Everyone is saying get the trilogy bundle, but the dlc bundle is what's important
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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.
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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 😑
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Don't worry if you didn't get that discount this time. They have this exact one all the time. At least on GOG.
I got it free from epic a few years ago.
I saw this some days ago and decided to buy ut only to realize i already owned it 🫠
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.
If you got the one where everyone dies, yeah you should probably replay it and at least have a short list of the specific scenes/choices that determine the "best" ending(it's something like 5).
There are also some "hidden" endings to quest chains, where the best outcome is only available if you do a seemingly unrelated quest first or make certain choices early in the chain. So if you're interested in getting all the best outcomes, a full guide is needed.
Note that some of the "hidden chain outcomes might be bugs, so at least one isn't always listed in all guides:
!!Spoiler!! - Spoils ending to an early main quest chain.
If you free the whispering hillock spirit before talking to the village leader, it prevents Anna from turning later and the game acts as if the kids are safe(although they don't show up where they otherwise would).
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.
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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.
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"?
I tried the first two and didnt play more than 5 minutes. But nearly 100% the 3rd. Make that as you wish.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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 Cyberpunk went under -60% off. I don't tend to buy stuff over -80-90% sale, so more patience for me... 😅
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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 for 1.49 + 2.99 + 3.99) * 0.9 = 7.62 and 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 only played W2 and W3. W2 was not necessary to play the third one, but it's certainly not a bad game (I personally didn't like it as much due to the fairly linear story telling). W1 I am told is not that great. Both are much shorter than the complete edition of Witcher 3 I'd argue. The DLC should be fine if added afterwards, I can wholeheartedly recommend both. Blood & Wine especially has received wide praise back then as "being a whole game in the shape of a DLC" .
Thronebreaker is a tales-game that I haven't had the time for yet. I was told it's solid.
The Witcher Adventure Game is essentially a board game and is absolutely not necessary for any of the other games. If you like board games and have people to play it with, it's actually quite good. It has a bit of a learning curve and I very much recommend reading or watching whatever tutorial you can grab a hold of, because it is not all that intuitive.
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