Yeah...Maybe W1 should be renamed to The Witcher : Wild HuntI mean....this completely destroy the entire boss fight in TW3.
I played TW1, and I think that story in TW3 is on par with TW1. Yes, Eredin is better in TW1, but other than some issues with the story, especially at the end TW3 has better story (and especially compared to TW2, which IMO had worst story and atmosphere of all 3 games).
Before that thread I never ever thought about this issue, and believe me I really love charismatic villain in movies, video games and books.
You're right encounters with Eredin could have been better but is it that much an issue? I mean even if they do 2 years of debugging and enhancement there will still be more important things to do than that IMO. Even if TW3 is the best game ever IMO there is other thing that are a total mess, the villain is just disapointing not a big deal.
Fuck Triss. Really hated that she was in the first 2 games and I was happy that I finally can get rid of her.The villain is part of a bigger problem which concerns the entire Act 3 and the White Frost issue.
In order to be worried about Ciri (which is the point of the plot) who want to kill her have to be more complex than "I'm just evil because...reasons".
But at least is a bigger issue than the lack of Triss scenes (that thread has reached 200 pages....)
Its simple. This story is from Geralt perspective, and believe or not, Eredin didnt felt the need to explain all his motivations to him. Its up to player to link the dots together... or would you rather have him start talking like every single bad villain is in all movies and games just before he is defeated by main protagonist?
Eredin's motivation would be clear to you if you read books, and played previous games carefully.
Before that thread I never ever thought about this issue, and believe me I really love charismatic villain in movies, video games and books.
You're right encounters with Eredin could have been better but is it that much an issue? I mean even if they do 2 years of debugging and enhancement there will still be more important things to do than that IMO. Even if TW3 is the best game ever IMO there is other thing that are a total mess, the villain is just disapointing not a big deal.
Some people point out that they don't understand how some dialogue and some characters can be great, while at the same time the main villain is crap. What often happens with projects like this is that different characters are written by different people, so maybe the dudes (dudets) that wrote Eridin and the hunt are just shit at their jobs?
so maybe the dudes (dudets) that wrote Eridin and the hunt are just shit at their jobs?
How many times to people have to tell you? You should not have to read the books or play the previous games to appreciate Witcher 3. Any time people try and excuse something by pointing to EXTERNAL material, you know that the product can't stand on its own two feet.
appreciate? obviously, you don't appreciate it anyway... but knowledge of books explains a lot, you just dont like (dont understand) the story, but thats your problem. This is Witcher game, Geralt story, based on books. therefore books play important part in it. believe it or not.
Its simple. This story is from Geralt perspective, and believe or not, Eredin didnt felt the need to explain all his motivations to him. Its up to player to link the dots together... or would you rather have him start talking like every single bad villain is in all movies and games just before he is defeated by main protagonist?
Eredin's motivation would be clear to you if you read books, and played previous games carefully.
If it was any other character I would agree, but this s Eredin Breac Glass, the main nemesis of Both Ciri and Geralt, to put it in Breaking Bad terms: He is the danger. There is no excuse, he should have had more work done to his parts in the game which I hope CDPR does eventually if they decide to.
God damn I spent so much time in the last few days being an Eredin fanboy, for good reason though.
CDPR's writing team is not made out of idiots, they are made out of brilliant writers, but I guess they did not have enough time to flesh out the Wild Hunt that much.
Like many people who told you already, that should not be an excuse, I personally read the books and know Eredin's plans, but that is no excuse, one example to use outside the Witcher series is someone like Loghain in the Dragon Age series, his portrayal in the game did not speak of his intentions or plans or his real self like he was presented in a book that was focused on his backstory, but because he wasn't portrayed that well in the game he was a generic villain, simple as that, there is no excuse.
How many times to people have to tell you? You should not have to read the books or play the previous games to appreciate Witcher 3. Any time people try and excuse something by pointing to EXTERNAL material, you know that the product can't stand on its own two feet.
What do you not understand? It doesn't matter what the book explains or does not explain. The game is standalone and no one should be forced to rely EXTERNAL material for the story to shine. That's like excusing a Lord of the Rings movie, that only covers the epilogue, then saying "well it all makes sense if you read the books! So therefore this is an excellent film!"
Also, believing that the story is under-appreciated because people are too stupid to understand it, is not a convincing argument on your part.