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"There is no such indication for quests like that in The Witcher 2 and the completionist inside me is highly annoyed by that."
I will not spoil it for you but the Witcher 2 is absolutely poisonous if you are trying to be a completionist with it. You are soon arriving at a point where over a quarter of the game will be locked out for you until your next play through and there exists no game+ mode. Many choices in the Witcher 2 can totally lock you out of certain results and quest branches, that is part of its philosphy. However I do agree the Witcher 2 does a poor job of telling you when a quest spills over into another chapter.
As people say "watch/read a synopsis of the first Witcher" to understand the set up to the Witcher 2. I think that is not good advice because the Witcher 1 has only a very passive influence into the story of the second. Instead I would suggest watching this trailer to get a good synopsis of the World's situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZDKl0M7Zo (do not worry, it spoils nothing)
I agree with a lot of the control faults which also exist on the PC and the false claims people make on the combat system being like the Souls series. Good write up and I hope you enjoy the rest of the game.
I will not spoil it for you but the Witcher 2 is absolutely poisonous if you are trying to be a completionist with it. You are soon arriving at a point where over a quarter of the game will be locked out for you until your next play through and there exists no game+ mode. Many choices in the Witcher 2 can totally lock you out of certain results and quest branches, that is part of its philosphy. However I do agree the Witcher 2 does a poor job of telling you when a quest spills over into another chapter.
As people say "watch/read a synopsis of the first Witcher" to understand the set up to the Witcher 2. I think that is not good advice because the Witcher 1 has only a very passive influence into the story of the second. Instead I would suggest watching this trailer to get a good synopsis of the World's situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZDKl0M7Zo (do not worry, it spoils nothing)
I agree with a lot of the control faults which also exist on the PC and the false claims people make on the combat system being like the Souls series. Good write up and I hope you enjoy the rest of the game.
it sounds good... though I'm very used to being able to play as a female in WRPG games, so no matter how good the story is, I don't think I'll ever actually feel like the main character. :(
Still... I'm keeping this game on my radar!
Still... I'm keeping this game on my radar!
@Timboxx
Yes I've heard that the game essentially splits into two distinct adventures after the first chapter, which is why I intend on playing and reviewing it twice. Stay tuned!
Sad to hear that the control issues are present on the PC version as well, hopefully it is fixed for The Witcher 3.
@Elsa
Despite not being male, I still think you'd be able to put yourself in Geralt's shoes. I myself face a similar problem in relating to Geralt in that when I play a RPG, I usually play as the ultimate good guy, always helping out the underdog and never asking for a thing in return. And while The Witcher 2 allows me to do that to an extent, Geralt is certainly not your average saintly hero. He is an anti-hero and a great one at that. Despite all of that I still relate to the character and find myself engrossed in his world.
That being said, an option for a female Geralt would have been pretty cool. There is absolutely nothing in the story so far that requires Geralt to be male so a new character model and voice actor is really all that would have been needed.
Yes I've heard that the game essentially splits into two distinct adventures after the first chapter, which is why I intend on playing and reviewing it twice. Stay tuned!
Sad to hear that the control issues are present on the PC version as well, hopefully it is fixed for The Witcher 3.
@Elsa
Despite not being male, I still think you'd be able to put yourself in Geralt's shoes. I myself face a similar problem in relating to Geralt in that when I play a RPG, I usually play as the ultimate good guy, always helping out the underdog and never asking for a thing in return. And while The Witcher 2 allows me to do that to an extent, Geralt is certainly not your average saintly hero. He is an anti-hero and a great one at that. Despite all of that I still relate to the character and find myself engrossed in his world.
That being said, an option for a female Geralt would have been pretty cool. There is absolutely nothing in the story so far that requires Geralt to be male so a new character model and voice actor is really all that would have been needed.
Agreed with all the complaints. I had the same experience on Xbox 360 (walking is easier on PC), but it didn't stop me from playing through it twice in a row and loving it. It's a good first try for CDPR, and I'm sure they'll take all feedback to heart while working on Witcher 3.
Best thing I can recommend for being completionist is to play through it once, try to have saves between every 2 hours (to load if you miss something on one of the two major paths), and then start a new game on Dark difficulty using only one or two save slots. Keep the Witcher 2 Wikia's quest page open in a tab (or the handy game guide). If you don't want every quest spoiled in detail, I wrote up a handy guide for not missing quest completion the other day. It's somewhere hidden on the site by now :)
Geralt can't be a female, though. All of Poland would rage if CD Projekt turned their beloved fiction hero into a woman!
Best thing I can recommend for being completionist is to play through it once, try to have saves between every 2 hours (to load if you miss something on one of the two major paths), and then start a new game on Dark difficulty using only one or two save slots. Keep the Witcher 2 Wikia's quest page open in a tab (or the handy game guide). If you don't want every quest spoiled in detail, I wrote up a handy guide for not missing quest completion the other day. It's somewhere hidden on the site by now :)
Geralt can't be a female, though. All of Poland would rage if CD Projekt turned their beloved fiction hero into a woman!
The reason why you're enjoying this game is because it is kick ass. I'm at the beginning of Chapter 2, which by the way takes quite a bit to get there, and love the hell out of this game. This puts both Dragons Age games to shame.
As for the combat, in the beginning I agreed with your assessment of it but the further you get in the game and the more you unlock or apply your XP points to your style of combat, the richer it becomes. The combat system in the game to me is ridiculously deep. I also enjoy that one misstep in a fight will result in game over.Saving often alleviates that.
I personally think this is one of the best RPGs I've played and I haven't even finished this game yet.
As for the combat, in the beginning I agreed with your assessment of it but the further you get in the game and the more you unlock or apply your XP points to your style of combat, the richer it becomes. The combat system in the game to me is ridiculously deep. I also enjoy that one misstep in a fight will result in game over.Saving often alleviates that.
I personally think this is one of the best RPGs I've played and I haven't even finished this game yet.
