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 Background "The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings" is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Polish studio CD Projekt RED. It is a sequel to the 2007 video game "The Witcher" and like its predecessor, the game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The protagonist, Geralt of Rivia, is a professional monster slayer AKA witcher. Entangled in the political turmoil that engulfed Temeria, Geralt helped quell the rebellion of the Order of the Flaming Rose. Soon after, he saved King Foltest's life when the monarch was attacked by a witcher-like assassin. Follow Geralt's journey through the northern lands. Make decisions that strengthen or weakens the northern kingdoms while discovering more of Geralt's past. LP Style This LP will mostly be focused on the story but there will be some commentary on game mechanics. Will be pretty heavy on verbal commentary except doing cutscenes... usually. Episodes Note: "Original/1440p" quality is 1152p and has a much higher bitrate than 1080p. Can actually see textures instead of blobs. Consider using it if you like watching at 1080p. Newer Note: Looks like Youtube has stopped processing "Original/1440p" on future videos. Which is why some episodes will not have the option.                Roche Path                      Iorveth Path                      Bonus Videos  What about Triss?What about Radovid?What about Letho?Killing Guards and Finding PhillipaDealings with CynthiaLoose Ends
VivaVizer fucked around with this message at 13:34 on Jul 23, 2014 |
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This was supposed to be a character info part but I did a shite job maintaining it. Have an awesome picture from Bootcha instead. 
VivaVizer fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Jul 20, 2014 |
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Aug 28, 2013 21:23
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I've not played this game so I don't know what gets revealed about Geralt's past but since I've read the books I can elaborate on some of the situations were Geralt's amnesia comes into play if you want. For example the history between Geralt and the Reavers is part of one of the short stories.
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Aug 28, 2013 22:18
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Sure, that would be interesting. Though... since you haven't played the game, it would be harder for you to know what to not elaborate on. Like I don't think you can go too deep on Borch Three Jackdaws or Yennefer. Focusing on what the Reavers are about would be ideal.
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Aug 28, 2013 22:24
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Hmm, perhaps its best if I avoid talking about the stuff in the books then - it'd be difficult for me to talk about specific characters without potentially spoiling some of the events later in the game it seems. That's a shame, seems like the games are based around the assumption that you haven't read the books rather than accounting for the fact that you might have.
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Aug 28, 2013 23:17
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Cor Geal posted:Hmm, perhaps its best if I avoid talking about the stuff in the books then - it'd be difficult for me to talk about specific characters without potentially spoiling some of the events later in the game it seems. That's a shame, seems like the games are based around the assumption that you haven't read the books rather than accounting for the fact that you might have. The first game is very much designed that way. Assassins of Kings is more positioned as a sequel to the books and the first game, so Geralt's amnesia is less of a plot device this time, more an actual plot point, and him remembering what happened to him prior to the first game is a big part of the story, and most likely of the next game.
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Aug 28, 2013 23:23
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Cor Geal posted:Hmm, perhaps its best if I avoid talking about the stuff in the books then - it'd be difficult for me to talk about specific characters without potentially spoiling some of the events later in the game it seems. That's a shame, seems like the games are based around the assumption that you haven't read the books rather than accounting for the fact that you might have. Well, I think this game is interesting regardless of whether you read the books are not. But the joy that you get is different. If you read the stories, it is sort of like watching a friend play a scary game that you've played before. You know a jump scare is coming but you don't quite know when your friend will stop looting and finally open the chest that summons zombie Nixon. On the other hand, if you haven't read the stories, it is like watching a good M. Night Shyamalamanana movie with your friend for the first time and finally getting to the twist. Both of you are shocked and don't know how to react for a second. Don't really want to spoil the second type of enjoyment if at all possible.
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Aug 28, 2013 23:33
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Vizer, I bloody love you for this.
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Aug 28, 2013 23:42
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Pretty sure those were cantaloupes or some other similar fruit and not boulders in the cinematic. Witchers generally dont hunt dragons because 1: Its a suicidal thing to do and 2: They are not considered monsters. While he was involved somewhat in a dragon hunt in the past he didnt end up killing it. All of the Nilfgaard stuff is from before the Witcher 1, but yeah they are a huge empire to the South that conquers everything. And man I always loved the detail they put into Foltest's camp, you can actually get a decent view of the trebuchets and see that they are actually manned and the npcs load and fire it.
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Aug 29, 2013 00:54
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Given that it's Geralt, it is exactly the right time for hitting on Ves. Geralt is hardly one to talk about being lusty, given the first game. And he's, you know. Infertile. I'll say this for King Foltest. He's certainly a character. I think with looting, it doesn't let you loot while in combat. It amuses me they use ploughing instead of loving. It does make me wonder what DO they do about Dragons if even Witchers don't hunt them generally.
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Aug 29, 2013 01:51
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I dunno... I still think it looks like a boulder to me. Granted... why would they make perfectly round boulders just to shoot them. Seems like a waste of time. As for "ploughing", it is kind of weird that they also use "gently caress" at times. Maybe an anachronism.
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Aug 29, 2013 03:53
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You're going to show off the Triss Playboy session right?  I still find it hilarious that's one of the extras Gog gives you.
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Aug 29, 2013 04:52
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This is a game I keep trying to get into, and totally appreciate as being well made, but keep stalling out on fairly early. Maybe I'll pick it back up, maybe I'll just watch along with you. Either way, glad you're doing this, Vizer.
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Aug 29, 2013 04:56
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VivaVizer posted:As for "ploughing", it is kind of weird that they also use "gently caress" at times. Maybe an anachronism.
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Aug 29, 2013 05:15
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Hah, I thought it was an euphemism that they made up. Fact that it was used in the past and sometimes now makes it 10x better.Genocyber posted:You're going to show off the Triss Playboy session right? Well, I guess I could. NSFW Though I have the Enhanced Edition on Steam. If you want the Bonus Content, you have to install "The Witcher 2: Bonus Content" which is under "Tools" in Steam for some reason. Spiritus Nox posted:Maybe I'll pick it back up, maybe I'll just watch along with you. Either way, glad you're doing this, Vizer. Hey, game has 16 endings. Could always try for a few of them. Though what about the game did you not like? VivaVizer fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Aug 29, 2013 |
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Aug 29, 2013 05:25
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VivaVizer posted:Hah, I thought it was an euphemism that they made up. Fact that it was used in the past and sometimes now makes it 10x better. Also the execution method Roche mentioned isnt that far off from things they actually did.
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Aug 29, 2013 05:28
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Yeah... I talked to a friend who is into medieval history and he mentioned that a person will be alive for a bit after they are gutted and skinned. I just went "oh..." and cringed.
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Aug 29, 2013 05:35
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Veloxyll posted:It does make me wonder what DO they do about Dragons if even Witchers don't hunt them generally. Geralt tells you what they do right in that scene. They run.
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Aug 29, 2013 05:36
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VivaVizer posted:Hey, game has 16 endings. Could always try for a few of them. Though what about the game did you not like? Not so much that there's anything in particular about the game that I dislike, just that it's a little slow at times and I've got a save a few events into the first town and I keep thinking to myself 'I'll pick it back up soon' and never getting around to it. It's not the game, really, it's me. The graphics are great, the writing seems really good so far, and I've heard great thing about its branching story - my only faults are that the combat seems merely serviceable and it takes time to build up speed once you're out of the prologue. Like I said, maybe I'll pick it back up.
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Aug 29, 2013 05:36
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I was joking. Hence the " ".
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Aug 29, 2013 05:43
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I thought that meant you were trapped in a room with ghosts and pellets. I'm not very good at this. @Spiritus Nox Actually, talking about the combat in general, there's been something that I've been wondering. I pretty much never put a point into dagger throwing and opt for the vigor skills, parry, and arrow redirection or vitality. Do any of you guys find the daggers fun?
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Aug 29, 2013 05:48
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And yet, all I can think is why does she have Geralt's pendant? I am aware of exactly two of those in the Witcher games. And neither bearer is inclined to remove theirs as a rule.
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Aug 29, 2013 06:29
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I'm really glad you're doing this one, Vizer. I loved your Bully LP, so I'm looking forward to the mix of informative and entertaining you bring to games. I'm also looking at this LP as a sort of extended tutorial. I picked up Witcher 2 a while back and just couldn't get into it because there was just so much to learn. I feel like the game really punishes the player for not knowing how to mix and match all the different elements, i.e. potions, magic, combat and traps. I wanted to like the game, but all the micro-managing irked me.
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Aug 29, 2013 09:35
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Blacksuit posted:I'm really glad you're doing this one, Vizer. I loved your Bully LP, so I'm looking forward to the mix of informative and entertaining you bring to games. Seconding this. I love your style and can't wait for the next video. I picked up W2 on the recommendation of a friend and played for ~5 hours (up to the first mission "hub") without really getting it. A friend has since told me that they kind of expect you to pick certain builds in the beginning that make the combat easier, but this has always come off as a bit counterintuitive to me. As a result, I died a lot and didn't really get anywhere. Not to say it's a bad game, though - I thoroughly enjoyed most of it, just hit something of a brick wall early on.
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Aug 29, 2013 11:54
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You don't require any particular build to beat the game, unless you focus exclusively on the alchemy tree in the "dark" difficulty, which makes a very specific part of the game infuriating. The Witcher 2 is pretty intimidating until you realize 2 abilities completely break the game : Quen and rolling.
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Aug 29, 2013 12:15
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Quen is kind of what I was referring to, although my friend also had a few things he viewed as "vital" in the sword tree. I get the impression that there's a lot more to the game's combat system than you'd expect from the tutorial, which is kind of cursory.
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Aug 29, 2013 12:37
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manyleeks posted:I get the impression that there's a lot more to the game's combat system than you'd expect from the tutorial, which is kind of cursory. This is one of the few games where I use consumables frequently, not because they were needed, but because it improves the experience for me. Using potions and poisons and stuff feels more witchery than charging head on and hitting people with a sword until they fall. I recomend to new players to play a hibrid character, even if it's less than optimal.
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Aug 29, 2013 13:07
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Veloxyll posted:And yet, all I can think is why does she have Geralt's pendant? I am aware of exactly two of those in the Witcher games. And neither bearer is inclined to remove theirs as a rule.
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Aug 29, 2013 13:09
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Eraflure posted:The Witcher 2 is pretty intimidating until you realize 2 abilities completely break the game : Quen and rolling. Rolling is such a huge deal. It doesn't take Vigor like blocking which means it doesn't reduce your damage output and it keeps multiple enemies way more manageable. I don't really think you can do well in combat without rolling.
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Aug 29, 2013 13:26
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I actually only got up to the fight around the ballistae. Then died a bunch of times and gave up Looks like the secreta was using Aard Signs. which is kinda rough for the first real fight in the game.
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Aug 29, 2013 15:25
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Veloxyll posted:I actually only got up to the fight around the ballistae. Then died a bunch of times and gave up There are many ways to tackle combat and it doesnt require you to do one specific strategy or the other. For the Ballistae fight I liked using traps and Yrrden. Anyway general consensus in the games thread is that if you just stick with it at some point combat just clicks for you. I encourage you to pick the game back up and have another go at it.
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Aug 29, 2013 15:27
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Effective crowd control is IMHO the main asset in TW2. That's why I personally found the shield sign quite useless: Fights get exponentially more difficult the more enemies there are (I'm not kidding, I'd rather fight any single boss in the game than a moderately sized herd of lowliest minions), and the shield only blocks so much. So yeah, Yrrden was my personal favorite, because taking out any quantity of enemies, even temporarily, is extremely useful. Traps aren't bad either, but I actually phased them out pretty early in the game in favour of signs. Yrrden is also a godsend in dealing with some of the tougher enemies (knights) you encounter in the tutorial level, who would otherwse tear you apart, but are rendered trivial by basic Yrrden placement.
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Aug 29, 2013 15:47
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The biggest issue with Quen (Shield) early game is it only blocks one sword swing and lasts at most 30 seconds. I feel it might be more useful later on in the game. Yrden (Stun trap) and Aard (Knockback/stun projectile) are both useful early on but I tend to use Aard more just because it is more fluid in combat. Though I like Axii (Mind-control) the most early on. Can easily take two enemies out of a fight and expose both of their backs for bonus back-attack damage.
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Aug 29, 2013 16:30
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VivaVizer posted:The biggest issue with Quen (Shield) early game is it only blocks one sword swing and lasts at most 30 seconds. I feel it might be more useful later on in the game. People's love of Quen stems from the fact that when the game was first released it basically made you invincible even if you had no points in it, they later patched it but it still made you practically invincible if you invested points into it util the EE patched it into its current form. Like you could shrug off 6 or 7 attacks no problem. I dont really use or like quen much now except for dark mode, my main gripe with its current form is that it still prevents vigor regeneration while its active (because in the old version if you could regen vigor youd cross the threshold of practically invincible to invincible) despite the fact it only blocks 1 attack. Still a good sign if you are learning the ropes of combat since itll prevent enemies from ping ponging you. steinrokkan posted:Traps aren't bad either, but I actually phased them out pretty early in the game in favour of signs. Best use of traps is to lay 20 bear traps where the Endrega queens spawn in and just sit back and watch as it instantly dies when you trigger its spawn.
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Aug 29, 2013 16:42
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I don't know if I'll ever be able to think of this game as a successor to the original - on the one hand, it has gained a number, on the other, it's lost two letters. 
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Aug 29, 2013 17:49
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I beat Witcher 2 on normal using a playstyle that was 90% Hack & Slash & Rolling. It worked really well for non boss fights. I didn't really use Quen up until the end though. Aard served me well when I needed to get away from beasties. Witcher 2 is a great game and Interested to see how you play it. Iorveth (path) owns
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Aug 30, 2013 01:54
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SpRahl posted:People's love of Quen stems from the fact that when the game was first released it basically made you invincible even if you had no points in it, they later patched it but it still made you practically invincible if you invested points into it util the EE patched it into its current form. Like you could shrug off 6 or 7 attacks no problem. I dont really use or like quen much now except for dark mode, my main gripe with its current form is that it still prevents vigor regeneration while its active (because in the old version if you could regen vigor youd cross the threshold of practically invincible to invincible) despite the fact it only blocks 1 attack. It really says something about its power when the extremely nerfed version of Quen can still save your life. Sadly, rolling is still overpowered and nothing will change that. Fortunately, the Witcher 2 is a single player game, which means you don't have to abuse it ! You can definitely beat the game on the dark difficulty without those two things if you follow the Witcher's path : careful planning and dirty fighting. For those who find the game too difficult, a cdprojekt employee released an unofficial combat rebalance patch here : http://redkit.cdprojektred.com/?c=mod&m=show&p=77 It makes the game easier (in my opinion), but also more responsive and adds a few neat features : new animations, EXP system reworked to discourage grinding, skill trees require less points and let you branch out more easily, changed the backstab mechanics so you don't have to roll around everything to maximize your DPS ... I haven't played through the whole game with it, but it seems very stable.
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Aug 30, 2013 02:16
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Anyone getting a Ben from Full Throttle vibe from Geralt's voice actor? Hes got that sort of gruff "I don't give a poo poo about your existence" rasp to it
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Aug 30, 2013 02:47
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So is everyone swearing constantly going to be a constant thing? It makes it sound like the script was written by a little kid that just found out a bunch of bad words and is cramming them in everywhere.
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Erm, I don't remember it being particularly high. Just did a check and watched the last 7-8 minutes of the last video. Only heard "plough" once. And well, a "dog".
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