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Hey guys,

I'm at a spot where I'm thinking about installing Oblivion again... but I'm doubtful on my attention span of it. Everytime I install it, I get to like level 8 or 9, then lose interest because I get so sidetracked on sidequests and all sorts of stuff. And it felt that if I put it down for more than 5 or 6 days, to pick my character back up... it was extremely boring and anti-climatic.

I was wondering, if I bought The Witcher, is that something that i can play off and on throughout the week without losing interest?
 
The fact that you don't play a custom character makes it easier to drop in and out of imo. You don't stop identifying with the character the way you can sometimes do with characters you create yourself. I haven't gotten very far into though, but so far it's been good and I've been playing for 45min ish sessions every few days.
 
The witcher is much more RPG like than Oblivion, it's more story driven and a bit more focused. However its a lot more nerdcore, I like RPGs to a certain degree but failed to get very far with the Witcher, it's a beast of a game, if you're a real RPG fan I think you'll love it.
 
If it goes back to the major story driven roots like FFVII and Chrono Trigger, Suikoden and the like... I may have to pick this up. I think maybe the reason I kept putting down Oblivion is I lost interest in all the characters i was playing.
 
Not sure you can play it on and off, I would sit down and have a long gameplay session. Very addictive game. Make it past the first Act and things really get interesting.

I found it to be a far more compelling game than Oblivion. The main quest in The Witcher is huge, took me 50 hours to complete. The main quest in Oblivion took me about 15
 
Hmm thanks for the input guys... does this game go on sale on steam at all? I want to play it, but I dont' want to spend $40 on something that may not suck me in.
 
I just picked this game up and it is fantastic. I am enjoying it much more than Oblivion. Does anyone know if you can go back and complete the trophy quests from earlier acts? I am in Act 2 and missed the first two.
 
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As other posts have stated, the Witcher is much more story-oriented than Oblivion -- think Baldur's Gate or KOTOR. Like reading a good book, you would probably enjoy it more if you played it over short time-span (2-3 weeks) rather than over a long period. That said, it's a great game and you'll probably want to keep playing once you start.

Edit: yes, you can update the retail copy to be the enhanced version. The patch is available right on the official site I believe.
 
i'm pretty much in the same boat as you.....and i did the same thing with the witcher. i mean it's an awesome game when you're into it but if you put it down for more than a week it's hard to get back into..........i'm gonna have to REALLY be in the mood to start it back up....same with oblivion except i actually got my character to lvl 20? on my last play through. :D

if it wasn't for vampirism i would probably still be playing it....actually now that i'm thinking about it you'll have a harder time with the witcher as far as the whole pick up and play thing.
 
Hmm, well I did see the enhanced version at Circuit City liquidation for 29.99 - 10% off for liquidation prices. I may swing back by to pick it up.
 
I keep reading your user name as 'cumstain' :( lol

but...relevant to thread. I got the game and tore through act 1 and was loving it. I lost interest at the start of act 2 though. Initially it was becasue there are a bunch of quests in my journal that i had completed in act 1, but accidentally triggered the story progression. now even though i see almost all of those characters around and about in act 2 I cant close out those old quests...they just seem to fail to acknowledge the existence of those events in the dialog...its extremely frustrating as now i have 20 quests going instead of maybe...8.

Anyone know if you can eventually get rid of them by deleting or "completing" the quest with the characters that give you the mission, etc.?

I tried playing again the other night, but was having a much harder time getting back into it, and then got annoyed with the same problem again...

kinda disappointing because i was having a blast to this point...
 
I liked Obilivon, played it for a few weeks, and liked it when I played, even side quests. I played The Witcher for 1 day... and decided to trade it away for a game I played one time, but still liked.

Point of my post? I hated The Witcher OMG did I hate it! Decided to just wait for D3 and fulfill my RPG love with that whenever it comes.
 
thisperishedmin said:
I keep reading your user name as 'cumstain' :( lol

but...relevant to thread. I got the game and tore through act 1 and was loving it. I lost interest at the start of act 2 though. Initially it was becasue there are a bunch of quests in my journal that i had completed in act 1, but accidentally triggered the story progression. now even though i see almost all of those characters around and about in act 2 I cant close out those old quests...they just seem to fail to acknowledge the existence of those events in the dialog...its extremely frustrating as now i have 20 quests going instead of maybe...8.

Anyone know if you can eventually get rid of them by deleting or "completing" the quest with the characters that give you the mission, etc.?

I tried playing again the other night, but was having a much harder time getting back into it, and then got annoyed with the same problem again...

kinda disappointing because i was having a blast to this point...
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My God... that would drive me nuts... I'm a completionist... :mad:

Maybe that's why I lost interest in Oblivion?

Grimmda said:
I liked Obilivon, played it for a few weeks, and liked it when I played, even side quests. I played The Witcher for 1 day... and decided to trade it away for a game I played one time, but still liked.

Point of my post? I hated The Witcher OMG did I hate it! Decided to just wait for D3 and fulfill my RPG love with that whenever it comes.
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Maybe it just wasn't your type of game, most of the people who have played it loved it. I go with the majority I guess...
 
Grimmda said:
I liked Obilivon, played it for a few weeks, and liked it when I played, even side quests. I played The Witcher for 1 day... and decided to trade it away for a game I played one time, but still liked.

Point of my post? I hated The Witcher OMG did I hate it! Decided to just wait for D3 and fulfill my RPG love with that whenever it comes.
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Sounds like you really gave the game a chance by playing it for just a day.
 
if you care the slightest about seeing and hearing a good story play out then the Witcher deserves your attention for more then 1 day of trial.

Game rightly deserved the game of the year award many gave it.

The devs put more work into the opening cutscene to the game then alot of games entire production value imo.
 
I have been playing the Witcher for about a month (still playing :p), and I have been enjoying it quite a lot so far. The storyline is very intriguing so far, and I love how you are forced to make decisions that makes some major impacts. The story is a lot better than Oblivion, by far. Sure, you don't get to make your own custom character, but that is fine with me. The story can easily focus more on your character that way (like using their name instead of some generic title like... The Almighty Vault Dweller :p). Deus Ex displayed this very well.
 
There is no doubt about it. The Witcher is a superb game. I actually feel bad I didn't "pay" for it. (Came free with a video card)

I think the game is hard to compare to Oblivion as they are on two different levels. Oblivion is all about a huge world and being able to do what you want. (Create, explore etc) The Witcher's key aspect is the immersive story and being held accountable for your actions.

The game is worth every penny. Buy it! $40 may seem like a lot for a game you don't know if you'll like. Who here hasn't bought a game that turned out to be crap and wasn't worth the $40-$50 they paid? I know its happened to me multiple times.
 
WesM63 said:
The game is worth every penny. Buy it! $40 may seem like a lot for a game you don't know if you'll like. Who here hasn't bought a game that turned out to be crap and wasn't worth the $40-$50 they paid? I know its happened to me multiple times.
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Too many times to me actually (ahem, Valkyrie Profile for PSX :() thanks for the recommendations guys!
 
If you don't play it for awhile it's possible to lose interest if you stay away from it too long. Happened to me--I plan on playing it again but with a new build, and I'm dreading getting back to where I was in Act 2 (mainly because I'm a packrat and try to get and do EVERYTHING.)

With that said, the storyline is extremely interesting and the NPC personalities are great. Character advancement and potion creation are fun (I like the nuts & bolts aspects--goes with being a packrat.) I'd say it's worth the money unless you're very easily distracted from playing.
 
The Witcher is a must buy. Hands down. I picked it up for $20 at a local used-games store, and its some of the best money spent. And then you just download the patches to get you up to v1.4, the Enhanced Edition.

It has a great quest-log tracking system, so even if you quit you can hop back in anywhere. None of the quests have to be completed at any particular time, so you just open up your Journal and look for something that looks interesting to you that day. Want to kill things? Complete a contract to clear out an area of Drowners. Want to try to have sex? Do the quests for the pretty ladies (and be sure you have the uncensored patch). Want to move the main storyline along? Follow that thread. Want to collect items without leaving the chapter? Go talk to strangers.

It really is fun. Impressive in many ways, and the Enhanced Edition makes it simpler to navigate and faster load/refresh times.

I can't say enough about it. I bought it cheap back in August, and I'm only now in Chapter 3. I'm taking my time, playing only here and there. I don't have a lot of time to devote to games (marriage, mortgage, full time career plus trying to get my own business off the ground) and this has been perfect. If I know I've got time, I crank up the volume, close the office door and just immerse myself in the world: talking to strangers, collecting herbs, hopping from one quest to another, just doing what a guy would do on a normal day. If I don't have a lot, I'll pop in, play a few dice games, and maybe try to finish an objective or two down a storyline.

Don't rush through it, either. This is not a "FINISH THE GAME" kind of game. There's so much to do at every stage of the game that its more fun to spend time doing it. I'm sure its goign to have great replayability, too, because each decision changes your story. I'm looking forward to trying some new things on a replay sometime. However, don't rush through to get to the end. You can spend as much time as you want in each chapter before advancing, its not worth hurrying.


I'm totally sold on it.
 
I just finished the game, I'm probably gonna go back through. I absolutely love this game, its got a great story and its told very well. Your choices will affect the way the story unfolds. Once I started playing I was hooked, there's so much to do.
 
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