The Witcher 3

SterlingArcher · 12-05-2015 2:57pm

Robert ninja wrote: »

^ Or you know... they just ditched 3 builds for one to save money like they admitted and now the game doesn't look as good as it could've thanks to console focus this time around. Totally bringing everyone together, that.

Will be buzzing around this thread for a few days to see how the game plays and performs. I heard TB is going to do a port report which is vital for Nvidia gameworks releases seeing as how previous games with it have performed badly.

As someone who owns a decent enough pc, I should probably be annoyed. But I'm not. honestly even though it is not as amazing looks wise as the original screens,for what ever reason. I personally still believe overall the game is trying to give you your monies worth . I could be wrong but meh thems the breaks.

I'll reserve judgment of the game for when I find myself not having the urge to head out mid week because I'm happy to chill and play some witcher 3. That beats any 10 outta 10 ign for me.

EoinMcLovin · 12-05-2015 3:00pm

Gamepot - 10

Gameinformer 9.75

IGN - 9.3

Kotaku - Yes

Spoilers in Gamepot video review

tailgunner · 12-05-2015 3:06pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Sorry about the big pic (In-game, PS4, no HUD) but just wanted to show the crap graphics on the PS4 due to the consoles holding back the PC potential. I mean, they should have just cancelled this for consoles instead of shipping us this muck.

Won't somebody please think of the foliage?!

Thargor · 12-05-2015 3:10pm

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-review/1900-6416135/

10/10 from Gamespot, one of the best games ever made, other reviews supposed to be similar.

EDIT: EoinMcLovin there first.

Kiith · 12-05-2015 3:42pm

Some serious review scores there. Can't wait to get stuck into it.

Cravez · 12-05-2015 3:51pm

Honestly, while the original game (haven't tried 2 yet...) looks quite dated, the gameplay and story more than makes up for it. So i'll be looking forward to trying Witcher 3 in the future. I'd say some modders will improve the graphics on PC anyway id say.

Dyr · 12-05-2015 4:05pm

As much as I liked the original the witcher, by the second game I found both the combat and the storyline too obtuse to keep my attention

Robert ninja · 12-05-2015 4:08pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Sorry about the big pic (In-game, PS4, no HUD) but just wanted to show the crap graphics on the PS4 due to the consoles holding back the PC potential. I mean, they should have just cancelled this for consoles instead of shipping us this muck.

In actual news, reviews will be hitting the web in 15 minutes.

huge ass pic that ruins page format

Meanwhile in The Witcher 2

I expected 10/10s although they really don't mean much in today's video game 'journalism' climate. I seem to remember Shadow Of Mordor getting almost perfect scores and all that is run around barren levels with Arkham clone fighting that's somehow even easier.

Game's still probably going to be amazing. Looking forward to hearing ya'll talk about it if you can even pull yourselves away from it.

Kylo Ren · 12-05-2015 4:22pm

Only the 9th game to receive a '10' from Gamespot.

Skerries · 12-05-2015 4:36pm

Xenji · 12-05-2015 4:43pm

Tuesday can not come soon enough, got a few days off of work for it.

Thargor · 12-05-2015 4:47pm

Skerries wrote: »

Have they brought in quick time events or is that just a death animation or FMV or something?

Cravez · 12-05-2015 5:19pm

It's from the "Killing Monsters" trailer but there's a trick to make 2d images look 3d by putting the white bars on the picture and when images pass through the white bars it appears 3D.

EoinMcLovin · 12-05-2015 5:28pm

joe123 · 12-05-2015 5:46pm

So after reading the reviews this is looking like a must!

Im on Xbox One, anyone see the cheapest price for this? 62 euro as a digital download from the Xbox Store is the cheapest ive seen so far.

drugstore cowboy · 12-05-2015 6:00pm

Anyone know how big the size of the game will be if I download it for the ps4?

super_furry · 12-05-2015 6:02pm

joe123 wrote: »

So after reading the reviews this is looking like a must!

Im on Xbox One, anyone see the cheapest price for this? 62 euro as a digital download from the Xbox Store is the cheapest ive seen so far.

Argos will most likely come in at around €59 or so for the physical version going on past prices.

Sephiroth_dude · 12-05-2015 6:09pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eVz9nr96I

johnny_ultimate · 12-05-2015 6:29pm

drugstore cowboy wrote: »

Anyone know how big the size of the game will be if I download it for the ps4?

The preload download is 20+ GB on PC, likely in the same ballpark for PS4.

Lahinchians · 12-05-2015 6:30pm

Six days till release. Excitment has prompted me to buy the first two games. Going to have a busy few days ahead!

Xenji · 12-05-2015 6:42pm

drugstore cowboy wrote: »

Anyone know how big the size of the game will be if I download it for the ps4?

Either 35 gig or 50 gig, the EU and US stores both say a different size.

drugstore cowboy · 12-05-2015 6:49pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The preload download is 20+ GB on PC, likely in the same ballpark for PS4.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Zero-Cool · 12-05-2015 7:32pm

Not that i really trust reviews anyway but devs must be happy.

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GodlessM · 12-05-2015 8:12pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Gonna be in town tomorrow, will I be able to reverse a copy in Argos do ye think ? Do I have to wait for it too show up online?

Confirmed in work today that this unfortunately cannot be reserved yet.

wandatowell · 12-05-2015 8:12pm

Xenji wrote: »

Tuesday can not come soon enough, got a few days off of work for it.

If got 4 days off starting Wednesday. Might even manage afew hours sneaky gameplay on Tuesday night :cool:

Sephiroth_dude · 12-05-2015 8:33pm

GodlessM wrote: »

Confirmed in work today that this unfortunately cannot be reserved yet.

Thanks for that, I suspose you don't know what day we will be able too reserve online ?

titan18 · 12-05-2015 9:45pm

Xenji wrote: »

Tuesday can not come soon enough, got a few days off of work for it.

wandatowell wrote: »

If got 4 days off starting Wednesday. Might even manage afew hours sneaky gameplay on Tuesday night :cool:

Sweet, I'm not the only one

Kylo Ren · 12-05-2015 11:00pm

I bought The Witcher 2 around a year ago. I'm going to give it a go now in anticipation of next week.

Right Turn Clyde · 12-05-2015 11:20pm

I'm relieved to hear that the regular difficulty setting isn't too overbearing. I love these types of games but I'm not very good at them. I just want to put in the hours and get immersed in the world. I don't want to replay quests over and over again because my spells are 5% off where they need to be.

Wing126 · 13-05-2015 12:21am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eVz9nr96I

Any spoilers?

Sephiroth_dude · 13-05-2015 12:30am

Wing126 wrote: »

Any spoilers?

They do a side quest,nothing major

irishmover · 13-05-2015 1:46am

Right Turn Clyde wrote: »

I'm relieved to hear that the regular difficulty setting isn't too overbearing. I love these types of games but I'm not very good at them. I just want to put in the hours and get immersed in the world. I don't want to replay quests over and over again because my spells are 5% off where they need to be.

Bit like me. Unlocked the content with my credit card kinda guy? I don't have time anymore to spend 8 hours a day playing games/fiddling through content on very hard mode. I've been there and done that too many times.

I feel like I'm getting old

Fakman87 · 13-05-2015 2:43am

Lads I'm building a €1000 gaming pc to play this. I'm new to pc gaming and I'm wondering how soon mods usually come out for games. Due to exams I won't get to play this until the end of may or start of june. Does it usually take much longer than a month for mods? Thanks

Xenji · 13-05-2015 2:56am

Fakman87 wrote: »

Lads I'm building a €1000 gaming pc to play this. I'm new to pc gaming and I'm wondering how soon mods usually come out for games. Due to exams I won't get to play this until the end of may or start of june. Does it usually take much longer than a month for mods? Thanks

It really depends on the type of mod, and what it changes, some can take years before they are finally finished, some a few days, anything that involves cosmetic improvements will take quite a few months at minimum.

But seeing that the mod kit for the Witcher 2 took two years to come out and there is still no eta for the Witcher 3 mod kit coming out, I doubt by the end of June you will see anything.

Fakman87 · 13-05-2015 2:58am

Xenji wrote: »

It really depends on the type of mod, and what it changes, some can take years before they are finally finished, some a few days, anything that involves cosmetic improvements will take quite a few months at minimum.

Thanks! I'm also wondering if anyone here uses the dualshock 4 for pc gaming. I heard it can be tricky to set up.

ZiabR · 13-05-2015 8:26am

What are the prices of this one looking like, Argos or Smyths the cheapest?

GottaGetGatt · 13-05-2015 10:07am

logik wrote: »

What are the prices of this one looking like, Argos or Smyths the cheapest?

Couldnt see it on the Argos website
Smyths have it for €65
Xtravision €69.99
Gamestop €75:rolleyes:

Mr Freeze · 13-05-2015 10:12am

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Couldnt see it on the Argos website
Smyths have it for €65
Xtravision €69.99
Gamestop €75:rolleyes:

€69.99 down to 62.99 for Gold members on the XBOX One store.
Don't know that the PSN price is.

thegame983 · 13-05-2015 10:13am

Fakman87 wrote: »

Thanks! I'm also wondering if anyone here uses the dualshock 4 for pc gaming. I heard it can be tricky to set up.

Not really. Download 'inputmapper' - I think that's what it's called.

Personally I use a wired 360 controllor. I could use my ps4 controllor (which I have to say is probably my favourite controllor of them all), but the lack of on screen button prompts for PS4 is quite jarring I find.

Also I'm lazy and don't want to switch controllors around

PS: If your building a gaming rig run it by the guys on pc building forum of boards. They were really helpful when I built mine 2 years ago.

thegame983 · 13-05-2015 10:15am

logik wrote: »

What are the prices of this one looking like, Argos or Smyths the cheapest?

Argos have been consistently the cheapest as of late for new releases. I bought my PS4 & bllodborne there and they were the best deals.

You generally won't see the price until the release date however. I'd say €59.99.

Andrew76 · 13-05-2015 10:46am

Mr Freeze wrote: »

Don't know that the PSN price is.

€64.99 for the regular version. €89.99 for the game + expansion pass.

Actually, if you pre-order the game on PSN - is there any way to cancel it if you decide to get the boxed version instead?

Zero-Cool · 13-05-2015 10:49am

thegame983 wrote: »

Argos have been consistently the cheapest as of late for new releases. I bought my PS4 & bllodborne there and they were the best deals.

You generally won't see the price until the release date however. I'd say €59.99.

Witcher 3 is listed on the in-store checkers in Argos shops and it is listed at 68 euro, not sure if that will change for release day though.

Andrew76 wrote: »

Actually, if you pre-order the game on PSN - is there any way to cancel it if you decide to get the boxed version instead?

Yupp, you can cancel alright but Sony will attempt to take money from your PSN Wallet/ credit card on Saturday or Sunday when preload starts.

Andrew76 · 13-05-2015 10:57am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Yupp, you can cancel alright but Sony will attempt to take money from your PSN Wallet/ credit card on Saturday or Sunday when preload starts.

Cheers. Was able to cancel using Settings - Wallet - Transaction History. I'm not going to get to play it Tuesday AM anyway so I'll wait to see the Argos price before deciding which version to get. Looking forward to this game though, those videos above look great.

Zero-Cool · 13-05-2015 11:06am

Yeah I was gonna cancel and go with Argos but since it's listed at 68, I'm gonna keep my PSN preorder and download it this weekend. It goes live Monday night midnight our time so will get a couple of hours in at launch.

Kiith · 13-05-2015 11:17am

Was gonna pay the full whack for the game+expansions, but they aren't out till October and 2016, so will just buy the game today. Will be nice to have it pre-loaded and ready to go.

Mickeroo · 13-05-2015 11:18am

Kiith wrote: »

Was gonna pay the full whack for the game+expansions, but they aren't out till October and 2016, so will just buy the game today. Will be nice to have it pre-loaded and ready to go.

I'm thinking the season pass will be on sale at some stage, no need to rush into buying it just now.

johnny_ultimate · 13-05-2015 11:33am

Fakman87 wrote: »

Thanks! I'm also wondering if anyone here uses the dualshock 4 for pc gaming. I heard it can be tricky to set up.

Incredibly easy to setup. I use this programme and it's effectively plug and play, minicks the 360 controller so no messing about with remapping or anything like that http://ds4windows.com/

13-05-2015 11:40am

Probably been asked before, but as someone who has never played the previous Witcher games, would I be lost with this game?

Sephiroth_dude · 13-05-2015 11:41am

Deleted User wrote: »

Probably been asked before, but as someone who has never played the previous Witcher games, would I be lost with this game?

Nope

jaffusmax · 13-05-2015 2:50pm

I read this then went onto GOG and bought the game!

The Witcher 3

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