Best game ever?

Eh, I'm not so sure…It's either spandex or the whole world will be one big nudist colony.
Totally Witcher III related.

Originally Posted by BoboTheMighty
Eh, I'm not so sure…It's either spandex or the whole world will be one big nudist colony.
Totally Witcher III related.

If any thread gets past 5 post on topic it is a miracle .

Why do people like to run around nearly naked in ESO? Repressed nudism?

It's more of a Bethesda "thing"…D'artagnan and Brumbek do it all the time.
Something about unrestricted freedom and what spells that more than nudity?
Eh, I say go for it!

I think they're CDPR fans trying to rebel against TES to the best of their ability

Originally Posted by Thrasher
Why do people like to run around nearly naked in ESO? Repressed nudism?

Because it's not people but virtual dolls.
If something is repressed there, it's not nudism. Would be interesting to know how many of those who have a rubber doll do the naked playthrough. I'm prepared to bet - none.

Me-Me, Me-Me. Selfie, Selfie.

Originally Posted by LordCrash
I used fucked up because that's how I feel about it. I reflects my personal opinion and emotions about it almost perfectly…

But if you want to read something "more serious" from me about the topic you could that here .

Wow big write-up! For sure one thing the hell out of me as well:

Where the fuck did that come from? And for sure the politics in TW2 were a level up in complexity (and coherence) than those in TW3.
To me still one of the best games ever though.

Oh, great spoiler hiciacit - thanks for ruining the ending

Originally Posted by DArtagnan
Oh, great spoiler hiciacit - thanks for ruining the ending

Damn, I feel you man. But honstely, best to avoid threads that are about people talking about the quality of a game if you haven't played it through, yet.


Btw, this forums misses a spoiler tag or am I blind?

You might be a tad but the button icon isn't the clearest. By the way a thread titled "Best game ever" may well be read by people who haven't completed it to find out if people are agreed that it's the… "see thread title".

Originally Posted by DArtagnan
Oh, great spoiler hiciacit - thanks for ruining the ending

Damn, sorry about that! Fixed it now at least. Anyway it's really not that much of a spoiler since
Willing to bet knowing this won't ruin any of the good stuff in the game for you when you play it (if you haven't already).

Hehe, no worries

It happens - and I'm pretty good at forgetting spoilers.

I've played so many games that the stories sort of blur together

Originally Posted by joxer
Trust me, after TW3, whatever you touch will feel boring, annoying and waste of time. So better get something that's already like that till your impression fades a bit and doesn't cloud judgment on other games which are good.

I've experienced this. Trying with PoE now, but it takes time.
If I have to / can be objective, it really is the most complete experience I've had with any video game ever. Gothic 2 Gold was my #1 prior to this.

Originally Posted by toltec7
If I have to / can be objective, it really is the most complete experience I've had with any video game ever. Gothic 2 Gold was my #1 prior to this.

It didn't beat Gothic 1&2 for me, although it came close. There's no doubt a lot of nostalgia involved there though.

The gameplay is better in G1 and G2, I think. But the story / quests are better in W3, IMHO.

Originally Posted by Thrasher
But the story / quests are better in W3, IMHO.

I think that goes without saying. TW3 set a new standard in writing as far as open-world RPGs are concerned.

Well not everyone is as well-informed as you.

It was okay but it didn't pull me in like I had hoped. Still a fun game and worth the purchase. Writing and atmosphere was top-notch at least. Still I had no problem turning to other games to play. EDIT: But to be fair I should add a lot of that was due to the fact that I couldn't connect to the main story or Geralt (even though I like him a lot in the books). If I can't connect to the game then I don't "care" as much about what happens and it looses some of the impact.

Writing was great and it was a marvel to behold and listen to.

Core gameplay was decent to good.
Exploration was weak.
It was partially challenging only on the hardest difficulty level.
Progresson system was underwhelming.
Loot system was crap.
Gwent was great.
Detective mode could have been great, but was crap.

Personally, I liked TW2 better - as it was more focused. TW3 felt, to me, like more of a wasted opportunity.

Honestly, I think the story is what people fell in love with - and it seems to me quite a few weaknesses have been overlooked by a LOT of people.

All subjective, though.

The only reason it bothers me a little is the message we're sending to CDPR - that their take on exploration/challenge/progression is near perfect, so why would they go out of their way to improve it? I fear for the future of their games.

I feel the same way about games like Bioshock Infinite and Last of Us. They both tell amazing stories and I rate them highly despite the gameplay being nothing special.

I guess I just expected more from CDPR and open world RPGs.

As for Gothic 1+2 - they're both vastly superior when it comes to exploration, progression and challenge.