Did Witcher 3 *REALLY* Have Good Choices & Consequences?
Mature choices and consequences is one of the things I love about the Witcher series. Thinking back over TW3, I can't remember any choices that had the far reaching consequences I've come to expect from this series. Most of my choices were either never mentioned again, or resolved in the epilogue cutscene after finishing the game.
Is this just me? Am I being overly-critical? Or do other people feel the same way?
#1. The Bloody Barron's fate was never mentioned again after finishing the quest (he died in my game, btw). Neither was the fate of the tree spirit.
#2. Skellige's next king has no impact on the story. Worse yet, the best outcome happens if you don't do this questline at all. (Svanrige becomes Skellige's best ruler in centuries). That's idiotic, IMO, because it incentivizes skipping content.
#3. I've heard people complain about Reasons of State. Personally, I never finished it. Wasn't my fault. I rescued Thaler and joined the conspiracy, and nothing happened after that. Not sure if my game glitched or what.
#4. Ciri's fate was resolved well. But it's the main quesltine. So it bloody well better.
Really, the only choice & consequence I think was handled well is the fate of Keira Metz. You make a choice early in the game, it has immediate consequences, and it has far reaching consequences dozens of hours later. It impacts the fates of two characters we care about (Keira saves Lambert's life, and they fall in love). That's how choices & consequences should be handled, IMO.
I still haven't played Hearts of Stone so please use spoiler tags when discussing choices & consequences from the expansion.
Mature choices and consequences is one of the things I love about the Witcher series. Thinking back over TW3, I can't remember any choices that had the far reaching consequences I've come to expect from this series. Most of my choices were either never mentioned again, or resolved in the epilogue cutscene after finishing the game.
Is this just me? Am I being overly-critical? Or do other people feel the same way?
#1. The Bloody Barron's fate was never mentioned again after finishing the quest (he died in my game, btw). Neither was the fate of the tree spirit.
#2. Skellige's next king has no impact on the story. Worse yet, the best outcome happens if you don't do this questline at all. (Svanrige becomes Skellige's best ruler in centuries). That's idiotic, IMO, because it incentivizes skipping content.
#3. I've heard people complain about Reasons of State. Personally, I never finished it. Wasn't my fault. I rescued Thaler and joined the conspiracy, and nothing happened after that. Not sure if my game glitched or what.
#4. Ciri's fate was resolved well. But it's the main quesltine. So it bloody well better.
Really, the only choice & consequence I think was handled well is the fate of Keira Metz. You make a choice early in the game, it has immediate consequences, and it has far reaching consequences dozens of hours later. It impacts the fates of two characters we care about (Keira saves Lambert's life, and they fall in love). That's how choices & consequences should be handled, IMO.
I still haven't played Hearts of Stone so please use spoiler tags when discussing choices & consequences from the expansion.
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