Cube Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalore Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I really liked the world of The Witcher in the first 2 games, really looking forward to exploring the open world in this. Hopefully it'll have lots of side quests with whacky stories inspired by the original novels. Just a question of which platform to get it on. New gaming PC, Xbox One or PS4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I really liked the world of The Witcher in the first 2 games, really looking forward to exploring the open world in this. Hopefully it'll have lots of side quests with whacky stories inspired by the original novels. Just a question of which platform to get it on. New gaming PC, Xbox One or PS4? How is this even a question? PC is base version, looks and runs better and will be cheaper. If you have a PC that can handle it... it's the obvious choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'd probably get it on PS4 if I do. I'd rather not have the hassle of trying to find the right settings to make it run smoothly. The Witcher 2 is the only game where I've not been able to just click "maximum" and play, and it looks rather ugly on the settings I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalore Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 How is this even a question? PC is base version, looks and runs better and will be cheaper. If you have a PC that can handle it... it's the obvious choice. My current PC is about 6 years old, it'll probably scrape by on minimum specs, but won't look or run that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Probably going to be a PS4 game for myself. Quite liked the 2nd game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 My current PC is about 6 years old, it'll probably scrape by on minimum specs, but won't look or run that great. Go PS4 then. :P If your PC is 6 years old the PS4 version will blow it out of the water. As for the Xbone, forget it exists. Ignore it and let it die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'd probably get it on PS4 if I do. I'd rather not have the hassle of trying to find the right settings to make it run smoothly. The Witcher 2 is the only game where I've not been able to just click "maximum" and play, and it looks rather ugly on the settings I have. True dat, fucking Ubersampling is a system killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) Woah! Edited December 8, 2013 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Om Nom NOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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flameboy Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Still need to play the first had hoped to play using controller (have it on PC from when GOG gave it away for free) but looking at the controls that need mapping it might prove difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Assuming they don't mess this up somehow, I think this'll be the one I buy the next gen system or PC upgrade for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm currently trying to play through the first game (had it on steam and never used it, my old pc couldn't play it well) and its good/bad it looks good, combat is good, but its buggy/disjointed After the prologue intro level, you go your seperate ways and you get to a village under attack, and the cut scene seemed a bit disjointed, you go te defend and then it sort of very quickly seemed to be in a conversation at the end of the attack, with very little in the way of explanation of how all the enemies died thats just one example, i've had a few conversations randomly end, or the character animation not follow the voice i'm about 3/4 hours in and the bugs are annoying someone tell me it gets better, tell me the witcher 2 (which i also have) is an improvement given everyone raving about it also any texture mods for characters? the hair on some NPC's are shocking (the witch in the first village comes to mind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 2 is a vast improvement, the first hasn't aged that well and is quite clunky. The second is streamlined in more ways than one. It's hard as nails though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 in that case i'm tempted to install a cheat mod and speed through the story so i can play the better game.....i'll give it few more plays before i install something gamebreaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Are you sure you applied all the necessary (and correct) patches? I had never such issues, and I loved the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Are you sure you applied all the necessary (and correct) patches? I had never such issues, and I loved the game. Its the steam version, it updated when i reinstalled it....i assume its up to date I've no idea why its a bit buggy, i might remove and reinstall it, its done it several times while i've been in combat...for example i encountered the barmaid being hassled by bandits, i fought them off and during my conversation with her, a hell hound spawned, the conversation ended and after i'd disposed of it, all she said was "my granny told me not to talk to strangers" or similar, so the questline broken, needing a reload. and still loads of people during conversations their faces remain static and aren't animated as talking, or its out of sync i can run the game on Ultra with power to spare, its just odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Well, the first two games are on sale on Steam (not to mention there are free trial versions), so I suppose it's a good time to ask about this series. First, my computer isn't running the second game properly. Terrible slowdowns everywhere (I'll move the mouse, and the camera will follow 2 seconds later). The first game runs just fine, but the combat is weird (animations aren't showing. I just click a bunch of times, a few red numbers pop up, and they're dead. Maybe it has to do with some option that I missed) So, I considered trying to figure out that issue with the first game, and buy only that one, but... I've also heard that Witcher 2 improves on the first one in every way, and considering I still have a backlog, maybe I could leave it for later (like, for a time when I'll get a new PC). So yeah, in general, is it worth it to play the first game in this series? Or should one skip to the second one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalore Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I wouldn't say The Witcher 2 improved upon the original in every way. It's kinda like the difference between Mass Effect 1 and 2, I'd definitely still recommend playing the original first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I wouldn't say The Witcher 2 improved upon the original in every way. It's kinda like the difference between Mass Effect 1 and 2, I'd definitely still recommend playing the original first. Except for the fact it has full controller support (huge deal for me) I've found the first one so cumbersome in the two hours I've played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Mass Effect should be played from the start even if only for the story, right? Is it the same thing with Witcher, then, the plot should be followed from the start? The full controller support is a non-issue for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Mass Effect should be played from the start even if only for the story, right? Is it the same thing with Witcher, then, the plot should be followed from the start? The full controller support is a non-issue for now. Oh no I totally agree storywise just for me the first game has been real hard work but I will stick with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 You can pick up the story very easily in the Witcher 2 though, and it's not as though either games start with the genesis of your character. Also, in Mass Effect the important part of starting with the first one was that you made decisions which carried over to the second one. I loved Witcher 2 but I couldn't get through the first game because it's aged badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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