Witcher 2 problems

[Emiscary]

It still makes sense to try and catch the guy while you're waiting around anyway (Triss needed time to prep the spells...) considering that you're wanted for several royal murders because of him, and Roche would probably try and stop you if you tried to just up and bail.

 

[funcooker11811]

You say you love Dark Souls, but hate Witcher 2's combat system? Really? Even though you can soul grind to get ridiculously overpowered, and the old crystal butterfly shield that pretty much annihilated anything you used it on? How is that in any way, shape, or form different than choosing to spam grenades for the entire game? Using those game-breaking tactics and then complaining about the game being too easy is like using a walkthrough for a puzzle game, then saying that it didn't challenge you enough.

 

[mattttherman3]

Is there an easy mode for this game? If there is I'll buy it

 

[SwiggleDyl]

Is there an easy mode for this game? If there is I'll buy it

Yep, if you're worried try to get a hang of the combat then amp it up because it gets a bit too easy in the second half

OT: I loved it (360 version, always wanted it but never trusted my computer), it wasn't perfect (mini map was so confusing, especially in multi-layered areas) but the story and characters were aimed at an older audience so there's a lot going on underneath. The first time there are a lot of decisions that are hard to make because you don't yet know the full story which is pretty cool, taking a gamble and seeing how that plays out.

 

[endtherapture]

i agree but everyone's entitled to their own opinion don't like bombs dont use them but dont be a dick in saying it.if you endtherapture did not like pizza and id say fair enough and then threw the pizza at you whats the point in me saying fair enough.

Well I haven't made a thread saying I don#t like Pizza.

Also I haven't thrown bombs at you.

Also bombs =/= pizza. By playing The Witcher 2 I am not forced to eat pizza. Also one is not forced to use bombs in The Witcher 2.

Worst analogy ever.

Is there an easy mode for this game? If there is I'll buy it

Yep, and Easy Mode is so piss easy, it's actually no challenge at all.

 

[predatorpulse7]

My only problem with the Witcher 2 were the potions.
Most of the time enemies ambush you and you have no time to drink any. Of course you'd think to buff up before exploring but those bastards only last for 10 minutes. I haven't played Enhanced Edition yet so maybe they changed that though.

It's actually pretty simple. Ingredients for potions are lying almost everywhere(especially for the basic potions that replenish vigor and such) and whenever you go outside of walls, chug potions for good measure, so you don't get surprised. It's actually pretty logical, since most of your threats are outside/in caves.

The game does throw in a few "cheat" situations where post cutscene you will be dumped into a fight but if you find that fight too difficult, load the game from before that cutscene and meditate.

 

[Jynthor]

My only problem with the Witcher 2 were the potions.
Most of the time enemies ambush you and you have no time to drink any. Of course you'd think to buff up before exploring but those bastards only last for 10 minutes. I haven't played Enhanced Edition yet so maybe they changed that though.

It's actually pretty simple. Ingredients for potions are lying almost everywhere(especially for the basic potions that replenish vigor and such) and whenever you go outside of walls, chug potions for good measure, so you don't get surprised. It's actually pretty logical, since most of your threats are outside/in caves.

The game does throw in a few "cheat" situations where post cutscene you will be dumped into a fight but if you find that fight too difficult, load the game from before that cutscene and meditate.

Well, to be honest I completed the game on hard and I barely touched potions, they were just not worth the trouble to me. Not only don't they last long you also have to go through a painfully long animation.

 

[predatorpulse7]

My only problem with the Witcher 2 were the potions.
Most of the time enemies ambush you and you have no time to drink any. Of course you'd think to buff up before exploring but those bastards only last for 10 minutes. I haven't played Enhanced Edition yet so maybe they changed that though.

It's actually pretty simple. Ingredients for potions are lying almost everywhere(especially for the basic potions that replenish vigor and such) and whenever you go outside of walls, chug potions for good measure, so you don't get surprised. It's actually pretty logical, since most of your threats are outside/in caves.

The game does throw in a few "cheat" situations where post cutscene you will be dumped into a fight but if you find that fight too difficult, load the game from before that cutscene and meditate.

Well, to be honest I completed the game on hard and I barely touched potions, they were just not worth the trouble to me. Not only don't they last long you also have to go through a painfully long animation.

Well, if you say that you didn't need them(and they are optional anyway), then why are they a "problem" in Witcher 2?

 

[Jynthor]

Well, if you say that you didn't need them(and they are optional anyway), then why are they a "problem" in Witcher 2?

Because they are supposed to be a big part of the Witcher universe? It should be part of the game without being tedious and useless.

 

[predatorpulse7]

Well, if you say that you didn't need them(and they are optional anyway), then why are they a "problem" in Witcher 2?

Because they are supposed to be a big part of the Witcher universe? It should be part of the game without being tedious and useless.

Try Dark or Insane without bombs or potions, you won't like it(not until you get the overpowered items on dark mode that is) and you will have difficulty. I played Witcher 2 on release on the PC and it wasn't that easy on hard. But from what I've heard the guys making it have made the game a bit less difficult after many people complained about the initial difficulty level.

Potion making and taking in the witcher games is supposed to be a process, it's not a push of a button(not most times anyway) like in other games. And guess what, most people don't find it tedious, in fact it looks pretty cool and you don't have to take them very often, that's the whole point(and they raise toxicity if you take too many). Not to mention that if you boost up the alchemy tree in W2, you get to make the oils and potion last 40% longer, something like 15 minutes if I remember it correctly. 15 minutes is a long enough time considering that both the forest in ACT1, the fields/caves in ACT2 and the sewers in ACT 3 aren't exactly skyrim like areas. Potions laster longer in W1 because it had another 2 acts and areas were larger or at least that's the way I remember it, W1 was a game that I loved but at one point I was like "when the heck does this game end?".

Potion making is very much simplified in this game, unlike the first one:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Witcher_alchemy

 

[Jynthor]

Well, if you say that you didn't need them(and they are optional anyway), then why are they a "problem" in Witcher 2?

Because they are supposed to be a big part of the Witcher universe? It should be part of the game without being tedious and useless.

Try Dark or Insane without bombs or potions, you won't like it(not until you get the overpowered items on dark mode that is) and you will have difficulty. I played Witcher 2 on release on the PC and it wasn't that easy on hard. But from what I've heard the guys making it have made the game a bit less difficult after many people complained about the initial difficulty level.

Potion making and taking in the witcher games is supposed to be a process, it's not a push of a button like in other games. And guess what, most people don't find it tedious, in fact it looks pretty cool and you don't have to take them very often, that's the whole point(and they raise toxicity if you take too many). Not to mention that if you boost up the alchemy tree, you get to make the oils and potion last 40% longer, something like 15 minutes if I remember it correctly.

Potion making is very much simplified in this game, unlike the first one:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Witcher_alchemy

I have played the first one and loved the alchemy system in it. I don't really see how it was more complex than the one in TW2. Other than the fact that you needed alcohol.

 

[The Wykydtron]

Well, the main problem I have is that the world is trying so hard to be all "Grimdark" and "mature" that it just comes off as a bit... Forced? I suppose

Like how you can't speak to a single person without them swearing at you or how a lot of random NPCs seem determined to say "hey remember when we murdered/raped/kidnapped/set on fire/gave cookies to those random wimminz? Good times right!?" within earshot of the main character.

I love hate to make the Persona 4 comparison again, but that game managed maturity without throwing out more than 10 swears throughout the entire game and nudity was pretty much off the cards.

In comparison, Witcher 2 is more like a child screaming swears at people for attention

"Look how Grimdark I am! Shitcock, fucking fuckitty fuck nuggets i'm awesome!"

Though the gameplay is pretty good, the "moral" choices are decent and Triss is quite likable.

I do tend to call her "Trish" 9 out of 10 times though... God that would be awkward for Geralt during sexytiemz

Well, he does fill her "dark soul" with "light" on a somewhat regular basis...

 

[predatorpulse7]

Well, the main problem I have is that the world is trying so hard to be all "Grimdark" and "mature" that it just comes off as a bit... Forced? I suppose

Like how you can't speak to a single person without them swearing at you or how a lot of random NPCs seem determined to say "hey remember when we murdered/raped/kidnapped/set on fire/gave cookies to those random wimminz? Good times right!?" within earshot of the main character.

I love hate to make the Persona 4 comparison again, but that game managed maturity without throwing out more than 10 swears throughout the entire game and nudity was pretty much off the cards.

In comparison, Witcher 2 is more like a child screaming swears at people for attention

"Look how Grimdark I am! Shitcock, fucking fuckitty fuck nuggets i'm awesome!"

Though the gameplay is pretty good, the "moral" choices are decent and Triss is quite likable.

I do tend to call her "Trish" 9 out of 10 times though... God that would be awkward for Geralt during sexytiemz

Well, he does fill her "dark soul" with "light" on a somewhat regular basis...

If you've played the Witcher 1, you would know that TW2 pretty much follows suit and stays true to the original worldview of this universe. We are talking about a world where there are still monsters about, a huge evil empire that treatens to fully conquer the northern kingdoms(whose rulers are no angels themselves), racism abounds, magic exists etc. In short, a pseudo-medieval world where people do whatever they can to get by. The only innocence/good to be had lies in children and a select few(most of whom are in the first witcher game, the second one is darker because we are dealing with assassination and politics, whereas the first one had a more supernatural-folky feel to it).

The only things that are truly forced in Witcher are the sex cards from the first game or certain sexual situations.

The women in this game are treated as they would normally be in a patriarchal pseudo-medieval society.

 

[The Wykydtron]

Well, the main problem I have is that the world is trying so hard to be all "Grimdark" and "mature" that it just comes off as a bit... Forced? I suppose

Like how you can't speak to a single person without them swearing at you or how a lot of random NPCs seem determined to say "hey remember when we murdered/raped/kidnapped/set on fire/gave cookies to those random wimminz? Good times right!?" within earshot of the main character.

I love hate to make the Persona 4 comparison again, but that game managed maturity without throwing out more than 10 swears throughout the entire game and nudity was pretty much off the cards.

In comparison, Witcher 2 is more like a child screaming swears at people for attention

"Look how Grimdark I am! Shitcock, fucking fuckitty fuck nuggets i'm awesome!"

Though the gameplay is pretty good, the "moral" choices are decent and Triss is quite likable.

I do tend to call her "Trish" 9 out of 10 times though... God that would be awkward for Geralt during sexytiemz

Well, he does fill her "dark soul" with "light" on a somewhat regular basis...

If you've played the Witcher 1, you would know that TW2 pretty much follows suit and stays true to the original worldview of this universe. We are talking about a world where there are still monsters about, a huge evil empire that treatens to fully conquer the northern kingdoms(whose rulers are no angels themselves), racism abounds, magic exists etc. In short, a pseudo-medieval world where people do whatever they can to get by. The only innocence/good to be had lies in children and a select few(most of whom are in the first witcher game, the second one is darker because we are dealing with assassination and politics, whereas the first one had a more supernatural-folky feel to it).

The only things that are truly forced in Witcher are the sex cards from the first game or certain sexual situations.

The women in this game are treated as they would normally be in a patriarchal pseudo-medieval society.

Yeah, I understand why the Grimdark is there it's pretty good Grimdark as it happens, I just prefer a more subtle approach to things, especially character relationships...

Though I suppose it is refreshing for two characters to just go:

"Sex?"
"K"
*sexy times go*

[sub]BEWBS IN YO' FACE![/sub]

And hey, a sex scene that doesn't make me cringe?! What is this sorcery?! Maybe that first one with Triss(h) was a one off and all the rest are cringetastic...

Though i'll end up avoiding all the non-plot related sex stuff. 'Tis not my thing really

 

[Jesse Willadson]

Wow I come back from a internet black out for a week (I think a week anyway) to find 62 responses.
Really I am not interested in discussing the game anymore. I am not having fun with it, so I stopped playing it and sold it. Your free to enjoy it, but I honestly can't see why.