The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DarthParametric · 02-05-2013, 12:22 AM

As expected, CDPR's next project is indeed The Witcher 3, now revealed to be subtitled "Wild Hunt".

YouTube Video

Summary from NeoGAF member that has the digital edition of the GI issue in question:

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Originally Posted by INDIGO_CYCLOPS @ NeoGAF

World supposedly 20% bigger than Skyrim's
30-40 minutes to cross world on Horseback
New streaming technology (CDRED Engine 3)
Geralt's Memory is restored
No chapters/acts
Dude is f***ing DONE fighting for everyone else
Everything from solving MYSTERIES to slaying monsters
Coming out on "all top-of-the-line" consoles - I'd say that confirms next-gen is in.

More details inbound soon...

Red Hessian · 02-05-2013, 04:02 AM

Oh, yeah! Nilfgaard here we come!

I just hope I don't have to buy a new PC to be able to run this.

DarthParametric · 02-05-2013, 05:22 AM

Probably not to run it, but to run it well? That might be another story.

igyman · 02-05-2013, 08:23 AM

Ya know, when people started speculating CDP Red would announce The Witcher 3 on the 5th of February, I was rather skeptical and was expecting simply more info on the REDKit modding tool for TW2...

Well, in my face!!

CDP Red has a good track record so far, so I probably shouldn't expect anything negative of TW3, but I can't help but think that - with less than two years since TW2 was released on the PC and less than a year since the Enhanced Edition was released on both PC and XBox - it's too soon to announce the third part. Not really sure what's the rush. However, if they think they can deliver, I'm willing to check it out.

Also, here are some screenshots and posters/covers I found in this thread on their official forums:

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People are already speculating that the hooded figure is most likely Ciri. At the moment, I'm inclined to agree.

DarthParametric · 02-05-2013, 10:21 AM

TW3 will likely not be coming out until 1st qtr 2014. That would be 3 years since TW2 came out (May 2011). I wouldn't exactly call that rushing the release.

Red Hessian · 02-05-2013, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by igyman

People are already speculating that the hooded figure is most likely Ciri. At the moment, I'm inclined to agree.

Me too. Hair looks like her and she's much shorter than Geralt. Then again, that's a silver sword next to her if I'm not mistaken, so...

***Darth333*** · 02-05-2013, 07:58 PM

Yay! Definitely looking forward for this one! Let's hope The Witcher 3 does not suffer from the "streamlining" other games have suffered and continues to take some risks... loved the chars and environments which were not "Disneyfied" or asceptised.

Sabretooth · 02-06-2013, 04:51 AM

All Games Beta has got a bunch of screenshots on.

I'm not impressed that much, but it must be kept in mind this game is more Skyrim than The Witcher 2 from what we know. And while the grass and terrain looks very rough to say the least, the density of the tavern is impressive stuff - it reminds me of Metro 2033's dense interiors.

Foliage looks very 2D and a step back from games like Far Cry 3, or, well, Crysis 3. It seems there is volumetric blood from the combat screenshot. Looks delicious to the point of questionable (Human Revolution did something very similar).

Other than that, this game (and this studio) sounds like it'd make a great Skyrim 2. Or, well, Skyrim With Some Substance, at the least.

igyman · 05-13-2013, 07:22 AM

This is more related to The Witcher 2, but who knows where that thread is.

Anyway, RedKit has entered open beta (clicky). So, anyone besides me planning to try this thing out?

Alexrd · 05-13-2013, 07:57 AM

I might, but not at the moment. I just hope they make an editor for Cyberpunk as well.

Sabretooth · 05-13-2013, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexrd

I just hope they make an editor for Cyberpunk as well.

I can already see the Deus Ex remake mod on the horizon.

DarthParametric · 05-13-2013, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by igyman

So, anyone besides me planning to try this thing out?

I had a brief poke around in it during closed beta. I recall it had a couple of interesting features, but I didn't really wrap my head around their workflow conventions in the limited time I spent with it. I think they have left it a bit late in the day, 2 years after the release of the game and with TW3 on the horizon. I'm hoping that TW3 support can be patched into it at some point in the future, otherwise it would seem like a waste of time and resources.