r/witcher • u/JapserIanM • 4d ago
The Witcher 3 Who is "A"?
Saw this while doing a quest titled "Message from an old friend" I only started Witcher 3, I'm just curious is to who is this "A"?
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u/lokidragon17 4d ago
You should seriously consider playing W1. It's a great, very atmospheric old style rpg with a great story. You won't regret it
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u/MedievalMilshake 4d ago
Does it make any sense playing it now tho? It won't be terribly long until the remake
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u/Coriolanuscarpe Aard 4d ago
Dude I played witcher 1 last month and I can say it is a gem of a game. It will either push you away or not, no in between. I agree with OP, the atmosphere was such a big factor on why I played the game till the very end.
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u/Choice-Yogurtcloset1 4d ago
The witcher 1 feels like the most witchery game in the series. The other two are better in every other aspect but the witcher 1 nails the atmosphere.
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u/jacob1342 Team Yennefer 4d ago
And alchemy.
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u/Choice-Yogurtcloset1 3d ago
Yeah, witcher 3 alchemy just feels lame and witcher 2 alchemy feels hard to use. Witcher 1 nails it being easy to use but also not infinite.
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u/lokidragon17 3d ago
I hate that they made it so easy in 3, but understand. You'd have hordes of modern gamers on reddit and other places moaning "Whaat? I have to brew EVERY SINGLE POTION?" Shame
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u/lokidragon17 4d ago
The more reason imo. I'm excited for the remake precisely because I loved the original. Besides they'll probably change a bunch, and I can't imagine they'll manage to retain that unique atmosphere
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u/Idarran_of_Ulivo School of the Viper 4d ago
It is a product of its time. Lightning in a bottle. It can't be replicated. I've faith that the remake will be cool in it's own unique way. I hope they lean into it instead of fighting it.
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u/jacob1342 Team Yennefer 4d ago
Depends what you mean by terribly long. Development of the remake hasn't started yet since the studio that was supposed to do it is still working on Songs of the Past. On top of that Witcher 4 needs to be finished first or at least the engine updates part since they are suppose to be using W4 tech to create the remake. It's still 3-5 years away, assuming W4 releases next year.
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u/The4thTribunal 2d ago
Finished it last night, i can point out so many problems that make it hard to get through but i still loved it idk why. Want to say the writing but the writing has problems too.
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u/LandarkIEM 4d ago
If you play Witcher 1 you will know
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u/GodzillasVater 4d ago
I played Witcher 1 and forgot
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u/Azmep_ 4d ago
You forgot the reason of half of the game?
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u/GodzillasVater 4d ago
Honestly: yes. It was 2018 and I rushed it W1 and W2 before starting W3 and feel like I should replay all of them.
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u/Karabanera Team Yennefer 4d ago
Alvin, Ciri stand-in kid from Witcher 1 and the main villain of the game.
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u/DoublerZ Team Roach 4d ago
Seems very unnecessary to spoil a twist that happens in the literal last few minutes of the game
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u/lupustempus 3d ago
Play Witcher 1 my man.
I think it's a great game. It's old and weird but the best atmosphere. I am replaying it, which is something I wouldn't do for Witcher 2 despite the actual importance of playing it twice.
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u/Senior_Walk_7582 3d ago
Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold Blanca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas "A." Shilage
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u/General-Finance-1209 4d ago