before quitting video games forever.
Sure, some other walking sims and first-person adventure/puzzle games have created some incredible digital spaces.
But none of them really come close to these two behemoths.

Those are two strange games to pick

>>712804573
There are things that video games typically cannot do.
These two games do them.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYsM57Pbb0

Bitcher 3 is absolute shit, and console trash.
Books > TW1:EE > > > 3's DLC > 3 > 2.

And even then, you'd miss a shitton of far superior games by stopping here.

>>712805175
If you're talking about atmosphere The Witcher 1 beats The Witcher 3

>>712805258
If I ever replay Witcher 1, I'm skipping Chapter 2

>>712805460
You're gay.
I've already replayed the game 4 times. Could easily go for a 5th run any day now.

>>712805258
>>712805390
Yea I'm counting TW1 and TW2 as a necessary part of TW3's experience. But I consider the three together as essentially one game so I didn't include it. Was going to say these are the only two franchises you'd need to play but I didn't want to include Redemption nor the other World of Darkness games.

>>712805742
>But I consider the three together as essentially one game so I didn't include it
That's fucking retarded considering how different they all are from each other

>>712805769
They're actually very similar.
And /v/ pretends that 1 is the best for some reason. It's the least popular one I guess, so you're allowed to like it as a contrarian.

>>712805769
It's one creative vision and one persistent narrative.
I don't consider gameplay to be the defining feature of a game's 'soul'.

>>712805863
As someone who has played them all no they are not and 1 is indeed the best

>>712805918
Yes they are and no it isn't. You can stop pretending.

>>712804527 (OP)
Gothic/Gothic 2 are superior to any of the Witcher games as far as immersion and worldbuilding

>>712805898
If you don't put gameplay first with a video game I don't want to hear your worthless opinion

>>712804527 (OP)
I don't play games older than I am

Yeah, fuck off OP. I could understand vampire the masquerades, but fuck off with Witcher 3. Try TimeSplitters 2 instead.

>>712805990
No they do not I've played the games anon you can't somehow make me believe your lie about that

>>712806032
Gameplay is third or fourth.
I don't want to hear your shitty opinion about how Mario 64 is spiritually different from Super Mario World. They're not.

>>712806308
Thanks for proving my point by replying with the worst opinion I've seen all day on /v/

>>712806138
Witcher 1 and 3 are very close atmosphere-wise.
They even have the same quests in some places, like the cannibal one in the swamp and the cannibal one in Velen.
The only thing 1 has over 3 is a grander sense of mystique and jank which can be attributed to the graphics and the pervasiveness of 3's central narrative, which brings in the political elements from 2.

>>712806032
>>712806347
You can’t be saying Witcher 1 is good while pretending you care about gameplay lmao

>>712806347
Your opinion is shit, as is 99% of /v/'s what do I care.
Stop pretending any game has amazing gameplay.
You have hack and slash, rhythm, platformers, walking sims/VNs, racing, shooters, whoop dee fucking doo.
It's the narrative and atmosphere that determines a great game.