Seventyfive wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:51:
Anyone know if the fighting system will be improved from Witcher 2? I thought Witcher 2 looked great but played like shit. Kind of wish they'd just copy something like Dark Souls if they want something slower or basically any other 3rd person game (Batman, AC, GOW, DMC, etc...) if they want something faster. The weird "my enemy is at 2 o'clock so i'm going to do an awkward 360 spin move that will get you killed strike" wasn't that appealing to me.

Don't expect any major improvements. They have to keep things simple because of those lame-ass console controllers...

Erm, they are doing that cyberpunk game, no? That's quite different. And it brings the witcher team onto something like deus ex. Droooooooooooool...

Edit:

Sorry, didn't see the end part to your sentence about CP.

Brumbek wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:05:

The game is scheduled to launch May 19th, 2015, on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC, and PlayStation®4.

Anyone else notice the bizarre wording here? XB1 gets a tagline: "all-in-one system". Hmm, I think MS paid them to say this any time they mention XB1. Notice PC and PS4 are just listed without fanfare. Let me correct this.

It's just marketing. MS pays literally everybody to say this. If you and I say it, we can probably get some cash.

Task wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 15:46:

Flatline wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 14:41:

Creston wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:00:
Grats CD Projekt. It looks awesome!

Yes. This is great news. Because it means they can focus on Cyberpunk now

Indeed, although not fully. CD Projekt said as soon as they finished the main game, they started work on the two big expansions for Witcher 3. I also read this that Witcher 3 isn't really the last Witcher game; not sure what to make of that. I for one wouldn't mind a pre-quel trilogy based on the books, since these games are merely an extension (expanded universe) that takes place after the very last book.

I doubt that the entire team will work on the expansions and they teased CP2077 for 2 years now so I would imagine it'd be the next game in their pipeline.

Witcher is great, but it's time they did something else. And they said that Witcher's sandbox approach was a warmup for CP2077.

Flatline wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 14:41:

Creston wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:00:
Grats CD Projekt. It looks awesome!

Yes. This is great news. Because it means they can focus on Cyberpunk now

Indeed, although not fully. CD Projekt said as soon as they finished the main game, they started work on the two big expansions for Witcher 3. I also read this that Witcher 3 isn't really the last Witcher game; not sure what to make of that. I for one wouldn't mind a pre-quel trilogy based on the books, since these games are merely an extension (expanded universe) that takes place after the very last book.

Agent.X7 wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 15:40:

SpectralMeat wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 11:44:
Got this for free with my video card. Looking forward to play it next month

Was supposed to, but Amazon never sent me the code.

You should contact them. I found amazon customer support to be top notch.

SpectralMeat wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 11:44:
Got this for free with my video card. Looking forward to play it next month

Was supposed to, but Amazon never sent me the code.

Placid wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 12:33:
Lots of the game codes that come with the Geforce card promo are for sale on eBay. Most sell for $20-$25.

Thanks! Bought my game code from eBay for $24 after reading this and already redeemed it on GOG.

Flatline wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 14:41:

Creston wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:00:
Grats CD Projekt. It looks awesome!

Yes. This is great news. Because it means they can focus on Cyberpunk now

#1 reason I'm excited for The Witcher III release.

Creston wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:00:
Grats CD Projekt. It looks awesome!

Yes. This is great news. Because it means they can focus on Cyberpunk now

Seventyfive wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:51:
Anyone know if the fighting system will be improved from Witcher 2? I thought Witcher 2 looked great but played like shit. Kind of wish they'd just copy something like Dark Souls if they want something slower or basically any other 3rd person game (Batman, AC, GOW, DMC, etc...) if they want something faster. The weird "my enemy is at 2 o'clock so i'm going to do an awkward 360 spin move that will get you killed strike" wasn't that appealing to me.

Well, to each their own I guess because I actually liked the Combat in Witcher 2 but totally despised how Witcher 1 Combat worked.

And quit frankly Dark Souls combat and camera sucked. You guys are to in tuned with Console game play. I like a Third person Camera that is locked right behind the character and sitting just above the shoulder. Much like an MMO style camera.

Having a camera that moves around just kills the experience. I cant stand having a camera that moves around when you are trying to run and the next thing you get is the camera in your face like you are running towards it. just a horrible way to try and play any game.

Seventyfive wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 13:51:
Anyone know if the fighting system will be improved from Witcher 2? I thought Witcher 2 looked great but played like shit. Kind of wish they'd just copy something like Dark Souls if they want something slower or basically any other 3rd person game (Batman, AC, GOW, DMC, etc...) if they want something faster. The weird "my enemy is at 2 o'clock so i'm going to do an awkward 360 spin move that will get you killed strike" wasn't that appealing to me.

Funny you ask. Check out ign, they have an article about that very thing. The jist is that the combat is very similar to dark souls, just faster and a bit easier. They also say you really need to learn the enemy vulnerabilities to keep up with the game as the difficulty ramps up...

Anyone know if the fighting system will be improved from Witcher 2? I thought Witcher 2 looked great but played like shit. Kind of wish they'd just copy something like Dark Souls if they want something slower or basically any other 3rd person game (Batman, AC, GOW, DMC, etc...) if they want something faster. The weird "my enemy is at 2 o'clock so i'm going to do an awkward 360 spin move that will get you killed strike" wasn't that appealing to me.

Yawn. Enhanced Edition please. They can keep their beta until then.

Still over a month out... Boo!

The game is scheduled to launch May 19th, 2015, on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC, and PlayStation®4.

Anyone else notice the bizarre wording here? XB1 gets a tagline: "all-in-one system". Hmm, I think MS paid them to say this any time they mention XB1. Notice PC and PS4 are just listed without fanfare. Let me correct this.

Coming to XB1, at lower resolution because XB1 uses too much resources for nonsense.
Coming to PS4, at 1080p since PS4 is the most powerful console out there.
Coming to PC, at way better specs and faster loading times and higher FPS because it mops the floor with lame consoles.

Grats CD Projekt. It looks awesome!

Yeah people are selling those game codes ever since the promo started. No difference from any other promo for games in the past.

SpectralMeat wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 11:44:
Got this for free with my video card. Looking forward to play it next month

Lots of the game codes that come with the Geforce card promo are for sale on eBay. Most sell for $20-$25.

SpectralMeat wrote on Apr 16, 2015, 11:44:
Got this for free with my video card. Looking forward to play it next month

I bought it for stupid cheap on GOG like... a year ago apparently. I had completely forgotten about it until I went to download Freespace 2 and saw it sitting there.