[Gothos]

admittedly, book 1 of the sage is somewhat weak in comparison, and the one I read least times (only 7, I think). and yeah, stuff from Sword of Destiny is quite important. Books 2 and 3 are my personal favourites, but the series does pick up later, at least IMO.

[Garak]

Hmm, interesting. I think I'll give both books a shot and see what happens.

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In any case, if you don't mind the word of a zealot, they're great.

Speaking as a 40k, Star Wars, Malazan zelot myself, I have no problem taking your word for it.

Also, this might be a dumb question but still ... when do the games happen in relation to the book series? I haven't played the first game so The Witcher 2 : Assassins of Kings is my intro into this setting.

[Gothos]

frist game starts some time after the saga ends. it's not really canon either, iirc, regarding the story. but I could be wrong.

[Garak]

I know Triss Merigold is supposed to have some scars or whatnot on her chest - I know this because some people got annoyed when the CGI model and then the live model lacked those scars. Btw that ad campaign amused me greatly - more so when I realized I had a ton of pics of the live model.

[POOPOO MCBUMFACE]

Gothos, on 09 May 2011 - 10:21 AM, said:

admittedly, book 1 of the sage is somewhat weak in comparison, and the one I read least times (only 7, I think). and yeah, stuff from Sword of Destiny is quite important. Books 2 and 3 are my personal favourites, but the series does pick up later, at least IMO.

It wasn't that I disliked the book as such - though it did seem a bit plodding - but the translation was absolutely terrible. Worth skipping for that reason alone, it has to have been a different translator.

[Gothos]

Garak, on 09 May 2011 - 11:23 AM, said:

I know Triss Merigold is supposed to have some scars or whatnot on her chest - I know this because some people got annoyed when the CGI model and then the live model lacked those scars. Btw that ad campaign amused me greatly - more so when I realized I had a ton of pics of the live model.

yeah in the books she's specifically stated to NEVER showing cleavage due to battle scars from the first war with Nilfgaard.

[Garak]

Apparently she got better.

[Mentalist]

she's a sorceress. in the Witcher-world, they are all powerful.

Hell, Blood of the Elves goes in HUGE detail about how pretty much all sorceresses were generally fairly unattractive by nature, but could use magic to make themselves look uber-hawt.

so, i'm not surprised that Triss magicked the scars away.

[POOPOO MCBUMFACE]

TW2 on GOG not only comes with a free game, but for EU buyers, a $16 GOG voucher to spend as you like to make up for the fact that we pay more for games than Americans. I love these people.

[Mentalist]

want this SOOO much.

but I've only got an integrated Intel Videocard.

[Aptorian]

New Story Trailer:

http://www.dailymoti...ames#from=embed

[Garak]

Oooh, nice. This is shaping into something really epic.

[Gothos]

I'll be able to launch my CE on monday.
Ha.

I'm not watching any more videos now. We'll see how the game defends itself!

[Silencer]

Gothos, on 14 May 2011 - 10:15 AM, said:

I'll be able to launch my CE on monday.
Ha.

I'm not watching any more videos now. We'll see how the game defends itself!

I'll eagerly await your assessment, Gothos.

And even better, I'll be finished with assignments and crap *just* in time for LA Noire and this.

[Mentalist]

I bought it.

have HUGE doubts it'll run on my current rig, but I want to support CDPRed and GOG.

[POOPOO MCBUMFACE]

POOPOO MCBUMFACE, on 11 May 2011 - 10:36 AM, said:

TW2 on GOG not only comes with a free game, but for EU buyers, a $16 GOG voucher to spend as you like to make up for the fact that we pay more for games than Americans. I love these people.

...and I didn't get the voucher because I live in the UK. I should have guessed from the fact that I was priced in dollars, but the site just said "for those in the EU". We're in the EU. I gave up my physical goodies for one free GOG game, and the GOG version was actually £2 more expensive than the Play.com one. Not happy at my exam-time brain drain here. Still, picked up Realms of Arcania 1+2 in the free game deal, from the looks of them they might entrance me even more than TW2 will.

[Rhand]

I'll only buy this if it has sexcards to collect.

[Mentalist]

Rhand, on 16 May 2011 - 08:25 PM, said:

I'll only buy this if it has sexcards to collect.

they moved on to softcore mini-vids instead.

[Rhand]

As long as they're not censored it's fine by me. Too bad Shani won't be appearing

[Mentalist]

ESRB:

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This is a role-playing game in which players assume the role of Geralt, a monster slayer who must hunt down an assassin to clear his own name. As players complete quests, they use swords and magic spells to kill enemy soldiers and fantastical creatures (e.g., specters, harpies, spider-like monsters) in melee-style combat; attacks are often accompanied by slashing sounds and screams of pain. Blood-splatter effects occur when enemies are hit, and damage sometimes results in dismemberment or decapitation—blood stains and body parts occasionally appear in the environment. Other cutscenes depict gore and more intense acts of violence: a close-up view of a severed head; a restrained woman's eyes getting gouged out (off-screen); a character being castrated (not depicted) before his throat is slit. During the course of the game, some female characters are depicted topless; there is also a fleeting image of pubic hair as a woman dives into the water. Players can initiate brief cutscene sequences that depict varying degrees of sexual activity: a topless woman rocking on top of man; a man caressing a woman's back; a man pushing up against a woman's posterior—sexual moaning sounds can be heard, though the camera cuts away from explicit sexual acts. Some sequences depict a cocaine-like substance being cut into lines; another scene shows a man's back as he snorts the substance. Language such as 'f**k,' 'sh*t,' and 'c*nt' can be heard in the dialogue.