Remember yesterday how I told you about Damien Monnier’s nude Milan twitter Q&A? It was because there was a press event in Milan for The Witcher 3. We weren’t invited, sadly, but Xbox UK went and asked some community questions to the Community Coordinator, Marcin Momot. He isn’t naked, but he does give some interesting answers.
Here is the interview for those who like watching things.
For those who prefer reading, he gives some interesting answers. For example, the game will have various difficulty settings. So, if you’re struggling to play on hard with its overly Dark Souls-esque gameplay, you can take it down to normal or even easy. In all honestly, I’d probably play on the easy setting just so that I can explore the massive world and engage with the story without the fear that everything is out to kill me. Speaking of the massive world, the complete map should be revealed soon; apparently they are planning some sort of special reveal which should be rather cool.
As for loot and inventory, of course you will have the usual two swords and magical signs, but you can also find blood weapons, axes and other means of killing things along the way. However, you won’t be able to carry all of them around with you. The more Gerald carries, the heavier he gets. Carry too much, and Geralt will only be able to walk, so you might want to sell off some of that extraneous gear.
Finally, Momot comments on side missions. He says they’ve measured them and they seem to offer an additional 50 hours of content. Considering that yesterday Monnier said that the game would be over 200 hours if you did everything, does this mean that the main story is 150 hours long? That is certainly quite something, especially if you carry over your saves from The Witcher 2; what an epic tale.
That tale will, of course, be based on the lore of The Witcher books, but Momot points out that while some of the people on the project read the books as children, plenty of them were first exposed to the Witcher with the games. As a result, not everyone has entrenched lore and we might see some cool new directions for the game that expand upon the existing story as told in the books.
Either way, Momot does admit that there is quite a lot of pressure to make The Witcher 3 the best game that people have ever seen. However, he also explains that with that pressure has also come a ton of support. The community really believes in the game and is excited to see what the studio does. While I’m really excited to see the game, and support the studio’s approach to it, I am still a bit wary of building up too much hype. There will always be bugs and issues in the game, but here’s hoping it’s still better than anything we’ve seen.
Last Updated: March 31, 2015
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:09
I think I’d stick to the normal difficulty myself. No reason to make it a frustrating affair by making it too difficult.
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:34
But also not making it too easy. Read a book if you want easy!
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:36
I think for some of the people I work with, reading would be the most difficult option.
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:37
lol
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:10
150 hours main quest? No. That’s too long. I barely managed the 80 hours DA:I took me before I started getting to the point of “get it over with already.” and this is double that?
Not buying this. Just no.
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 14:23
Bwaaahaa! Well that makes two of us! But I don’t always believe in the “Oh our game is 200 hours” thing, because I, like you, get frustrated by the 70-80 hour mark and I have only encountered that a few times, BG2 being one of those, NWN also being one where you’d actually reach such a long gaming time, also Fallout 3 without fast travel is also one of the longest games I’d ever encountered…unintentionally….
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:24
Yeah lol. BG2 I’m yet to actually finish a play through, despite me loving the game and having started many play throughs throughout the years. Just too much.
I personally feel 20 – 50 hours is a good time to go for, 20-30 hours in Mass Effect for instance was perfect.
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 14:27
Exactly! You’d usually find that between about 30 and 40 hours of gameplay, you’ve spent just enough time to learn as much as you can about the important characters that you’ve encountered, this then also affects how much closer you have to be to the climax of the story and usually is the best general figure to be aiming at in any game as far as story length should go for….
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 14:40
20 – 30 hours. How many of those hours standing behind a box? 15-20 hours.
The Witcher 3 is a story driven game. If you get caught up in that story then it doesn’t matter how long it takes.
300 pages for a book is good. 1000 pages makes it a bad book. That’s why I liked, The Game Players of Titan, and didn’t like Harry Potty, how many pages did it take to finish the fucking story, 5000.
forgot what i was on about. Mass effect stand behind a box for 30 hours. The Witcher 3 gallop on a hourse around a big map and go kill whatever you like if you can kill it. No box. Is the story going to be the box. There has to be a box.
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:43
It does matter. That’s my point.
I know you can’t take anything that isn’t fangirling about The Witcher, but 150 hours for a game’s main story is longer than it’ll take to read every Harry Potter book, as well as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Just some perspective.
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:44
Insert obligatory Samuel L Jackson gif…
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 15:19
I wonder what the world must look like from inside that head…
Christopher R Kenney
July 4, 2015 at 21:04
I played plenty of 30 to a 100 hour rpgs as a little kid, thats a long time when your a child. I spent 500 hours into Fallout 3 realtime. If the game is good, you dont want it to end. Ive given up the mentality that I need to beat every game that comes out. I used to, but now there is just too many, pick one and enjoy the shit out of it and then move on to another.
CypherGate
March 31, 2015 at 15:05
I agree. Although i like to get my moneys worth I think 150 hours is a bit too much. I mean i didnt even bother to finish The Elder Scrolls Skyrim cause it was just way too big for me. There is just no time to play so long. Mass Effect franchise was was good between 20 -30 hours. I could possibly even do 60hours, but I dont see myself playing a game for ages and ages on end. Ill still be buying The Witcher 3 though. Played 1 and 2 and well… i want to finish the trilogy ^_^
Hailey
March 31, 2015 at 17:37
Not too long for me, I hope it’ll take closer to 300 hours to do everything. But I like really long games. It’s a game for gamers who like a good long game, not some 80 quickie.
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 17:41
80 is not quick. 8 is quick. 80? That’s when it starts getting tedious.
Hailey
March 31, 2015 at 17:49
Depends on the game. DAI is full of fetch quests and monotonous quests, not all of which are fun. I have that game also and am nearly done and have just nearly had enough of the game at 95 hours, but will prolly put another 30 hours into it. The Witcher 3 though has no fetch quests to fill it up. Everything to do in the game will feel like it has a real purpose and should be a lot of fun. Hopefully it will turn out that way, we’ll see. All I know is that if I’m reading a really good book, watching a really good movie (or tv series), or playing a really good game, I never want it to end. But it always does, no matter the length. I want games to be shorter that I’m not having a lot of fun playing, but not games I love.
Hammersteyn
March 31, 2015 at 14:13
*Looks at header.
Soooooooooo lots of horsing around?
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:14
Only if you don’t want to take 300 hours for the main story.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 14:16
I hope there’s a stronghold-type mechanic thingy where you can store & show off collected weapons & stuff. I enjoy that.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:17
Oh man, me too.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 14:22
That was one of my favourite things to do in Oblivion. Had a cool house mod with tons of display dummies equipped with the various armour sets & weapons I’d collected. Used to walk through it & marvel at why I’m still single.
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 14:24
That last bit…
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:24
LOL
That’s what I loved about Skyrim’s Hearthfire. That custom house with the armoury.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 14:27
That’s what I was building when I last played Skyrim lol.
Corrie
March 31, 2015 at 14:25
But no more thanks to Skyrim could realize that being single in that game ment wonders compared to one swearing burdens
But yeah Would love to have Kear Morhen as my central hub, view character models and bio’s aswell as training and modifying my gear
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:25
If it’s any consolation, nobody wonders why you’re single. *RUNS*
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:34
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Admiral Chief
March 31, 2015 at 14:38
One day you are going to find a certain someone who is going to marvel at your marvel, and Rince will have to eat his hat
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:39
Why?
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 14:40
He does that anyway. We have to hide all those kiddies toys that pose a choking hazard when eaten too.
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:41
I thought that LEGO was a type of jelly bean okay!? When will you stop reminding me?!
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:41
I hope it was a single piece and not like an X-Wing or something.
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:42
Well it was actually the hovercraft from Avengers. Hurt like hell the next day 0_O
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:42
LOOOOL
Admiral Chief
March 31, 2015 at 14:33
I’d like to store on the horse
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:34
A bit of a STALKER jeep custom doesn’t have anything to do with this, does it?
Admiral Chief
March 31, 2015 at 14:37
Possibly, would be epic though. Some storage saddles.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:38
Yes. Agreed. Would be really handy.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 14:44
We will see what they do. Geralt never stays in one place for too long, so he doesn’t have a house.
I know the horse will carry most of the stuff. Question of course is how much.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 14:49
Kaer Morhen 😛
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:12
Isn’t that place like ruined. Doubt Geralt will set up shop there.
The start and introduction of the game starts off there but that was when Ciri was a child, many years before.
But we will see how they do it. I doubt though that there will be a house for Geralt to set up camp. But we wont know until the game is out.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 15:14
Well it is the stronghold of the Witchers. If part of the game is rebuilding it that would be awesome.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:23
Yeah it would. But would Geralt enslave the Elves or waste his money on rebuilding memories.
End of game, to set up a new witcher school for another witcher game. No. I can’t think of it. It needs to end and Triss needs to live.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:17
Still very happy with my pre-order
Corrie
March 31, 2015 at 14:27
I recieved a free GOG key :p , just the question arises with such a small cap and the hope of getting adsl possibly after release how shall I download it ?_?
Might just get retail aswell
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:32
Lucky you. I’ve got the Steam version, but also looking at a physical copy now. Would be much easier than doing the day or two pre-download
Corrie
March 31, 2015 at 14:34
Would like a steam version myself but I realized I’ll just get it when it’s $5 like how I did with Witcher 2 EE since release.
That also popped into my mind that waiting for the download, think the delivery guys would be quicker
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:35
Luckily on Steam you pre-download the game a few days before, then it just activates on release. But that’s still effort.
Corrie
March 31, 2015 at 14:37
The pain of my Hotline Miami 2 Pre order, waiting and stumbling by chance that I could finally download it -_-
Realized after that why does one need to pre order digtal items
Sure they dangle things but seriously doesn’t make sense
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 14:47
I pre-ordered at BTgames for thhat pre-order comic. Now I see no more comic on the site. I saw posters at one stage. Now I see nothing.
BTgames better not fuck me around.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:49
I think I’m going to do that myself actually. Luckily Steam pre-orders are returnable at the push of a button.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 14:55
The Witcher 3 is like a special treat for gamers, especially in this day and age of gaming. I say get the physical copy and keep the memories forever on a shelf. A memory you can see and touch and read while on the toilet.
Steam collection comes later with through a Steam sale. Steam Sales are the only memories that Steam offers.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:58
Yea. Even just for the map and the nice case it’ll be worth it.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 15:00
…
Hailey
March 31, 2015 at 18:09
O.O !!!! ^ Mine! Allllllllll mine! Lol
Is that what you get with a preorder? Or like a limited edition copy or something?
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 18:45
That’s the limited collector’s edition, and it’s MINE! ;P
Hailey
March 31, 2015 at 22:35
Oh otays. I hope the Collector’s Edition is still available…it will piss off my lil bro if I have it and he doesn’t. Hehe! XD
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:00
Don’t forget stickers and compendium and manual.
http://playeressence.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Visual-W3-PC-en.png
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 15:00
Where is the medallion?!
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:01
Collectors edition.
http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/18/187968/2686737-visual-w3-collector-pc-en.png
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 15:02
Is this still available though?
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:04
http://btgames.co.za/po/POinfo.asp?O16006
Might be the last place to pre-order. Just sell the XBox One game and buy the PC copy or PS4 copy
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 15:05
Don’t have an Xbox One, will look at getting the PS4 version though.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:08
That’s the only collectors edition still available and it comes with cards and a clothed map.
As I said just sell the game and buy the PS4 game.
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 31, 2015 at 15:15
or burn it, nobody should endure the 900p agony!
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:06
That’s a bit steep for me. Will stick with the normal one
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:11
Oh, the things I would do for this collectors edition.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:16
I hope that art book is good. Planning on reading the books again with the art book.
Like when people are not into the whole fantasy thing, some struggle to picture the monsters and such. The art book could really help readers.
But then it means my art book getting fucked up by people who can’t imagine shit up. Fuck that to wear and tire.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:18
True. I still want to read that “storybook” I got with The Witcher 2. It’s one of the few things I am yet to read.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:20
KFC and you will get some toilet and reading time. Just don’t explode the toilet.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:22
O_o
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:24
South Park reference I think.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:26
Ah, okay.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:18
And I go and forget something. The soundtrack.
The retail physical standard edition is jam packed. Totally worth it. And it’s not over priced.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 15:20
It has all the stuff you used to get by default in a physical release 10 years ago. For the price of a normal release. WHAT YEAR IS IT?
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:22
I wonder if those stickers could work as replacement badges on my car 😉
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:27
Yep. And look at what you get from one of the best selling games, one piece of paper showing you controls and epilepsy warning.
That’s why I say Witcher 3 at retail is something special for the gamers. If you look at games today.
Corrie
March 31, 2015 at 14:22
To think so many games can only reach 5-10 hours max and this game goes beyond that to insane depth’s
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:38
A game that is 150 hours long? I am not so sure hey. That may be a BIT too long… I mean Lord of the Rings was fun and all, but hell some parts dragged on forever. Making something long for the sake of making it long seems rather contrived to me.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:39
Boo
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:43
You shut up! I mean come on. How many people have 150 hours to finish a game? FF8 was bad enough maxing on 100%, by the time I got to the end you could have told me the story was about an emo buy with memory issues and I would have believed you! Wait…
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:46
My first playthrough on Skyrim was around that. If not more.
I made such a nice statement yesterday about appreciating these kinds of games. Stop complaining noob! ;P
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:47
Yeah but spending time in Skyrim because you are making 10000 fucking knives to up your smithing and following a story is different! Hear me!
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:48
Yeah. Pretty much.
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:49
Haha. I always found the leather armour to be the easier way actually. Leather is everywhere.
I will most likely sink around 150-200 hours into Witcher 3 on my first playthrough. But so far it seems not a lot of people are as interested in enjoying the magnitude of this game as I am.
RinceThis
March 31, 2015 at 14:50
Nah. Jokes. I am really looking forward to it. And if OvG carries on with his malaise with gaming I am set to get a cheap PS4 very soon 😉
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 14:51
Excellenttt man. I hope you do.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 14:50
It’s the fourth damn article in 2 days. People are running out of nice things to say.
They will play it and they will like it.
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 14:52
Speak for yourself. For once.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 14:58
I am Legion, for we are many.
Hailey
March 31, 2015 at 18:13
I am. I wanna 100% this game. 😀
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
March 31, 2015 at 15:05
Found this on the Pillars of Eternity GOG.com page. Thought Id share.
W A R N I N G This game DOES NOT include: – Quicktime events. – Climbing towers. – Poor writing. – Plastic drama. – Tacked-on multiplayer. – Social features. – Microtransactions. – Delusions of being an MMO. – Sesquipedalophobia. – Contempt for its own audience. – Scenes added for the trailer’s sake. – Hollywood envy. – Obsessive excessism. – “Press X for Awesome!” – Skyrim’s approach to map markers. – Ubisoft’s approach to optimization. – Game-breaking DRM. – Spyware. – Malware. – Mass Effect 3’s ending (or so I hope).
If you’re like me, that’s a good thing.
JHN
March 31, 2015 at 15:20
Playing the Wither 2 on Dark mode was insane so im playing this one on hard. Interested to see if you can carry over your saves from the second one, or will it be like the DA keep.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 31, 2015 at 15:22
If you’re playing on PC it imports your save, don’t know how it works on console.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:32
They didn’t mention who but my guess, Dandelion will sing the tails of Geralt at the start of the game. So you just choose which paths you took on the previous games. This will also help those who wants to “import” something different than their play through.
JHN
March 31, 2015 at 15:37
Thats actually a seriously good guess im impressed man!
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:33
DA Keep needed internet to work. The Witcher 3 is a offline game, never to need the internet unless you choose to use the internet for like say download DLC.
JHN
March 31, 2015 at 15:38
Same principle though do you want to import your path yes then you elect to connect if not then default state. We will just have to wait and see.
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:42
Not too sure about how Keep works but from my understanding it didn’t need to be online on some server. It should have been part of the game.
The Witcher 3’s import system is part of the game and will never ask you to connect to the internet.
Viking Of Science
March 31, 2015 at 15:31
@disqus_3ihQj32EWp:disqus, The main Story isn’t 150 hours long. In Various interviews,
CDPR has stated that the main Quest is about 50-60 hours long. The rest of the
time is probably relegated to side activities and hunts that are not necessarily
sidequests.
So All y’all complainin’ about it being so long, read more than one article… you filthy peasants… 😛
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 15:33
Yes, Yes!! Release the raging monster! I also believe that almost every developer would even exaggerate the normal 50 – 60 hour storymode….
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:36
They have been saying if you just focus on the main quests, 50 hours. But if you focus on the main missions and still just fuck around in the game like we will be doing, 150 hours maybe. It’s called exploring the map. Or we could just run to the main mission points and not really get to seeing the whole damn map, 50 hours.
Pariah
March 31, 2015 at 17:42
So 50 – 60 hours main quests, 50 hours side quests, what accounts for the other 90 hours? riding your fucking horse?
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 15:43
If a total of 200 hours of gameplay is being outlined for this game, with all of the fighting random creatures, losing yourself in the scenery, it means that you’ll be spending about 8 full days in the game world….
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:49
Better than 8 full days in the real world, at work.
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 15:52
Yep! If only work had as much potential as this game….
Captain JJ the damned
March 31, 2015 at 15:53
If only I could deal with the bad guys the same way 😉
Greylingad
March 31, 2015 at 17:00
Hehe, you could… Unfortunately though society frowns upon such behavior,why I’m still trying to find out, by the way, I don’t think it’s Ok to hunt deer with a bow and arrow,drag the body back to a hotel and demand they prepare for a god’s feast… The servant lady just looked at me funnily…
Hailey
March 31, 2015 at 18:15
Lol
Ryanza
March 31, 2015 at 15:45
With all these Witcher articles, it feels like the game is coming out tomorrow. But we still 49 days away. Wake me up when it’s all over. Don’t let me oversleep.
Robert van der Spuy
March 31, 2015 at 15:58
Cannot wait for this game 😀
Tulipdame
April 1, 2015 at 11:21
I am definitely buying The Witcher 3, but I know, if it really is 200 hours long, I am never going to finish it. I am fed up with a game once I get to 40 hours or so. I haven’t finished Shadow of Mordor – it got repetitive and boring. Far Cry 3 and 4 I only finished the things that awarded achievements – the rest are still not finished. Especially 4. Too much of the same crap