Started Witcher 3 Up Again and It Got Really Laggy

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• #i

I finally got around to playing The Witcher 3.

And by playing I hateful actually playing. I'd had a ton of false starts before this just something about how empty Fallout 4 left me made me want to go into something with some real magic and charm I dove heard offset into The Witcher three and I've been swimming around ever since. It'due south non just the empty feeling I got from Fallout 4 that motivated me to outset playing this, it'southward the crown jewel of games that I've put off playing until I had a system that could play information technology at 4K/60FPS. Since I practice, I felt similar information technology was time.

I probably have 20-30 hours into the game so far and I'm only level 12 and I know I'm non all that far into the main quest. That's considering the game has me off in all sorts of different directions. Some stray observations then far:

This game takes the top spot for side quests. No Bethesda RPG comes close and the only game I retrieve that touches this is Majora's Mask. Even some of the tiny blips that barely go by in a flash are memorable and mannerly. The singing rock monster and the Allgod just to name a couple. It's sometimes hard to notice the line between main quest and side quest because some of the side stories are rich, rewarding, and total of twists and turns all their own. I'm going through the Bloody Barron's quest right now and I just plant his girl and there's no finish to this quest line in sight. This game but has the best objectives and reward for exploration in merely most any game I've come across. If you lot stumble upon something to talk to anywhere in the game chances are it'll be interesting to listen to.

The floaty controls and kind of shitty gainsay are head scratches. In games like this I ever wonder why they don't just re-create Zelda. How hard is it to brand a game where the primary character is responsive to your push presses? :( I don't observe this detracts from the game also much.

If I had a criticism to levy confronting the game it'southward that while the world is vast and beautiful it often isn't altogether memorable. I feel like the game could really do good from a liberal awarding of landmarks to give players their bearings without having to constantly be in and out of the map. Actually, this is an attribute I HATE about the game. I'm CONSTANTLY looking at the map. I'd rather non wait at a map at all and in this game I constantly have to open a menu and and then push another button to navigate to the map and I fucking hate it. I'd love to, instead of looking at a mini-map and quest markers... have a earth with unique locations and structures that allow me to follow directions ala Morrowind. To New Vega's credit, I felt a bang-up sense of exploration by just wandering towards interesting looking things in the distance and letting myself get distracted along the way earlier conveying on. I didn't actually make it to the strip until pretty damn late in the game. A lot of Witcher 3 is kinda samey looking. And I know a lot of effort went into crafting the world I but haven't encountered a ton of diversity (lots of meadows, bogs, forests, and the occasional hill).

There are and then many markers Jiff of the Wild could have from The Witcher 3. The pattern of a memorable landscape is something the Witcher 3 could learn from Breath of the Wild. I e'er knew abouts where I was in BoTW from just looking around. In the Witcher 3 I take to look at my map every... fucking.... time.

Pitiful for the rambling thread. Oh, and I only wanted to say Fallout 4 sucks ane more time.

• #2

4k/60fps on this game was a magnificent experience, i agree,

• #3

So lucky, that game is something else. Savour!

• #4

It'southward a really skillful game, I hope you relish it.
I agree with your criticisms of the game (as well as praises).

• #5

Hard to disagree with anything in the OP (other than I thought Fallout 4 was fairly good. Non amazing, but peachy).

The Witcher iii has some incredible character and stories in it, and it'due south amid the best video game experiences I've had because of that. I promise you take that kind of feel with it!

• #6

OP, take you tried the alternate movement option in the settings?

• #seven

In that location are more memorable landscapes afterward on in the game. It's easily a 100+ hour game if you're doing most everything, so savor.

Also, if you've ignored Gwent, don't.

• #eight

I am 93 hours in. I really like it but God... information technology is so long. I volition try to finish it by December and make an LTTP thread, because I have a lot to say near this game. Both bad and good.

Edit: someone that already finished it, can yous say how much of the game principal's quest there is still to do? Like how much I have done in %. I am back at

Kaer Mohren, helping Yeneffer to lift Uma's expletive. Yeneffer needs me to gear up the megascope(?) to talk with a Sage Mage

• #9

If you enjoyed the game I would strongly advise reading the books. They will deepen your understanding of the characters, if not your respect for CD Projekt Red's portrayal of the Witcher earth. My only complaint is that they didn't do enough for the modding community.

• #x

twenty-30 hours? Y'all are like a piffling infant.

Im 117 deep and merely need to finish the main quest of Claret and Wine. I'll finally exist released from this beautiful, well written burden.

• #11

My one proffer is to but play what you lot want. Don't try to exercise every single side mission. Play how you desire. When people try to tackle everything they get burnt out. It'southward like cdpr put in more missions than possible just and then you take plenty. I played over 150 hours, beat it and all the dlc and I however accept countless icons all over my map with shit to do. But that's ok. It's one of the best games ever every bit long as you don't permit the massive corporeality of content counterbalance y'all downwardly.

• #12

I am 93 hours in. I really like information technology but God... information technology is so long. I will try to finish it by Dec and make an LTTP thread, because I take a lot to say about this game. Both bad and skilful.

Edit: someone that already finished it, can yous say how much of the game main's quest there is still to do? Like how much I have done in %. I am back at

Kaer Mohren, helping Yeneffer to lift Uma's curse. Yeneffer needs me to fix the megascope(?) to talk with a Sage Mage

Mayhap twenty Hours left depending on difficulty.

• #xiii

I only disagree with the landscape not beingness memorable with not enough recognizable landmarks. I'chiliad going to assume you're still in Velen. But, one time you lot commencement venturing out more and go to places like Novigrad yous'll empathize how distinct each area of the game feels.

• #14

For the love of god turn off the PoI icons.

• #15

Maybe xx Hours left depending on difficulty.

Great, I idea I was just by half of it idk why. Glad it is finishing tbh...I really like the game only it is getting repetitive already.

• #sixteen

I am 93 hours in. I really similar it but God... it is and so long. I will endeavour to finish it past Dec and make an LTTP thread, considering I have a lot to say nigh this game. Both bad and good.

Edit: someone that already finished it, can you say how much of the game main's quest there is still to do? Similar how much I have done in %. I am back at

Kaer Mohren, helping Yeneffer to elevator Uma'southward curse. Yeneffer needs me to fix the megascope(?) to talk with a Sage Mage

you haven't fifty-fifty started the tertiary human activity...

• #17

you oasis't even started the 3rd act...

Wait what does that mean?

Because the other guy said xx hours and I think that is reasonable.

• #xviii

First time I played Witcher iii I would do 10 hour sessions. 2nd time I got up to 18ish hours in one sitting. The game was only that good for me.

I tin can't exercise that anymore but information technology was fun while it lasted.

Wait what does that mean?

Because the other guy said xx hours and I think that is reasonable.

You lot have quite a scrap to go. I can't give yous percentage but you got a practiced amount left. If you proceed doing those side quests while doing the master quest you're looking at like a 120 60 minutes playthrough.

• #19

Wait what does that mean?

Because the other guy said 20 hours and I think that is reasonable.

20+ hours seems reasonable if yous are non counting the amazing expansions.

• #20

My absolute favorite game. I wish I could forget it and experience for the first fourth dimension again. Then magical. three full playthroughs down and will likely do a 4th on Xbox One X when that patch drops.

• #21

Expect what does that mean?

Because the other guy said 20 hours and I think that is reasonable.

If you disquisitional path the story with minimal side-quests.

If you lot continue to play the manner you have been playing, you lot can look to spend way more than that.

• #22

Await what does that mean?

Because the other guy said 20 hours and I retrieve that is reasonable.

20 hours is pretty reasonable, peradventure less, it depends. People talk of the game in acts as the guides are structured that style, and the game is easily thought of as a 3 deed adventure, and yous are on the tail end of the 2nd.

If nosotros look at information technology like acts, act 1 is by far the longest as it'southward probable where most people will spend a lot of time exploring, embarking on side quests, and taking time beyond the major story plot points. Deed two, which y'all're in now, is generally short but mainly as information technology has some quest requirements that can exist completed during act one (hence why describing the game in acts doesn't e'er piece of work). Act three follows your current stretch and consists of a handful of chief quests before the climax, but can also vary in length depending on how distracted you get with side quests.

You're over halfway.

• #23

Some of the best lore and quest design/writing ever in a game. The more games that come up out since TW3, the more convinced I am that this thousand argument is true.

• #24

Y'all have quite a fleck to get. I can't give you percentage but yous got a good corporeality left. If you keep doing those side quests while doing the primary quest you're looking at like a 120 hour playthrough.

Yeah, I intend to keep doing all the sidequests. OCD and I similar the lore.

thirty more hours then, sounds good to me.

If you lot critical path the story with minimal side-quests.

If y'all continue to play the way yous have been playing, you can expect to spend way more that.

Yeah, 30 hours it is I guess.

20 hours is pretty reasonable, maybe less, it depends. People talk of the game in acts every bit the guides are structured that way, and the game is easily thought of as a iii act take chances, and you are on the tail end of the 2nd.

If we look at information technology like acts, act ane is by far the longest equally information technology's likely where near people will spend a lot of time exploring, embarking on side quests, and taking fourth dimension across the major story plot points. Act two, which you're in now, is generally short but mainly as it has some quest requirements that tin can be completed during human action one (hence why describing the game in acts doesn't always work). Act three follows your current stretch and consists of a handful of main quests before the climax, but can too vary in length depending on how distracted you get with side quests.

You're over halfway.

Got information technology.

20+ hours seems reasonable if yous are not counting the amazing expansions.

I will play the expansions later. Need to take a break from it showtime or else I volition start it already burned out on it.

Need to discover a nice, short game to refresh my head before another long playthrough. Something linear and not more than than 15hours long. Then I get back to the expansions. Then back to a smaller game. And so Persona 5 finally lol.

• #25

So I'm gonna piggyback off your thread since I just bought and started Witcher 3 yesterday. I wanted an RPG that could concur me over for Nov since I'thousand wrapping upwardly Super Mario Odyssey and my next big game is Xenoblade 2 (Switch) when it releases Dec 1st.

And then I narrowed it downwardly to FFXV or W3 since they are both recent AAA meaty epic open RPGs west/good DLC back up that I could besides discover for cheap.

I REALLY wanted to like FFXV only my god I just tin can't. ten+ hours in I find myself questioning similar every developer decision that led to the game I was playing. The story is presented terribly. The side quests are across ho-hum then far (go collect v frogs why? Go get me a tomato plant ingredient? Go wait for and bring me a tin can of auto shine, etc). But by far the biggest wtf is the combat, I Detest the gainsay in this game and ten hours later I notwithstanding hate it. It's the sloppiest, laziest, to the lowest degree fun, combat of any RPG I tin can remember playing in the past several years. Nothing nigh it feels good. And then I shelved it for now (I'll effort playing it once more some other time) and picked up The Witcher 3 yesterday.

ane-2 hours into it were enough for it to provide me with a much better experience in every facet compared to FFXV afterward 10+ hours. I can already tell the sidequests are going to exist elevation tier. The story then far has me interested and has been presented beautifully early on, the writing is good too. And the combat, coming straight off of FFXV is actually decent. I've heard the combat is divisive in this game, but compared to FFXV gainsay, W3's gainsay it might as well be A+.

Performance wise too, W3 on PS4 Pro in 4K looks and runs better. FFXV in 4K has some sluggish frame pacing issues while W3 on PS4 Pro in 4K so far feels very fluid.

***TLDR; picked up 2 AAA RPGS this week to try out. Hated FFXV, love W3. W3 will be my Nov game til Xenoblade ii on Switch in Dec.

• #26

I am 93 hours in. I really like information technology but God... information technology is so long. I will effort to terminate it past December and make an LTTP thread, considering I have a lot to say almost this game. Both bad and expert.

Edit: someone that already finished it, tin can y'all say how much of the game main's quest at that place is still to do? Like how much I have done in %. I am back at

Kaer Mohren, helping Yeneffer to elevator Uma'south curse. Yeneffer needs me to gear up the megascope(?) to talk with a Sage Mage

In instance you are curious, it took me just under 300 hours to OCD consummate everything in the game. All trophies, all points of interest, all quests, all DLC...

That was also exclusively on Death March difficulty with off and on play for a twelvemonth and a half.

I would go along going if the game had more than to offer...

• #27

Welcome to the Goat RPG. All other open world games from here will be ruined for you.

• #28

Like Fallout 4, I discover Witcher 3 to be much more than enjoyable if I don't care for it as an RPG. Doesn't really have what I want from an RPG, but as far as activeness-adventure games like OoT go information technology's 10/ten.

• #29

The base of operations game was cracking, but my god is Hearts of Stone perhaps even ameliorate than the main game for what information technology'south worth.

• #xxx

My absolute favorite game. I wish I could forget it and experience for the get-go time once again. So magical. iii full playthroughs down and will likely practice a quaternary on Xbox Ane 10 when that patch drops.

If you want more Witcher, i highly recommend the books. They are actually great, permit yous empathise certain characters more, flesh out the wild chase and give a good insight in the relationship between Geralt Yennefer and Ciri.

• #31

If you desire more Witcher, i highly recommend the books. They are really great, let yous understand certain characters more, flesh out the wild hunt and give a practiced insight in the human relationship between Geralt Yennefer and Ciri.

I have all of them except one. Haven't read them all merely from what I have read, they are fantastic.

• #32

Some of the best lore and quest design/writing always in a game. The more games that come up out since TW3, the more convinced I am that this k argument is true.

Pretty much this, especially with the expansions.

• #33

The floaty controls and kind of shitty combat are head scratches. In games like this I e'er wonder why they don't just copy Zelda. How hard is it to brand a game where the main grapheme is responsive to your button presses? :( I don't find this detracts from the game also much.

Apparently you are playing on PC? In which example, enable alternative movement response in menu, disable fish middle result (these use to panel versions as well), and download Immersive Cam mod with its submods Immersive Move. It makes the controls perfectly responsive.

Regarding the world, yeah Velen has less interesting landmarks. Because Velen is a wartorn shithole. It is designed to wait realistic overall, this is not a Zelda game where anything goes.

• #34

The base game was nifty, just my god is Hearts of Stone perchance even amend than the principal game for what information technology's worth.

Pretty much . Storyline one of the greatest ever in a video game.

• #35

I wish I could experience HoS again for the kickoff time: the setting, characters and story were the all-time I've e'er seen on a videogame bar none.

Also, speaking most how deep the sidequests run, wasn't the whole plot with Radovid a fucking random sidequest chain that spans hours and hours? And it's awesome btw.

• #36

No Bethesda RPG comes close

Well said, good to encounter some justice towards Witcher. Bask GOTG

• #37

Have fun OP.

And play some Gwent, information technology's actually really awesome.

Currently playing through B&W myself. You should definitely effort the expansions. They're both amazing.

• #38

So I'm gonna piggyback off your thread since I simply bought and started Witcher 3 yesterday. I wanted an RPG that could agree me over for November since I'm wrapping upwards Super Mario Odyssey and my side by side big game is Xenoblade ii (Switch) when it releases Dec 1st.

So I narrowed it down to FFXV or W3 since they are both recent AAA meaty ballsy open up RPGs westward/good DLC back up that I could also find for inexpensive.

I REALLY wanted to like FFXV simply my god I just can't. 10+ hours in I discover myself questioning like every developer conclusion that led to the game I was playing. The story is presented terribly. The side quests are beyond boring so far (get collect 5 frogs why? Go become me a tomato ingredient? Go look for and bring me a can of car polish, etc). But by far the biggest wtf is the combat, I HATE the combat in this game and 10 hours afterwards I withal hate it. It's the sloppiest, laziest, to the lowest degree fun, gainsay of any RPG I can remember playing in the past several years. Zippo about it feels good. Then I shelved it for at present (I'll attempt playing it once again another time) and picked up The Witcher 3 yesterday.

i-ii hours into it were enough for it to provide me with a much better experience in every facet compared to FFXV later on 10+ hours. I can already tell the sidequests are going to be top tier. The story then far has me interested and has been presented beautifully early on, the writing is good too. And the gainsay, coming straight off of FFXV is really decent. I've heard the combat is divisive in this game, but compared to FFXV gainsay, W3'south combat it might also be A+.

Operation wise too, W3 on PS4 Pro in 4K looks and runs better. FFXV in 4K has some sluggish frame pacing issues while W3 on PS4 Pro in 4K and so far feels very fluid.

***TLDR; picked up 2 AAA RPGS this week to endeavor out. Hated FFXV, dearest W3. W3 will be my Nov game til Xenoblade 2 on Switch in Dec.

Looking forward to reading your thoughts after you finish information technology including the expansions. Also make sure to enable that culling movement response and disable fish middle issue. And I would recommend switching off bespeak of interest markers in one case you lot get to Velen - exploration is much more natural and pleasant without hundred question marks staring you in the confront.

• #39

Actually, this is an aspect I HATE virtually the game. I'thousand CONSTANTLY looking at the map. I'd rather non look at a map at all and in this game I constantly accept to open up a menu and so push another button to navigate to the map and I fucking hate it.

Are you playing with a controller? If you lot are, endeavor belongings select to immediately become to the Map.

• #40

The base of operations game was great, but my god is Hearts of Rock perhaps even better than the master game for what it's worth.

This,absolutely. The villain is one of my favorites EVER.

• #41

If you hold the menu button it brings the map up without having to navigate to it from the other menu.

• #42

If you agree the menu button it brings the map up without having to navigate to it from the other menu.

I was trying to effigy this out, but for me it takes me straight into the inventory and I didn't run into an option to change that in settings. Is there a way to alter information technology to open up menu instead?

Edit: omg figured it out past accident. Flicking upwards on the PS4 touch pad opens directly into the map, belongings information technology opens straight into inventory. Glorious.

• #43

Possibly the best game ever fabricated, but can't disagree with your criticism. Enjoy OP.

• #44

This,absolutely. The villain is one of my favorites Always.

Which villain?

• #46

I love the expect and feel of the earth. It's a beautiful game with flaws, and your criticisms of them are accurate.

Near 10 hours into my game, I attempted to turn off the minimap and endeavour to learn my mode through the world. I'd pause to look at the map, nautical chart my course, then ride Roach beyond the fields with the wind rushing through the trees. It did make the game more captivating, but it slowed my progress down likewise much that I found I was forcing myself to effort and enjoy it because it would be more immersive and would take my optics off that dang minimap. Concluded upwardly turning the thing back on subsequently about ii hours.

• #47

I think he was more getting at the fact that HoS can exist considered to have two main villains, depending on your views.

• #48

I retrieve he was more getting at the fact that HoS can be considered to have 2 main villains, depending on your views.

Actually? Never considered a villain,simply a very tragic individual. For me there is only one villain ;)

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• #49

Im ever in for a dear-fest on Witcher three.

Witcher three (too every bit Bloodborne) are some of those few games that come out every so oftentimes that remind me why I bother picking up a controller in the first place.

• #50

Im always in for a dearest-fest on Witcher iii.

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