Murr Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) Dat Backlash! Well level 10 now, Finished the Keira & Baron quests. Goddamn. Reveal hidden contents I chose the option to send her away and keep her alive. But my god I really wanted to pick the option "Can't believe we fucked!" Reveal hidden contents When I met Johnny for the first time I thought that was nightmare fuel, but when you see the 3 women at the end.. holy shit. Then the final battles with a Fiend, crazy. I went with the option of trying to save Anna, that didn't work. Get back to the Barons place and he's hanging from a tree. Fucking hell. I also took the liberty of uploading Roach trying to be a human, and a man who's hair is magic. Warning, the man with magic hair is part of the women of the woods quest. Edited May 28, 2015 by Murr
Tales Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Reveal hidden contents Wow, how did you make that happen?? In my game he keeps asking me for a round of gwent. As for the YT tags, this is the part you need "OMubzGmjhvU". It's everything after the " = "
Murr Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Tales said: Reveal hidden contents Wow, how did you make that happen?? In my game he keeps asking me for a round of gwent. Reveal hidden contents Apparently there were 2 choices to end the Baron's quest.... Reveal hidden contents And they involve the letting an evil spirit hidden in a tree go free to save the orphan children or killing the spirit. If you let him go he saves the children but Anna is turned into a demon, you try to save her but she doesn't make it and dies in front of her daughter and the Baron. When you return to the Barons fort he's committed suicide. That's the ending I got as I let the evil tree spirit free to save children. Apparently if you kill the spirit, the children are sacrificed and Anna survives but is insane and ill. From here you see the Baron take Anna somewhere to try save her. You head back to the Barons fort and the guards are pillaging the town and such.
Tales Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Murr said: Reveal hidden contents Apparently there were 2 choices to end the Baron's quest.... Reveal hidden contents And they involve the letting an evil spirit hidden in a tree go free to save the orphan children or killing the spirit. If you let him go he saves the children but Anna is turned into a demon, you try to save her but she doesn't make it and dies in front of her daughter and the Baron. When you return to the Barons fort he's committed suicide. That's the ending I got as I let the evil tree spirit free to save children. Apparently if you kill the spirit, the children are sacrificed and Anna survives but is insane and ill. From here you see the Baron take Anna somewhere to try save her. You head back to the Barons fort and the guards are pillaging the town and such. Reveal hidden contents Not how I remember it. The children, are those the children in the woods that the Baron's wife are taking care of? And the tree spirit was the one who the demon ladies tasked us to kill? I think I killed it, but I left the kids with Anna and went back to the Baron to tell him what happened. He neither commited suicide nor was the town pillaged. No children were sacrificed either and the Baron did nothing to get his wife back. We just had lengthy chat and that was it. Now he wants to play gwent. I've been searching Gamefaqs, and everyone has a story that matches either of your events, none mine. Maybe I remember it wrong or we're talking about two different barons. And after writing the above I check the quest list and find that I'm not done. It's moved from main quest to secondary quest. The quest is about him wanting to save his wife.
Murr Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Tales said: Reveal hidden contents Not how I remember it. The children, are those the children in the woods that the Baron's wife are taking care of? And the tree spirit was the one who the demon ladies tasked us to kill? I think I killed it, but I left the kids with Anna and went back to the Baron to tell him what happened. He neither commited suicide nor was the town pillaged. No children were sacrificed either and the Baron did nothing to get his wife back. We just had lengthy chat and that was it. Now he wants to play gwent. I've been searching Gamefaqs, and everyone has a story that matches either of your events, none mine. Maybe I remember it wrong or we're talking about two different barons. And after writing the above I check the quest list and find that I'm not done. It's moved from main quest to secondary quest. The quest is about him wanting to save his wife. Reveal hidden contents Ah sorry for giving away the ending of the Baron Missions there if you've yet to complete it. It's the Bloody Baron just in case there is a 2nd one in the game:
Jimbob Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 New bits of DLC are out today, get an alternative Yennifer skin and a mission involving rescuing miners. And also, the PS4 theme is available as well.
Tales Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) Jimbob said: New bits of DLC are out today, get an alternative Yennifer skin and a mission involving rescuing miners. And also, the PS4 theme is available as well. Nice. Think I want to buy that theme. Just had the standard since I bough the console. Buying the season pass while am at it as well. Even better, the theme is free, and looks great! Edited May 28, 2015 by Tales
The Bard Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 I know that ranking games is a bit trite. But the last week of playing this? Top three favourite games of all time with absolute ease. Cannot believe what they achieved with this.
Fierce_LiNk Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 The Bard said: I know that ranking games is a bit trite. But the last week of playing this? Top three favourite games of all time with absolute ease. Cannot believe what they achieved with this. You playing this on PS4 or PC? It's in my top 10 for sure. I'm convinced it'll be number one by the time I finish with it. It's just so well done. I could spend and have spent hours just galloping across the landscapes. The quests are just so well created and executed. Not a single one so far has felt like it's filler. It all contributes to the world and makes everything feel connected.
The Bard Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Fierce_LiNk said: You playing this on PS4 or PC? It's in my top 10 for sure. I'm convinced it'll be number one by the time I finish with it. It's just so well done. I could spend and have spent hours just galloping across the landscapes. The quests are just so well created and executed. Not a single one so far has felt like it's filler. It all contributes to the world and makes everything feel connected. I'm on PC, but it's connected to my tv via a long ass HDMI cable. Seems way more something you want to play on your couch with a controller than quasimodo'd up all hunched in front of your monitor. I just like that it makes me feel genuine consequence for things I've done, often in small but incredibly convincing ways. I like the depiction of the world as a result of magic invading medieval Europe, where women are simultaneously some of the most powerful and abjected characters. I love reading the glossary and the books that I find lying around. I just feel convinced that world could exist, and cause and effect work there in a similar way to how they work here. Also it looks absolutely spectacular. For all the boasting Bioware did about choice being a fundamental component of the Mass Effect games, the way they went about it made it feel like an overblown caricature compared to the ease with which they do it here. My game boner is absolutely raging right now.
Nolan Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Bioware's Mass Effect characters were all cardboard, I said it on release of ME1. The nobody sidequest characters of The Witcher 3 are more fleshed out most of the time.
The Bard Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) I'm enjoying the recurring Hamlet references. Jesus, I need a break: Just added another five hours. Guys I think I have a problem. If I don't post in the next 24 hours, someone come hammer down my door to make sure my retinas haven't been burned out from the screen glare. Edited May 29, 2015 by The Bard
Happenstance Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 My Geralt showing off his impressive diving ability!
The Bard Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Cheeky Pulp Fiction reference in there that I saw coming a fucking mile off.
Fierce_LiNk Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Wood berry my pen0r in Keira's anus. This game seems to have a policy of only creating attractive women.
Babooo Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Just got into Novigrad and this game is getting better and better. Absolutely love all the different characters and their story lines. There is so much to do!
MadDog Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Fierce_LiNk said: Wood berry my pen0r in Keira's anus. This game seems to have a policy of only creating attractive women. Elsa? :p I'd say Yennefer is the most attractive. Or maybe Triss. It's hard. Not in that way.
The Bard Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 I'd definitely say Triss. Finished her questline, shit got emotional. Keira's character model has some definite five o' clock shadow going. You trying to tell us something @Fierce_LiNk?
Fierce_LiNk Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 MadDog said: Elsa? :p I'd say Yennefer is the most attractive. Or maybe Triss. It's hard. Not in that way. Yennefer is awesome. Has quite a nice name, too. The Bard said: I'd definitely say Triss. Finished her questline, shit got emotional. Keira's character model has some definite five o' clock shadow going. You trying to tell us something @Fierce_LiNk? No waiiiii, brah. Your eyes need fixing if you think she's anything less than perfection. Just met an awesome new character for the first time: Reveal hidden contents Jonny the Godling. Just lol at his bit about defecating in the sunshine.
Happenstance Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Triss all the way, Yennefer tends to be a bit of a bitch. Plus, as usual, redheads 4 lyfe! Edited May 31, 2015 by Happenstance
drahkon Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Haven't had the time to play this for 5 days now... Time to dive back in Let's see how much improvement the patch has brought.
Happenstance Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Im on the endgame stuff now, expecting to complete the main story by tonight.
Ganepark32 Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Haven't really had the time to play this much at all outside of a half hour or so a week or so back. So sat down yesterday and put a couple of hours in and really enjoying it so far. Just been pottering about White Orchard doing side quests and contracts but really liking the open world and the characters I've met so far (as well as some of the pop culture references I've spotted so far). But really, I'm enjoying the combat a lot. I struggled with it when I tried to play the Witcher 2 on the 360 but it's clicking here and I'm really liking mixing up the use of Signs with attacks and counters. Think they've nailed the combat to be honest and I like that unlike in Assassin's Creed or other games, when you take on a group of monsters or enemies, they don't all just stand around to take their turn but rather can swarm you. Means that you have to keep an eye on what's happening and try not to be greedy with spamming your attacks on one enemy. It's also just ridiculously beautiful to look at. They've really done a brilliant job at realising the world, particularly when the weather changes up and it's raining and windy. Don't think I've stopped this much to take things in as I have in this game. There are a few weird visual things I have noticed though, mainly centred around how the grass/plants move when you walk over them. With small turfs of grass, it looks as though there's a circle at your feet that makes them disappear completely until you move passed them and in longer grass or plants, they seem to swirl around your feet when you walk through them. Not that it takes away from the experience, it's just something which I thought it was a bit strange. The sound design though really is phenomenal. Again, the soundtrack is brilliant but that's something they've always been able to do with the Witcher games (still listen to the soundtrack for the second one every now and again). But I took the advice of a review I read the other week and turned the music off/turned it down for a bit and the sound design there, of all the bustle in the village or the wind and stuff is incredible. Even with the music up, it really helps create an atmosphere. Have had a noticeable frame rate drop once and had the Devil in the Well contract quest glitch such that one of the things I was supposed to look at with my Witcher Senses wouldn't highlight and let me examine it so had to wait around for the noonwraith to appear and take on the quest like that. Least it resolved itself after that. Those have been the only small issues I've come across so far but they haven't really dampened things as from the first couple of hours, I love it so far. Really can't wait to play more. Definitely echo others in saying this is right up there not only as a GOTY contender but one of the best well rounded and constructed WRPGs ever.
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