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Witcher 3 Announced for 2014! (likely to be on next gen consoles)
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[QUOTE]The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been revealed, appearing on the cover of the next issue of Game Informer.
The issue is available to digital subscribers now, ahead of the expected February 5 announcement CD Projekt RED teased in mid-January.
[B]The head of CD Projekt RED, Adam Badowski, says that The Witcher 3 will release on, as Game Informer puts it, all top of the line consoles and PC in 2014. This seems to suggest The Witcher 3 will be looking beyond the current crop of consoles, especially as the magazine cites it as "a next generation RPG" on the cover.
According to Game Informer the open world in The Witcher 3 is 30 times larger than the previous game, which will make it even bigger than Skyrim.[/B]
[B]Free expansion packs will release after the launch of Wild Hunt next year, akin to The Witcher 2's continuous, free post-release support.[/B]
Wild Hunt isn't broken up into acts, as the REDengine 3 permits the exploration of a vast, open-world without loading screen interruptions. Enemies won't scale to Geralt's level, though, so you can wander into territory filled with too-tough monsters who will wreck our intrepid hero. Along the way, you can expect to encounter friendlies and enemies in a dynamic world affected by unpredictable weather, including randomly generated storms, and water physics while sailing.
Fast travel is a go, and Geralt can mount horses for both transportation and combat.
Geralt will play the part of monster-hunter and detective throughout his quests, which developer CDP claims will occupy more than 100 hours of players' time. He'll have almost five times the amount of unique character animations, too.
Each new area of the game – Skellige, the metropolis of Novigrad, and "No Man's Land" – has its own story. Non-linear storytelling with branching paths dictates that avoiding the central plot of seeking out Geralt's lost love, Triss Merigold, will have ramifications.
In combat, you can interrupt attack animations to dodge or block, which depletes stamina. Dodging isn't a big somersault anymore, however – Geralt pivots to evade attacks while maintaining the momentum of a fight. Enemy AI has been retooled as well, and quick-time events are out entirely.
On February 1 CD Projekt RED announced it had a new version of the REDengine, unsurprisingly dubbed REDengine3, which was described as being created for, "RPGs set in vast, open worlds with improved tools for spanning truly non-linear stories that are based on real player choices and consequences.”
If you're unfamiliar with CD Projekt RED popular RPG, check out an introduction to the world of The Witcher here.[/QUOTE]
Early 2014 GOTY candidate no doubt!
CD Projekt RED = one of the best game developers. Makes badass games and doesnt charge consumers extra for future DLC updates
very very early preview/talk of game + developer insights
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8gIsYuPIKco[/url]
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That's a 100% day one purchase for me! :bowdown:
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This is an instant pre-order the moment that goes up. This is one developer I don't mind supporting and paying day 1 prices.
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these guys just KNOW how to make a game.
im in.
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According to Game Informer the open world in The Witcher 3 is 30 times larger than the previous game, which will make it even bigger than Skyrim.
Free expansion packs will release after the launch of Wild Hunt next year, akin to The Witcher 2's continuous, free post-release support.
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:roll:
You have to love these guys. Every publisher in the world right now is trying to squeeze gamers for every penny. Numerous paid DLC's for every title (that usually are either terrible or straight up cut out of the game), pay-to-win is starting to become a trend, most games just offer a real questionable amount of content at a price point of sixty bucks.
Let's face it, the revenue on a decent selling game like The Witcher 2 runs well upwards of $100.000.000,-. They should be able to provide a good, complete package for that type of money. How come CD Projekt Red is virtually the only company in the business right now who is able to do this with success (besides Nintendo I guess)? Good for them.
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I heard the Withcher 2 was tight but I couldn't get into it. I just hate dragons and shit. Maybe I'll try it again.
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[QUOTE]CD Projekt RED has confirmed its open-world RPG will be DRM-free, the developer told Kotaku that the studio is trying to move away from DRM altogether.
“We are trying to get rid of DRM,” game designer Maciej Szczesnik said. “If someone wants to pirate a game, eventually he will.”
“Which is bad, of course,” managing director Adam Badowski added. “But you can’t do anything about it, so. We want to give the best user experience possible. When we removed DRM, people on those torrents were actually asking people not to download our game, because we weren’t using DRM.”
The Witcher 3 is slated for PC, PS4 and other next-gen platforms.[/QUOTE]
yeah... these guys rock :)
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Gabe Newell once said that if you give people quality games, they will pay for it. It's certainly right in my case. I used to pirate almost everything. I still do for some games like buggy messes that need modding like Skyrim and the new Fallout games. But I've been buying more stuff on Steam than ever in the last 2 years.
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Can't wait I tried Witcher 2 for the first time ever last year and I never played witcher 1 but it was amazing. So far from the details we've gotten so far it looks to continue that trend. I still can't believe the guy I got witcher 2 from traded it for my dota 2 key :lol (which I have about 20+ now)
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New screnshots:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7f2TTJ5.jpg[/IMG]
Also Geralt with beard:
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source: edge-online
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Jesus Titty-F[I]u[/I]cking Christ, YES!
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Artwork:
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Is it advisable to play Witcher 2 or go straight into 3?
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[QUOTE=nightprowler10]Is it advisable to play Witcher 2 or go straight into 3?[/QUOTE]
It's advisable in the sense that The Witcher 2 is a damn good game, but the stories of the Witcher games are pretty self-contained.
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Thoroughly enjoyed the first two... such a great game and I love the story and atmosphere.
I miss the combat system from Witcher 1
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Gameplay trailer released!!!
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ_G6XiHoUA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ_G6XiHoUA[/URL]
so sickkkkk
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New Trailer:
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokYn_nZK6U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokYn_nZK6U[/URL]
Also Charles Dance (aka Tywin Lannister) will voice Emhyr var Emreis.
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Gonna be the best game of all time:pimp:
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I've had 2 on my computer forever and haven't gotten into it yet. That, Dishonored, and Far Cry 2 have been sitting there for at least a year.
I'll probably get 3 and not play it.
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gameplay trailer posted today
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GhqY9j9oCc[/url]
and like poster above mentioned, we'll prly see some more in a couple days
this shit is old i just realized :lol
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I don't know why but I just couldn't get into witcher 2 for whatever reason. I didn't really like the gameplay in that game...maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance before I returned it for dragon age, however I was much happier with that game.
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[url]http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/g82gj1/the-witcher-3--wild-hunt-vgx-2013--world-premiere-trailer[/url] - VGX trailer
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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtVdAasjOgU[/url]
GOTD:pimp:
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Wtf is this game about? Just another Skyrim? :confusedshrug: Never played any of the Witchers before.
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[QUOTE=Shade8780]Wtf is this game about? Just another Skyrim? :confusedshrug: Never played any of the Witchers before.[/QUOTE]
It's basically the Game of Thrones of video games. Medieval fantasy setting with a story about politics and shades of grey (choices, characters).
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[QUOTE=Qwyjibo]It's basically the Game of Thrones of video games. Medieval fantasy setting with a story about politics and shades of grey (choices, characters).[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Qwyjibo]It's basically the Game of Thrones of video games. Medieval fantasy setting with a story about politics and shades of grey (choices, characters).[/QUOTE]
Really? Damn, I might look into it then.
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How much GB will this take up on the PS4? Should be huge.
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[QUOTE=Shade8780]How much GB will this take up on the PS4? Should be huge.[/QUOTE]
Cant be any bigger then 50 gigs. That's how big blu rays are. Unless its released on multiple discs.
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God, I'm surprised this isn't being talked about more on here. Reached page four of a fairly inactive forum, yet is being hyped as the best game of 2015 over games like Uncharted 4 and MGS V on some sites.
I wish I had a 360 or high-end PC to play at least The Witcher 2. I know the general story from just YouTube recaps and the backstory of characters like Yennefer and Ciri, but I really want to play it anyway.
I'll be getting this day-one. My PS4 hasn't been touched since November/December, so it is much-needed along with Bloodborne, which is gaining a lot of anticipation too. So awesome that Ciri will be a playable character for parts of the game, adds a lot to a game that may have been a GOAT anyway.
May 19 can't come soon enough.
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I'm just playing Witcher II for the first time now after it was free for Gold users on Xbox 360. Without having played the first one, I love the story and combat is hella challenging/fun. Very excited for this game now.
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This game looks DOPE AS FUHH, check out the new gamespot video series on it.
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10/10 on Gamestop.
9.3/10 on IGN.
92 so far on Metacritic.
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Seems like it will be game of the year. I usually have a rule where I wait a year or so before playing a game so I can buy it witl all the dlcs and extras that they keeping throwing in (usually the game of the year edition or whatever). But I've been waiting for this game for a long time and I might just break that rule.
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Conan Loved it:
[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfjLRuE1CLw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfjLRuE1CLw[/URL]
As awesome as I'm sure this is, I just don't think I have the heart to devote to a game of this volume anymore.
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[QUOTE=magnax1]Cant be any bigger then 50 gigs. That's how big blu rays are. Unless its released on multiple discs.[/QUOTE]
Could be bigger actually. There's multi-layer discs that add more space to the disc (I think the highest right now is triple layer), or they add a day one patch of whatever the **** they want that didn't make the game. Master Chief Collection had to do that.
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Still very early, but this is like a fantasy rpg Red Dead Redemption. :applause:
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picked up my copy on my lunch break. Will play some tonight but I've currently got a football manager addiction so it'll need to be good to pull me away from that.