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Inb4 this game launches the same year the final season of the show airs on netflix.
This is just factually wrong. Both Witcher 1 and 2 got excellent reviews at the time.CDPR is skating on borrowed reputation. The Witcher was buggy and got bad to middling reviews. The Witcher 2 got moderate reviews. The Witcher 3 is their only "beloved" game with universal praise.
That's not a Bethesda gameI'm sure the game will be great...after about a year of patches.
i suspect it will get the same treatment as cyberpunk/hogwarts. anyone talking about it: BANNED.Has anyone checked on REEEEEEE!!?
red engine sucks. it's mostly fine for Witcher 3 and while they enhanced it a lot for cyberpunk you can see all the problems it has.Not happy theyre dropping their own tech(RED) for UE5
Seems like everybody is using ue5 these days
Anyway good news lead characters will prob be Ciri ( which makes the perfect ending canon)
Or they can go for Letho
i played witcher 3 from launch and it was mostly fine. there were bugs but nothing crazy or unsuspected for a game that size.That's not a Bethesda game
Can't remember W3 being that bad in its first year.
On Instagram they already are all aboard the hype train although we only have two facts right now.Save them? From what? Gamers? Lol. You show them concept art with cool music and they preorder in the millions.
Well it wasn't quite Cyberpunk levels, but it was still techinically poor, esepically on console. I played it day 1 on PS4, it was very broken, yet I forced myself through it for it's reedeming qualities. What a mistake that was since when I replayed + all the DLC I had a much, much better time thanks to all the patches/QOL improvements.That's not a Bethesda game
Can't remember W3 being that bad in its first year.
it's a new saga. so could be entirely new characters made up by CDPR and set in a different time but i hope it follows from the ending of 3 where CiriWill it be a sequel or a prequel. Definitely the same universe but a new character from cat school of witchers. I'm interested but cautious. The story of geralt, the characters, the story of geralt and everything were already established in the books. Kind of worried that the story won't be at the same level as Geralt's journey.
i see what you did thereDay 1!
Graphics will be unreal!
Yes but what about the sequel to Cyberpunk ? Will they stick to UE5 or go back to Red Engine and then parallelize ?The engine they used for Cyberpunk was completely new and it's Red Engine only by name.
Rendering and everything else are created specially for building the huge city and to support the game needs.
For Witcher series they need different engine different pipeline capable to recreate huge open fields, dense forest; caves.
Probably they did some production calculations and decide to go with UE5 instead using they home engine.
+ probably some good proposal from Epic Games side as money, tech etc.
It's easy to guess that especially with their HEAVY turn over (the studios have been a revolving door since The Witcher 1) they finally decided that having to train new developers for months on their proprietary engine (only to see them leave and then repeat the process) wasn't worth the effort.Very curious that they are going with UE5.
I guess Red Engine was causing them too much trouble.
By dropping their own engine, they can free up 100-200 (guesstimate) developers that would otherwise work on tools and the engine, for other tasks. There's a significant resource save here, and maintaining an own engine is becoming less and less feasable as the engine must support more and more advanced technologies.Yes but what about the sequel to Cyberpunk ? Will they stick to UE5 or go back to Red Engine and then parallelize ?
Apparently they are fully switching to UE5 for all their IPs, but it's a shame. For Cyberpunk like you said they nearly built a complete engine from scratch. Some things do not work but some do work really really well, their techs guys must be bitter to have all this work go to waste.
Wait what, has there been confirmation of a Cyberpunk sequel?Yes but what about the sequel to Cyberpunk ? Will they stick to UE5 or go back to Red Engine and then parallelize ?
Apparently they are fully switching to UE5 for all their IPs, but it's a shame. For Cyberpunk like you said they nearly built a complete engine from scratch. Some things do not work but some do work really really well, their techs guys must be bitter to have all this work go to waste.
Every CDPR game gets massive improvements in post release patches, and Witcher 3 was no exception.That's not a Bethesda game
Can't remember W3 being that bad in its first year.
I think it's a really smart idea. REDengine developed a lot of jank over the course of Cyberpunk's development. Look how much time they've had to throw at bug fixing. To really fix it, they'd need to push everything back and rebuild REDengine from the ground up.IDK if changing REDengine to UE5 was a good ideia.
Based on the teaser image, probably set after Geralt's story and probably not to do with Ciri. Could possibly be set during the Geralt trilogy, but not before, because School of the Lynx didn't exist then.I wonder if it's going to be a prequel game or will it follow ciri? Assuming
Geralt story is done after Witcher 3?
I wouldn't assume every game using UE5 is gonna use nanite, I mean storage space alone is going to be a limitation when we talk about games of this scale.At this point, Epic is so far ahead of other studio's graphics engines it's just a no-brainer to go with a company that has the man-power and the staff and resources to be the leading graphics engine. I doubt any other studio comes up with tech similar to Nanite for awhile (i.e. not even this generation).
Based on the teaser image, probably set after Geralt's story and probably not to do with Ciri. Could possibly be set during the Geralt trilogy, but not before, because School of the Lynx didn't exist then.
I wouldn't assume every game using UE5 is gonna use nanite, I mean storage space alone is going to be a limitation when we talk about games of this scale.
Nah dude. Witcher 2 was an improvement over the first. It was a mediocre game.Also in your argument you disprove yourself by saying 'give them shit twice in a row' Ala Witcher 1 and 2 according to you.
I hope in this game we got one fixed character like the witcher trilogy. not customize one
I think it's a really smart idea. REDengine developed a lot of jank over the course of Cyberpunk's development. Look how much time they've had to throw at bug fixing. To really fix it, they'd need to push everything back and rebuild REDengine from the ground up.
They may actually want to do that, but the lesson learned here is not to develop an engine and a game at the same time. So even if they wanted to salvage REDengine, developing their next game on something else gives them time to do that.
It's also a lot more industry standard, and makes it easier to outsource to support studios if they need extra resources and that kind of thing.
Ah yes, the infallible metacritic.This is just factually wrong. Both Witcher 1 and 2 got excellent reviews at the time.
Witcher 1 had a metacritic score of 86, reviewed by 30 critics -- Not one critic giving it less than 70. To call that "bad to middling" is just a bald faced lie.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Assume the role of The Witcher, Geralt, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue as he battles forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other. The Witcher shatters...www.metacritic.com
Witcher 2 scored even better with an 88, with 76 reviews (70 positive, 6 mixed).
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: The Witcher 2 is the sequel to developer CD Projekt's mature-themed fantasy role-playing game based on the works of author Andrzej Sapkowski....www.metacritic.com
We can argue about how these games have dated (I think 2 hold up but the first not so much), but they were absolutely acclaimed games at their time of release.
Graphics: Environments and combat animations look excellent, but it's a pity that so many character models are recycled
Sound: You will notice music and voices coming out of your speaker, but they won't make much of an impression beyond that
Playability: Letting the player choose between two non-broken camera modes is a good idea, and the combat is fluid and fun
Entertainment: Ultimately follows the "do some quests, progress to the next area" formula, but has enough engaging content to feel fresh
Jesus christ who gives a shit what people are saying on ResetERA? If you're so interested in the discussion there, just go post there. This is NeoGAF, take part in the discussion on NeoGAF.
Two things you need to understand:
First REDengine was already an engine they are already familiar with the dev team, regardless the Cyberpunk fiasco with I believe was their obssession with support PS4/Base Xbox was their ruin.
Two the UE5 is a very new 'model' engine with loads of problems with require time to master or even patch out. Shadow Warrior 3 was a good example of that.
John from DF talk about that.
It wouldn't surprise me if it took place in the future, but you can create your own witcher, perhaps they change it so there's a way to make female witchers too.I wonder if it's going to be a prequel game or will it follow ciri? Assuming
Geralt story is done after Witcher 3?
Come on now. They don't just announce a game to save their reputation. Maybe if they had announced this in the middle of the Cyberpunk disaster instead of now, then I may see some distraction tactics being played. But this seems like a natural announcement.Sounds like a desperate attempt to save thier reputation. This time I will wait a while before buying the game.
Witcher 1 and 2 are excellent games (despite 1 having bad combat). Witcher 3 has a lot of open world bloat. It's still a great game, but definitely overrated.This is just factually wrong. Both Witcher 1 and 2 got excellent reviews at the time.
Witcher 1 had a metacritic score of 86, reviewed by 30 critics -- Not one critic giving it less than 70. To call that "bad to middling" is just a bald faced lie.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Assume the role of The Witcher, Geralt, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue as he battles forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other. The Witcher shatters...www.metacritic.com
Witcher 2 scored even better with an 88, with 76 reviews (70 positive, 6 mixed).
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: The Witcher 2 is the sequel to developer CD Projekt's mature-themed fantasy role-playing game based on the works of author Andrzej Sapkowski....www.metacritic.com
We can argue about how these games have dated (I think 2 hold up but the first not so much), but they were absolutely acclaimed games at their time of release.
Witcher 2 is waaaay underrated in the public conversation. A lot of people who never played the first two like to dismiss them because they didn't sell the sort of numbers as the third, but Witcher 2 was and is a really great game. Witcher 1 hasn't dated very well (not just the combat, but very linear and the story feels like one act of a larger story), but I did like it at the time.Witcher 1 and 2 are excellent games (despite 1 having bad combat). Witcher 3 has a lot of open world bloat. It's still a great game, but definitely overrated.
Literally a compilation of review scores adjusted relative to averages demonstrating objectively that the game you described as having "bad reviews" was higher scored by reviewers than most games.Ah yes, the infallible metacritic.
It sure as shit isn't "bad reviews" anyway. So I guess you were wrong.Is this high praise?
The summary lists pros and cons, like almost any review would. The reviewer clearly liked the game. Just admit you were wrong, those games reviewed well above average no matter how you want to nitpick.That's a 8.0 score from Game Informer. The description seems pretty mediocre, yet the score number would imply that it's a great game.
Bad to middling. You don't just get to ignore information in other people's statements because it doesn't fit your argument.It sure as shit isn't "bad reviews" anyway. So I guess you were wrong.