I agree, he wasn't the primary villain. The real boss fight was the dragon fight, not him. He was a gray area and optional.
Fair enough. Though to be frank I don't think Letho was really intended to be a villian.Is he doing a bad thing? Certainly and he's doing it for selfish reasons. But that's most everyone in the Witcher setting, including the Kings he's offed. Letho doesn't really care to be the bad guy but he knows Nilfgaard has him by the short hairs and by cooperating since the Emperor offered to throw support and refound Witcher schools, which he laments is becoming a dying breed. He protects Yennefer for Geralt, spares Geralt after Geralt tried to kill him, and later protects Triss if you don't. Heck you can let him go if you don't think he deserves death.
That's what I enjoy about these games, some great characterizations. Nobody is a saint, nobody is completely evil.
I agree, he wasn't the primary villain. The real boss fight was the dragon fight, not him. He was a gray area and optional.
An area that wasn't penetrable, sadly. Totally wanted to bang Daenerys, I mean SaskiaShe was also grey area.
From what I've seen it doesn't look that amazing graphics wise. Perhaps on par with GTA 5 and the newest Dragon Age. Of course it's the gameplay that will matter and any open world RPG from a reputable company is a must buy.
The engine has a very 'last gen' look about it, like nothing 2011 frostbite couldn't have managed (on a scene-by-scene basis, I know it's an open world game). It still looks like a beautiful last gen game, but some have been overstating it's technological sophistication perhaps.
OK I have to challenge you guys on this. Are you fricking serious? D:
Even so it's still pretty dumb to be whining about graphics quality based videos that have been ruined by youtube compression.
If the video was uploaded at full native res (4K or 1080P) there is not really much loss in quality these days on YouTube. It actually comes down more to the compression used by the person editing the video. YouTube has very little to no degradation on their side if you upload in the proper format.
Lots of people seem to just be looking for something to shit on.
I would say Ryse is the only other game I've seen that matches the graphics of TW3, and it obviously has small linear levels and loading screens. DAI doesn't even come close.
Even so it's still pretty dumb to be whining about graphics quality based videos that have been ruined by youtube compression.
And I think there is way to much focus just on graphics. My problem with Witcher 2, DA:I or all the other recent games hasn't been graphics, but rather bad controls, long load times and repetitive play. What bothers me about some of these clips is the excessive use of rolling around to avoid being hit. That's where I appreciate Shadows of Mordor where I felt like a sword fighting badass and not a tumbling champion.
What bothers me about some of these clips is the excessive use of rolling around to avoid being hit. That's where I appreciate Shadows of Mordor where I felt like a sword fighting badass and not a tumbling champion.
Let's hope it's the previewers, and they get KB+M ironed out. I loved TW2, but it took some serious getting used to due to the UI, and like a Bethesda game, practically required out of the box modding on the PC.That's more of a player issue than a game issue. There is a dodge and parry/counterattack mechanic in the game, but since they were only given a limited amount of time with the game, the YouTube previewers weren't able to adjust properly to be able to use those skills effectively.
Or equally as likely, maybe they just plain suck with a controller.. Footage released by the devs definitely shows Geralt dodging and parrying incoming blows..
*Edit* Actually, watch the Gopher videos and you can clearly see him using dodge fairly often.
Gopher's second preview vid is up with more on the UI and combat mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No4kOH_X7cM
Let's hope it's the previewers, and they get KB+M ironed out. I loved TW2, but it took some serious getting used to due to the UI, and like a Bethesda game, practically required out of the box modding on the PC.
No lie, watched 30 seconds of the UI in the beginning and its built for a controller and a fat TV. Full size inventory again? Why doesn't it pop-up and float in game? Sure a mouse is fine, but you can see where the focus is . . . .
No lie, watched 30 seconds of the UI in the beginning and its built for a controller and a fat TV. Full size inventory again? Why doesn't it pop-up and float in game? Sure a mouse is fine, but you can see where the focus is . . . .