5ffe73 No.13972247
Why are there so many references?
Did the previous games do this too?
>During the quest "Message from an Old Friend" in Novigrad, you can pick up a book entitled Moribundia: The Vampire's Last Likeness. The text describes a lovers' exchange between Isabella and a vampire named Edward, and refers to an unnamed werewolf and Isabella's pregnancy. These are all references to the plot of the Twilight movie and book series.
>The book Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire (GOG) explains how to bypass the Defensive Regulatory Magicon (DRM).
And plenty more cancerous ones.
f964e1 No.13972266
It's the only kind of humour millennials can come up with. CDPR hires straight out of college, you can probably put the two of them together.
CDPR went to shit after the first Witcher
Cyberpunk will be shit as well
6ddc3a No.13972269
Literally every single RPG has pop culture references. Its only a matter of how obnoxious they are.
In case of Witcher 3, the only one which is in your face is the GoG DRM quest which is pretty much a joke quest.
>And plenty more cancerous ones.
How about you actually name a cancerous one then?
61a46b No.13972285
So you're not hyped for Ready Player One?
490b37 No.13972290
Anon, are you saying that you don't love seeing all those XD quirky and awesome :D easter eggs that the devs shove into your face hide in the game? What kind of a stick in the mud are you? Pic related is my favorite game of all time because of all the wacky and cool references they make! \(^.^)/
5ffe73 No.13972298
>>13972269
>At some point during the quest Turn and Face the Strange, you can enter a portal only to enter a small room with nothing but a bloodied crate in the center and a chest containing a Cake nearby.
>When trying to find the Enhanced Ursine Boots Diagram from the Scavenger Hunt: Bear School Gear Upgrade Diagrams - Part 1 in a cave southwest of Ard Skellig, three farting Lv 16 rock trolls can be heard farting inside. They will throw rocks at Geralt and fight him while occasionally farting once the witcher comes near. They are named Jesse, Joe, and Dodger in reference to some popular Youtube gaming personalities. The trolls' names and voices are taken from Jesse Cox known as YouTube user OMFGcata, Joe Vargas, also known as YouTube user AngryJoeShow, and Brooke "Dodger" Lawson known as YouTube user PressHeartToContinue.
c226ea No.13972305
>>13972298
Jesus fucking Christ.
e5636f No.13972311
>>13972247
While one may argue that your second greentext is more of a legitimate, justifiable easter egg (considering that CD Projekt actively used "fuck DRM" as a publicity stunt), I totally agree that pop culture references are a plague in modern video games.
In any case, I'm pretty sure that "trivia books" in WRPG aren't touched by the lead writers in the least. In fact, they read more like a low priority job given to hipster interns who genuinely believe they can make video games with a fucking major in literature of all things.
61a46b No.13972315
>>13972298
>They are named Jesse, Joe, and Dodger in reference to some popular Youtube gaming personalities. The trolls' names and voices are taken from Jesse Cox known as YouTube user OMFGcata, Joe Vargas, also known as YouTube user AngryJoeShow, and Brooke "Dodger" Lawson known as YouTube user PressHeartToContinue.
Deciding to skip witcher 3 was the right move.
810e17 No.13972318
>>13972298
This amuses me greatly
9c29dc No.13972320
>>13972247
>porn cards only in the first one
>twilight references in the third
Maybe I should stop playing the first one. I was going to go through the whole series, but if it got pozzed (are there fags and feminists in the sequels?) there's no point. Of course, that leaves me with no reason not to commit suicide.
c226ea No.13972323
>>13972320
You should keep reading.
b25bc2 No.13972329
>>13972269
The Witcher himself in the original books, his given description and appearance, is a direct reference to Tom Cruise, American actor.
04c712 No.13972347
>>13972266
checked and agreed
7057df No.13972357
>>13972247
The first game had a lot of references to the book. There were some to older games (like the innkeeper in chapter 4).
The third game had a lot of "find treasure" sidequests, each of which came with a couple of notes. Those notes had to be filled with something. So yeah, there is a message about Bruce and Selina, a tale of a bandit leader named Kalvin that has a pet panther named Hobbes and a bunch of other wacky shit. It really didn't bother me at all, kinda made me read all the notes.
>>13972329
The most used word in decribing Geralt in the first story is "Bastard" He looks like a bastard, has a bastardly smile, etc.
839f2a No.13972377
>>13972357
The side quests are leading me to a lot of bandit camps. They all go I live, I die, I live again! and Witness me, brother! and other Mad Max lines. I'm cringing pretty hard.
7057df No.13972383
>>13972320
Not really. You still go around banging women they just take a bit more effort and there are fewer of them
There is a fag in the second game. You can make him choke on his balls (after you cut them off). There is an elven crossdresser in the third game, but he isn't gay, he just makes clothes. There are also some current year jokes.
Overall 1>3>2 because 2 is kind of a fucking slog.
2de4f7 No.13972392
Fallout 2
Some anon mentioned that when a games starts getting a bunch of pop-culture references in it you know the studio has been infected by lefty just graduated retards and that studio is going down the shitter.
7057df No.13972397
>>13972377
Yeah, those are the cult guys from the first expansion. There aren't many of them, the spiders are more annoying.
Still a shame about the lack of Siegfreid.
810e17 No.13972401
>>13972392
I disagree. If its placed and done tastefully it can be okay.
For example in Starcraft 1's credits, they had special thanks thanking all sorts of silly names, people, groups and things, many of them fictional.
92d32b No.13972404
>>13972247
>>13972266
Every RPG ever has done stuff like this
4db316 No.13972454
>>13972247
Pandering to bookfags. Seriously, that's it.
dafd5c No.13972472
>>13972269
arrow to da knee XD
4db316 No.13972511
>>13972472
What do you expect from a company that brought in reddit and youtube for consulting?
ccf792 No.13972586
>>13972472
I really wish that an arrow in the knee could be just called a fucking valid tactic instead of spreading as a retarded normalfag meme
9c4455 No.13972607
>>13972454
I don't mind that they did that because I am a bookfag. They could have done a better job recapping it to newfags though. I also think they wanted to do Yennefer for W2 but the game was about half finished. Then again, Triss in W1 was basically Yennefer anyway.
50524d No.13972629
What is worse is that the game expects you to have read the shitty books. And the shitty comics. Witcher 1 and 2 were fairly stand alone.
I'm biased though, I hate this fucking setting. Too much edgy grimdark low fantasy HBO Game of thrones vibe.
>But muh Polish history
Nobody cares about Poland. Its just a place you drive tanks through.
c2b938 No.13972633
>>13972247
Play shit game enjoy shitty humor. That's all there is to say about you, OP.
4db316 No.13972675
>>13972607
I didn't and I'll likely never read those books but I honest to god enjoyed W1. The story was on obvious rails but you being able to establish the actual motivation or drive behind it was spot on. Especially since most of those segments was while drinking with gambler dwarves in various brothels.
W3 was all about pandering to "fans" who likely never played their prior games at all.
c27d8f No.13972704
>>13972586
>aiming at a low height joint on a limb that's constantly in motion on the battlefield and usually covered by kneecops
It's not even a valid tactic; if you're at a higher altitude than your target it's impossible to aim for their knee, if you're on the same elevation you'd still be better off aiming for the face, chest or lower torso than any limb since hitting an erratically moving, comparatively thin target will be tough in battlefield conditions. It's a shitty meme through and through.
810e17 No.13972768
>>13972629
>edgy grimdark fantasy
I don't think I've ever heard Witcher described as "grimdark" or "edgy". It feels like more like a bright and colorful game if anything
9c4455 No.13972784
>>13972675
I hope CDPR go back to Witcher, but make it about the first Witchers or something so there is more class/build variety as well as not having to stick with preexisting characters and lore.
e1f7b8 No.13973013
Reminder that best elf got shafted.
1a0ef6 No.13973031
>>13973013
>hurr muh racist humans
>we wuz wizards
>viva le revolution XD
Only fags went Iorveth path.
117779 No.13973044
>>13972768
I find it edgy due to the fact that all characters are shitty people and all they do is fuck around.
56fcf4 No.13973121
>>13972768
you might be ESL or retarded, but the witcher is really plainly grimdark and edgy.
3994b4 No.13973434
>>13972266
>>13972347
>>13972290
The streets of Silent Hill are all references as well, I don't see anyone complaining.
Nobody complained about Matilda in RE4 either.
9c4455 No.13973442
>>13973013
In a way I'm angry at that, on the other I'm not. The whole "coincidentally meeting everyone in the same rough area during the exact same time period" is too convenient. It actually feels more real that Iorveth, Saskia and the others fuck off to the Blue Mountains with the other elves instead of just happening to be right in the heart of the war with Roche a few hundred metres away..
e1f7b8 No.13973683
>>13973031
Iorveth is called out on his shit too. Roche is still better option I agree.
e1f7b8 No.13973702
>>13973442
That actually makes a lot of sense now that I think about. Still buttblasted tho.
159946 No.13974379
>>13973434
Silent Hill is a meme game.
Witcher is supposed to be serious piece of art.
7ff75c No.13974435
>>13973746
CEASE THIS HATE SPEECH
ccf792 No.13974454
>>13974379
>videogames
>art
nice try
159946 No.13974460
>>13974454
That's what I'm saying.
They pretended it to be so, but it wasn't.
f5107a No.13974468
>>13974379
Holy shit, that’s some big bait.
5bf270 No.13974644
>>13972247
Poles are genetically incapable of subtlety
1cdeea No.13974645
There is a Dark Souls reference. At the end of Blood and Wine when you are climbing up the beanstalk in the fairytale world there is a cave with a sword in a campfire and when you light the fire you sit down next to it for a second, you can then loot the sword.
30c47f No.13974784
The only thing that really annoyed me in W3 was that mission from hearts of stone, i think, with the talking horse.
That's when they went too far for me, it was supposed to be "hilarious" but ended up being cringey and retarded, the kind of trash that only a leftist "big bang theory" fan could find amusing.
d6a461 No.13975001
How is this a complaint? The Witcher series in its very core is just a more grounded Shrek.
1360d2 No.13975027
>>13973434
Pretty sure people would have complained if the streets were named after Youtubers.
a1ccf5 No.13975057
>>13972247
>And plenty more cancerous ones.
anon please, its CURRENT CENTURY!
a1ccf5 No.13975062
>>13973031
>he doesnt want to go adventuring with dwarfsbros
>he wants to be cucked by kings/queens/wizards
24b2e2 No.13975096
>>13974634
source?
Reverse search gave me nothing
5b0265 No.13975188
>>13975096
I am in an okay mood, so I will spoon feed you. Marcille Meshi by Asaki Takayuki
2414d6 No.13975207
>Shani is a common name in Hebrew which means Kermes (a type of red dye).
f38dde No.13975222
>>13972315
>>13972298
In defense of that particular reference, I didn't know any of the three youtubers in question and I didn't even realize it was a reference.
8f63cc No.13975230
>>13972247
thats every western rpg ever
ever play fallout 2?
6fe173 No.13975235
>>13975230
Fallout 1 was better, it also had less references. Coincidence?
6fe173 No.13975273
>>13975235
Or an even better example, how many references are found in Portal 1?
Good games don't make references, good games are referenced by others.
4e86f7 No.13975287
djenge frett did nothing wrong.
9a9e5d No.13975304
92d32b No.13975326
>>13975273
wrong
Portal CONSTANTLY references that fucking 'cake is a lie' meme from several years ago
7057df No.13975329
>>13972607
Triss in W1 was the closest to book Triss.
6fe173 No.13975331
330a16 No.13975344
I honestly didn't notice any of the references.
I don't care about shit like that, so I don't notice it.
9a9e5d No.13975364
Witcher 3 was a really good game and reached the same technological achievements as GTA V in terms of optimization and graphics, but actually put a good game into it as well. I prefer the Witcher 2's story and I doubt I will replay the Witcher 3 because the main storyline is gay space elves, but I still love loading it up from time to time just to walk around in my Nilfgaardian formal clothes in Beauclair and playing some gwent.
771eb8 No.13975382
>>13973434
Most of the references in Silent Hill are homage to the materials that was used to create the game, not random pop culture references and dank memes
fed869 No.13975574
c6e080 No.13975620
who cares the only reference my 89iq brain got was the one where the small guy from got was in that prison
518b0d No.13975640
>>13972247
>Why are there so many references?
A better question would be: 'why can you only spot the trash pop culture ones?'
I bet you can't spot a reference to Joyce or Proust, since all you do is videogames and manga.
518b0d No.13975644
ITT illiterates who are completely oblivious that writers constantly reference in order to speak to other writers, bypassing the common reader
117779 No.13975646
>>13975364
Witcher 3 started out kinda dry. But in the middle act with the bog and all i thought the game was amazing and creepy and i thought if they kept up that kinda game it would be really good. Then the final act comes and it's like they don't know where to finish the f'n game.
0b5493 No.13975648
>>13975640
>>13975644
>literally who and literally who
>that image
<No! They are the plebs!
Being the true noble soul of culture, I'm sure the humor of this situation won't be lost on you.
Waste of dubs, too. Unfortunate.
518b0d No.13975661
>>13975648
>(1)
At least you post more than you read books
2e3c3f No.13975771
>>13973434
>Just because I don't see it that means it never existed
#millenialprideXD
9c4455 No.13976171
>>13975646
They really should have had the Kaer Morhen battle be the finale.
547adf No.13976413
>referencing something
>bad
Kill yourselves, soyboys.
ae6be4 No.13976440
>>13975661
this is actually interesting to me, as a kid in school I would do nothing but read books all day long, tons of fantasy and sci-fi novels, lots of short stories (think twilight zone and ray bradbury)
but now as an adult, I have not read a book in years, I dont even read comic books and manga anymore
I dont know what happened
351d54 No.13976451
>>13976440
You just don't have the time and energy as an adult.
ae6be4 No.13976461
>>13976451
I am a neet though, I have more time then I did in school
21049a No.13976467
>>13976461
>>13976440
Same here
I suspect that imageboards destroyed my attention span
e4b5a3 No.13976505
>>13975640
>>13975644
Are you the same gigabrain that went on fullderp to complain about people not playing chess?
52a856 No.13976510
>>13974379
>Silent Hill is a meme game
cc26fa No.13976522
>>13972247
Pic related was the only good one to be honest.
9c4455 No.13976627
>>13976522
Didn't even know it was a reference. Good quest too.
230efd No.13976652
>>13976510
Silent Hill is from a time when nobody in the mainstream cared much about videogames.
6618e1 No.13977270
Every Witcher has some sort of references at least in the English version, but in W3 they're just much more prominent because it's open world and they had to put some shit in.
6618e1 No.13977272
>>13973683
But that fucking Turban is so ridiculous I couldn't spent another minute looking at it and chose elf.
6618e1 No.13977319
>>13975640
>I bet you can't spot a reference to Joyce or Proust
I read that as "Joust" somehow and got excited for a second
6618e1 No.13977363
>>13976440
Read while taking a shit.
Helps if you have a bad stomach all the time, you'll burn through shit fast.
325830 No.13977485
The GOG one was alright to be honest. If it's just sidequests it's not a big deal as you have to search them out yourself.
e1f7b8 No.13978004
>>13977272
It's not a Turban it's a European Chaperone.
18b82d No.13978163
Hang on, isn't there a Gay werewolf too?
The dude says he fell in love with some Lord's son or something and that he's an abomination and asks you to kill him?
Either way, complaining about external references in any game is retarded… they all do it- from Weeb shit through to walking simulators. Getting mad about something like that is beyond autistic.
You want to get mad about something valid- get mad about graphical downgrades, the irksome combat where no attack is guaranteed to have the same speed due to animations and Geralt being a sexy bitch and Roche not being in it enough for my liking, because he's clearly the greatest character.
Personally, I loved the Witcher series, and 3 seemed like a decent sendoff for it. CDPR already stated they want to do another game in the Witcher universe, but outside of Geralt's storyline but have no specific plans until after Cyberpunk is finished… Which I suppose comes down to if they earn enough shekels from it.
f5107a No.13978194
>>13975640
>Joyce and Proust
Trash, tbh.
Read the classics, pleb.
Lrn 2 Milton and Cervantes.
c29ee1 No.13978224
>>13974634
I still dont get why all lewds of dungeon meshi have marsille with cowtits when shes very skinny and almost flat in the manga.
b8f219 No.13978225
>>13978163
>without geralt
No Geralt, no buy
e461be No.13978314
>>13972247
So this is that "lore" i keep hearing you dungeons and dragons idiots banging on about?
9c4455 No.13978628
>>13978225
Think big, anon. Geralt is a predefined character with backstory and limited role playing potential, which is why they started things off with amnesia. Going back a couple centuries and playing as an OC donut steal Witcher would allow a lot more choices.
b988c5 No.13978690
>>13978314
did someone say, lore?
18b82d No.13978728
1347a6 No.13978791
>>13972357
>References a pet panther
>Uses it for Calvin and Hobbes
>Not referencing Drizzt
I don't know if that's a ball dropped or pure retardation
e4fc3b No.13979042
>>13977363
How much time do you spend on the toilet that you're able to read a book. Might want to start adding some fiber to your diet.
97c423 No.13979077
>>13979042
Unironically this
>I know!
>I'll play some terrible mobile game while I shit!
>finish shitting before the game even loads up and gets past all the updates and news notices
2eaa09 No.13979170
>>13979042
>How much time do you spend on the toilet that you're able to read a book.
>>13979077
>Unironically this
Not unironical enough, because rest assured your little friend is waiting to wipe itself until after he's finished reading.
aba686 No.13979234
>>13972320
To be fair, the fag in Witcher 3 is realistically done:
> Why don't you live in the village?
< I'm kind of a weirdo
> I'm a weirdo as well
< No, not that kind of weirdo
> What do you mean?
< I like to suck dick
You only find it out if you keep asking, which you don't have to. It's not like like he greets you at the town gate like "Hi there, I'm Faggy McDicksuck, and this is my husband. We are married and everyone thinks that's perfectly normal because this is a progressive world we live in. Isn't it great? Every kid should be gay, goy… I mean friend!"
677011 No.13980839
>>13979234
I wish they had given us the option to spit in his face. They could have even added the option to call him beautiful for the sjw faggots.
284bbe No.13980856
>>13972247
>references make things bad
Go have your head examined.
939757 No.13983298
>>13980839
Been years since I played Witcher 3, but I think you only had two options which were to sympathize him or just to respond with "let's move on".
e5636f No.13983352
>>13980839
>>13983298
If my memory serves right, the "let's move on" dialogue was executed so it was implied that Geralt was disgusted. But yeah, I'd take a clearly condescending tone over ignoring the elephant in the room any day of the week.
0e0e96 No.13989996
>>13980856
If its cancerous memes and pop cultures references that have nothing to do with the game, then yes it does