So I just read this book on history of games called “Blood, Sweat and Pixels” and was fascinated by the chapter on The Witcher 3 and mostly how the team put in so much thought and care in every single side quest. And seems that there are a lot of moral decision to be made on each adventure. So I finally decided to give it a try. Got any advice for me?

  • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    PLAY GWENT. The minigame became somewhat notorious because it’s really good - you can spend dozens of hours travelling the world and just playing cards.

    • tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      I have done literally zero Gwent quests after the first match and even googled one time how to remove quests because they were annoying in the journal (you can’t)

    • kyle@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      Is it common for people to save scum or is that blasphemy?

      • MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.eeEnglish
        0·
        8 days ago

        I only save scummed the Gwent tournament as it’s a one-shot type deal. The rest of the game there was no need as it autosaves frequently and there is basically no consequences to losing a game of Gwent to a rando

      • billbasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        9 days ago

        If I have played someone a bunch or am on a quest then definitely. Otherwise I try to keep it like live cards. Remember you can always cheat IRL too! It’s up to you if/when/where

    • JimmyMcGill@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      I mean do you really have to suggest him that? He’s gonna get hooked like we all did

      In any case W3 gwent is actually kinda crap in terms of balance but that just means you can own them super hard at some point

    • billbasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      I didn’t finish the game because I am still playing gwent haha it’s that good. I would look up which cards you can only get from quests because you can’t get them afterwards. Just look up a mapping for quests to cards (no spoilers of course). I am on mobile and can’t find one currently

    • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      I’ve literally got a save file prepped where I rushed getting to B&W before doing literally anything else so I can play the whole games’s Gwent with the Skellige deck when I decide to play it again. You don’t get enough time with it and it’s such a fun deck!

  • Paradachshund@lemmy.todayEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    Context: I like immersion and getting the most out of a game’s systems.

    I see someone said the opposite, but I’d recommend playing the one difficulty above normal. If you don’t you’ll barely ever need to interact with some parts of the game like the alchemy system.

    Also the game lets you heavily customize the interface. I personally hate being led around by a dotted line/arrow, so if you feel the same know you can turn all of that off.

    • Z3k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      To add to this.

      Don’t let yourself get overleveled for main quest line.

      I played on normal and am the kind of person that plays main quest lines when there’s nothing else left to do in current part of the map

      The result was the main quest line was very unsatisfying in terms of challenge due to being several levels too high

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    1. There is a setting for an alternative character control mode. Use it, the regular one is dogshit.

    2. The level difference between Geralt and enemies is very important. A difference of +/- 4 can make fights ridiculously trivial or a one-hit KO. Same goes for jobs’ recommended difficulty.

    3. Getting swarmed by level 50 sewer rats is not fun.

  • falkerie71@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    Although this isn’t quite relevant before finishing the main game, be sure to pick up both the DLC once you’re finished.
    Both DLCs are fantastic standalone stories, super rich in content they could even beat some full priced games. You could play the DLCs before finishing the main game (and there is an additional game mechanic introduced in Blood and Wine), but on a first run I would still recommend playing it after to not get distracted and take away the impact of the main story.

  • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    Clear the entirety of the first map. You’ll save yourself some headaches and power up Geralt a bit which helps a ton in the early game.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      8 days ago

      I cannot up vote this enough. If you need smugglers caches then go for it. Otherwise that’s just a headache.

  • The Hobbyist@lemmy.zipEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    The story was difficult to follow, for me, and plays a significant role in the game and is likely to influence your decisions. What I wish I did and what I recommend you, is make sure you pay close attention to it in the beginning, knowing who’s who, who’s battling who and why. Consider taking notes haha

    Edit: the story and the game are fantastic, I hope you enjoy it like I did. I recently finished the game and started with the extensions.

    • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      But also, don’t be afraid to just read this stuff online. The game is so big it gets tedious if you don’t have a huge amount of time to devote to it. That can really kill motivation to keep going.

  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    0·
    9 days ago

    Pace yourself.

    This is a huge game, i thought i was right before the end game twice but it just keeps on going. I have yet to start on the DLC’s and i was actually hoping to have moved the other sp rpgs on my todo list by now.

    Its great though, if only cyberpunk was this big but they purposely kept it short because 70% of witcher 3 players didn’t get to the halfway point