Hello coastie65,
everyone has different preferences. It seems D:OS isn't a game for you, if you don't like turn-based, non-linear games that require a certain amount of work by the player(s). I don't mean that reproachfully, but only as an neutral observation based on your criticism.
I, on the opposite, love D:OS exactly for the qualities you despise. Its combat is challenging, but fair (most of the time). It punishes recklessness, but rewards planning and preparation. If you want to charge into the fray, other games may be better for you.
The certain vagueness of D:OS' quests is a refreshing hommage to the adventure and roleplaying games of the "good old days" in the last millennium for me, when many games didn't have automaps or quest markers/arrows that the player only has to follow slavishly. In this kind of game, exploration is work and discovery is its own reward as the fruit of the player's toil.
I also never had an issue with the levelling system of D:OS, and I don't know what you mean with "22,000 + XP". In our co-op game on normal difficulty, the levels kind of "just keep coming" while playing, and most of the enemies, with few exeptions like bosses, are at a similar level as the player characters "just by chance" (though I smell manipulation by the game).
As for Witcher, I played W1+2 so far, W3 is waiting its time in my GOG account. I liked W1 very much; W2, although superior technically and in presentation, felt too linear and confining for my taste. I'm looking forward to W3's open world.
Cheers
Raban
Last edited by Raban; 23/01/18 09:55 PM. Reason: some typos
