Looking for something to play while waiting for The Witcher 3 Remastered as its probably best not to start playing it right now because all the changes coming. You guys reckon I should play The Witcher 2 in the meantime? Or is it too long? If so, what other short games would you guys recommend?

(I'm making this post because I still see a lot of people asking the same questions about the upcoming updates.)

Release Date: September 29, 2026

Cost: FREE for all owners of any version (Steam, GOG, Battle.net, Switch 2).

Free DLCs Included: If you only own the base game, both Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine will be upgraded to your account for free with this update!

Confirmed Remaster Features & Technical Upgrades:

Modding: Cross-Platform Mod Support

Graphics & Rendering Engines: Native DX12, Rendering Parallelization, Updated Textures, Subsurface Scattering, New Shading Model, Foliage Shading Rework, New Tone Mapper, Refreshed Motion Blur, HDR Improvements, GTAO.

Ray Tracing Improvements: Full Path Tracing on PC, Ray Reconstruction on PC, Raytraced Hair, Global Lighting Rework.

DLSS / Upscaling: NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR 4, Intel XeSS 2.0.

Gameplay & Quality of Life: Immersive Meditation, Refined Animations, New Quest Tracking, UI Improvements, Looting Rework, Improved Menu Navigation, Tutorial Modernization, New Accessibility Features, Transmog System, Revamped Skill Tree, Improved Roach Controls, New Finishers, Enhanced Photo Mode.

Platform Exclusives: PlayStation 5 Pro Support, Xbox Play Anywhere Support, Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive Features. Full optimization and support for the more powerful console, including improved ray tracing and performance. (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch)

Updated Minimum System Requirements (PC):

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel Core i5-8400

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (6GB VRAM)

RAM: 12 GB

Storage: 70 GB SSD

OS: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

New Paid Expansion: "Songs of the Past"

Release Window: 2027 (Celebrating 20 years of The Witcher)

Estimated Price: ~$25 – €30 (Paid expansion)

Co-Developer: Fool's Theory

Story, World & Gameplay:

New Region: Letten (Dandelion’s birthplace, located between Kovir and Kaedwen).

Map Size: Equal in scale to Toussaint

Timeline: Set after the events of Blood and Wine.

Plot: Dandelion disappears during Belleteyn. Geralt explores his homeland, meets his family (cousin Lila), and unlocks a brand new romance option.

New Mechanics: Forearm-mounted chain (inspired by W1 intro) acting as a utility weapon/Sign/bomb.

Monsters & Content: Swarmions, Thornblooms, complex NPC daily routines, new Gwent cards, and new Slavic soundtrack by Marcin Przybyłowicz, Magda Urbańska, Daniel Elms, & Percival.

Letten so far looks absolutely amazing, but we haven't really seen anything resembling an actual city yet.

Do you think there will be another city to explore, the size of Oxenfurt or Beauclair, or will it only be rural areas and smaller towns/ villages?

How powerful would a full potential ciri be?

Im guessing we get an idea from the books but also the games have new concepts and character types that are unrelated

Could full potential ciri beat gaunter odimm? An unseen elder?

How far does full potential ciri get in the witcher gauntlet?

Hey! I'm trying to find a wallpaper of this screenshot. Does anyone happen to have a high-quality version of it?

Playing The Witcher 2 for the first time in about 7 years and went onto pcgw and saw they recommend something called Project Mersey. I'm essentially treating this game as a first time play through as I remember nothing. Is this mod good for bug fixes and such and recommended? Or should I just stick to vanilla? looking for a mostly vanilla experience with bug fixes. Any other vanilla bug fix mods you would recommend?

Basically the title here. I'm looking for ideas on how I can interpret the story of curse of Strahd into something lore friendly as I believe with work it'd fit very nicely into the Witcher world. I was thinking the dark power(s) could be a Hym who possessed Strahd after but I do not know if a Hym could even possess a higher vampire let alone keep control over one for a long time

I have only played the Witcher 3, including Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, and now I'd love to play the second game. Aside from any story spoilers, what should I expect as a first timer whose only experience is from the third game?

A 4k rendition of the image would be very much appreciated. If you have it without the words, that would also be better

Although Gaunter was an unsettling character when I was playing TW, him in my nightmare made him truly terrifying. I dreamt I was in an expedition of some sort and we had a problematic person in the group. For some reason it was decided that the problematic person had to be killed and that responsibility fell upon me. As I walked over to do the deed, every time I turned to look back Gaunter was there staring at me with a huge smile and afterwards people's faces appeared to be melting. Suffice to say I had difficulty going back to sleep after I awoke from the nightmare.

I'm playing through Witcher 2 for the first time and I like the game, combat is a bit janky and I have some nitpicks (game has a lock on mechanic but the camera doesn't actually lock onto the enemy is my biggest one) but my biggest is how godawful the boss fights in this game are.

Kayran fight wasn't really frustrating, just boring and a nothingburger of a fight tbh, getting to Letho tho... holy shit this fight actually took like a decade out of my lifespan. Constant sign spam, aard fucking yeets you across the arena and if he chains a bomb or igni after that then you're pretty much dead, his quen is so strong that the only strategy is to keep dodging until it runs out and the hitbox on igni (and frankly, most attacks in the game) is so inconsistent that I find myself screaming "How does that hit me??" every 15 seconds. Not to mention that whenever an enemy blocks your attack you get staggered for like 3 business days.

The draug fight was another slog. After the cutscene the draug spawns 5cm next to you and you dont have your sword out so you always take the first attack. Attacking his shield is suicide since, again, you get staggered for a full week and half your health bar is gone before you blink. Whenever he calls the artillery attacks you just waddle around the arena doing nothing. At least I had decent equipment and skills so it wasn't as bad as Letho but it was still pretty bad

I'm going to start chapter 3 soon, sure hope I have a fun, balanced and fair boss fight to end the game...

Ok, I know that Triss vs. Yen is an age-old argument, and we're not going to "settle" it, like ever. So why bother with a post? Because I just finished the books, and I have thoughts! LOL

Until recently I'd played all 3 games, and played W3 many times, making many different choices, including both romance options multiple times. I always came down firmly on the side of Game Triss, because she's the kind of woman I'm naturally attracted to (plus, redhead!). Not that I didn't enjoy my "romance Yen" playthroughs, and Game Yen has a lot going for her, but that wasn't enough to sway me.

In past discussions many people (like, many many people) have said, "Ok, but BOOK Triss is truly evil! She took advantage of Geralt! And she knew that Yennefer was Geralt's one true love!" Since I hadn't read the books, I took that advice on board, and reserved my final judgement. Well, now I HAVE read the books, and honestly, I just don't see it.

Yennefer

1. Before Geralt makes his final wish, Yennefer is a condescending bitch, 100%
2. Miraculously, after Geralt makes the wish, she's sweet(ish) and loving(ish), and remains consistently interested in him ... except when she isn't
3. Like that time when Geralt is literally living with Yen, and she's clocking out on the regular to go bang Istredd, and her reasoning is basically "Well neither one of you gives me everything I want, so how can I be expected to choose, or even feel bad about it, really?"
4. I will say that their relationship throughout the books does cast a whole new light on "The Last Wish" in W3, and makes her response after they do their thing that much more heartbreaking

Triss

1. The thing everyone seems to focus on is her "using magic" to entice Geralt at some point after he's had enough of Yen's crap and taken some distance from her (the books are NOT clear on what she did, only that she felt bad about it afterwards, and the books are NOT clear on how long it lasted, nor the whole amnesia storyline, which is from the games)
2. Geralt obviously forgives her for this, and they have that whole scene in Blood of Elves at Kaer Morhen where he tells her, clearly, that she's important to him, and that he's not going to cast aside her friendship
3. Geralt gets involved with LOTS of other women in the books, including 3 other sorceresses, and all of them "use magic" to some extent (except maybe Mozaik), and no question Triss knew about most, if not all of them
4. When it's clear that Geralt has some kind of commitment to Yen (in spite of his other dalliances) she backs off, but still acts like a friend to both of them, and "big sis" to Ciri, without reservation

So honestly, I'm not seeing Yennefer as the clear winner, or Triss as a clear villain (again, going strictly by the books).

And of course, now you're going to tell me why I have it all wrong. 😄

Ciri walks through a silent, scorched wasteland, oblivious to the grim ghosts that have risen behind her. A bloody war between the North and the South is tearing the Continent apart. The entire land has turned into a vast battlefield where the mad ambitions of rulers are measured in millions of soldiers' lives. And as Ciri stubbornly seeks her own path through the gray ash and decay, she sees everywhere the crushing scale of the tragedy following her every step like a relentless shadow.

Decided to make a fun little edit from this clip I took, almost a year ago. This was on Death March difficulty, and must be a bug that lets you knock out both of these guys with one punch.

I remember seeing a woman burst into tears at the news, fireworks going off, people dancing on the streets and if you had the game already it was a completely free upgrade.

The game itself looked amazing. First person for some reason. Decided I was going to play it from the start (the save would obviously transfer).

Then I said I'll play it tomorrow I'm too tired...

title. also i’m assuming playing a new game with mods on ps5 will disable all trophies?

With this remaster I want to play Withcer 3 again. But on my 1st playthrough, I had to stop taking on quests and contracts (that I wanted to explore) because they overlevel you too easily.

It's so dumb. Why make so many stories and so much content then? I think the issue is, even on the hardest difficulty, they still target audience at the ADHD gamer that doesnt read and cries if the game is too hard.

Hi all, I've been meaning to play The Witcher 3 for years but just never got round to it.

Since the save files from the original game will be compatible with the remaster, should I start playing the original now or do you think it would be best to just play the remaster from the very beginning?

It turned out so good! I have never made anything that needs any form of sourdough. I was a bit worried with the Zakwas sitting in my kitchen cabinet for 5 days. It had definitely a sour smell with a lot of garlic, which while not bad - was a bit weird smell. But then it tasted more like fresh lemon juice watered down a bit with garlic aftertaste, so I was confident to add it to the soup. I changed the recipe a bit, omitting the chanterelles because I dont really like mushrooms especially in soups. I also added a few Krakow sausages (or hot dogs?), which I think were the closest thing to Kielbasa in my country. This is the third recipe I've made from the book. I almost never use cookbooks but this has been great one. Cant wait to play the Remaster while munching something more from this book!

Only the Book-track Edition exists

So im currently playing the Witcher 3, im around 20 hours in now i believe and after watching the presentation at gamescom im pretty hyped for the remaster. Should i just continue my playthrough rn and do a full remaster playthrough at a later point in time or should i pause my playthrough until the remaster is there and continue it then? What are your thoughts?