It helps if you know the lore, because at the beginning there is a scene where someone asks you about decisions you made in the first two parts. But I didn’t know anything and just guessed. But after that you don’t really need to know what happens before
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WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 6 days agoGood fish! I will download it right away.
Just one question, I have never played any of The Witcher series game. Would I be okay in jumping directly into the 3rd part?
storcholus@feddit.org 6 days ago
Signfeld@lemm.ee 6 days ago
This is optional and only happens if you check “Simulate Witcher 2 Save” when creating a new game I believe. Just choose no.
xavier666@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Can you suggest a video which briefly explaines the lore of 1 and 2?
storcholus@feddit.org 6 days ago
Sadly no, it’s been a long time. My guess would be as good as yours. But like Singfeld said, you can skip that option
Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 days ago
Yes, tbh. Most missing backstory tends to be from the books rather than the games, and anyone with half a brain can infer what’s going on.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Witcher 2’s controls are a bit janky, but it’s a solid game in and of itself for the story alone; if you can stomach some pretty bad mechanics to enjoy an otherwise decent product, I’d say start at #2.
Witcher 1 is… so bad it’s kinda comical. I’d just pull up a story summary of Witcher 1 on youtube and call it a day. If you’re a masochist, go ahead and give the actual game a whirl; but I’d recommend modding the snot out of it to at least make your character OP as fuck, allowing you to mostly skip the god-awful combat. But even then, the only selling point is the story, which again you can just pull up on YouTube.
That said, you can dive into 3 with zero knowledge of the previous two and be just fine. There are things that will go over your head, but nothing significant.