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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

I've never played the two original expansions. I pirated them, but never played. I purchased the "complete" edition from GOG, but still haven't gotten around to it. What is wrong with me?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Hearts of Stone is the best Witcher content they ever produced in my opinion. Highly recommend checking it out.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

You're doing spooning wrong:

spoiler

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You should spoiler tag that for H&S.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I've played Hearts and even I don't know what the fuck is happening. Other than one man spooning another, obviously.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

spoilerGaunter O'Dim showed part of his great power as he freezed time and put a spoon in the eye of an annoying guy as I remember.

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

Can't be that great. He put the spoon in with the wrong side.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Nothing. Some games do not appeal to you and that is fine.

I have the trilogy, played a bit, hated the characters and went back to Skyrim. I guess I like my main character less chatty.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I'd say you only need to play Blood and Wine - Hearts of Stone isn't bad but it isn't what I'd call an expansion.

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 8 points 8 hours ago

Given the depth of writing in the Witcher 3, I think skipping Hearts of Stone would be a huge mistake.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 6 points 7 hours ago

I would argue the other way around. Blood and Wine is fun and nice as a capstone to Geralt and has a lot of content if you just want to ride around and play Gwent and do the Wine Wars and play house with your vineyard or whatever. It's a fun expansion with a lot of value for your money if that's what you're after.

Hearts of Stone though is the most focused, well written, cinematic and concise story and content they ever made for Witcher. Has great characters, mystery, tension, levels, cutscenes, atmosphere... For me it was by far the more impactful of the two DLCs. If anything B&W is too long, I was already burned out by the end of it.

[–] Cypher45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago

Idk man, Hearts of Stone's story is the best in the entire game IMO.

I wouldn't just call it not bad, it's great.

[–] Cypher45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Probably cuz you got burnt out playing the base game? I am replaying the game right now and it's kinda exhausting because the gameplay isn't as great as I remember (I got so spoiled Souls games, they raised my standards too high lol) but it was fine once I installed a few mods to tweak things.

Also you can just play the DLCs alone instead of starting an entire new game just for them.

Hearts of Stone is the best story in the entire game. Blood and Wine takes you to the most beautiful place in the entire game (and one of the most beautiful places in gaming IMO).

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

tbf they are stupidly big and take way too long to complete.