Witcher 2 vs. Witcher 3

[gorfias]

after those 4 hours (at the start of Witcher 2] the game picks up immensely in gameplay, story and fun.

Oh, and go with the Scoia'tel since their arc is much better (or at least far less depressing) than the other choice.

Very encouraging words. A lot more tempting than, "just play through the first 25 hours of FF13"..

I know me. I'll give it a shot.

EDIT: By which I mean, a lot on this thread are advising that 3 really is that much of an improvement over 2 I should just go for it. But, again, I know me. With your words of encouragement, I know, having 2 already, I will try to get through that first 4 hours.


Thanks!

 

[JohnnyDelRay]

Me personally, I'm about 70 hours in the Witcher 3 but so far it seems that TW3 has more to do with the books than with what happens in TW2. I might be wrong though, I haven't played all that much main story since I arrived in Skellige soo.....

Witcher 2 was unbelievably good though. I really, really loved the character progression and skill development all through the game. Damn, the beginning is tough and unforgiving. 1st time I went through as a sword fighter on Roche's path, 2nd time as a Signs build on Iorveth's path years later in prep for TW3 and the 2nd time I had a LOT more fun. I think the Sign build was a bit overpowered by the end though.

In short, I wouldn't bother finishing TW2 first, it's not crucial as TW3 is such a HUGE game in it's own right. Yeah, it's good to know who is Triss and Zoltan and Dandelion but that all becomes pretty apparent. Dandelion is the freaking narrator and pretty much codex author of TW3 anyways. I can sum up what you need to know about Triss and Geralt's history in 2 sentences from TW2 (and Yen from the books) but that's a spoiler I wouldn't write here.

Just know that they're very different (TW2 linear, TW3 open world obviously) but both fantastic gaming experiences - TW1 and TW2 just take a lil longer to pick up the pace.

 

[veloper]

Play "arena" mode in TW2, until you get fairly good at it and you can comfortably beat the first couple fights quickly using only normal moves and signs.

Only then start the main campaign. You'll get a lot more enjoyment out of it that way. The general timing and the delays after the attack animations take some getting used to and it can be annoying to learn it the hard way during the campaign, but it can be satisfying when you're beating the baddies with style.