Geralt is a really transparent hetero male power fantasy. He's tough and cool and has scars and is feared by the townsfolk. As you point out, the dude sounds like he gargles gravel every morning before breakfast. Lesser men bow before him. Women everywhere want him.
Mmm he's a bit of a Gary Stu (What I've heard is the male equivalant of a Mary Sue) And yet...
...I still quite like Geralt as a character @Ralizah
I think it's a testament to the good writing & the moral quandries and as you said the world itself (even if it is a more crapsack one) is constructed quite well...
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I think he's imperfect and idiosyncratic enough to not feel like a bland self-insert character who doesn't need help from anyone else. Power fantasies don't necessarily need to be bad characters. I think he's perfectly fine insofar as he's the player's vehicle to explore TW3's complex moral landscape.
IMO, The Witcher 3 is at its best with character writing, atmosphere, and visual design (because the environments in this game are, as you have probably noticed, almost mind-bogglingly sumptuous at times). Even the creepy, gross areas have a dark, entrancing beauty to them.
Just got to the Bloody Baron and did Ciri's Flashback episode with the king of wolves
The purple haze to the evening sky as you lead the child to safety looks lovely...
... and yet panning the camera behind at the start of it towards the crones' bog all you can see is dark blue skies that gives the more gnarled trees an otherworldly and unnatural feel.
Really appreciating the visual design of the game this time around.
Also the combat and dodging feels much better with Ciri's teleports rather then Geralt's kinda naff side step like dodge.
Never quite enough movement to him for my liking... especially as I keep trying to use the alt Igni sign and keep getting clobbered 😅
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I didn't realise you could fight with Kiera like that. I'm not one to say no in a video game when there might be a sex scene, so I took her up on her offer (also wasn't sure of the status of Geralt's and Yennefer's relationship then). I wasn't paying much attention at the time as to why she wanted the notes, so I just happily helped her as much as possible.
@Ralizah If you're in Skellige now getting to know Yennefer better, then you're probably just about caught up with me (I'm notoriously slow in video games). Anyway, enjoy the rest of the game.
I didn't realise you could either @crimsontadpoles! As I already said to Ralizah earlier I got the send her to Kaer Morhen end the previous time I played this... Completely threw me for a loop that it could end so sourly!
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@crimsontadpoles I'd be way ahead if I hadn't stopped playing weeks ago. But yeah, I'm taking my sweet time as well. I just want to be done before Cyberpunk releases, so I'm in no real rush.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy To be honest, I don't like Ciri's teleporting at all. Geralt feels like he has a natural rhythm to his movements, which makes fights fun and balletic. It feels almost Monster Hunter-esque when you really get a feel for it. By contrast, Ciri's teleporting feels jarring and breaks the rhythm of the fight. Although, considering you don't play as her very much, it's not a huge deal.
I think it's because I've come off of Soul Reaver @Ralizah.
The combat was clunky but Raziel did have a decent dodge... That was tied to the X button. So now I'm rolling all over the place as Geralt 😅
Still, I couldn't quite get the rhythm right the first time after coming off Dark Souls 2 either.
Luckily it's not too challenging on the second difficulty level. Plus I've got plenty of alchohest to make endless amounts of Swallow if it does get tougher
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And I think there MIGHT be a quest involving Crippled Kate's... or at least something in a quest line might be near the area?
Passiflora hosts the Gwent Tournament if I remember right though
Seeing as it's been a few dats I'll update my progress
I'm level 11 now with all the basic Griffin School Gear and completed Velen's part in the main story (for now) I know I did it the last time I played, but I killed the tree spirit this time around too. I know the Crones and I'll keep them as close as I can (as the saying goes for enemies). Have yet to go with the Bloody Baron to get Anna though
I did the Witcher contract Wild At Heart I let the werewolf kill the sister of his wife (whom she'd let get murdered out of jealousy) , before he then begged me to kill him
I did the manor quest... Meeting up with Letho in the process. I remembered a little too late that Letho was trying to fake his death. Stilll... He's on his way to Kaer Morhen at least
Did the contract for the monster by the gates attacking Redanian soldier supplies I snarkily said I was out for a stroll though and ended up having to fight them...
Did some Gwent quests as well and got a bunch of good cards.
Also encountered my first two notable glitches.
One being a minor graphical one where the dwarf banker turned into Rayman with invisible arms and visible hands (I have screenshots lol)
The other more notable glitch was for the High Stakes City Players Gwent questline as it completed itself early. Hopefully it'll uncomplete itself when I progress the storyline in Novigrad and I can challenge the other two players...
... Been humming "The Wolven Storm" since it was performed in the Kingfisher. Loved it the first time round and soon as the lute started I remembered it. Not gonna get that out my head anytime soon... 😅
The tavern owner from White Orchard popping up here is a bit contrived isn't it?
The High Stakes City Players Gwent questline sorted itself out when I met Dijkstra... Beat him and the elf afterwards... Now have a ridiculous 15 Power Ciri in all 4 decks!
Haven't done a whole lot else. I met the guy whom was tied up at the beginning to be offed by Drowners... Really should've left him to them... Cut him down myself
Also went to the island with the singing That Rock troll was too adorable even if he may've ate some corpses... I painted the bird thing for him too 😂
Oh and here's that Dwarven banker who glitched out a little last time and became Rayman
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
Oh and here's that Dwarven banker who glitched out a little last time and became Rayman
I'm... not seeing the comparison.
It sounds like you're enjoying your time with the game, though. Even when the rock trolls are doing horrible things like eating people, I have a big of a hard time bringing myself to kill them. They're clearly sapient, but also seem to lack a basic moral compass, which makes it difficult to judge them by my more human standards of conduct.
@JohnnyShoulder Well, I'll kill them if I have to. But I don't care for it. They're fairly innocent creatures, all things being equal. Not like bandits. They've eaten of the fruit, and still chose to be evil, so I feel no remorse when Geralt starts slicing them in half.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I had a strange glitch where Geralt had his arm in a weird 'L' shaped position, almost like it was in a cast but with no cast showing. It would not allow me to change armour either, and I had one of the lamest sets on. It only lasted a few days until it got fixed with a patch, but it was quite funny watching Geralt trying to point or gesture with his arm stuck in that weird position!
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Ha I just got past the bit where the Inn owner from White Orchid appeared in Novigrad and had a bit of a disconnect. I was like, White Orchid is miles and miles away and there is a war and frontlines between and the roads are terrible and they managed to get across just to shout at Geralt?
I've just left Novigrad and am on Skellige. About Level 19 I think. I have just focused on contracts, sides quests and story. Haven't done all the question marks unless I run into them naturally.
Now I may be an idiot, but there's one thing I am not sir, and that sir, is an idiot
... I think that exact same thing might've happened to me @JohnnyShoulder on my first playthrough!
This was also the first game that caused a ps4 error message and go back to the main menu... Then I played fallout 4 😂
Yeah never mind the twenty million wolves or Ghouls on the way too... Or that Geralt saved her from getting her face smashed in by those "Temarian boys" @Rudy_Manchego
And yeah... way too many points of interest to tackle!
I also encountered a quest I never played before on my previous playthrough of this.
The "Of Dairy and Darkness" one
Shame the Emmentaler is a fairly low level sword... I'd use it just for the name alone!
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy That is one of my biggest gripes in all video games, when you have NPC's that appear throughout the game effortlessly, despite the fact you have had to fight yourself silly across levels or worlds and they wander up to you as if nothing has happened and they had taken a nice Sunday stroll. Happens a lot if Tomb Raider and Uncharted - you have climbed and swung and destroyed bridges and handholds to get somewhere only for 50 armed thugs to turn up with no issue.
Now I may be an idiot, but there's one thing I am not sir, and that sir, is an idiot
Ha ha I don't think anything like that happens again in the Witcher III @Rudy_Manchego but who knows at this point. You've got the dlcs as well to play through which I know absolutely nothing about... Maybe she pops up there as well to moan at you! 😂
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
So I am finally getting around to this game but before I play it I wanted to make sure is playing the first two games needed to understand and enjoy this game?
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