I've explained this a lot but you seem special to me, so I'll explain for you :) Its not how to force yourself to enjoy. ANYONE who doesn't understand what they are doing will eventually feel discouraged to quit. My videos help you explain your tools so when your in the game you use said tool. Its fairly simple to understand
This is how someone can jump to conclusions, just by reading the title. I have never seen anyone make videos like this anyway except him, no question of "people" doing it. And it's not about it being boring, but the quest tracking being confusing and the story being way too long. Got nothing to do with the quality. It's one of the better written RPGs of all time. Would have known, if u dived into it, more than just reading the title.
@@arandomguy3526 oh no, i tried like 10 times to get into it, even downloaded mods on nexus, i really wanted to love and get lost in the game but it was still extremely dull to me. when i found out combat was never gonna get better and the physics, i just droped the game... i dont care about the story because i never read the books or played previous witcher games, nor do i care to. if the combat and gameplay was really good, i might have dived into the game and loved it. but thats not the case. im not arguing against this guy making this video, thats great of him. im just spitting my personal opinion on how i view these types of things. Imagine making a video on, ""how to enjoy God of War or Spiderman without giving up."", thats impossible because the games are actually fun to play the moment you enter the game... but right now, i understand you are defending the witcher because you love it. thats not a problem.
@@anonymous_dot_com2326 why would you play a single player game if you don’t care about the story😂😂😂 this is regarded as one of the greatest rpgs of all time and if you can’t see that you obviously are hating it just to hate it. If you don’t like this rpg how could you like any?
For beginners I’d recommend getting the Gourmet ability in the general section. This ensures whatever food you eat regenerates your vitality for the next 20 mins which is great for battling.
I also use this skill as a players that’s played 4 times through. I’m on my 5th play right now and it’s been about a year since I played. This skill is amazing to get back into the game without worrying about health too much. I’m playing on BBB haven’t made the move to deathmarch yet. But the not healing with meditation makes it more “real” for me so the gourmet skill helps a lot.
St.MichaelDefendUsInBattle I’m coming to the end of my second play. I will play again when the enhanced version is out for the next consoles. And I still use it too
Stopped watching because of this. Every time the music starts my speakers explode and I'm stuck to the ceiling. That's how startled I was. Damn shame. Could have been a good video.
I also suggest to turn off Points of Interest in the options. I found myself running from question mark to question mark and it became an overwhelming chore really fast. With them off, you pay more attention to the world and you discover things more organically instead of staring at your map the entire time. Way more enjoyable in my opinion!
Yeah I'm sorry I left a annotation explain why it happened.unfortunately I don't have the raw footage to re upload but I'll make sure to turn that shit down next time
Thank God for this video! 👊I bought the game bought the book and was so excited to get started and immediately got overwhelmed. You broke it down into little pieces that helped me so much, just a simple point of pinning an ingredient for example. Video makers have to remember that some of us are not experienced Gamers yet and that are new to the fun and need really basic info first.😁
I miss the noob feeling. I’ve played so many games now that the novelty of a new game wears off pretty quick. I find that playing on harder difficulties and playing for immersions instead of rushing the critical path makes the awe of playing an amazing new game a little more potent. Gosh I sound old. I try not to fast travel I try to walk in towns and act like the character would act. The Witcher 3 is one of the best games for immersion. Sure it’s not perfect, Roach really pisses me off when he runs around afeared of like one wolf and just trots all around the fight getting in the way. But it truly is a game to be savored and taken slow and methodically.
Thanks finally a video worth watching. All the other Beginners guide video I watched , they fucking assume I know every everything A beginner should know and starts from middle of nowhere .
Just buy the pc version download a few mods and skip all the bullshit, no fall damage, no weight cap, and fast travel from anywhere. Get those mods and the game is actually perfect...
Well I’m about to be in that same bout gonna give a go after I watch this, I didn’t get that far the first go through but I know it’s such a good game and my style idk what happened lol
You've convinced me to try and play through the game again. I started the game last year and got a bit overwhelmed with all the items and crafting which put me off the game. I was expecting a really great story with interesting and diverse characters. I realise that the game has those things, but I just got bogged down with the items etc. that I just quit the game.
Don't sell everything in other, many items can be broken down into silver, iron, steel, timber etc. I honestly don't understand how you can rage quit this game. As long as you're leveling up via quests, making potions/bombs to support, and exploring undiscovered areas you're fine.
Nope he is right..the only thing the junk is good for is to sell it. The only thing i ever upgraded was his basic suit. The rest of the stuff you truly need you can all find exploring and doing side quests. Dismantling is all just extra costs you do not have to pay for. Repairing your shit is more then enough for the lousy amounts of money you make in this game.
I am well aware the music transitions are loud. If I could go back and change it I would, but I can't. I apologize for the ear bleeds. Don't let in ruin your day on my account! YES and thank you to everyone who corrected me on the decoctions. For some reason I had it stuck in my head they were not reusable, They are! Thanks :)
I just started playing this game. I was going to quit after a couple of hours. I was so overwhelmed by the inventory. Once you get the hang of it it's not to bad. If the combat and movement was more fluid this would be a great game.
For the love of everything Witcher. Do yourselves a favor and craft better Mutagens! Under "Alchemy Substances". You'll give Geralt a serious boost to his attributes when you socket them, especially when compared to any Mutagens you just pick up along the way. Also there's a lot of junk you can dismantle for useful parts, instead of blindly selling. As you progress you'll find and earn a lot of money so don't worry too much about selling a ton of crap just to buy a sword a few points stronger than your own. I promise you'll find decent weapons in the beginning then get into crafting a bit later on after you've accumulated enough parts to not have ever search for what you need (usually) from 20 levels of exploring and dismantling. That's the way I play anyway. The only time I really die with this strategy is from falling.... 😑 Otherwise great video! I hope this gets people into the game for the first time/again.
BUckENbooz DLC? What’s that? I have not been able to access or use the crossbow. I am on an Xbox One X. New to Xbox. Any idea why I can’t access it? Or is there a trick to to getting to get it tor work?
@@JonneytheKidd DLC is "downloadable content." Basically, the two expansion packs that were released for the game. You probably have the complete edition of the game that already has all that included. Crossbow: Have it equipped in your inventory, then when you're in the game bring up your quick select menu (the one where you pick what sign to use during combat). The crossbow should be at the very bottom of that menu. Highlight it, exit that menu, and it should be ready to use.
This is probably the most underrated video on this game. A lot of useful information and I like that you showcased things that discourage newcomers to the mechanics of the game. Greatly appreciate this man!
The items under "other" category are also used as materials for Crafting tools, such as metal dishes, leather, wood, etc. It is used to create bombs, swords, armor, boots, gloves, etc.
@@farhadjawhar4055 because so many wrong in the vid, you can dismantle some items on the "other" section that way you got some crafting materials from it, and trophy has weight and some other items in alchemy/crafting like hide etc
The Witcher series on Netflix of seriously outstanding. Anyone with even a vague interest in The Witcher needs to watch it as soon as possible. Henry Cavill is seriously fantastic as geralt. The series has definitely given me renewed interest in this game.
I also just started TW3 after watching the Netflix series. The fact that it's only $15 on steam with all dlc may have also been a factor in my decision to pick the game up. So far (10 hrs), so good.
You shouldn’t sell everything in your other or even armour. It can be dismantled for crafting components. You also should sell some of roach’s stuff as saddles are one of the heaviest items. It’s also useful craft with your mutagens in alchemy as you can make better mutagens for % increase on your abilities
Man this is a Hella good guide, really really helpful, you've answered all my questions unlike lots of other channels that just expect you to know everything 🙌🙌
@@BUckENbooz First time a content creator comments on their 3 year old posts! Theres always that random guy, years late to a game that wants a REAL tip video. Not some bs guide. Thats me, and your provided it. And you're still here, so that makes me happy lol.
@@BUckENbooz thank you for this video, it gave me a good view about what to do in the game (just starting it) I'd have loved to see some tips about making money and stuff like that though ; )
This was very helpful. You’re description of other top videos simplifying too much is on point. This is a very sophisticated game with a lot of mechanism- and it’s easy to overlook things
People hating in the comments. Thank you for making an in depth explanation in a categorized fashion. You helped alot of people and I also learned from this
Just started playing, have watched 10 beginner vids and this was the best, I've got soooooooooo much stuff to sell under the "other" tab lol, thanks dude! 👍🏼
Biggest tip, focus your points into the quen sign, get the exploding shield and the active shield to max and when using quen you can heal yourself in fights and prevent yourself from taking damage, i’m currently on my 3rd alchemy build ps4 complete edition and having the blood and wine dlc is a must for alchemy builds because of the special mutations and what you can do with them, getting every alchemy formula to the superior category is always a top priority as well due to their extremely potent effects
I'm so late to the party - It took me a LONG time to get into this game. I started it the first time, was overwhelmed with the entire system, and just moved on to a different game. Came back a year later and had the same experience. One year after that, I really focused on giving it a chance AND, once I finished the first area, I finally "got" it. I became comfortable with the crafting system, combat, how bombs and the crossbow work, how to find side quests, using the skill system....I had that all down. I'm thankful I gave it another try because this game is great! The atmosphere is perfect, the controls are tolerable eventually, the side stories are all really engaging.
@@dkhemmen So, I'm not a great person for gaming. I almost always start a game on an easy setting. Then, as I learn about the mechanics, how to manage inventory, how to fight, etc... I'll kick up the difficulty. That way I can mess around without the frustration of dying all the time. I've gotten a decent way into the game without using much for oils and potions. The thing that really, really worked for me was focusing on how signs work. But the inventory management is clunky. Once you're comfortable with maintaining and upgrading weapons and armor, you're doing good.
@@dkhemmen Also, they give you way more side quests than necessary. You'll quickly out-level the story quests if you do all available side quests. I just looked and noticed I had 15 or so unfinished side quests, that were all pretty far below my level. Pick the ones that sound fun, and don't worry about the rest. This game is a glutton of content, it's just getting used to picking what you like, and being ok ignoring the rest.
I'm so late but I gotta say I fucking loved this video dude, you're so straight forward and you just talk in such a way that anyone who has just a small bit of playtime will understand you.
I've read lots of comments and want to make a few things clear based off what my advice is in the game. Decotions. It is brought to my attention I was incorrect and decotions you do in fact only have to craft once. The second one is selling all your other. Now I'm not saying I regret selling everything in your other. This video is how I enjoyed witcher 3. I never based this as fact however, if I gave the impression that other is ONLY for selling that wasn't my intention. You can use other to break down items for crafting. Hope this clears some things up.
Finally a video that has actually helped me navigate the maze of sub menus!! Ive watched so many witcher tip vids to help get me into this game with the same shit- "Dont forget to save, you have a silver sword and a steeeeeee-" BLARGH NOT HELPFUL MATE! Thanks so much again :)
I will have to try to get in to it since i never owned a RPG before the only RPG i have is AC Origins. And i am a big Assassins Creed fan. I will do my best maybe it's just because i am not into RPG"S i was only used to Assassins and Splinter Cell and driving games Batman A. Asylums games etc.
In 2017 I gave up playing the witcher 3 even when I was still in white orchad for around 4 hours. A year later I decided to reinstall and give it a chance and keep telling myself to play at least 10 hours minimal. Now I've beat the main game + all dlc 6 times and I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS GAME. The world, the story, but most importantly the well written characters ❤. My only regret after playing this game is now I have such a high standard for singleplayer games. If it's not as good as the witcher 3, I'd uninstall them right away and never touch them 😂
@@royplayIL you should give it a try. If you love story rich games, this game is definitely for you! I'm going for a 7th playthrough and this time I'll make sure I don't miss a single side quest because there are a ton of random encounters in this game. Most of the side quests are great, and some of them actually have an impact (big and small) to the main story. Just give it time cuz the first chapter may bore some people, but after that you won't be dissapointed
Fantastic guide my dude! Some things I believed you missed that are important particularly in late/early game: 1: mutigans are also craftable in tiers. They can be used for decoctions but their most useful function is on the character screen. Here you can place them in a slot next to your active perks to give any perks with the corresponding color (red, blue, green) a nice bonus depending on how many of that color you have active. 2: The alchemy items in the menu with the mutigans are craftable rare ingredients you'll need for late game potions/bombs/oils ect. 3: weapon and armor degradation is something you should keep an eye on. You'll occasionally find repair kits for the respective categories in the world. This can save you in a pinch and keep you from having to flee battles/hoof it back to town with broken gear. 4: merchants that sell a particular variety of good (such as blacksmith, innkeeper ect) offer more gold for those items. So selling armor to a armorsmith grants more gold than selling them to a blacksmith. This can be great early game when you're pinching pennies. Like I said, fantastic video but if I had any additional advice to give novice players it would be this lol
This is great. I bought the game about a year ago and played for about 30 hours. Lost track of everything and got quite overwhelmed when it got harder and had to use potions and stuff I didn't learn about in the beggining. I will give the game another chance now after watching your video, because I really did like the game and it's athmosphere :) Thank you!
Thats awesome! Always glad to hear people respond like this. please do! remember, take your time. your not trying to beat it. you just wanna play it! have fun!
Started playing a long time ago then gave up. This type of guide is exactly what I needed thank you. I'm happy to try pick the game up again and give it another try now.
The game is really Simple and intuitive. It's one of the best RPGs, no question about that. If you didn't enjoy it before chances are you're weird as fuck
@@BUckENbooz sorry for the late reply. You probably must have tried the dlcs already. Well Heart of Stone is a smaller Dlc compared to Blood and Wine. It has new missions and trust me it is a fun story. The Blood and Wine on the other hand is a much wider expansion. It basically gives you a new map to explore, a map that is really beautiful and the story is great too. I had a lot of fun with the Blood and Wine dlc. Of all the expansions that I've played in any game, this one is the best because of the amout of content and the fun factor involved. You won't be disappointed if you haven't tried it as of yet.
Not sure if it’s because I’m a gamer, but I just got into the Witcher(only played Witcher 3 because I had extra cash in my psn wallet and wanted to spend it) never cared for the game or anything pertaining to it.... but boy was that the best 30 bucks I spent!! My first few hours, I was grinding/ leveling up, exploring the land etc until I was above the “recommended level”😂. Had loads of fun and the game became a breeze for me
Nice video, just the music bits are little bit too loud. AND: Some annotations. 1. You need some kind of alcohol "White Gull" for certain alchemy ingredients. Those ingredients you need for highest tier potions, oils and bombs. 2. Decotions are refilled with alcohol while meditating. 3. Crafting witcher gear is essential because you can improve them 3 times (with BaW 4 times) to (grand) master tier and they are so much better than anything you can loot. 4. You did not explain the mutagene slot beside the character abilities, which gives you depending on the colour benefits, with colour matching within abilities and mutagenes the benefits are even better.
Thanks man. I understand why a good amount of people are upset with my advice and had some good points and maybe even potentially better advice. This video wasn't made for absolute fact its a video on how I PERSONALLY enjoyed Witcher 3. Glad it helped.
The music isn't that bad guys, chill I'm just glad to have found what is apparently the most up-to-date witcher beginners guide, because literally every other video I've found so far had the old inventory system :(
@@hcaps3129 Seen the first three episodes. I'm diggin it. Since its release I noticed the increase in views for the video. Guess it got a lot of people either back into or starting the game.
I feel like I’m in the right state of mind now after countless years where I can feel engaged with what Witcher 3 has to offer to the open world genre. Still going to watch the video and great topic!
@@rolandomedina8513 2020 and after 5 years, I finally took it upon myself to beat the base game. Ended up beating Hearts of stone and now on Blood and Wine. 163 hours in and still loving it every step. Beautiful just as the day I left it
Decoctions works just like potions, you just have to craft them 1 time and that's it! The difference it's on the toxicity and the duration. You only have 1 decoction of each kind, they last a long period of time and usually you just can use one of them because of the high toxicity. You refill your decoctions just like oils/potions/bombs, by meditation! No need to craft it again!
Wow. This video is 3 years old and I just started the witcher 3. I have watched guides for 3 days and you are just right to the point and honest. Your detail taught me so much. I've noticed yo are the only one saying potions, oils and such are unlimited. This is a detail I have not learned or seen in other guides. THANK YOU!
hey man great video. just real quick, you really need to craft "White Gull" under the alcohol tab in alchemy. you need it ALOT to craft the better oils and bombs.
Thank you! I just started playing this game and once I got the map larger I officially was overwhelmed. I wasn't leveling up very quickly and I couldn't find a lot of things to make oils and bombs. After watching this I feel 100% better getting through this game. I'm only a level 3 but I think I'll just go to white orchard and explore until I level up. It's just SO BIG and that's why I quit playing skyrim. I was too overwhelmed. Thanks though!
Same here! I just finished doing the quests and exploring everything in White Orchard and continued to the larger map (after the castle place thingy). I’m so overwhelmed of where to go, apart from the main story, so I’ve stopped playing a few days ago.
I haven't gotten back to it- it's a beautiful game but I got to a cave and there were rats and it said I had to create a bomb to get rid of the rats but turns out I could have just used my igni and it was too confusing so I rage quit- haha but I think this weekend I'll try again.
I did the same. It was on sell so I was like "might as well." Then started playing, as soon as I got into the very first battle after the tutorial I knew I was gonna have some issues and kinda just sat and made excuses not to play. I did the same with monster Hunter world. Since these are the first games of these series ngave up too easily, but I hate wasting money and decided to force myself to play them and watch some vids on RU-vid. Safe to say, I absolutely loves these games now and happy I got them both.
I have only played it for a little while. Level 4... but at this point I still think skyrim is better. I stopped playing skyrim because there was just so much to do, in terms of quest, but this game I just feel lost.
Been playing this for over 70 hours now and still learned some new things from your video. I also feel as if this will be great for beginners to the game, overall great video mate, appreciate it.
I’m attempting to play this again after giving up 3 years ago. I love games like Skyrim, horizon zero dawn etc...but this was just too overwhelming for me and I couldn’t process everything at once so I gave up! I’m hoping a little patience and perseverance will help me along this time as well as this video, thank you sir!
It is terrible editing because the one who edits the videos either: A) Didn't even sample the music, or B) Knew it's loud af and didn't bother tuning it down Of which both A and B are scenarios that wouldn't exist if the editor were competent enough to care.
Alchemy substances under crafting is a very important category. Later in the game you will want to upgrade your bombs to "superior." To do this, you will need ingredients that you WILL NOT FIND. You have to craft these ingredients from other ingredients to then finally upgrade your bombs, etc.
I think the majority are just bent out of shape about the music transitions. They are loud and annoying I'll admit. But sadly its too late to change it :(
Also 1 more thing, decoctions aren't to be used against a specific enemy type according to their name, they're just called so, not only that, they require you to get a mutagen according the name of the decoction, EG (Ekimara decoction= Gotta get an Ekimara Mutagen), also unlike oils it isn't meant to shread deeper into the beast type but rather give "You" the boost up in the battle which might occasionally be damage increase.
One thing you forgot in the character screen. I remember that you can get bonus effects, when you equip the right combination of traits? I remember it was almost like a puzzle to get the right traits slotted, so that you got bonus effects.
My reaction after watching 5 videos on this and then being only 1 minute into this video: "Oooh shit, he's going to tell me everything I need to know. Wow."
There are actually quite a few things in the other category that you would want to keep in order to dismantle them and acquire the necessary components for late-game crafting
Your video might be the only way id be able to enjoy a game i paid 60 bucks for. Shit was too overwhelming and watching the first 6 min of your vid gave me hope. Thanks for this vid.
I wish I have seen this video when I was overwhelmed and stopped playing the game. Now I'm back to it again from the beginning and I've been figuring out some stuff and your vid was well organized and well informative. Thanks
"A man after me fuckin 'eart." Good shit dude, one of the best ways to get me back in the game, been lookin through these "tips and tricks" videos and got nowhere, guess I've just been missing an actual human description. Gotta put out more of these for other rpgs!
I downloaded the game 1 yr ago. Lost interest just the minute playing, that time im not into rpg not really interested on learning much of everything about the mechanics. Then i gave it a try last 2 weeks. Now my butt fukin hurts playing it 16hours a day nonstop! Cant believe o gave this up forgot about it for a year .what an amazig game and for me its better than skyrim Skyrim is diffrent but witcher is a bit higher. So vast. Best rpg by far next is skyrim. (For me)
Ikr? I played this game 5 hours after i just bought it and i quit it for a long time. Decided to give it another try... Oh boyyy... Right know i'm on my 6th playthrough. I've been litteraly playing this game for 2 years straight only stoping for two weeks or so after i've finished it each time. Best game ever!
Kyriacos Keravnos im currently going through it again because I had to restart due to me dropping the game a while ago. So when does it get fun? Im playing it and the game feels like a chore and I hate it. I know it gets better but I cant spend so much time. Im getting bored and very tired playing the game. Any tips to keep it fun or last until It’s fun?
Thank you so much ! I have been trying to get into this game for soo long but just cant. Your video cleared alot of stuff for me and i'll give it another shot. Great video keep it up more games need this
Thank you so much!!!! I really had a hard time to start the Game, and find the right Video to give me a Good start. Now l would like to see a Video, how to make lot's of money soon (besides dismential see shells and sell the pearl's)
@@BUckENbooz Ohhhhh. That's alright then. I've been scrolling through the comments for ages, trying to find someone who had figured out how to get them back quickly.
I had no idea about the alchemy in my first play through. It's nice to have someone explain. I'm restarting it now and taking it slow this time. I'll try to get at least to level 20 doing all the exploration in the first two areas first before I get too serious into the story.
Mark W yeah brother I had no idea at the time either. Just trial and error. I won't pretend to know everything about the game since I still don't. But it's just the simple mechanics that really encourages me to play. How can you have fun if you don't know what your character is capable of, am I right? Enjoy my man.
This is motivating me to pick the game back up and give it another shot. I didn’t quit playing because I’m a n00b to RPGs or anything like that… I just… I don’t know 🤷♂️. I bought it and put like 6-7 hours into it and just… never picked it back up. I’m gonna give it another try tho.
Do it bro! Btw Cory is my actual first name xD It's spelled "Corey" but close enough haha. Glad it motivated you man give it a go! Remember! take your time. Get immersed.
I recently bought this game and all dlc for 20 bucks on the PlayStation store and you and I think the exact same. If I don’t understand something I get frustrated or anxious and sad and I immediately put the game on my shelf if it’s not explained to me in vivid detail. Witcher 3 for me before I saw this video has been me booting it up for 5 mins, clearing a monster nest or a bandit camp, getting a new item getting anxious or annoyed because I have no idea what to do with it and shutting off my game. Thank you for this video I feel confident I can play the game now and not feel overburdened by all these mechanics and menus :)
