I decided to attempt Dark Souls, though Witcher 3 is also waiting for me.. To my surprise, I kind of love it. I was worried it would feel impossibly hard, but although it’s tough it is do-able. I mean, I make progress slowly, but I do make progress! And I think because I’m not a very “good” gamer, I always expect to die lots regardless, so the infamous “You Died” screen doesn’t put me off. Anyway, I’m really enjoying the world, the artwork, the exploration, and the sense of achievement with each small step of progress.
oh that's so cool! I have the Dark Souls game on my list after playing most of Elden Ring and loving it despite dying every 5 mins. :D I think once you stop caring about the dying they have so full of lore and interesting places that I can really get into that genre of game.
Glad you are enjoying them and I think the label "good" gamer is a myth. :D It is just practice and if you have fun then that is the most important thing.
For The Witcher 3, I'm in the same position - I have this and Tears of the Kingdom both incomplete, so don't feel bad at all!
I was also overwhelmed with the menus and more precise RPG parts, because they are deep. I read an article once though that suggested just to play it in the way you want to, go as deep into the roleplaying as makes you feel comfortable.
For example, I couldn't care less about attaching an item to a sword for +1% boost in a stat I've never heard of, and I never play Gwent. What I do love though are the story and thousands of side quests, and how they are all well written and sometimes dovetail together in ways you never expected. I especially like the quests where I thought I was doing the "right", good thing, then the quest would pivot and showed a different outcome than I wanted because of my actions; even the small quests can show a deeper humanity that really makes me think.
All this is saying... I really should go back to The Witcher 3 soon 😄
I am also avoiding Gwent! I heard it is meant to be great but I can't be bothered yet. I never played all the mini games in Red dead 2 either. lol.
Yes I had my first two side quests collide the other day and that was cool! It seems to be well written indeed and that is dragging me in at the moment. I just need to try and avoid playing before bed time because I had my first nightmare - more thriller than horror dream. haha!
It seems to be full of twists and turns and tricky decisions to make. I have been surprised in many areas already and judging by the steam page I have seen like 3% of the game. lol. Glad we can be overwhelmed RPG friends together on this journey!
I won't spoil things, however the series of quests linked to The Bloody Baron are famous for a reason. There was another quest I stumbled upon about a religious church and a plague pit which surprised me greatly, and another about a witch who I was trying to help which ended not how I expected. All the stories are nuanced and deep and never about right or wrong, which really appeals to me.
And I'm further than you, yet still maybe around 20% done with the game, it's enormous! I should try and factor in more time for it though , 2026 should be when I revisit it.
I decided to attempt Dark Souls, though Witcher 3 is also waiting for me.. To my surprise, I kind of love it. I was worried it would feel impossibly hard, but although it’s tough it is do-able. I mean, I make progress slowly, but I do make progress! And I think because I’m not a very “good” gamer, I always expect to die lots regardless, so the infamous “You Died” screen doesn’t put me off. Anyway, I’m really enjoying the world, the artwork, the exploration, and the sense of achievement with each small step of progress.
oh that's so cool! I have the Dark Souls game on my list after playing most of Elden Ring and loving it despite dying every 5 mins. :D I think once you stop caring about the dying they have so full of lore and interesting places that I can really get into that genre of game.
Glad you are enjoying them and I think the label "good" gamer is a myth. :D It is just practice and if you have fun then that is the most important thing.
For The Witcher 3, I'm in the same position - I have this and Tears of the Kingdom both incomplete, so don't feel bad at all!
I was also overwhelmed with the menus and more precise RPG parts, because they are deep. I read an article once though that suggested just to play it in the way you want to, go as deep into the roleplaying as makes you feel comfortable.
For example, I couldn't care less about attaching an item to a sword for +1% boost in a stat I've never heard of, and I never play Gwent. What I do love though are the story and thousands of side quests, and how they are all well written and sometimes dovetail together in ways you never expected. I especially like the quests where I thought I was doing the "right", good thing, then the quest would pivot and showed a different outcome than I wanted because of my actions; even the small quests can show a deeper humanity that really makes me think.
All this is saying... I really should go back to The Witcher 3 soon 😄
I am also avoiding Gwent! I heard it is meant to be great but I can't be bothered yet. I never played all the mini games in Red dead 2 either. lol.
Yes I had my first two side quests collide the other day and that was cool! It seems to be well written indeed and that is dragging me in at the moment. I just need to try and avoid playing before bed time because I had my first nightmare - more thriller than horror dream. haha!
It seems to be full of twists and turns and tricky decisions to make. I have been surprised in many areas already and judging by the steam page I have seen like 3% of the game. lol. Glad we can be overwhelmed RPG friends together on this journey!
I won't spoil things, however the series of quests linked to The Bloody Baron are famous for a reason. There was another quest I stumbled upon about a religious church and a plague pit which surprised me greatly, and another about a witch who I was trying to help which ended not how I expected. All the stories are nuanced and deep and never about right or wrong, which really appeals to me.
And I'm further than you, yet still maybe around 20% done with the game, it's enormous! I should try and factor in more time for it though , 2026 should be when I revisit it.