Backed the game at the beginning of the development and got the key over the weekend. I was away so couldn't try but seeing the problems currently have, will wait a little bit to have a much better overall experience.

Needless to say that I am quite hyped about the game, the story, the art, all of it gives me a good vibe.

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It looks fantastic! The art, the music, the typical blend of fantasy and sci-fi... if only didn’t have the feeling that they’ve shown too much (no need to see the maechas are controllable in-game) would be the perfect 16but RPG retro game.

Which makes me wonder how well would do a cRPG with this kind of art/setup of classic console RPGs. Can’t remember any game like that.

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It looks good enough to pique my interest, once is released will keep a closer eye too.

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Great move! I also had forgotten about Basingstoke altogether :(

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Interesting, Shadow of the Tom Raider and Life is Strange 2 already appear as available for Linux.

There are also some interesting old games, Legacy of Kain, and some console remakes, Star Ocean 4/FF XII, that even though they aren't on Linux I'm highly interested on them. Although being still full head on with The Witcher 3 I'm not sure whether those are a good idea right now.

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Quoting: mcphailSounds like it may be time to download our GOG libraries "just in case", ladies and gentlemen. DRM-free won't count for much if they go bust and we can't access our games.

If that happens we will have time enough to download all our games before the website is completely shutdown, I'm sure.

Also, as well as other companies and industries, in this times of uncertainty everyone suffers and goes through changes, restructuration and so on. The fact that they have changed some staff might indicate trouble down the road but not necessarily the end of GOG. Let's not be so catastrophic yet.

Last but not least, we should not forget that CD Project is full hands on Cyberpunk 2077 and probably some money from GOG has been redirected to the parent company, be it funds or sheer profits, to finish the development as soon as possible and start getting revenue.

Back on topic, sad to see the fair price go and the people that was fired. I like GOG, even if I don't get as many games as in Steam, and their presence on the market is key to have more competition.

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Fantastic! Thansk a lot @YoRHa-2B and everyone involved in the project :D

Edit: And let's not forget to give a massive thank you to Ethan Lee as well, I'm sure we will have great improvements through his commits on FAudio too!

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyIt's a good idea. I personally probably won't use it much, I'll just read the articles, but I can see it being great for a lot of people.

Same here though I just listened to it for my 9AM 5 mins procrastination :D

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Quoting: scaineThe Witcher 2 put me off The Witcher 3. Having to drink potions before certain fights to have any chance of success is just a horrible gameplay mechanic.

That's one of my favorite things, though; because it adds an element of strategy into the combat, and also motivates the player to read the codex, to get an idea as to which signs & oils & potions are effective with what type of enemy. Since in-lore a witcher is supposed to have encyclopedic knowledge of such matters, having to do this kind of preparation deepens the role playing aspect a bit.

In any case, in easier difficulties one can pretty much ignore potions & alchemy; so there's a way to bypass that, if you don't enjoy it.

My exact thoughts on this too :)

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Quoting: ArehandoroThe Witcher 3 and why did I wait so much to play it. It will still last me a good couple of moths though :D

The Witcher 2 put me off The Witcher 3. Having to drink potions before certain fights to have any chance of success is just a horrible gameplay mechanic. Well, that and all the mixed messages from CDPR about whether we were getting a Linux native build. Or was it mixed messages? I remember Valve "announced" it, that was retracted of course, but did CDPR ever say anything on the matter?

So yeah. They're not on my "don't buy" list or anything, but there are so many better developers (for Linux) that I'd rather spend my money on that even years after its release, I've never felt the urge to go there.

Back in 2014, or 2015 can't remember right now, The Witcher 3 was going to be released for Linux, the 17th of May if I recall correctly. Few months earlier I had bought a new computer but missed the offer of The Witcher 3 being given for free with the GTX 970. Given the game was supposed to come to Linux anyway and that in May is my birthday -Aside of being a big fan the books and previous games- I decided to buy the game nonetheless. By that time I wasn't a full time Linux user/gamer either.

Time passed and we didn't received the game, things went wrong, I stopped gaming on Windows, feelings got bitter for many people and so on and so forth. Then DXVK came along and the game was pretty much playable. Last month decided to started it properly, and loving it so far.

While I understand your comment, and I might do the same in other occasions, it can sometimes be a foolish approach. Specially now thanks to Proton that games that work on it can count for our platform.

CDPR could do lots of things better, and we should point them as much as possible, but holding a grudge against them and not enjoying a great game for being stubborn it mainly affects us. Don't buy the game as full price, or don't even buy it at all, but play it nonetheless ;)

Sorry for the off topic, just wanted to point out why I play it and why I took so long.

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