The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 10th Anniversary Trailer
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I know exactly what you mean. I started it 3 times before I got into it
In my opinion, a lot of the gameplay is fairly generic. Attacking a wraith feels the same as attacking a human
It really shines in the immersion and story, though. The first two times I played it, I was skipping all of the dialog and cutscenes (depression is a bitch), so I missed all the good parts
Once you get into the mindset of "hunting" one of the monsters and selecting the right oils and potions, it can be really fun and feel almost like "strategy". For example, there's a potion that turns your blood poisonous to vampires
wrote on 20 May 2025, 19:20 last edited by hadriscus@lemm.eeWait so you can let yourself be bitten in order to slay the vampire ? I played it in 2018 but never really did the oils and stuff
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It depends on what aspects of an open world are important to you.
Exploration is at the top of my list, and Skyrim is a good example of doing it well. Its world is full of unique things/places/characters to find, whether through an NPC's directions, or a roughly sketched map picked up while adventuring, or following your curiosity toward an area that looks interesting, or chasing a fox, or simply by wandering off the beaten path.
Map markers appear after you've already been somewhere so you can find your way back again, but since most of them are hidden until then, they don't spoil the experience of discovery.
And, when you find something, it's often genuinely interesting. Not yet another copy/paste monster fight or "hold the button to follow your witcher sense to the lost thing" quest. Not just checking off a task list item (or pre-placed map marker) so you can rush to the next one. The experience itself is rewarding.
Mind, I have criticisms of Skyrim, but it did exploration and environments (including soundscapes) very well, and I wish more open world designers would learn from it and build upon its strengths.
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I would love to play a game that reached or exceeded Skyrim's bar for exploration and environmental immersion, Breath of the Wild's bar for freedom of movement and wildlife, and The Witcher 3's bar for characters and story.
wrote on 20 May 2025, 19:24 last edited by hadriscus@lemm.eeI feel CP2077 does great with regard to storytelling and exploration (plenty of nooks and crannies in and around Night City), wildlife is nonexistant though. A Witcher game played in first-person would be cool...
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Wait so you can let yourself be bitten in order to slay the vampire ? I played it in 2018 but never really did the oils and stuff
wrote on 20 May 2025, 20:49 last edited byYeah! Although, it's more of a preventative measure than a trap card. A lot of the oils are pretty boring, but some can be fun to use
I ended up almost exclusively doing the Witcher missions since you usually learn what you're going to fight
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I feel CP2077 does great with regard to storytelling and exploration (plenty of nooks and crannies in and around Night City), wildlife is nonexistant though. A Witcher game played in first-person would be cool...
wrote on 20 May 2025, 20:56 last edited by who@feddit.orgI think my favorite part of Cyberpunk 2077's open world was that it was full of activity. The encounter variety might have been a little disappointing, but I was impressed with how they made the city feel dense and populated. It was much more convincing than the miniature towns full of locked doors and fake windows that are passed off as "cities" in so many other games.
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Such an amazing game. I’m not into RPGs but somehow got convinced to play this.
I don’t understand how I even had the energy to play 100+ hrs next to work. I often played until 2 am on weekdays, or woke up earlier to play.
I understand the complaints of the gameplay or controls, but the story and the characters are what makes this game special. It’s a journey I will never forget, some memories and feelings from it will stay with me forever
wrote on 20 May 2025, 21:25 last edited by commander@lemmy.worldThe controls I thought were really easy but I played on PC so I could swing the mouse around and I don't need to looks at the keyboard to hit almost any key. So for me I thought it was real easy to control contrary to what I read online
Then I played on a console and then I understood the hate for Witcher 3 controls. I remember it feeling very heavy. Weird to control the camera and Geralt
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I think my favorite part of Cyberpunk 2077's open world was that it was full of activity. The encounter variety might have been a little disappointing, but I was impressed with how they made the city feel dense and populated. It was much more convincing than the miniature towns full of locked doors and fake windows that are passed off as "cities" in so many other games.
wrote on 20 May 2025, 22:35 last edited byMy disbelief was suspended as well
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You could try The Witcher 1. Gameplay there is..unique. A little dated today but IMO has the best writing of the three.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 01:32 last edited byI feel like you could only think that if you're more interested in learning the setting than seeing the characters interact.
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After cyberpunk CD project red can go fuck themselves
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After cyberpunk CD project red can go fuck themselves
wrote on 21 May 2025, 02:03 last edited byWhy’s that? I enjoyed cyberpunk. I mean, of course it was released with a fuck ton of problems, but that’s not on the studio, it’s on the money people behind the studio forcing them to release and start making their money back.
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Why’s that? I enjoyed cyberpunk. I mean, of course it was released with a fuck ton of problems, but that’s not on the studio, it’s on the money people behind the studio forcing them to release and start making their money back.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 03:33 last edited byIt should've never released the way it was and the fact the released DLC for that broken mess is disgusting greed on their part
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After cyberpunk CD project red can go fuck themselves
wrote on 21 May 2025, 06:06 last edited byI'm playing it for the first time at the mo, seems great to me.
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I feel like you could only think that if you're more interested in learning the setting than seeing the characters interact.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 06:16 last edited by piemeplenty@lemmy.worldWhat I appreciated with the first Witcher is seeing the story from all sides and I dont recall it feeling black and white. Humans were shown as hating elves for their attacks, but then you get to the elves and learn their part of why they were attacking. The writing feels raw with hints of racism, vulgarism and the like. It felt right for the setting.
The Botching story line (the barron) in W3 was probably my favorite in that game and that was a side quest. I didnt feel the same momentum going forward in the main story of W3. -
It should've never released the way it was and the fact the released DLC for that broken mess is disgusting greed on their part
wrote on 21 May 2025, 06:42 last edited bythe fact the released DLC for that broken mess is disgusting greed on their part
They released DLC for it after fixing and overhauling the game.
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What I appreciated with the first Witcher is seeing the story from all sides and I dont recall it feeling black and white. Humans were shown as hating elves for their attacks, but then you get to the elves and learn their part of why they were attacking. The writing feels raw with hints of racism, vulgarism and the like. It felt right for the setting.
The Botching story line (the barron) in W3 was probably my favorite in that game and that was a side quest. I didnt feel the same momentum going forward in the main story of W3.wrote on 21 May 2025, 07:43 last edited byI'd argue that there's plenty of that in 2 as well, and by 3 it's more about taking things to their conclusions as all the characters we've built relationships with start bouncing off each other but fair enough.
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I'd argue that there's plenty of that in 2 as well, and by 3 it's more about taking things to their conclusions as all the characters we've built relationships with start bouncing off each other but fair enough.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 07:54 last edited byI remember it being in W2 as well. Its just been so long since I've played either, I really cant articulate it well why I liked it so much. I just know I did but didn't feel the same way about W3. In the end, I loved each of the games because they all had their own thing going for them. I don't have a favorite.
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It should've never released the way it was and the fact the released DLC for that broken mess is disgusting greed on their part
wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:13 last edited bylol oh okay so you just have no idea what you’re talking about.
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the fact the released DLC for that broken mess is disgusting greed on their part
They released DLC for it after fixing and overhauling the game.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:30 last edited byMostly fixed the game didn't feel complete without the DLC
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I'm playing it for the first time at the mo, seems great to me.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:31 last edited byThat's good for you a lot of people still enjoyed it. I'm just saying if I ever do play it I'm going to Pirate it cuz they don't deserve my money or anyone's
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lol oh okay so you just have no idea what you’re talking about.
wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:32 last edited bySorry I just don't support companies that release broken mess on release. If I ever play the game then I'm pirating it because they don't deserve any money
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Mostly fixed the game didn't feel complete without the DLC
wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:42 last edited byNow you're just making it clear you've never actually played the game. It's very complete without the DLC even with multiple endings.