What are you playing now after finish ME:A?

The game is good, and I kind of like Geralt. But I would never in my wildest dreams make my own character anywhere near his likeness. So I really understand your stance on that. The lack of companions is a major downer. I'm not entirely sold on the "princess is in another castle" plot. Still I really like the game and will eventually finish it. I just want to go through TW1 and TW2 first. TW1 I finished last summer and now I'm a bit stuck in act 2 TW2. Geralt will have to wait while I give all attention to all the Ryders.

I can completely understand the interest/desire to create a custom character.  That's not something that really registers for me personally (I was totally happy playing as Standard Shepard and Ryder, for instance).

As for Geralt's looks, the best you can do is customize his hair/facial hair and of course his armor, and some of those hair customization options drastically help.  I think Geralt looks ridiculous clean shaven with straight long hair, for example, so I gave him a goatee with a shaved head with pony tail.  He is also a lady's man in the game, despite the looks.  One major romance plot point, if you choose to pursue a romance, is the relationship dynamic between Geralt and Triss/Yennefer (both of whom are pretty good looking in the game).  He also has a few other romance options and access to a brothel.

Anyways, I do hope you enjoy it!  At the very least, the combat, cinematics, facial expressions and decision-making in the game are incredibly well done.  The core is great, which can't really be said about the game in which this forum is based.

i went right back to DA:O, hah! Andromeda was good, i suppose-- but, origins remains my favorite game ever.

Focusing on school, so I'm not playing anything. I want to want to play NG+, but I have no drive to devote that many hours to the game again (at least, I'd rather wait until summer break so I feel less pressed for time and maybe there are more natural hair options for female Ryder). If I were to play anything, it would be ME3 again or Pillars of Eternity.

More Mass Effect

Also Long War 2, but kinda waiting for the 1.3 patch.

Mmgh, I played one game with just the main character that was helped from time to time by other characters. I like the party, and companions, and get bored without it. It's a core mechanics.

I certainly like customizing the main character, at least to the extent of the Jade Empire. To me it's also a part of the core mechanics. I have never played a game which did not start with protagonist creation.

What use are the perfect facial animations if they are for the face you don't like and it is not "yours"?

For me a big part of the game is its setting, and everyone praises the Witcher for dealing with rape, and shades of gray, and stuff. I just don't want to deal with it in a game, real world is depressing enough.

I also am deathly tired of Medieval stuff. I just played DA, and gods, not another bow, horse or set of armor....

On the other hand, I am pretty happy with DA2 graphics and Andromeda graphics and gameplay.

I like simple fighting mechanics, so when people praise complex skill trees or lots of choices in builds and other "in depth" stuff, it puts me off.

On top of it, I find games over 30-40 hours of length too overwhelming. I like to be able to skip stuff to see what happens next and do different stuff with another protagonist so it is different.

So, what's there in the Witcher for me, if I don't like the protagonist, the setting and the core mechanics, and don't place much stock in the uber-realistic artwork? What's there that I am going to like? I am also attracted to men, not women, so hot women are not it either, and the main guy is not really customizable so I don't expect to fall for him either, like with Shepard. So far, I just saw nothing about Witcher that made me go: Wow, that sounds great!

Witcher 3 expansions and Persona 5 mainly. Don't think I'd go back to any DLC unless they hire a new writing staff though.

I used to feel the same way about not being able to change Geralts look when I first started TW3. Then I stopped, went back and read the books and played the first two games.

Now I couldn't imagine playing it as anyone but Geralt.

There are plenty of books I love, including sci-fi/fantasy, and lots of characters and historic figures that I am crazy about, but I would not want to play as one of them. In their world - yes, meet them - yes, hells, even romance them. Play as them - nope, not really. :)

Still on my first playthrough with Andromeda but Persona 5 is in the wings waiting to be lovingly unpacked.

Been at Persona 5's throat the past week or so... about to quit and return to Andromeda with some the terrible design choices in that game. So disappointed after loving the last two entries.

I am probably one of the few... but of the known franchises, I ended hating Berseria, Breath of the Wild, and P5 and absolutely loving Andromeda. I mean, for me the game of the generation and entries into the all time discussion are Inquisition and Andromeda....... two games that many hate for whatever reason.