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[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

shantisands wrote...

Competition is a healthy, healthy thing to have, if you approach it correctly. I have little doubt that the individuals themselves at Bioware will want to better their own work and grow as a whole... other successful games only help spur that creativity and drive to move forward on.

This. Hopefully.

Rather than be disheartened, threatened, angry or embarrassed by Witcher 2, I hope that Bioware strives to beat Witcher 2 at it's own game by making their next games as great as possible.

Obviously EA may have a word about that, but Bioware really should argue for more autonomy. DICE is given almost full autonomy by EA and their sales prove that it's a wise decision to do so. Same in Bioware's case.

[marshalleck]

Well, I've also never seen EA relax their deathgrip on any studio once they get a hold of them, so the question remains: where does Bioware go from here? Or rather, where will they be allowed to go?

Bioware won't be the first studio EA cashes out on for short term gain. Have you heard any hint of anything on the horizon beyond ME3/TOR? Like, specifically? Any games, not just licensed marketing crap like hoodies and t-shirts and Facebook games? All I'm saying.

Modifié par marshalleck, 20 mai 2011 - 03:48 .

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Anyways, I'll get the Witcher 2 ball rolling again.

Who here played/enjoyed the Hung Night (hangover) quest?

[Bryy_Miller]

Monica83 wrote...

right now i have much more thrust in cd-project than bioware...And thei marketing trick and pr lies...

Press a button and something awesome has to happen.. button awesome....

Congrats ladiaw *applause* and Ea of course

We get it. You don't like DA2. I don't see what that has to do with your enjoyment of The Witcher, however.

[CoS Sarah Jinstar]

*Makes mental note* level 7 is way to soon to think about squid for dinner me thinks.

[Endurium]

I'm loving this game. The graphics are beautiful, and even better with all the blur and bloom disabled (roughly half the options lol), and combat's a kick in the pants. I feel like I'm guiding a master swordsman rather than trying (usually in vain) to be one.

There are the usual glitches, such as Geralt changing back into Raven's Armor every other cutscene (I'm trying to wear Roche's armor from the DLC). Also sometimes UI buttons don't display properly so I get circles with no button graphics or labels.

Ah well, CDP patched The Witcher a few times before giving up on it (and leaving it still with a few bugs) so no doubt this game will get a few patches. At least it's not crashing to desktop for me, which is very nice. The Witcher liked to do that at random times after an hour or two of play.

[Luvinn]

Don't know if its been mentioned yet, but

Dandelion seducing the succubus was the best quest I've done so far.

Geralt: "****ing idiot actually went in there"

[erynnar]

Hubby just came back from the forest and startled an NPC who acknowledged his presence by exclaiming, "BLOODY HELL! My heart almost stopped!" And some guy in his house was fixing his floor. That is more alive than Kirkwall every dreamed of being.

[slimgrin]

Ahhh found my first cave and nestled down in the grimiest, darkest spot to meditate. Now it's really starting to feel like The Witcher. 


Nekkars mopped the floor with me shortly after.

Modifié par slimgrin, 20 mai 2011 - 03:56 .

[marshalleck]

slimgrin wrote...

Ahhh found my first cave and nestled down in the grimiest, darkest spot to meditate. Now it's really starting to feel like The Witcher. 


Nekkars mopped the floor with me shortly after.

Nekkers huh? Wait til you meet drowners. They're real jerks this time around, not pushovers like before. I believe they can actually threaten and kill normal villagers now.

Modifié par marshalleck, 20 mai 2011 - 03:59 .

[CoS Sarah Jinstar]

LiquidGrape wrote...

erynnar wrote...

RageGT wrote...

Exploitation? I bet the love scenes in the books the game is based are written for adults, not for teenagers!

And the 1st free DLC is so good. The decisions, the consequences, the final feeling of justice has been done!

Persie, what level was Geralt at your ending? =)

Fancy that, treating players like adults...who'da thunk it. I love DA, but sometimes I feel like the M for Mature really isn't. Some parts seem written by giggling school girls for giggling school girls. TW2 M for Mature has been just that. It hasn't been porn at all.

Well, my issue with the sexual content in W2 isn't that it is explicit. In fact, think interactive media in general should embrace sexual themes more widely, seeing as it is such a natural element in storytelling. This dilly-dallying around the issue makes us all appear more infantile than we really are, and it's a disservice we shouldn't stand for!

What I do not think one should embrace, however, is pandering.
I realise this is an interpretation which is up for grabs, but I cannot see the erotic cutscenes of W2 as anything but moist appeasement.
They were wise enough to remove the whole card collection business, however. I think that should be noted, and the developers should be commended for it.  That mechanic was simply put the most laughable display in male self-gratification I've ever seen in a roleplaying game.

What, that every female in DA2 had DD breasts wasn't laughable?  The DA2 forums are ^^^ that way. Let's not get this thread locked because a few are upset that TW2 is getting heaps of deserved praise.

[erynnar]

mrcrusty wrote...

erynnar wrote...

slimgrin wrote...

erynnar wrote...

slimgrin wrote...

LiquidGrape wrote...

I don't know. It just smells bad erotic fan fiction.
Whatever else one might say of DA2, it wasn't exploitative.

Hey, thanks for playing 'that' card. We never hear that around here.

Yeah, never. I am watching my hubby's playthrough and I haven't seen anything that doesn't fit with a medieval setting, nor that is truly exploitive. Any sex has been natural and in the right time and place. How about you slim?

Haven't had any encounters yet. The first prostitute I walked up to told me to buzz off, lol.  

ROFL!!! Oh snap! Hubby tried to bribe one to distract someone (no spoilers) she told him she wouldn't show him a ****** for the amount he offered. SNORT! Tell me that isn't power.

Lol, I know what you're talking about. You can get around it though by <spoiler>doing her a favour and arm wrestling some of the soldiers<spoiler>

I was really surprised they put it into the game. Like it wasn't fully explicit or anything, but umm. Well, play through the scene. I was expecting them to leave and go somewhere else but... yeah, play through it.

Yeah they went to some conviently placed nearby bushes....and um, well it was obvious what her diversion was,if you wanted to look around the bushes.

[Chromie]

slimgrin wrote...

Ahhh found my first cave and nestled down in the grimiest, darkest spot to meditate. Now it's really starting to feel like The Witcher. 


Nekkars mopped the floor with me shortly after.

I like how we can be interrupted when meditating. Adds to immersion.

[CoS Sarah Jinstar]

slimgrin wrote...

Ahhh found my first cave and nestled down in the grimiest, darkest spot to meditate. Now it's really starting to feel like The Witcher. 


Nekkars mopped the floor with me shortly after.

I was just in that cave and had a similar experience the first time hehe.

[Khayness]

marshalleck wrote...

Nekkers huh? Wait til you meet drowners. They're real jerks this time around, not pushovers like before. I believe they can actually threaten and kill normal villagers now.

Drowners and Drowned Deads running around the bandit swamp at night while it rains so you can't see **** past the first tree.

Dead Space, eat your heart out.

[neppakyo]

Ringo12 wrote...

I like how we can be interrupted when meditating. Adds to immersion.

Yep had that happen a couple times. Meditated in the wrong spot lol.

I like how "Plough" is used like a similar word to the F-bomb. "Go an' plough yerself!"

Think it refers to a farmer plowing the field, the earth opens up like a womans legs >.<

kk, my  break is over, back to the game!

Modifié par neppakyo, 20 mai 2011 - 04:08 .

[NvVanity]

Been playing the game the past few days.


How in the name of Eternal Fire do you kill those Queen Endrega's in the woods? That is the one sidequest I have left before moving on with the main quest!

[Monica83]

NvVanity wrote...

Been playing the game the past few days.


How in the name of Eternal Fire do you kill those Queen Endrega's in the woods? That is the one sidequest I have left before moving on with the main quest!

Quen sign or.. the trap one.. then attack them with strong blows...

[marshalleck]

Monica83 wrote...

NvVanity wrote...

Been playing the game the past few days.


How in the name of Eternal Fire do you kill those Queen Endrega's in the woods? That is the one sidequest I have left before moving on with the main quest!

Quen sign or.. the trap one.. then attack them with strong blows...

Put up Quen, and drop a Yrden

Or alternatively use Aard to push her away and then drop Yrden to trap her. Then go round her backside and punch her in the ass. Add some brown oil to your sword while you're at it, bleeds work well against them.

[orbit991]

NvVanity wrote...

Been playing the game the past few days.


How in the name of Eternal Fire do you kill those Queen Endrega's in the woods? That is the one sidequest I have left before moving on with the main quest!

It's anwered several pages back, but this moves fast. Use the trap sign I was told and hit it from the side or the rear. Keep repeating till it's dead.

[LiquidGrape]

CoS Sarah Jinstar wrote...

LiquidGrape wrote...

Well, my issue with the sexual content in W2 isn't that it is explicit. In fact, think interactive media in general should embrace sexual themes more widely, seeing as it is such a natural element in storytelling. This dilly-dallying around the issue makes us all appear more infantile than we really are, and it's a disservice we shouldn't stand for!

What I do not think one should embrace, however, is pandering.
I realise this is an interpretation which is up for grabs, but I cannot see the erotic cutscenes of W2 as anything but moist appeasement.
They were wise enough to remove the whole card collection business, however. I think that should be noted, and the developers should be commended for it.  That mechanic was simply put the most laughable display in male self-gratification I've ever seen in a roleplaying game.

What, that every female in DA2 had DD breasts wasn't laughable?  The DA2 forums are ^^^ that way. Let's not get this thread locked because a few are upset that TW2 is getting heaps of deserved praise.

Yes, stifling discussion is a much more constructive thing to do.
Seriously, what did you hope to achieve with that post?
I found points about W2 which I find worthy of criticism, and suddenly I'm "upset that TW2 us getting heaps of deserved praise"?
I think you are being needlessly over-protective.

But since you responded, I feel obliged to reply.
You are being reductive when you claim that every female in DA2 allegedly had "DD breasts".
Isabela is well-endowed, sure, as are a select few other characters. Overall, however, its portrayal of different anatomy was quite accomplished. Not to mention that no one character is ever rendered nothing but eye candy; forsaking personal integrity for the benefit of the player.
Isabela owns her sexuality. I cannot say the same for Triss.

Regardless, even if you wholly disagree with me on the above, can you honestly claim that the cards collected in the original Witcher weren't crude and fueled by a flippant kind of sexism?

Modifié par LiquidGrape, 20 mai 2011 - 04:25 .

[orbit991]

LiquidGrape wrote...

CoS Sarah Jinstar wrote...

LiquidGrape wrote...

Well, my issue with the sexual content in W2 isn't that it is explicit. In fact, think interactive media in general should embrace sexual themes more widely, seeing as it is such a natural element in storytelling. This dilly-dallying around the issue makes us all appear more infantile than we really are, and it's a disservice we shouldn't stand for!

What I do not think one should embrace, however, is pandering.
I realise this is an interpretation which is up for grabs, but I cannot see the erotic cutscenes of W2 as anything but moist appeasement.
They were wise enough to remove the whole card collection business, however. I think that should be noted, and the developers should be commended for it.  That mechanic was simply put the most laughable display in male self-gratification I've ever seen in a roleplaying game.

What, that every female in DA2 had DD breasts wasn't laughable?  The DA2 forums are ^^^ that way. Let's not get this thread locked because a few are upset that TW2 is getting heaps of deserved praise.

Yes, stifling discussion is a much more constructive thing to do.
Seriously, what did you hope to achieve with that post?
I found points about W2 which I find worthy of criticism, and suddenly I'm "upset that TW2 us getting heaps of deserved praise"?
I think you are being needlessly over-protective.

But since you responded, I feel obliged to continue.
You are being reductive when you claim that every female in DA2 allegedly had "DD breasts".
Isabela is well-endowed, sure, as are a select few other characters. Overall, however, its portrayal of different anatomy was quite accomplished. Not to mention that no one character is ever rendered nothing but eye candy; forsaking personal integrity for the benefit of the player.
Isabela owns her sexuality. I cannot say the same for Triss.

Regardless, even if you wholly disagree with me on the above, can you honestly claim that the cards collected in the original Witcher weren't crude and fueled by a flippant kind of sexism?

It was horrible and disguisting, and then the world ended....happy?

Modifié par orbit991, 20 mai 2011 - 04:32 .

[Khayness]

LiquidGrape wrote...

Isabela is well-endowed, sure, as are a select few other characters. Overall, however, its portrayal of different anatomy was quite accomplished. Not to mention that no one character is ever rendered nothing but eye candy; forsaking personal integrity for the benefit of the player.
Isabela owns her sexuality. I cannot say the same for Triss.

Regardless, even if you wholly disagree with me on the above, can you honestly claim that the cards collected in the original Witcher weren't crude and fueled by a flippant kind of sexism?

Polygons are serious business.

And how did you come to that bold conclusion?

[Anathemic]

LiquidGrape wrote...

CoS Sarah Jinstar wrote...

LiquidGrape wrote...

Well, my issue with the sexual content in W2 isn't that it is explicit. In fact, think interactive media in general should embrace sexual themes more widely, seeing as it is such a natural element in storytelling. This dilly-dallying around the issue makes us all appear more infantile than we really are, and it's a disservice we shouldn't stand for!

What I do not think one should embrace, however, is pandering.
I realise this is an interpretation which is up for grabs, but I cannot see the erotic cutscenes of W2 as anything but moist appeasement.
They were wise enough to remove the whole card collection business, however. I think that should be noted, and the developers should be commended for it.  That mechanic was simply put the most laughable display in male self-gratification I've ever seen in a roleplaying game.

What, that every female in DA2 had DD breasts wasn't laughable?  The DA2 forums are ^^^ that way. Let's not get this thread locked because a few are upset that TW2 is getting heaps of deserved praise.

Yes, stifling discussion is a much more constructive thing to do.
Seriously, what did you hope to achieve with that post?
I found points about W2 which I find worthy of criticism, and suddenly I'm "upset that TW2 us getting heaps of deserved praise"?
I think you are being needlessly over-protective.

But since you responded, I feel obliged to reply.
You are being reductive when you claim that every female in DA2 allegedly had "DD breasts".
Isabela is well-endowed, sure, as are a select few other characters. Overall, however, its portrayal of different anatomy was quite accomplished. Not to mention that no one character is ever rendered nothing but eye candy; forsaking personal integrity for the benefit of the player.
Isabela owns her sexuality. I cannot say the same for Triss.

Regardless, even if you wholly disagree with me on the above, can you honestly claim that the cards collected in the original Witcher weren't crude and fueled by a flippant kind of sexism?

I'm confused what do you mean by a character 'owning their sexuality?'

As for the sex cards in TW1. I found it an entertaining side game. It wasn't full-on porn more like erotic art. Agreed that sexism was shown, but then again your in the dark fantasy genre, sexism is rampat in the specific time period. Now I know that this is not an excuse as sex cards were a joke, but honestly it wasn't surprising and shouldn't be.

[Chromie]

LiquidGrape wrote...

But since you responded, I feel obliged to reply.
You are being reductive when you claim that every female in DA2 allegedly had "DD breasts".
Isabela is well-endowed, sure, as are a select few other characters. Overall, however, its portrayal of different anatomy was quite accomplished. Not to mention that no one character is ever rendered nothing but eye candy; forsaking personal integrity for the benefit of the player.
Isabela owns her sexuality. I cannot say the same for Triss.

Regardless, even if you wholly disagree with me on the above, can you honestly claim that the cards collected in the original Witcher weren't crude and fueled by a flippant kind of sexism?

Well that's a blatant lie. Other then Avelina, Female Hawke, Merrill and Meredith every woman I can remember seems to have an hourglass body even an old woman like Hawke's mom, Elthina and everyone else I can think of.

Whatever you think of the cards who cares. CDProjekt did away with them and gave us real sex scenes instead of just ****footing around and giving us dry humping. It's sex we all do it. Why shouldn't they be naked? I guess I'm just comfortable with the human body and don't care if it's infront me in a movie, game or in person. Hell I have streaked in public before...

Modifié par Ringo12, 20 mai 2011 - 04:34 .