Seriously so much writing. :dry: You guys are just nonstop... I mean that in a positive sense though.
Glad the conversation is staying so lively and relatively on topic. But it's like every time I clear a page and post something there's another page tacked on. :X
Still, the devs could work around it if they wanted, just means that the quests need to be at a certain level range and then fail at some point as you do the main story quests.
Honestly, the devs could do really anything they wanted as long as they write in a way that is convincing and does justice to the story as a whole. I am sure the overall plot of the expansions will be satisfying. Not sure how the relationships, romantic and otherwise, will play out but I think they will probably be pretty good. Still don't know if I will be picking them up but I am warming to the idea.
Dont be upset ! We will see our lovely Triss once more somehow.. Im 100% sure about that. Just keep hoping and be patient And maybe those dreams are like an encouragement for an expansion
I am sure we will see
something. Not sure what it will be but I think our concerns are legitimate and our views are obviously quite popular.
So the best way is to do the expansion after the battle. But there has to be another one for Yen too ofc. And maybe for people that choosed neither of them.
I think it makes the most sense to integrate all characters equally into a single expansion and then leave a spot up for grabs. This spot is to be claimed by your particular romantic interest.
Just remember after the lighthouse scene with Triss you unlock this questline
http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Where_...ss_Merigold?
Sadly it doesn't end, remaining an unfinished quest and you're always stuck trying to google where she actually is.
That's funny.
Maybe it's bugged and can't be completed.
Also, in Witcher 3, it would have been smart to mount a comparison between Triss in the novels and Triss today, to show that with time, she was not the same and it would have been one more elements for a scene of oral confrontation between Yennefer and her.
This is true. She's undergone significant character development and growth, not just from the books but from the first game too. Could've been interesting to see something on this front. Not the main issue though - if they can fix all the problems in the game then they can add more stuff all they want.
IMHO, this game focused WAY too much on Ciri. I'm talking an inordinate amount of time. Especially towards the end. And man, Ciri got so unlikeable in that last bit.
No, screw you Ciri, this is GERALT's story, not yours! Otherwise, this game would be called The Mary Sue Ashen Haired Broad: The Wild Hunt. Almost wish there was a way to kill her off and then still ride off into the sunset with Triss.
You're entitled to your opinion but I think Ciri is a great character and finally got some well-deserved screen time. I think she deserved some more cross-interaction with some of the other characters. By the end, because she was focused primarily on the Hunt, it made her feel a little flat. She's still good though. If you want to you can have her die in the "bad" ending and then go live with Triss but this ending is quite a bummer.
I totes want a Ciri game.
Maybe her own expansion? That'd be cool.
Last 5 or so minutes is all the content after the lighthouse... In a 100-200 hour long game, it was adorable but still short, we need moar!
It's sadly missing the meaningful "Good luck" scene at the end.
Yup, too short. Not evenly paced either. Yen wasn't perfectly spaced though either - she has her spot in the prologue but doesn't really reappear until Skellige. It just isn't as painful on the Yen side of things because she is woven directly into the main story. After Kaer Morhen, as has been said here before, Triss becomes decorative. She is there so us Triss-faithfuls can say she is there but she doesn't fulfill any kind of a major role. :X
your going into the most dangerous situtaion you may not come out of, we know geralts a badass and triss knows this but would she not want to hug him and say "come back to me witcher"
Definitely. She really should have said something more. Hell, that could've been the last they see of each other and all we don't really get any emotional input or output from anybody in that scene. :X Geralt should have said his goodbyes to everybody on that shore with him. Especially Triss, Ciri, and Yen.
All of that would've been really cool to revisit with lifting Uma's curse. Loads of ways dialogue could go, depending on who you chose and who your romance option is.
Totally agreed. Like I said, that scene could be tricky because things can't get too heated but if handled properly, would've paid off in a big way. If he chose Triss, Geralt and Yen could've gotten into an argument and when Yen is trying to get the last word in, she calls him "Dear Friend" again. They then could've reconciled later for Ciri, but that really would have helped to offer some insight and closure into the whole Yennefer breakup. As it stands, with them on the ship after they break the spell, it isn't entirely satisfying. You realize there isn't any closure; just sort of this issue they left hanging in the air. There's too much history between them to have it wrap up so neatly.
Thanks for the insight to some of the book stuff. I haven't read them myself but I intend to eventually.
I‘m pretty interested in this peaceful and wealthy country, and yes it was mentioned many times in the game.
As am I. As it stands, Kovir is kind of this idyllic world shrouded in mystery. Would at least like to know a bit more about where my Witcher will be spending the rest of his days.
Whatever CDPR intended by the "choice matters" they made to media is one thing, and what they have given us consumers in the final product is another. The posters on this thread feel like they have not kept the "choice matters" format consistently in the final product, which are clearly challenging them to correct to some capacity. The game does incorporate choice in various plot points and story lines, i.e. the Bloody Baron, kingship in Skellige, and the Radovid assassination plot. So their inability to keep true to their statements in regards to the Triss content (romance or otherwise) is not game breaking, but it does take away from the immersive experience we have expected from their work. As a responsible consumer that they expect me to be by giving me the option to give constructive commentary on this forum, I am informing them of their narrative mistakes. The lack of Triss content, whether romance or not, has left a feeling of incompletion in terms of narrative continuity that CDPR themselves have established with Triss. Although not catastrophic for the main story as it plays out, it still leaves unusual character actions (or inactions in the case of Triss) that through characterization out of context they have created in the previous games.
Once again, you have hit the nail on the head. Keep posting stuff, man.
That's my biggest concern - they feeling that my choice of Triss isn't reflected in the game world a lot of the time. Your choices have consequences. The best example of this is Triss's arrival at Kaer Morhen. If you tell her to stay, she disappears and shows up just prior to the battle. If you tell her to go, she disappears and comes back prior to the battle. This isn't the only issue, but it is among the more grievous ones. And it isn't game breaking but it sure is watering down my enthusiasm for another play through. Which sucks, because I
really would like to play it again. :X
Some additional content on the side (a quest here or there and few more dialogue interactions) would not fix the main issue as it is presented here but it would go a long way toward not making her feel utterly insignificant. Which I think is fair considering she is a pretty major character.
Seriously, some of the stuff you guys have been posting these last few pages is great. Keep it up. Really well thought out stuff.
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White frost, sand storm, floods it doesn't matter. This gamer wants more of the red hair babe. Triss dammit (JK with the dammit) stay on topic people and keep this thread going strong about Triss. More Triss, More Triss, More more more Triss.
Thank you.
We are trying.
It isn't terrible to let the conversation wander at times though to see if it can tie back into the Triss stuff in the future. You never know where new ideas will come from. We will be summarizing the major points, and the best points, of the thread a little later down the line so some of this White Frost stuff will probably get cut if we can't tie it to Triss in some way. The most important thing though is to keep the conversation up. If this thread dies down, it will have less of an impact.
As for summarizing the major points, when it's my turn I will be paying special attention to you guys @
ltdk92 @
Zeroscape and @
Willowhugger - seeing as you guys are fans of the books but still fans of Triss too, you have some more interesting topics. To be honest though, when it is my turn, I will probably go back and read everything. Yes, I do mean everything. I know, pray for me... :dry: And I will consider all points equally.
