The Witcher 1 Discussion

Currently replaying it now, or trying to as time allows. I've played each game only once before so this is my second time through. I just finished reading all the Witcher books as a prologue to replaying the games. I'm trying to pick different options than I did the first time, just to see how things change.

melbella saw this today and knew you were playing Witcher 1 not 3 but thought I'd post it anyway, not the greatest thing in the world but I liked the attention to using the right lure, oiling your blade etc.

Noxluxe hope you don't mind me posting this here and I too cannot believe there wasn't TW1 thread!!!!

LOL re the way you are playing Geralt, that's pretty much how I always play him, nerdy book reader by day and lady's man at night!!!!!

I am also play him in pretty much all the games as a no tolerance for assholes whether its contract giving or whatever but with a soft spot for the monsters. 

And yes to quote you: "Damn this game is good" I think I have played it at least 3 times, maybe 4 after I finish the current trilogy of games I am playing will survey the gaming world but may play TW1 again. 

Noxluxe
Have you played the extra adventures included in the EE version? I didn't play them before so I'm gonna try to remember to do so after finishing the game this time. Ugh, if I ever do. Still in Ch 3 running errands for everyone.  

I met the Lady of the Night this session, Regis' old flame. I didn't know who he was when I played before. Now when I heard her talk about him I was all....awwww.  

Wow not sure about the polish Voice over, but will try and remember to check it out!!!! 

Do try. It lends the setting a whole new air of authenticity. Especially if you've played through the games a few times before and need to freshen them up a bit. And as I said, Geralt sounds like an actual person instead of a chain-smoking noir protagonist:





As for the premium modules, retail Enhanced Editions come with them pre-installed. You just click "New Game" and then get a choice between starting "The Game" and "New Adventures", which should include at least a few modules. A fully patched GoG game should work similarly.

Wasn't sure where to put this so will put it here and the TW3 thread:

Watched a YouTube video called "Things you may have missed re Triss". One is that she appeared in Polish Playboy!!!!!!!

Warning animated nudity:

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This is the translation from polish, apparently:

Ok - here's translation, far from perfect probably, but hopefully good enough to enjoy the reading:

Playboy: Milions of people around the world read about you and other millions watch your computer incarnation. Wasn't Playboy session just a chance to impress your colleagues - sorcerreses?

Triss: Don't suspect me to have such a low motives. I admit that sorceresses put a lot of energy - also magical - to piss off each others. That's what for all these dresses, jewels, smelling concoction and philandering are. But I'm above that.


P: Forgive suspicion but you have never wear such deep necklines, because after one of the battles you had a scar on breast. Now you're doing session like that. How is that possible? Magic?

T: You're acting like a child. There are methods that women are using in order to look good, but it's only our business.

P: Where the idea for session came from?

T: I've seen pictures of many beautiful women in Playboy but you never had a sorceress posing for you. I wanted to be the first.

P: You were not first for Geralt.

T: Ooo rat tongue! One more word like that, and a wart big as a toad will grow on your mouth!

P: No offence, but everyone who is familiar with witcher, knows that he has a liking for sorceresses. Aren't you afraid that you will be just another one on his list?

T: I'm not worried about that, as long as I have him. Geralt doesn't remember his former relationships and I can make sure that he will be thinking, first of all, about me

P: Tell us - does witcher's eyes change shape in bedroom, like they do during the fight?

T: I really can make your vitals turn like a pig tail, with one spell. So don't go over the line.

P: But people really would like to know in what Geralt is better than mere mortals when it comes to the bedroom matters.

T: All I can tell you is that he's excellent not only in using his sword. You need to satisfy with that answer!

P: You know much more about him than he knows about you. What's more you hide a lot from him. We don't want to say that you're cynical but, for sure, a lot of things changed since you were a young sorceress.

T: So you really want to have a pig tail in front?

P: C'mon...So tell something about session. You were stripped by seven artists. Wasn't that uncomfortable?

T: Not at all. They're my virtual...fathers. So I don't have secrets from them.

P: What do you mean virtual? Aren't you the one who's virtual?

T: From my point of view my world is the real one, and yours is an illusion. But I'm glad that both words interpenetrate.

P: In the end I wanted to ask you about the game. In witcher 2 players can decide whether you will be Geralt's woman or not. Why should they invest in your relationship?

T: For Geralt's good and his pleasure (laugh). But for these who don't want to wait with this decision until game premiere, I decided to convince them right now. In Playboy.

Thaler is great. I personally adore Vincent Meis though. Most sarcastic fantasy law enforcement official this side of Samuel Vimes.


Vincent(paraphrased): Autopsy? Why the hell would I do that? If someone's poisoned, we talk to their spouse. If they've been gutted with a knife, it's one of Ramsmeat's thugs. If their face has been eaten then it's a monster, and we pass it off to the Order. Autopsies are a waste of time.

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Geralt(paraphrased): Any disruptions to the city lately?

Vincent(paraphrased): Yeah. Some new crime syndicate flooding the streets with fisstech right under our noses. Monsters clogging up the sewers and the swamp where we mine our clay. And you.

Geralt(paraphrased): You consider me a threat to the peace?

Vincent(paraphrased): You bet your ass I do.

Good on you. "Guards! Guards!" was my introduction to Terry Pratchett, and it was the first fantasy book I ever read that made me go "Holy shit, these are real people!"

Reading to your kids is a great way to start them out with an interest in books, and calm their energy levels down at the end of the day so they might actually be able to sleep. And the Discworld novels have all kinds of great values to share.

I've usually gone for things like The Hobbit, or the Harry Potter books, but you're totally right that Discworld novels are perfect for children after a certain age, while still being hilarious and engaging to the parent. I only wish they'd been translated into our native language, so mine could enjoy them that young.  

Andrej Sapkovski probably isn't fit for that purpose though, even if there were translations.   

I know, that’s why I was wondering.