Skyrim and DA are also quite different, DA did try a bit harder to give a human element but was FORCED to censor it, or the game would not come out. Skyrim is like a Saturday morning cartoon compared to the first DA. Both however failed to deliver any true deep feeling towards my characters. As for Saskia's armor, I even saw that point, but with a company taking the risks these guys are over any other one in existence, I really don't care.

They can add in a bit of sex appeal if they like, I just say add it on both sides. Doesn't matter what I say though, what matters is that they dare to go where none will, I'll stick with them overall.

About killing children, I believe you got the wrong idea here. I never intended to kill children, what happened to me was, I was fighting a dragon, saw a child and instinctively thought, I had to save them, just to see the kid get turned into burnt toast and not even flinch. That is an immersion breaker. The issue is some countries will flip if you make a game where you participate in the killing and it's done to show fun in murder, or something specifically sadistic.

Ours on the other hand required I believe, the count was 15 cuts/camera angles to get the Witcher 2 an M rating, the point is no other company would work with the ratings board so carefully to ensure as much as possible is not edited. Bless them for that.

Also, as for story skipping, I'm not sure about missing anything in these games, I was even into the DLC quests, and also no other company gives what this one did for DLC.




Right the context of the violence has a factor, I do understand. I just disagree with banning of any kind of media or entertainment that does not harm anything but pixels, even in Aussie, and Britain like Manhunt 2.

Wow, I had no idea I got this many responses. I'm glad everyone has those they'd like to see. It's certainly something to really look forward to.

I was glad to see the response about plot armor too, in these last hours I think as a finale with Geralt, some certainly may die.

Not sure how good I feel about those I've had to have die to save others even. However, this story is genuinely mature about it and you really can't save everyone as it is. I wouldn't want that to suddenly change, either.

What is important is to bring characters we've seen and follow through on those who lived or died in the previous games at the very least, and story-wise I think even pure game only fans would enjoy meeting new book characters, what needs to stick with this is, choice options on how to approach them, and for some, memory cut-scenes would certainly help as Geralt regains his prior knowledge and life.

As well as of course keep challenges they face serious and possibly some who may turn or change tune depending on how this previous Geralt in the games played.

The moment I saw children could not die(from anything), that game became the biggest joke I've ever played. You could protect entire villages with the rugrats as marshmallows that won't burn all while tearing up a dragon.

You can't even kiss a bride, KISS A BRIDE. The game fails on so many levels for something more than a 'kiddy game'.

Fun, yeah for a bit, but got boring before I even modded it or finished modding it for that matter.

I also see what you mean about spreading themselves too thin because of the size, but I don't think CDPR would do that. The only connectivity in story that would have been nice has been tidied up from some mod adventures before part 2 came out. I really want to see the creative situations dreamed up in more areas, but I too do not wish it to become too streamlined for side quests, if that is what you mean by 'Skyrim sized'.

Actually, on the contrary, when REMOVED from a story to sell content to broader audiences you lose more than that, you lose reference points in believability and if you also understand that counterpoint then what you said holds only in some cases, not all.

Skyrim and Dragon Age 2 were not possible to be taken seriously specifically because they refuse to touch on these subjects in reference to the cast you need to feel for. I also read your further comments, though. I also, understand the want for say a hotter male scene, fairer treatment of women in that regard because some are very truly ugly(the males I'm talking about here).

However, even the sexism in this fantasy is captured by the time period represented in the novels and fits perfectly into authenticity.

Point is this series was always BETTER, it doesn't need to be any more, and going for more size is fine, but never cut back on the 'questionable' that needs to be not fucked with to keep the impact and realism for genuine NPC and PC feelings.

Seriously, I think I see what you mean but, without all the politics as well as the rest in it as seen so far for the most part the world wouldn't seem near as real OR complex. In other games yeah sure, in this one, NO. Also, without the political scandals and what not, it cuts chunks out of that story.


I can't disagree with anything else you've got there, lots of that I'm sure is going right into this without hesitations.