Can't decide The Witcher or Crysis

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As of now it looks like I will maybe only be able to get one game this month. I sold my 360 and accessories to SLI my rig and give me 4gb of ram for vista. Now that that money has just been spent on that I may be able to sweet talk the wife into letting me get a new shinny game. Any people played The Witcher and what do you think? Should I get that first or Crysis.
 
I personally like Crysis but have heard decent things about the Witcher. Get the game which appeals to you more imho or offers more replayability or online play. Just my 2 cents....
 
The Witcher is definitely on my list. I am positive that I will play it at some point, but man, from all indications, Crysis is set to be the game that defines PC gaming and you've got a rig capable of truly enjoying it.
 
Tough choice. Personally I'll be getting Crysis now and the Witcher down the road. I think Crysis will have more replay value but good RPGs, which I understand is what the Witcher is, are very hard to come by...
 
I had to go look up The Witcher because I didn't even know what that game was. It's two totally different games with two totally different play mechanics. I like FPS games, and especially with non-linear gameplay makes Crysis a winner (and of course the visuals).
 
the witcher is a much longer game, and if you're looking for something to last the winter break, then it will be the better game. The main story takes roughly 60 hours and the game can take up to 120 hrs w/ all side quests.
 
Denki said:
the witcher is a much longer game, and if you're looking for something to last the winter break, then it will be the better game. The main story takes roughly 60 hours and the game can take up to 120 hrs w/ all side quests.
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QFT.
 
get the witcher it's awesome and by the time you done playing it its gonna be next month so you can buy another game :p
 
Never heard of The Witcher before this. It does look impressive, but I am not an RPG player. Pick which suits you best, then get the other when you're tired of the former.
 
i'm a fps player, so it's not a question for me

but i am choosing between crysis, COD4, and GOW, now that's a hard decision
 
gaolu2 said:
i'm a fps player, so it's not a question for me

but i am choosing between crysis, COD4, and GOW, now that's a hard decision
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I have a bunch of games I need to finish anyway but Crysis is looking amazing and I get good results with the demo now and my current set up (Second 8800gts 640mb and 2 extra gigs of ram should be here Thursday). I still need to finish Bioshock (which is my favorite of all time), Fear, Medal of Honor Airborne, Company of Hero's, and Oblivion. Not to mention I love IL2 1946, and wish I could play my other games GTR2, and Race 07. Also in addition to those I have BF2 and Dark Messiah which have never been installed and I am getting Quake Wars with my 8800.

The problem is the performance over the past year with my rig that hasn't allowed me to play or enjoy any of my games. The newer games are giving me great performance and the older ones, Oblivion (so wish it would run smooth), Fear, Company of heros, GTR 2 and Race 07 (which is new) run like crap. So the witcher I am hoping will give me my oblivion fix that I have been wanting for months and crysis just kicks ass.

Oh yea COD4 runs great on my rig with one card and it looks to be fun. I can't decide whether to go with it or crysis.
 
Witcher is a longer more of a thinking, being more patient, and strategic game.
Crysis is run around and shoot everything while being amazed.

Buy both games and hide it from her. We all have our dirty little secrets don't we? ;)
 
wopsang said:
Witcher is a longer more of a thinking, being more patient, and strategic game.
Crysis is run around and shoot everything while being amazed.

Buy both games and hide it from her. We all have our dirty little secrets don't we? ;)
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Yea I know, I really want to but I just got all this other stuff and the price for that is dirty looks, bad attitude and her buying more freaking boots! Lol!

I wish I could see how it runs on my set up. I think based off of all I have read that I would love it. And hopefully it is better coded for my hardware because all of my older games that I bought this year to see what everyone was talking about have led me to spend another grand and countless hours of reinstalls and tweaks and google searches.

Oh and I have reloaded my OS in the last year 12+ times. I am done with that crap. I just got vista ultimate and surprisingly I love it. Hated it on my Laptop but love it on the desktop.

Oh but back on topic, Crysis ran pretty good and look amazing with a mix of high and medium settings. I love bioshock and it runs great on my rig which got me excited again about gaming. So it really comes down to which to get first? Do I wait and get crysis and then ask the wife to get me the witcher for Christmas? or vice versa? How does it run?
 
Although The Witcher is pretty much the best RPG I have played in a long while (tough order, given Persona 3 was so incredible), it is painfully flawed at a technical level, and it unfortunately reflects badly on the gameplay. Maybe not necessarily game breaking, but when a quest requires you to back and forth through multiple loading zones, the 5-10 second waits add up fast and REALLY slow down the pace.

Still, it depends on what you are most interested in. If you want a slower paced, more character/plot driven game, or perhaps a longer game, The Witcher is a no brainer. Just remember to defrag the HDD, and the game will easily be playable.

If you want more action than plot, or don't want to be bothered with how you build your character (did I screw up my talents?!) then grab Crysis.

Alternatively, if you don't care about multi-player, grab the Witcher. Crysis will not go anywhere and might arguably improve greatly (via mods, etc) as time goes on. The Witcher will give you more game time than Crysis single player, in spite of how open ended and sandbox oriented Crysis is. I also see The Witcher lacking in sales given the plethora of awesome games popping up in the next 30-60 days, ON TOP of everything already released. This game could definitely use the support.

Hope this helped. Above all, decide what interests you most.
 
no you get higher fps then in oblivion, only thing thats kinda slow is loading times, because the stupid thing doesn't keep a copy of the big areas in ram
 
its more linear than oblivion was, way more. But I enjoy it, its a very cohesive story with many threads weaving in and out, and many of the side plots can be quite important.

The journal system in The Witcher is quite possibly the BEST journal I've ever seen. Anything you read, any quest detail, formulas, ingredients, monsters, tutorials, NPC details and a glossary.
 
Hmmm.. tough choice indeed...

You may not enjoy Crysis to the max with your system, but that's a may not enjoy...

I have absolutely no knowledge about the Witcher, appart from stuff from the gameplay videos which is not much... :rolleyes::p

I would personally go with Crysis, but people say that thew Witcher is good too, however Crysis is "teh ZOMGZ" IMO whereas the Witcher is just "pretty good" - but that's just an assumption about the Witcher... so... I have probably confused you more than helped you. :p
 
you all have no idea what you are talking about...

choose between two games you think you may actually enjoy equally?

buy both games and bring the mrs. some flowers and tell her you love her.

case closed
 
Koko56 said:
I would personally go with Crysis, but people say that thew Witcher is good too, however Crysis is "teh ZOMGZ" IMO whereas the Witcher is just "pretty good" - but that's just an assumption about the Witcher... so... I have probably confused you more than helped you. :p
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The reason there isn't as much hype about witcher as there is about crysis is simple, most rpg players don't go around saying OMG this game is L33T!, either that or they are so into the game they can't get away from it :p
 
JacobC1983 said:
you all have no idea what you are talking about...

choose between two games you think you may actually enjoy equally?

buy both games and bring the mrs. some flowers and tell her you love her.

case closed
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Flowers don't work I have to pay in new boots! Lol and clothes.
 
axan said:
The reason there isn't as much hype about witcher as there is about crysis is simple, most rpg players don't go around saying OMG this game is L33T!, either that or they are so into the game they can't get away from it :p
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lol :p
 
I would go wit the Witcher, there are a ton of great FPS's out which is somewhat bland, Crysis is another one of them that looks very pretty. Witches is supposebly great, with awesome story and very good graphics. For all we know Crysis could be a total flop story wise.
 
You want to know how good the Witcher is.........?

It pulled me away from world of warcraft. Don't care to login anymore. Just as long as i get a little further into the Witcher story.

Just started chapter 2
 
Crysis.
More bang for your buck, the mods already in development will come to make it a worthy purchase. The single player looks strong, and the multiplayer will most likely be great.

If anything, you could have countless hours of fun with the editor alone.

No question for me.
 
torK said:
Crysis.
More bang for your buck, the mods already in development will come to make it a worthy purchase. The single player looks strong, and the multiplayer will most likely be great.

If anything, you could have countless hours of fun with the editor alone.

No question for me.
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Good point! I had XBOX Live since it came out and never really played online ever. Every time I would get into a game the Kids would come and annoyed the hell out of me. After a while I would just get board with it and move on. I am scared to death of online with my controller and I got owned in GTR 2, and Race 07 (have no idea how to set up a car) and getting shot down every 15 seconds in IL2 was the best time I ever had. I need to start a crew of people who just suck and like games so we can have fun playing together. PES 08 is really catching my eye and I hope I can play online with it.

As for getting back on topic Witcher looks amazing and I never finished Oblivion. My system just would stutter all the time. Still does I need to fix this timing issue once and for good. Crysis ran great at medium to high settings so I know what to expect from it. On the other hand I don't have a clue to how witcher runs. I just didn't like Halo 3 and can see that I did enjoy the Crysis demo. So I am kind of leaning towards Crysis first and then the Witcher unless PES 08 comes out first. Lol
 
get both games and get the wife some thigh high black leather boots and some lingerie and you win twice:D
 
I say Crysis, just reached The Witchers first main boss and it's the most retarded pathetic piece of crap ever, dont let the start of the game fool you, if any of the later fights are as spasticated as this first main boss then don't even bother.
 
Frosteh said:
I say Crysis, just reached The Witchers first main boss and it's the most retarded pathetic piece of crap ever, dont let the start of the game fool you, if any of the later fights are as spasticated as this first main boss then don't even bother.
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The Beast boss was no big deal. It took me a few tries to figure it out. I think it was in a bad place but that is no reason to shun the game.
 
the beast boss fight is perfectly fine, you can even cheeze if you like, just use the stun sign and a single hit will kill it.
 
Witcher to me is basically a adventure game with MMO elements (RPG). A lot of younger people don't understand what an RPG is.

I have never really liked RPG's but enjoy MMO's. I believe a lot of people expect RPG to play like MMO's when in fact a game like Witcher is really a graphic adventure. There is no need to get uber gear, leveling is a mute issue, its all about the story and progression through the story.

I suggest get Witcher if you would like to sink your teeth into a good story and want longer play time than 5 hrs like being offered in Call of Duty 4.

I am personally really enjoying Witcher as we have FPS overload.

PS. will definitely buy Crysis also, but buy on what you feel like not hype.
 
Manny Calavera said:
I would tell people to buy both.Especially the Witcher.I did.
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Well for the most part I do feel like I am on FPS overload, but crysis is one of those few and rare games that looks amazing, and should play amazing as well. I am looking for a good story to play and more importantly have it play with out a damn skip on my rig. It is still being a very hard decision. Should I just take the $50 and get a new CPU fan instead?
 
Well, you may have to loose a few details for Crysis, but it really is an amazing game!

I personally can't wait - the story and the gameplay are on par with the graphics.
 
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