For
those of you who play the Witcher 3 on PC and have been debating
getting it on Switch, a little-known fact is that they recently added
cross-save functionality so you can maintain progress across PC (GoG or
Steam) and Switch versions of the game.
I'm keeping an eye out
for a Switch Store sale for the game, as this seems like a great excuse
to do all that DLC I never did my first playthrough, without having to
start the entire game over.
Also, I have to say, watching The Witcher on Netflix totally convinced me to start playing this again. The show is great, and really reminded me why I loved this world. Geralt is like a fantasy Batman without the rich alter-ego or zealous sense of justice -- he's just trying to make ends meat with some honest monster killing.
However, getting back into the game required overcoming a significant dose of bitterness I experienced with Witcher 3's ending. Explaining this bitterness fully would spoil some elements of the endgame, so I'm only going to give an ambiguous spoiler -- skip this paragraph if even that is too much spoiler for you -- and say that, having played both Witcher 1 and 2 to completion, emotionally investing in the characters and plot outcome, and sinking 100+ hours into the game... I didn't expect that all of this would culminate in learning an important lesson about parenting.
In spite of that bitterness, it was an amazing experience. It is a huge world, a thoughtful cast of characters, and an engaging game. Actually, I suppose in a way the bitter elements are what give the Witcher its sense of self. Things so often go very, very poorly, but the world moves on, and there is still beauty in it.
Go play the game if you haven't yet. With the Switch version, you might actually finish it.
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Also, I have to say, watching The Witcher on Netflix totally convinced me to start playing this again. The show is great, and really reminded me why I loved this world. Geralt is like a fantasy Batman without the rich alter-ego or zealous sense of justice -- he's just trying to make ends meat with some honest monster killing.
However, getting back into the game required overcoming a significant dose of bitterness I experienced with Witcher 3's ending. Explaining this bitterness fully would spoil some elements of the endgame, so I'm only going to give an ambiguous spoiler -- skip this paragraph if even that is too much spoiler for you -- and say that, having played both Witcher 1 and 2 to completion, emotionally investing in the characters and plot outcome, and sinking 100+ hours into the game... I didn't expect that all of this would culminate in learning an important lesson about parenting.
In spite of that bitterness, it was an amazing experience. It is a huge world, a thoughtful cast of characters, and an engaging game. Actually, I suppose in a way the bitter elements are what give the Witcher its sense of self. Things so often go very, very poorly, but the world moves on, and there is still beauty in it.
Go play the game if you haven't yet. With the Switch version, you might actually finish it.
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