Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics. The game spins a truly regal tale of Meve, a war-veteran queen of two Northern Realms — Lyria and Rivia. Facing an imminent Nilfgaardian invasion, Meve is forced to once again enter the warpath, and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Puzzles? If this play similar to Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, sign me up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Gameplay footage: Thronebreaker is a true Witcher RPG and a surprisingly sharp card puzzler (PC Gamer) Rich in dialogue and decisions and clever card-based puzzles, with a vastly deepened version of Gwent at its center. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is more than a card game – it’s an RPG for diehard fans (PCGamesN) Thronebreaker should please fans of The Witcher RPGs and Gwent Grandmasters, but it might be trying to do too much at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris- Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hell fucking yeah daddy, give me that nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Wow that looks cool. I suck at Gwent and can't wait to fail miserably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Definitely sold on this after watching the video. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Yes. Yes? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 CDPR commentary on this IGN video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 The full Thronebreaker interview: How CDPR is expanding on The Witcher’s legacy (PCGamesN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Any word on if this will come to Switch down the road? This game seems absolutely made to be taken on the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: Any word on if this will come to Switch down the road? This game seems absolutely made to be taken on the go. CDPR hasn't mentioned anything about a Switch version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Is Thronebreaker the new Witcher tale we seek, or is it bloody barren? (Eurogamer) The glimpse of Thronebreaker I got was encouraging. Most importantly, it nailed the distinct personality of The Witcher, and the quality of writing, storytelling, voice acting and presentation was high. It wasn't The Witcher 4 and nor should you expect it to be, but as a new story in the same universe it's exciting nonetheless, and as a card game may be unprecedented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Looks cool. I'd be worried it would push back into proper multiplayer Gwent, which would be a scary thing. That was kind of a dark time for gaming for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARZ Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Wonder if it's related at all to the Gwent game out now. Looks fun, but not sure I want to work on rebuilding my entire card collection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, ARZ said: Wonder if it's related at all to the Gwent game out now. Looks fun, but not sure I want to work on rebuilding my entire card collection... It’s a stand alone single player game that originally was going to be part of Gwent but it got so big that a decision was made to spin it off. It’s not a card collecting game per se. It’s a Visual Novel RPG-life game that uses Gwent for its gameplay mechanic. The vibes I get from it is Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes which is my favorite Xbox Live Arcade game. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Damn it. I love the Witcher. I love RPGs. I HATE card games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Just now, Mr.Vic20 said: Damn it. I love the Witcher. I love RPGs. I HATE card games! Did you like Gwent in the Witcher 3? If you did, you will like it. If you didn’t, well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I did not. I feel bad, like something inside is broken. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a card-powered isometric RPG (Polygon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I’d get it if it didn’t use Gwent as a gameplay mechanic. I’m not into the card battle type games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 minute ago, finaljedi said: I’d get it if it didn’t use Gwent as a gameplay mechanic. I’m not into the card battle type games Me neither but GWENT was actually fun until they improved it into a failure in the Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said: I did not. I feel bad, like something inside is broken. OOC how much time did you spend in it? I spent half the game not bothering with it. Out of my love for Witcher and trying to avoid its inevitable end, I started playing it and found that I ended up really liking it. The game has also been upgraded even further so it's stronger now. Although I haven't been playing the multiplayer game because I hate feeling like I'm losing merely because my deck is shit and I don't want to invest the time just to get a competent deck. (It's conceivable that if I paid a normal game's cost worth I'd have a decent deck, but I can't shake the feeling that I'd need to play much more beyond that, or pay much more.) The nice thing about this though is I don't have to worry about having a shit deck and I get the upgraded version of the card game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, legend said: OOC how much time did you spend in it? I spent half the game not bothering with it. Out of my love for Witcher and trying to avoid its inevitable end, I started playing it and found that I ended up really liking it. The game has also been upgraded even further so it's stronger now. Although I haven't been playing the multiplayer game because I hate feeling like I'm losing merely because my deck is shit and I don't want to invest the time just to get a competent deck. (It's conceivable that if I paid a normal game's cost worth I'd have a decent deck, but I can't shake the feeling that I'd need to play much more beyond that, or pay much more.) The nice thing about this though is I don't have to worry about having a shit deck and I get the upgraded version of the card game! I played Gwent a grand total of three times, maybe four? The truth is I despise card games that are made to be the pivotal mechanic of a game then wedged into a game otherwise not about cards at all. To me they are the musicals of games. Musicals typically derail a narrative to engage in excessive, looping, nonsensical pageantry, only to then lapse back into the talking scenes as if everyone had a seizure and no one is willing to admit it. I completely appreciate the value of strategy, and I never begrudged The Witcher for including a card game in their world. I'll even give them credit for making it a game people apparently enjoy. But I started electronic gaming precisely to eliminate/get away from these archaic elements of table top games and cards! We've come full circle now! Next people will extol the virtues of digital hula hooping! grumble grumble, I'm an old man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr.Vic20 said: I played Gwent a grand total of three times, maybe four? The truth is I despise card games that are made to be the pivotal mechanic of a game then wedged into a game otherwise not about cards at all. To me they are the musicals of games. Musicals typically derail a narrative to engage in excessive, looping, nonsensical pageantry, only to then lapse back into the talking scenes as if everyone had a seizure and no one is willing to admit it. I completely appreciate the value of strategy, and I never begrudged The Witcher for including a card game in their world. I'll even give them credit for making it a game people apparently enjoy. But I started electronic gaming precisely to eliminate/get away from these archaic elements of table top games and cards! We've come full circle now! Next people will extol the virtues of digital hula hooping! grumble grumble, I'm an old man! Okay, maybe there isn't much hope you would have liked it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 37 minutes of gameplay footage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 1:52 PM, Mr.Vic20 said: I did not. I feel bad, like something inside is broken. We can't be friends any more. You're dead to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Jason said: We can't be friends any more. You're dead to me. LOOK MAN! I'M GOING TO PLAY THIS ONE! Even if it kills me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Just now, Mr.Vic20 said: LOOK MAN! I'M GOING TO PLAY THIS ONE! Even if it kills me... YOUR MOTHER SUCKS DWARF COCK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I preordered on GoG so I’m on media blackout until release. I am more excited for this than any other game releasing this year. Let’s gooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I didn't like card games before, either. While it doesn't quite do it for me like it used to, Hearthstone was the game to finally fix that for me. It didn't exactly get me playing Magic, but I do enjoy Eternal, The Elder Scrolls Legends, Faeria, etc. And I'm greatly looking forward to this and Artifact. It's like there was a switch in my head that was always off, and the right game just needed to flip it to on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Gamespot 9/10 - Don't be tricked into thinking Thronebreaker is simply a lengthy tutorial for what is to come when Gwent opens its multiplayer. Its tale is mandatory if you're looking for more Witcher lore to chew on and manages to engage you with a strong cast of well-written characters and a suitably dark plot that challenges your morals every chance it can. Thronebreaker interweaves Gwent into its story in smart ways that keep it from feeling like an intrusive method for resolving combat situations, helping you learn its intricate systems while engaging in unique quests and rulesets. Gwent was a side attraction in The Witcher 3, but through Thronebreaker, it's blossomed into something new that stands on its own as a proud member of the Witcher family. PC Gamer 81/100 - It's too light on systems to be a fully fledged RPG, and too unbalanced to be robust and challenging card game. But through a great story, surprising, enjoyable encounters, and a new spin on The Witcher's world, Thronebreaker carves out a niche that's well worth your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/12/2018 at 4:25 PM, Xbob42 said: I didn't like card games before, either. While it doesn't quite do it for me like it used to, Hearthstone was the game to finally fix that for me. It didn't exactly get me playing Magic, but I do enjoy Eternal, The Elder Scrolls Legends, Faeria, etc. And I'm greatly looking forward to this and Artifact. It's like there was a switch in my head that was always off, and the right game just needed to flip it to on. I felt the same way about turn based tactical games until I played X-com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: I felt the same way about turn based tactical games until I played X-com. Ditto, actually! I guess I liked Advance Wars a bit, but that's only kinda similar and it didn't hook me like XCOM did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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