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I'm thinking about playing a Dark Soul to train myself to be gud at video games.
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Look Sir Droids posted:I’ve only played the tutorial of W2 but it is levels of magnitude clunkier. I started on Normal and the game switched me to Easy and Im okay with that. It’s not fun getting gated by combat challenge in these games. The combat in Witcher 2 gets significantly easier outside of the tutorial and prologue for what it's worth.
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Aug 11, 2020 22:00
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The combat in Witcher 1 is this bizarre, clunky, click-in-rhythm deal that kind of defies explanation, except that it sucks really bad. W2 is like a beta version of W3's combat system; it has the same basic skeleton, but everything's quite a bit clunkier and unrefined.
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Aug 12, 2020 00:17
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Witcher two has the best combat in the series. Much more focused on planning and positioning.
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Aug 12, 2020 00:24
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Look Sir Droids posted:I’ve only played the tutorial of W2 but it is levels of magnitude clunkier. I started on Normal and the game switched me to Easy and Im okay with that. It’s not fun getting gated by combat challenge in these games. The later generation rear end Creed games (Origins and Odyssey) basically use W3's combat system, with the same style of lock-on targeting, dodge/roll, heavy/light attacks etc. It's a huge improvement on earlier generation games like Unity and Syndicate where you can pretty much just mash counter-attack the entire game and one-shot kill everybody.
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Aug 12, 2020 00:30
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Solaris 2.0 posted:Yea even in the books Geralt hates long, drawn out fights. If he can't finish a fight quickly, he would rather avoid them, or set a trap. That's why the game forces you to study your opponents beforehand and apply oils, potions, consumables ect. The meat of the game is in the prep work, not the fight itself. Fights in the Witcher 3 are meant to be relatively quick affairs and decidedly in Geralt's favor. monster hunter ruined me, i played with all the hud poo poo off and was happily fighting enemies 20+ levels above me because i couldn't tell their relative strength. but that was fine, because fighting a cockatrice for 20-30 minutes with quen up constantly to prevent getting one-shotted just felt like another day another rathalos
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Aug 12, 2020 00:45
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the second 5 hour joseph anderson witcher video is out and he argues very convincingly why the combat in witcher 2 is awful
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Aug 12, 2020 01:55
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heres the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htYR2GdA7OE
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Aug 12, 2020 01:58
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scary ghost dog posted:the second 5 hour joseph anderson witcher video 
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Aug 12, 2020 02:09
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You could read the entire first story collection instead of watching that.
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Aug 12, 2020 02:27
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Gaius Marius posted:You could read the entire first story collection instead of watching that. you should read all of the books before playing any of the games, imo.
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Aug 12, 2020 02:30
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OK - I'm asking this honestly for anyone who has watched this. Why ~the gently caress~ would anyone watch a ~5 hour~ review of a video game. If it's a game review, then any longer than 20 minutes is wasting time that they could just spend on playing games. If it's an in-depth analysis, then why does he start with a bit about his life instead of an outline and a definition of his critique. How does this have views????
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Aug 12, 2020 03:56
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Joseph Anderson has insights but he also has a serious case of OCD so I find it entertaining when he goes all in on a subject.
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Aug 12, 2020 04:07
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Literally Esoteric posted:OK - I'm asking this honestly for anyone who has watched this. Why ~the gently caress~ would anyone watch a ~5 hour~ review of a video game. I could happily watch a five hour Let's Play from a skilled player (albeit not in one sitting) who's also really great at explaining what they're doing and why. But a five hour video critique or review just seems nuts. That said, I'm currently reading through an exhaustively long blog series about realism in Lord of the Rings (specifically contrasting the books and the films), so what the hell do I know 
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Aug 12, 2020 04:17
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ACOUP is brilliant and I hope he does a series contrasting the various depictions of The Witcher.
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Aug 12, 2020 04:21
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Literally Esoteric posted:OK - I'm asking this honestly for anyone who has watched this. Why ~the gently caress~ would anyone watch a ~5 hour~ review of a video game. well, you dont have to watch it all at once, for one. i watched the first two hours while working out and was both entertained and critically engaged. plus, theres a severe lack of witcher discussion from people who have read the books, so his perspective is unique in that regard. all that said, this style of video has a very specific demographic that i happen to land in so i understand why youre dismissive of it but its definitely more entertaining to me than, say, watching a streamer play a strategy game
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Aug 12, 2020 04:47
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scary ghost dog posted:its definitely more entertaining to me than, say, watching a streamer play a strategy game Spoken like someone who has never watched Jon from Many a True Nerd play a Total War campaign.
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Aug 12, 2020 05:02
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Well, fair enough. It's not like I didn't just spend 3 hours on imgur and the forums here.
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Aug 12, 2020 05:03
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Literally Esoteric posted:OK - I'm asking this honestly for anyone who has watched this. Why ~the gently caress~ would anyone watch a ~5 hour~ review of a video game. You watch it to get inordinately angry at his inability to understand basic concepts and themes.
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Aug 12, 2020 06:26
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Namnesor posted:The combat in Witcher 1 is this bizarre, clunky, click-in-rhythm deal that kind of defies explanation, except that it sucks really bad. The biggest problem with Witcher 1 combat is that it's more RPG dice-rolley than it first appears. You can do a bunch of flips and pirouettes to try and dodge attacks, but enemies will still hit you, even when it looks like they're stun-locked or out of range. Conversely, some enemies can stun-lock you and kill you with no recourse. I remember thinking I was being super agile and avoiding all damage, yet still dying in a matter of seconds. Eventually I noticed the small damage numbers popping up over my head indicating that I was being hit, despite it looking like I was deftly spinning out of the way of every claw swipe or sword strike. It kinda reminds me of KotOR in that regard, which is actually a rather apt comparison, as KotOR and Neverwinter (whose engine W1 is built upon) were both developed by Bioware.
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Aug 12, 2020 06:39
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I play Witcher 1 to completion about once a year, and while it’s different, I still really enjoy the combat. Same for W2. They’re weird games control wise sometimes, but to me they always feel super fluid and fun to control.
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Aug 12, 2020 08:21
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TW1 combat got a lot more manageable once I realised how busted Igni was.
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Aug 12, 2020 10:13
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JA: there are some of you probably only realising now watching this after playing the game that there are secret unlockable skills you get for progressing the game and doing certain actions Me I love W2, but drat. drat.
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Aug 12, 2020 10:36
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I guess we know who has all the money for huge screens and high resolutions. Those notifications are way easier to spot than literally any of the QTEs.
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Aug 12, 2020 10:48
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scary ghost dog posted:you should read all of the books before playing any of the games, imo. I didn't even read them before making them
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Aug 12, 2020 10:51
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Comte de Saint-Germain posted:I didn't even read them before making them Well, I expect by now that you’ve read them all in the original Polish to atone for that.
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Aug 12, 2020 11:30
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Comte de Saint-Germain posted:I didn't even read them before making them theyre really good
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Aug 12, 2020 12:45
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Arcsquad12 posted:Spoken like someone who has never watched Jon from Many a True Nerd play a Total War campaign. Or Crusader Kings II. Hello, fellow MATN fan.
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Aug 12, 2020 14:25
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Look Sir Droids posted:Or Crusader Kings II. Hello, fellow MATN fan. yeah you guys should have no problem watching a well-scripted 5-hour breakdown of the minutiae of the witcher 2
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Aug 12, 2020 14:27
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Jokes on you, I already have!
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Aug 12, 2020 14:30
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Just checking in to say I will not be reading the books but I played the third game and enjoyed it a lot
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Aug 12, 2020 14:35
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Time posted:Just checking in to say I will not be reading the books but I played the third game and enjoyed it a lot My first Witcher exposure was also Witcher 3. I'm reading the books now. They're good. You should read them.
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Aug 12, 2020 14:47
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Look Sir Droids posted:My first Witcher exposure was also Witcher 3. I'm reading the books now. They're good. You should read them. no thanks
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Aug 12, 2020 15:01
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Time posted:no thanks what if i told you they were really good?
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Aug 12, 2020 15:49
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I thought the witcher 2's combat was fine and actually forced me to play smart and prep instead of hack through it. I found it easier to play on the harder mode so I wouldn't get sloppy.
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Aug 14, 2020 03:03
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I just got to where Geralt meets Regis in the books. 
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Aug 14, 2020 03:55
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Look Sir Droids posted:I just got to where Geralt meets Regis in the books. lol regis is the character that transforms the books into a princess bride-esque pastiche
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Aug 14, 2020 04:01
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the chapter where regis talks about being drunk on blood and going for a fly into town to get some more blood only to crash into a well lmao edit: dont read that its in the next book
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Aug 14, 2020 04:03
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scary ghost dog posted:the chapter where regis talks about being drunk on blood and going for a fly into town to get some more blood only to crash into a well lmao What? No it's not. It's in the chapter when Geralt finds out he's a vampire so he confesses about his blood alcoholism.
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Aug 14, 2020 04:05
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Arcsquad12 posted:What? No it's not. It's in the chapter when Geralt finds out he's a vampire so he confesses about his blood alcoholism. i know im just lolling about regis in general....unless im misremembering where baptism of fire ends which is also possible
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