Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

I completed this game when it first released and I'm returning now for another playthrough. This game still holds up so very well. If you like Gwent at all then this should be on your radar. If you really care for a deep challenge with Gwent then you may or may not be disappointed. Otherwise this is one of my favorites from CDPR and it's a shame that this game didn't get the recognition it deserves.

Good game/ For the EMPEROR!!!!!

What is The Witcher Tales: Thronebreaker? You’d be forgiven for saying “it’s a card game”, but after playing through all of it I can honestly say that from where I’m standing it seems to be a very decent RPG that merely uses the cards as a vehicle for it’s gameplay mechanics. What do I mean? Well, let’s start with the fact that Thronebreaker has a full, about 30 hour long story campaign full of choice and consequence, different characters and locations that broaden your understanding of the world of the Witcher. It is fully voice acted, to boot! The story of the game puts you in the shoes of Meve, The White Queen of Lyria and Rivia, during the Second War with Nilfgaard (depicted in the later books of the Witcher saga, before the action of the games). As Meve, you will witness first the fall of your realm to the overwhelming forces of Nilfgaard, then a gruelling partisan campaign that will take you into both conflict and comraderie with the nonhumans of the Continent, and finally a triumphant comeback to your homeland on the head of an army. The story isn’t maybe particularly mindbreaking or full of twists (though there are a few), but I found it consistently engaging. It is well set in the grim, unforgiving and morally ambivalent world of the Witcher, and will give you plenty of choice and consequence in difficult matters of war, guerrrilla and terrorist campaigns, warcrimes, human and nonhuman relations and so on. On the technical side the game is competent although clearly lower-budget than the main witcher games. The graphics are drawn 2d, kind of reminiscent of a fantasy painting. Even they have their high points though. Specifically, I think the in-game maps of the different regions are downright beautiful. If you want to seee HOW it plays before you try yourself, you can check my blind lets play on the channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3KVOBPfFiY&list=PLp4TpsJ7HUWVUEIboKyE2z8Qr4J51iryq&index=1

I had a blackscreen issue in which most of the helps are to uninstall a bunch of codecs. It seems that it is a general problem for a lot of persons. I deleted the videos from game folder and with that I was able to enjoy the game until a certain point...then another black screen. A pitty. I find it strange that a flaship game of CD Projeckt Red has such issues and without any feasable solution.

i played before on playstation which i enjoy it alot, thats why i decide to play it again on pc