Posted May 20, 2011
low rated
Tutorial tips are a JOKE. Poorly thought out gameplay. As another user puts it in a concise example...
"New to the game. Tutorial hint pops up as the dragon swoops down and I'm fried before I even read the hint."
-- CountBrass [ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/what_a_rubbish_game_i_want_my_money_back ]
Seriously?? And the tips pop out at random times when you are busy in action. Then they disappear automatically before you can read them. Sure, I can go through the journal to read them when I get a chance--but how stupid is that?!
Add in the clunky gameplay fight mechanics and unbalanced starting difficulty, and I've lost A LOT of confidence that the gameplay was designed by intelligent people. Maybe CD Projekt should trying to tell stories in movies instead of games. Because they don't seem to know how to make a game. Or at least use some of that big budget to hire some serious experienced game designers.
Now I guess I will just try to put everything on easy mode and watch the game like a $50 movie for the graphics and story. But then there is the problem with the English voice volume being unbalanced and being too hard to hear--and I hate subtitles. Oh well, I guess I'll wait for a patch before I'll even start the game again.
It seems a lot of users share the same feelings and complaints, too. The graphics are great and very cinematic and there seems to be some interesting themes in the game, else I wouldn't even plan to try it again after some patches.
Put simply by another user...
"I'll be uninstalling this until they significantly patch. This game is beautiful, but everything gameplay-wise is ungainly and frustrating: Navigation, combat, looting, taking potions, you name it. Geralt dies if a mosquito lands on his arm. The constant clickityclickity with unresponsive controls is maddening."
-- Addai67 [ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/the_combat_not_that_great/page9 ]
"New to the game. Tutorial hint pops up as the dragon swoops down and I'm fried before I even read the hint."
-- CountBrass [ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/what_a_rubbish_game_i_want_my_money_back ]
Seriously?? And the tips pop out at random times when you are busy in action. Then they disappear automatically before you can read them. Sure, I can go through the journal to read them when I get a chance--but how stupid is that?!
Add in the clunky gameplay fight mechanics and unbalanced starting difficulty, and I've lost A LOT of confidence that the gameplay was designed by intelligent people. Maybe CD Projekt should trying to tell stories in movies instead of games. Because they don't seem to know how to make a game. Or at least use some of that big budget to hire some serious experienced game designers.
Now I guess I will just try to put everything on easy mode and watch the game like a $50 movie for the graphics and story. But then there is the problem with the English voice volume being unbalanced and being too hard to hear--and I hate subtitles. Oh well, I guess I'll wait for a patch before I'll even start the game again.
It seems a lot of users share the same feelings and complaints, too. The graphics are great and very cinematic and there seems to be some interesting themes in the game, else I wouldn't even plan to try it again after some patches.
Put simply by another user...
"I'll be uninstalling this until they significantly patch. This game is beautiful, but everything gameplay-wise is ungainly and frustrating: Navigation, combat, looting, taking potions, you name it. Geralt dies if a mosquito lands on his arm. The constant clickityclickity with unresponsive controls is maddening."
-- Addai67 [ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/the_combat_not_that_great/page9 ]
Post edited May 20, 2011 by TsunamiZ
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