The Witcher 1 and 2 aren't necessary in the slightest.Players that skip the first game will miss a worthwhile story, but a simple one that doesn't hold much importance for the remainder of the trilogy – though it leads into Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings' storyline.You won't miss much if you start from Witcher 3. There's a few characters that have side quests that you'll be confused on, but it's not that big of a deal. All of the important plot from Witcher 2 is given to you at the beginning of Witcher 3. Witcher 3 is better looking, much longer, and a bit more casual friendly.
Does Witcher 1 affect Witcher 2 : Several choices, items, and a small amount of money are transferred to the sequel and are accessible at the start of the game. A small percentage of your orens (about 1% of your saved game from The Witcher added to the standard ~ 150 orens of a fresh game).
Is it OK to play Witcher 3 without playing 1 and 2
So in other words, storywise it doesn't make any difference which games you do or don't play before Witcher 3, because Witcher 3's story will still be a mess in every & any case. I never played Witcher 1 & 2 and didn't feel like Witcher 3's story is a mess. And obviously hundreds of thousands of people didn't.
Can I skip Witcher 1 and play witcher 2 : Skipping to it (Assuming you're not done the witcher 1) wont be that bad, youll get the references to the game that they throw off during the begining of the witcher 2 which will be good.
OP, I disliked the first Witcher, but the second one is really better, I loved it, and the controls have changed immensely. You may or may not like it, but don't let the first Witcher's controls throw you off, they're not there anymore. It feels more like a Mass Effect with swords now, gameplay-wise. Skipping to it (Assuming you're not done the witcher 1) wont be that bad, youll get the references to the game that they throw off during the begining of the witcher 2 which will be good.
Is The Witcher 2 necessary
You definitely don't need to. The Witcher 3 does a good job of explaining things. Although in the Witcher 2 you'll see what happened earlier to some of the characters who will appear in The Witcher 3 such as Roche and Phillipa.Yes, they're all related. Witcher 1, 2, 3 and any DLC in-between all take place in the same universe and in some instances choices you make in one game carry on into the other.
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Antwort Should I play Witcher 1 and 2 before? Weitere Antworten – Do I need to play Witcher 1 and 2 before
You can skip The Witcher 1 and 2
The Witcher 1 and 2 aren't necessary in the slightest.Players that skip the first game will miss a worthwhile story, but a simple one that doesn't hold much importance for the remainder of the trilogy – though it leads into Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings' storyline.You won't miss much if you start from Witcher 3. There's a few characters that have side quests that you'll be confused on, but it's not that big of a deal. All of the important plot from Witcher 2 is given to you at the beginning of Witcher 3. Witcher 3 is better looking, much longer, and a bit more casual friendly.
Does Witcher 1 affect Witcher 2 : Several choices, items, and a small amount of money are transferred to the sequel and are accessible at the start of the game. A small percentage of your orens (about 1% of your saved game from The Witcher added to the standard ~ 150 orens of a fresh game).
Is it OK to play Witcher 3 without playing 1 and 2
So in other words, storywise it doesn't make any difference which games you do or don't play before Witcher 3, because Witcher 3's story will still be a mess in every & any case. I never played Witcher 1 & 2 and didn't feel like Witcher 3's story is a mess. And obviously hundreds of thousands of people didn't.
Can I skip Witcher 1 and play witcher 2 : Skipping to it (Assuming you're not done the witcher 1) wont be that bad, youll get the references to the game that they throw off during the begining of the witcher 2 which will be good.
OP, I disliked the first Witcher, but the second one is really better, I loved it, and the controls have changed immensely. You may or may not like it, but don't let the first Witcher's controls throw you off, they're not there anymore. It feels more like a Mass Effect with swords now, gameplay-wise.
Skipping to it (Assuming you're not done the witcher 1) wont be that bad, youll get the references to the game that they throw off during the begining of the witcher 2 which will be good.
Is The Witcher 2 necessary
You definitely don't need to. The Witcher 3 does a good job of explaining things. Although in the Witcher 2 you'll see what happened earlier to some of the characters who will appear in The Witcher 3 such as Roche and Phillipa.Yes, they're all related. Witcher 1, 2, 3 and any DLC in-between all take place in the same universe and in some instances choices you make in one game carry on into the other.