Heretic_Hanar wrote...
Costin_Razvan wrote...
AtreiyaN7 wrote...
Yes, Triss getting out of the tub naked near the beginning of the TW2 was a scene of great emotional depth! *sarcasm* I basically hated her the moment she opened her mouth in TW1. As a female, I don't really like it when the very first female character I first encounter sounds like a complete idiot (and what I've seen of other female characters in that game hasn't impressed me either).
Also, Geralt is one of the most horribly dull characters misogynistic characters I've had the misfortune of playing - fortunately, I stopped Witcher 1 early enough to avoid inflicting more suffering on myself. James Bond might be slightly misogynistic as a character, but at least the various actors who have portrayed him (Daniel Craig in particular) give him depth, humor, charm, ruthlessness, cunning, and vitality - every quality that Geralt completely and utterly lacks in my opinion.
If you haven't finished TW1 I suggest you STFU about your opinions about Geralt since you do not have a full picture. It's in the exact same pot of people who hate on ME3 or DA2 despite not even finishing it.
And as Seboist pointed out. You complain about mysoginy while wearing MIRANDA as an avatar.
Well, what did you expect? Drones gonna drone. 
And I could easily point out that plenty of people in the forums are idiots - which is mostly why I don't bother reading jack in here anymore unless I feel like yanking some chains to entertain myself, which I have quite successfully done in this thread (and with facts and a perfectly valid opinion too - go figure).
One thing that I've had to point out a number of times is that I use the Miranda avatar because I was a fan of the series
Chuck (I loved that show) in which Yvonne Strahoviski played Sara. I also found the avatar amusing because A) she's an intelligent brunette who can be a stone-cold b-word, just like me and
because she irritated some forumites.
I would never argue that Miranda is NOT sexualized.
But the major difference between her and every female that I've seen in The Witcher 1 is that Miranda is a brilliant woman (no matter what you think of the silly catsuit) and mostly sounds like it, as opposed to one of those airheaded bimbos who exist solely for Geralt to bed. Furthermore, you can collectively stow it about whether or not I have a right to have an opinion about a character.
I have played enough of TW1 to know that I couldn't stand being Geralt or listening to Geralt for one more minute, and somehow, I doubt that forcing myself to endure the misery of playing the full game will ever change my opinion of him at this point.I work on formatting multiple manuscripts during the course of a single week, and let me tell you something:
I don't have to read each manuscript in its entirety to know when one of them stinks. It's usually quite clear within, say, a few paragraphs or pages whether or not
I've been stuck with something tolerable or crap that will make me miserable. The same thing applies to movies or, surprise,
video games - even your precious Witcher.
And finally, I will emphasize that I actually forced myself to watch gameplay from BOTH TW1 and TW2 to see if things would get better or if I had somehow unfairly judged Geralt and company. I actually spent a fair amount of time perusing various videos to see if I would have some hallelujah moment that would prove me wrong - no such luck, though. Per my manuscript example, I don't need 30-plus hours of playing a game to judge a character.
Sorry to break it to you,
but there are people who don't think that Geralt is all that and a bag of chips. I tried to play TW1 because I repeatedly heard good things about it here - and then I was summarily disappointed by it within the first few minutes.
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