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[Chromie]

android654 wrote...
On a sidenote, I've been talking to a good buddy of mine who's helping me frankenstein a gaming pc and should have everything up in a few weeks.

Ooo do tell us the specs if you know. Plan to get Witcher 1?

[Addai]

slimgrin wrote...

Question: why are several reviewers knocking the game over its checkpoint system? It's not that type of game, you save whenever you want. <_<

I was cursing the checkpoint system several times while playing, too.  In several difficult battles like the kayran and dragon, the autosave is before a cutscene and you can't save during the battle.

[slimgrin]

Addai67 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...

Question: why are several reviewers knocking the game over its checkpoint system? It's not that type of game, you save whenever you want. <_<

I was cursing the checkpoint system several times while playing, too.  In several difficult battles like the kayran and dragon, the autosave is before a cutscene and you can't save during the battle.

Saving before a cutscene, ok I agree with that, although one can easily skip the cutscenes. But I don't agree with saving during battle. That's part of the challenge. 

[KnightofPhoenix]

There was one checkpoint that they messed up on launch and that was the Draug, but they fixed that. I don't have a problem with it anymore. And yea I am against saving during the battle.

[slimgrin]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

There was one checkpoint that they messed up on launch and that was the Draug, but they fixed that. I don't have a problem with it anymore. And yea I am against saving during the battle.

I hope they've fixed the potion drain during cut scenes. I definitely do not agree with that. Also, I just meandered over to metacritic, damn, the reviews are pouring in all at once. Seems to be doing well, so good for CDPR. They must have shipped press copies well ahead of release. My theory is the longer a reviewer has with a game like this, the better. Ideally they would have played each path.

Modifié par slimgrin, 13 avril 2012 - 05:09 .

[android654]

Skelter192 wrote...

android654 wrote...
On a sidenote, I've been talking to a good buddy of mine who's helping me frankenstein a gaming pc and should have everything up in a few weeks.

Ooo do tell us the specs if you know. Plan to get Witcher 1?

Haven't talked with any specificity yet. We'll be picking up a tower over the weekend then We'll start shopping for the upgraded cards and other things I'll need to have a good pc.

I plan on getting The Witcher, Spore, Thief, and a whole bunch of other things I haven't been able to pick up due to being tethered to a console for so long.

[Khayness]

Interesting, I can pre-order a re-released Enchanced Edition for the PC here in Hungary.

No extras though and it's more expensive, you can still buy the Premium Edition with all the goodies in it and download the EE free.

[Addai]

slimgrin wrote...
Saving before a cutscene, ok I agree with that, although one can easily skip the cutscenes. But I don't agree with saving during battle. That's part of the challenge. 

To me, that's pointless punishment.  I don't like when a game uses inconveniences as some kind of "hardcore" test.

[Costin_Razvan]

Addai67 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...
Saving before a cutscene, ok I agree with that, although one can easily skip the cutscenes. But I don't agree with saving during battle. That's part of the challenge. 

To me, that's pointless punishment.  I don't like when a game uses inconveniences as some kind of "hardcore" test.

Games are not just interactive stories.

[Chromie]

android654 wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

android654 wrote...
On a sidenote, I've been talking to a good buddy of mine who's helping me frankenstein a gaming pc and should have everything up in a few weeks.

Ooo do tell us the specs if you know. Plan to get Witcher 1?

Haven't talked with any specificity yet. We'll be picking up a tower over the weekend then We'll start shopping for the upgraded cards and other things I'll need to have a good pc.

I plan on getting The Witcher, Spore, Thief, and a whole bunch of other things I haven't been able to pick up due to being tethered to a console for so long.

Awesome, one thing I would not recommend Spore. I bought it on launch an EA was quick to ruin the game. You should also consider making a Steam and gog account if you plan on buying games digitally. There is a Interplay sale right now on Gog.com and a Might and Magic/Gothic sale on Steam. 

[KnightofPhoenix]

Addai67 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...
Saving before a cutscene, ok I agree with that, although one can easily skip the cutscenes. But I don't agree with saving during battle. That's part of the challenge. 

To me, that's pointless punishment.  I don't like when a game uses inconveniences as some kind of "hardcore" test.

I guess the option should be given on easy dificulty. But I don't want it in higher difficulties. If you pick hard, dark or insane, then you are obviously in it for the challenge.

[Nordicus]

slimgrin wrote...
I hope they've fixed the potion drain during cut scenes

Oh yes, that'd be great. At first I played as this massive potion junkie and I had to rush through Letho's final conversation because I didn't want the effects to wear off.

[android654]

Skelter192 wrote...

android654 wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

android654 wrote...
On a sidenote, I've been talking to a good buddy of mine who's helping me frankenstein a gaming pc and should have everything up in a few weeks.

Ooo do tell us the specs if you know. Plan to get Witcher 1?

Haven't talked with any specificity yet. We'll be picking up a tower over the weekend then We'll start shopping for the upgraded cards and other things I'll need to have a good pc.

I plan on getting The Witcher, Spore, Thief, and a whole bunch of other things I haven't been able to pick up due to being tethered to a console for so long.

Awesome, one thing I would not recommend Spore. I bought it on launch an EA was quick to ruin the game. You should also consider making a Steam and gog account if you plan on buying games digitally. There is a Interplay sale right now on Gog.com and a Might and Magic/Gothic sale on Steam. 

That sucks. Spore looked like it would have been fun. I'm tempted to make an account and buy those games now that they're cheap and get to playing them once I'm done building my pc. Is steam and gog locked to your isp or to an account?

[Addai]

Costin_Razvan wrote...
Games are not just interactive stories.

Even if your preferences were some kind of law for gaming, if this were true then why have checkpoints at all.  Let everyone play on "dead is dead."

I really hate this philosophy of game design that uses inconvenience as a kind of punishment.  Same thing about not having fast travel, another one of my pet peeves with Witcher games.

[slimgrin]

Addai67 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...
Saving before a cutscene, ok I agree with that, although one can easily skip the cutscenes. But I don't agree with saving during battle. That's part of the challenge. 

To me, that's pointless punishment.  I don't like when a game uses inconveniences as some kind of "hardcore" test.

I dunno. There's lots of games that don't allow you to save during battle. It's a pretty common convention. If they did it on easy mode that'd be fine with me, but I doubt it'll happen. I think it's more important that they get check points right like you say, and balance gameplay. Easy really should be easy and it wasn't at launch.

[slimgrin]

Addai67 wrote...

Costin_Razvan wrote...
Games are not just interactive stories.

Even if your preferences were some kind of law for gaming, if this were true then why have checkpoints at all.  Let everyone play on "dead is dead."

I really hate this philosophy of game design that uses inconvenience as a kind of punishment.  Same thing about not having fast travel, another one of my pet peeves with Witcher games.

Try playing GTA4 if you want to experience inconvenience.

I'm not sure fast travel belongs in TW2. Part of the (sorry) challenge is getting from point a to b safely, sometimes through hostile territory. I never felt the areas were so big it was tedious to traverse them. I prefer it over Bioware's approach, which is making areas so streamlined and small they seem contrived.

With all the backtracking in TW1, fast travel like the teleporter made sense. 

Modifié par slimgrin, 13 avril 2012 - 06:50 .

[wolfsite]

Well I broke down and picked up the game (Got it for $20 with all the bonus content) realizing it was rather hypocritical of me to pass judgement on something without first hand experience.  However the game runs really choppy even though my system is above the minimum specs and having the options set to low.

CPU

Minimum: [/b]
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

You Have:
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz

PASS


CPU Speed

Minimum: [/b]
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

You Have:
3.0 GHz

PASS


RAM

Minimum: [/b]
1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7

You Have:
3.5 GB

PASS


OS

Minimum: [/b]
Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 (32/64-bit)

You Have:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)

PASS


Video Card

Minimum: [/b]
512 MB RAM, supporting Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon HD 3850)

You Have:
GeForce 9800 GT

PASS

Features:
Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Required
Video RAM
512 MB

Have
1.4 GB
Pixel Shader version
4.0

Vertex Shader version
4.0

However I won't get to this until I finish my playthrough of W1 to get an import save so I can see about fixing this later.


Edit: Fixed horrendous Copy/Paste job

Modifié par wolfsite, 13 avril 2012 - 06:47 .

[Chromie]

android654 wrote...
That sucks. Spore looked like it would have been fun. I'm tempted to make an account and buy those games now that they're cheap and get to playing them once I'm done building my pc. Is steam and gog locked to your isp or to an account?

If you find Spore for cheap go for it but be prepared to be dissapointed as for Steam and gog they are connected to an account.

slimgrin wrote...

I'm not sure fast travel belongs in TW2. Part of the (sorry) challenge is getting from point a to b safely.

 

Yea I don't see how fast travel would fit in Witcher at all and idk if it's just me but I swear after doing some of the monster extermination quests Endrega, Nekkars etc. spawn less frequently.

wolfsite wrote...

Well I broke down and picked up the game (Got it for $20 with all the bonus content) realizing it was rather hypocritical of me to pass judgement on something without first hand experience.  

 

Yes it is.  
Hopefully it changes your mind. As for your framerate well you need to upgrade if you want to play at a steady fps. 9800GT and 1gig of ram aren't gonna cut it for the more inensive areas of the game.

Modifié par Skelter192, 13 avril 2012 - 06:52 .

[Addai]

slimgrin wrote...
I'm not sure fast travel belongs in TW2. Part of the (sorry) challenge is getting from point a to b safely, sometimes through hostile territory. I never felt the areas were so big it was tedious to traverse them. I prefer it over Bioware's approach, which is making areas to streamlined and small they seem contrived.

With all the backtracking in TW1, fast travel like the teleporter made sense. 

Yes, it's more in TW1 that I noticed that.  Didn't help that the teleporter was glitchy in my game so I never used it for fear of game freezes.

Yea I don't see how fast travel would fit in Witcher at all and idk if it's just me but I swear after doing some of the monster extermination quests Endrega, Nekkars etc. spawn less frequently.

They do, but that just makes it more annoying that you have to run back through the forest to get to Flotsam when the only thing you do during that time is pick up a sprig of wolfsbane.

Modifié par Addai67, 13 avril 2012 - 06:52 .

[wolfsite]

Skelter192 wrote...

wolfsite wrote...

Well I broke down and picked up the game (Got it for $20 with all the bonus content) realizing it was rather hypocritical of me to pass judgement on something without first hand experience.  

 

Yes it is.  
Hopefully it changes your mind. As for your framerate well you need to upgrade if you want to play at a steady fps. 9800GT and 1gig of ram aren't gonna cut it for the more inensive areas of the game.

Hmm, well with the way video cards are produced these days it shouldn't be too hard to find a decent upgrade at a fair price.

Don't really want to get a new computer until the end of the year at least.

[Chromie]

wolfsite wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

wolfsite wrote...

Well I broke down and picked up the game (Got it for $20 with all the bonus content) realizing it was rather hypocritical of me to pass judgement on something without first hand experience.  

 

Yes it is.  
Hopefully it changes your mind. As for your framerate well you need to upgrade if you want to play at a steady fps. 9800GT and 1gig of ram aren't gonna cut it for the more inensive areas of the game.

Hmm, well with the way video cards are produced these days it shouldn't be too hard to find a decent upgrade at a fair price.

Don't really want to get a new computer until the end of the year at least.

RAM is cheap so no need to worry there and I play at 1920x1200 with a single HD 5770 and Q6600 just not at max settings. I have SSAO, AA, Ubersampling set to low and shadows set to medium but I get 35fps most of the time while inside I get 60 fps. 

Modifié par Skelter192, 13 avril 2012 - 07:00 .

[slimgrin]

Addai67 wrote...

slimgrin wrote...
I'm not sure fast travel belongs in TW2. Part of the (sorry) challenge is getting from point a to b safely, sometimes through hostile territory. I never felt the areas were so big it was tedious to traverse them. I prefer it over Bioware's approach, which is making areas to streamlined and small they seem contrived.

With all the backtracking in TW1, fast travel like the teleporter made sense. 

Yes, it's more in TW1 that I noticed that.  Didn't help that the teleporter was glitchy in my game so I never used it for fear of game freezes.

Yea I don't see how fast travel would fit in Witcher at all and idk if it's just me but I swear after doing some of the monster extermination quests Endrega, Nekkars etc. spawn less frequently.

They do, but that just makes it more annoying that you have to run back through the forest to get to Flotsam when the only thing you do during that time is pick up a sprig of wolfsbane.

Well, here's where they can learn from ES games. There's free roam in TW2, but very little creative exploration. I mean there isn't enough motivation to explore for it's own sake. I would have more random treasures and hidden areas scattered in places like Flotsam. Maybe a dead traveler with a map to some hidden treasure or whatever. How awesome would it have been if the vayopatis statue was actually an entrance to a cave? There could have been more stuff like that.

[wolfsite]

Skelter192 wrote...

wolfsite wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

wolfsite wrote...

Well I broke down and picked up the game (Got it for $20 with all the bonus content) realizing it was rather hypocritical of me to pass judgement on something without first hand experience.  

 

Yes it is.  
Hopefully it changes your mind. As for your framerate well you need to upgrade if you want to play at a steady fps. 9800GT and 1gig of ram aren't gonna cut it for the more inensive areas of the game.

Hmm, well with the way video cards are produced these days it shouldn't be too hard to find a decent upgrade at a fair price.

Don't really want to get a new computer until the end of the year at least.

RAM is cheap so no need to worry there and I play at 1920x1200 with a single HD 5770 and Q6600 just not at max settings. I have SSAO, AA, Ubersampling set to low and shadows set to medium but I get 35fps most of the time while inside I get 60 fps. 

Well I took a look and there are a few upgrade choices I can make, actually quite a few for the price range (plus getting a check from the government means free video card )  As long as it gets rid of the noticable chop I'll be happy.

[KingJason13]

I can't believe I'm as excited as I am to play a game I've played 3 times AGAIN!!!

Just beat the first Witcher again just get myself in the groove... Damn is 1 a great game!

Modifié par KingJason13, 13 avril 2012 - 08:08 .

[KnightofPhoenix]

slimgrin wrote...
Well, here's where they can learn from ES games. There's free roam in TW2, but very little creative exploration. I mean there isn't enough motivation to explore for it's own sake. I would have more random treasures and hidden areas scattered in places like Flotsam. Maybe a dead traveler with a map to some hidden treasure or whatever. How awesome would it have been if the vayopatis statue was actually an entrance to a cave? There could have been more stuff like that.

The Witcher 2 looked so gorgeous, that I didn't mind walking around. But yes more incentives for explorations via items, treasures and the like would have been good.  I wouldn't mind having special monsters again, except with special mutagens instead of trophies.