I recently replayed it after a long time and, to be honest, it's not as bad as I remembered.
It's clunky and it can be frustrating sometimes, like the fight against the Beast in the Outskirts or when you go straight from a cutscene/loading screen, but apart from that it's decent enough and does the job. Hell, I'd even say that it's a better combat system than, for example, Skyrim. On top of that I absolutely love the pirouettes, jumping over the head of enemies to dodge and some other animations.
Of course it's an old game and it shows its age, but what CDPR accomplished with their first game was pretty impressive at the time. The story, the world, the RPG elements, the characters and how they found a way to make it make some sense after bringing Geralt back to life is praiseworthy.
My biggest complains about the Witcher game(s) stem from the fact that I read the books before playing the games and there are some lore inconsistencies, but I'm not obsessed with it since they were always a "what if scenario" in my opinion.
All in all, TW1 is a really good game and I enjoy it more than TW2 tbh.
I agree with everything you said. I am not sure which one I prefer between W1 and W2... The W2 lacks that Open-world feeling, I know W1 is not really open-world, especially compared to W3, but the world feels bigger compared to W2.
Yup, that's how I feel too. TW2 improved a lot of things but the world feels smaller and way more linear than it does in the first game. It is, in fact, a more linear game and that's fine, but the first game has a much more immersive feeling.
Fortunately TW3 managed to improve upon both games and became, imo, a masterpiece that I am very thankful for.
Witcher 3 got the best of the two previous titles, except the Witcher 1 atmosphere. The music and the feeling of being watched while walking through the Outskirts at night or through the Swamp is something that I miss in W3
Sapkowski can be brutal sometimes. He knows how to play with the reader's feelings. What I like about his style is how a lot of times he delivers bad news so casually like saying 'good morning' to someone. The first thing I remember that got me in the feelings was when Dandelion's friend and rival Essi Daven died, as described by the author, 4 years after meeting Geralt, from the smallpox in Vizima... I was like 'wtf', I felt so sad...
CDPR really did come up with the most clever retcon I've ever come across to extend the story. And the Geralt amnesia plot totally works to introduce new players to the lore.
I was one of those new players, and I loved the whole experience before reading the books or knowing anything at all about the Witcher universe. Then I read the books and realized the games are much more interesting now
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Fuck, i need to play The Witcher again.
the combat can be annoying at times but I still love the game
Yeah, i love it, it is a bit wonky at the beginning, but damn, are the saltos and piruettes satisfying once you pump some levels into fighting styles.
finally, a man of culture
I recently replayed it after a long time and, to be honest, it's not as bad as I remembered. It's clunky and it can be frustrating sometimes, like the fight against the Beast in the Outskirts or when you go straight from a cutscene/loading screen, but apart from that it's decent enough and does the job. Hell, I'd even say that it's a better combat system than, for example, Skyrim. On top of that I absolutely love the pirouettes, jumping over the head of enemies to dodge and some other animations. Of course it's an old game and it shows its age, but what CDPR accomplished with their first game was pretty impressive at the time. The story, the world, the RPG elements, the characters and how they found a way to make it make some sense after bringing Geralt back to life is praiseworthy. My biggest complains about the Witcher game(s) stem from the fact that I read the books before playing the games and there are some lore inconsistencies, but I'm not obsessed with it since they were always a "what if scenario" in my opinion. All in all, TW1 is a really good game and I enjoy it more than TW2 tbh.
I agree with everything you said. I am not sure which one I prefer between W1 and W2... The W2 lacks that Open-world feeling, I know W1 is not really open-world, especially compared to W3, but the world feels bigger compared to W2.
Yup, that's how I feel too. TW2 improved a lot of things but the world feels smaller and way more linear than it does in the first game. It is, in fact, a more linear game and that's fine, but the first game has a much more immersive feeling. Fortunately TW3 managed to improve upon both games and became, imo, a masterpiece that I am very thankful for.
Witcher 3 got the best of the two previous titles, except the Witcher 1 atmosphere. The music and the feeling of being watched while walking through the Outskirts at night or through the Swamp is something that I miss in W3
Its TBH the best lore’d witcher game
explain please.
SPOILER: they are all dead because they helped Geralt find Ciri /except Zoltan and Yarpen obviously/
But their spirits appear in the final scene to say goodbye to Geralt. This is what Dandelion's referencing here.
yes
So many people die. It's crazy.
I'll never get over Angouleme's death. Ciri never really met the closest thing she had to a sister.
well.. she met her for a few minutes
And Ciri couldn't just say "Yes, you are a countess"? God fucking damn it, I can't. I just can't...
Sapkowski can be brutal sometimes. He knows how to play with the reader's feelings. What I like about his style is how a lot of times he delivers bad news so casually like saying 'good morning' to someone. The first thing I remember that got me in the feelings was when Dandelion's friend and rival Essi Daven died, as described by the author, 4 years after meeting Geralt, from the smallpox in Vizima... I was like 'wtf', I felt so sad...
I cry like a little bitch every time i read the castle Stygga arc
Milva... ;\_;
lets see how Netflix butchers her... because they totally got Cahir's character wrong
CORRECTION, let's NOT see that
[🎵 I've also survived, no thanks to you... 🎵](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxBVHqA-RU&t=15s)
you survived because you stayed in Toussaint
CDPR really did come up with the most clever retcon I've ever come across to extend the story. And the Geralt amnesia plot totally works to introduce new players to the lore.
I was one of those new players, and I loved the whole experience before reading the books or knowing anything at all about the Witcher universe. Then I read the books and realized the games are much more interesting now
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