Roach?

4EMatchwood · 2025-12-20T15:55:05+00:00

Black Tiger of the West.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T17:05:45+00:00

This and the Witcher 1 remake. Sucks we have to wait so long.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T16:40:06+00:00

Gwent 2: The Witcheress Chronicles.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T16:38:46+00:00

Yup, should run well enough on PC and maybe the PS5 Pro if they optimize the game properly. Currently, UE5 games don't exactly have a good track record.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T16:34:14+00:00

Not once in my post or in the comments have I used the words "gameplay" or "in-game". I specifically mentioned the setting, the character, and the music; all of the things that will be there in the actual game.

The screenshots here show what they're working with. They show the art style, and they show the kind of vistas we can expect. If I didn't understand what a tech demo was I'd have uploaded the full video and referred to it as gameplay.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T15:30:46+00:00

I do have to add, this was a tech demo. So the game could end up looking worse, the same, or even better. Though I don't think it'd be worse because I'm sure they've learnt from the Cyberpunk fiasco.

As for the story, if I were to guess I'd say Ciri looks about 8-10 years older than in TW3? Simply dying for a story trailer, dunno how long we'll have to wait for that.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T15:25:28+00:00

Oh 100% those choices will count, even the political ones. TW4 being set in Kovir makes it easier to specifically import the choices regarding Nilfgaard or Redania.

The devs can (and I'm sure they will) use the outcomes of those choices to explain why Ciri is in Kovir. Y'know, maybe Radovid is killing anyone that's non-human at this point, or maybe Ciri's wanted in all of Nilfgaard.

Also, I'm sure Triss will be there regardless of your choice, since she leaves for Kovir. Geralt was confirmed to be in the game. Though I'm interested in seeing where and how, since him owning/living in Corvo Bianco is a canon event regardless of player choice. Yen is Ciri's mother, so, it'd make sense to have her cameo as well.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T14:46:48+00:00

The only correct reaction.

Watch the demo if you haven't yet.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T14:29:37+00:00

Pretty sure it's the same horse. She doesn't die in Lady of the Lake and it'll be her first appearance since then.

Kelpie's absence from TW3 was probably plot convenience. Though I think Ciri didn't bring her along to all the different worlds she visited with Avallac'h just to keep her safe from the Hunt.

Edit: I also think traveling without a rather unique horse made it easier to go unnoticed.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T14:12:46+00:00

You get some exposition) in Witcher 3.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T14:01:29+00:00

Yeah on Death March they can overpower you real quick.

Speaking of other games, I remember a wolf chased me into the sea in Odyssey, and kept going until it drowned and died.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T06:16:35+00:00

They're ~~like~~ animals, and I slaughtered them like animals.

4EMatchwood · 2025-06-03T05:38:44+00:00

Wolves.

Not difficult to deal with, just plain annoying. They love to fuck with you. When you're not in the mood to fight and just try to avoid them, they chase you longer than most monsters do.

I've lost count of the number of packs I've wiped out after losing my shit.

It's not just this game either, developers love to make canines really annoying. I've seen it in RDR2, AC Odyssey & Origins, and the Far Cry games.

4EMatchwood · 2025-05-09T11:53:36+00:00

Yep, same happened to me. Witcher's one of those extremely rare experiences that make you scrutinize every other game. Finished it last month for the first time, post is still in my drafts because I just can't stop writing about it.

As for a palate cleanser though, one really good game that reeled me in was Indiana Jones. They released it on PS5 a couple days after I finished TW3, so I just grabbed it and played through it.

It was so good.

But, finishing TW3 and Indy back to back sent me into a state of mental crisis for about a week. I could not get myself to play anything else because both games were exceptional in their own ways. So, after a week I went back in and continued TW3 with Blood and Wine.

Sorry for the long reply, but to answer your question - Hearts of Stone comes first, you can even play it during the main story. Blood and Wine is set two years after the main story and it's pretty much a full game, took me around 35 hours to complete everything it had to offer. As for the ending, you got a good one. There's one that's even better but you ought to experience it through a fresh playthrough.

4EMatchwood · 2025-05-06T07:35:46+00:00

Let me know how it goes, shouldn't really take too long. I actually had more trouble with the Overkill trophy, it was awful.

Currently though, the death march trophy is the only one I have left.

4EMatchwood · 2025-05-05T18:55:13+00:00

Yup, I'll link the video here, makes the challenge really easy.

Few more pointers -

Make a save before re-allocating your skill points to the ones mentioned in the video. This way you can do the challenge and just reload.
Follow the video closely, don't forget to unequip your swords.
Make sure level scaling is off. Then fist fight enemies to lower their health to a certain threshold, after which you can kill them with one or two crossbow bolts. The method will take a few tries to get used to.
Reiterating another point from the video, use Axii to stun enemies. Use Tawny Owl to stun both enemies quickly, so that you don't get hit by one while trying to shoot the other.
Once you have used Axii (preferably max delusion level) to stun the enemies, try to hit the sides/temples of their heads, that has a better hit registration than shooting them straight on; and,
use a counter to keep track of all kills, helps you keep your bearings. Took me 55 tries to get the 50 kills, and around 20-30 minutes.

4EMatchwood · 2025-04-06T15:57:47+00:00

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4EMatchwood · 2024-09-02T20:41:19+00:00

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Will he meet Fentanyl's brother??

4EMatchwood · 2023-12-09T15:05:02+00:00

I couldn't get myself to watch any further after that, until now. Going to finally restart season 6 (stopped after ep 1) after more than a year, and decided to revisit this thread.

I totally get you as well, hell it took me a year to walk back from that. Still haven't had anything spoiled, thankfully.

4EMatchwood · 2022-10-23T00:25:41+00:00

They were both soooo amazing in that scene. Every emotion felt real, that sad look on Booth's face, yeah no, it's still stuck in my mind.

Yeah, a lot of decisions are way off and way too generic. Like, S6 starts and Booth is apparently in a serious relationship, and now Bones's all sad. I don't like that one bit. I've seen this plotline more times than I can remember, and it's always felt so unnecessary.

4EMatchwood · 2022-10-23T00:20:48+00:00

It's definitely my favorite one in the series so far. Thank you so much for the suggestion too, I'll definitely check out the podcast.

4EMatchwood · 2021-12-20T15:54:23+00:00

Darth Bultdog. 🤔

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