Everyone is saying get the trilogy bundle, but the dlc bundle is what’s important
Buy it on GOG.
I Like gog but is there any reason why to prefer the gog Version over the Steam one?
To give the developers the whole price of the game instead of 1/3 to Steam. And to really own the game (the installers executables). GOG has sales of the Witcher games all the time.
- It’s DRM-free.
- It’s (one of?) the only platforms that cares about preserving old games.
If you prefer the Steam launcher (I do), you can always buy with GOG and launch with Steam.
PSA: Steam version is also DRM-free.
Do you have a source on how to do this? I keep seeing that you have to use Heroic Launcher or Lutis. I just want to buy games on GOG and then play them on my steam deck, but haven’t had time to figure out the best way to go about it
Also, do GOG games only save to internal memory and not the SD card? I read that it one article, but don’t know if that’s still true.
I’m still figuring out everything I can do with my steam deck, I just don’t have as much time as I used to, to REALLY tinker around with it
I’m not a tech guru, but pretty familiar with linux and ok with using CLI (though I’ve never needed it on steam deck, just a point of reference for my comfortability)
From Steam’s main interface:
Games>Add a non-steam game to my library
Point it at the executable you want to add (you can select multiple programs from the big list if it automatically shows up, or manually look for it from the button at the bottom)
Boom. It’s on Steam now. You can then go to SteamGridDB and get art assets to make it look nicer than a plain gray rectangle with the default font (right click the various elements and select “manage>custom artwork.”)
Addendum: if you want to do this for VR games, you also will want to go into the options (right click, properties) and toggle “show in VR library.”
Is there any benefit to using the heroic launcher vs just downloading the game from GOG with the steamdeck’s browser and adding them to Steam? Like any patches or updates for the game would have to be done manually if not using heroic?
I’m starting to think I should use Heroic for ease of access and then adding whichever one’s I want to play at the time as a Non-steam game from there. But wasn’t sure what the pros and cons are. I appreciate the info
If you set your Steam Deck to desktop mode, the process is the same as on Windows.
Click on “Games” in the top menu bar, then click “Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library.”
Heroic also has a handy “Add to Steam” shortcut for each game:
If you “add to Steam” from Heroic, will the game still receive any updates/patches, or would you have to re-add it to Steam?
You don’t have to re-add the game but I think you have to start Heroic itself from time to time to check for updates.
I dont mean poliethical reasons I meant actual technical(?) reasons like more content or better support for something or Idk. Good arguments tho
100% of money goes to cdpr
On GOG too! DRM-free ;)
Complete edition is 10€, same on Steam
Complete edition is 100% worth. The dlc is crazy long and excellent.
There’s a bundle that includes the first two games as well for like an extra buck I think. Buy them and then never play them and feel bad about it.
The first game is rough by modern standards. Most people (even the most diehard fans) will tell you to just skip it. The second is worth playing, but with the mindset of “this game was made in the 2000’s”. Because it is definitely showing its age too.
For the third one, just know that the intro is a slog. Get to the Bloody Baron before you write it off, because that’s when the game actually starts to get interesting.
First one was rough by the standards of when it came out in the first place. It’s rooooouuuuggghh.
or be like me, play Witcher 1, then play other stuff for 12 years, then start replaying it again to go through the whole series this time, then take a 6-months break 2 chapters in… 😅 (yea, I have issues)
I love its atmosphere and writing, but the jank…
Witcher 1 really has old-school difficulty syndrome. Getting past act 1 was a nightmare for me, then somewhere around late act 2 the combat became trivial and I could just stunlock everything.
The Witcher 1 is best played on the easiest difficulty. Just play it for the story.
Yeah, that’s one of the memories I retained of my 12-years-ago playthrough that the first boss was the most difficult by far.
Another of my issues is that I’m a completionist and want to play every sidequest and get most unlockables. And that means either juggling 4 wiki lists while playing, or as I ended up having to do, unify them into a single spreadsheet for each chapter. Spending hours not actually playing the game 😑
I saw this some days ago and decided to buy ut only to realize i already owned it 🫠
Still too much money to be giving CD project red
Explain?
After the launch of cyberpunk I lost all respect for them and pirate from them now. They don’t deserve a dime.
I understand that fixed it… If you also buy the DLC.
I still think it’s unreasonable to let it slide
Il not sure you understood my question? Maybe you can explain why you think o e mishap is deserving of shunning?
It’s simple. It has really become common in the gaming industry to release a broken game then “fix” it later.
Cyberpunk was worse than no man’s sky at launch. Hello games is a small team of people with deadlines set from Sony and a natural disaster going through their office plus multiple legal battles going. CD projekt red had no excuse. They’re a AAA studio that also published themselves. So there’s no excuse to release the game how they did.
I disagree with the new norm of launching a broken game. I think it shouldn’t be common. If marvel released a movie and half the film had no CGI or editing then I wouldn’t watch or pay for that movie not many people would.
So CD projekt red doesn’t deserve any money because it will just encourage them to release another broken mess then “fix” it later with a paid DLC.
Don’t worry if you didn’t get that discount this time. They have this exact one all the time. At least on GOG.
For those of us who have never played any of them, is it suggested you go through 1 and 2 first? Is there a recommended play order? Or just “Jump into 3 and forget about it”?
Skip 1, play 2. The second game opens with the main character having amnesia, so basically everything important from the first game is explained to you. The first game is rough by modern standards, and will almost certainly put you off of playing the rest of the series.
2 is starting to show its age, for what it’s worth. It’s still a great game, but go into it with tempered expectations; It’s missing a lot of the quality of life things you have probably come to expect. Though you can also mod the game, so that may be worth looking into if you enjoy modding.
3 is a great game, but get through the intro area before you actually judge it. The tutorial is a massive slog. The game picks up around the time you reach the Bloody Baron, so at least get to that point before you write it off as boring. The DLC is 100% worth playing. Play the Hearts of Stone DLC before finishing the main story, then the Blood and Wine story after beating the game. And again, there are a few mods that I would install, like an auto-loot mod. The “apply oils when you draw your sword” mod used to be necessary too, but the devs actually ended up adding that into the base game.
I would actually recommend to also skip the 2nd one. They made some, ahm, unusual decisions, like having to meditate to drink potions meaning alchemy is basically useless unless you know when a fight is coming, which would be alright but the game also has a tendency to throw you into random fights right after a cutscene.
I tried the first two and didnt play more than 5 minutes. But nearly 100% the 3rd. Make that as you wish.
I recommend playing them in order, you can Import your save file from 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3, carrying over narrative choices you’ve made. Also you get really good (and well earned) starting gear if you import the save.
The first one, while being ultra mega jank has some of the best writing out of any game I evet played. Choices really matter in this game and the game really respects your time for doing your homework whether it be monster hunting or investigations. It has more than the usually bad side, good side choice, characters can die because of your decisions (or even lack of). If you can see past babies first attempt of a combat system, the first Witcher game is amazing.
I agree with this. Witcher 1’s combat mechanics are arcane enough to make the game frustrating, but the story is worth experiencing. After a couple of attempts to power through it, I used a godmode cheat and had much more fun playing.
Witcher 1 was weird, but I finished it just a few years ago. The combat is half automatic. Like, if you get a dodge skill it just means that when an enemy attacks, “Dodge” might appear above your head more often as enemies attack you. You dont actually dodge anything.
Geralt just swings his sword like crazy (automatically) and numbers appear above the enemies to indicate damage. It’s a constant stream of numbers. And you press buttons once in a while to cast spells, change combat style, or do special moves. At least I think you manually trigger special moves. It’s been a while.
If you watch this video on YouTube, you’ll see what I mean. None of the sword slashes involve pressing a button. They just happen.
I thought it was worth playing. Janky, yes, but worth playing. I played 1 and 2 before playing 3.
The atmosphere of game 1 is incredible, but it might be a bit dated for most people, especially the combat system. You can perfectly start with any of the 3 games without a problem.
The first game is very dated and not recommended to play. CDPR admits it themselves and wanted to do a rework of the game, but that was said years ago, and IDK if they did it or not.
You can play the 3rd before the 2nd game and be just fine, because the two story lines are not completely connected, only with references and side content. Same with the first in the series.
The 2nd game is much shorter than the 3rd, and is not open world like the 3rd is. I liked both games, and didn’t played the first.
How did you make it through the “sneak through the enemy encampment” bullshit? I really liked the visuals, and cannot tell you how much I loved that first gigantic Kaiju kraken fight, but for the love of God that sneaking mission was bullshit!
It’s been a long time since I played those games. I need a little more detail on what exactly you are referencing. I probably should play W2 again, because I remember less of that game than W3.
It was so long ago I only remember tidbits. But it was fairly early. I fought I giant octopus and some camouflage creatures in some woods, then I remember meeting (or tracking maybe) the king slayer in an area that kinda looked like the ayeliad ruins in oblivion. Then it was night and I had to sneak around this army encampment with tents and shit. I’ll probably just try again with a guide one of these days, but that didn’t cross my mind back then.
Had to look it up, and there are different paths in Act 2, and I chosen Roche over Ioreth’s. I don’t remember any sneaking missions because I didn’t take that route. I should play it again with the other route.
I’m a huge Witcher fan and couldn’t stomach the first game unfortunately. Luckily there is a neat recap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X52-ssOk2KM
I do recommend playing the second one before the third though, even though the stories are standalone.
I do recommend the books if you feel like it. Books -> Witcher 1 recap vid -> Witcher 2 -> Witcher 3 is my recommendation for best experience.
I would only recommend the first one of you can stomach a dated system. The story very well written.
Just to be safe, I recommend 2nd then 3rd. The second game is short enough and the graphic still hold up.
If you want to play them all, play them in order, I think it’s much harder to enjoy especially the first if you’ve played the more modern sequels before it.
There is a continuing story, but the first two are very different games, even from each other. They’re certainly fun, but won’t really be indicative of anything other than if you like the story or not, which you could mostly gather from wikis or video summaries. All that to say - it likely won’t change your experience of 3 if you don’t play the previous two directly.
it took me a couple attempts at W3 before i really got into it, but after that i played all the way through. as a habitual game DNFer. it’s a masterpiece
I got the worst ending. I should really replay it with a guide some day.
I think I’ve played the opening scene a dozen times. I know it’s gonna be good, but I never go back to playing it.
i don’t remember what the threshold was for me, it might have been having to defend the bloody baron from mobs while he’s carrying his undead monster infant to a burial spot-- the sort of thing that would make me say wow, that’s about the most warped thing i’ve seen in a game-- i need to see the whole thing!
Sweet another addition to my 15+ year old account I only made because of the first humble bundle. I really tried putting effort into one and two, but they never gripped me. Hopefully I can find time to invest in this guy.
The trilogy is only $7.49 btw.
The third one is a significantly better game in pretty much all aspects.
The intro act is a bit of a grind, but once you make it to the main story, it’s really good.
I wish I had the patience to like this game. It seems so well made.
I played all the way once and less than 50% a half dozen times. It’s just hard to get into for some reason.
I’m so patient I haven’t played The Witcher 1 or 2 either. Should I get W3 Complete + W1 + W2 for
9.99 + 1.49 + 2.99 = 14.47, or get the trilogy bundle with only the W3 base game for1.49 + 2.99 + 3.99) * 0.9 = 7.62and wait for the W3 expansions to be more than 70% at some future date? (In other words, are W1 and W2 likely to keep me busy for a long time, and does a playthrough of W3 need the expansions installed at the start or is it more of a ‘complete the base game and then to the expansion content afterward’ sort of thing?)Also, are “The Witcher Adventure Game” and “Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales” worthwhile/important?
I wish Cyberpunk went under -60% off. I don’t tend to buy stuff over -80-90% sale, so more patience for me… 😅
35 years old and this is one of the most overrated franchises I’ve ever touched.
Go away, Todd.
