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[Chromie]

Lol go back in Costin. Feels like the arena rivalry died down.

[Costin_Razvan]

Ringo12 wrote...

Lol go back in Costin. Feels like the arena rivalry died down.

It would help if it wasn't so repetitive past wave 30.

But yeah no one gives a damn about it anymore. I've been in top 100 for ages now.

Modifié par Costin_Razvan, 24 février 2012 - 06:52 .

[HoonDing]

Costin_Razvan wrote...

The Wild Hunt isn't evil or the type to want to eliminate all organic life or some other BS so I wouldn't mind it. What I would ****ing despise is if the game revolved around uniting the land to combat them. That's just BS.

Actually, I'm thinking TW3 is gearing up for another Conjunction of the Spheres (which I believe is the true meaning behind the Prophecy of Ithlinne), and kind of expecting Geralt and Triss/Yennefer/Shani (ha!) + Ciri leaving for another world in the end (for some reason the Wild Hunt have some weird interest in Geralt and Yennefer). Would seem kind of a fitting end for the Witcher saga.

As I understand, Sapkowski wasn't even involved in TW2 development, nor is he even interested in the computer games anymore beyond the royalties, so CDPR can do what they want.

Modifié par virumor, 24 février 2012 - 07:13 .

[slimgrin]

Costin_Razvan wrote...

Ringo12 wrote...

Lol go back in Costin. Feels like the arena rivalry died down.

It would help if it wasn't so repetitive past wave 30.

But yeah no one gives a damn about it anymore. I've been in top 100 for ages now.

I was hoping they would add new monsters and new waves in the EE. Maybe 10-15 more waves would be appropriate.

also, I wouldn't mind having a personal leaderbaord instead of having to upload everything. That's the way SSF4 does it. That game keeps track of every single stat so you can see where you're weak and where you're strong, how well you've progressed, etc. I'm not complainng though. Arena is awesome. Few companies would have offered it for free.

Modifié par slimgrin, 24 février 2012 - 07:23 .

[Costin_Razvan]

He wasn't involved in TW1 either, besides looking at the story and giving his approval on it.

[Nerevar-as]

virumor wrote...

Costin_Razvan wrote...

The Wild Hunt isn't evil or the type to want to eliminate all organic life or some other BS so I wouldn't mind it. What I would ****ing despise is if the game revolved around uniting the land to combat them. That's just BS.

Actually, I'm thinking TW3 is gearing up for another Conjunction of the Spheres (which I believe is the true meaning behind the Prophecy of Ithlinne), and kind of expecting Geralt and Triss/Yennefer/Shani (ha!) + Ciri leaving for another world in the end (for some reason the Wild Hunt have some weird interest in Geralt and Yennefer). Would seem kind of a fitting end for the Witcher saga.

As I understand, Sapkowski wasn't even involved in TW2 development, nor is he even interested in the computer games anymore beyond the royalties, so CDPR can do what they want.

We know a portal between worlds will open and apparently all elves will depart, that the Ice Age (Ithilinne prophecy is explained in Baptism of Fire as this) is still coming, and that Nilfgaard won´t conquer the north in at least another 100 years.  Also that several hundred years later the events of the books are mostly legend and not even history books are reliable about them.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Nerevar-as wrote...
We know a portal between worlds will open and apparently all elves will depart, that the Ice Age (Ithilinne prophecy is explained in Baptism of Fire as this) is still coming, and that Nilfgaard won´t conquer the north in at least another 100 years.  Also that several hundred years later the events of the books are mostly legend and not even history books are reliable about them.

I hope the prophecy remains a prophecy that could be wrong.

I don't want CDPR to feel bound to the books. I want them to have as much freedom as possible in writing next installements.

[Addai]

I know I was happy to learn that the Wild Hunt were elves from another plane and not just some mindless undead army or spectral force. I'm looking forward to finding out what they're up to.

Funny that in the past week I've come across two very different takes on the Germanic legend- TW2's, and one from Elder Scrolls which had the Wild Hunt as a frenzied, conjured insectoid army that devoured the Bosmer's enemies and then cannibalized itself.

Modifié par Addai67, 24 février 2012 - 08:18 .

[Nerevar-as]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Nerevar-as wrote...
We know a portal between worlds will open and apparently all elves will depart, that the Ice Age (Ithilinne prophecy is explained in Baptism of Fire as this) is still coming, and that Nilfgaard won´t conquer the north in at least another 100 years.  Also that several hundred years later the events of the books are mostly legend and not even history books are reliable about them.

I hope the prophecy remains a prophecy that could be wrong.

I don't want CDPR to feel bound to the books. I want them to have as much freedom as possible in writing next installements.

I don´t want the games to clash with the books, as they would become more of an alternate universe than a sequel to the books if one chooses to think of them like that. So I´d rather they stayed true to the events Sapkowski wrote would happen after the saga ended. There´s still a lot of ground available without going into continuity issues.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Sapkowsky said the games cannot be considered canon at all, so might as well.

[slimgrin]

@Nerevar. I don't agree. Sapkowski himself has said the game is separate lore. For CDPR, his books are a starting point.

Modifié par slimgrin, 24 février 2012 - 09:34 .

[Addai]

I'm okay with that. I only read The Last Wish, but I like the games' stories better.

[csfteeeer]

Nerevar-as wrote...

I don´t want the games to clash with the books, as they would become more of an alternate universe than a sequel to the books if one chooses to think of them like that. So I´d rather they stayed true to the events Sapkowski wrote would happen after the saga ended. There´s still a lot of ground available without going into continuity issues.

Err....

Geralt dies at the end of the Books.

So, the very existance of these games(at least as sequels) with him as protagonist creates continuity issues(which is why Sapkowsky doesn't consider the game canon, and some fans of the books refuse to play the games, because they cannot take Geralt Seriously anymore).

Modifié par csfteeeer, 25 février 2012 - 12:13 .

[slimgrin]

Their loss. The games have writing every bit as good as what I've read from Sapkowski.

Also:

Modifié par slimgrin, 25 février 2012 - 12:29 .

[android654]

slimgrin wrote...

Their loss. The games have writing every bit as good as what I've read from Sapkowski.

Also:

Enhanced graphics
Enhanced controls
Enhanced camera system
More detailed tutorial
More complex leveling system
4 hours of new content
New characters
New Locations
New Quests
Almost 40 minutes of new cinematics
Changes done based on fan feedback from the original PC players
Keeping it a niche game at the expense of alienating casual and the majority of console players
All built on an in house engine.


Color me impressed.

[Addai]

Good trailer but I think Skyrim set a new benchmark, at least with their high res pack. Going back to TW2 I was less impressed with the graphics after seeing that.

[Brockololly]

Addai67 wrote...

Good trailer but I think Skyrim set a new benchmark, at least with their high res pack. Going back to TW2 I was less impressed with the graphics after seeing that.

Really? I mean, I think Skyrim looks good, certainly with impressive vistas and all. But both games maxed out, I think TW2 looks a good deal better. And if you have a beast of a PC that can do ubersampling? 

That said, I really wish CDPR would have fixed the inventory and UI for mouse/keyboard. It already was controller friendly.

Modifié par Brockololly, 25 février 2012 - 04:17 .

[Addai]

You could see neck seams and the detail on faces and clothing is terrible. Not Geralt but others. There's also this kind of glossy look that I don't like, which TW1 didn't have. The most I can say is that it was pretty.

[Brockololly]

It does overcompensate on the bloom and some of the post processing, but the textures are pretty fantastic:

[ErichHartmann]

The Red Engine will look even better when they upgrade it for next gen systems. A shame it doesn't already have full DX11 support though. Always room for improvement.

[slimgrin]

I don't recall seeing neck seems in the game. I'll have to look for that next time. Brock are those pics from your rig? I generally keep bloom off as colors look oversaturated otherwise.

Modifié par slimgrin, 25 février 2012 - 02:41 .

[Costin_Razvan]

Addai67 wrote...

Good trailer but I think Skyrim set a new benchmark, at least with their high res pack. Going back to TW2 I was less impressed with the graphics after seeing that.

Did you play TW2 on ultra with ubersampling?

[DragonRageGT]

android654 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...

Their loss. The games have writing every bit as good as what I've read from Sapkowski.

Also:

Enhanced graphics
Enhanced controls
Enhanced camera system
More detailed tutorial
More complex leveling system
4 hours of new content
New characters
New Locations
New Quests
Almost 40 minutes of new cinematics
Changes done based on fan feedback from the original PC players
Keeping it a niche game at the expense of alienating casual and the majority of console players
All built on an in house engine.


Color me impressed.

I really love those guys.

I was fortunate enough to have only known TW1 when the EE was already released so that was my first CDProjekt game. I know people who had it before the EE were a bit mad with the flaws of the first release. Gladly I never had to experience that.

Someone asked me in another thread which has been locked:

Davidicus wrote...

DragonRageGT wrote...

I wonder if someone would do a charter like that about CDProjekt Red which has released ALL The Witcher 2 DLC's for free, including a major 2.0 revamp difficulty patch and a coming Enhanced Edition when the X-box version is released.

Did you play The Witcher 2 at release? There's a difference between giving away free stuff because you feel it's right and giving away free stuff to make it up to your fans. Guess which one CDProjekt Red falls under?

I will answer that here. I did play TW2 at release. I had pre-ordered it and I was extremely satisfied with the game since day one. I will always remember May 17th, 2011. (it was May 17th wasn't it? ).

Everything CDPR did after release that was awesome. They really care about their games and their customers. They will keep polishing the game until there is nothing more that can be improved or fixed and that is frakin awesome! I see DA:O and ME2, which I love so much, with bugs and glitches that will persist forever because Bioware is not the same company that made Neverwinter Nights and patched it to perfection, years after the release date.

(I'm just praying that they do not make the game unplayable to me like it was after patch 2.0. I mean, the game still runs fine but the Tutorial and the Arena are unplayable because I can't get FPS any higher than 8-10 while the game still runs at some 20-25 FPS for me. I would kill me if the game went the tutorial/arena way in my system, with the new stuff they will give us.)

Modifié par DragonRageGT, 25 février 2012 - 08:11 .

[RyuGuitarFreak]

For CDPR's future, I just hope they do a better release with TW3. TW2's was nightmarish for some people. To me it was fine, but you give a look in the comment section and there were tons of people who wouldn't be able to play because of the DRM or redeem their DLC. Not to mention TONS of annoying bugs, glitches, and crashes. I experienced a few. The game should have another 2-3 months of development at least, i.e., should go retail in 1.3 state.

[slimgrin]

Both Witcher games suffered from bad releases: lots of bugs, glitches. As far as I'm concerned both games needed more dev time. But they took a bloody year for the Xbox port. If that release doesn't go smooth I won't know what to think.

Modifié par slimgrin, 25 février 2012 - 02:45 .