Can't wait. I loved the Witcher 2 and the stuff mentioned so far seems interesting. Wonder if it will feature more Nilfgaard, which the end of Witcher 2 hints at.
Bringing back this dead-ass thread because the game's out now. Patch 1.04 released today for PC. Spoiler: Patch 1.04 - Rebinding of all keys is now available after switching on the ‘Unlock Bindings’ option in the Options\Key Bindings submenu. - Corrects an issue in the dialogue system that might have caused dialogue looping in certain scenes. - Fixes an issue with incorrect behavior of Wild Hunt warriors after they were affected by the Axii Sign. - Corrects a bug that caused spontaneous combustion of gas clouds. - 1280 x 720 resolution is now properly displayed as a valid resolution option. - Fixes boat stuttering in cutscenes. - Texture rendering quality for the high and ultra presets has been improved. - Further improvements made in NVIDIA Hairworks performance. - A few additional gwent cards are now available in the Prologue area. - Fixes an issue where users with usernames incorporating non-Latin characters were unable to import saves from The Witcher 2. - Includes a series of overall stability and performance improvements. - Fixes issues related to alt + tabbing and minimizing the game window. - Updates the game icon. - Enlarges the loot pop-up window in the UI. - Fixes an issue where, in certain circumstances, the comparison window could extend beyond the game borders in the UI. - Upgrading items included in gear sets no longer destroys rune sockets on said items. - Introduces small tweaks in the UI for gwent. - Corrects some missing translations in localized versions. And more free DLC was announced for this week: an alternate outfit for Yennefer and a new contract quest called "Missing Miners." I'm really loving the game, especially due to all of the improvements to things I found issue with in Witcher 2: how annoying it was to open doors, climb ladders, or jump ever, the lack of faster travel than running on foot, food items to allow decent healing without always relying on meditation, MUCH better navigation during quests, and overall smoother and more balanced combat eliminating the somewhat limp feeling of Witcher 2 (and 1 but let's not talk about that game's mechanics)
This company has made probably the best game I have ever played to date. They have obviously been paying attention to what people want from games over the years and incorporated it into this masterpiece. I continue to be impressed with the game. For instance I was riding on my merry little way and happened upon a poor fellow who needed my assistance. After giving him said assistance and sending him off, I found him a week later, in a situation that happened only because of the dialogue I had with him. I could further interact to that, and did, giving him what he wanted. This character had nothing to do with the main quests. He was just a random NPC. The open world is fantastic, the monsters are phenomenal, and I am deeply in love with the combat system. Apart from a few minor bugs, which will hopefully be fixed with this patch, I can find no wrong with this game.
