I've started playing The Witcher. No, not the good one.
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The Witcher is the only game I've ever rage quit and then rage uninstalled. There's a mission a number of hours in where bandits get you into a swampy bottleneck, while one shoots you at range and the "Pain" animation stunlocks you into dying at the hands of his minions. Fuck that game. Live is too short to grind through that shit
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 10:29 last edited byUm ... that sounds like a 'video game problem' that you failed to solve.
Like a training mission that forces you to adopt some tactic, and if you don't do it their way, you die.
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It's been a while since I have disagreed so hard with anyone. With all due respect of course, can't really debate taste.
I disagree with the story being awful or awkward acting. Story is the best one of out the 3 (if you don't count Witcher 3's DLCs, those were superb.) and has the most innovative story quests. Also, not to spoil too much, but your decisions in that game actually affect the entire world and story a lot, what you do in act 2 can change the entire story, my mate and I had completely different stories because of what we decided in act 2, and I have to respect that. Not like that Mass Effect kind of "you were evil or whatever, which colour do you want as your ending?"
I agree, combat is terrible, engine is terrible, everything is unintuitive and clunky. I'd say for the best experience, drop difficulty to the easiest one and play for the story. Also, change voice acting to Polish, I can't stand Geralt in English in any of the games (Sorry Doug, cool guy, doesn't fit as Geralt IMO.) and the Polish really adds to the atmosphere, kinda like playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in Russian.
After a dwarf in the slums told me that my mother sucks dwarf cocks in hell, I haven't been the same as a person.
Good for you to give it a go even though it's pretty rough by today's standards. Totally worth it, love the game even with it's massive faults.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 10:44 last edited byMy friend, the witcher clan were dumbshits that let their hold fall and all their toys get stolen. I don't know the story as a whole yet, but there's some weird stuff going on. Since when do supermen get ostracized from society? They don't. Supermen run things and own all the stuff. Its hard to suspend disbelief when its so unbelievable.
Combat ... I like the timed combo click thing. Maybe its an old or outdated style, but so am I. Honestly, I think its kinda fun. Rewarding when you get it right.
So, you disagree that the acting is awkward, but you can't stand Geralt in English? Lol. That makes zero sense.
Do you speak English? Was that English? :]
Oh whatever. I'll try it in Polish. Can't be any worse.About that dwarf cock ... Is your mother short?
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Steam had the entire Witcher series on sale for a few dollars. I bought everything for the first 3 games.
There was some discussion of it at the time, and folks seem to agree that the first one in the series sucks hard.
As that seemed to be the worst plan, I went with it.Yes. "It's rough." I guess the engine and content have gotten some backports and extensions. I'm not sure if you could
play other characters besides Geralt before, but now you can. (EDIT ... Sorry, this seems to be BS. My bad.) They updated the graphics a lot. Its not great, but I think they fixed most of the really bad problems.I don't know about the story. Seems pretty awful. Awkward acting. Its been fun just trying to play the damn thing.
Um ... I sort of like it. Gonna play some more now ...
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 10:44 last edited byThe acting isn't awkward in polish. Shit's funny as hell sometimes, Talar gets quoted regularly by people who have played it
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I didn't expect my decisions to actually affect anything when I played it. Big surprise when I just clicked every dialogue option and things went poorly.
You can also load your save file into the second game and have that affect the story in minor ways, which I thought was pretty cool.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 10:46 last edited byYes! I honestly enjoyed it when I tried the last dialog option and NPCs started telling me to 'go plow myself'.
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Folks do not agree that the first one sucks.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 11:50 last edited byHard. Sucks hard. Do not misquote me.
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The acting isn't awkward in polish. Shit's funny as hell sometimes, Talar gets quoted regularly by people who have played it
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 11:52 last edited byOk. So I won't understand it, but they won't sound dumb? Hmm.
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Ok. So I won't understand it, but they won't sound dumb? Hmm.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 14:34 last edited byWhat you need to understand is that cdprojekt was basically a barely functioning, very new studio over 20 years ago when they made the first Witcher. Foreign markets weren't a focus. The game was made with Poland in mind - especially because nobody outside of Poland even heard of the Witcher then. In Poland, it was the best selling game of all time when it came out. That's why the acting is wooden in english - it just isn't the market it was made for.
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Steam had the entire Witcher series on sale for a few dollars. I bought everything for the first 3 games.
There was some discussion of it at the time, and folks seem to agree that the first one in the series sucks hard.
As that seemed to be the worst plan, I went with it.Yes. "It's rough." I guess the engine and content have gotten some backports and extensions. I'm not sure if you could
play other characters besides Geralt before, but now you can. (EDIT ... Sorry, this seems to be BS. My bad.) They updated the graphics a lot. Its not great, but I think they fixed most of the really bad problems.I don't know about the story. Seems pretty awful. Awkward acting. Its been fun just trying to play the damn thing.
Um ... I sort of like it. Gonna play some more now ...
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 15:24 last edited byThe first is fine. The ending is great, some other parts are bad. Some are very questionable. On the whole, I enjoyed it.
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Steam had the entire Witcher series on sale for a few dollars. I bought everything for the first 3 games.
There was some discussion of it at the time, and folks seem to agree that the first one in the series sucks hard.
As that seemed to be the worst plan, I went with it.Yes. "It's rough." I guess the engine and content have gotten some backports and extensions. I'm not sure if you could
play other characters besides Geralt before, but now you can. (EDIT ... Sorry, this seems to be BS. My bad.) They updated the graphics a lot. Its not great, but I think they fixed most of the really bad problems.I don't know about the story. Seems pretty awful. Awkward acting. Its been fun just trying to play the damn thing.
Um ... I sort of like it. Gonna play some more now ...
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 15:48 last edited byThere is no bad Witcher (rpg) game.
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What you need to understand is that cdprojekt was basically a barely functioning, very new studio over 20 years ago when they made the first Witcher. Foreign markets weren't a focus. The game was made with Poland in mind - especially because nobody outside of Poland even heard of the Witcher then. In Poland, it was the best selling game of all time when it came out. That's why the acting is wooden in english - it just isn't the market it was made for.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 18:16 last edited byOk, I had inferred as much from the recomendation itself.
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My friend, the witcher clan were dumbshits that let their hold fall and all their toys get stolen. I don't know the story as a whole yet, but there's some weird stuff going on. Since when do supermen get ostracized from society? They don't. Supermen run things and own all the stuff. Its hard to suspend disbelief when its so unbelievable.
Combat ... I like the timed combo click thing. Maybe its an old or outdated style, but so am I. Honestly, I think its kinda fun. Rewarding when you get it right.
So, you disagree that the acting is awkward, but you can't stand Geralt in English? Lol. That makes zero sense.
Do you speak English? Was that English? :]
Oh whatever. I'll try it in Polish. Can't be any worse.About that dwarf cock ... Is your mother short?
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 12:08 last edited bySince when do supermen get ostracised from society?
Ever seen The Incredibles?
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You haven't seen "CTD" before? You're yankin' my pizzle.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 12:09 last edited bySomething something lucky 10,000
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Since when do supermen get ostracised from society?
Ever seen The Incredibles?
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 15:16 last edited byYup.
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Steam had the entire Witcher series on sale for a few dollars. I bought everything for the first 3 games.
There was some discussion of it at the time, and folks seem to agree that the first one in the series sucks hard.
As that seemed to be the worst plan, I went with it.Yes. "It's rough." I guess the engine and content have gotten some backports and extensions. I'm not sure if you could
play other characters besides Geralt before, but now you can. (EDIT ... Sorry, this seems to be BS. My bad.) They updated the graphics a lot. Its not great, but I think they fixed most of the really bad problems.I don't know about the story. Seems pretty awful. Awkward acting. Its been fun just trying to play the damn thing.
Um ... I sort of like it. Gonna play some more now ...
wrote on 6 Jun 2025, 14:32 last edited byI love the first one. To anyone saying it sucks, I'll have to fight you. I'll meet you at the Hairy Bear
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I love the first one. To anyone saying it sucks, I'll have to fight you. I'll meet you at the Hairy Bear
wrote on 7 Jun 2025, 15:01 last edited byYes. Geralt on Geralt at the Hairy Bear!