click this link to free geralt of rivia from prison 🥵 af.gog.com/redeem/JayveeWitcher?as=1725538448 *this video was originally uploaded yesterday. i had to remove it because RU-vid restricted it to 18+ even though i blurred out all of the nudity. thanks for your patience guys! :)*
xLetalis had the same issue when he used Gaunter's face to censor. He theorised that it was too close to skin tone and so still got flagged automatically. Maybe your blurring had the same probem.
the amount of timeline choices you can make for a game that genuinely effect the ending is truely phenomenal with not a single one being a cheap cop out
@@xxcam95xx7 yeah you rushed it, if you ever play a Witcher game you have to just up front be ready to do like 40-50 hours in the game. There’s so much to do in these games from leveling your character, to the story being really engaging, the side quests are another aspect to it entirely.
@@iijay_ I mean Microsoft are exclusive platforms. There are so many others it could be on. Look at Witcher 3...it's on the fricken switch for Christ sakes. They should port Witcher 2 on the switch
This game was so addictive. Once the combat clicked I couldn't put it down. Letho taught me a lot.... its still pretty janky but satisfying at the same time.
Im a beginner, and the whole game just feels so hard I died multiple times in the first scene ON NORMAL MODE, I just hope that I'll get better and finish this game before I give up...
@@SellingSouls yeah, I remember really liking the game on my first play through, but going back to it after Witcher 3 the combat suddenly felt SO much worse
@@SellingSouls It is. The first one had rythm to it, once you've leveled up properly, you were practically unstopable. Because it was stat oriented, the junk wasn't as noticable, for me at least. And then comes Witcher 2, where some low tier thug one-shots Geralt from killometer away, because hitboxes are trash and the game has 500% damage multiplier for hits in the back, but has no strafe.
@@greyngreyer5 No this game have massive hitbox issue, see yourself with fighting any enemy that is bigger than human, like giants, golems etc. they one shot you from 1 meter away. Not just that any enemy that have ranged attack(magic, arrow etc.) can hit you even when there is a visible gap between you and ranged attack. But maybe you trolled me Idk. In case you are not a troll look up joseph anderson's review. He have a massive chunk that dedicated solely for bad hitboxes
Gameplay also feels alot more true to the books. Witchers aint no super heroes one wrong step or mistake and they'll die. Prepping is key and always try to take on enemies one at the time
@@privatewhiskers6267 the only thing I really didn’t like is that you need to meditate to drink a potion. Like it would make sense to drink it BEFORE the battle but for the first time how you should know when these battles happen in gameplay wise. Not everything should be strict by a realism.
@@cloke3076 This. I like the idea of prepping for shit with meditation and potion brewing before big fights, but on a first, likely blind, playthrough that’s super punishing. If the difficulty assumes you’re using the potion system to the fullest, then you’re sort of screwed. You can’t anticipate every big fight, especially since some of the story encounters happen when you drop from a ledge, or turn a corner. They’re still telegraphed but your damn potions are on a timer. Meaning you can’t drink too early otherwise you waste half the buff. All those problems disappear on repeat playthroughs, it’s… a really weird system. I prefer its implementation in W3, by far. Even though the entire thing is simplified to the point of being unnecessary on easier difficulties.
Actually, each path has about 4 + 3 different endings. So, you should play it again to find the different endings (I know, 1000+ hours into the game... I really need a life)
@@HM-gt5pd 1000+ just in the Witcher 2? I’ve done both paths saved triss in each and saved anais with roche in one as well but never saved saskia. How many playthroughs have you done?
@@notacockgobbler2054 probably 34. Basically to save anais you did Vernon's path. But there are 4 different endings (depending on all the quests you did in chapter 2 and 3). Iorveth has the same amount on endings but the Triss ending for both are the same. Only difference is the scene with Radovid V. But the rest is the same.
People tend to focus so much on the rough edges they don't stop to truly understand the greatness of this game. Loved it the first run, and the second, and only got better on the third and I definitely will give it another shot in the future
"I'm not gonna allow him to surrender. Why would I do that?" The King youre doing all this for literally just asked you to try not to kill him lmao. This game has a lot of decisions that become important later on down the line. You can do a lot of negotiating & persuading to get better story outcomes. It's part of what makes it such a good game
This only makes me happy I played the series in order and I didn't just go straight to Witcher 3. Seeing Letho, Roche, Ves, Thaler, etc was hype as hell in the Witcher 3. Sad to say those who didn't play the first two games didn't feel that.
So, ignoring the different ways to play the first section (which I believe there are 5 or 7 ways to exit), in Flotsam there are a few different pathways you can take (2 per 2 major pathways), and then the game really opens up. Think all-in-all, I remember it having 7 different endings (3 distinct either side + 1 which is the same for either side). Except for the combat, which can feel stiff at times, this is quite a masterpiece. Also, the first game I reached 1000+ hours on. The next one was Witcher 3.
Witcher 2 was one of most liked games of that generation... once I gave it a real chance that is. It took me a couple tries to really get into it, but it got its hooks into me eventually and I played it from start to finish in about a week or so. That game gets consistently better the more you play it-
Wait until you get to flotsam! One of the best locations in any game. I honestly think the witcher 2 does a lot of things better than witcher 3. The atmosphere you get in flotsam is unmatched
This game is so incredibly underrated! Its story is without question amazing! Everyone complained that the combat was bad, but to me its in many ways better than Witcher 3 combat, which is way too easy even at Death March difficulty! Cant wait for the video where you fight with Letho, its propably the hardest boss fight in the trilogy!
Honestly, I love the storytelling in the Witcher 2, and the fact that it's not a sandbox like Witcher 3 keeps it tight and fast-paced. It has so much memorable atmosphere and dialogue. Even the mercenaries in the battle arena mini-game have some cracking lines!
Still my favorite of the franchise. Loved the story, loved the narrative choices, Loved the characters (my darling Triss), the graphics, except the backtracking lol
Honestly was a masterpiece and was also my first step into playing and actually liking my games on hard mode. I was so surprised at how hard it was on normal difficulty and towards the end I see. The armor you can only get if you play the hardest mode and then buckled myself down for the ride. That was my second favorite campaign single player I’d ever played right next to assassins creed 3
I decided to play through the first two after I heard how good the third one was. I ended up being blown away and loved my time with the first one. I also really liked the second. And the third was pretty good too. But I still think my favorite is the first one. Then the second. I felt like the third one lost something. But I can’t put my finger on it.
It's too easy for one thing. The 2nd one has some very unrefined dynamics, but it felt very tough and you really needed to think before acting Also, the story, particularly politics in 2nd game is way way better than 3rd
Out of the three, the first one is my favourite, too. Nothing beats the soundtrack and atmosphere in that game. The monsters in that game felt more threatening and sinister, in Witcher 3 you could kill a group of 20 almost without getting any damage.
I started this game shortly before lockdown 2020 and I got to around where you are and just never bothered playing it. When I got Alder Lake and alongside my new GPU, the game finally ran far better and I decided to play it throughout January. It became my favourite game of all time. Honestly that game is something else.
Did you also see the Assasins Creed reference right after scaling down the first walls? There is an assassin like man next to a pile of hay. You can't see it in this video but it is around 4:26 Great video as always btw, good nostalgia
The Witcher 2 is, in my opinion, the best entry in the trilogy, or at least it's on par with Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone, those 3 are better than the main 3rd game to me.
@@revan5293 Absolutely dude, it's not as open as the witcher 3 but the difficult combat makes it a challenging experience....much like an easier dark souls with an extremely well written story
@@revan5293 Without question, 2 expands the world a lot and shows you parts of the world, characters and a few monsters of the witcher universe the 3rd game doesn't, and the story is written incredibly well, it's a damn shame not many people have played the second game. As for the combat, it really isn't that difficult, I enjoyed it a lot. As I say that as someone who played the 2nd game before the 3rd. Which I know it's a minority of the playerbase.
Man, I too passed over The Witcher 2 after the first few hours when I was young, later to really enjoy The Witcher 3... You just made me want to go back and give it another shot. Great video, big fan
Although it can be extremely tedious in Hard mode, I still like how hard this game is and Geralt isn't some superhero who can just dodge and strafe through 20 people
W2 has some very satisfying combat. The game as a whole is very reliant upon preparation. An effective Witcher goes into a battle prepared. No noshing on some chicken legs in the middle of a fight. Love W3, but W2 makes you feel like a Witcher way more than W3 does.
Satisfying my ass. The gameplay is a mess. The hit boxes are a mess. Also, you can prepare before the battle in 3 too. In the Witcher 2 is just more tedious to drink potions. And especially if you get into a chat with someone after drinking potions or an oil, while you chat the effects go away. The Witcher 3 perfects that, and actually makes it useful. Even in the first game you could drink potions Midgame.
@@SellingSouls I've played the games, and am entitled to my own opinion, just as you are entitled to yours. Yes, I find the combat in W2 to be satisfying, and I appreciate the prep work one must do to be successful. I've also played W2 Dark Mode, and thoroughly enjoyed that as well.
@@whitewolfwhispers Okay, didn't say you are not entitled to have one. But the gameplay part i have said, is not an opinion, it is a fact. The hitboxes are broken. I played the game on the hardest difficulty too, not dark, the insane one. Also, that is false, you can play and finish the game without ever using a potion or oil. I literally did a whole run only with the first Blasphemer outfit and no potions. Walk in the park.
I remember that TW2 coming out in the same year as Skyril but it didn't really have quick or manual saves. Kinda sucks too because there's a difficultly where if you did it deletes everything.
Here's what people don't get about The Witcher 1: it's meant to be played WITH THE TOP-DOWN VIEW! That's the way it was developed. They only added the TPP camera very late in development, but the animations are not built for that. Have you ever noticed how in TPP Geralt doesn't turn and walk/run sideways when you press A or D? And how his strafing speed is set to walk at all times? This is because the game is not built for that type of camera. Play with the top-down view, get used to it and you'll enjoy this game so much more.
Yeah, no, I would rather play in third person. It's a much better experience. You feel more immersed in the game in third person, than playing the other way around, feeling more like a sky God than actually being in the game. Also, constantly clicking sucks. Keyboard + mouse is the way to go.
@@SellingSouls Sure. But it's broken as hell. It's like playing a, say, strategy game by controlling individually each unit in TPP because it's more immersive. I mean, you can, but it's not how it was intended. And as to clicking, you can just hold LMB and Geralt will always run towards your cursor. Easy. As I said, this is how the game was designed. I prefer TPP for immersion reasons as well, but TW1 is just broken with TPP as it was an afterthough.
@@sunny_ua I dunno, can't say that I had any issues with it. So much that I always thought the other option was added in the enhanced edition as an extra option. Though I could see someone enjoy the game that was as well.
@@SellingSouls Yeah, I've only discovered this fairly recently myself (I mean, I knew about the top down camera, but my first 10 playthroughs or so were with TPP). Took a bit of getting used to, but I can tell you this: you definitely appreciate those combat animations more with the top-down view as you can see Geralt's legwork better. So I've learned to enjoy it that way even more.
Witcher 3 is my favourite game of all time but i just found this one frustratingly difficult, some of the bosses were so hard even on easy so i fell off it quite early on
A guy at gamestop recommended this to me about 8 years ago after I told him I was getting bored with skyrim. I got somewhere into Chapter 1 and got stuck myself.
Operator boss fight has burned into my memory. I played it only on normal and maybe I was under levelled but it was harder than every dark souls boss I’ve fought
Witcher 1 > Dragon Age yes, i said it :P witcher 1 is a good game on a noticably small budget, witcher 2 is a great game on its own, witcher 3 is... well, the best in many aspects, and just straight up rly bad in some haha, but all in all it's one of the greatest games ever made than again i do really love Cyberpunk so take my opinion with a pinch of salt (though my only experience is as someone who never had any hype for it until i actually played it and that only in december 2021 on a 11900k with a 3080ti so I really have no qualms about what exactly the launch was like)
Wish someday CD projekt Red remake Witcher 1 & 2. Prior to Witcher 3, If someone asked me about my favourite game of all time, I would have answered that there are many on that spot, but after playing Witcher 3 there’s only one
I was actually disappointed that, after Witcher 2 felt so engaging on a political level, Witcher 3 had to focus back on the "fantasy" part in most cases. The game was also just big enough to be able to explore whilst keeping you from being fully overhwhelmed with trivial content as well.
The Witcher 2 is so much different than the third game I hope they do something special for TW4 and I hope Ciri is a part of it if not the main protagonist. I would love to see her a bit grown up and I bet shes still hot asf so yeah let CDPR do their thing and cover up for cyberpunk even if it turned out great, TW4 will be spectacular
11:00 about the missing thumb- it is a really big deal, bc without it you can't really wield a sword :') some swords have these horizontal parts (or even a half -sphere made of metal) next to the handle exactly for the reason to protect the thumb, so that when the enemie's sword would sling down the blade it couldn't slice off the thumb :') (unless it was sarcasm and I didn't catch that xD)
That was an allusion to an old Polish movie Psy 2: Ostatnia Krew. There was a scene in that film where a supporting character, Waldek loses his thumb, because a gangster chops it off to force the protagonist to cooperate. And while he laments the loss of his thumb by saying "what am I gonna do without a thumb?" and Franz, the protagonist responds "You'll jerk off with your other hand from now."
I have beaten it eventually on insane, but it was rough lol in my second try I died in act 3... against the dragon..... I think ive never been more frustrated and angry in my life than that moment
I've played all the Witcher games multiple times, and even though W3 is obviously the best in the series overall, W2 for me still has the best atmosphere and at times I enjoy the visual design more that W3. Compared to how big W3 is, W2 is one of the most underrated games of the past 15 years imo I still remember how brutal Flotsam was when I was playing the game for the first time and learning the combat system... Ooof
You may have chosen hard, but you played on insane by relying on the auto save lol This game got such a beautiful 4k upgrade on the one x. I just started again on dark, I love this game
It’s hard to say whether Witcher 2 or 3 is actually better. People lost their minds at the graphics back in the day, and honestly they were right to. However, I don’t think all that much changed between 2 and 3. Some people feel differently but I’m seriously of the kind that Witcher 2’s combat was honed for mouse and keyboard, and it felt good. It was a much faster-paced game than 3 is, and it can be incredibly addictive to figure out that balance of trying hard and preparing properly. I played Witcher 2 about as much as I played Witcher 3 (but Witcher 3 is a lot larger compared to 2) and while I don’t have much bad to say about 3, I personally felt that 2 was better-executed.
i like that you can start The Witcher 3 loadinng The witcher 2 ending save game. So u can have ur custom intro in the game depending on the ending of the 2
See funny thing about the game teaching you, least in Witcher 2's case, it asks you before you actually start the game if you want to do a tutorial and it brings you to this like little town with an arena in the night to learn basic item and communication stuff and also learn combat skills on top of that. Guessing you must have missed that.
My playthrough of this game was permanently glitched from start to finish. I don't know how, but I couldn't die. I remember my health would go down, but I would never actually die or have to reload. And it was the same when I tried to start a new game, so that's just how I had to play it. Helped a lot when doing my achievement run though...
If anyone starts playing this for themselves, go play on Darkmode when you´ve got the first playthrough done. The game almost forces you to use your whole kit while still playing great and you get new armoursets only on that mode or insane but that´s not worth it in my mind.
I was going to watch the next videos when i realized this was uploaded today kkkkkkkkk it is a great way to remember the story, in a fast and fun way, before finally going to the witcher 3... please, upload again...
I really enjoyed Witcher 2 when I first played it but I legit thought the fight with the Dragon was going to be like the halfway point of the game for some reason so I was really confused when that was actually the end
Hey Jayvee, bit of an unrelated question to the video but do you plan on making any more "So I played" videos for AC Brotherhood or Revelations? Your videos on AC2 and AC4 got me to buy all the old AC games and play through them again, and I saw you put Brotherhood and Revelations high up in your tier list video. Just wondering if you had videos for those games in the works or not. I hope you see this and I love the videos! Keep it up!
hey man thanks for watching! I definitely want to finish that series since I started it forever ago :) right now I'm in a place where these "let's play" style videos are just more fun to make! but at the same time i don't think it would do those games or the review series justice if i did the let's play style for those games. i've been struggling to find a game to play on my own right now so... maybe i'll dive back into brotherhood sooner than later 😏
I loved the witcher 2 and I probably liked the witcher 2 main story better than the witcher 3 main story ngl. The only thing I hated about the witcher 2 was the map layout and how I used to get lost a lot.
