I hope we haven't five starred him into a monster.
A nerdy, nerdy monster.

I didn't think the Theatre part was funny either, but the review was fantastic as always.

20 minutes. Out front. Puffer fish.

Agreed. 20 minutes. Out front. Pufferfish.

20 minutes. Out front. Pufferfish.

It's not a gimp if they can wash themselves. That's like a video game that plays itself.

Well it's like a MMORPG... without the (I use the term loosely) people. So I can see where it would be a step up, albeit a small one.

Everything he said was true, but I'm currently halfway through the witcher, and I love it. It's even got serious issues that weren't mentioned in the review. For example, I find that I read a book while playing, since there's massive amount of downtime while things load. I've seen 10 second delays just going from the main menu to the load menu.

That said, large portions of the story, world, and characters are fantastic. It also does the best job of any game I've seen of creating the illusion that you're having an impact on the world around you.

Yeah, the biggest complaint I have is having to run long distances coupled with ridiculous load times (20-30 seconds just to enter AND exit a one room hut).


But fuck fuck fuckity FUCK the swamp level and running by hordes of swamp monsters only to have FUCKING GODDAMN FUCK killer plant pop up and instantly kill you from a mile away with flying poisonous thorns.

I just finished the game, and its not bad...I have a "newer" PC, not a godhead gamer rig, and load times arent too bad with a dual core PC and 2 Gigs RAM. That swamp level increased my swearing capacity to new grandiose heights as well.

And before I forget, Intro Sequence Theater is the most awesome thing since awesome was invented.

You're soaking in it.

It definitely suffers from too many menus, but as far as rpgs go, I've seen far worse. I haven't run into an interface issue yet that led me to consult a manual or online website, which puts it above fallout 2 and bioshock.

The real issue is downtime. Everything takes just a little bit longer to load than it should, from opening inventories to loading areas. When you combine this with some poorly paced quests that involve traveling long distances it starts to wear on you a bit.

For me it was well worth fifty dollars, but I have friends that I wouldn't dream of recommending it to.

the witcher, in my opinion, is the best rpg i've played since vampire: bloodlines. it also shares alot of the problems vampire had, although the witcher didn't drop the ball as badly as troika did.

yeah, it's complicated, and honestly, i rarely bothered with the alchemy and shit, but it was an interesting narrative in a great setting with decent gameplay. that's all i really want in any game. hell, that's what made fallout good. (and no, i'm not one of "those" types)

that said, painkiller was the better game of the two presented here. god, i think i'll load it up right now.

Baldr, we do not talk that way about Fallout 2 here. The Hubologists are going to hurt you if you do.

Fallout 2 is one of my top ten favorite single player games, but the interface has serious issues. I spent several hours trying to figure out how to get into the abandoned base before I realized that you had to hold the button down over the cart for several seconds, drag it over to the satchel icon, then select an explosive and set the detonator timer.

The fact that I love something doesn't prevent me from acknowledging that it has flaws. This is what separates me from the rest of the internet.

baldr, in case you arn't in the know, fallout 1 and 2 has tax exempt status. no subject on the internet will gather a larger crowd of angry folks. rationality will not be a trait they have. fallout certainly had flaws, but i've learned to shut up about them in order to avoid piranha attacks. for examples, go look at any page of the NMA forums.

Fallout had no flaws and if you repeat that filthy lie I will cut you. And I'm perfectly rational, dammit.

...which may be why Yahtzee specified twice that it wasn't a review but merely 'First Impressions'

the beards, the stockiness, the large amounts of ale...

"Kill X amount of creatures and come back to this spot" is mumorpurger in my book.

Plus I tried submitting the Drayd "seduction" scene, but I guess Chet nixed it for having rendered boobies =(