The Witcher 3

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

3 More Weeks till it's out... can it be the 19th of May yet? holy crap!

Jeremy

[JoseyWales]

Yeah, I'm doing the same thing, waiting impatiently for release day so I can give it a go.. It looks like it's going to be really good!

[Scyzara]

I can hardly wait to play Witcher 3 as well! It's one of those "every few years" games that I'd buy a new PC for to maximise all settings, much like Skyrim was back in 2011.

To pass the waiting time, I'm currently reading Sapowski's books. Just to refresh my memory and get used to the world and its people again.

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

Yea I read the books not to long ago, well the ones I could, the last 2 or 3 aren't in english yet so I was kinda hooped on that. I guess I could read the fan translations, but I liked the translations that were done so far.

Just built a new computer couple weeks ago just for this game.

Jeremy

[Scyzara]

Yea I read the books not to long ago, well the ones I could, the last 2 or 3 aren't in english yet so I was kinda hooped on that. I guess I could read the fan translations, but I liked the translations that were done so far.

I'm currently reading The Swallow's Tower & The Lady of the Lake in German, the first German translation of these was published in 2011. To be precise, I'm actually reading a reprint edition from 2014. They summed up all those witcher-related short stories/novels that happen prior to the actual Geralt saga in three books (The Last Wish, The Sword of Destiny, Season of Storms), it's very convenient to read everything in the right chronological order now.

Really strange that they haven't translated everything into English yet, I'll cross my fingers for you that they'll get that done soon. (Plus, Sapowski deserves as many readers/buyers as possible. )

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

Yea in English so far are The Last Wish, Time of Contempt, Blood of Elves, and Baptism of Fire. Hoping that the rest get translated soon, but it won't be before the 19th unfortunately

Oh well, I know what happens, just would be nice to read the actual stories and not summaries.

Jeremy

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

4 Days!.... 4 DAYS!!!!!

Jeremy

[JoseyWales]

I have it per-loaded and ready to go..

[Bill Tarling]

Bad News Jeremy... the Witcher liked how playful the wolves are in The Long Dark, and realized every game should include a lot more wolves for players to frolic and play with. Unfortunately Hinterland contracted most of the main union wolves, and so there's a shortage for other games unless they get double booked. :shock:

So the Witcher is trying to decide whether to hold off on the release until later this year instead of this week, or whether they will sadly have to release their game without bonus TLD Wolves

[Scyzara]

I have it per-loaded and ready to go..

Hehe, me too. I finished reading all the books just in time and can't wait until Tuesday now...

@Jeremy: I can warmly recommend you the last two books. Sapkowski's way to tell the story in "The Lady of the Lake" is really awesome, it so to say reflects the main plot. [spoil]Like Ciri he's jumping through time and space using various frame stories in different times and worlds.[/spoil] Nice piece of work, reminds me a tiny bit of David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas".

@Bill: No problem as TLD only booked the black wolves. The Witcher 3 guys just fell back on all white, brown and grey wolves out there.

Wolves for everyone! :lol:

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

TLD may have wolves. but do they have Werewolves? Vampires (In all their lovely forms)? Drowners? and pretty much every fairy tale monster you could think of? no... so no delay

Also because the release is on Polish time, I can start playing at 4 p.m today

Jeremy

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

I have it per-loaded and ready to go..

Hehe, me too. I finished reading all the books just in time and can't wait until Tuesday now...

@Jeremy: I can warmly recommend you the last two books. Sapkowski's way to tell the story in "The Lady of the Lake" is really awesome, it so to say reflects the main plot. [spoil]Like Ciri he's jumping through time and space using various frame stories in different times and worlds.[/spoil] Nice piece of work, reminds me a tiny bit of David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas".

I should just learn Polish and read the books in the native language.

[spoil]Time Travelling Ciri is best Ciri. [/spoil]

Jeremy

[JoseyWales]

Also because the release is on Polish time, I can start playing at 4 p.m today

Jeremy

(sets biggg rabbit snare for Jeremy..) 9 hours to go for me.. 1AM -5 GMT..

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

GoG says 42 mins, so that'd be 7 p.m for you

Jeremy

[Scyzara]

How do you like the game so far?

I'm totally delighted with all those countless Easter eggs like e.g. the "letter from A." (Quest: Message from an old friend) in Novigrad, the disease called Catriona or the book "My evening with a vampire" about Regis!

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

I can't stop playing it. It's so good, I should spend more time reading the massive amount of books and letters I picked up, grazed over a few. I've been to busy murdering monsters, it's so satisfying. There is barely anything I don't like about it, and the things I don't like are super minor and I got over it quick enough.

I miss Regis

Jeremy

[JustWall]

This game consumed me as I played every last mission.  The visuals are amazing and the game play is addictive.  The story is massive and the world is overwhelming at first.  An amazing game!