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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (20 children)

The meme is completely on point. I mean, I know I'll be roasted for this, but I hated pretty much everything about The Witcher, instantly.

It gave me valuable perspective on what ALL fantasy stuff must look like to people who never fuck with fantasy stuff, and generally dislike it. I only played a few hours of it, and the whole time I was like "they're not adequately explaining what a 'witcher' really even is. They're not introducing the worldbuilding stuff in a way that makes me give a shit about it. And the main-character-has-lost-his-memory trope is just waaaaaay too overdone, in the first place. This is all just boring me. And now I'm getting...ummm...some kind of virtual post-coital trading card? To commemorate my character boning this redheaded fantasy ho? Okay? That seems sort of classless."

Keep in mind, I do like fantasy shit. I defend "genre fiction," whenever I see people employing that phrase as an epithet. But "The Witcher" made me realize what it must really look like, when you're a non-genre person, looking in from the outside.

Basically, it was both an enlightening and depressing experience.

EDIT: I really hate the fact that I only remembered anything about that fantasy ho, because the stupid 'sexcard' helped me fucking remember it. Goddammit. I guess it worked? If it was trying to make me remember that shit? Is that why it exists? Then why did it ONLY give me a little flashcard for my dick-related accomplishments? There are probably people who will think I'm being prudish or overly "politically correct." Whatever. Think what you want. I just think that shit is fucking classless, like I said.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I forced myself to finish it (fucking third chapter) because everyone keeps saying how good the third one is and I just couldn't be bothered to go past the tutorial of the second one after playing the first game...

[–] Jambalaya 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There is no reason the play 1 before 2 and 3. And you don't need to play 2 to play 3 either, though at least tw2 is a good game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Witcher 2 had a amazing intro video. And then honestly, I don't remember much of my playthrough. I remember running around whacking things, rolling around a lot and getting 10 hours in, stopped playing because I was too drunk and forgot everything.

Then I played Witcher 3 and went, "Wait, this series is a RPG?!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

W2 crashed for me at some point and I went "well, I'll carry on playing that at some point" and that was 7 years ago.

[–] Dudewitbow 1 points 8 months ago

W2 is basically a game where you decide the fate of the Northern Kingdoms and Letho as a precursor for W3. W3 if you dont have a W2 save simulates the endings you could have had if you played 2.

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