I have lost my faith in gaming review sites. The Witcher turned out to be, atleast for me, The most disappointing game I have played in a while. Now I am skeptical of gaming reviews so much now that I am unwilling to risk the cash and time trying another recent Rpg title. Rather than get lengthy into why i don't like the Witcher, let me condense my views on a smaller list:
1. Combat- self explanatory
Ill give you this. The combat in W1 wasn't great.
2. Acting- worst acting ever.. monotone main character and void of any drama.
I played the game with polish audio. I'd recommend anyone else do the same. I always play games in their original language.
3. Story- premise was good, but events in the game felt cheesy and gave me no real feel of immersion or drive to play further.
This is just BS. The W1, for all its faults, has a detailed and intricate story thats beats all the 'kiddie' stories of the games you listed below to a pulp. The story is the reason most people like TW1, for all its gameplay faults.
4. Graphics were pretty good especially for the engine and original release date(only plus)
If you want good graphics, look at TW2 not TW1.
5. Romances- Too many sluts which in turn makes the game not as believable.. (whether you like sluts or not..the amount in this game is unrealistic even for a fantasy)probably this aspect appeals to horny teenagers and degenerates.
LOL now people who like the game are degenerates. I wouldn't call the amount of people he sleeps with 'unrealistic' for a man with magical powers. Hell, I bet celebrities in this world sleep with more chicks than Geralt does in TW1.
Just because you are afraid of sex doesn't mean we all have to be.
On another note, TW2 does change this as it focuses more on romance. You can only lay a few people in TW2.
6. quests repetitive pattern- go back and forth places for 2 to 4 subquests which unlocks the final part of the main quest. Many of the quests are go-fetch errand quests.
Sidequests, maybe. But still usually something interesting happens along the way.
Also I love how you list this as a complaint, yet put SKYRIM in the list of your favorite games even though it is infamous for its generic, formulaic fetch quests for every single aspect of the game.
"Oh my husband is kidnapped!"
"Want me to rescue him?"
"No, can you go into this cave of draugr and kill them all."
"Oh no vampies are attacking the town!"
"Want me to kill them?"
"No can you go into this cave of draugr and fetch the magical staff of vampire killing"
"A noble was assassinated!"
"Oh no! What shall we do!"
"Go inside this cave of draugr!"
Now that I have gotten that out of the way. Here are some Rpgs that I love.
1. Terranigma (snes)
2. Secret of Mana (snes)
3. Orcarina of Time (N64)
4. Fallout 3
5. Kotor
6. Mass effect
7. Skyrim
8. Kingdom Hearts (ps2)
First off, 1 and 2 are jrpgs, which is an entirely different subvein of rpgs that can't really be compared with wrpgs.
Secondly, OoT and KH aren't even RPGs, but action/adventure games.
Third, Fallout 3, Kotor, and Mass Effect shows you like light-rpgs by Bioware. Try some more Bioware games? They are all the same so you should like them all (although avoid the newer ones).
Finally, Skyrim can barely even be considered and RPG and I'm surprised you found any of the below in it.
I want a story that puts me to tears
I want a story that opens your mind and resonates with you
I want an epic story with dynamic characters.
I want to be immersed I want the story to suspend disbelief if at all possible.
The Witcher has a lot of the elements listd above.
OoT, Kingdom Hearts, and Skyrim don't. Bioware games don't really either.
Any suggestions? I have never played Dragon Age or Dark Souls.
are there any others? Anything in particular that is freaking epic... sad...chills down the spine amazing?
Maybe Dragon Age will fit the book since its by Bioware. But I don't know. It may be too 'serious' for you.
Don't play Dark Souls. You will cry, for multiple reasons.