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On Wed, 20 May 2015 12:32:02 +0200, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:

>Hi I was just asking, because I have started to play the game yesterday 
>and I like it a lot.

I installed it on day-of-release and played it through the initial
tutorial levels. However, I still have a number of other games pending
so that's where I stopped.

My initial impressions were not as favorable, but that's not
unexpected. While I quite enjoy the world of the Witcher, I never have
really warmed up to the games. Performance was more sluggish than I
expected, especially given the visual fidelity, which was not really
any more impressive than other modern games. Admittedly, I bumped
everything up to "ultra" and if I tweak the graphic settings a bit I'm
sure I'll get a far better framerate, but even "ultra" didn't look any
better than, say, Wolfenstein:New Order, which runs at a smooth 60fps.

Meanwhile, the extremely limited interactions of the gameworld - which
have always been a hallmark of the series - make the world feel static
and primitive. Now, admittedly being able to open every chest of
drawers or pick the forks off the table wouldn't necessarily make for
a better story but it would make the world feel more immersive and
real. I guess I've just been spoiled by Skyrim.

I didn't like the combat system either, but that's always been a weak
spot of the Witcher franchise. It definitely wasn't helped by the
low-framerate; I'll see if I find it less annoying once I disable some
of the GPU-killing render-options.

Still, I'll be the first to admit I haven't really given the game a
chance so my opinion of the game is extremely tentative. But honestly,
I purchased the game more to show my support for GOG (and DRM-free
titles in general) than out of a fantatical devotion to the series.

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