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Sweet another addition to my 15+ year old account I only made because of the first humble bundle. I really tried putting effort into one and two, but they never gripped me. Hopefully I can find time to invest in this guy.
The trilogy is only $7.49 btw.
35 years old and this is one of the most overrated franchises I've ever touched.
For those of us who have never played any of them, is it suggested you go through 1 and 2 first? Is there a recommended play order? Or just "Jump into 3 and forget about it"?
I would only recommend the first one of you can stomach a dated system. The story very well written.
Just to be safe, I recommend 2nd then 3rd. The second game is short enough and the graphic still hold up.
If you want to play them all, play them in order, I think it's much harder to enjoy especially the first if you've played the more modern sequels before it.
There is a continuing story, but the first two are very different games, even from each other. They're certainly fun, but won't really be indicative of anything other than if you like the story or not, which you could mostly gather from wikis or video summaries. All that to say - it likely won't change your experience of 3 if you don't play the previous two directly.
The first game is very dated and not recommended to play. CDPR admits it themselves and wanted to do a rework of the game, but that was said years ago, and IDK if they did it or not.
You can play the 3rd before the 2nd game and be just fine, because the two story lines are not completely connected, only with references and side content. Same with the first in the series.
The 2nd game is much shorter than the 3rd, and is not open world like the 3rd is. I liked both games, and didn't played the first.
How did you make it through the "sneak through the enemy encampment" bullshit? I really liked the visuals, and cannot tell you how much I loved that first gigantic Kaiju kraken fight, but for the love of God that sneaking mission was bullshit!
I'm so patient I haven't played The Witcher 1 or 2 either. Should I get W3 Complete + W1 + W2 for 9.99 + 1.49 + 2.99 = 14.47, or get the trilogy bundle with only the W3 base game for 1.49 + 2.99 + 3.99) * 0.9 = 7.62 and wait for the W3 expansions to be more than 70% at some future date? (In other words, are W1 and W2 likely to keep me busy for a long time, and does a playthrough of W3 need the expansions installed at the start or is it more of a 'complete the base game and then to the expansion content afterward' sort of thing?)
Also, are "The Witcher Adventure Game" and "Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales" worthwhile/important?
I only played W2 and W3. W2 was not necessary to play the third one, but it's certainly not a bad game (I personally didn't like it as much due to the fairly linear story telling). W1 I am told is not that great. Both are much shorter than the complete edition of Witcher 3 I'd argue. The DLC should be fine if added afterwards, I can wholeheartedly recommend both. Blood & Wine especially has received wide praise back then as "being a whole game in the shape of a DLC" .
Thronebreaker is a tales-game that I haven't had the time for yet. I was told it's solid.
The Witcher Adventure Game is essentially a board game and is absolutely not necessary for any of the other games. If you like board games and have people to play it with, it's actually quite good. It has a bit of a learning curve and I very much recommend reading or watching whatever tutorial you can grab a hold of, because it is not all that intuitive.
There's a bundle that includes the first two games as well for like an extra buck I think. Buy them and then never play them and feel bad about it.
The bundle is $7.49. I just saw it but already have the first two.
or be like me, play Witcher 1, then play other stuff for 12 years, then start replaying it again to go through the whole series this time, then take a 6-months break 2 chapters in... 😅 (yea, I have issues)
I love its atmosphere and writing, but the jank...
Don't worry if you didn't get that discount this time. They have this exact one all the time. At least on GOG.
it took me a couple attempts at W3 before i really got into it, but after that i played all the way through. as a habitual game DNFer. it's a masterpiece
I got the worst the ending. I should really replay it with a guide some day.
If you got the one where everyone dies, yeah you should probably replay it and at least have a short list of the specific scenes/choices that determine the "best" ending(it's something like 5).
There are also some "hidden" endings to quest chains, where the best outcome is only available if you do a seemingly unrelated quest first or make certain choices early in the chain. So if you're interested in getting all the best outcomes, a full guide is needed.
Note that some of the "hidden chain outcomes might be bugs, so at least one isn't always listed in all guides:
!!Spoiler!! - Spoils ending to an early main quest chain.
If you free the whispering hillock spirit before talking to the village leader, it prevents Anna from turning later and the game acts as if the kids are safe(although they don't show up where they otherwise would).
I think I’ve played the opening scene a dozen times. I know it’s gonna be good, but I never go back to playing it.
i don't remember what the threshold was for me, it might have been having to defend the bloody baron from mobs while he's carrying his undead monster infant to a burial spot-- the sort of thing that would make me say wow, that's about the most warped thing i've seen in a game-- i need to see the whole thing!
I wish Cyberpunk went under -60% off. I don't tend to buy stuff over -80-90% sale, so more patience for me... 😅
On GOG too! DRM-free ;)
Complete edition is 10€, same on Steam
Complete edition is 100% worth. The dlc is crazy long and excellent.