Ignoring the fact both their paths get to the same place at the same time, when asked, Roche refuses to leave Flotsam until the Commandant is dealt with. Iorveth's plan involves going after Letho/Triss straight away. At least, that's how I saw it.
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So far, the story is split into three parts: Clear the Mist, Cure Saskia/Joan of Arc, and find our main bitch Triss. Also there's more pricks in charge that I want to kill. Foltest looks significantly less douchey in comparison to Henselt and fucking Stennis. I'm kinda regretting not letting the mob kill Stennis (they blame him for poisoning Saskia), but I'm playing Geralt as a decent human being (well, not that decent. Still gonna let the elf booty die so I could kill Loredo. 100% worth). But now I have to go get Henselt's blood, so hey, maybe I get a chance get that fuck axed. And Stennis could still die later.
First I just wanna say that there was a side quest that I failed because there was an unknown time limit on it. That's annoying.
So between those first three parts, I have a whole slew of quests that are basically "collect 7 special objects".
I accidentally crossed into the mist while fucking around with the boat sidequest, so now I'm stuck on the other side until I finish up over here. Because there is obviously no way back. Ran into Roche when I got to the Kaedweni side. That was awkward. I still wanna find and kill Letho, though. Solid number 2 on my priorities atm (1 being Triss). Though I actually am kindof interested in what would happen if I wound up on his end of the chapter. Seeing as he doesn't actually have access to the Kaedweni camp, that indicates that the Blue Stripes are on their own. Which is kinda cool. But also, this side of the mist is just waaaaaay smaller. I really wonder what these guys would be up to. But anyhow, I'm currently stuck on a stealth mission through the Kaedweni camp. This is a pain in the dick.
I also kinda wanna know what that guy is doing with all the harpy feathers, but I'm sure I don't.
Oh, and since I forgot to mention it earlier, the part of the fight with Letho where we were both trying to force push each other was fucking hilarious. That's some solid Revenge of the Sith flashback material.
First I just wanna say that there was a side quest that I failed because there was an unknown time limit on it. That's annoying.
So between those first three parts, I have a whole slew of quests that are basically "collect 7 special objects".
- Royal Blood, to be collected from either King Henselt or Prince Stennis. Happy to bleed both.
- Immortelle, a rare fungus at the bottom of a dwarven mineshaft that was closed down due to a monster infestation. They drilled too deep. Got this one. Even had a miniboss guarding it!
- An object of a whole lot of power. I remember some rings being namedropped, but it wound up being a vial of power or whatever. It was not-so-well hidden in a watchtower in the small forest north of Vergen. How convenient.
- A Rose of Remembrance. A super powerful flower that I was supposed to be using to return my damn memory. But nooooo, precious Joan of Arc is on her deathbed and needs it instead. I can only imagine how satisfying a "Geralt is a dick" playthrough would be. Regardless, Triss has it, which is actually nice because it confirms that the "Find Bae" questline gets solved first, which is exactly in line with my priorities.
- The Dun Banner. Basically the wraiths are reenacting a battle that some crazy sorceress tainted with death magic or something, and I need four artifacts from the battle to lift the curse. Luckily, the NPC is actually being useful and getting two of them, but this battle standard is one of them. It's in a catacomb that I forgot to check out while I was getting the vial of "why has nobody collected this before me". I'll have to do it when I get back.
- Saskia's Sword. Apparently it was used in the battle by a bad guy, and while "I need this to lift the fucking curse" should be ample reason to get access to said sword, it isn't. Because I suppose prematurely lifting the deathly mist would fuck with the plot.
- Triss Merigold. Yeah, this overlaps with the rose, but to be real honest, she's the more important part. Also, the questline begins with me having to collect something of hers (winds up being a bandana or whatever from a troll). Because, as her lover, I obviously would have nothing of the sort. I saved the troll btw. Got a nifty troll horn.
I accidentally crossed into the mist while fucking around with the boat sidequest, so now I'm stuck on the other side until I finish up over here. Because there is obviously no way back. Ran into Roche when I got to the Kaedweni side. That was awkward. I still wanna find and kill Letho, though. Solid number 2 on my priorities atm (1 being Triss). Though I actually am kindof interested in what would happen if I wound up on his end of the chapter. Seeing as he doesn't actually have access to the Kaedweni camp, that indicates that the Blue Stripes are on their own. Which is kinda cool. But also, this side of the mist is just waaaaaay smaller. I really wonder what these guys would be up to. But anyhow, I'm currently stuck on a stealth mission through the Kaedweni camp. This is a pain in the dick.
I also kinda wanna know what that guy is doing with all the harpy feathers, but I'm sure I don't.
Oh, and since I forgot to mention it earlier, the part of the fight with Letho where we were both trying to force push each other was fucking hilarious. That's some solid Revenge of the Sith flashback material.
Huh. I've never considered the Witcher to be "standard (western) RPG fare," but after some thought I see where you're coming from. TW1 is incredibly retro-RPG in terms of quest conditions, (collect 5 drowner brains, etc.), but (imo) the most incredible plot wise with the open-endedness and moral ambiguity of the plot choices - which aren't so much "black, white, and gray" as they are "cyan, chartreuse, and tangerine, as seen through the eyes of @Lotus." I may even go so far as to say it's the best of them in terms of choice/consequence realism, though certainly not overall.
Obviously, you've seen how TW2 starts getting significantly more experimental with (some) quests and side quests, and it's clearly got a vastly improved combat system compared to TW1, but... yeah, quest choices are a lot more binary. I'd still say it more than compensates with the greater overarching depth and cohesiveness of the story, plus the aforementioned. (Though, I can't speak for Iorveth path yet. Still kinda-sorta getting around to doing a playthrough of it.) Either way, glad you're enjoying it, which is the main thing.
Clearly I can't rave enough about TW3, so I'm not gonna try.
So, commentary is:
- Was there actually ever any evidence against Stennis for the poisoning? Cause IIRC, the whole case boiled down to "he benefits, therefore he must have done did it." From the Roche path, I'm pretty sure it struck me as a D1 Tirin kind of lynching, only moved to D2.
- You may not want to see what those harpy feathers are for, but I'm pretty sure that you won't regret finding out.
- gj on saving them trolls.
Obviously, you've seen how TW2 starts getting significantly more experimental with (some) quests and side quests, and it's clearly got a vastly improved combat system compared to TW1, but... yeah, quest choices are a lot more binary. I'd still say it more than compensates with the greater overarching depth and cohesiveness of the story, plus the aforementioned. (Though, I can't speak for Iorveth path yet. Still kinda-sorta getting around to doing a playthrough of it.) Either way, glad you're enjoying it, which is the main thing.
Clearly I can't rave enough about TW3, so I'm not gonna try.
So, commentary is:
- Was there actually ever any evidence against Stennis for the poisoning? Cause IIRC, the whole case boiled down to "he benefits, therefore he must have done did it." From the Roche path, I'm pretty sure it struck me as a D1 Tirin kind of lynching, only moved to D2.
- You may not want to see what those harpy feathers are for, but I'm pretty sure that you won't regret finding out.
- gj on saving them trolls.
From what I saw, the conclusion was that Stennis had both motive and means, but the only proof was the word of some peasant fuck who I haven't been able to interrogate yet. Seemed to me that there was enough reason to put him in holding (awaiting a trial) but not enough to execute him on the spot, because at that point the only crime he committed was being a tool. Also something something chaos. I'm kinda interested in seeing what chaos would've ensued if I let them tear him apart, so maybe I'll throw that on a third runthrough.
Alright, so just played an hour or so. Got through the incredibly annoying "sneak through the camp" phase. Spent too much time trying to find a key to a door, only to find out that I'm supposed to go through a different hidden door along the camp wall. So that sucked. Eventually made it through though. It's not as much a "tough stealth layout" thing as much as the game just isn't designed for it. The hide mechanic (which I forgot about up until the end of this session) is pretty rudimentary (Geralt can crouch behind a row of boxes, but apparently isn't really into walking while hidden so I can easily move down said row of boxes), the minimap isn't very useful in general (basically just for finding inns, craftsmen, and quest markers), the range where you can stun guards is annoyingly difficult sometimes, I really have no sense for what the range of visibility is on those guys (I can be standing dead in front of a guy fifty feet away and be fine, but I swear at one point they found me when there was a whole tent between us), you get the idea. Good game, and it's nice to have stealth occasionally built into non-stealth games when it's called for, but it'd be nice if the game were built a bit better to accommodate that. Not saying make it easy and forgiving, but a touch less frustrating.
Also, if the hide button is gonna be the same as the search button, stop putting hide spots in the same place as goddamn crafting materials.
Anyway. That was a thing. Dove through some caves. Killed a golem. Sadly I didn't have a pokeball on me, so I just settled for the xp and loot. I'm really jonesing for another Kayran-esque monster hunt.
This then leads to a scripted capture by the Nilfgaardians that I can't do a damn thing about. Oh, I can use the Axii sign on this guy? Awesome, that always works. It did not work. I then meet with the ambassador, who we haven't seen since the Prologue. Y'know, when I was in prison. He was a bit sketchy, but like whatever. Politics. Man was I wrong. See, apparently I've been carrying Triss in the form of a small doll. And apparently, this was planned so that Nilfgaard could get her for his evil plot. And apparently this was accomplished by motherfucking Philippa Eilhart's apprentice tricking and betraying me from the very goddamn start. So she's getting stabbed.
The ambassador GTFOs with Triss (and name drops the location of Chapter 3, if I had to guess), and leaves me to be executed by his sorcerer. Then in comes Vernon Fucking Roche. Man, you kinda forget how much of a badass this guy is. So we kill some fucks. Found out that they killed some fucks while I was gone, specifically Letho's Witcher accomplices, but the big guy escaped to Chapter 3. We get ready to go, but since I didn't let Stennis die, I have to go collect some blood from Henselt. And you know what that means, more stealth gameplay! This one went easier. Mainly because I looked shit up to make sure I wasn't fucking around for half an hour looking for another non-existent key or something. Confronting Henselt then goes easy. Guy doesn't wanna get killed, and let's face it, even if I slit his throat there's still good odds I could make it out of the camp in one piece. I still have the Blue Stripes in my back pocket. But no, I don't get to kill him. I just intimidate him into giving me a bit of blood and he lets me go free because I happened to let it spill that I can dispel the mist. Because fuck yeah I'm a Witcher.
Anyhow, I'm okay that I didn't kill Henselt because my priorities have been reorganized.
My New Shitlist:
Also, if the hide button is gonna be the same as the search button, stop putting hide spots in the same place as goddamn crafting materials.
Anyway. That was a thing. Dove through some caves. Killed a golem. Sadly I didn't have a pokeball on me, so I just settled for the xp and loot. I'm really jonesing for another Kayran-esque monster hunt.
This then leads to a scripted capture by the Nilfgaardians that I can't do a damn thing about. Oh, I can use the Axii sign on this guy? Awesome, that always works. It did not work. I then meet with the ambassador, who we haven't seen since the Prologue. Y'know, when I was in prison. He was a bit sketchy, but like whatever. Politics. Man was I wrong. See, apparently I've been carrying Triss in the form of a small doll. And apparently, this was planned so that Nilfgaard could get her for his evil plot. And apparently this was accomplished by motherfucking Philippa Eilhart's apprentice tricking and betraying me from the very goddamn start. So she's getting stabbed.
The ambassador GTFOs with Triss (and name drops the location of Chapter 3, if I had to guess), and leaves me to be executed by his sorcerer. Then in comes Vernon Fucking Roche. Man, you kinda forget how much of a badass this guy is. So we kill some fucks. Found out that they killed some fucks while I was gone, specifically Letho's Witcher accomplices, but the big guy escaped to Chapter 3. We get ready to go, but since I didn't let Stennis die, I have to go collect some blood from Henselt. And you know what that means, more stealth gameplay! This one went easier. Mainly because I looked shit up to make sure I wasn't fucking around for half an hour looking for another non-existent key or something. Confronting Henselt then goes easy. Guy doesn't wanna get killed, and let's face it, even if I slit his throat there's still good odds I could make it out of the camp in one piece. I still have the Blue Stripes in my back pocket. But no, I don't get to kill him. I just intimidate him into giving me a bit of blood and he lets me go free because I happened to let it spill that I can dispel the mist. Because fuck yeah I'm a Witcher.
Anyhow, I'm okay that I didn't kill Henselt because my priorities have been reorganized.
My New Shitlist:
- Nilfgaardian Dickhead. The fact that this coincides with my other top priority of finding Triss makes this very urgent.
- Philippa's Apprentice, the Nilfgaardian Honeypot. Thank you, good Ambassador, for letting slip how this was your way of manipulating Philippa. I'll be sure to clean up this loose end (game permitting)
- Stennis. God this guy is a dick. He better lose his damn trial.
- Letho. I haven't forgotten that this bastard is the one who originally absconded with Triss. Also, he killed Foltest and let me take the blame, forcing me on this whole damn quest.
- Henselt. I mean, I'd probably hate him more if I spent more time with him, but he's not making a great first impression. It's more just recognizing the trend here.
- Rotfiends. These guys are just really annoying to fight.
- The next person to look funny at Zoltan or Dandelion. Particularly Dandelion, because that guy totally can't look out for himself. Man, I hope we get some solid Dandelion Hijinks sidequests.
On the subject of Dandelion hijinks, I distinctly recall there being at least two separate occasions of them in the first game. So, you know, that's awesome if you can get past the boring combat. I did.
/edit: Also, I finished every quest I could in TW3 the other day, and am trying to save a little cash to get the expansions. <3 Shani.
/edit: Also, I finished every quest I could in TW3 the other day, and am trying to save a little cash to get the expansions. <3 Shani.
Yeah, absolutely hated the first game's controls. Made it unplayable for me so I watched someone else play it. Also recently just started playing 3 myself ... that Bloody Baron questline was one of the better narratives in gaming I've experienced in a long time.
So in the past however long I've finished the gigantic fetch quest that was Chapter 2. Was solid, and am now at Loc Muinne. A few things.
1) Christ this place is impossible to navigate. What the fuck guys.
2) Okay, so, unless the Blue Stripes show up again, I think the entire population of this conclave is on my shit list except for Triss and Iorveth. Because unfortunately Dandelion and Zoltan are chilling back in Vergen.
3) Sadly, I was not able to kill any royals in Chapter 2. My shitlist has not shrunk (although I do think I'm done with the Rotfiends). I'm sure there will be ample death in this climax though, and I look forward to it.
I've more or less done nothing except fuck around while trying to find a secret passage to the prison. Not sure the next time I'll have a chance to play but yeah, that's where I'm at.
1) Christ this place is impossible to navigate. What the fuck guys.
2) Okay, so, unless the Blue Stripes show up again, I think the entire population of this conclave is on my shit list except for Triss and Iorveth. Because unfortunately Dandelion and Zoltan are chilling back in Vergen.
3) Sadly, I was not able to kill any royals in Chapter 2. My shitlist has not shrunk (although I do think I'm done with the Rotfiends). I'm sure there will be ample death in this climax though, and I look forward to it.
I've more or less done nothing except fuck around while trying to find a secret passage to the prison. Not sure the next time I'll have a chance to play but yeah, that's where I'm at.
Okay so I picked this back up. Immediately spawned into that quest with the two alchemist guys from Flotsam. They wanted to go see this sorcerer guy's lab, and happened to have two other people that they wanted me to escort as well. This was all fine and good, but it turns out that the other two people are Nilfgaardian pricks. Specifically Cynthia and Adalbert, who are responsible for the capture and torture of Triss. But there was a potentially valuable artifact at stake, so I did the responsible thing and killed them anyway.
Also, you get multiple prompts in the dialogue to punch Adalbert. Which I did every single time.
Glad to be back.
Also, you get multiple prompts in the dialogue to punch Adalbert. Which I did every single time.
Glad to be back.
Oh wow this was a short chapter. Game complete.
Body Count:
Sile
Philippa's eyes
Saskia
Nilfgaardian Ambassador
Every other Nilfgaardian in Loc Muinne
More fucking Rotfiends
Unfortunately, it turns out Stennis survived his trial. Probably gonna have to fix that in future runs. Henselt also lives. I liked how there was a choice that was "let Philippa out of prison... or save Triss". Like come on. Also I saved Iorveth in the epilogue. I also decided to let Letho live. Didn't see a real point in killing him.
Was fun. Good game. Looking forward to whenever I get my hands on Witcher 3.
Body Count:
Sile
Philippa's eyes
Saskia
Nilfgaardian Ambassador
Every other Nilfgaardian in Loc Muinne
More fucking Rotfiends
Unfortunately, it turns out Stennis survived his trial. Probably gonna have to fix that in future runs. Henselt also lives. I liked how there was a choice that was "let Philippa out of prison... or save Triss". Like come on. Also I saved Iorveth in the epilogue. I also decided to let Letho live. Didn't see a real point in killing him.
Was fun. Good game. Looking forward to whenever I get my hands on Witcher 3.
I did kill Letho once, but only because I wanted to see how different the fight would be with my top gear. I felt really bad about it, though, and loaded back into the pre-convo before anything else happened afterwards. Honestly, can't even hate on the guy. And top respect for how he punked that uppity-ass mo'fuckin' Lodge.
Wow, this is way different than my ending. Phillippa or Triss wasn't even a choice for me. And I was just chilling with the Nilfgaardian Ambassador in Witcher 3. Won a racing saddle off of him. >
Wasn't that General Voorhis? That's a totally different guy.Wow, this is way different than my ending. Phillippa or Triss wasn't even a choice for me. And I was just chilling with the Nilfgaardian Ambassador in Witcher 3. Won a racing saddle off of him. >
Probably, actually. But I thought I remembered him for Witcher 2. Is chain is definitely memorable.
Alright, picked up Witcher 3. Time to put the hype to the test.
I haven't finished it yet, but it's spectacular so far (70 hours in). I'm trying to complete as much as possible, doing all the side quests and side events I encounter. When I was working night shifts in the summer, I'd spend my weekends going out drinking with friends till 2 am and then coming home and playing Witcher 3 till 10 am. Was fucking wicked. Once school started back up, I stopped playing because it's the type of game you can't play for an hour and drop, you have to set aside a decent chunk of time. Once the semester is over in mid-December, I'm coming back to it though.