Before you play The Witcher 3, catch up on the twisty tale of Geralt of Rivia and a few important characters that you may have forgotten. (Covers The Witcher and The Witcher 2)
IGN forgot the most important part: Witchers are immune to STDs and so Geralt bangs every maid, witch, lady, and female magical creature during his quest and collects nude selfies.
sth128 didnt realise how old he was, i played through witcher 1 and 2 they never said his age. 5 minutes into witchers 3 they say he is almost 100 years old 0_o
Okay, after watching about 4 other recaps, this one actually made it all clear and mentioned important things that the others didn't even mention. Thanks IGN, nice video.
FuzzleLand That's how I feel about a lot of games, especially long ass RPG's. I would be playing Skyrim and be like why am I here killing these goblins again?? lol
bluex610 The only reason to play Skyrim is to stealth kill enemies with the bow and then arrange their bodies on chairs and in beds. Real professional like, make it look natural.
FuzzleLand im very confused too, what i've basically gathered is that geralt lost his memory after he sold his soul to the wild hunt for yennefer, and now he's trying to regain his memory i think.. and theres a shitload of stuff with the kingdoms fighting and stuff
I played the first one and the second for about 5 minutes each. The first had a laughable combat so I left it for dead. The second grabbed my eyes, but my PC is trash so it wasn't able to get a stable frame rate to play. Now, I got a PS4 and have just bought the 3rd game and I think I'm ready to play.
@@phubpem1029 Second one isn't bad and plays well. 2012 was only 4 years before the Witcher 3 came out so it really isn't that old. The original one came out in 2007 and the studio was pretty young. It is a slog to play now. I would like them to remaster/remake it.
Since Game of Thrones is ending(the show is catching up with the end of the books) it would be genius for someone to make a similar styled show using the Witcher lore on HBO....just an idea.
Michael Lattimore Meh, they'd just be accused of trying to capitalize on Game of Thrones. Maybe a few years down the line, but HBO should do some completely different stuff once GoT is finished.
Michael Lattimore there already was a Witcher show based on the Witcher books before that was 13 episodes called The Hexer in 2002, but it got really poor reviews and wasn't very good. I do think if they made another Witcher show it might end up pretty successful, depending on how well it's made and if it isn't too much like other medievil shows. I honestly think a Witcher movie might work better.
OverSizedMidget It's going to end after season seven or eight, since they only have two books worth of stuff before the story in the books ends. They are drifting away from the books a little bit, but the ending is going to be pretty much the same, and the overarching story will be pretty close.
I haven't played any Witcher game but the 3rd one got my attention and would definitely give it a try. Thanks for the 5 minutes story-line! May 19 it is. :)
I'm about 40 hours through Witcher 3 and really wishing I watched this before starting... would have made understanding a lot of things quite a bit easier. Either way that was a pretty informative and interesting recap.
Kelvin Martinez No such thing. All grey. Mostly dark greys, cause as mezuki said, shit hits the fan regardless of your decision, just in different ways.
mezuki64 Very true. Every time I play the witcher games I go in not really caring what happens to anyone because I know it doesn't matter what I choose, some fucked up shit is going to happen regardless.
People should still at least play Witcher 2, it's an incredible RPG that still stands today in terms of gameplay, graphics and story. You make a lot of important decisions in it and a few will impact the story of Witcher 3, such as the choice of sparing or killing Letho the Kingslayer Witcher. I know this for a fact because you can also slightly see him from behind in one of the trailers. And of course if you do play the 1 or 2 you will actually care for the characters that Geralt encounters such as Triss, Yennefer, Dandelion, Zoltan and many more.
Even though i played the earlier 2 games still i felt like as if even i had lost Memories alongside Geralt,all thanks to IGN for bringing them back ! :D
Corey Vaughn-Patterson Yeah, he was the mastermind on the plot to kill the Kings, so he hired Letho. Lucky for Letho, those witches wanted one king dead, Demanev.
All hail Based Lord Quan Chi dude does it really bother you if I say a good thing about those games? Because I really don't understand your attitude...
Kelvin Martinez Two of those games aren't even out yet... That's what's wrong with the industry; Hype leads to huge sales for games that could end up being garbage, and these unethical journalists get paid to promote and give positive reviews.
I genuenly thank you for this IGN.. THis is a helpfull video,that will improve the witcher 3 experience for players like me who are new to the series..Hope you do more videos like this for games like Metal Gear Solid ,Splinter Cell,Hitman.. While i do love these games i haven't played the really old ones extensively and get into their story and i don't think i am able to pick them up and play them(talkin about games like Spliter cell:Pandora tommorow or Hitman:Silent Assasin) Please make more videos like these that tell the story of their predecsesors!
Why not? A true gamer is immersed in the games doesn't just play the last one. That's like a Star Wars fan just watching Return of the Jedi and watching little five minute summaries of the others. It's fake and honestly disrespectful to the creative people behind the properties.
kentriz182 although i have seen star wars 1-6 2 times or more each,i've got to disaggree with you on that one.Watching old movies is nowhere near as playing old video games. That said,there is no such bullshit as "a true gamer" it's something u've made up to give a purpose to your empty life and to justify your pathetic past decisions to play certain games to fill in- those self-made empty gaps you've got inside you and u can't come clear with yourself and accept them as stupid decisions due to your low self esteem.
That's a pretty judgmental statement. Not sure how being a gamer is anymore pathetic than literally any other hobby? I was just saying a true gamer as in a true fan would seek out and indulge in the art and fiction of a game. I just movies as a example. Movies are easier than collecting multiple systems to play various games. However, splinter cell, metal gear and hitman, some of my personal favorites, have all been made into hd collections. If you enjoy the games play all and enjoy the full experience.
I watched several vids about the story behind Witcher 3 now and this one is: -Shortest. -Most detailed. -Most interesting. -Best described, tl;dr: Thanks for this!
Very good, concise recap. I'm new to the story for W3 and wasted 20 min trying to "catch up" on another channel but instead instantly zoned out during their granular, ever-spiraling attempt at a synopsis. Well done IGN!
I just began playing the entire series for the first time. I really like the first witcher game. It has some of that old school RPG charm to it. It reminds me of the first Gothic.
Slight correction: It’s actually a two-year gap between Geralt’s death and his return. The first game mistakenly said five, but the second game fixed it by establishing that Geralt and Yennefer died in 1268, not 1265.
This helped more than the ones going in detail of Witcher 2. I know you had lots of interactions with certain characters that you meet again in Witcher 3 but man those long recaps where they jump around between the events made 0 sense of the back story
Thanks IGN!! This saves me from having to play the previous games even though I did play a little bit of The Witcher 2. Now I actually understand what is going on and I thought the video was going to be very rushed but it isn't at all. It was quick but smooth and very clear and informative. Now I know Geralt's story. Personally I think he should leave Yenifer and go with Triss because I like her better, lol. And that was from my short time playing the Witcher 2. Now I am physched for part 3 though I might just play part 2 first while I wait for part 3 to go on sale since I already own part 2. Cheers!
+Wanted Walrus (Walrus McGee) Take a look at the rest of the games released in 2007, and also that this was CDPR's first game that they created themselves.
ivan guerrero No one really knows whats happened in w3 other than reviewers and people who got early copies. The books only explain prior to witcher 1 i believe.
We want a remake of Witcher 1 and 2 with the detailed graphics of Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. I've been bewitched by the Witcher. Still my best RPG game in 2020.
As someone who understands the Metal Gear universe forwards and backwards to an unhealthy degree, this is child's play. Thanks for the succinct explanation
It was really difficult to follow since the voice speaks too fast. Eng is my second lang and I had a lot of trouble following the story. other than that, Great work and thanks
@@johnnonamegibbon3580 in case you are still confused, Nilffgard is the one stable kingdom left on the continent in the story, and its leader is engaged in conqueringbthe rest piece by piece.
