There’s a bundle that includes the first two games for like an extra buck I think. Buy them and then never play them.
The Witcher III is currently on sale for 3€ until 25th May
Submitted 5 weeks ago by Blaze@lemmy.zip to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
kazerniel@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
or be like me, play Witcher 1, then play other stuff for 12 years, then start replaying it again to go through the whole series this time, then take a 6-months break 2 chapters in… 😅 (yea, I have issues)
samc@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Witcher 1 really has old-school difficulty syndrome. Getting past act 1 was a nightmare for me, then somewhere around late act 2 the combat became trivial and I could just stunlock everything.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
The first game is rough by modern standards. Most people (even the most diehard fans) will tell you to just skip it. The second is worth playing, but with the mindset of “this game was made in the 2000’s”. Because it is definitely showing its age too.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
First one was rough by the standards of when it came out in the first place. It’s rooooouuuuggghh.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
The bundle is $7.49. I just saw it but already have the first two.
PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I kinda wonder if the first one is able to even be finished now… I had that one at launch and I couldn’t finish it due to a CTD bug somewhere in the final act.
Artopal@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Buy it on GOG.
orochi02@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
I Like gog but is there any reason why to prefer the gog Version over the Steam one?
underline960@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
- It’s DRM-free.
- It’s (one of?) the only platforms that cares about preserving old games.
If you prefer the Steam launcher (I do), you can always buy with GOG and launch with Steam.
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
100% of money goes to cdpr
Artopal@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
To give the developers the whole price of the game instead of 1/3 to Steam. And to really own the game (the installers executables). GOG has sales of the Witcher games all the time.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 weeks ago
Don’t worry if you didn’t get that discount this time. They have this exact one all the time. At least on GOG.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
I got it free from epic a few years ago.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
it took me a couple attempts at W3 before i really got into it, but after that i played all the way through. as a habitual game DNFer. it’s a masterpiece
hitagi@ani.social 5 weeks ago
I got the worst the ending. I should really replay it with a guide some day.
raltoid@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
If you got the one where everyone dies, yeah you should probably replay it and at least have a short list of the specific scenes/choices that determine the “best” ending(It’s 5 or so and I think you only need to get 3 or 4 “correct”).
There are also some “hidden” endings to quest chains, where the best outcome is only available if you do a seemingly unrelated quest first or make certain choices early in the chain. Or quests that wouldn’t naturally line up until certain choices are made. So if you’re interested in getting all the best outcomes, a full guide is needed.
Note that some of the "hidden chain outcomes might be bugs, so at least one isn’t always listed in all guides:
Spoiler
If you free the whispering hillock spirit before talking to the village leader, it prevents Anna from turning later and the game acts as if the kids are safe(although they don’t show up where they otherwise would).
BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
I think I’ve played the opening scene a dozen times. I know it’s gonna be good, but I never go back to playing it.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
i don’t remember what the threshold was for me, it might have been having to defend the bloody baron from mobs while he’s carrying his undead monster infant to a burial spot-- the sort of thing that would make me say wow, that’s about the most warped thing i’ve seen in a game-- i need to see the whole thing!
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
Everyone is saying get the trilogy bundle, but the dlc bundle is what’s important
poke@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I wish I had the patience to like this game. It seems so well made.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I played all the way once and less than 50% a half dozen times. It’s just hard to get into for some reason.
lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I saw this some days ago and decided to buy ut only to realize i already owned it 🫠
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
Sweet another addition to my 15+ year old account I only made because of the first humble bundle. I really tried putting effort into one and two, but they never gripped me. Hopefully I can find time to invest in this guy.
The trilogy is only $7.49 btw.
moody@lemmings.world 5 weeks ago
The third one is a significantly better game in pretty much all aspects.
The intro act is a bit of a grind, but once you make it to the main story, it’s really good.
kazerniel@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I wish Cyberpunk went under -60% off. I don’t tend to buy stuff over -80% sale, so more patience for me… 😅
BreakerSwitch@lemm.ee 1 week ago
You’re not the only one. Pretty sure I got W3 with dlc for $5 ages ago. I’d like to get cyberpunk with dlc for no more than $15. Especially since I was pretty hype for that game. Had been itching for something with a proper world to explore and get lost in, felt like it was going to scratch that itch. I don’t often buy things day one, but I was taken in by the advertising and CDprojects rep. I took the day off work and then didn’t even buy it because of everything.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
I was a day one purchaser of CP2077 and played it on a rebuilt $30 PS4. I guess I just got lucky in that I had almost no bugs, not even a t pose, and it maybe crashed three times in the twentyish hours of my first playthrough. But I remember seeing it on sale for like $10 at Walmart not a month or two after release. Like they got shovelware bullshit they don’t discount like that!
grue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’m so patient I haven’t played The Witcher 1 or 2 either. Should I get W3 Complete + W1 + W2 for
9.99 + 1.49 + 2.99 = 14.47, or get the trilogy bundle with only the W3 base game for1.49 + 2.99 + 3.99) * 0.9 = 7.62and wait for the W3 expansions to be more than 70% at some future date? (In other words, are W1 and W2 likely to keep me busy for a long time, and does a playthrough of W3 need the expansions installed at the start or is it more of a ‘complete the base game and then to the expansion content afterward’ sort of thing?)Also, are “The Witcher Adventure Game” and “Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales” worthwhile/important?
Phineaz@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
I only played W2 and W3. W2 was not necessary to play the third one, but it’s certainly not a bad game (I personally didn’t like it as much due to the fairly linear story telling). W1 I am told is not that great. Both are much shorter than the complete edition of Witcher 3 I’d argue. The DLC should be fine if added afterwards, I can wholeheartedly recommend both. Blood & Wine especially has received wide praise back then as “being a whole game in the shape of a DLC” .
Thronebreaker is a tales-game that I haven’t had the time for yet. I was told it’s solid.
The Witcher Adventure Game is essentially a board game and is absolutely not necessary for any of the other games. If you like board games and have people to play it with, it’s actually quite good. It has a bit of a learning curve and I very much recommend reading or watching whatever tutorial you can grab a hold of, because it is not all that intuitive.
RedSnt@feddit.dk 5 weeks ago
I didn’t much like W1 and W2. Especially W2 feels like it’s on rails. The story is pretty good though.
FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
35 years old and this is one of the most overrated franchises I’ve ever touched.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Go away, Todd.
secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
Still too much money to be giving CD project red
lazyViking@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Explain?
secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
After the launch of cyberpunk I lost all respect for them and pirate from them now. They don’t deserve a dime.
I understand that fixed it… If you also buy the DLC.
I still think it’s unreasonable to let it slide
pipes@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
On GOG too! DRM-free ;)
Complete edition is 10€, same on Steam
miseducator@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Complete edition is 100% worth. The dlc is crazy long and excellent.