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Here's Five Minutes of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in Action

Come for the magic and adventure, stay for the war crimes and elf racism.

Apr. 10 2015

Posted by: Alex

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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This game truly looks amazing and this trailer definitely calls back to the red dead redemption days! I hope it really is all what it says it is because even though i have a gaming pc I do not think I could run the 2nd one all that well, and I have never owned an xbox (never had the money for two consoles) I am excited for this game! hopefully I will have a job by may 19th so i can get this!

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Send all the elves to the gas chambers.

Dirty leaf-eating keebler bastards taking all the goddamn jobs.

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I'm going to get so drunk!

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*Drool*

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Seriously, if these videos aren't Ubisoft-esque trickery.....this might be a fucking masterpiece.

And that combat looks goddamn BRUTAL. I just hope Projekt RED put their priorities in the right place development wise. Wandering around endlessly gathering elfroot will instantly kill any interest I will have in this. This is why I had to punch out of Dragon Age: Inquisition.

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I really wish i could make my own character in this game. Geralt is so generic to me.

This is the entire reason i'm not even going to bother with the game. The setting and everything looks great, but Geralt of Rivia is the most boring protagonist in the history of anything.

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Fuck me I can't wait for this! As someone who loved the Witcher 2 and couldn't get into Skyrim because of the crappy combat and uninteresting loot system, this game seems like it's gonna HOOK me.

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I really wish i could make my own character in this game. Geralt is so generic to me.

I respectfully disagree. Having a character that is part of the universe is what i vastly prefer. In most games when you create a character you always feel like an outsider that somehow landed in this world. I just cannot be engaged in the world as much.

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I'm gonna love this game, but the trailer ain't so good.

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This video has confirmed that I am going to buy this game. And I thank them for releasing this right at the start of summer break.

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@aistan said:

@the_ruiner said:

I really wish i could make my own character in this game. Geralt is so generic to me.

This is the entire reason i'm not even going to bother with the game. The setting and everything looks great, but Geralt of Rivia is the most boring protagonist in the history of anything.

lol what? Geralt is awesome.

Also Bethesda please take notes. Thanks.

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strange the most influential part of gta 5 is the emotionless trailer voiceover

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Here's five words about The Witcher 3: I will buy this game.

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HAVE A DRINK WITH ME YOU FARGIN CORKSUCKER

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Ok, I had still been on the fence all this time about Witcher 3, but this is all I needed to see. I'm in.

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Aight good get this out so I can play it until Cyberpunk comes out.

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@gektech said:

strange the most influential part of gta 5 is the emotionless trailer voiceover

It was a red dead redemption thing before that

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Drink with me you cocksucker.. lol

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Edited By pyrodactyl

@aistan said:

@the_ruiner said:

I really wish i could make my own character in this game. Geralt is so generic to me.

This is the entire reason i'm not even going to bother with the game. The setting and everything looks great, but Geralt of Rivia is the most boring protagonist in the history of anything.

You must not play many video games. Gerald is fleshed out well. He has his own goals and motivations. He's also a badass mutant monster hunter with a beard. He's fantasy commander Shepard with a decent backstory. Miles better than dude bro military man #2367.

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I tried but couldn't get into 2 (mainly due to the combat kicking my ass) but damn I think I'm sold on this, especially with it coming out on Xbone right away.

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Ugh, underwater levels? I mean, I'm still excited!

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@basketsnake said:

@the_ruiner said:

I really wish i could make my own character in this game. Geralt is so generic to me.

And his voice sounds like every other character in games these days. Dark. Gruffy. GENERIC!

They're telling a story. AFAIK the voice has been the same all the way since the Witcher: EE, I'd prefer they didn't pull off some MGS level BS.

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@tuxfool said:
@basketsnake said:

@the_ruiner said:

I really wish i could make my own character in this game. Geralt is so generic to me.

And his voice sounds like every other character in games these days. Dark. Gruffy. GENERIC!

They're telling a story. AFAIK the voice has been the same all the way since the Witcher: EE

Exactly. I can only recommend the books, they're actually excellent. The previous games have done a really good job of portraying the character. They obviously took some liberties here and there but that is necessary since they don't follow the books though this one is closest to them. Ciri is the other major character in the books, she's great and I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with her especially since she is playable as well. I do enjoy creating my own character but this is not the place for it.

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Give it me! I'm ready to burn my brain!

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I wasn't on board with the story and then the narrator told me it had racism. SOLD. GIMME TWENTY COPIES.

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I like how it's phrased like racism is more extreme than war crimes.

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So am I the only one who keeps hearing about this game and thinking about that Tallest Man on Earth album named "The Wild Hunt"? I mean, it's apparently a long standing myth from northern Europe so it makes sense, but still.

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When she said "even racism," I just laughed.

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"And racism!" -a line written by an actual human being.

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Ahhh.... a witcha

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Hmm Witcher 3 on May 19th and my last day of work on May 21st! Things are looking good.

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@weaponboy said:

"And racism!" -a line written by an actual human being.

as opposed to what?

Here is what a monkey might write:

dfjgidghjioghjgh

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So no quaint outposts or remote villages, then?

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115 years old and proud of it.

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Damn. I'm glad all the other games have beem delayed to 2016, this will keep me entertained for a good part of the year, maybe until Persona 5 comes out.

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Loved the first and second Witcher games despite the flawed combat systems. I can't wait for the 19th to get here, and than the next day is my birthday. Whats even better is my new job gives me my birthday off and Memorial day that same weekend.

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Cool stuff, now I gotta go and finish the rest of the translated novels.

And man, I can't wait to finally see Yennefer in game. Her history with Geralt always leads to a memorable encounter.

Come to think of it, between her and Triss and Ciri, this game's going to feature some amazing female characters.

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I've never played the Witcher but the low fantasy setting in this trailer is really appealing to me for some reason. As is the "kill monsters to give citizens their homes." The only problem is that I can't play Witcher 3 without playing 1 & 2, which I own but do not have the time for. One day!

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It really is impossible not to get hyped about this game. The stuff (hype) is literally oozing out of the pores of this trailer.

This game looks REALLY fucking incredible.

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Did I miss the piece of lore that explains why Geralt's face is getting progressively blander in each sequel?

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@tuxfool said:
@weaponboy said:

"And racism!" -a line written by an actual human being.

as opposed to what?

Here is what a monkey might write:

dfjgidghjioghjgh

You gotta admit ''religious fanatism, war crimes, even racism'' is dumb line.

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I don't see how this won't game of the year unless MGS5 or No Man's Sky are crazy good. I can't wait.

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@tuxfool said:
@weaponboy said:

"And racism!" -a line written by an actual human being.

as opposed to what?

Here is what a monkey might write:

dfjgidghjioghjgh

You gotta admit ''religious fanatism, war crimes, even racism'' is dumb line.

For sure, but I can also say that without exception all bad writing is by humans.

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@darek006 said:

I've never played the Witcher but the low fantasy setting in this trailer is really appealing to me for some reason. As is the "kill monsters to give citizens their homes." The only problem is that I can't play Witcher 3 without playing 1 & 2, which I own but do not have the time for. One day!

Play Witcher 2 if you need to play one, the story is great!

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@tuxfool said:
@weaponboy said:

"And racism!" -a line written by an actual human being.

as opposed to what?

Here is what a monkey might write:

dfjgidghjioghjgh

You gotta admit ''religious fanatism, war crimes, even racism'' is dumb line.

Well when the world is fucked up as in the witcher it makes sense tough. Especially racism has been a big part of the series ever since the first short story book (the very beginning)

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I hope my pc can still run games like this. I wish they had more about the dynamic beards, i want to know if i spend time growing it can i style it how i want, or do you only get to do that with the dlc pack. You know, the important stuff.

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@goonage said:

@altairre said:

@mak_wikus said:

@archer88 said:

Is it May 19th yet?

No.

Then fuck off.

Someone actually made a gif of this
Someone actually made a gif of this

Perfect :D

Even better, my b'day is on May 18th :D
Such a perfect b'day present

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Rockstar called, they want their marketing team back. Looks great though!

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this game is 2 edgy 4 me.