Like I said, attention span. You probably just have other, more important stuff to do in your life. It is the same reason a lot of adults stop reading...
Act 1 was more about setting. I found it interesting learning about the townsfolk. I liked learning the mechanisms of the city, and my character's place in the world. You learn of the common folk's hate, and that is isn't completely unwarranted. You learn of the contrast between the outside of the city and the inside of the city. You learn of poverty and corruption. All of this gives insight into what kind of world The Witcher is set in.
Character wise, you form a relationship with a witch, someone who, like you, is an outsider and an outcast. You get introduced to Shani (iirc), and learn some of her character, a brief appetizer to get you interested. You begin to form opinions of the Church, which will be a very important player later on.
I found act 1 to be the least interesting, but still interesting. I appreciate it more after having beat the game.
It really is just about tastes. The Witcher isn't a game for everyone, and often receives polar reviews.
After playing the first 1-2hrs of this game, I almost gave up on it. Gave it another try for another few hours and I was up all night, and it still is one of my favorite game of all time.
Why not just read the book then? The interactivity of the game is nice, but considering the combat and equipment were low points, people who didn't care for the game might like the book(s). Just a guess, as I haven't read them myself.
Played it for a couple of hours last night.
Initial thoughts echo those here; the combat just seems clunky. The interface seems clunky. Also, I don't know if its a bug or what, but it seems that the cut scenes cut out a lot and jump around. And no, I'm not just clicking my mouse button to get through the scenes.
Console port? The Witcher is a PC exclusive.I just got The Witcher from the Steam sale. Everybody raves about how awesome this game is.... but it really is horrible. The combat is so clunky! Aim your camera at precisely the right spot, click button before the scarecrow looking ragdoll enemy moves, then click again at exactly the right time? All the while trying to move around clunkily? And I can't get over the goofy "sword over head" crap. Wow. I guess the designers just didn't realize you look like a retard holding your sword up like an Olympic torch? Why is it so hard to give a hacknslash RPG good combat??
What an awful game. I've noticed a lot of clunky console ports are getting good reviews lately. Are reviewers just stupid or what?
In other words, I don't buy Call of Duty, and then complain that it doesn't offer a deep role playing experience.
Indeed. If they make the combat entirely twitch based and reliant a lot on the reflexes of the player, it devalues the choices made during character development. Investing points in various swordplay improvements, damage output and the like, become almost needless to players that are simply good at playing hack and slash games.These are typically more story based and don't take as much twitch "skill" as a shooter by their nature.
See above.Why is it so hard to give a hacknslash RPG good combat??