I'm younger than the six games and therefore didn't grow up with those types of games. I mainly bought the six games because I heard of the series before and wanted to know what it was all about. It's just okay. I enjoyed 3,5 and 6, but the first two felt a bit like a chore to me, especially the first one. I will say that I had to use a guide for the first game. Can't imagine what it was like during the 80s and 90s without the Internet we have today. I won't talk about the spicy content, because there's not much to talk about . Larry is an absolute muppet, and you play as the muppet. If you want to play a game where you do the ''deed'' more often, there are better games out there, and from the 80s too if that's what you are looking for. The humor is a hit or miss. More often than not, I laughed not because it was actually funny, but more so because of the stupidity. However, there is a lot of meta humor and those one were funny. I didn't enjoy the stupid quiz at the start of the first game, maybe because I'm too young. Same thing for the phone numbers in the second game (go into the bonus tab in your GOG client and download the PDF). The UI is fine I guess, it did the job. Larry walks way too slow. A lot of stupid death (don't forget to wear your rubber and to take it off. You'll know when it will come up). The puzzles are often time nonsensical or very straight foward. As for performance, on Windows 11, it was fine. Never had a crash or stuttering. I haven't played the original DOS games, but I didn't feel like something was off. It felt like normal, functioning games. The games themselves didn't age well, but it's not because of the emulation Overall, the games are stupid, the humor is a hit or miss, a lot of meta (and outdated) jokes. I played them for the experience, and I thought it was ok. If you like dumb humor, it's a series for you. If you are looking for spicy games or profound humor that will make you question the universe, you should pass.
I would give it a 3.5/5. The story is just fantastic. It's a slow start, but when you reach Chapter 3, things start to unfold and it becomes really engaging. I really liked the way they portrayed Geralt. Your actions actually have weight and it was pretty cool. The combat is atrocious. It's repetitive and boring. Ennemies adore to use attacks that stun you, either through knock-out or pain and it just makes the combat frustrating. Use your oils otherwise it's a chore. I did like very much the different styles of fighting however. I thought it was nice. The game feels clunky. Geralt doesn't answer to input super well. When you are about to hit a cutscene, the game stops and then a slow fade to black to the cutscene. It's not bad, but it does break the flow of the game a lot. Sometimes you enter a room and you get jumped by the ennemies and it's just free damage on you. It was pretty annoying but heh. A lot of diaologue boxes for simple thing. For instance, in chapter 2-3, when you want to travel to the swamp, you need to click through 3 dialogues and a confirmation just to travel. EACH TIME. It's really annoying. The dialogues are awful. Apart from maybe Triss and Shani (and every witchers obviously), everyone sounds dead inside and a few time I noticed it wasn't even the same voice actor for the NPC I was talking too in the same conversation. The conversations can be pretty funny however. For its age, the game looks good I must say. The NPC are mostly all the same but I didn't really care. Overall the game is ok. I would recommand you play it only for Chapter 5 honestly. The end is so good!
I bought Skyrim LE and its DLC a while back for 40$ (physical disk too). I got SE for free in 2016. In 2022, I happily buy this game again (for less than I did back then). This game gave me so much, I don't mind giving back. At all. This game means something to me. It's hard to explain. Emotions aside. The GOG version will be a gift from whatever higher entities you believe in (me? Todd Howard). No DRM is always welcomed, but the fact that GOG allows you to ACTUALLY prevent update and to easily roll back if your ever need to is what makes this version so great. This version will probably be the most modder friendly version in not too long. If you want to have the anniversary bonus, buy the pack on GOG. You will not be able to buy it the stuff ingame through the Bethesda Mod Manager (however, if you are on PC, you probably don't care as much about that). I just think it's great. Todd did it again, he made us buy Skyrim again. The mad lad.
I'm not that much older than this game, but I am very much enjoy the whole experience. It *feels* old, it is a bit clunky at times, but it provides an experience we don't see often nowadays. I particulary enjoy that you can take whatever skills you want at each level up, meaning you are not stuck with your chosen class at the beginning of the game. The voice acting isn't super great, but it is pretty funny not gonna lie. And I don't think the game looks bad, well certainly for a 2002 game. The only thing I will say that I haven't really enjoyed is that it doesn't run super well on Windows 11. I haven't tried to run in in a Windows 7 or 8 VM, but to anyone reading this, keep that in mind. The game DOES run on Windows 11, there is only stutter sometimes however.
I came from Hearthstone and I didn't know what to expect at first. I was scared that i would get steamrolled, because I could not possibly be on top of the meta as a newcomer. And to my surprise, it was just fine. It's true, there are decks that are super annoying, mainly Vampire (mostly Bloodmoon), Frost build and Rain build. but they are not invincible. The game is fairly balanced and it is beginner friendly. There are those keys you collect from completing the journeys (through participating to events, achievements and some achievements of Thronebreaker give you keys) and those keys give you new cards specifiic to your faction (sometimes) or ressources to buy kegs. In my opinion, you get enough Keys and Scraps to build what some would call a meta deck. If you put your mind to it, any deck can work in some fashion. My two main decks are Driad-based and Aristocrats-based. They both work. Any faction works, and like any card game, you just need to think a little bit about your build. Now, I don't feel like it's Pay to Win. I never once payed to get something in the game. I have Thronebreaker and it did give me some cards and cosmetics, but there's only one card from those that I use and it's because it is funny. You don't need to pay to win, that's my point. Hell, even Rogue Mage (the expansion) as far as I know, doesn't give you anything, and I bought it! I really enjoy this game, way more than Hearthstone (less stressful somehow too). People will tell you that people abuse meta builds. Maybe some do that. But just play for the fun of it. Build a funny deck. Want to have 8 dragons in your build? Go for it. A witcher spam? Go for it. It's really fun. The emotes are fun too.
I like the idea, going across a board to be a boss to advance. Having to beat elite battles to evolve one of your card. Events and choices that affect the mini-adventure (having more mana or cards). Those are all good ideas. and it's a refreshing pace from Thronebreaker. However, I do not like some of the execution. Without going into spoilers, after the first boss. something happens that makes the game way significantly harder and in my opinion, more dull. I don't personnaly enjoy when a game takes away something from, something that was actually fun and useful (it nerfs you really hard). Other then that, I thought it was fairly fun. The cards are not busted as they are in Thronebreaker, it's more like the multiplayer game so you don't get completly destroyed by one card (mostly). The mini-bosses are fun, but some are way harder then others, but you get to know them and you know what to expect. If it wasn't for what happens after the first boss, I would give it a 4 stars, maybe 5 even. It's a good game for the price, but all I can say about right now is heh. (MOre fun then the Aep Dahy fight on Bonebreaker, that's for sure...).
