I want to know, since theres this huge amount of praise for the witcher, and i want to know how it is like.
kris9031998
It's not like Dragon Age. In the Witcher you control 1 character through the hole game. It's not as strategic either, don't have to pause combat or anything. But the story in The Witcher is awesome and so is the gameplay. I HIGHLY recommend it. It is one of the best RPG ive played in 10 years no doubt.
they're not really similar at all. You hear them talked about a lot together because they're very rich RPG's which people hold in high regard. bonafidetk
Well, i mean dialog. Is the dialog system somewhat similar?
[QUOTE="bonafidetk"]they're not really similar at all. You hear them talked about a lot together because they're very rich RPG's which people hold in high regard. kris9031998
Well, i mean dialog. Is the dialog system somewhat similar? Yea they have pretty similar dialogue systems. You're allowed to choose between multiple replies when people speak to you.
If your concern is just the dialog aspect, they are somewhat similar. There are branching paths you can take in both games that determine how your individual story plays out and how your character is regarded. However, IMHO the voice acting in DA is better overall and the game has a much more detailed "influence" system that determines how well each of your party members like you in addition to the NPCs in the world. High influence with your party members leads to sidequests and additional storylines. This is something that is absent in The Witcher.
[QUOTE="kris9031998"][QUOTE="bonafidetk"]they're not really similar at all. You hear them talked about a lot together because they're very rich RPG's which people hold in high regard. bonafidetk
Well, i mean dialog. Is the dialog system somewhat similar? Yea they have pretty similar dialogue systems. You're allowed to choose between multiple replies when people speak to you. Automatic buy lol. See, my FAVORITE part about dragon age is how you can interact with people. Like that prisoner, you can give him food for the key or just kill him for the key.
[QUOTE="bonafidetk"][QUOTE="kris9031998"] Well, i mean dialog. Is the dialog system somewhat similar?kris9031998
Yea they have pretty similar dialogue systems. You're allowed to choose between multiple replies when people speak to you. Automatic buy lol. See, my FAVORITE part about dragon age is how you can interact with people. Like that prisoner, you can give him food for the key or just kill him for the key. cool. I hope you enjoy it. Btw that part is almost at the start of DA:O. You know that game is over 40 hours (some people say 60 but I never ran anywhere near that and Ive done everything).
the witcher is, suprisingly, much more story driven in my opinion. The focus is on a single character and his actions, and combat is much more involved (i.e. there is not autoattack).
If I were to compare them to film, I'd say Dragon Age is more like an epic action flick, and The Witcher is more like a classic, gritty film noir film.
the witcher is, suprisingly, much more story driven in my opinion. The focus is on a single character and his actions, and combat is much more involved (i.e. there is not autoattack).
If I were to compare them to film, I'd say Dragon Age is more like an epic action flick, and The Witcher is more like a classic, gritty film noir film.
mrbojangles25
I agree. The Witcher is much more mature (and I don;t mean sex!) and the decisions you make are long reaching and unlike DA you don;t know straight away the repercussions. I think emotionally it's more detailed and gritty. For example, you see your family killed or your girlfriend raped, etc and then you are supposed to be nice to everybody once you meet the king.
One question: Does the main characther in the witcher actually have a voice actor? This bugged me so much in DA:O, surely can't be that hard to get 6 voice actors BioWare..
One question: Does the main characther in the witcher actually have a voice actor? This bugged me so much in DA:O, surely can't be that hard to get 6 voice actors BioWare..
ventnor
Yes, albeit not a very good one IMHO. He's adequate but somewhat monotone and inflection-less, even considering the context of the character. Bioware moved away from this because they found in playtesting that since the player had already read the response they chose they didn't wait to hear it repeated by their character after they selected it (this was during the KOTOR days).
...they found in playtesting that since the player had already read the response they chose they didn't wait to hear it repeated by their character after they selected it (this was during the KOTOR days).
-Byshop
Byshop
That pretty much describes me. I think voice acting is quite possibly the biggest waste of hard drive space ever. I personally can't stand it. In certain instances it's tolerable when used sparingly but having every trite line of dialogue voiced is just superfluous and tiresome. I'd rather read the text and use my imagination than have to listen to some washed up b-list actor.
That pretty much describes me. I think voice acting is quite possibly the biggest waste of hard drive space ever. I personally can't stand it. In certain instances it's tolerable when used sparingly but having every trite line of dialogue voiced is just superfluous and tiresome. I'd rather read the text and use my imagination than have to listen to some washed up b-list actor.
-wildflower-
Done badly, I agree. However I can think of more than one game that actually does it pretty well. KOTOR1 and 2, Jade Empire, Mass Effect 1 and 2... come to think of it, these are all Bioware games. :)
The way it was done in ME1 and 2 was my absolute favorite. Your responses are summed up into one or two word categories, so when you pick one you understand the gist of what your character will say without knowing exactly what they'll say. This makes for a complete conversation that you can listen to both ends of that has good pacing (because you aren't reading paragraphi of text to choose a response from). Playing ME1 and 2 feel more like an intereactive movie.
Funny, I was thinking specifically of Bioware when I wrote what I wrote. I still prefer text trees like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 & 2, Planescape Torment, etc. over Mass Effect and other modern hybrid-RPGs. Then again, I'm not a fan of the whole "cinematic" experience that seems to be the holy grail of modern developers. I guess I would rather play an interactive novel than an interactive Hollywood blockbuster.
I can see that too. I do sometimes miss the text heavy games of yesteryear that left more to the imagination. Fallout 1 and 2 had some of the best dialog I've ever seen in a video game and most of it wasn't voice acted.
One question: Does the main characther in the witcher actually have a voice actor? This bugged me so much in DA:O, surely can't be that hard to get 6 voice actors BioWare..
ventnor
yea Geralt (the main char) does have a voice but honestly voice acting is not The Witchers strongest suit.
One question: Does the main characther in the witcher actually have a voice actor? This bugged me so much in DA:O, surely can't be that hard to get 6 voice actors BioWare..
bonafidetk
yea Geralt (the main char) does have a voice but honestly voice acting is not The Witchers strongest suit.
The voice acting is not horrid in the Witcher. It just feels a little stiff in some areas.
Eh. I love having characters talk to me. Makes it much more interesting to play. If I want something like what you want, I'll play DnD. :P Also, I honestly hate the dialogue wheel at times. You can pick "I like cats" and Shepherd will then say "I hate dogs." It's the same thing, but that's not what I wanted.dreDREb13
Compared to the dialog wheels for Alpha Protocol and Indigo Prophecy the ones for Mass Effect were far more clear and easy to understand.
The Witcher is one of the best RPG I've ever played. Developers are from Poland like me and it has great voice acting in polish :) I didn't hear english so I don't know how good or bad it is. Real game begins in Act II. Act I isn't very good. Overall Witcher has amazing story, great mature atmosphere, absorbing quests and epic dialog text. Unfortunately it has some flaws like, boring first act, limited character creation(you cannot change design, you cant play as frozen mage or sth like that). I have to mention about limited world too. It's not as open like Oblivion or Gothic 1/2/3. Although it's more like a book than a game so if you will treat this game like reading a book then you will enjoy Witcher very much :-)
If you dont like the look of Geralt you can use a mod called "dopplegangers essense" which allows you to change into any humaniod character in the game. Although I should warn you if you havent played the game before this could contain potential spoilers. (I played half the game running around as the lady of the lake, haha).
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