The Witcher 3

[JeremyB]

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Probably what was throwing me off seeing some of the videos and pics from last year. Couldn't figure out why mine was looking off.

[JeremyB]

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Bullit

I have a spoiler question for you seeing as you have played the whole thing through

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When you say goodbye to tris marigold at the docks as she is leaving on the ship. Is this the last I will see of her?

[Bullit]

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Nope, not by a long shot

[CubFan23]

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Best Buy has the Witcher 3 Complete edition for$24.99 or $19.99 with gamers club as one of the deals of the day

[ch46647]

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For all of you lucky first timers to the Witcher Universe, I would like to point out a couple of things for you in case you don't already know.

The Witcher games are based on a very entertaining series of books written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. There are currently 6 books as well as a series of Graphic Novels. I highly recommend them all.

The first two games do not need to be played to get into the 3rd one as others have stated before. But I would highly recommend at least watching play thru's of them. This world, its lore and its people is very deep and very well developed in the game world by CDPR and it would be a shame to miss it.

Lastly, take you time. Read the information given to you in the game, whether in the form of books, notes or NPC's it all just makes the world come alive. Also as part of the last little bit of guidance, EXPLORE! Some of the best moments that come in this game, including some really fun unexpected quests come from random things just placed in the world. They are not even on the map, they are just tucked away for folks to find. They have no real impact if missed but add so much to the world.

Loving this game/story so much I just bought the first book. My Barnes and Noble had books 1-4. I'll have to buy books 5 and 6, when I get there, on-line or somewhere else.

Thanks for the recommendation!!

[sydrogerdavid]

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Loving this game/story so much I just bought the first book. My Barnes and Noble had books 1-4. I'll have to buy books 5 and 6, when I get there, on-line or somewhere else.

Thanks for the recommendation!!

Same here. When I get through LOTR, this is the first thing I'm starting on Audible.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I got this while on sale for $20 at Best Buy.

My attention span is short. I've tried playing Skyrim five times and always bail pretty quick. Do I have any chance at liking this, or are those two games nothing alike?

[kingkilla56]

The Witcher 3

I got this while on sale for $20 at Best Buy.

My attention span is short. I've tried playing Skyrim five times and always bail pretty quick. Do I have any chance at liking this, or are those two games nothing alike?

You won't make it through this with a short attention span. But it may help to play the game in bursts overtime rather than try to play it all the way through on a daily basis. As much as I LOVE this game, the first time through I had to take breaks due to burnout.

[JeremyB]

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You won't make it through this with a short attention span. But it may help to play the game in bursts overtime rather than try to play it all the way through on a daily basis. As much as I LOVE this game, the first time through I had to take breaks due to burnout.

I'm the same way too. Even my Favorite games i have to take a break every now and then. Come to the think about it I'm like that Other hobbies I have, need to tak a break sometimes.

[redsox4evur]

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I'm the same way too. Even my Favorite games i have to take a break every now and then. Come to the think about it I'm like that Other hobbies I have, need to tak a break sometimes.

Yep this part of my "problem" when it comes to playing and especially finishing games. I get burned out quickly and it gets placed on the backburner for awhile to where I somewhat forget about the game because of new games that come out.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I did play through Fallout 3 and New Vegas. So my attention might be better considering how great the game is.

[shon]

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Just finished the Hearts of Stone DLC and it was excellent. The story was focused and made me want to keep playing just to see what happened next. I am going to take a small break before delving into Blood and Wine just so I don't try and rush through it.

I did have about 10 different mods installed that really made the game better, friendly HUD, Alt horse controls(a must), Immersive Cam, just to name a few.

I also used the new Steam API so that I could remap the Xbox One Controller so that I could instantly cast spells just by pressing the D-Pad. That small change makes a huge difference in combat and not sure why they didn't design the game that way or at least give the option.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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I haven't beat the game yet, but I was curious about New Game Plus. How does that work? Is it just replaying through the story, again? Will I get to discover the towns and all of the locations, again, or will they already be marked on my map? What about my weapons and armor? I still have to do the expansion packs, too, but I was just wondering.

[Bullit]

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I haven't beat the game yet, but I was curious about New Game Plus. How does that work? Is it just replaying through the story, again? Will I get to discover the towns and all of the locations, again, or will they already be marked on my map? What about my weapons and armor? I still have to do the expansion packs, too, but I was just wondering.

From my understanding, I have beaten it 3 times but have never done New Game +, you basically start over like it is a brand new game. But you are at your current level and with all of your gear that you ended the last game with.

I am getting ready to start my 4th and 5th play thrus in a few days and this could be my very first Platinum. I am going to Blood and Broken Bones this time with a New Game Plus into Death March. That should keep my Witcher cravings sated for a bit.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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From my understanding, I have beaten it 3 times but have never done New Game +, you basically start over like it is a brand new game. But you are at your current level and with all of your gear that you ended the last game with.

I am getting ready to start my 4th and 5th play thrus in a few days and this could be my very first Platinum. I am going to Blood and Broken Bones this time with a New Game Plus into Death March. That should keep my Witcher cravings sated for a bit.

Thanks, Bullit. I hope everything disappears from the map so that I can find it all, again. The exploring has been my favorite part of the game. That and the music. I have the soundtrack on my phone, now. Looks like the 2 expansions will take AT LEAST 30 hours combined, so that should hold me over for a little while.