GWENT: Art of The Witcher Card Game artbook from Dark Horse
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I haven't been through the whole story while writing this but I have to say this is much more than I thought. I am not really fond of card games, so I never really enjoyed the Gwent part of W3 neither. But the way CDPR crafted the story around this game is astonishing. Every game is different, a lot of special rules where you have to puzzle your way out of the match. It's really fun and the story telling reminds me of audio narrated comics. Incredible well done. I am half through and got almost 30h gametime already!
What a great experience.
I originally bought Thronebreaker simply because I wanted to get some extra stuff for my Gwent online but boy... I wasn't expecting this!
Without spoiling anything and to keep it concise:
- The story is great with impeccable writing and great voice acting. Meve and Gascon were my favs as well as Brouver Hoog :-)
- Game presents factions and world's lore in a very neat way immersing you into the Witcher's ecosystem gradually.
- Choices, when presented, are tough to made and have consequences too (in some occasions... so pick well!)
- Battles are.. well.. Gwent. So if you like that type of card mechanics you won't be disappointed. Just a minor note: cards here have different stats and powers compared to the online version of Gwent (they're more buffed up).
- Puzzles are ok. A few of them are interesting, majority are ok, while others, just boring.
- Game has a resource system which allows you to forge cards and include more in your deck as well as upgrade your "army". Be careful on how you spend them cause it's not that you'll be swimming in those!
- One complain I have is the speed with which Meve moves around the map. That create a very slow and tedious sense of progression, but you can enhance her speed by using resources you collect in the maps.
- Sound effects and musics are great. Probably there are one or two I didn't like too much but overall, very solid sountrack
- Loved the artstyle.
- Nice drops for Gwent online (avatars, frames, cards, etc.)
TB is a game which kept me glued to the monitor, got me exulting and infuriating at times. Definitely looking forward to another chapter of this series.
Highly recommended.
I got into card games with Hearthstone, moved on to Magic and sadly had to shelve them as they are money sinks I just can not keep up with. So for this game to come out with no strings attached, a wide variety of cards to collect, opponents/puzzles that are challenging enough to keep me on my toes, and the wonderful authentic world of The Witcher here. I am delighted by this game.
It's a glowing recommendation for me. It's certainly not going to be for all fans. Gwent here has much more depth and variety than that of the Wild Hunt, it's also far more challenging to wrap your head around. If you don't like card games, finding synergies and cracking puzzles; this game isn't for you. If that sounds like fun to you then by all means jump in. I also should point out that I do not partake in the free to play Gwent that was released some time ago and I do not feel as though it is a requirement to enjoy Thronebreaker to it's fullest.
Amazing characters and story. A few twists I did not expect, absolutely gripping story. The artwork of the cards is fabulous, I found myself right clicking on enemy cards just to look at the artwork as much as read the stats.
But I have to give it 3 stars for it's idiotic save system. It's one of those games that's constantly saving, and it's infuritating. More than once I rapidly clicked through some dialogue I'd already read through and accidentally picked a decision I did not mean to. Even more infurating when the game starts moralising you for your choice when you didn't even mean to click it.
The card description is also lacking. E.g a card may "only effect bronze cards". How do you know if an enemy card is a bronze card? You don't, you've just got to guess. (Common cards tend to be bronze)
Urgh. It's flawed. But fun card battles and amazing characters and story. It's absolutely a witcher game.
This is an absolutely amazing story-driven game. A combination of Heroes of Might and Magic gameplay and gwent battles. Fantastic atmosphere and music. I would love to see a sequel.
