"The Witcher" franchise discussion/appreciation thread

[gotthammer]

So CDPR just announced their next game:
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Cyberpunk, based on the pen-and-paper RPG of the same name from R. Talsorian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk_2020

Yup. I'm real happy about that. It's nice to see more cyberpunk stuff coming out (what w/ Shadowrun Returns' kickstarter succeeding and Shadowrun Online coming soon).

Also, one can now redeem a 'digital backup' of the first Witcher game on gog.com (the digital backup was initially just for The Witcher 2).

http://www.gog.com/en/witcher2/backup/

The just-concluded CDPR Summer Conference thingy also announced some other stuff for gog.com (some games/discounts/etc. The Witcher 2 is 40% Off, for example)
http://www.gog.com/

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[Supreme Commander Sil]

I'm really annoyed. I loved Witcher 2, but my lappy died before I could get too far into it. Then when I replaced the harddrive... My laptop can't run it or Gothic 4 properly... It's laggy. I'm changing drivers in the hope that will fix it.

I really want to read the books, but I'm sort of concerned about content. In the games you can avoid certain card games.... but is that in the books? I won't read/watch anything involving it and I'd rather keep my respect for the franchise .

Can't wait for Shadowrun Online and if CDProjectRed is making a cyberpunk game, that is so awesome !

I can somehow play Dark Souls yet not run Witcher 2 or Arcania... so weird. Witcher 1 works fin though... Even Blacklight Retribution (though my internet's too slow for it).

All else fails I'll uninstall AVG because I suspect it's slowed down my system even though I've limited its scans... Just the fact that it's there....

When I first played Witcher 2 I was on the hardest difficulty and kept getting stuck because I used to be horrible at quick gaming responses on PC. I have honed my skills for this moment... And bought Razer equipment. If all else fails I have a game pad (need it for Dark Souls)...

[gotthammer]

Ouch. Sorry to hear about your laptop issues. I was helping someone try to troubleshoot laptop problems recently (I'm no tech, only a gamer gaming since the 80s, so some people assume that I "know computers" ), but still had to have it sent to a shop (GPU replacement).

re: the books
I've only read the first two that were translated into English: "The Last Wish" and "Blood of Elves". Both occur, I think, before the first Witcher game.
What card games? I don't recall any card game in the books.

re: AVG
I stopped using it a couple (or more) years ago when (was still using WinXP, now Win7) there were conflicts with some programs like some games, I think.
I switched to Avast! and, as far as I can remember, it hasn't given me any problems.

re: Cyberpunk genre
Yup. It's a good time to be a fan of the genre, or stuff/themes close to it.
This year will have two Shadowrun games: SR:Returns and SROnline.
There's also Capcom's "Remember Me", Ubisoft's "Watch_Dogs", and the successful Kickstarter project, "Republique"...and maybe something else that I've forgotten.

[gotthammer]

also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VTnK...&feature=share

[Supreme Commander Sil]

Ouch. Sorry to hear about your laptop issues. I was helping someone try to troubleshoot laptop problems recently (I'm no tech, only a gamer gaming since the 80s, so some people assume that I "know computers" ), but still had to have it sent to a shop (GPU replacement).

re: the books
I've only read the first two that were translated into English: "The Last Wish" and "Blood of Elves". Both occur, I think, before the first Witcher game.
What card games? I don't recall any card game in the books.

re: AVG
I stopped using it a couple (or more) years ago when (was still using WinXP, now Win7) there were conflicts with some programs like some games, I think.
I switched to Avast! and, as far as I can remember, it hasn't given me any problems.

re: Cyberpunk genre
Yup. It's a good time to be a fan of the genre, or stuff/themes close to it.
This year will have two Shadowrun games: SR:Returns and SROnline.
There's also Capcom's "Remember Me", Ubisoft's "Watch_Dogs", and the successful Kickstarter project, "Republique"...and maybe something else that I've forgotten.

In the game. It was an attempt at a euphemism .

Yeah, I've been gaming since I was born ('93) and I know a little about computers. I've assembled some old ones before and replaced capacitors etc too. That having been said, modern things are a mystery to me . Anyway, the hard drive was totally fried ... Oh, well...

I've heard that Avast! can have some of the same speed issues.

That's awesome! Just wish my suitably awesome aggrotech/EBM/industrial was avaliable in stores here. Things like this fit in well with a Shadowrun campaign, I find .

Spoiler:

Might try running a Witcher tabletop RPG at some point....

[gotthammer]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013...the-witcher-3/

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...the-witcher-2/



edit:
http://gamingeverything.com/39177/wi...game-informer/

[gotthammer]

edit:
Both games are currently 50% off:
On gog.com (where they're DRM free)
http://www.gog.com/promo/tw_announcement_promo

and on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/
(if you buy it on Steam, I think you can still register the codes at gog.com to get a DRM free "backup" via this page: http://www.gog.com/witcher2/backup )

Also, the 360 version apparently got a permanent price reduction, too.

...and, nice, no more QTEs.

[gotthammer]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featur...wild-hunt.aspx

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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...nly-for-quests

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[Platschu]

They started to shoot "The Witcher" in Hungary with Henry Cavill. He shared a little video how peaceful he feels himself in our country :

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo6MM7aF...eo_watch_again

[Angela V]

Oddly enough I fell into the Witcher universe only this year. Where has this gaming series been all my life??? Hiding under monsters? I'm almost done Witcher 1 and have the next two games ready to go. Really excited about the series.

[DigiFluid]

Trailer for the Netflix TV adaptation of The Witcher released at Comic Con today: