Interceptor
Banned
Really excited for this game. But i am anxious they´ll put again all the effort in the beginning of the game. Witcher 2 dropped down a cliff mid act 2 in regards of general polish and ambition.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Hands-off Impressions; Potion System Detailed
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Thaumaturgic Tomato
Member
I gotta get more hamsters and wheels for my pc. This glory from above should not be insulted by sub-ultra settings.
Zeyphersan
Banned
They've taunted high-end PC users, saying that even great rigs might not be able to run this game with all settings maxed.
I refuse to run this game without all settings maxed (downsampling notwithstanding).
I refuse to run this game without all settings maxed (downsampling notwithstanding).
Snapshot King
Member
Crap!
Last Quotation in OP..
Definitive end?! and no more tie up loose ends?!
Really?!
Please tell me they just didn't spoil it ffs. Not even a release date yet and propably just had the biggest spoiler i've ever seen, in both regards of Story and Gameplay. wtf
Please tell me i'm looking to much into that yeah.. Maybe the meant Definitive Edition?
*cough..
Yeah yeah, that's what they meant.
*rolls eyes*
And,
That second Gif is, Beautiful.
Definitive end?! and no more tie up loose ends?!
Really?!
Please tell me they just didn't spoil it ffs. Not even a release date yet and propably just had the biggest spoiler i've ever seen, in both regards of Story and Gameplay. wtf
Please tell me i'm looking to much into that yeah.. Maybe the meant Definitive Edition?
*cough..
Yeah yeah, that's what they meant.
*rolls eyes*
And,
That second Gif is, Beautiful.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
So fucking glad I bought a PS4. Witchering intensifies indeed.
Actually, the Witcher games are my backlog right now. I'm playing through the first game now, and I'm determined to finish them both before the third one launches.Dang this previews got me wanting to run through the Witcher 2 for the third time..... but my backlog won't allow it
I'll probably end up picking up TW3 on PS4, though. I'm not really in the market for upgrading my PC this year, and I'm not sure my current system will be able to run this one well enough. And comfy-couch syndrome, of course.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I interpreted that as "The game ends, so after the story you can't go around the world completing side-quests and stuff you missed" like most open-world games. Like Fallout 3 before the DLC. I didn't see it as a spoiler, but more a "don't be surprised when this happens".
*hugs*
Cool, i can accept it that way then.
I didn't want to be thinking all that, all the way up till release and then more so once i finally play this game tip toeing around playing, with a box of tissues on standby.lol
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
How exactly is does this new potion system make anything different? If you still have to go in the menu to craft the potions, what difference does it make if you do that before or during a fight?
TimeEffect
Member
Judging by the gifs, it just looks unreal. As if, we aren't technologically there for what the gifs leave for the imagination, in assuming what the game will be like.
It just looks like a generational leap... really expect to see this game's hype skyrocket once they show us more.
I'm curious how they are going to explain the game to console gamers who haven't got the chance to play the whole series. Did Witcher 2 on Xbox detail the story in Witcher 1? This is a whole trilogy, isn't it?
It just looks like a generational leap... really expect to see this game's hype skyrocket once they show us more.
I'm curious how they are going to explain the game to console gamers who haven't got the chance to play the whole series. Did Witcher 2 on Xbox detail the story in Witcher 1? This is a whole trilogy, isn't it?
The first two games are pretty self contained. There are some story elements that carry through but you can play the second game without having played the first one, and TW3 will probably be the same. CDPR released a video summary of the first game along with TW2 in order to explain what happened and stuff.
Zeyphersan
Banned
No no, you still have to prepare before a fight. The difference is in the Witcher 2 you'd prepare a potion and the effects would last for 30 seconds starting on consumption, whereas now you consume the potion and it sits in your "metabolism" until you CHOOSE to release the effects.
Witcher 2: take potion -> effects last for 30 seconds, then you're done
Witcher 3: take potion -> doesn't come into effect until you choose to, if you find you didn't need it, it's still in your "metabolism" for the next battle.
Previously you couldn't drink potions during a fight. You had to do it out of battle and many times you had no idea what you would have to face or even if you would have to fight something. This led to potions being wasted or your ass being kicked because of lack of potion effects.
Now you just drink the potion and if you need it you release the effects.
There needs to be a faster, more streamlined way to make and drink potions. I barely did it in W2 because the process was so cumbersome. What they've done to potions in W3 seems like an improvement, but if I have to meditate to drink or alchemize, I'm still not going to do it. Didn't help in W2 that the game seemed to love dropping fps whenever I meditated.
Then they should make it extremely tough to get by without them. More how they were in 1.
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
Ok that makes sense. I didn't remember that you couldn't use potions in the middle of battles in Witcher 2. Thanks for clearing that up.
Gully State
Member
I'm so disappointed that there's so little footage released thus far. It's downright unbearable for me.
oh man, I can already hear my CPU fans spinning like hamsters with a firecracker up their arses
Zeyphersan
Banned
I'm going to have to get a new GPU and watercooling I think... Or I just won't buy the game until my planned upgrade anyway. Either/or.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
dat fur
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Bout time!
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I'm liking the sound of the new potion system. I'm ready to become a chemical bomb. You bet my blood will be poison through the whole playthrough.
Krappadizzle
Member
I'm really curious as to why they haven't shown that 30 min. closed preview to the public. By all accounts it was incredible. With the little they've shown and how ambitious the game seems, I'd be very surprised if The Witcher 3 actually came out in 2014. It just doesn't seem like it's possible.
GardenSirens
Banned
Wow, I never had interest in the first two Witcher games but this is looking awesome! Might have to pick it up!
Zeyphersan
Banned
I had the same thought, actually. Everything we've seen just screams "delayed until 2015" to me.
Lord of Castamere
Member
If I needed any reason to buy a Ps4 this is it.
I will replay this game 10 times and it will be worth the 400 I spent ten fold.
I will replay this game 10 times and it will be worth the 400 I spent ten fold.
Yeah it seems a bit silly, but the rest does indeed sound great.
My hype is maximum. I do not mean in an exaggerated sort of way, but like I've never been this hyped before. Loved the books and previous games so much. Nothing major they've explained so far seems to dissuade me, I have so much faith in CDPR.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I suppose they were trying to balance between: 1) potions are more realistic if they don't work instantly and 2) not having to load you system with a bunch of negative and positive attributes all at once now that the map is bigger are requires more travel.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Hmm... That kind of sucks. I hope it makes it clear before you hit the point of no return. I want to see everything. Every. Thing.
dat fur
For people who aren't familiar with the context of this image, you're actually looking at Geralt's chest hair here, which appears darker due to the poor lighting.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Gonna replay Witcher 1 and 2 right now.
GOG download in progress.
GOG download in progress.
R_thanatos
Member
This seems awesome and all but i'm worried i might over hyping this game.