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The Witcher 3 Pre-Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

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Miyamoto Musashi famously was said to have lost one battle against an opponent wielding a staff-like weapon.
One of these things, no doubt:

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The only weapon better than a Katana is a double-bladed Katana.
 

Merlkir

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So the guy who did the Witcher intros is now making a Witcher movie. Not quite clear if CGI, or live action, he does mention "actors".
 

Perkel

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Now that is studio which i would never think they would do something like this.
they are mainly CG studio and now they are trying to do full movie ?
 

WhiskeyWolf

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Considering how totally-shit and non-existing the Polish-film-industry currently is, their chances - as newcomers coming from a different field - for a success are quite good.
 

asper

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Project: Eternity
Quite impressed by the music that is heard in these gameplay videos. Makes me think of Wiedzmin 1's great score.
 

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Yeah, I'm not very optimistic about it, either. On the other hand, the studio is headed by a man, whose animated short was once nominated for Academy Awards, so maybe he knows what he's doing, even if it's a fairly new field for him.
 

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Codex is full of next-gen graphics whores. Game play wise every video shown is full of decline...

I'm not going to go into a new Witcher game expecting quality gameplay. Just hopefully some casual fun with a good fantasy story. CDProjekt are certainly at the top of the rubble heap of decline though, with Bioware and Beth buried far below.
 

Nihiliste

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There is a difference between BioWare, Betheda and CD Project? All of them only make Action Games.

Absolutely. CDProjekt fills their games with great music and an entertaining story for at least one playthrough. Bioware fills their modern games with their anachronistic sociopolitical agendas, and Beth releases a series of fetch quests where you can end up leading a mage guild despite not being a spellcaster. Good times.
 

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CD Projekt games are just Bioware games going through the angsty teen phase.

Bethesda games are the college, "muh inner childhood" phase except dumbed down because of the lack of time and dedication
 

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CD Projekt games are just Bioware games going through the angsty teen phase.

Bethesda games are the college, "muh inner childhood" phase except dumbed down because of the lack of time and dedication
Then Bioware games are the sex change, pre-op phase
 

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There is a difference between BioWare, Betheda and CD Project? All of them only make Action Games.
Of course there is a difference. First, you have to accept that action games are not inherently bad. Ok, now, accept that CD Project makes better action games than Bioware and Bethesda. Third, drop the edgyness and accept that all of these companies make action-RPGs, not pure action games.
 

buzz

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First, you have to accept that action games are not inherently bad.
Action games are not inherently bad. Action games that pretend to be RPGs and took over the entire market are inherently bad.

The problem is not with certain genres, but with the hybridization and lines being blurred between said genres.
 

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You have a pretty shallow taste in gaming if you don't play anything else than RPGs. I play RPGs, RTS games, TBS games, action games, platforming etc.
You are giving the fucker way too much credit,the dude is just a fuckin idiot.
I have a very specific taste when it comes to games,with few exceptions obviously.
I hate RTS games but I would never call the genre shit,it's just my cup of tea if someone shares the same opinion but calls the genre bad he is most likely a fuckin retard.

The problem is not with certain genres, but with the hybridization and lines being blurred between said genres.
It does seem like many AAA games that are being released have the same core design, open world action games with some character customization an leveling.As a player this is a major problem if you don't like these types of games,for the industry as a whole it is definitely detrimental;.
 
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Roguey

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A turn-based RPG revolution and some of you fuckers are still mad that other developers are making games for people who aren't you.

Ok, now, accept that CD Project makes better action games than Bioware and Bethesda.
Sorry, but no. CD Projekt has the best art, music, and writing of the three, but definitely not gameplay.
 

buzz

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A turn-based RPG revolution and some of you fuckers are still mad that other developers are making games for people who aren't you.
That was entirely because of us, not because of the industry.
 

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