Images of The Witcher 3

Game2k
Friday, March 1, 2013 | 3:45 PM
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Images PC PS4

CD Projekt RED's open-world RPG gets some pretty screenshots, that come from an early version as the team works on a new renderer. The images depict the islands of Skellige that players will be able to travel during the 50 hours of gameplay from the main quest. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt targets a 2014 release on PC and all high-end platforms.

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menghina

Commented on 2013-03-01 16:16:20

Looks awsome ! :O

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b0vril

Commented on 2013-03-01 16:29:35

So these are from the old renderer?

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Zarsky

Commented on 2013-03-01 16:36:54 In reply to b0vril

Posted by b0vril

So these are from the old renderer?

If so, than can't wait for material from the new one!

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pez_Q

Commented on 2013-03-01 16:51:16

Witcher game set in a open world while having the strong narrative from previous games might just be TOO awesome to handle.

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staatsfeind1234

Commented on 2013-03-01 16:58:53 In reply to b0vril

Posted by b0vril

So these are from the old renderer?

Yes this is the "old" Witcher 2 DX9 renderer. The new one will be DX11

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2013-03-01 17:15:51

Really loving Witcher 2 at the moment... i'd definatly pick up this. Wonder if they'll try and get it put on the 360

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Xoar

Commented on 2013-03-01 17:35:23

Not a fan of RPG's but if they all start looking like this...

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Sath

Commented on 2013-03-01 18:16:06

I like these screenshots, nice art (better than Witcher 2).

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CloudXIV

Commented on 2013-03-01 18:24:48

Looks awesome, but I'm not really sure about the open world... I don't like open world games, they lack depth and focus.

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catfish

Commented on 2013-03-01 18:42:11

Easily one of my most wanted games, sounds incredible in every way so far. Can't wait to see what it looks like when they put it through the new renderer. It is interesting that when the Witcher 2 originally hit, some people didn't expect next gen consoles to match the visuals on display in ultra...How wrong they were... Still, W2 looks stunning to this day.

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Bakutheswede

Commented on 2013-03-01 19:21:17

Oh god just the thought of a open world witcher gives me a huge throbbing videogame boner.

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scoobs0688

Commented on 2013-03-01 21:57:07

These look terrible. Witcher 2 IQ is way better. I imagine by the time its released it will look incredible on PC on the highest settings though.

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pythxvii

Commented on 2013-03-01 23:13:11 In reply to scoobs0688

Posted by scoobs0688

These look terrible. Witcher 2 IQ is way better. I imagine by the time its released it will look incredible on PC on the highest settings though.

A couple points: first, this is open world. Maintaining about the same level of quality is impressive by that alone. Second, the awful sharpening filter seems to have not only returned but been degraded even further. I'm sure with that alone being turned off, and AA being turned on, it'd look at least as good as W2, but with a lot more on screen.
Seriously though, that sharpen filter makes this look god awful. I hate that they use that and hope it's less of a pain to turn off this time.

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koenshaku

Commented on 2013-03-02 01:13:07

These screen shots I am grossly disappointed with. I hope the final game looks better I loved witcher 2 for its graphics and adult theme.

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synce

Commented on 2013-03-02 09:08:24

Hey look, more blue and orange! I have no idea how this Hollywood crap spread to videogames. At least most Japanese developers aren't using this dumb color scheme (except Kojima)

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Zat

Commented on 2013-03-02 12:12:33 In reply to synce

Thats nonsense. When the room is lit by fire, it has orange tint. When its night, everything looks blue in moon light. And what does it have with hollywood? Are You high or You are just hating to have anything to say at all.

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KORNdog

Commented on 2013-03-02 12:23:31 In reply to Zat

Posted by Zat

I think he's talking about the whole "teal and orange" contrasting colours seen in a ton of movies and movie posters (just google it, you'll be shocked) why it's an issue though i really don't know?

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Sath

Commented on 2013-03-02 12:34:48 In reply to Zat

Posted by Zat

Indeed.

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Tinks

Commented on 2013-03-02 14:55:32

Video games pull from movies whether you like it or not. I mention this in the Beyond thread too.
There's a lot of money there for games who achieve what movies do and put you in control. It's only going to increase as technology advances too.

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nostradamus

Commented on 2013-03-02 19:22:54

you can almost feel how open the game seems now, in the screens. An welcome change.

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gibbey531

Commented on 2013-03-02 21:14:13

Is it unreasonable of me to think that the next gen consoles should have 60fps minimum as a requirement? I mean with the improvements we've seen in visuals and the efficiency of graphics development you think it would be possible. My worry is that they make this game look good....but at a cost of fps.

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Blue_Eagle44

Commented on 2013-03-02 22:01:46

I really hope the world doesn't feel empty and there is plenty to see, explore and do.

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newbielives

Commented on 2013-03-03 07:22:28

Can't wait to play this on my Playstation 4

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deafwing

Commented on 2013-03-04 20:53:12

:O not bad

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spacemanjupiter

Commented on 2013-03-05 04:07:25 In reply to gibbey531

Posted by gibbey531

I think that is very unreasonable to assume. No matter how powerful a graphics chip is, devs will simply up the detail more and more to squeeze as much visual detail out as possible and run it at 30fps. Obviously not all devs are like this, but power really has nothing to do with whether games are going to run at 60fps or not because that chip can ALWAYS be brought to its knees.

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