Sorry what?! I'm 10 seconds into your video and your actually talking about the content in the title ? Have I stumbled upon some alternate time line where a TH-camr hasn't done a 8 minute intro to the video begging likes and subscribes
Patrick G No kidding huh??? Wasn't that refreshing ?? I like this guy! No B.S. and right to the point. Seems like pretty good advice too. God this game seems complicated !
Number one tip for a newbie like me is take your time. This game is goddamn huge, skipping scenes and trying to do just the main quest is not recommended.
This. First time I played it, I only went for the main quests and didn't do a single side quest. Got bored some time later as I didn't really care about the story and left the game. Months later, I started all over again, playing side quests and exploring the world, this game looks fantastic.
Nathen Bosher If you think skipping scenes is necessary, I’d disagree. Unless you’re talking about just skipping the scenes you go through 10000 times(Like talking to a merchant before you buy his goods.) But if you’re talking about skipping story scenes? I think this game just isn’t for you really
I’m already level 16 and I’m still too afraid to swim in water with drowners 😭. I haven’t done anything, quests or “undiscovered locations” or treasure hunts, that has got to do with diving into drowner infested water
My tip:- If you are surrounded by a group of enemies and one or two of them turns out to be an archer or crossbow men, kill them first they usually have low health and are kind of annoying as they do quite a lot of damage.
with griffin/wolf armor set, you can keep quen active for the entire fight. at max sign intensity it absorbs north of 900 damage so arrows usually take only half of your shield. Also, if you get hit at DM difficulty, it takes away more than half of your health, quen's alternate mode helps you recover from these accidental hits.
Thanks. Started playing yesterday. Have boiled your advice down to this: 1. Stick to roads at the beginning 2. Do as many side quests as possible. XP! 3. Map. ?s give ability points. !s give quests. 4. Upgrade light attack, axii (rep) and quen (shield). Mutagens boost corresponding skills. 5. Loot everything. Grab all you can. 6. Bestiary shows enemy weaknesses. 7. Create each bomb/potion once each. Assign them. 8. Save, save, save. Save before any battle. Meditating replenishes health & stocks. 9. Upgrade horse with blinkers and saddle bags. 10. Dismantling at armourer -> crafting items. Sell crafting/alchemy items when you have 10+. 11. Combat mechanics. 1. Parry. 2. Dodge > rolling. 3. Quen. Single targets out from groups.
Just a tip, when you arrive in the Baron's castle, go to the notice board and pick up the race one. Bet 50 crowns for each race (theres 3 and its really easy) and then in total youll get like 300 crowns and some horse equipment.
THIS is how you provide a guide and tips. No BS small talk taking up time, no lazy form of talking, and actual presentation in an organized fashion. You sir are the only one to get me motivated to starting the game. Every other "video guide" is just too lazy, lacks presentation, and they don't ever sound prepared. The only thing I would change is what you put your ability points into. I think it's smart to specialize in one tree in the beginning, and I recommend the magic tree. The first three abilities to get are signs, which are Axii, Quen, and Yrden. Why? Because these spells help in any situation, while Igni and Aard are basically meant for groups that are easy to kill (and using them by mistake can cause problems around innocent folk). Plus, mutagen matchup with better intensity.
I finally got the Witcher 3 and at first since I was a total noob about the Witcher universe and until I started using Quen fights were kind of a bitch.
Tip : Quen blocks every single damage from EVERY ATTACK from EVERY SINGLE MONSTER at least once so when you are about to fight a OP monster just cast Quen, fight and when you're hit, retreat and cast Quen again. Basically, this loop may be long and frustrating but you are sure to defeat any ennemy even in the early game.
This isn't correct, the final boss of the Blood and Wine expansion pack has an attack which goes right through Quen and if you are playing on the highest difficulty this will instantly kill you, even with quen on.
For those who want it chronologically: 1. Duny (Emhyr) was cursed, apparently since birth. (This wasn't actually true, but it's irrelevant.) 2. Duny and Pavetta fell in love. 3. Geralt lifts Duny's curse and asks for child of surprise. Pavetta was pregnant (with Ciri). 4. Geralt initially refuses Ciri, ends up with her again, and decides to take her to Kaer Morhen anyway. He also learns that she is a Source (has Elder Blood or whatever). 5. Yennefer trains and tutors Ciri in magic, to try and harness her power. I think Triss does too. 6. Ciri becomes Yen and Geralt's adopted child. 7. Lots of time passes. 8. Geralt is killed with a pitchfork, Yen resurrects him. 9. Ciri creates special island for them, and goes off into another dimension. 10. Wild Hunt appear and kidnap Yennefer (to lure Ciri out). 11. Geralt joins Hunt in return for Yen's freedom. 12. Later, he somehow escapes, and returns to witchering, with no recollection of Yen or Ciri. 13. Witcher 1 game begins. Witcher 2 happens. Geralt regains memory. Witcher 3 happens.
Igni is good against non/humans and water monsters, but useless against specters and elementa. Quen is good against everything. Once you unlock the alternate sign mode, it even heals you for 25% of damage absorbed and knocks back and damages enemies for the same amount. That being said, igni is definitely more fun, with medium armor and griffin school skill equipped , stamina generates quicker than the burning duration, so you can keep burning someone to death.
***** In my experience werewolves dont catch on fire like drowners and hags do, and endregas are also not damaged by fire as much. On nekkers yes it works beautifully. But without quen nekkers will flatten you like a fucking road-roller.
In addition to your tip #9, sell: 1) weapons to blacksmiths 2) armor to armorers 3) alchemy craft items to alchemists 4) weapon craft items to blacksmiths/armorers 5) miscellaneous to shopkeepers/merchants Over time, you'll get much more money
Actually, sell to a specific specialist. Like the Dwarf Herbalist outside Oxenfurt buys certain herbs at a higher price than the Dwarf Herbalist in Novigrad. While they both buy at high price, some items are bought at a higher price by a certain buyer.
Figured that part out myself while playing... A sword was like 1000 crowns and when I was trying to sell it showed way less price and then I realized i was selling it to a merchant who buys everything... So went to the Smith and it was priced more ....
This is one of the most straight forward and well done guides to this game. You don't spoil anything which is great. You tell new players how to not get destroyed. This is all that a Witcher 3 guide should be. Anything else just takes away from the rest of the game because half the fun is exploring and finding out the intricacies on your own. Fantastic job!
Some tips for new players: 1. Read the skills' description and try to focus which attack style you want to play and allocate point efficiently to take advantage of mutagen, which will give you significant buff when colors are matched accordingly. 2. You can almost 1 shot every drowner with your crossbow when you are diving. 3. Do not pick up every Velen long sword you come across. They are heavy and selling them too often is annoying. 4. Pay attention to those recipes that herbalists sell. They are useful and are extremely rewarding when used correctly to aid combat. 5. The default keybindings on computer are ridiculous (especially for casting sign with Q, making you basically cannot move left when casting fire stream). Would be extremely useful if your mouse has the 2 extra buttons where you can set sign casting on one and Quen on the other (Quen need to be nerfed btw) 6. Take everything single piece of paper off the board, some will mark places of interest on the map for you. 7. You can run efficiently by holding down shift and press jump when your stamina bar is about to run out, which will refill yout stamina to full during the jumping animation. 8. Adrenaline point speed up your stamina refill rate. 9.Loots in monster nests scale with your level so try to balance between Quests and exploration. Spending an hour to fight a golem just to receive something a bit better than a Velen long sword is definitely not worth it. 10. You can kill Roach (and yourself) by jumping off the collapsed bridge in White Orchard. 11. Spamming space before hitting the ground to minimize fall damage. 12. Be careful when using Dimeritium Bomb. It disables monster's skills as well as your signs. Feel free to add more tips to make new witcher player's life easier :D
I swear that Skyrim on the 360 had a dedicated quicksave button, it was definitely one of the Elder Scrolls. Why don't more RPGs do this for console? And I mean shit, I've got a gaming rig but I still play 3rd person games, like the Withcer, with a controller.
Tip 1: Get the Gourmet Perk as your first perk in the generic skill tree! It saves food and makes you heal so much over 20 minutes instead of 5 seconds after consuming food. Trust me, it breaks the game for the first 20 levels or so.
Most important tip: Don't charge right in the middle of the pack and think you will crush everything. You gotta dispatch monsters 1 or 2 at a time. Parrying attacks is very important and I find the shield quite effective.
The number one tip should be to keep your swords sharp, if they have turned red on the HUD, they will do way less damage...which is BAD. Buy every repair kit you find. Most important to keep sharp is the sliver sword because they are pretty rare. Repair them every time you find an armorer that can do it and save all your weapon repair kits for emergency field repairs of the SILVER sword. Regular swords are a dime a dozen, keep a couple of the highest damage/least worn ones you find with you so if push comes to shove you can just swap to another one rather than waste a repair kit on it while in the field. It's amazing how many times I see people trying to fight with a damaged weapon. Also, find workbenches and grindstones where you can enhance your weapons and armor (for free!) before you do any new mission or just roaming around.
parry only works if the monster/enemy is near or below your level, if it has a higher level you will be stunned or staggered after parrying the attack. Dodging is the way to go and always pop up quen! nice list btw
@@XXXEmpoleon I haven't bought any. I've been living off honeycombs and wolf meat, both of which are abundant enough. After getting some better gear and upping light attack a few times wolves are easy prey.
I just actually started playing this game and fell in love with it instantly. Not skipping any cutscenes coz most of it are interesting and taking all the side quests. Best RPG game I played so far since Skyrim.
An asshole spoiled the entire story to me. It almost made me not play the game, but I did. And I am so glad I did. With all those choices, I had my own story! And the sidequests, oh the sidequests... The gameplay is great. You helped me, thank you!
This is my first Witcher game and I didn't know at the time that death march was a difficulty so I clicked it b/c it sounded cool, but after this video I think I can get used to it, prior to this I probably died 20 times to the griffen before I realized its weaknesses lol
Tip #12 If the game is being played on high difficulty, the first upgrade should be gourmet food. It enables the character to regenerate health for 20 min after eating anything.
You can read books to learn about about beasts before fighting them. I had a fight with a werewolf and I beat it cause I read a book that unlocked that page in my bestiary.
Yeah, definitely make doing all monster contracts and side quests in White Orchard your priority. There's not much there to do, it's a small area and it will help immensely. Besides, the Devil By The Well and Brother's Peril missions fail almost immediately after you progress the story outside of White Orchard. Upon starting, look at your Crafting section for Warrior Coat and note the upgrade material necessary. As soon as you get to Velen, head to Crows Perch to have the armor smith craft you the jacket. This can be your main coat for up until Level 11 and 12...I used mine until 15, but mostly because it was the best looking. Also, look for a windmill in White Orchard, there's a house next to it with a hidden basement you can get into for early loot. You can use this to sell or equip. Witcher School gear will be some of the best to use, early on, but post-story you'll find looting Relic gear begins to out power the Witcher gear stuff, beyond level 32. Considering a New Game Plus? Collect as many diagrams and craft as many of those as you can. Once you start a new game plus, you will keep all you have crafted, but diagrams disappear. So craft as many decoctions, oils, potions and weapons/ gear as you can, to kick off your next save with. Essentially, this means to play your first play through as thoroughly as possible and there is not a question mark or exclamation mark left on your map nor remaining contracts/ side quests. Inspect every nook and cranny of every new area you're in and take your time. Be meticulous, in other words. During your next play through, you can do it a lot less thoroughly, and just focus on story and you will still be finding good relic gear, along the way...it's just important to have as much of the best to start your NG+ off with. So that your next play through can be as little of re-farming as possible. You now have a stash, so don't be afraid to fill that up with witcher school gear and relic weapons of every kind. The reason why you are saving and hording what you can, is because When you kick off your NG+ game, you'll find that certain weapons and armor you wielded the last time around, may not be re-usable again until a higher level...so you need others to fall back onto. So if you have gear that is nice, but lower level than what you have now...keep it! It may be your only choice, later. I wish I had kept all my witcher school swords because relics that I had completed my first play through with that were stating I needed to be 65-67 to use again! I had Witcher Wolven gear I couldn't wear until I was 41! Witch made me wish I had saved more of what I had. So I scrapped that save and just kept playing on my main file to accumulate and re-craft/ re-acquire more stuff to throw in stash.
+Marlon Lee Hey mate - Really good advice for the NG+ Thanks so much for posting here :) Thanks to the update the stash increases the replay value, great suggestion to store lower level stuff as its easy to forget about the replay and you'll be back to the grind when you start. Again thanks so much. Legend :)
same!!! i watched the show when it dropped and started playing a couple of days ago, i am addicted now. i miss yenn though, you don't see her often in the game early on.
Jaal The Angel what did you think the graphics would look like a ps4 pc xbox 1 or like a 4k tv 😂😂😂😂 its the switch bro but maybe maybe with the so called switch pro people have been talking about buy hey how are you enjoying the game so far .. for me its good since its my first time playing it lol
Kevin Mayorga Oh I’m loving it. I feel so accomplished that I killed the Golem with only a crossbow and Igni😂 Igni has been my best friend in combat so far but I might start using Quen more after this video. The music is superb and I love hearing Geralt deep voice in cutscenes
Jaal The Angel no way i tried doing that but i didnt see no progress that was the quest of the witcher gear ? I was lv 6 when i did that now im lv 10 with better swords i might try to beat it lol
I'm so used to games holding your hand through the combat that I'm actually struggling haha. Your character seems way faster at blocking & attacking than mine, my Witcher seems drunk all the time 🍻
WarmSoftKitty that's just your opinion I guess, I've played at 60 on a high end rig and im playing at 30 on my one x at the moment and it runs amazingly, obviously not as smooth as 60 but its more than playable, not that big of a difference plays exactly the same. I've always had more fun on consoles anyway. Barely played it on PC, but I've played the shit out of it on this.
after playing assassin's creed origins which is my first assassin game BTW i really loved the environment so i decided to look into witcher 3 because of its open world wild life quests & more so came across your video which helped me big time thx & subscribed:)
If you like open world games with the similar old feel here are some suggestions: Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassins creed black flag, horizon zero dawn. More modern open world games: Marvel's spider-man, Grand theft auto 5 (I Hear good things about it, haven't tried it yet)
@@shahrobp guess what I've got them all Because games are getting more and more expensive When I bought my ps4 i started collecting open world games so you can enjoy every after you beat the game Appreciate your reply👍
@@rahquelhumes249 Assassin's creed IV: black flag, Marvel's spider-man, Horizon: zero dawn. There's also Death stranding but it's not everyone's cup of tea. Games I heard are great but haven't tried: Ghost of tsushima, GTA V, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, fallout 4, Assassin's creed: origin.
If you like RPGs, definitely worth buying. Just got it last week off the PS store after starting the Netflix series. Even after maybe 3 hours in, I can see why it's been called the best game ever!
I just bought it on steam sale, and it is still great. It has not aged at all! Also, props to the video maker for replying to a comment on a 5-year-old video
I'm a bit late coming into the game, but I can't thank you enough for this video. I've started and stopped this game twice now because it seemed overwhelming. Now that I'm starting to get the hang of it I'm super excited about playing it. Thanks again for your help sir!
I should've probably watched this before I went in those goddamn underground caves. I didn't know about cat potion. I spammed Igni and got 3 milliseconds to see my surroundings. Absolute bruh moment
Know I'm late to the party but oh well. I guess this sorta goes with the side quest part of the vid, but be careful with advancing the main quests, at certain points you will fail certain sidequests if the main quest forces certain NPC's to move. Took me a while to figure out why I was failing sidequests seemingly at random.
use the aard sign and mix it with the fire so when they freeze(when u upgrade the aard ofc)so when u hit em with fire they die easily,remove the useless stuff from ur inventory,use quen spell all the time in battles I did that when I played the game at the hardest difficulty,trust me its helpful.
Just bought this a week ago and i am sufficiently addicted to playing it. Ive never played any fantasy stuff but this drew me right in quick.. Thanks for the tips bro I Needed the Help lol (I had never crafted a thing before this game )
Heres my tips : Best early skills abilities are : Other : gourmet , allows vitality regen of about 50 per sec for 20 minutes even in combat. Other : cat school techniques : You'll be using light armor for most of the early stages. Axi : to delusion level 3 : very handy later on as it saves a lot of awkward situations and also gives xp Combat : the first 4 in fast attack and strong attack. Some tree trunks are hollow and contain hidden money, they don't show up in witcher senses , you have to walk up to them and press E/ interact. For money : you can repeatedly incinerate pigs in a pig pen in White Orchard. Farming red mutagen : Just outide of Downwarren in Velen there is a hamlet of about 3 or 4 huts that contains a level 14 respawning alghoul that sometimes drops red mutagens. If an enemy human has a shield raised you can't seem to damage use axi on them. Axi can also temporarily stun other creatures. Best prices paid for swords seems to be the armorer in novigrad heirarch square. Best prices paid for alchemy herbs is herbalist heirarch square Best for books / other seems to bookseller shop in heirarch square.
Thanks for the great video, I've finally started playing this and for once something lives up to it's hype! Something that really helped me in the beginning of the game was the Gourmet (general) ability. This lets food regenerate vitality for 20 minutes. So basically if you eat something every 20 mins (or just before battle) your health will keep on regenerating at 80 or 50 point per second (depends on what you eat). This helped me a lot more than the quen sign.
Regarding saving: Not sure if this was available back in 2015 but for those playing the game now, you can change the period of time between auto saves in the settings. I think the default is around every 10 minutes, I've lowered mine to every 5 minutes but I believe it goes as low as every 3 minutes. Just means you don't have to worry about manually saving as much. Would highly recomend.
Just started playing The Witcher on the Nintendo Switch Lite. Loving it so far and being able to play on the go is amazing. Although it requires a ton of focus so you can’t be playing like on a bus or something lol
No one cares Dude, he was not joking about the beastiari,READ IT. If you ever go up against a lets say night wraith, if you dont know what to do, you are 1000% screwd
I bought this game almost 2 years ago and watched this video then. But life happened and I wasn't able to play at that time. Finally ready to play now and this video immediately popped into my mind. It made that good an impression! :) Just watched it again and wanted to let you know how much I appreciated this guide. Can't wait to FINALLY play this game, and I feel less overwhelmed by it because of this video (and the helpful comments beneath it too). Thank you.
Just watched the series, downloaded everything for this game and watching this while it downloads. Such a helpful and straight to the point guide. 2020 and still relevant ♥️ thank you. Earned a subscriber
Davi Lima i barely bought this game. im ready for the addiction. i stayed away from dark souls 3 because i know how hard and frustrating those games are. i hope witcher 3 isnt as hard
Deathstroke Slade Wilson It does have its hard parts if you dont know what youre doing. Its a lot more technical than darksouls but youll get the hang of it
Tip: buy the nilfgardian saddle and saddle bags from the bloody barons quartermaster. I've never filled up my inventory with it and stamina refills faster than you use it at a full gallop. Also just set your autosave for every three minutes. That way if you forget to save your game it's not a problem as you can reload from any of your three last autosaves.
thanks for doing this video it has only reinforced me wanting to try the witcher 3, i wasnt a fan when it first came out but after watching the show (yup im one of them) i thought about it and decided to do some research on it and give it another shot. Watching your very helpful video while some years old i believe it will help during my first playthrough and just wanted to show appreciation for taking the time to help give advice for newbies like me to The Witcher 3.
Still can't believe I'm playing this at consistant 30 fps on my switch whereever I want. It feels so cool being able to stay in bed without even raising your haid and play this masterpiece. The graphical setbacks, lower resolution and fps is a small price to pay for such comfort.
It took me a few years to get into this game, but I had to play the first two to actually get into this one knowing how the story goes. I'm honestly surprised by how great this video is, and even more then I was already doing all of it. Thanks for the video!!
Watched it on Netflix. Just downloaded the game today and played about an hour of it. Kind of helps that I’ve completed the RDRs in that horse riding and looting is similar. But fuck to all the different stuff in the inventory, that will take some getting used to! Thanks for the tips 👍🏼
A good guide for absolute beginners to get into the habit of doing a few very useful things early on but aside from that there are a few points I disagree with. 1st instead of worrying about your save often just set save intervals to 3 minutes and when u get to a key point in the story make a new manual save. 2nd I would collect all the notice boards at all times and do the quests by lvl in order of contracts, side quests, treasure hunts, and then main story. 3rd don't worry too much about horse upgrades from the start. It is more than possible to beat all the races without buying any gear as long as u start the races available right after the Ciri race with the Bloody Barron. 4th don't waste your time and money dismantling your junk (hides, tools, decor, jewelry, ect) just sell them to the murchants according to who would use the mats. For instance tools or anything that would grant metals and smiting mats get sold to a blacksmith where as hides and fabrics would be sole to an armorer. Needed mats can be as random loot or by dismantling weapons which if you invest runes into one's such as relic weapons it's more benificial to get any relic ingredients and ur runes back rather than selling them invested into. 6th sell all but one of each trophy categorized by bonus type (exp bonus, gold rate, dismemberment, ect) to the full price murchant (alchemist) in Novigrad North of Oxenfurt. Personally I sell all junk and uninvested gear that is lower stats than what I have equipped. If I've invested runes into it I'll dismantle it. If I'm in need of cash I'll sell crafting ingredients but never alchemy ingredients untill I have all the potions and concoctions made, after which point alchemy mats become a gold mine. As for my skill points first 2 go into the one which gives 500 more hp and the one that makes food buff and heals last for 20 minutes. Start on difficulty 3 and get used healing by food and drink and not by resting. Resting at the wrong times could cost you a quest worth of exp, gold, and loot. Also higher difficulties make you appreciate the crafting system more. SPOILER WARNING!!! ⚠ for the Bloody Barron beyond this point. Last but not least, play Gwent. Any chance u get play with someone new. The more renown or status the person is the better the chance for a rare or special card. There are npc's in the game that grant special cards. ⚠ If you do not play and beat the Bloody Barron befor he meets his unexpected demise ⚠ than u lose the opertunity to ever obtain his card failing 2 quests. The one for obtaining the special cards in Veren and the one to collect all gwent cards considering this card is special and one of a kind like most other special cards. One tip that helps me in Gwent is to remove all but one of each weather condition and all lvl 1 and 2 units from your deck as this leaves more of a chance to draw 10 cards that are vastly outfitted with siege and high number unit cards. I always swap out my weather cards unless it's a clear weather at start of round and use spies at the beginning of rounds. Sometimes I get lucky and the opponent passes as soon as I place the spy granting me a win after playing my next card granted it raises my number above there's.
Just started playing this game because it popped up on Xbox game pass. I had all this figured out within an hour. This video should be more of a general "How to play RPGs" as opposed to just Witcher. If you're an RPG player, you already know all of this. If you're a noob, listen to what this video has to say. Everything he says is 100% spot on.
I'm a gamer but new to the Witcher series and learned the hard way that I can't hack and slash everyone without learning the finer details...lol. I was at Level 4 and was in the Barn with the red-head witch after she cleared the rats out of the Barn and had to fight the witch hunters who were level 10... It took me almost 15 deaths to get past that part!! Sadly I had to resort to standing on one side of a cart and shooting each hunter one at a time with arrows till they died... (lame, I know). Moral of the story: LEVEL UP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! Doesn't matter how good of a fighter\hack&Slash master you are! leveling up and playing the game right makes life so much easier....
if you are just hackin n slashin enemies then you're playing this game wrong you have to time your attacks and parries and also you need to master the dodge and roll you will just die a lot and will progress slower if you just hack n slash
+coolzen26 How the hell were you level 4 and in Novigrad already??? I got there at least level 10, maybe a bit more. You missed out on a lot of crazy stories man. Do not rush the game. there's easily 200-250 hours of gameplay in it. Without the Hearts of Stone extension
I'm a roamer, i like to travel around alot and get the lay of the land... after that experience in Novigrad tho i learned real quickly to work my way up the ranks vs trying to run shit at lv 4....lol
coolzen26 Well I like to wander around as well, but I usually do it with a purpose, that's why I accomplish so many side missions. It easily took me about 20 hours before getting to Novigrad. It must have taken me around 10 to finish the Bloody Baron storyline.
I just started this game. I cannot thank you enough. I considered myself a fair hand at RPG menus and open world games in general. I was so wrong. Lol. This game is deeeeeep and you just gave me a torch. Thanks again. Liked and subscribed. 👍
Another tip - Buy all the maps Merchants sell. They get you Witcher gear which us better than the usual gear and can be upgraded. Great video man! Still playing this masterpiece in 2020. Reached Kaer Moerhen:)
you dismantle junk into crafting components at an armor/sword smith and use the components to create armor and weapons at an armor or sword smith. You collect recipes for armor and weapons and also for crafting materials by searching chests, barrels, corpses and also buying them from vendors. When you open your crafting tab, you can only see the items that you have found the plans for. Note that you can look at your crafting supplies at any time, but you have to be at an armor or sword smith to actually craft anything. Alchemy works pretty much the same way, except you can craft your own potions at anytime.
What mad people dont do side quests in a rpg, that's literally like every rpg ever, yet some people dont. I can't help be distracted so far by every question mark possible
Well yes you're right. But some people will be completely new to the rpg world so definitely still a good tip for beginners i think. Sometimes it's a hard balance. I always find myself wanting to get more story but hanging back to do side missions because... Well you know 💪
Yes agreed, my daughter is new to the world of gaming and needs advice like this all the time. I want to advance the story and then go ooo look a shiney thing . Stabby stabby , ooo loot , steally steally , ooo new location. Dead helpful tips though , been waiting a while to play the witcher 3 as it's so massive .
Sorry what?! I'm 10 seconds into your video and your actually talking about the content in the title ? Have I stumbled upon some alternate time line where a TH-camr hasn't done a 8 minute intro to the video begging likes and subscribes
haha - well thanks Patrick lol glad you appreciated it :D
MenWhoStareAtGames well it earned you a sub that's for sure !
@@patrickg1435 Remember to hit that like button as well ;)
Patrick G No kidding huh??? Wasn't that refreshing ?? I like this guy! No B.S. and right to the point. Seems like pretty good advice too. God this game seems complicated !
Patrick G I noticed it too. It’s awesome!!
Number one tip for a newbie like me is take your time. This game is goddamn huge, skipping scenes and trying to do just the main quest is not recommended.
100% agreed! Thanks :)
This. First time I played it, I only went for the main quests and didn't do a single side quest. Got bored some time later as I didn't really care about the story and left the game. Months later, I started all over again, playing side quests and exploring the world, this game looks fantastic.
Skipping scenes is somewhat necessary considering there is a cut scene every 5 mins
Nathen Bosher If you think skipping scenes is necessary, I’d disagree. Unless you’re talking about just skipping the scenes you go through 10000 times(Like talking to a merchant before you buy his goods.) But if you’re talking about skipping story scenes? I think this game just isn’t for you really
@@fruitsoupdoesgames3479 I am but thanks for the input buddy :)
Buy the upgrade that makes it so everytime you eat food, it heals you continuously for 20min... it's op
good tip thanks!
wait... what is this upgrade called?! I must know! PLEASE
RoOo796 it's in the general upgrades, it's in the bottom left of the skill tree I think
Thank you sir. I shall investigate when next playing
D34D455 8 thank you!
Tip 11: DO. NOT. FIGHT THE BABY. I REPEAT, DO. NOT. FIGHT THE BABY. And you may ask "what baby" You'll know when the time comes my friend..
lol oh yes I remember!
oh that one? eh, it wasnt that bad.. *vietnam flashbacks occur with the pain and suffering caused by that spawn of satan*
Lmao
Just got the game... this tip will stay with me... :|
Just slayed that thing with ease... wasn't that hard
"first tip just stick to the road for the first half hour"
Me 1 minute in: runs down to monster nest to fight ghouls
I did that too and I died. I even went swimming with the downers and still died. Lol.
Lmfao
@@psychrisz did you ACTUALLY laugh out loud?
At the start when I was going to white orchard I saw some drowners and like a boss I went there and died pathetically
I’m already level 16 and I’m still too afraid to swim in water with drowners 😭. I haven’t done anything, quests or “undiscovered locations” or treasure hunts, that has got to do with diving into drowner infested water
My tip:-
If you are surrounded by a group of enemies and one or two of them turns out to be an archer or crossbow men, kill them first they usually have low health and are kind of annoying as they do quite a lot of damage.
or put a point into your parry skill, lets you block arrows and delfect them if timed right
or use quen like a normal person
Abhishek singh Do you like to use quen every freaking time you get hit?
with griffin/wolf armor set, you can keep quen active for the entire fight. at max sign intensity it absorbs north of 900 damage so arrows usually take only half of your shield. Also, if you get hit at DM difficulty, it takes away more than half of your health, quen's alternate mode helps you recover from these accidental hits.
hahaha well said ,
Thanks. Started playing yesterday. Have boiled your advice down to this:
1. Stick to roads at the beginning
2. Do as many side quests as possible. XP!
3. Map. ?s give ability points. !s give quests.
4. Upgrade light attack, axii (rep) and quen (shield). Mutagens boost corresponding skills.
5. Loot everything. Grab all you can.
6. Bestiary shows enemy weaknesses.
7. Create each bomb/potion once each. Assign them.
8. Save, save, save. Save before any battle. Meditating replenishes health & stocks.
9. Upgrade horse with blinkers and saddle bags.
10. Dismantling at armourer -> crafting items. Sell crafting/alchemy items when you have 10+.
11. Combat mechanics. 1. Parry. 2. Dodge > rolling. 3. Quen. Single targets out from groups.
+Damien Hine Yup - thats pretty much it - Thanks for the summary :)
+Damien Hine axi is pretty much useless, you can just bribe them or kill them, and of you have the light attack upgraded its easy
+Damien Hine spoken like a true Bard Sir ;D
Caius "why thank ye, good gentlemen," he sang with a tip of his bombastic hat.
12. Trust him!
tip: take all the notices at a notice board, they reveal the ? in the area
I'm a 44 year old gaming mom. Recently got obsessed with The Witcher on Netflix so my husband bought me the game. Absolutely LOVING it!
This is actually a playable movie where you can choose what happens
That's is damm cool
@@josephineoto2641 thank you!
Far better than the series
I love you
Just a tip, when you arrive in the Baron's castle, go to the notice board and pick up the race one. Bet 50 crowns for each race (theres 3 and its really easy) and then in total youll get like 300 crowns and some horse equipment.
I dont see the race one
But where do you bet?? Where's the race?
I'll re-examine but I don't remember being given that type if option. Could you elaborate?
THIS is how you provide a guide and tips. No BS small talk taking up time, no lazy form of talking, and actual presentation in an organized fashion. You sir are the only one to get me motivated to starting the game. Every other "video guide" is just too lazy, lacks presentation, and they don't ever sound prepared.
The only thing I would change is what you put your ability points into. I think it's smart to specialize in one tree in the beginning, and I recommend the magic tree. The first three abilities to get are signs, which are Axii, Quen, and Yrden. Why? Because these spells help in any situation, while Igni and Aard are basically meant for groups that are easy to kill (and using them by mistake can cause problems around innocent folk). Plus, mutagen matchup with better intensity.
+KidAnime20 Thanks a lot! :) One of the nicest comments I've ever received you've made my day. I hope you have a great time with the game, good luck!
Tip #1, spam Quen
+Fang Q. YUP!
+Fang Q. I had such a bad time against griffons and things like that, until I used quen, now it is just another day in the job.
I'm a noob whats quen
habib mahmud
The shield sign
I finally got the Witcher 3 and at first since I was a total noob about the Witcher universe and until I started using Quen fights were kind of a bitch.
Tip : Quen blocks every single damage from EVERY ATTACK from EVERY SINGLE MONSTER at least once so when you are about to fight a OP monster just cast Quen, fight and when you're hit, retreat and cast Quen again. Basically, this loop may be long and frustrating but you are sure to defeat any ennemy even in the early game.
This is what i do lol
+xXH311 CATSXx when you spend points in quen skills it becomes ultra OP lol near the end of the game one hit from a drowner took 3% of my shield
This isn't correct, the final boss of the Blood and Wine expansion pack has an attack which goes right through Quen and if you are playing on the highest difficulty this will instantly kill you, even with quen on.
dont use it against specters tho it stuns you both end if there is more than one specter(like a bunch of wraiths) you fucked
+Kodlaken Git gud son, git gud...
For those who want it chronologically:
1. Duny (Emhyr) was cursed, apparently since birth. (This wasn't actually true, but it's irrelevant.)
2. Duny and Pavetta fell in love.
3. Geralt lifts Duny's curse and asks for child of surprise. Pavetta was pregnant (with Ciri).
4. Geralt initially refuses Ciri, ends up with her again, and decides to take her to Kaer Morhen anyway. He also learns that she is a Source (has Elder Blood or whatever).
5. Yennefer trains and tutors Ciri in magic, to try and harness her power. I think Triss does too.
6. Ciri becomes Yen and Geralt's adopted child.
7. Lots of time passes.
8. Geralt is killed with a pitchfork, Yen resurrects him.
9. Ciri creates special island for them, and goes off into another dimension.
10. Wild Hunt appear and kidnap Yennefer (to lure Ciri out).
11. Geralt joins Hunt in return for Yen's freedom.
12. Later, he somehow escapes, and returns to witchering, with no recollection of Yen or Ciri.
13. Witcher 1 game begins. Witcher 2 happens. Geralt regains memory. Witcher 3 happens.
Good to have the back story thank you for sharing it here
Yes I'm here because I just bought it after watching it on Netflix. Sue me
TylerMayhem lol
TylerMayhem same 😂
I just finished the show today. Wanna buy the game asap now lol
Same haha
Same bro xD
I always pay huge amounts of attention to these, but then I realise that I'm not a beginner any more and I learnt these the hard way ;-;
Daniel Harrison kek same bro
learned*
forever_toaster 'Learnt' is a perfectly acceptable spelling.
Enter the Pug it's like saying spelled or spelt
DarthFalcon64 lol no, rules mate
Quen is life.
That's the shield thingy right?
+Chip Snepvangers yes
Igni...cause who doesn't like catching someone on fire before you decapitate them, lol
Igni is good against non/humans and water monsters, but useless against specters and elementa. Quen is good against everything. Once you unlock the alternate sign mode, it even heals you for 25% of damage absorbed and knocks back and damages enemies for the same amount. That being said, igni is definitely more fun, with medium armor and griffin school skill equipped , stamina generates quicker than the burning duration, so you can keep burning someone to death.
*****
In my experience werewolves dont catch on fire like drowners and hags do, and endregas are also not damaged by fire as much. On nekkers yes it works beautifully. But without quen nekkers will flatten you like a fucking road-roller.
In addition to your tip #9, sell:
1) weapons to blacksmiths
2) armor to armorers
3) alchemy craft items to alchemists
4) weapon craft items to blacksmiths/armorers
5) miscellaneous to shopkeepers/merchants
Over time, you'll get much more money
Absolutely!! Great tip, been working that out too. Sell to the specialist is the point. Thanks for posting mate :-D
Actually, sell to a specific specialist. Like the Dwarf Herbalist outside Oxenfurt buys certain herbs at a higher price than the Dwarf Herbalist in Novigrad. While they both buy at high price, some items are bought at a higher price by a certain buyer.
Thank you for the tip i never would've known lol
Figured that part out myself while playing... A sword was like 1000 crowns and when I was trying to sell it showed way less price and then I realized i was selling it to a merchant who buys everything... So went to the Smith and it was priced more ....
Already have more money than I know what to do with. And I'm not even in Skellige yet.
“Steal. Steal everything. Like a Viking going Christmas shopping.” Lmao best description ever dude.
#likeaviking am I right
#RagnarLodbrok
This is one of the most straight forward and well done guides to this game. You don't spoil anything which is great. You tell new players how to not get destroyed. This is all that a Witcher 3 guide should be. Anything else just takes away from the rest of the game because half the fun is exploring and finding out the intricacies on your own. Fantastic job!
Thanks
"Toss a coin to your witcher oh valley of plenty"
Hey I seen that today
Great show
Jaskier
"Oh Valley of.. PENIS"
Waffleroo I died laughing when he sang that XD
Bonus tip:
Do the Horse Races in Velen. You get some good money early on as well as some useful rewards.
Very good tip - agreed!
Some tips for new players:
1. Read the skills' description and try to focus which attack style you want to play and allocate point efficiently to take advantage of mutagen, which will give you significant buff when colors are matched accordingly.
2. You can almost 1 shot every drowner with your crossbow when you are diving.
3. Do not pick up every Velen long sword you come across. They are heavy and selling them too often is annoying.
4. Pay attention to those recipes that herbalists sell. They are useful and are extremely rewarding when used correctly to aid combat.
5. The default keybindings on computer are ridiculous (especially for casting sign with Q, making you basically cannot move left when casting fire stream). Would be extremely useful if your mouse has the 2 extra buttons where you can set sign casting on one and Quen on the other (Quen need to be nerfed btw)
6. Take everything single piece of paper off the board, some will mark places of interest on the map for you.
7. You can run efficiently by holding down shift and press jump when your stamina bar is about to run out, which will refill yout stamina to full during the jumping animation.
8. Adrenaline point speed up your stamina refill rate.
9.Loots in monster nests scale with your level so try to balance between Quests and exploration. Spending an hour to fight a golem just to receive something a bit better than a Velen long sword is definitely not worth it.
10. You can kill Roach (and yourself) by jumping off the collapsed bridge in White Orchard.
11. Spamming space before hitting the ground to minimize fall damage.
12. Be careful when using Dimeritium Bomb. It disables monster's skills as well as your signs.
Feel free to add more tips to make new witcher player's life easier :D
Why do I need to learn all this shi just lemme have an easy fun story experience this is so much brain power n I’m uninstalling f k this
Thanks a lot 😊
@@Shrnirpledorp change difficulty level in settings is better option than uninstalling.
Just started this game yesterday...my mom sat and watched me play for like 3 hours lol
Did she stay for the sexy scenes? Lol
My mom is also watches I just started a few days ago
@@AnilSharma-fb8dl cool
Mums like sexy fantasy stories
Did both of your moms watched the unicorn scene?
"Like a viking going Christmas shopping" good one m8
+Heath Anderson haha well they do though dont they :)
in PC qiuck save using f5 saves my hell lot of time
Oh shit thanks. Didn't know that
+Towseef Ahmed damnn thanks brother!!
thanks man...didn't know that before
Just fyi, for those who don't know-- you can quicksave with F5 in a lot of PC games (I know you can in Bethesda games-- Fallout, The Elder Scrolls).
I swear that Skyrim on the 360 had a dedicated quicksave button, it was definitely one of the Elder Scrolls. Why don't more RPGs do this for console? And I mean shit, I've got a gaming rig but I still play 3rd person games, like the Withcer, with a controller.
Tip 1: Get the Gourmet Perk as your first perk in the generic skill tree! It saves food and makes you heal so much over 20 minutes instead of 5 seconds after consuming food. Trust me, it breaks the game for the first 20 levels or so.
I'm level 27 should I stop using it now?
@@Philip4454 No. I still use it at level 50+.
Starting this game tomorrow ty
Most important tip: Don't charge right in the middle of the pack and think you will crush everything. You gotta dispatch monsters 1 or 2 at a time. Parrying attacks is very important and I find the shield quite effective.
The number one tip should be to keep your swords sharp, if they have turned red on the HUD, they will do way less damage...which is BAD. Buy every repair kit you find. Most important to keep sharp is the sliver sword because they are pretty rare. Repair them every time you find an armorer that can do it and save all your weapon repair kits for emergency field repairs of the SILVER sword. Regular swords are a dime a dozen, keep a couple of the highest damage/least worn ones you find with you so if push comes to shove you can just swap to another one rather than waste a repair kit on it while in the field. It's amazing how many times I see people trying to fight with a damaged weapon. Also, find workbenches and grindstones where you can enhance your weapons and armor (for free!) before you do any new mission or just roaming around.
parry only works if the monster/enemy is near or below your level, if it has a higher level you will be stunned or staggered after parrying the attack. Dodging is the way to go and always pop up quen! nice list btw
whenever you van use quen then if you want switch to singing else until it is either used or expires then recast
Get the "gourmet" talent as soon as it becomes available. Its a game changer, and will save you a ton of food and meditations.
I should've came here before spending hundreds on provisions
I can’t seem to get to it in my ability screen! I also read that you can only get gourmet when you have the Blood and Wine dlc?
"Saves you a ton of food and meditations"
Me: *Laughs in looting every peasant's house*
Does it replenish health according the food you ate? Or its a general regeneration?
@@XXXEmpoleon I haven't bought any. I've been living off honeycombs and wolf meat, both of which are abundant enough. After getting some better gear and upping light attack a few times wolves are easy prey.
never lock onto enemies when you're fighting more than one enemy..
I lock onto enemies, I know crowd control tactics never let them surround you.
Or just keep dodging constantly so it doesn’t matter
@@Jkizzle4996 That's what I do
@Abdorahman Alwaleed I dont know how to lock on enemies lmfao
Tip #2456:
See Werewolf, run from werewolf. Come back to finish quest when at least level 14, and his cheap regen ability doesn't matter.
Or just accept the double money the lady offered haha
It was a pain in the ass without cursed oil
Moon dust bomb and the cursed oil really makes this quest a little more straightforward. Also, get the viper steel and silver swords early.
@@lunchbox2360 yeah I found a legendary silver sword called the moon sword or something 200 damage in just level 4 or something, quest was easy for me
I just escaped through to the cave under the oak tree and when I came out the werewolf was dead and the villagers were around the body 👁️👁️
I just actually started playing this game and fell in love with it instantly. Not skipping any cutscenes coz most of it are interesting and taking all the side quests. Best RPG game I played so far since Skyrim.
It really can't be called an rpg ..... although it's a open world adventure game
"Like a viking going Christmas shopping"
Nice one, mate :)))
+Raul Avram :)
+Raul Avram this line so funny
It was hilarious, I agree
made me lol
An asshole spoiled the entire story to me. It almost made me not play the game, but I did. And I am so glad I did. With all those choices, I had my own story! And the sidequests, oh the sidequests... The gameplay is great. You helped me, thank you!
Oh good - even if you know what happens sometimes the thrill is just in the gameplay itself. Glad I helped and great to hear you played it anyway :)
This is my first Witcher game and I didn't know at the time that death march was a difficulty so I clicked it b/c it sounded cool, but after this video I think I can get used to it, prior to this I probably died 20 times to the griffen before I realized its weaknesses lol
When I started out I kept it on blood and broken bones. Then moved it up after I finished white orchard.
“Dismantle your items!” Then there’s me who just sold them all to some merchants
Tip #12 If the game is being played on high difficulty, the first upgrade should be gourmet food. It enables the character to regenerate health for 20 min after eating anything.
Video
You can read books to learn about about beasts before fighting them. I had a fight with a werewolf and I beat it cause I read a book that unlocked that page in my bestiary.
Awesome.
Fantastic beginner tips list!
Thanks a lot :)
I absolutely love the side quests in Witcher 3. They are on par and at times, better than the main quest, although the main story is awesome, too.
Agreed
I’m a few years late but I just started playing :) thanks for the tips!!!
You are welcome and have fun
I just got it. Looking up tips while it downloads lol
@@MenWhoStareAtGames Finally Get It After 2 days Of Downloading
INFJ- A Personality oof
same i just started
Best intro ever, "hi guys i have some tips and tricks for you" and then right into the video
Straight to the point
Yeah, definitely make doing all monster contracts and side quests in White Orchard your priority. There's not much there to do, it's a small area and it will help immensely. Besides, the Devil By The Well and Brother's Peril missions fail almost immediately after you progress the story outside of White Orchard.
Upon starting, look at your Crafting section for Warrior Coat and note the upgrade material necessary. As soon as you get to Velen, head to Crows Perch to have the armor smith craft you the jacket. This can be your main coat for up until Level 11 and 12...I used mine until 15, but mostly because it was the best looking. Also, look for a windmill in White Orchard, there's a house next to it with a hidden basement you can get into for early loot. You can use this to sell or equip.
Witcher School gear will be some of the best to use, early on, but post-story you'll find looting Relic gear begins to out power the Witcher gear stuff, beyond level 32.
Considering a New Game Plus?
Collect as many diagrams and craft as many of those as you can. Once you start a new game plus, you will keep all you have crafted, but diagrams disappear. So craft as many decoctions, oils, potions and weapons/ gear as you can, to kick off your next save with. Essentially, this means to play your first play through as thoroughly as possible and there is not a question mark or exclamation mark left on your map nor remaining contracts/ side quests. Inspect every nook and cranny of every new area you're in and take your time. Be meticulous, in other words.
During your next play through, you can do it a lot less thoroughly, and just focus on story and you will still be finding good relic gear, along the way...it's just important to have as much of the best to start your NG+ off with. So that your next play through can be as little of re-farming as possible. You now have a stash, so don't be afraid to fill that up with witcher school gear and relic weapons of every kind. The reason why you are saving and hording what you can, is because When you kick off your NG+ game, you'll find that certain weapons and armor you wielded the last time around, may not be re-usable again until a higher level...so you need others to fall back onto. So if you have gear that is nice, but lower level than what you have now...keep it! It may be your only choice, later. I wish I had kept all my witcher school swords because relics that I had completed my first play through with that were stating I needed to be 65-67 to use again! I had Witcher Wolven gear I couldn't wear until I was 41! Witch made me wish I had saved more of what I had. So I scrapped that save and just kept playing on my main file to accumulate and re-craft/ re-acquire more stuff to throw in stash.
+Marlon Lee Hey mate - Really good advice for the NG+ Thanks so much for posting here :) Thanks to the update the stash increases the replay value, great suggestion to store lower level stuff as its easy to forget about the replay and you'll be back to the grind when you start. Again thanks so much. Legend :)
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Great tips thanks. Just starting W3 so they will help a lot.
+Vernon Nash No problem you have a lot of fun to come :)
MenWhoStareAtGames I'm so jealous. Best game ever.
Vernon Nash same 2018 looks like AAA,to me still
Capt Draxtroll no shit. It's not that old lmao
Loot everything 'like a Viking going Christmas shopping' 😂
Finally started playing after watching the Witcher on Netflix. You guys too?
Same lol I’m excited
I am going to buy it too
SAME
Buying it as we speak lol
same!!! i watched the show when it dropped and started playing a couple of days ago, i am addicted now. i miss yenn though, you don't see her often in the game early on.
Just got the game of the year edition for 17$ can’t wait to play it and hopefully have a good experience
Ultimate MMA and Boxing same man
Sameee😆
Trust me you’ll get addicted CDPR put lot of effort in it
$17?
I got the GOTY for only $4.36 (Rs299). But good deal anyways :D
Because I'm Batman!, That's a steal! From where did you get it tho?
Just bought this on the switch and going to play it later tonight. Thought i'd get some tips and tricks in early. Great vid man. Very helpful!
Ben Ward heyyy at least im no the only one 😂😂😂
Aye same here~ little disappointed with the graphics but the gameplay is addicting👌
Jaal The Angel what did you think the graphics would look like a ps4 pc xbox 1 or like a 4k tv 😂😂😂😂 its the switch bro but maybe maybe with the so called switch pro people have been talking about buy hey how are you enjoying the game so far .. for me its good since its my first time playing it lol
Kevin Mayorga Oh I’m loving it. I feel so accomplished that I killed the Golem with only a crossbow and Igni😂 Igni has been my best friend in combat so far but I might start using Quen more after this video. The music is superb and I love hearing Geralt deep voice in cutscenes
Jaal The Angel no way i tried doing that but i didnt see no progress that was the quest of the witcher gear ? I was lv 6 when i did that now im lv 10 with better swords i might try to beat it lol
I'm so used to games holding your hand through the combat that I'm actually struggling haha. Your character seems way faster at blocking & attacking than mine, my Witcher seems drunk all the time 🍻
Its a steep learning curve to be honest and dont worry you'll get the hang of it!
Same thing, the blocking animation is too slow. I guess it's because of the framerate. I use the 30 fps lock, due to framerate drop issues.
Say that to console players xD . I also play on 30-35 and I got used to it.
WarmSoftKitty far from it.
WarmSoftKitty that's just your opinion I guess, I've played at 60 on a high end rig and im playing at 30 on my one x at the moment and it runs amazingly, obviously not as smooth as 60 but its more than playable, not that big of a difference plays exactly the same. I've always had more fun on consoles anyway.
Barely played it on PC, but I've played the shit out of it on this.
Awesome video mate, very well put together and informative, back to Witcher now.
Thanks a lot - have fun!
after playing assassin's creed origins which is my first assassin game BTW
i really loved the environment
so i decided to look into witcher 3 because of its
open world
wild life
quests & more
so came across your video which helped me big time
thx & subscribed:)
If you like open world games with the similar old feel here are some suggestions: Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassins creed black flag, horizon zero dawn.
More modern open world games: Marvel's spider-man, Grand theft auto 5 (I Hear good things about it, haven't tried it yet)
@@shahrobp guess what I've got them all
Because games are getting more and more expensive
When I bought my ps4 i started collecting open world games so you can enjoy every after you beat the game
Appreciate your reply👍
Any suggestions on a great open world game other than this and red dead 2?
@@rahquelhumes249 Assassin's creed IV: black flag, Marvel's spider-man, Horizon: zero dawn. There's also Death stranding but it's not everyone's cup of tea. Games I heard are great but haven't tried: Ghost of tsushima, GTA V, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, fallout 4, Assassin's creed: origin.
@@shahrobp Yes i Love Fallout! I'm looking for games such as that one! I will look up your recommendations. Thanks for the reply!
Is it still worth buying this game in 2020? Got hyped by the series on netflix
Yes! In fact there are more people playing it now than ever before
If you like RPGs, definitely worth buying. Just got it last week off the PS store after starting the Netflix series. Even after maybe 3 hours in, I can see why it's been called the best game ever!
I just bought it on steam sale, and it is still great. It has not aged at all! Also, props to the video maker for replying to a comment on a 5-year-old video
@@MenWhoStareAtGames It's the best RPG of all time!
Yes
Finished the game still don't know how to fight properly.
That's why I started this game again and also I got the bad wolf ending
I'm a bit late coming into the game, but I can't thank you enough for this video. I've started and stopped this game twice now because it seemed overwhelming. Now that I'm starting to get the hang of it I'm super excited about playing it. Thanks again for your help sir!
Hey you are very welcome and its such a good game - really steep learning curve at the beginning but not long before you become a god if you persevere
I should've probably watched this before I went in those goddamn underground caves. I didn't know about cat potion. I spammed Igni and got 3 milliseconds to see my surroundings. Absolute bruh moment
I always use torch on caves and dark places
Yo-you have a default torch with you
lmao same
@@akshaytati I didn't know about that either. Also I think I was in water
Know I'm late to the party but oh well. I guess this sorta goes with the side quest part of the vid, but be careful with advancing the main quests, at certain points you will fail certain sidequests if the main quest forces certain NPC's to move.
Took me a while to figure out why I was failing sidequests seemingly at random.
use the aard sign and mix it with the fire so when they freeze(when u upgrade the aard ofc)so when u hit em with fire they die easily,remove the useless stuff from ur inventory,use quen spell all the time in battles I did that when I played the game at the hardest difficulty,trust me its helpful.
Just bought this a week ago and i am sufficiently addicted to playing it. Ive never played any fantasy stuff but this drew me right in quick.. Thanks for the tips bro I Needed the Help lol (I had never crafted a thing before this game )
Then I know how much fun you are going to have! :D
Heres my tips : Best early skills abilities are :
Other : gourmet , allows vitality regen of about 50 per sec for 20 minutes even in combat.
Other : cat school techniques : You'll be using light armor for most of the early stages.
Axi : to delusion level 3 : very handy later on as it saves a lot of awkward situations and also gives xp
Combat : the first 4 in fast attack and strong attack.
Some tree trunks are hollow and contain hidden money, they don't show up in witcher senses , you have to walk up to them and press E/ interact.
For money : you can repeatedly incinerate pigs in a pig pen in White Orchard.
Farming red mutagen : Just outide of Downwarren in Velen there is a hamlet of about 3 or 4 huts that contains a level 14 respawning alghoul that sometimes drops red mutagens.
If an enemy human has a shield raised you can't seem to damage use axi on them.
Axi can also temporarily stun other creatures.
Best prices paid for swords seems to be the armorer in novigrad heirarch square.
Best prices paid for alchemy herbs is herbalist heirarch square
Best for books / other seems to bookseller shop in heirarch square.
Thanks for the great video, I've finally started playing this and for once something lives up to it's hype! Something that really helped me in the beginning of the game was the Gourmet (general) ability. This lets food regenerate vitality for 20 minutes. So basically if you eat something every 20 mins (or just before battle) your health will keep on regenerating at 80 or 50 point per second (depends on what you eat). This helped me a lot more than the quen sign.
Regarding saving: Not sure if this was available back in 2015 but for those playing the game now, you can change the period of time between auto saves in the settings. I think the default is around every 10 minutes, I've lowered mine to every 5 minutes but I believe it goes as low as every 3 minutes. Just means you don't have to worry about manually saving as much. Would highly recomend.
Just started playing in the blessed year of 2020.
more like dumpster fire year of 2020! :P
*cursed
Just started playing The Witcher on the Nintendo Switch Lite. Loving it so far and being able to play on the go is amazing. Although it requires a ton of focus so you can’t be playing like on a bus or something lol
Ugh thank you. I started today and almost lost everything to a pack of wolves.
No problem, its safer to avoid them for a while, but after a few hours wolves are the least of your worries!
No one cares Dude, he was not joking about the beastiari,READ IT. If you ever go up against a lets say night wraith, if you dont know what to do, you are 1000% screwd
Antrosa The Ant quan and dodge and your sweet
Ajay Thiagarajah Quen*
Most of the creatures I encounter do not even show up in my beastiari.
I end up dying, or running away, and try looking them up online.
I bought this game almost 2 years ago and watched this video then. But life happened and I wasn't able to play at that time. Finally ready to play now and this video immediately popped into my mind. It made that good an impression! :) Just watched it again and wanted to let you know how much I appreciated this guide. Can't wait to FINALLY play this game, and I feel less overwhelmed by it because of this video (and the helpful comments beneath it too). Thank you.
You're very welcome and hope you've been having fun!
Just watched the series, downloaded everything for this game and watching this while it downloads. Such a helpful and straight to the point guide. 2020 and still relevant ♥️ thank you. Earned a subscriber
Thanks a lot man. Enjoy the game i know you will
First time playing in 2019 ...
Me too
Same here just got the goty for 15$
Same haha got the complete edition for 15 bucks
Got for 5 bucks!
me too brother
thank you. I'm about to start playing
No problem Davi - have fun :)
Im starting now lol. "Im going on an adventure!"
Davi Lima i barely bought this game. im ready for the addiction. i stayed away from dark souls 3 because i know how hard and frustrating those games are. i hope witcher 3 isnt as hard
Deathstroke Slade Wilson It does have its hard parts if you dont know what youre doing. Its a lot more technical than darksouls but youll get the hang of it
Davi Lima
how far ye got?
I’m very late to the party, but I absolutely love this game, started just a few days ago so these tips will help out a lot. Thanks!
Tip: buy the nilfgardian saddle and saddle bags from the bloody barons quartermaster. I've never filled up my inventory with it and stamina refills faster than you use it at a full gallop. Also just set your autosave for every three minutes. That way if you forget to save your game it's not a problem as you can reload from any of your three last autosaves.
thanks for doing this video it has only reinforced me wanting to try the witcher 3, i wasnt a fan when it first came out but after watching the show (yup im one of them) i thought about it and decided to do some research on it and give it another shot. Watching your very helpful video while some years old i believe it will help during my first playthrough and just wanted to show appreciation for taking the time to help give advice for newbies like me to The Witcher 3.
Hey you're very welcome. I loved the show and love this game even more. Have fun with one of the very best RPGs there is.
me watching this video after playing the game 93 hours: hmm...
clearly you don't need this help but I am very happy you watched! thank you :D
Never finished this game. Watched Witcher on Netflix, and now I’m starting this game over and hopefully finishing it this time
Same for me lol
Just be very careful with your choices. I think I had the worst possible ending...
Thnx my dad bought me this game for christmas so i need tips and your video helped me thnx
No problem - Merry Christmas and have fun with the game its soooo good :)
Azog oh enjoy i sold my witcher game but my girl got it for xmas too so am going on my 10th gameplay and addicted to the game again.
Cheyenne Allen What build do you enjoy most?
Wow, what a great dad u have! Hope he's doing good.
just bought the game yesterday night started it, but haven't left the first location yet so glad i watched this before continuing any further
Started playing this masterpiece for a week now. This is the very first video I've watched with real tips I can use. Thank you so much!
Still can't believe I'm playing this at consistant 30 fps on my switch whereever I want. It feels so cool being able to stay in bed without even raising your haid and play this masterpiece. The graphical setbacks, lower resolution and fps is a small price to pay for such comfort.
Getting this on the Switch!
I am still on my first playthrough lol. I am becoming a master at gwent. Its so fun
Same here...but i still stuck at the botchling part
@@rynorex89 don't fight it
@@rifqinor how?
Lol Guy I think that’s the one with the baby? Use the purple sign to trap it but if you update it it’s really easy
It took me a few years to get into this game, but I had to play the first two to actually get into this one knowing how the story goes. I'm honestly surprised by how great this video is, and even more then I was already doing all of it. Thanks for the video!!
picked up this game today, not even downloaded it yet but i figured i'd try get some beginner tips. i appreciate your content!
Hope you enjoy it! (I know you will) And thanks for watching the vid
Watched it on Netflix. Just downloaded the game today and played about an hour of it. Kind of helps that I’ve completed the RDRs in that horse riding and looting is similar. But fuck to all the different stuff in the inventory, that will take some getting used to! Thanks for the tips 👍🏼
Hey you're welcome have fun with the game 😁
I played this when it first dropped and it’s one of the greatest single player rpgs I ever played
THE greatest. Hands down, no question. At least until Cyberpunk 2077 drops.
Jeremiah I’m getting cyber punk just bc it’s made by project cd red so I feel you
The perk that makes food last 20 hrs is immensely underrated best by far for love level/Beginners .
Hey Ashwyn, yeah I think you're right - thanks for sharing here :D
It's 20 min i think...
A good guide for absolute beginners to get into the habit of doing a few very useful things early on but aside from that there are a few points I disagree with.
1st instead of worrying about your save often just set save intervals to 3 minutes and when u get to a key point in the story make a new manual save.
2nd I would collect all the notice boards at all times and do the quests by lvl in order of contracts, side quests, treasure hunts, and then main story.
3rd don't worry too much about horse upgrades from the start. It is more than possible to beat all the races without buying any gear as long as u start the races available right after the Ciri race with the Bloody Barron.
4th don't waste your time and money dismantling your junk (hides, tools, decor, jewelry, ect) just sell them to the murchants according to who would use the mats. For instance tools or anything that would grant metals and smiting mats get sold to a blacksmith where as hides and fabrics would be sole to an armorer. Needed mats can be as random loot or by dismantling weapons which if you invest runes into one's such as relic weapons it's more benificial to get any relic ingredients and ur runes back rather than selling them invested into.
6th sell all but one of each trophy categorized by bonus type (exp bonus, gold rate, dismemberment, ect) to the full price murchant (alchemist) in Novigrad North of Oxenfurt.
Personally I sell all junk and uninvested gear that is lower stats than what I have equipped. If I've invested runes into it I'll dismantle it. If I'm in need of cash I'll sell crafting ingredients but never alchemy ingredients untill I have all the potions and concoctions made, after which point alchemy mats become a gold mine.
As for my skill points first 2 go into the one which gives 500 more hp and the one that makes food buff and heals last for 20 minutes. Start on difficulty 3 and get used healing by food and drink and not by resting. Resting at the wrong times could cost you a quest worth of exp, gold, and loot. Also higher difficulties make you appreciate the crafting system more.
SPOILER WARNING!!! ⚠ for the Bloody Barron beyond this point.
Last but not least, play Gwent. Any chance u get play with someone new. The more renown or status the person is the better the chance for a rare or special card. There are npc's in the game that grant special cards. ⚠ If you do not play and beat the Bloody Barron befor he meets his unexpected demise ⚠ than u lose the opertunity to ever obtain his card failing 2 quests. The one for obtaining the special cards in Veren and the one to collect all gwent cards considering this card is special and one of a kind like most other special cards.
One tip that helps me in Gwent is to remove all but one of each weather condition and all lvl 1 and 2 units from your deck as this leaves more of a chance to draw 10 cards that are vastly outfitted with siege and high number unit cards. I always swap out my weather cards unless it's a clear weather at start of round and use spies at the beginning of rounds. Sometimes I get lucky and the opponent passes as soon as I place the spy granting me a win after playing my next card granted it raises my number above there's.
Just started playing this game because it popped up on Xbox game pass. I had all this figured out within an hour. This video should be more of a general "How to play RPGs" as opposed to just Witcher. If you're an RPG player, you already know all of this. If you're a noob, listen to what this video has to say. Everything he says is 100% spot on.
I'm a gamer but new to the Witcher series and learned the hard way that I can't hack and slash everyone without learning the finer details...lol. I was at Level 4 and was in the Barn with the red-head witch after she cleared the rats out of the Barn and had to fight the witch hunters who were level 10... It took me almost 15 deaths to get past that part!! Sadly I had to resort to standing on one side of a cart and shooting each hunter one at a time with arrows till they died... (lame, I know). Moral of the story: LEVEL UP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! Doesn't matter how good of a fighter\hack&Slash master you are! leveling up and playing the game right makes life so much easier....
if you are just hackin n slashin enemies then you're playing this game wrong you have to time your attacks and parries and also you need to master the dodge and roll you will just die a lot and will progress slower if you just hack n slash
+coolzen26 How the hell were you level 4 and in Novigrad already??? I got there at least level 10, maybe a bit more. You missed out on a lot of crazy stories man. Do not rush the game. there's easily 200-250 hours of gameplay in it. Without the Hearts of Stone extension
I'm a roamer, i like to travel around alot and get the lay of the land... after that experience in Novigrad tho i learned real quickly to work my way up the ranks vs trying to run shit at lv 4....lol
coolzen26 Well I like to wander around as well, but I usually do it with a purpose, that's why I accomplish so many side missions. It easily took me about 20 hours before getting to Novigrad. It must have taken me around 10 to finish the Bloody Baron storyline.
Lol you went to triss that fast? Lol
And don't piss the soldiers... I've learned it the hard way...
Yup! very good tip!
Igni spam, and dancing star bombs, they work nicely against guards, also exploding quen later on
i just got it today. got to first town. i have a feelin imma love all of it
omg me too..im in white orchard..no fast travel....white orchard is pretty big.
on sanp! i year ago
I just started this game. I cannot thank you enough. I considered myself a fair hand at RPG menus and open world games in general. I was so wrong. Lol. This game is deeeeeep and you just gave me a torch. Thanks again. Liked and subscribed. 👍
Another tip - Buy all the maps Merchants sell. They get you Witcher gear which us better than the usual gear and can be upgraded.
Great video man! Still playing this masterpiece in 2020. Reached Kaer Moerhen:)
Oh and I'm totally freaking lost when it comes to crafting, etc. HELP !!!!! lol
Rico Fuego the only things you need to craft is witcher gear the rest is pure shit .
Same here coz I'm new to open world RPG games
you dismantle junk into crafting components at an armor/sword smith and use the components to create armor and weapons at an armor or sword smith. You collect recipes for armor and weapons and also for crafting materials by searching chests, barrels, corpses and also buying them from vendors. When you open your crafting tab, you can only see the items that you have found the plans for. Note that you can look at your crafting supplies at any time, but you have to be at an armor or sword smith to actually craft anything. Alchemy works pretty much the same way, except you can craft your own potions at anytime.
PsychoZulu any place/advice for finding armor plans?
@@psychozulu Dismantling costs money, and I don't have any money left but I have a lot of crafting stuff but only one off and all my gear is broken :(
Clearly the tips for beginners do not include never equipping the jumper that Geralt's granny knitted him for Christmas
Love this game!!!
Dismantle isn’t a must Sell. Potions and toxicity are key.
yesterday i was almost in tears because i got killed like five times in a row on the same quest, thanks a lot for the tips!!!
Just started in 2020 to have the best quarantine ever !
What mad people dont do side quests in a rpg, that's literally like every rpg ever, yet some people dont.
I can't help be distracted so far by every question mark possible
Well yes you're right. But some people will be completely new to the rpg world so definitely still a good tip for beginners i think. Sometimes it's a hard balance. I always find myself wanting to get more story but hanging back to do side missions because... Well you know 💪
Yes agreed, my daughter is new to the world of gaming and needs advice like this all the time.
I want to advance the story and then go ooo look a shiney thing . Stabby stabby , ooo loot , steally steally , ooo new location.
Dead helpful tips though , been waiting a while to play the witcher 3 as it's so massive .
@@olibob203 well I hope you both really enjoy it.