DA Fan gives TW3 a shot: Text Based Let's Play

www.gamespot.com/articles/what-the-choices-of-the-witcher-2-mean-in-the-witc/1100-6427400/

I used that to make my decisions. I remember watching the very very start of Witcher 2 and liking Foltest and Aryan.

So, I:

Allowed Aryan to live

Left Flotsam with Vernon-- which puts me on that path

Saved Anise for a more independent Tameria

Saved Sile (eh?)

Killed Letho for breaking the Witcher code of non involvement by many leagues of magnitude.

Then I talked to the Emperor. And did not bow cuz frig that shite with an arrow!.... Although I got made to feel bad for it when the servant said he'd be beaten for my insolence

Then Yennifer. Who didn't look for me during my memory loss because I'd been making out with Triss so sexy like apparently?

But then she gave me a kiss and sincerely wished for my safety. So I guess we're a thing. Just show me the Triss break up button, I'm ready to ditch the shady witch. Although, not entirely won over by Yennifer either. May end up single. Lame.

You will have more opportunities to either romance Triss or Yen later in the game, so you don't need to worry about it now. Yen is certainly somewhat of a Slytherin, in a way...she's got her own agenda and as stated earlier, very strong opinions. But she does love Geralt and Ciri. I like her well enough.

I didn't have that Witcher 2 simulator you are talking about. I'm going to have to look into getting it in case I do a 3rd playthrough.

I think all the sorceresses count as Slytherins I don't dislike Triss either, and I don't think she's a bad person, but I'm not OK with the fact that she lied to Geralt (apparently also hiding Ciri's existence?) when he couldn't have known any better.

There will be enough time later to get to know Yen and Triss and decide who you'd rather romance (if any). As dragontartare said, pretty much every member of the Lodge of Sorceresses qualifies as Slytherin, but in TW3 they made Triss more kind and sweet than she should be... maybe so there'd be a bigger difference to no-nonsense Yen, I don't know.

Over the course of the three games, they even changed Triss' hair color. She's auburn in TW1 and a redhead in TW3. Funny enough, she chews you out for "picking that redhead" in TW1 if you choose Shani over her.

My 2 cents on then Witcher trilogy:

The first game bore me to tears, just wanted to finish with this already. The combat is dreadfully boring, the animations are cringier than ME1 (but thats what you get from Aurora which is more suited for top down perspective), the settings are so small... As far as I know Triss's personality in the first game is the closest to the one in the books, her personality seems closer to Yen in this regard.

The second game is pretty good, technically much better than DA2 which came out around the same time, but I didn't get into the witcher world as much as I got into it in Dragon Age. In terms of customization in the 1st and 2nd games it is much more limited than Dragon Age, thus greatly reducing the replayability for them. Also, needs grinding to actually get Gerald powerful enough. Lorveth's path is much more interesting than Roche's path although Roche is a bro (Broche?) and Lorveth is a massive dick, Saskia is an awesome character and that helps.

I didn't play the 3rd game. My PC wouldn't play it well. I've watched the video stories online. Can't comment on the gameplay, heard that Ciri is brokenly OP and thats a shame. Can't get the FemHawke voice out of my head every time I hear Ciri. Also I don't get the Yen hype, she is a cold manipulating bitch that used a Djinn to seduce Gerald. I liked Triss far more in TW2 and TW3, but I've read she gets far more hate from the fanbase based on what she did in the books. Frankly, maybe they should have given an option to continue the romance with Shani throughout the trilogy instead of her appearing just in the first game and Hearts of Stone.

I agree that it gets annoying when merchants only have little money to buy their goods. Luckily, the better established ones - those in bigger settlements as well as those that are quartermasters - have more money at their disposal. Some merchants are also master craftsmen, so you can have a constant exchange of gold and services with them without them running out of gold any time soon. Let them craft something for you, which gives them money, then sell all your loot to them.

When you go swimming, use your Witcher senses once in a while! Some herbs only grow on the bottom of lakes and rivers, and the Witcher sense will light them up.

You will also find little sailing boats scattered around. You can use those to travel over bodies of water at a higher speed than swimming. However, they can be damaged or even sunk by attacking creatures, so watch out for the nasties.

The potions are not very necessary to the average monster gang you find during your travels, but some contracts lead to tough critters where every bit of help will be valuable.

Also, hang on to any named mutagens you may loot. They are quite rare and are needed for special alchemical recipes.

I haven't read the books, but I'm pretty sure that it's Geralt who made the wish that bound them together.

You are right, my bad. As far as I read Gerald made that wish to save her life from the Djinn, but still this doesn't change my opinion about Yen.

Eh. The problem I had with this is that if you do most of the Velen / Novigrad quests before going to Skellige, you'll spend a lot of time with Triss before you catch up with Yennefer again. Triss does come off as a nicer person, at least for a while - I haven't read the books so I don't have too many preconceived notions of what she should or shouldn't be like. I didn't find her 100% trustworthy in TW1. In TW2, I *thought* she was basically being honest, but it was never explained whether she knew anything about the other sorceresses' plotting or not. Maybe I'd find out more if I'd done Roche's path and/or busted her out of jail instead of going to cure Saskia.

Awwwww I've save he same merchant twice now. It's like I have a Bodahn again

They may do stars well but their lightning sucks.

Oh neat. After not finding a crafter except behind the Baron's locked door, I went back to the Dwarf in White Orchard. He's got a nifty forge. And the humans of the town are shunning him. That's not the best part. Just that my consequences carried over time is neat.