Analog Addiction has a new interview with CD Projekt RED’s Senior Art Producer Michał Krzemiński, and talk about sea monsters & crossbows for Witcher 3.
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And here are the new previews from Comic-con.Does The Witcher 3 feature different types of horses and boats? Are there other modes of transportation? Maybe teleporting?
No, unfortunately no teleporting for Geralt. As for the horses and boats, we’re continuing the tradition of Roach (the fish, not the bug!), which is a name Geralt gave to each of his horses. Regarding the boats, we’re still tweaking and finalizing that part so I’ll remain silent for now.
Speaking of sailing, will gamers engage in combat while at sea? Maybe against different kinds of sea-monsters? Sirens, perhaps?
Yes, Geralt will engage in combat with sea-monsters. This is another reason why we decided to introduce the Gabriel crossbow, a weapon able to deal ranged damage to enemies out of sword range (flying creatures, too!).
How has the delay of The Witcher 3 helped development? What is your focus during this extra time?
Polishing the game. We really think that it’s better to postpone the launch of a game and give gamers an experience we’re proud of instead of launching it just for the sake of sales.
Will Gerat make use of other ranged weapons, besides the crossbow that we’d seen during your E3 gameplay?
No, we have only one ranged weapon type in the game. But don’t worry, there will be plenty of diversity connected with it, i.e. you’ll be able to craft an array of bolts with different effects on monsters (you could have seen an example of this in our E3 stage gameplay where we shot the griffin with bolts that cause it to bleed so we can track it better). Come to think of it, it’s not a weapon per se, but there are witcher Signs you could use to deal ranged damage. There’s ten of them (an alternative for every classical Sign known from the previous game).
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The Game FanaticsMembers of the team behind the upcoming The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt flew all the way from Poland to San Diego this week to deliver a full 30-minute live gameplay demo to the crowds at Comic Con. The demo opened up with the Witcher himself, Geralt, riding through the large town of Novgirad. He’s on the trail of Ciri, an ashen-haired woman fans may remember from the original Witcher who is now being pursued by the Wild Hunt.
More information.Spoiler Alert: This summary of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Panel will have spoilers for a few quests and gameplay elements. I’ve intentionally avoided some key plot narratives but still read ahead at your own risk.