Witcher 3 grrr

[Robster]

So just completed witcher 3 on xbox one, really enjoyed it but also found it very frustrating at the same time, I thought the movement's were clunky, and unless you were in exactly the right place it's hard to loot/examine anything, thinking if the movement was as slick as latest assassins creed it would be much improved, anyone else find this?

[Mannginger]

That movement is one of the main reasons I've never got further than the first village in Witcher 3. It's like the movement in Resident Evil

Edit: Huh - posting this made me do a bit of googling to see if this a barrier to anyone else and it seems the answer was "yes" as they introduced an alternative movement mode:

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-3-patch-107-ger...

So I'll give that a go as it's been ashame that I couldn't get going with a game that is reportedly so good

Edited by Mannginger on Sunday 13th November 06:43

[zeDuffMan]

Mannginger said:

That movement is one of the main reasons I've never got further than the first village in Witcher 3.

Same here. I bought it when I first got my PS4 but I found it too awkward to be playable. My friends love it, I thought it was the most disappointing game ever, and a huge waste of money.

[Blib]

It's been a year, on and off, and I still can't get past that first flipping dragon.

[Robster]

Blib said:

It's been a year, on and off, and I still can't get past that first flipping dragon.

Sure you don't mean Skyrim?

[Robster]

Any idea if the expansion packs are worth getting?

[Blib]

Robster said:

Blib said:

It's been a year, on and off, and I still can't get past that first flipping dragon.

Sure you don't mean Skyrim?

Nope.

[Matt100HP]

Robster said:

Any idea if the expansion packs are worth getting?

If you like the base game then the paid DLCs are definitely worth it, in my opinion. The second one, Blood and Wine, is especially good; it has a whole new map and story line. There's way more content in just that one DLC than in plenty of full release AAA games I've played.

[Mannginger]

I'm actually pretty happy this post came along. Having sorted the movement and also discovered that it's mod-able I've been playing it for most of the day! Now I understand what the fuss was about.

Other than the movement the main mod I'm using is a looting one as the thousands of herb indicators were triggering my need to hoover up everything. Now it's done automatically \o/

I love PC gaming

[EDLT]

Robster said:

Any idea if the expansion packs are worth getting?

Yes. The story in Heart of Stone is arguably better than the main game, the antagonist is much more intimidating than some-bloke-in-armour. It adds a chunk of extra space to map too. Blood & Wine is almost a full game, it brings a whole new separate area with more content than a lot of big budget releases. The story and setting is a bit lighter and possibly not as good, however exploring a less grim part of the world is welcome change. Both DLCs require a high level character to play, although you are given the option to start with a ready made Geralt to jump straight in. If you like The Witcher 3 I say buy them.

[Robster]

Thanks, downloading now!

[Yazza54]

I thought this was a bloody fantastic game. Haven't downloaded any of the DLC stuff but will be doing after reading the above.

I enjoyed the fact that all the women in the game were hot too

[Robster]

Do it, I can highly recommend the dlc as having just downloaded it recently it really is well written

[Motorrad]

Thought it was a lot of boring thrashing about for little reason personally, wish I could get my 13 euros back from STEAM.

[Alias218]

I'm just playing through this now. The movement is a bit clunky, but I've gotten used to it now. Trying to loot/examine, as mentioned, is annoying though. I just mash X in the vague vicinity of the loot until it gets it.

A good game, but it's no Skyrim.

[Steven_RW]

Motorrad said:

Thought it was a lot of boring thrashing about for little reason personally, wish I could get my 13 euros back from STEAM.

I had a small lol at 13 Euros... imagine you had bought the full collectors edition on day 1.

13 Euro is hardly a big investment :-)

RW

[Yazza54]

Never played skyrim, would you say if you liked the witcher then you'd like skyrim?

[Robster]

Yazza54 said:

Never played skyrim, would you say if you liked the witcher then you'd like skyrim?

Absolutely!

[130R]

I've played 125 hours and still have one of the DLC to go back to at some point. I like the books as well.

[MattyB_]

Alias218 said:

I'm just playing through this now. The movement is a bit clunky, but I've gotten used to it now. Trying to loot/examine, as mentioned, is annoying though. I just mash X in the vague vicinity of the loot until it gets it.

A good game, but it's no Skyrim.

I think that depends on your view.

I love story/character-heavy titles. For me, Witcher3 is easily the best game I've played since the Mass Effect franchise. Yes, the combat/movement is clunky, but it something you just get used to (which was difficult, as I'd played Assassins Creed just before!). Took me a few hours to get past it.
But how the story is delivered, the characters and their relationships are outstandingly well done. And the side quests...my word! Proper sidequests with proper little stories, not just "go fetch/kill XYZ for more XP". They've been thought about, and crafted; not just tacked on for filler.

For me, Skyrim is an action RPG, but Witcher is what I would call a 'proper' RPG, in the original sense. I've put 150 hours into both - but while I feel like I've fully exhausted Skyrim, I could easily play W3 again just for the story.