The Witcher 3 release date pushed to february 2015

[Mem]

Great games are always worth waiting for,we want quality over earlier release date.

I'll also say makes a change from the usual game companies attitude ie release now fix later like we see with so many PC games.

 

[Bateluer]

here is a amusing summation of my experience with Witcher 2

1) launch game.
i was flat ass broke and so i did something which im not too proud of .. i "borrowed a copy".
2) watch the intro. chose to go to teh palace where you fight (or rather, run from ) the dragon.
barely amused if not outright annoyed at the vulgar language in the intro. not that i'm against it, it just didn't really fit the moment.
3) play the first 2 minutes, get to the dragon breath section, get instakilled.
4) NON SKIPPABLE CUTSCENES?!?
5) google "witcher skip cutscenes"
6) read google, uninstall game.

that was it. no game which includes non-skippable scenes (also, *repeat* non skippable cutscenes, just before a insta-death section) can be allowed on my PC. It's the rules.

So . . . rather then learn to play the game and interact with the story you gave up in the first few minutes of the game? Perhaps you should go back to Call of Duty . . . its more your attention span.

 

[zinfamous]

ok...um, thanks? So you have no attention span and just skip the story right? Cause pretty much every game with a story has cutscenes.

his point is that when you have to replay those moments over and over due to inevitable death on the first attempt, having to rewatch the same cutscene over and over, only to die 3 seconds after, then repeat, is unforgivable.

I agree, wholeheartedly. That, and the realtime button games--forget the name of that mechanic--should not exist in that game.

Otherwise, I think it's a pretty good game, even if I can never seem to get into it (personal taste, I guess)

 

[monkeydelmagico]

I Hope Witcher 3 delay is so they can put in more non skippable cutscenes of morbidly obese nekkid people throwing up on each other and eating their own puke. That would be the bomb.

 

[zinfamous]

So . . . rather then learn to play the game and interact with the story you gave up in the first few minutes of the game? Perhaps you should go back to Call of Duty . . . its more your attention span.

it's that you have to deal with the same cutscene crap over and over as you are learning the game. Putting it right before a precise timing moment that will nearly insta-kill you that you have to learn through practice, really is intolerable.

I'm sure you agree with this as well.

 

[norseamd]

I agree, wholeheartedly. That, and the realtime button games--forget the name of that mechanic--should not exist in that game.

after playing the witcher 1 on the free steam weekend i think that the fight mechanics from the witcher 1 were more enjoyable

 

[DigDog]

Any time a dev pushes back a game's release we should be happy (well, almost any time) because that means they value putting out a better quality release over a cheap cash grab.

then half life 3 should be making you extatic

So . . . rather then learn to play the game and interact with the story you gave up in the first few minutes of the game? Perhaps you should go back to Call of Duty . . . its more your attention span.

you've been answered plenty on the first page. but, since you dont have the attention span to actually read, you don't know that.
i hope you are not allergic to irony.

 

[Bateluer]

it's that you have to deal with the same cutscene crap over and over as you are learning the game. Putting it right before a precise timing moment that will nearly insta-kill you that you have to learn through practice, really is intolerable.

I'm sure you agree with this as well.

The only time I died repeatedly in TW2 was against the Kayran, which auto saved a few seconds before the fight and wasn't insta-death. An annoyance but not a game killer. There was also that Courtyard fight in the Prologue where I died several times, but it wasn't preceded by any cutscenes. You're supposed to put together everything the Prologue has taught you up to that point to defeat those guards, and depending on how much you were paying attention earlier and trying different tactics, you could die once or dozens.

then half life 3 should be making you extatic

There is a balance. Delaying a game a few months to refine and complete it, TW3, is fine. Delaying a game for 12 years, Duke Nukem Forever, not so fine. In the FPS genre, we'll probably be waiting for HL3 to break the cycle of CoD clone stagnation though.

you've been answered plenty on the first page. but, since you dont have the attention span to actually read, you don't know that.
i hope you are not allergic to irony.

Not sure I follow you . . . I've played both Witcher games extensively and read all the books, at least, all the ones that have been translated to English. You played 5 minutes of the game, couldn't get past the first, and one of the easiest parts, didn't want to engage in the story, and promptly uninstalled the game. My point stands, go back to Call of Duty and Candy Crush. These games were developed for you. The Witcher series was developed for people who want an adult experience that doesn't hold your hand.

With the Witcher series ending in TW3, if CDP turns out another awesome title in Cyberpunk 2077, they'll be the undisputed king of the RPG. Given the decline of Bioware under EA, this makes me extremely happy.

 

[Racan]

Ugh, all cutscenes are skipable in the Witcher 2, just click your right mouse button...

 

[slpnshot]

I agree, wholeheartedly. That, and the realtime button games--forget the name of that mechanic--should not exist in that game.

I think they're called QTE(quick time events). If you're talking about the reactive button smashing on boss fights and what not.

 

[Bateluer]

Ugh, all cutscenes are skipable in the Witcher 2, just click your right mouse button...

At launch, TW2 didn't have a little pop up telling you that. I'm not sure if they just patched it the tool tip or if they added skippable cutscenes in one of their patches. CDP should be commended for supporting their games. Its rare enough to see a developer deliver patches until all bugs are fixed but to go beyond that and add content and features . . . very rare.

 

[DigDog]

somehow i feel like im not getting through here.

1) you start the game. you die instantly (because nobody explains to you how to dodge the dragon's breath, and meanwhile, there's a whole bunch of baddies trying to kill you as well).

ok, dark souls is kinda like this; no problem. what dark souls doesnt have is

2) you died; ok,. you try again. but NO. You have to watch AGAIN the same cutscene you have just watched.

3) you try again, play again 20 seconds, die again.

4) same cutscene.

5) play again, die again.

6) same cutscene

etc. see where i'm going with this?

its not about my resisting depth in content. it's about the content being delivered inappropriately. and as i have said before, with such an oversight, i dont trust to put my time in the game.

and no, cutscenes were not skippable at launch. and yes, good thing they did to patch it.

 

[alcoholbob]

Didn't know cut scenes could be easy.

You obviously weren't alive in the 90s...when FMV was all the rage.

 

[KentState]

I've always had a soft spot for the Witcher games, even though I hate the controls. Pretty much stopped me from completing either game. Hopefully the delay will be the thing that pushes the game over the hump.

 

[tential]

At least it wasn't 2 weeks away and then pushed back months and months like some other titles.

Yup. I'd rather them push it back now than 2 weeks from release be like "oh, it'll take another month by the way. We knew for about 12 months but didn't want to disappoint fans."

 

[PenguinPower]

somehow i feel like im not getting through here.

1) you start the game. you die instantly (because nobody explains to you how to dodge the dragon's breath, and meanwhile, there's a whole bunch of baddies trying to kill you as well).

ok, dark souls is kinda like this; no problem. what dark souls doesnt have is

2) you died; ok,. you try again. but NO. You have to watch AGAIN the same cutscene you have just watched.

3) you try again, play again 20 seconds, die again.

4) same cutscene.

5) play again, die again.

6) same cutscene

etc. see where i'm going with this?

its not about my resisting depth in content. it's about the content being delivered inappropriately. and as i have said before, with such an oversight, i dont trust to put my time in the game.

and no, cutscenes were not skippable at launch. and yes, good thing they did to patch it.

Everything after point 2.) would not matter if you sucked less. I don't recall dying during the prologue at all.

 

[sze5003]

I just finished witcher 2 and I'm quite upset that the third game is delayed. I'll definitely be getting it since the game was amazing. The story quite confusing but made sense as I went on, I tried doing all the quests and got some cool items. The 3rd game will be great I am sure of it and if it was delayed for quality reasons well then so be it. Hopefully I'll be able to max it on my pc like I did with witcher 2, otherwise I'm curious what it will also look like on PS4.

 

[alcoholbob]

I just finished witcher 2 and I'm quite upset that the third game is delayed. I'll definitely be getting it since the game was amazing. The story quite confusing but made sense as I went on, I tried doing all the quests and got some cool items. The 3rd game will be great I am sure of it and if it was delayed for quality reasons well then so be it. Hopefully I'll be able to max it on my pc like I did with witcher 2, otherwise I'm curious what it will also look like on PS4.

What resolution are you playing it? Pretty hard to max Witcher 2 on a single 7970. I can't even do it with SLI 780s overclocked at 1080p; still drops to high 30s low 40s sometimes (non cutscene).

 

[sze5003]

I had it at 1920x1080. Ubersampling off and everything else based on the ultra preset. I was getting 30 to 40 fps with ubersampling on without it, it ran much better. I remember in the training I got around 40-60fps. Played without a hiccup for the rest of the game. The only time it got a bit slow was the last battle when you are defending vergen.

I wanted to keep the story going, didn't like that it ended. Is the other side different ? For example if I don't go and help the elf?

 

[Bateluer]

What resolution are you playing it? Pretty hard to max Witcher 2 on a single 7970. I can't even do it with SLI 780s overclocked at 1080p; still drops to high 30s low 40s sometimes (non cutscene).

That doesn't sound right. I was maxing out TW2 at 1440p on my 7950B, minus Ubersampling, and it only became unplayable during a few scenes. Last time I ran through it on my 290X, it only dropped below 60 during the most intense cutscenes and battle scenes, and still in the 50s when it did.

I had it at 1920x1080. Ubersampling off and everything else based on the ultra preset. I was getting 30 to 40 fps with ubersampling on without it, it ran much better. I remember in the training I got around 40-60fps. Played without a hiccup for the rest of the game. The only time it got a bit slow was the last battle when you are defending vergen.

I wanted to keep the story going, didn't like that it ended. Is the other side different ? For example if I don't go and help the elf?

TW2 has multiple endings, depending on your actions and where you decided to go. I have a feeling a lot of these variables are going to set up TW3.

 

[sze5003]

Would you say I should start the game over or just load one of my saves from where I can branch to another area ?

Also, try disabling sli. Most of the areas without ubersampling I was in the high 60-70 fps areas. Ubersampling makes it look a bit smoother but definetely kills your frames.

 

[Racan]

I wanted to keep the story going, didn't like that it ended. Is the other side different ? For example if I don't go and help the elf?

If you chose to help the other character the entire second chapter of the game will be completely different, so another play through at least from that point on is definitely a must!

 

[sze5003]

Sounds cool ill try and help rohne this time around. Hopefully I'll get better weapons. I believe the rose of remembrance is where you choose so I'm going to load that.

I really was hoping the third installment was going to come out. At first I didn't think I would enjoy this type of game but I really did.

 

[Fire&Blood]

It was at least 5 months out even without the delay. It's in line with everything CDPR stands for to recognize early on that the scope of the game takes them past the announced launch window. I only wish they were as big as DICE and that there were more studios like them.

As for Witcher 2, game is worthy of playing through twice, if not more.

 

[Stringjam]

I just wish they would get this done so they can put their focus into getting Cyberpunk 2077 out.....some day.

The FPS genre is desiccating, and it desperately needs something to bring it back to life. I think CDPR could probably pull it off.