@oldirtybearon: My guess is he might like the story going on in The Witcher but just hates playing it. I didn't particularly like playing The Witcher but I was interested in what was going on, the story was good and I liked the characters. Its just the actual game part kind of blew. When it got to The Witcher 2 I thought the game part blew even more so I stopped playing it altogether.
This is sorta turning into an interesting debate. There seems to be a camp that loves MGSV and has TW3 as "most-disappointing" and another group that has that pairing reversed.
I like both, though. Witcher 3 more than MGSV because Witcher 3 is actually finished, and therefore stuck the landing, but... both are really good games. It's disappointing to see the GOTY stuff beginning so early with people trying to tear down a different game in order to make their favourite look better.
I think the only disappointing game I played this year was Arkham Knight, and even that was more of an "eh, that was okay" when I expected more. It's a good game, just not great. Shame, really.
I think the Runewright stuff has some neat effects, but I'm not sure that it's worth giving up the rune slots for. Then again, there's a bug that increases your sword damage every time you remove enchanted torso piece and reapply it. You do that in conjunction with one of the armour general skills and you'll find yourself hitting enemies for thousands of damage. It's a nice supplement for sign builds, I find.
Also works with Sign Intensity, but anything above 300% doesn't have any effect.
You can dig into the classics later. Pillars is a great way to acclimate yourself to the style of classic cRPGs, though. Just wading into the deep end of Baldur's Gate (or any Infinity Engine game), or Fallout, or whatever is not a good idea. Pillars strikes a nice balance between the classic and the modern, and you'll find yourself a lot more familiar with how the old IE games play as a result.
With respect to classic games, the first Fallout is pretty approachable, but I would recommend grabbing the mod that will remove the time limit.
That was actually removed in an official patch. 1.2 I think. 1.2 or 1.3 is the version that you can buy from GOG/inferior digital distribution platforms.
Would it be worth it to watch a Youtube run that summarizes the best quests? I mean... I bought the game for PS4 so it's not like I'm watching a game I don't own...
... what?
No. Don't. Stop. You don't like the Witcher, why would you want to sit through hours upon hours of cutscenes for a story you're not invested in, featuring characters you don't like, in a world you didn't want to explore?
It's cool that you don't like the game, but why would you waste your time watching cutscenes of a game you don't care for when you could be playing something you do enjoy? You're not missing out by not participating in the zeitgeist of any given title. Stay with the stuff you enjoy and participate in those discussions instead, and you'll be a lot happier for it in the long run.
I have to say that I'm pretty surprised at the turn in popular opinion on the subject of Witcher 3. I think it's a genuinely great game, so I'm perplexed at why so many people are hating on it now.
Posturing. It's a pretty human reaction. People who don't like a thing, or didn't find it to be the second coming are surrounded by others who can't help but proselytize said thing's amazing qualities, and so their reaction turns from "eh" to outright hatred in an attempt to tear something down for the sin of being too popular. It also happens on the inverse, where people who like a thing and are surrounded by people who dislike/hate that thing will become downright evangelical in their defense of said thing. For reference to that, I refer you to the weird ass cult of personality surrounding Dark Souls 2. The sad thing is that you see it happen with pretty much every major release these days, and most of the time it's warranted, but on rare occasions it can come across as people cutting off their nose to spite their face, as in Wild Hunt's case.
The Witcher 3 is an amazing game. Landmark in the genre. That's not debatable. Personal enjoyment is another thing entirely, though. I kinda wish people could understand that because something is popular, or because so many people are singing something's praises from the rooftops that it doesn't automatically mean it must be shite. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes something really fucking amazing breaks into the mainstream, and all of the hype and praise is completely justified.
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