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Psienesis wrote: I need to get back into this game, work and social obligations have had me running ragged, so haven't had much time to do anything outside of those obligations except sleep.
Last I left off, a buncha dudes got raped and killed by bears who were trippin' on 'shrooms.
Wait what? That sounds rather amusing. I will now buy this game. I need to see hippies being nomnomed by the evil teddy bears.
There is another quest. Where I accidentally encountered a whole town that has been turned into magical pigs. Pork puns ensued.
From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war.
Wait, hold on what. How have I not encountered more of these fun quests?!
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Psienesis wrote: I need to get back into this game, work and social obligations have had me running ragged, so haven't had much time to do anything outside of those obligations except sleep.
Last I left off, a buncha dudes got raped and killed by bears who were trippin' on 'shrooms.
Wait what? That sounds rather amusing. I will now buy this game. I need to see hippies being nomnomed by the evil teddy bears.
Wasn't hippies, they were lumberjacks. The bears might have been hippies, 'til they mixed booze with their 'shrooms and went murder-rapey.
It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised.
Psienesis wrote: I need to get back into this game, work and social obligations have had me running ragged, so haven't had much time to do anything outside of those obligations except sleep.
Last I left off, a buncha dudes got raped and killed by bears who were trippin' on 'shrooms.
Wait what? That sounds rather amusing. I will now buy this game. I need to see hippies being nomnomed by the evil teddy bears.
Wasn't hippies, they were lumberjacks. The bears might have been hippies, 'til they mixed booze with their 'shrooms and went murder-rapey.
Even more amusing, the game will be purchased come tomorrow
110 hours of gameplay later, my story as Geralt of Rivia is finally reaching it's end and I can only feel sad for it. I played a few years ago both the first and the second game, and now I can't help thinking that 110 hours was still too few hours of enjoyment. I could play another 200, easily.
One map to finish exploring, around 15 side quests and back to finish the Wild Hunt.
The game was worth every cent spent on it. The company is lovely to the customers and all this mutual respect reflects in the game.
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I'm finding the main plotline quite tedious. I am currently in Novigrad and I've just solved the main organised crime questline. Well I say 'solved' but....
Maybe its just that I don't like Novigrad? I am finding the control system quite irritating in confined spaces to the extent that I am getting slightly motion sick.
Silent Puffin? wrote: I'm finding the main plotline quite tedious. I am currently in Novigrad and I've just solved the main organised crime questline. Well I say 'solved' but....
Maybe its just that I don't like Novigrad? I am finding the control system quite irritating in confined spaces to the extent that I am getting slightly motion sick.
Silent Puffin? wrote: I'm finding the main plotline quite tedious. I am currently in Novigrad and I've just solved the main organised crime questline. Well I say 'solved' but....
Maybe its just that I don't like Novigrad? I am finding the control system quite irritating in confined spaces to the extent that I am getting slightly motion sick.
Spoilers... But.
Spoiler:
I think Novigrad was the most boring as questlines go. Predictable and everyone gets out of it alive. Minus the Menge storyline, which I really wish was longer and more interesting. MEnge was here for like two pargraphs and dead the next.
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From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war.
Psienesis wrote: .... nice nod to Monty Python with the "Silent Druid" mini-quest.
That quest.
Man.....
Spoiler:
I have never laughed so dang hard, those small quests you randomly find are awesome, the most interesting one that was really morbid is the one where you find this guy tied up on the side of the road you can help him or just leave him. I choose to help him, And something unexpected happened. Its like dark souls in that way. Except I am not crying while fighting a giant dog with a sword.
From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war.
Enjoying the game, got it coupled with a game guide for a few bucks. Will use it on my second playthrough because just guessing has ended up hilarious so far:
Spoiler:
Accidently ended up fighting and beheading Keira Metz So much for friendship
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Sorry for my spelling. I'm not a native speaker and a dyslexic.
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I didn't continue that particular quest line because it is half my level, most of the quests in Velen are now grey to me and I haven't even done much North of the Pontar.
Disciple of Fate wrote: Enjoying the game, got it coupled with a game guide for a few bucks. Will use it on my second playthrough because just guessing has ended up hilarious so far:
Spoiler:
Accidently ended up fighting and beheading Keira Metz So much for friendship
Lol!
Wow that's amazing that it creates that difference depending on what action you take.
Spoiler:
I sent her to Kaer Morhen, made her promise that she wouldn't go to Radovid.
There was some massive other Witcher dude that was on the run from people as well, he's gone there also.
Now I've got a quest to help Djikstra with getting rid of Radovid, not sure what I'm going to do with that yet.
So, wrapped up my first play-through last night with 230 hours total playing time, and here is how it all shook out:
(Spoilers because, yeah, that is what this)
Spoiler:
1. Told the Emperor that Ciri was dead, having made the ultimate sacrifice, her body never to be recovered
2. The Emperor of Nilfgaard was assassinated by his own people, solving a lot of potential problems for me in #4 below.
3. Crazy-ass Radovid somehow managed to win the war, despite being outnumbered and out-classed several times over. I never, ever got the opportunity to off him after rescuing Thaler.
4. Ciri did not, in fact, actually die. That was just a clever ruse on my part to keep her dad from looking for her (I'm a better father than he ever was anyway). We ended up being Witchers together for a bit, and then I retired.
5. Retired to the countryside with Ynnefer. There was never a choice between her or Triss. At some point, the game just decided that I would be with Ynnefer and that was that.
6. Ran into some witch-hunters on my way to the inn to give Ciri her new Witcher sword I'd spent a fortune having built. There's four less witch-hunters in the world. Also ran into some chasing some dwarves. Killed them, too. Radovid is an ass.
Going to start a new playthrough next week maybe, possibly focusing on the sorcery path almost exclusively.
It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised.
Psienesis wrote: So, wrapped up my first play-through last night with 230 hours total playing time, and here is how it all shook out:
(Spoilers because, yeah, that is what this)
Spoiler:
1. Told the Emperor that Ciri was dead, having made the ultimate sacrifice, her body never to be recovered
2. The Emperor of Nilfgaard was assassinated by his own people, solving a lot of potential problems for me in #4 below.
3. Crazy-ass Radovid somehow managed to win the war, despite being outnumbered and out-classed several times over. I never, ever got the opportunity to off him after rescuing Thaler.
4. Ciri did not, in fact, actually die. That was just a clever ruse on my part to keep her dad from looking for her (I'm a better father than he ever was anyway). We ended up being Witchers together for a bit, and then I retired.
5. Retired to the countryside with Ynnefer. There was never a choice between her or Triss. At some point, the game just decided that I would be with Ynnefer and that was that.
6. Ran into some witch-hunters on my way to the inn to give Ciri her new Witcher sword I'd spent a fortune having built. There's four less witch-hunters in the world. Also ran into some chasing some dwarves. Killed them, too. Radovid is an ass.
Going to start a new playthrough next week maybe, possibly focusing on the sorcery path almost exclusively.
Spoiler:
Looks like you ignored the quest to kill Radovid - it's a sidequest when in Novigrad during the latter part of the game!
As for Yennefer, you've probably decided that - you probably ignored the bit with Triss and did the Yennefer quest and told her you still love her, otherwise you just end up alone I believe.
Psienesis wrote: So, wrapped up my first play-through last night with 230 hours total playing time, and here is how it all shook out:
(Spoilers because, yeah, that is what this)
Spoiler:
1. Told the Emperor that Ciri was dead, having made the ultimate sacrifice, her body never to be recovered
2. The Emperor of Nilfgaard was assassinated by his own people, solving a lot of potential problems for me in #4 below.
3. Crazy-ass Radovid somehow managed to win the war, despite being outnumbered and out-classed several times over. I never, ever got the opportunity to off him after rescuing Thaler.
4. Ciri did not, in fact, actually die. That was just a clever ruse on my part to keep her dad from looking for her (I'm a better father than he ever was anyway). We ended up being Witchers together for a bit, and then I retired.
5. Retired to the countryside with Ynnefer. There was never a choice between her or Triss. At some point, the game just decided that I would be with Ynnefer and that was that.
6. Ran into some witch-hunters on my way to the inn to give Ciri her new Witcher sword I'd spent a fortune having built. There's four less witch-hunters in the world. Also ran into some chasing some dwarves. Killed them, too. Radovid is an ass.
Going to start a new playthrough next week maybe, possibly focusing on the sorcery path almost exclusively.
Spoiler:
Looks like you ignored the quest to kill Radovid - it's a sidequest when in Novigrad during the latter part of the game!
As for Yennefer, you've probably decided that - you probably ignored the bit with Triss and did the Yennefer quest and told her you still love her, otherwise you just end up alone I believe.
No, no I didn't ignore it...
Spoiler:
Got offered the initial quest from the fat mob-boss guy, Dzekstra-have-too-many-consonants-in-my-name (Gimpy D from this point forward). Told him I'd go for it. He told me it was a long-term plan. Then he sends me to rescue a contact from some trolls. The shoemaker turns out to be Thaler, the information broker, from TW1. Was good to see Thaler again.
That quest wrapped up, completed, and that was that. There were no further offers or contacts or conversations with Gimpy D for the rest of the game, excepting the ones related to asking him for help at Kaer Morehn or with Phillipa... but by then he'd pissed me off so I broke his other leg.
It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised.
Psienesis wrote: So, wrapped up my first play-through last night with 230 hours total playing time, and here is how it all shook out:
(Spoilers because, yeah, that is what this)
Spoiler:
1. Told the Emperor that Ciri was dead, having made the ultimate sacrifice, her body never to be recovered
2. The Emperor of Nilfgaard was assassinated by his own people, solving a lot of potential problems for me in #4 below.
3. Crazy-ass Radovid somehow managed to win the war, despite being outnumbered and out-classed several times over. I never, ever got the opportunity to off him after rescuing Thaler.
4. Ciri did not, in fact, actually die. That was just a clever ruse on my part to keep her dad from looking for her (I'm a better father than he ever was anyway). We ended up being Witchers together for a bit, and then I retired.
5. Retired to the countryside with Ynnefer. There was never a choice between her or Triss. At some point, the game just decided that I would be with Ynnefer and that was that.
6. Ran into some witch-hunters on my way to the inn to give Ciri her new Witcher sword I'd spent a fortune having built. There's four less witch-hunters in the world. Also ran into some chasing some dwarves. Killed them, too. Radovid is an ass.
Going to start a new playthrough next week maybe, possibly focusing on the sorcery path almost exclusively.
Spoiler:
Looks like you ignored the quest to kill Radovid - it's a sidequest when in Novigrad during the latter part of the game!
As for Yennefer, you've probably decided that - you probably ignored the bit with Triss and did the Yennefer quest and told her you still love her, otherwise you just end up alone I believe.
No, no I didn't ignore it...
Spoiler:
Got offered the initial quest from the fat mob-boss guy, Dzekstra-have-too-many-consonants-in-my-name (Gimpy D from this point forward). Told him I'd go for it. He told me it was a long-term plan. Then he sends me to rescue a contact from some trolls. The shoemaker turns out to be Thaler, the information broker, from TW1. Was good to see Thaler again.
That quest wrapped up, completed, and that was that. There were no further offers or contacts or conversations with Gimpy D for the rest of the game, excepting the ones related to asking him for help at Kaer Morehn or with Phillipa... but by then he'd pissed me off so I broke his other leg.
Guess I did just miss it then, because literally nothing pointed me towards that as an option. Though, from the write-up there, it seems it might have been a result of dialog choices earlier on in the game.
It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised.
Psienesis wrote: Guess I did just miss it then, because literally nothing pointed me towards that as an option. Though, from the write-up there, it seems it might have been a result of dialog choices earlier on in the game.
[spoiler]You only get it if you offer information to Dijstraka or you are nice to him.[/spoiler}
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