One last joke on animation:
'Hmm. This potion looks a little strange. I just can't see myself drinking something like this.'
Geralt looks like Konrad in this shot
Your mom, just kidding
Seriously?
What does any of this have to do with animations exactly? Get back on topic please.
So there's still no drinking animation, but we can see the effects of the potions he drinks? That's rather a confusing paradox of details. Geralt, upon looking in a mirror: 'Hmm. How'd this happen? I don't remember drinking anything.'
didn't the dev say before that you have to drink a potion,but to use the effect,you have to "release" it?
I've seen that repeated several times recently, but I haven't located where they actually explained the mechanic yet.
There's this, http://www.worldsfactory.net/2014/02/16/the-witcher-3-potions-system-detailed
Keep in mind that this is over a year old so maybe the reasoning changed. But I don't recall reading something that contradicts this. And at any rate the gameplay mechanics are still in line, with you activating the effects when you choose.
And if we wanna be nitpicky then when Geralt ate the bread there was no eating animation, so there's nothing to suggest gameplay wise that when he activates the potions he isn't "drinking" them, story-wise, either, because the lack of animations is consistent.
I still want a short drinking animation during meditation. With Geralt then littering like in TW2.
maybe he ate the bread before and released it
like a sheep or a cow...he eats and then later,ruminate x)
So would I. Maybe they're trying to be environment-friendly, so they did away with litter. Anyway, thanks for the reference.
Geralt's dodge animation changed in latest videos?
Watching 35 min gameplay, you know, where Geralt is looking for Johnny in downwarren, Geralt's fast-paced backwards dodge movement(clearly seen in combat with drowners and water hag, he maintains direction of his foot) looked so awesome to me. But in more recent videos(I love them as well), it seems to have changed somehow to a bit slower(?) dodge. I mean not just speed, but the direction of his foot and upper body moves around bit more. Is this intended or just because as Geralt levels up, one of the acquired skill lets you do "improved dodge" or something? Or maybe I'm just totally wrong.
Watching 35 min gameplay, you know, where Geralt is looking for Johnny in downwarren, Geralt's fast-paced backwards dodge movement(clearly seen in combat with drowners and water hag, he maintains direction of his foot) looked so awesome to me. But in more recent videos(I love them as well), it seems to have changed somehow to a bit slower(?) dodge. I mean not just speed, but the direction of his foot and upper body moves around bit more. Is this intended or just because as Geralt levels up, one of the acquired skill lets you do "improved dodge" or something? Or maybe I'm just totally wrong.
I think it's the first one. Geralt in 35 minutes is on level 35, in the new footage is about on level 1.
I prefer the newer one. The old one is an awkward looking shuffle where he takes two steps back. The new one is a small hop backward that looks more natural. I don't think its just a matter of leveling up just because hes doing it in all the newer footage at level 1 and also the high level stuff from IGN/Gamespot.
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For what I see they simply removed variety in dodging animations. Geralt is level 30 in the PAX video with the wyvern, and he only has like 2 dodge animations, in the 35 min demo there were at least 4 minimum.
I really liked those, too bad.
I really liked those, too bad.
what i dont like about the dodge is that becouse of player controls or wrong positioning the character ends up giving his back to the enemy wich in my opinion shoud not be the case. what i mean is that geralt does not dodge and faces the objective he dodges and looks the oposite way wich not only provides an easy backstab gameplaywise but also is against the way witchers fight in the lore and it is breaking a basic rule of fencing... always have your oponent in sight dont underestimate him/her/it. it felt and seemed a bit clumsy.
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