it.
They were the coolest deck.
>>344078636
Stregobor is a major dick.
Dorregaray was a save the animal type of guy but he wasn't a dick
Istredd was a douche but he made some pretty good points and was no more of a dick than Geralt.
Vilgefortz is literally the worst man in the witcherverse and was a major douchebag.
We spend way more time with Sorceresses than Sorcerers so those are really the only ones that are fleshed out in the books.
>>344041301
what do you expect? and when they read they're even worst, they think that george r.r. martin is a good author...
>>344067039
well he's a little too old, i don't imagine my grandpa playing videogames.
>>344081475
(W)hat do you expect?
(Don't start a sentence with and.)(Don't forget to capitalize.)When they (do) read they're even worse(period)
They think George R.R. Martin is a good author(period)
If you're going to try and act condescending not being stupid is kind of a prerequisite.
>>344072156
Try not being retarded
POST TO GET YOUR ATTENTION
If I go rescue Ciri, can I keep playing on that save, or does it force me into NG+? Is there a point of no return?
>>344082995
>trying to derail the subject
classic gringo, this is what happens when someone reads neil gaiman in their youth
>>344084434
Yes there is and it tells you when it is so you can do other things first
Gotta love the Witcher books for being much more redpilled than GRRCuck bullshit. Sapkowski knows that people are shit in general, regardless if they are kings or lowly commoners. Whereas GoT is all about poor innocent peasants being oppressed by evil nobles. Western cucks dont understand that corruption and evil is plentiful within every social class, not just muh capitalist oppressors. God I want to punch that commie hat wearing old bastard GRRCuck in his stupid wrinkly face!
>>344040746
This picture must be thinking about Gen-z or Post-millennials, because 90's kids and 80's kids are the millennials.
>>344084636
>(T)rying to derail the subject
>Classic [gringo is not a word](period)
(T)his is what happens when someone reads (N)eil (G)aiman in their youth(period)
If you're condemning an entire country based on their reading skills/tastes maybe you should learn how to read and write first yourself, Mr Shitposter.
>>344084741
>GoT is all about poor innocent peasents
you wot m8
>>344032268
this
good man
>>344084741
Looks like someone got all his information about a series that took a man half his life from one scene in a show.
>>344084741
Sounds like Abercrombie is right up your alley.
>>344054049
wait where is geralt's stache?
The actual twist when he figures out genie wishes was hilarious as fuck.
>>344054049
Geralt, buddy. I know you aren't a looker but those bangs aren't doing you any favours.
Have they ever released a canon mock up or official concept art of what Yen looks like in her natural state?
You reckon she'd look worse, better or on par with the crones in W3?
>>344086429
She would look like bones considering she would be dead without magic at her age.
>>344086848
You're bustin' my balls here Paulie.
I mean gross hunchbacked Yen.
>>344087103
She would look like a human hunchback and nothing like the cones.
I wish thefairytale landin Blood & Wine was it's own huge expansion.
Context could be that you get trapped in thefablespherebecause some kid got stuck in there and the parents hired you.
All of those references, Easter eggs and objectives were the best.tfw you see the rainbow in the sky and wonder if they'd reward you for checking.
Then you go out of your way to follow the rainbow and there IS a pot of gold at the end.
>>344059641
how autistic do you have to be to think the games are better written than the books
thats impressive
>>344087619
well i really wanted to stay there with syanna
>>344041329
>since the higher difficulties present a clear challenge to me
That's because you have one of the worst builds I have ever seen.
>no alchemy at all
>no counterattack
>all the traits for both heavy and light attack
>three neutral traits
>>344090185
They are. Sapkowskis only good books are short stories, he's not a very good writer.
>>344091383
B B B BUT YOURE AUTISTIC NOT AGREEING WITH ME
>>344033253
because Geralt is amnesiac during 1 and 2/3rds of 2. You learn everything as Geralt relearns it.
>>344091383
Not that guy, and I mostly agree with you having read all the books.
I still think he deserves credit for laying down the groundwork and creating the characters and universe.
Still a bit frustrating that he's so dismissive of the video games despite their narrative quality. However, he's an old dude so I don't hold it against him too much.
>>344091217
Alchemy isn't necessary for a good build, I use Rend, Whirlwind, the ability that maxes all signs to top level, and other sign upgrades.
>>344036334
Yeah, he was surprisingly cool.
The frenchiest character I`ve ever seen, but still pretty cool.
>almost no spooky quests in Blood and Wine
I wish there was more of the painted world and that one tower in the southern velen, that shit was incredible
Most OP thing in the entire series.
Even makes a mockery of NG+ blood and broken bones.
>>344091823
His ideas aren't bad, he has some really great ideas and characters, translating ideas into a story is a different thing. I have nothing against Sapkowski except his ego and thinking his writing should be gospel.
>>344091972
Ehh, there was plenty of spooky stuff in the base game and HoS.
I appreciate that B&W feels very different.
Dig the high society, artsy atmosphere because of how sharply it contrasts with the base game.
I fast traveled back to Velen mid B&W to see Hattori and it blew mr away because i forgot how drastically different it looked.
>>344041329
>My suspicion is that people play the game on easy and say the combat is boring, since the higher difficulties present a clear challenge to me.
lol you must really suck then if you are using all combat and if you are playing on the 2nd highest difficulty. I went through DM using only 3 combat slots and the other 9 were dedicated to alchemy, signs and general. The game is really not that hard.
>>344058149
Chronologically it's Sword of Destiny, Last Wish, Blood of Elves, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, Tower of Swallows, then the other one.
All but the other one have been translated.
>>344092502
Its difficulty is kind of erratic, it leaps between far too much. I just play what's fun, and your build sounds as unfun as possible.
>>344038085
