I'm sorry but that's quite stupid. Any game, or story for that matter, can be simplified in one or two sentence.
Damn...reading the past few pages feels like walking in a mine field. Spoiler..spoilers everywhere 
Back on topic, I propose a drinking game wherein we take a small sip of light beer everytime Elhanan posts some variation of this and see who dies of alcohol poisoning first.
It'll go fast, I promise.
Erm, I think you're a bit too obsessed with the snowball fight though. In order to get the bad ending you need to make 3 negative decisions. Period. You have 5 chances, meaning you can do the snowball fight and then choose 3 out of the other 4 decisions and still get the bad ending. You can not do the snowball fight and then choose another 2 bad decisions to get the bad ending. What part of "3 out of 5" don't you understand? The snowball fight is just an option out of the 5, it's no more determinant than the other options. I'm seriously confused on what point you're trying to make. This whole fuss is just because it's snowball fight? Do you even know the meaning behind the snowball fight moment? It's there to show the bond between Geralt and Ciri, it's there if you want to be a good parent to her, help her get her mind off things. What's so ridiculous about the snowball fight to you? Sheesh...
Damn...reading the past few pages feels like walking in a mine field. Spoiler..spoilers everywhere
Suggest not reading it...
Maybe a helpful idea for this topic; put all constructive criticism on red so people know what is actually worth reading. Now it's just page after page of forum posts equivalent of endless fetch quests and people bickering over things that don't really belong in this topic.
That's uncalled for, Lawrence. What makes it stupid? Boiling the intent of material down to the essentials is crucial to writing.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I poke around this forum, though.
Ah but you see, and do correct me if I'm wrong, it seems to me you wanted to criticize the plot of Witcher 3 by massively simplifying it, forgetting about the last third of the game, and completely putting aside all the complex relations and stories that are given to the player. Yes, 2/3 of the game is indeed about looking for a "princess" (though you are looking for her because she is your daughter so that does kind of negate the princess part) but it is the way it is told that makes the story special.
A poem about a flower is terribly generic as a theme, but a skilled poet will be able to give it a twist and the way he will tell the poem can make it great.
Well it took me roughly 40 hrs in TW3 to get the hang of the combat because... i just suck at it. If it was not for the excellent story telling i knew I would get from semi spoiling myself, I would have hanged it a long time ago.I havent finished TW3 but thanks for the heads up on what's coming...
(I don't really mind, honestly - only got a vague idea cause this snowball fight thing is just confusing me)
Now, I'm not that familiar with TW lore or finished any of the games. I've played TW3 for about 2-3 weeks, aprox 2-5 hours / day a couple days of week so I'm guessing I'm clocked at somewhere
I picked up DAO/2 right after DAI and I was amazed at how different those games felt. There's mature and harsh content on DAI but I think it was a little bit glossed over when you compare it to DAO or DA2.
And when you compare DAI with TW3 the latter is by far more mature and maybe in that way more like the sequel everyone would've liked to see DAO have. That isn't saying DAI is the worse game though, cause it's a matter of taste.
I, for one, hope that they polish DA4 a little bit more and maybe make it a bit more mature - but also sure as hell don't hope that they jump on TW3-bandwagon when they need to jump back on the DAO-bandwagon (as has been said in this topic previously)...
Probably should make my exit from this topic for a few weeks again and come see how the conversation fares as a social experiment
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Nothing what you write makes any sense and you really need to check out what "fact" means. It doesn't make any of your "arguments" or whatever the nonsense you write is called right just because you call it "fact" in every single of your posts.
You don't even know on your first playthrough which decisions will determinate the ending (most players won't even know that there are different endings at all), so the snowball fight can't even have any bigger impact from a psychological point of view than any other of the decisions.
Though I have no idea why I even respond to someone who has obviously no clue about the game
Well it took me roughly 40 hrs to get the hang of the combat because... i just suck at it. If it was not for the excellent story telling i knew I would get from semi spoiling myself, I would have hanged it a long time ago.
And you are my new bestfriend for liking DAO!
Haha... The thing is, I think most people here did enjoy DAO and hence the comment about us maybe being better off concentrating on comparing within the series... DAI vs. TW3 just seems to be a really provoking subject _everywhere_ on the internet.
And I'm not done with TW3 yet... I'm just taking a break until I have more time to immerse myself in it 
Probably a break that's a little longer than I planned cause I ended up restarting DAI and now the new DLC is coming up...
Still, intend to finish it cause I paid good money for it - and I did enjoy it, just not as much as DAI.
And yay for civilised posts rearing their heads in this topic *waves tiny flag*.
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Just because that decision is the first one doesn't mean it's more important than the others, because like I said, you still have other choices that will greatly impact the ending and it's those following choices that will determine what ending you get. But anyway, this is pointless and I still don't get what is your point here. Personally, I'm happy that TW3 gives me 3 completely different endings that can be achieved by a number of different choices.
Anywaaay, we should put this thread back on topic. The last few pages are a mess.
Too bad this song only plays in the swamp battles in Velen
*snip*
Too bad this song only plays in the swamp battles in Velen
Well now that you posted this, another thing that was better in TW3: the ambient music and some of the soundtrack was better... Still have both of them on my iPod but bar Tavern songs from DAI, TW3 OST does get more plays.
I reinstalled DAI now for the new dlc. I sort of liked JOH, and hope this one is good too if not better. Though, I will wait till I'm done with my first pt in TW3 cuz im so neck deep in it now. But I will deffo buy any story dlc bioware dishes out. I'm only disappointed with DAI , I don't hate it.Haha... The thing is, I think most people here did enjoy DAO and hence the comment about us maybe being better off concentrating on comparing within the series... DAI vs. TW3 just seems to be a really provoking subject _everywhere_ on the internet.
And I'm not done with TW3 yet... I'm just taking a break until I have more time to immerse myself in it
Still, intend to finish it cause I paid good money for it - and I did enjoy it, just not as much as DAI.
And yay for civilised posts rearing their heads in this topic *waves tiny flag*.
If you think having a fun moment with your daughter (by allowing her to relax and take her mind off things) instead of having a "practical discussion" is bad parenting then that's your opinion. Just because that decision is the first one doesn't mean it's more important than the others, because like I said, you still have other choices that will greatly impact the ending and it's those following choices that will determine what ending you get. But anyway, this is pointless and I still don't get what is your point here. Personally, I'm happy that TW3 gives me 3 completely different endings that can be achieved by a number of different choices.
Anywaaay, we should put this thread back on topic. The last few pages are a mess.
I don't think anybody understands it. Not that I care though. The snowball fight is one of the most beautiful scenes in the game. I'm actually glad that they chose the approach that rather small and seemingly unimportant choices decide the ending.
The one thing that can be criticized about this decision is that they are not clearly formulated. You just don't know that Geralt will start a snowball fight when you choose that option.
I reinstalled DAI now for the new dlc. I sort of liked JOH, and hope this one is good too if not better. Though, I will wait till I'm done with my first pt in TW3 cuz im so neck deep in it now. But I will deffo buy any story dlc bioware dishes out. I'm only disappointed with DAI , I don't hate it.
Understandable... I think it also has something to do with where you jumped in... DAI was my first from the DA series so it'll always be special to me - though I do rather enjoy the first two too. Just hard to put them in any specific order (each had somethings that were better than on the others).
And an unpopular opinion maybe but I really liked JoH, so I'm really excited for The Descent. So far so good, the trailer looks amazing (and the music is just perfect !)
I don't think anybody understands it. Not that I care though. The snowball fight is one of the most beautiful scenes in the game. I'm actually glad that they chose the approach that rather small and seemingly unimportant choices decide the ending.
The one thing that can be criticized about this decision is that they are not clearly formulated. You just don't know that Geralt will start a snowball fight when you choose that option.
Yep! But at the same time it's such a nice surprise. Because you think, "hmm I wonder what might lift Ciri's spirits." Geralt knows her better than anyone so I was curious. When I first played the game I already knew there was a snowball fight somewhere but at that moment I completely forgot so when I chose that option I was like, "whaaaat" because I was not expecting it at all. It was such a great moment.
I am sort of excited about the upcoming DLC too. I am a HUGE of fan of DA lore and the deep roads being mysterious and all makes me really interested. I do hope it is lore heavy. Also, thank the maker that it is not another item pack.
Yep! But at the same time it's such a nice surprise. Because you think, "hmm I wonder what might lift Ciri's spirits." Geralt knows her better than anyone so I was curious. When I first played the game I already knew there was a snowball fight somewhere but at that moment I completely forgot so when I chose that option I was like, "whaaaat" because I was not expecting it at all. It was such a great moment.
I agree. I think the conversation feels more natural and I'm glad it doesn't have that "bad, good and sarcastic" icon crap of DA because it's usually very clear the tone of what he's going to say.
I have no intention of buying anything related to DAI, unless they decide to add something about the grey warden (which they won't), then I guess would be curious.
I don't want more shards, astrariums, find camps, thedas bottles, ocularums...oh please god no. Those collectibles traumatized me I think.
Yep! But at the same time it's such a nice surprise. Because you think, "hmm I wonder what might lift Ciri's spirits." Geralt knows her better than anyone so I was curious. When I first played the game I already knew there was a snowball fight somewhere but at that moment I completely forgot so when I chose that option I was like, "whaaaat" because I was not expecting it at all. It was such a great moment.
That's probably the reason why they didn't clarify it. In the end we are playing as Geralt and he knows Ciri better than we (the player).
I still would have prefered to get a better idea, about the outcomes of both dialogue options.
To be fair, every 
moment is a great moment 
This is how you make a trailer
One thing that TW3 and DAI needs to stop doing are those frriggin =$*&@&#&# haunted houses! Nothing creeps me out than going inside one.
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One thing that TW3 and DAI needs to stop doing are those frriggin =$*&@&#&# haunted houses! Nothing creeps me out than going inside one.
Are you talking about the one in Emerald Graves ? I loved that one... Creepy as hell, but it seemed a lot more developped than some of the other stuff. Maybe not another haunted house, but a sidequest like that would be a welcome addition to the fetching side quests of endless shards and whatnot - which everyone seems to hate as established in this topic
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