The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

[LordBerenger]

Since i maxxed Assassins of Kings i bet i will just be able to play Wild Hunt at Medium lol. Hope the graphics will be c00l

[Thoric]

Percival have outdone themselves:

[Molly]

My biggest fear is that W3 is going to impact huge on performance and I won't be able to afford new hardware before it comes out.
I gonna love this game and it will take a place in my PC gamer heart right next to Witcher 1 and Witcher 2.
I am excited!

(If I weren't broke right now, I'd place the preorder instantly )

[Tibe]

I had to tone down the graphics to medium on my uberPC when i played W2. Back then I had a GTS 450 now I have a GTX 670, which is according to stats more than 2 times better at everything. So I think im good. Even if I have to go medium its still fine with me.

[Xant]

This looks so fucking awesome, and because it's CD Projekt RED, I even believe it will be awesome.

[Molly]

This looks so fucking awesome, and because it's CD Projekt RED, I even believe it will be awesome.

Exatly.

[Falka]

Ever wondered what the author of The Witcher books thinks about the games?

Maybe someone will find it interesting.

[Tot.]

I love that patronizing attitude towards games and gamers from a guy who writes books about a macho monster slayer.

[Xant]

I love that patronizing attitude towards games and gamers from a guy who writes books about a macho monster slayer.

Not sure about patronizing. He is pretty respectful towards CDPR and says he doesn't play video games, so it's understandable he doesn't understand them.

This part seems a bit... odd, though:

"The literary merits of The Witcher games aside, the 4 million-plus sales of all games in The Witcher series must have boosted his books' profiles some what. What say you, oh humble Sapkowski?

"I believe it is the success of my books that significantly affects the popularity of the games," he returned. "That in reality, the games used this fact, as my success beat the games to the punch."

Witcher definitely did not become as popular as it is because of the books, but because of word-of-mouth about the first game, and then the second one was marketed big and also well known by gamers already, thanks to TW1.

Although I can see why he'd think that way. Would be a big step to admit that a medium he considers inferior to books is the reason he's had so much success.

[Christo]

Well it is a really interesting standpoint of his. At least he isn't blindly bashing games that they are dumb and can't tell a story, they are all violent etc.

Also refreshing to see that he is not directly jumping into the bandwagon, "selling out" if you like.

Of course the games directly increase his book sales, but he seems to be neutral about it, although proud... too damn proud to admit that, the old man. 

Question at the end of my post. Has anyone ever heard of Wiezdmin before the first game came out?
Other than some hardcore fantasy loving people and esp. Poles, I'm not sure.

[Tot.]

The visual effect will be stunning, the players delighted - some might even consider it to be better and easier digestible than the original book, because in the book the letters are so small.... Some will never even reach for the original book; as for them, the game will be enough,

the idea to write 'adjuvant content' and create something 'complementary' to a game or a comic is an absolute pinnacle of idiocy.

A story can only be contained in a book.

Seems pretty patronizing to me. Especially last bit considering that ie. Torment is lightyears ahead of everything he ever wrote in terms of good storytelling.

Also,

I believe it is the success of my books that significantly affects the popularity of the games,

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And thats coming from a guy who tried so hard to milk the franchise by rushing the release of another Witcher book after games made those popular even though he said previously he wouldnt even write it.

[Xant]

Seems pretty patronizing to me. Especially last bit considering that ie. Torment is lightyears ahead of everything he ever wrote in terms of good storytelling.

Uh.. yes... and how would he know about Torment, having never played video games?

[Tot.]

Yup, patronization and ignorance. Games dont have stories, btw. never played any of them, lel.

[Xant]

Yup, patronization and ignorance. Games dont have stories, btw. never played any of them, lel.

"Ok"

[Falka]

And thats coming from a guy who tried so hard to milk the franchise by rushing the release of another Witcher book after games made those popular even though he said previously he wouldnt even write it.

You're wrong, he said he would not write continuation of The Witcher's saga, but in "History and fantasy" - interview book with S. Bereś - he clearly says that isn't out of question new novel settled in witchcer's world, just not a continuation or sth like that but a spin-off.

I believe it is the success of my books that significantly affects the popularity of the games,

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I don't know if you remember the release of the first Witcher game, but it was so great success in poland, czech republic, russia - where the Witcher has sold most copies - exactly thanks to popularity of The Witcher's saga in these countries. Btw, I have bought first 2 games and will buy 3rd one only cause of books, even though I have finished neither first nor second Witcher