TheWorthyEdge
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I was very on the fence about this game and that mission trailer didn't help. But I decided to watch the Gameplay Trailer and wow. Crap. I may have to get this....ugh
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The Witcher 3 gameplay video - "Precious Cargo"
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Fiery Phoenix
Banned
So this just happened:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-apologizes-for-confusion-over-1080p-60fp/1100-6426814/
I really thought it was XB1 footage. How naive of me.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-apologizes-for-confusion-over-1080p-60fp/1100-6426814/
I really thought it was XB1 footage. How naive of me.
Yes, it does make sense in the context. Otherwise, we could never say any game looks amazing in any way, because they all look like shit compared to reality. When we say something looks good about a game it's always relative to what's available in other similar games.
In the Gamespot video they said you can only play with an Xbox controller atm because they haven't finalized the KB+M config yet
So thats why the footage has Xbox prompts
StrongBlackVine
Banned
The talk of poor combat is worrying me again.
Fiery Phoenix
Banned
I guess the only console footage we've seen of this game is last year's E3 demo. Seems literally everything else is from the PC version.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
yeah I think it's the flimsy combat I find a little offputting, especially coming off BloodBorne it is especially noticeable.
Obviously I'm sure the game will still be good but it stands out to me and I'm not picky at all when it comes to games.
I wouldnt be surprised
Why show gameplay from inferior systems?
No offense to the Sony and MS fans but playing TW3 at 60fps at HD resolutions is clearly the best way to experience it
You're probably being influenced by how much you like the game and the feeling you get playing it. I'm only talking about how the combat in each game looks. I've been a martial artist for most of my life and have achieved black belt rank in two styles. If I knew nothing about either game and somebody just showed me some footage of the combat of each game I think Witcher 3's combat easily looks more visceral and realistic. The Souls games (including Bloodborne) have always looked clunky and slow to me. The animations aren't great and everything is so exaggerated and telegraphed.
All about that Eastern Europe pay. If you just go with the 15 million that is 55.7 Million Zloty.
A Computer Programmer in Poland makes about 900 dollars a month or around 5,000 zloty.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Game is pretty but the one thing that bums me out is the scale of the environment (and that includes trees) seems a tad small. I know most of the footage we've seen has been in forests and what not, but even buildings in villages seem a bit off in terms of size. I feel like I got spoiled by Unity's 1:1 scale buildings, I need that in all games now!
DapperSloth
Member
The reason that the lip-syncing can seen a bit "off" and not always in line with what they are saying, is because they use an advanced software to simulate lip-movements based on the words. Similar to what other open-world games sometimes does when having many voiced characters in their game.
I think it would be very costly to include facial animation or facial mo-cap for all 800 voiced NPC's haha. So yeah, we either get this, or tight-lipped NPC's.
You also have to take into consideration that when you are doing such a vast open-world game, with enemies, loot, items, characters, weather, animation and foliage, you have to allocate resources based on the hardware and what you can do.
Of course if it was possible, they would surely do a The Order: 1886 graphic setting, but that would make the game playable by 2 FPS and melt your computer.
Same thing with Crysis 3 or Ryse for example. Smaller areas - can stuff more fidelity in there without causing hardware meltdown.
I am quite surprised it looks this good with all there is in the game! And I have seen people liking Assassins Creed: Unity better in terms of graphic fidelity, but that game can look better because of not being the same size like The Witcher 3 and containing all that stuff that is in The Witcher 3, so Unity can allocate more stuff for the textures and lightning (which some people prefer over The Witcher 3).
I think the Witcher 3 is the prettiest open-world game as of today. If you would compare for example Skyrim to Unity (they have about the same world size?), then of course Unity wins (it is a pretty game).
I think it would be very costly to include facial animation or facial mo-cap for all 800 voiced NPC's haha. So yeah, we either get this, or tight-lipped NPC's.
You also have to take into consideration that when you are doing such a vast open-world game, with enemies, loot, items, characters, weather, animation and foliage, you have to allocate resources based on the hardware and what you can do.
Of course if it was possible, they would surely do a The Order: 1886 graphic setting, but that would make the game playable by 2 FPS and melt your computer.
Same thing with Crysis 3 or Ryse for example. Smaller areas - can stuff more fidelity in there without causing hardware meltdown.
I am quite surprised it looks this good with all there is in the game! And I have seen people liking Assassins Creed: Unity better in terms of graphic fidelity, but that game can look better because of not being the same size like The Witcher 3 and containing all that stuff that is in The Witcher 3, so Unity can allocate more stuff for the textures and lightning (which some people prefer over The Witcher 3).
I think the Witcher 3 is the prettiest open-world game as of today. If you would compare for example Skyrim to Unity (they have about the same world size?), then of course Unity wins (it is a pretty game).
Soultaker0220
Member
Less than a month till release. This game is going to consume me.
CadetMahoney
Member
Showing a WoW level fetch quest doesn't look good either.
BleedOrange
Banned
I'm gonna have to agree with others and say that the lackluster animations and lip sync sure do ruin my suspension of disbelief. I'm definitely getting TW3 but I just wish that part as going to be better.
Pure silliness. If what you are saying was true nobody would have been able to enjoy any RPG ever.
Its a tiny 4 minute side quest
I enjoyed it
Better this small show of gameplay than a 2 hour ultra spoiler laden story quest
Telephoto999
Member
My two favorite game mechanics. Fetch quests and chase sequences with infinite allowed time and no punishment for failure.
Day 1.
You have literally no idea how many various different ways the quest could play out.
Also if every game had its fetch quests like this, I wouldn't complain.
Stare-Bear
Banned
Ah I see what you mean, Bloodborne is very stylised and not at all realistic. Witcher combat does seem more grounded. I'm not sure about visceral though - the other souls games I'll grant, but the way the weapons impact flesh in Bloodborne along with the way blood sprays is, to me, the very definition of visceral. The threaded cane for example, just watching a video you can really feel how the whip lashes across enemies.
I just realised I sound like a psychopath. I'm not!
Gumbie
Member
How could it have ever been from the XB1 if it was 60fps?
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Holy shit at some of the hyperbole in this thread. GTAV npcs look better?! What in the world? Also for some reason it's a big deal for MS to put pc gameplay on their channel despite Sony doing the same multiple times for Arkham Knight? Oh lord. Cynical gaf is the worst sometimes.
His Majesty
Banned
Well combat in The Witcher book series has always been more of a fast-paced dance and the developers want to integrate that into the gameplay. Going for the sluggish and heavier combat style of the Souls games is a huge no-no.
And the people comparing it to Wow should probably play a damn MMO before making comparisons. I don't remember any fetch quest in Wow offering you four possible choices to finish the quest.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
It's really starting to beat me down. So much doubt, cynicism, and negativity around every single thing that is discussed. I mean, I am not saying lets all be utopian happy all of the time but for fuck sakes can we at least seem like we enjoy our own hobby sometimes?
Pankratous
Member
Graphics are great except the faces not moving in time with the dialogue is jarring. Pretty terrible voice acting too.
Can't seem to get overly hyped about the gameplay. It looks interesting but I'm not really feeling it yet. I will need to watch some streams when it arrives.
Can't seem to get overly hyped about the gameplay. It looks interesting but I'm not really feeling it yet. I will need to watch some streams when it arrives.
razgriz417
Member
God damn, I'm so glad CDPR spent extra time making actual quality game design instead better facial animations and lip syncing. This game sounds fantastic, and if every quest is as hand-crafted as this one appears to be, it will be fantastic.
razgriz417
Member
CDprojekt is first and foremost a pc dev, of course they'd focus on their best platform
maestrillo
Banned
19 may... man is to long!!!
FairXchange
Member
I'm just relieved someone else notices this. Interesting to hear that it's been a part of the series. It's super off putting, but I hope I get used to it while playing because it seems like it's gonna be a staple of dialog.
Did u really think that was on Xbone?
M8, the average gamer is pretty naive, no offense.
If not, theres deals for 970 with Witcher 3 for ~ $295 after rebate
I got a PS4 to get next, and the 970 is 420$ in Kanadische
Fiery Phoenix
Banned
I thought 60fps was just a YouTube thing.
I did. The fact that it was posted by the Xbox channel and had an Xbox logo on it throughout the whole recording really threw me off.
Yeah, I just don't get a lot of the comparisons. Like why aren't these medieval homes as big as those in 18th century Paris? Why doesnt this look like Souls combat? May as well ask why PoE's combat doesnt look/feel like Persona.
Lol, sure it does.
The lighting is excellent. High precision high dynamic range image based lighting with physically based materials is about as good as it gets right now.
Scientificreason
Banned
Lol there is nothing clunky about souls, best combat in any rpg and its not close.
The witcher is not in the same league combat wise. Its precise, every weapon has unique move sets , weight and momentum.
GreyOcelot
Member
combat looks kinda Ass Creed-ish to me. i hope i'm wrong
LurkerPrime
Member
The Souls comparisons make me cringe. Transplanting something that works piecemeal is sort of underselling why it works to begin with. The Witcher's combat, being specifically designed for the game, ought to serve it far better.
Damerman
Member
ass creed is animation and context heavy... this looks more physical.
Baldwin_the_First
Member
Some clip-ins with Geralt when in high grass, horse riding looks pretty clunky, the general running animation looks stiff and the combat looked much better in other videos.
Having said that, I'm still very hyped for the game and can't wait to try it myself. As for the combat, I've always made it a goal in my games so that when I play, it looks as good as it can be, so I'm confident it will look better than what we've seen in this video.
Having said that, I'm still very hyped for the game and can't wait to try it myself. As for the combat, I've always made it a goal in my games so that when I play, it looks as good as it can be, so I'm confident it will look better than what we've seen in this video.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
This turned me off big time from the game. Looked very by the numbers with cringe worthy animation and NPC interactions.
Probably not going to pick it up now after watching recent footage.
Probably not going to pick it up now after watching recent footage.
LurkerPrime
Member
Don't worry. You'll learn to love the eurojank. It allows for some very interesting, unusual games.
I'm apparently playing the wrong games.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
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You can tell its a bit janky and flat in 20 seconds. I'm still in, but skipping that quest lol. I guess we can't expect Unity visuals from a much smaller team, but it doesn't look like its initial footage that wow-ed me either
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
It is like some of you have never played an open world game before. Where was all of this when Skyrim and DAI was being praised up and down?
Breh this game doesn't animate half as well as Dead or Alive therefore the entire game is ass.
Breh this game doesn't animate half as well as Dead or Alive therefore the entire game is ass.
This looks better than Unity.
matrixman92
Member
wtf does this even mean