Witcher spin-off games are *extremely* weird

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[@NeonKnight]

I’m sorry for the huge gaps between videos. It’s really frustrating me, too, but I honestly don’t know what it is I’m doing wrong or where I can speed things up without cutting corners. I keep picking topics that really interest me, and I try (not saying I always succeed) to make the best video I possibly can with zero padding. I don’t even know if it shows in the final product, but I keep working and reworking things until I feel like there isn’t a second of my audience’s time wasted. Anyway, on a positive note I’m super happy to finally have this video out! Onto the next 👀

[@MiskyWisky]

The videos have been sick don't worry mate. As long as the bills are getting paid, that's what's most important! If you gotta put out some lower effort sponsored content to make it by, so be it.

[@DB-ty9km]

I don't mind the gaps between videos - the most important thing is the quality, and your videos are always Top Notch, so I don't mind if I have to wait to get them!! I do understand though, I think KZbin and twitter and all other social media really prioritise churning out content as fast as possible, and that adds a huge level of stress onto something that really should be enjoyable, not a chore, and then that leads to exhaustion and burn out. I love watching your videos, but I wouldn't want them to become unenjoyable for to make, if that makes sense? Anyway I can't wait to watch this one!! Only ten seconds in and I'm already laughing at that witcher netflix burn 😂

[@svarthofde2492]

If you have to choose, always pick quality over quantity. It's been my choice through life, and it's never let me down in the long run. Just be mindful of the law of diminishing returns and remember that the people who enjoy your conyent will find it and watch it. Cheers!

[@timzyt63]

So uh, do you think you'll do the videos about analysing the witcher 3 dlc

[@AD3SPG]

Amazing content uncovered a lot of Witcher products I didn't know of.

[@lohar5055]

Thronebreaker sold just 10%: 13:47 Thronebreaker sold 3 copies: 14:36 Thronebreaker sold 2 copies: 17:14 Thronebreaker sold 1 copy: 17:56 😂

[@kikosawa]

0 copies. It wasn't released. It wasn't even made. Wait, what are we talking about?

[@striker7715]

I was gunna say, my man's making me feel like I was the only person to buy it😂😂

[@horusreloaded6387]

That's Steam's refund system for you!

[@commondeppresivepoet5323]

i am the proud owner of the -1 copy that was sold worldwide (i sold it to them)

[@ntgrv]

Gwent artworks were so damn good, I constantly looked them up when reading all the Witcher books. I wish there was some kind of website where you could get a lineup of characters for each book, because it gets annoying to google each time I want to remember how somebody looks. Damn, maybe I should make it…

[@efaristi9737]

You should because i don't think CDProjekt will and it would be such a shame to lose all that.

[@bananbanan6520]

Imagination is the solution

[@512TheWolf512]

Seems like you're one for light novels, and you don't even know it

[@Lonit-be]

go for it lad

[@kikosawa]

Those artworks are badass. There's only one thing I remember I didn't like - it's how they made Stephan Skellen's throwing stars the shape of the Nilfgaardinan sun :D That's some cartoony ass shit right there

[@thewhiteknight752]

Thronebreaker was a masterpiece! I enjoyed the Gwent puzzles it had but the normal combat felt kind of boring towards the end. The story and the soundtrack were excellent!

[@targor9649]

Never thought I'd read the words "masterpiece" and "kind of boring" at the same time.

[@thewhiteknight752]

@@targor9649 yeah I should have made it more clear that im refering to the story with the word "masterpiece"

[@victor1945]

totally agree the actual puzzle encounters worked so well but the combat wasn't the best. I really wish they'd make more

[@timestimesx7535]

I didn't even know I could finish it without playing gwent.

[@ph1f1]

I'm on my 2nd playthrough after my first in 2019 to get the 100% achievements... story is still great. i would have loved more witcher tales releases...

[@nicolaszamudio8699]

thronebreaker is a 10/10 for me man. it was such a great story filled with unexpected twists and turns throughout

[@JACKXK]

How weird that all 3 people who bought this game is here in the comments for this vidya.

[@NickandShan]

I couldn’t get over the play style 🥲

[@Marcusianery]

@@JACKXK Does everything need to be tripple A tier or what?

[@cubancucumber]

Heavily agree. Meve is such a great character. I wouldve loved to have seen her in the main title games

[@troyscribner4342]

@@JACKXKyea i am also confused on this. No way the game sold a measly 3 copies and made back 10% of what was hoped for. That would mean the game was expected to sell a depressing 30 copies… that makes no damn sense.

[@Pauline1193]

Thronebreaker is AMAZING and it's such a shame that it does not get properly recognized.

[@wjaston4161]

Thronebreaker is one of my favourites!!! The soundtrack is also easily the best in the witcher franchise imo, which Is saying a lot

[@Rsanda]

Thronebreaker is one of the best games I ever played, let alone the best as a Witcher game. And seeing how nobody really cares about it really hurts my soul. I always imagine people that worked on this game, engineers, programmers, voice actors, QA, artists, designers, writers, all of them putting their heart and soul into this, and no one really cares besides few hardcore fans, despite the game being a literal masterpiece. Like imagine being a dev for Baldur's Gate 3 and imagine if no one really cared about Baldur's Gate 3 today. That's how this game makes me feel, and as a dev myself, it feels really brutal to be a part of this industry.

[@ottoprokke6649]

I once stumbled Upon a artist on twitter who wrote about how much she enjoyed working on thronebreaker, I had to make sure she knew how much some of us loves this game

[@henriettereines6273]

I love Thronebreaker

[@Goldrobin]

I just started playing Thronebreaker a few days ago and it's fantastic!

[@Zz0Z79]

Does the goat reply

[@Kortelie]

I played Thronebreaker on ps4 and I loved it so much, great story but if it wasn't related to the witcher, I wouldn't have played it for its gameplay. If you have an itch for more witcher lore, I highly recommend it

[@AnmolKumar-bi7wp]

*Nice You played that Witcher Crimson Trail. Mindblowing it has multiple endings too*

[@KnightwhotillrecentlysaidNI]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXvSfmqMapmHY8U this is the live action version of the bad ending

[@JohnGAME]

I remember playing Witcher: Crimson Trail when I was like 10 years old on my Sony Ericsson k510i, cause it was a well rated game on the store (and one of the only games). I have never played a Witcher game before and English is not my first language so I had no idea wtf was going on... but this video unlocked some memories. The whole KILL/SPARE mechanic, along with the font for whatever reason stuck with me; I also remember those respawning soldiers... And the thing I remembered the most to this day is that it was a game with no good endings (obviously my child brain couldn't figure out the good ending path) and thinking that the final boss was a witch, not a vampire. I am so proud of my child self for playing that game now.

[@slicehazard624]

Played Thronebreaker on Switch a few years ago and was blown away by it. It feels like handheld is the perfect home for that type of game. Also the optional gwent-based puzzles are really fun for anyone interested :,)

[@Kate-wr4ef]

23:03 "Rogue Mage had only ONE player online.... which was ME" LMAO gave me such a laugh! what a great, well-researched, gripping video as usual. edit: it's such a same, it looks so beautiful!

[@tomalexander4327]

CDPR got out the creative shotgun with these games, and proceeded to aim at their foot and pull the trigger.

[@magean0301]

I couldn't agree more on Thronebreaker. Most underrated game ever, and highest quality one for its price tag at release. "Flawless writing, greatest soundtrack ever conceived by mankind": yes, that sums it up. If I were a billionaire, I'd contact CDPR to fund additional Witcher Tales sequels at no cost for them. It'd be the duty of a true patron of the arts, following in the footsteps of King Francis Ist of France and Pope Julius II.

[@roshanpaul8548]

I'm always surprised by the creativity and quality of your videos.. Don't worry about the long time it takes to churn these out, it's clear you have a high standard for what goes on your channel and that's why I think its been so successful!

[@ArtMontef]

On the topic of Gwent- it was so goddamn good at the beginning. I think it was still in beta stage back then? It was like a great mix of Witcher 3 Gwent and some deeper stuff with nice visual glow up. I remember spending tens of hours on it, and then the overhaul happened. I reluctantly tried the new version and I honestly had no goddamn clue what was going on. I feel there was no chance any new player would get into it because of how convoluted and confusing it was. Thronebreakers was such a hidden gem. The plot twist in that game was genuinely one of the few video game plot twists that got me

[@benl2140]

If you don't mind me asking, which plot twist in Thronebreaker are you referring to? Is it the one at the end of chapter 1, the one near the end of chapter 4, or a different one?

[@ArtMontef]

@@benl2140 Ah sorry, my fault for not explaining :) it was who was the traitor

[@gavinblue3534]

yupp thronebreaker super underrated. also a standalone gwent player and its such a shame its dying but understandable as you mentioned, they really badly handled the shut down too many people thought it was shut down last year w the announcement and left - also the 2023 carddrops introduced so many issues they were arguably not positive content overall sadly

[@Semitic_from_Mesopotamia]

So far I've played Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales The Witcher trilogy Gwent: The Witcher Card Game and every one has a special charm to it.

[@GMG0894]

I haven't heard of a lot of these. This a cool video thanks!

[@moonskater15]

i've never even heard about any of these but i will definitely check out thronebreaker!! thanks for another great video, you make the best witcher content out there imo. keep up the good work! and dont worry so much about your uploading schedule :)

[@emilgrinderslev1654]

As a huge fan of you and stand alone Gwent I would love a video on it. Your analysis here is great and I agree with most of it. But more and some gameplay would be awesome in my book. Probably not a big enough audience though

[@duckonquack6969]

Love your channel man, just getting back into tw3 again after a long absence and then onto thronebreaker!

[@sambonbon755]

Fun fact, you are automatically the best video of my week because I've been waiting on someone being sponsorised by Displate for my christmas gift. Thank you ! Great video too !

[@iamrichrocker]

i am glad you do not cut corners..i like your content for what it is..straight forward..no BS blaring disco music, or chest thumping..been with you from the start..one of my fav content makers..and you spotlight my fav game..thx

[@suzabetty]

oh my god the way your footage of crimson trail just unlocked the memories of me playing this game when i was in school. insane. AND versus too omg

[@LuizFelipe-lk1hs]

I recommend Thronebreaker whenever possible, such a shame we won't ever get another story like that, it is a wonderful game.

[@Max-ek4dn]

You have really interesting insight, thx for the vid

[@maksimhezel2787]

So hyped for this video!

[@mrtin5523]

I first played the Monster Slayer before the pay to win update but I can say that there was a quest at the beggining I was just unable to get past with the great curse that blinded my ability to spot monsters before i clicked on them only increasing the pain beyond bearable. It had however, a lot of potential. At the very beginning there were some pretty interesting quests that I played in the countryside whilst I was visiting grandparents and I can truly say that for a moment I really felt like a witcher, which made me really interested in the game before it quickly all fell apart as my enjoyment was ruined.

[@witush5205]

Now im mad i want more games like thronebreaker, i loved every single part of it

[@jonnatunling7228]

I just recently discovered your channel , and i must say i enjoy it very much. Love your content! I was hoping you could do some “how to” videos on different part of the game. I know other KZbinrs may have done similar videos like that, but I really would like your spin on one. Like how to easiest get the griffin armor for example.

[@tommyd6772]

Thanks - you have just saved me hours of my life 😂 keep up the good work !

[@amythomas7054]

I got Thronebreaker the other day and I'm so excited to play it. It was probably you're videos that made me aware of it and want to buy it at all.

[@manflabs5209]

This video kept me thoroughly entertained while i completed the mind-numbing task of preparing veggies for a roast. Thanks mate

[@frost7842]

About Gwent related games. I might be the weird outlier but the standalone version of Gwent was so much more entertaining than the version in W3. In W3 Gwent felt like last minute addition what was a slog for me to get through just so I don't miss anything because who knows if there's something cool locked behind it. But the standalone version's complexity and depth was what made me change my mind about Gwent as a whole. Thronebreaker is obviously a masterpiece that should be given more spotlight at release cuz more "witcher tales" slowly being pumped out when we wait for next big game in the series would do wonders. And Rogue Mage wasted so much potential, Slay the Spire type game with Gwent mechanics would be amazing, throwing into it a roguelite progression allowing you to each time get further and further in the game when showcasing some of the more obscure Witcher stories would be great!

[@MissCharly1992]

really enjoy your video's! thanks

[@HEKVT]

An unexpected upload, awesome. I really have to give Thronebreaker a try, maybe when I finish my whatever number I'm on Witcher playthrough.

[@andrewsupernova]

Good job bro. Loved your take away, I feel the pains man. Can't wait to watch you and your channel grow.

[@TheCreator919]

I'd love to see more content like this video.

[@JanRullmann1997]

Wow, I'm rather shocked to hear about Monster Slayer's disgraceful end! I quite liked playing it for a few months but ended up deleting it because of storage issues on my old phone and completely forgot about it until now...

[@justinring3235]

Great video! Man, it still makes me sad Thronebreaker didn't do well. It's such an amazing game! It makes me even more sad knowing about the Iorveth game cancelation now :( P.S. I've played all the games mentioned except for The Witcher VS. I had no idea that even existed lol

[@Guaccc]

Iorveth yet again getting snubbed D:

[@HoidinatorHOTC]

Thronebreaker is so amazing. One of the best experiences I have ever played

[@ireneinkwangya]

thronebreaker is really so underappreciated, making any choice that resulted in "you chose one evil in favour of another" had me howling, bawling, and crying on the floor but I loved every second of it. i also played it in the polish dub, which was a great experience ngl

[@30CZEchpoint]

I loved Thronebreaker so much, I would love for more like it. Standalonew Gwent was also fun for a while, amazing art and flavour as you said.

[@ReaperCH90]

Thronebreaker is indeed a great game. You gave me the idea to replay it again.

[@OneLastScholar]

I replay it before any TW2->TW3 run. So many choices to make!

[@jasondetilly5647]

Great video as always! Love Thronebreaker. Played through it more times than I care to admit. It's really a shame it didn't sell well.

[@zloma2023]

Man i played Thronebreaker like a year ago, i love the game so much. Such a good story with so many different hard choices. You really feel the weight of the crown in this one

[@orpheala]

Great video! I have only played Witcher 3 so this was interesting. Your videos are really well thought out and edited. I always watch them with full attention and never glance at the clock. Looking forward to whichever Witcher related content you plan to cover next!

[@mustard9933]

Looking forward to picking up thronebreaker and the video pipeline. Keep up the good stuff. Supposedly Joseph Anderson’s witcher 3 critique is coming out this year. Not sure if neon knight is a fan or familiar but its bit of a meme at this point.

[@displeasedone]

Glad to have been the only person who ever played Thronebreaker :D that game was amazing, even if the gwent gameplay was far too easy, making the "risky" choices never really risky at all

[@couchpotatoe91]

Thronebreaker was such a hunch-buy for me, but once I started I didn't regret it one bit. I even recommended it to a friend who usually doesn't play pc games (but read the books) and she loved it (she skipped over the combat)! It's such a gem and also has good replayability. Maybe not immediately but after a year or so when you remember that game and want to feel the experience again, you can make other choices and see how those turn out. Such a gem!

[@that_Senni]

You can skip a combat in Thronebreaker? How? Why I haven't heard about that? (probably I was told in some sort of tutorial or something. Maybe I even read this... but I definitly take too big breaks between playing most of games I have... so when I'm coming back I didn't remember anything)

[@elisthebirb2357]

nah, the scrap of marketing it got never mentioned the easiest difficulty allows for skipping battles. cdpr massively undersold the entire game and then went pikachuface at the sales :D

[@kylebarker8676]

Well done guy. On top of the displate sponsor I got another ad for them both before and during this video.

[@rynanjc]

Ohh the gwent convo hit me hard! As someone who used to play the beta A LOT , and then when the game was launched and they changed everything, i still played a LOT in the first year (i mean, at one point i got top 50 worldwide), every time i spent months away from the game it seemed more complicated and more pile up of cards and mechanics that just make me tired.

[@bregigele2456]

Thank you fo this video! I didnt know about this game so i just bought it.

[@juliuszsedzikowski]

Great video! Crimson trail looks pretty cool, where did you find it?

[@corydwyer4279]

Thanks for these amazing videos hard work but much appreciated

[@solinvictus2132]

That your record collection? Sick stuff I love Nuclear Assault

[@PlotistLOL]

Dude This video is such a deep dive into a world that I wasn't even aware about. Nice job 👍

[@samd7003]

I literally finished a plague tail today! Can’t wait to see your video on it ! And hope you share a link to a trauma support group for that ending 😢 haha

[@Ruen_hkzet]

Seeing this kind of dedication and commitment for Witcher world, I wouldn't be surpriced if Neon is going to learn polish for additional content.

[@user-qg6oo9re7g]

Nice vid

[@DEV-nl1eo]

You are literally the best Witcher creator

[@d3_420]

My man clay good to see your still doing content (throwback joke)

[@thedukeofcats6616]

Dam it I just forgot that the Witcher show existed and then he mentions it within the first minute

[@francisr.6791]

Sir the effort you make for us… unparalleled!!

[@michaelgriffin5304]

No need to rush the work. This is well done and I am glad to have found this channel. Subbed!

[@NeonKnight]

Thanks Michael 🫡

[@williammoles3987]

hate to ask but is there gonna be a WWGD Witcher 1 edition??

[@NeonKnight]

gonna finish Witcher 3 first, and at that point I think it'll be better to just wait for the remake

[@williammoles3987]

@@NeonKnight sad 😔 but i understand

[@jacksonrigdon652]

I played thronebreaker like 8 months ago and its so sad how little love it gets. I have never had a story moment in a game hit me as hard as a moment later in the game. Through off my game too because the card I lost was a major part of my deck.

[@ccdsah]

now you've made want to play witcher crimson trail

[@Wuun]

I've been to CDPR in 2019 while they were working on Cyberpunk. I walked around like Geralt in the HQ and now I am the proud owner of two physcial copies of Thronebreaker. It comes with a bunch of awesome goodies

[@NeonKnight]

I had zero idea there was a physical version, what platform is it for? Just curious.

[@not_cruz3306]

Goat is back

[@samuelleask1132]

The creative death metaphors made me laugh so much in this video

[@jole5468]

Finally someone else gives the hearts of stone writing the credit it deserves, its the best piece of witcher content for me other than a few single page moments from the books. Ice skating in tower of the swallow, geralt getting close to murdered in time of contempt and the attack on styga castle

[@spacepirates5044]

omg, noooooooooo. I had no idea there were plans for more 'Witcher Tales' games, and the next one being about Iorveth?!?!?! dang it Thronebreaker is a damn masterpiece and I played it to death. Such a shame...

[@mrlucky9157]

There was actually dialogue about Iorveth commando at the end of Thronebreaker

[@Turance]

Good video Neon Knight. I've played Monster Slayer from release until the update. Then the changes were so bad that it wasn't fun anymore. I was hoping for more story quests, those were... something else.. in a good way. Btw good pitch for Thronebreaker, I may be willing to take it for a shot (using your gog activation code).

[@peterhuang780]

i did not know the Gwent aspect of Thronebreaker is skippable until now, thank you for telling us that, im definitely gonna finish it now

[@pizzatime2221]

This video is great thanks bro

[@Morphium.]

Love your Videos, and you are absolutely right, I really do need that Megadeth Displate. They don't happen to come with the Don't Break The Oath or Leprosy vinyl, right?

[@cruisethe]

I am agree with you 100% on Thronebreaker! What a masterpiece!

[@BIAC]

your speech on gwent thronebreaker and gwent standalone ARE FACTS

[@math23ab]

Love your content

[@freddyz3359]

I was one of the two people that played thronebreaker. Bought it on sale and just didn't play it for ages and ages only to be really disappointed when I did play it. You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your description... Amazing artwork, great story, fantastic voice cast, very chill time on the overworld map but jesus the battles... it just wore me down to the point that I was skipping every battle in the last area unless it was related to a trophy. A terrible shame.

[@micheleosullivan4430]

I loved Thronebreaker! The storytelling was amazing! Thanks for the commentary!

[@geralttherivian3769]

hey, I would really love for you to make a Witcher 3 mod recommendations list video, its obvious that you've had a lot of time playing the game, and so I think you would have a really good understanding/knowhow about what mods fit in well into the game/change the certain gameplay features for keeping the game feeling fresh. I think a list of mods that you always use, regardless of whether or not you want a vanilla or modded experience would be a must. This would include graphical/ performance/ quality of life mods like friendly hud/autoloot/unlimited roach stamina. Then a list of mods changing the game in small ways like no fall damage/no carry weight mods to cosmetic item mods like hoods/robes to possibly cheaty mods like increased creature loot/npctradecustomisation. And then finally(the list I want the most), a list of mods that change the gameplay massively or overhaul/rebalance certain gameplay mechanics. Although with mods like these, you could basically transform tw3 into a different game, I dont really want that. I want mods that yes, change the mechanics massively but also keep you in the world of the Witcher and dont break immersion. I dont really know examples of this list, but I think you get the point. I know that this is a really big ask and what I am asking from you is basically a whole new video that could be very tedious to make, so all I ask of you is to just send me the complete list of mods that you like, and then I could sift through them and sort them out into different categories and post it somewhere/give it back to you. I have been watching you since you uploaded your very second video, but I dont remember if you ever have mentioned a mods list, so im sorry if I am beating a dead horse. Ty for reading and ill be commenting this in every new video of yours till you notice/reply to me!

[@witcher5403]

good video bro !

[@187Suryoyo]

How about adding things to the wiki? Your effort is amazing and would be very cool to be collected in the witcher wiki.

[@tobiasL1991]

Positive comment for Thronebreaker! It's such an amazing game! I played it at first just to see what it was, didn't really grip me, just thought let's check it out, but damn it's such a good game!

[@kamil030201]

That is increadible timing. I just finished Thronebreaker a few hours ago and really liked it, can recommend! I got a bit bored with gwent around 2/3 of the game. I played on easy so it became a bit repetitive, but the story and the choices where exceptional.

[@TheZefarg]

Funny thing is, I remember clearly playing VS back in the day for a bit, found out it exists, tried it and that was that :D

[@Matshiro]

Oh I remember that fighter type game, it was fun back then.

[@Goudron]

Great and a bit sad video, thank you for it

[@fantasywind3923]

I must say I was quite surprised by this Crimson Trail :). Never even hear of it before hehe and I liked the Witcher 1 when it came out hehe so I probably should have heard the news of it. Thronebreaker is indeed amazing! A great story and even those exploration maps were wonderfully done! Great characters and so on and on. There is definitely potential for spin offs....and with the proper Witcher 4 announced to be coming well maybe some characters will become more central as well (it would be fun to have spin off about say,...Eskel!) :).

[@knightuck]

Thank you for your sacrifice

[@winterburden]

Amazing

[@remyblas]

I didn't know Thronebreaker had flopped so badly. Such a shame, it's such a fun game and so unique. Seeing footage of it here actually made me want to go and play it again, and I think I might just do that right now.

[@friedipar]

I didn't even know that there were any spin offs aside from Gwent and Thronebreaker

[@Guaccc]

Thronebreaker was a game most similar to The Banner Saga trilogy, yet somehow it is impossible to tell from the marketing.