I see again the videos, and I think you're right. Even the first The Witcher was full of colours, maybe depends about my fear for this game ;DFlash said:
Many people loved the first game. Many people have been disappointed by sequels to other games. I think it's a compliment to CDPR that people care so passionately about something that's just a game, after all.As for the cheery, sunlit world, don't you remember the fields in Chapter 4 of the original game? There were areas of considerable natural beauty in the original game, and that natural beauty made it all the more poignant when one sister killed another and neither ghost would rest. Running through the beautiful golden sunshine while thinking about sororicide -- that was something.Brag said:
True, but many sequels have also been better than their predecessors even after being drastically changed.In the end it comes down to whether you actually have faith in the developers or not. I believe in CDP Red which is why I'm not so nervous about TW2 all the time. They made a great RPG with the first game but it was clear that they wanted to improve on that but there was something holding them back, maybe it was tech or lack or resources I don't know. But it seems like they don't have limitations now so they can actually deliver an experience they wanted with the last game.Corylea said:
Yep, I have faith in them, too. I agree with you more or less completely, up to the point where we jump on other people for not having our faith. I'm just saying that the concern of those people is a compliment in its own way; it's a tribute to the game we love that they care so much.Brag said:
If you like/dislike what you have seen/read so far, it would be more helpful to the developers to describe them in a calm and descriptive manner with concrete examples... Some of them may turn out simple misunderstanding due to the scarce media resources, too.
Thanks for the information. Good to know.I'm glad you guys are trying to add Gamepad support on the PC version for those who actually like gamepads and/or prefer gamepads. Since you guys are probably bringing this to the X360 at a later said date, I think this is a pretty good idea - who knows, maybe you guys can rope some console-gamers into buying the PC version - as long as they have a PC meeting the requirements, of course.reanimathor said:
I always have a gamepad on my PC - just in case, somehow the KB/mouse controls wind up botched - i.e. see Res Evil 4 PC. Some games just play better w/ gamepads usually for me - i.e. brawlers like Street Fighter 4 PC; racing games i.e. Need For Speed series and Burnout Paradise; and also platforming games like Tomb Raider series. I have my old Wingman Rumble Pad for the PC and also (of course) the X360 Controller For Windows. Just...I hope the PC controls don't get botched and the UI don't get botched for KB/mouse. I have faith y'all can figure this one out - I mean, I think Mass Effect 2 PC turned out fine and all, around the KB/mouse.For The Inventory system - are you guys going to have to two different UI's (User Interfaces) - one for keyboard/mouse and another for Gamepad? Or are you guys pulling a Mass Effect 2 here and ditching the full-blown Inventory system to some sort of extent - i.e. certain load-out points where you can load-out before a mission/or somewhere in the area?I am not agree, I really appreciated the choiche to focus on only on Mouse and Keyboard for the first game. It was perfect, rpg must be played with mouse and keyboard, you can play with pad game like fable, assassin's creed with non sense gameplay.
Honestly, I would be happy if they fix the graphics from TW1, create a new story and voil
Loving new videos. But this would be pointless post without a little bit complaining In elven garden scene, Triss and Geralt are discussing rascism on a childs level. She is asking questions like an oblivious princess and he is answering fake crypticly/stupidly, like Gandalf. Conflict between humans and non-humans has been discussed in both books and first game, on a far more deeper level, so I kinda found garden convo stupid. I know, it's just alfa, but it doesn't hurt to mention Cheers! RED is closing on immortal status of fame and glory. Can't wait!!!
In elven garden scene, Triss and Geralt are discussing rascism on a childs level. She is asking questions like an oblivious princess and he is answering fake crypticly/stupidly, like Gandalf. Conflict between humans and non-humans has been discussed in both books and first game, on a far more deeper level, so I kinda found garden convo stupid. I know, it's just alfa, but it doesn't hurt to mention Cheers! RED is closing on immortal status of fame and glory. Can't wait!!!
sorry but for every "good" way to handle the topic TW1 had 50 juvenile ways to deal with sexismn, racismn and homophobia in a stupid way.if you wanna have good discussions about latent racismn play MassEffect1 and have a few discussions with Wrex. It doesn't get better than this, even ME2 failed to reach those heights.I just love the ridiculous conspiracies going on in TW1 and the great lore, the background drawn from many books, you can feel that around every corner. Geralt was iconic and the plot did its part to make me feel like an passionate badass without having to be arrogant or selfish, being caught up in the turmoil.in the last previews they said that the world will now revolve around Geralt, he will be the main character. I don't know if that is a good thing. I loved that Geralt was just "part" of the world and many things went on behind his back and he NEVER heard of them although they infuenced his journey. Having a more personal story in TW2 could pay off but putting him in the forefront where he will become some kind of jesus where everybody goes to him for help could backfire and make him a generic action-hero instead of reluctant anti-hero. I wonder how they wanna justify that he is running around with the King doing the laundry for him. I would have never accepted, Geralt is no killer-for-hire...
Hmmm...it may be for those who haven't played the Witcher since all the movie clips are from introductory part, which possibly explains the reason why we can see so many "old faces" such as Triss, Dandelion, and Zoltan and simplification of politics/characterizations.That said, I must admit that dialogues are not so impressive. In terms of the characterization, too, Triss sounds too naive in this scene as someoneswordsandroses said:
who can end up with an important adviser of the rather Machiavellian king, Foltest
I agree with this. While Geralt is a part of the world, at the same time, he is somehow outcast and aloof to it. Probably, the most interesting character in the Witcher is Geralt, with whom, the players explore the world and thus exploring his mind, too. He is a part of the world, which is exactly why he cannot decline the requests from the powers since he is, indeed, a mercenary, "killer-for-hire", who needs to earn "trinkets" by killing whether he likes it or not. Then again, at the same time, he is more than that as you wrote.According to the unofficial FAQ, there are two main plots in TW2, one of them is, of course, an investigation of the political conspiracy in the world, while the other is more personal to Geralt, means, the mystery around the rumor about his death and the witcher-like assassin. So, I guess the designers seem to be right on the track since the former one is about the world, about which, I'd like the story to be more believable and realistic than it was in the Witcher, while the latter is about Geralt himself, which I expect more exploration of his character.swordsandroses said: