Posted on: January 4, 2020

petarp
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Great RPG ruined by combat & boss fights
If you liked Witcher 1, the story and RPG elements are along the same line. Great, in my opinion. If you haven't played Witcher 1, I strongly recommend that you do that first, as the story continues here. If you disliked in Witcher 1 that all young female characters are portrayed with large breasts and revealing cleavage (if you are a woman, I guess you might), that is still the case here. This would not be an issue if all male characters were equivalently portrayed as, say, tall and muscular, but there is plenty of variety on the male side, making the game appear sexist. One fundamental difference from Witcher 1 is the combat, including boss fights. IMHO this was a poor decision by the game makers. Unless you play on 'Easy' difficulty, you will die often in fights at the beginning (especially in boss fights). This works in action games (where you are expected to die to discover what enemies do), but not in RPGs where it is about gameplay immersion. Until you put sufficient points in the skill tree, the only way for Geralt to counter attacks by stronger foes is by rolling. Geralt has a sword on his back, another in his hand, and is wearing armor, yet he rolls like an Olympic gymnast. This may work in platform games, but ruins the RPG experience. As you advance, you can rely on signs/alchemy/combat skills to counter/absorb attacks (as you would expect from an RPG) rather than on silly acrobatics, but I estimate I was about midgame when my character was strong enough to stop using rolling. In summary, if you are a fan of The Witcher stories, I would recommend the game. The story is interesting, which is what matters. If you like more action-oriented RPGs (e.g. Dark Souls), you will probably enjoy all aspects of the game, including the combat. If, on the other hand, you don't have much interest in The Witcher story as such, but like RPGs, note that for me the combat style and the boss fights, at the least for the first part of the game, were ruining the experience.
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