This has to be my favorite video game location. Everything from the bright facades in the city proper to the beautiful gothic-inspired palace is perfectly designed.
Elethiomel Zakalwe skyrim is a much older game. its unfair to compare the both. And you gotta understand that Skyrim set the bar which Witcher 3 improved on.
skyrim didn't set any bar morrowind hadn't done 10 years before dude. skyrim sucks, it is popular because it sucks so much it is accesible. fuck the masses
"Soon they left the forest into a wide valley between the hills, on which the towers of a palace shone white against the blue sky. As far as the eye could see, the gentle hills were covered in neatly trimmed hedges and bushes. The ground beneath the bushes was lined with red and yellow leaves. " ... "'Palace Beauclair,' Reynart Bois-de Fresnes said proudly. 'An Elvish building only slightly modified and redesigned. Apparently by Faramond himself.' 'No doubt,' said the vampire. 'There is no doubt the Faramond style is evident at first glance. Just look at those towers.' The towers, slender, white obelisks, that Regis pointed to, rose high above the red roofs to the sky. At first sight they resembled candles, with wax cascading down to the masterfully decorated base. 'At the foot of Beauclair,' the Knight Reynart explained, 'lies the city. The wall, of course, was added later, after all, elves do not build walls around a city. Spur your horses, gentlemen, we still have a long way to go. Beauclair looks close, but the mountains throw off perspective.' 'Let's go.' On the way to the city they overtook carts and wagons, lots of carts and wagons - all full of grapes. They entered the noisy and grape scented streets of a city park after dark, full of poplar, yew and barberry. They passed roses, mostly multiflora varieties and centifolia. Finally they stood before the carved columns and portals of the palace, were stood soldiers and footmen in livery. " Witcher, The Lady of the Lake
I loved the bright colors of Beauclair and Toussaint. My only gripe was that my game had the sound bug so most of the time there was no music at all. Such a shame since the Beauclair theme is on my favs.
the old city is so beautiful the entire structure reminds me of Prague, but the main palace looks like a Second Life building.. is too much unrealistic, the bridge too is bad done!!
Why game developers don't understand the shadow is too dark.. in real life shadow wont be much dark like this.. atleast this is okay but Witcher 3 main cities are too bad dark shadows
This has to be my favorite video game location. Everything from the bright facades in the city proper to the beautiful gothic-inspired palace is perfectly designed.
Way better than Skyrim's "cities" for sure.
Skyrim villages...
Elethiomel Zakalwe skyrim is a much older game. its unfair to compare the both. And you gotta understand that Skyrim set the bar which Witcher 3 improved on.
skyrim didn't set any bar morrowind hadn't done 10 years before dude. skyrim sucks, it is popular because it sucks so much it is accesible. fuck the masses
Elethiomel Zakalwe
Skyrim biggest city, Solitude is literally the size of a small village
way better than skyrim the game for sure
Great tour. These people actually made a game you can enjoy even if you're terrible at actually playing it.
"Soon they left the forest into a wide valley between the hills, on which the towers of a palace shone white against the blue sky. As far as the eye could see, the gentle hills were covered in neatly trimmed hedges and bushes. The ground beneath the bushes was lined with red and yellow leaves. "
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"'Palace Beauclair,' Reynart Bois-de Fresnes said proudly. 'An Elvish building only slightly modified and redesigned. Apparently by Faramond himself.'
'No doubt,' said the vampire. 'There is no doubt the Faramond style is evident at first glance. Just look at those towers.'
The towers, slender, white obelisks, that Regis pointed to, rose high above the red roofs to the sky. At first sight they resembled candles, with wax cascading down to the masterfully decorated base.
'At the foot of Beauclair,' the Knight Reynart explained, 'lies the city. The wall, of course, was added later, after all, elves do not build walls around a city. Spur your horses, gentlemen, we still have a long way to go. Beauclair looks close, but the mountains throw off perspective.'
'Let's go.'
On the way to the city they overtook carts and wagons, lots of carts and wagons - all full of grapes. They entered the noisy and grape scented streets of a city park after dark, full of poplar, yew and barberry. They passed roses, mostly multiflora varieties and centifolia. Finally they stood before the carved columns and portals of the palace, were stood soldiers and footmen in livery. " Witcher, The Lady of the Lake
Imagine if cities where made like this in real life.
@RWDS
The "problem" with modern architecture in cities is that its not consistent.
Portugal looks like this look up casa de pena
@RWDS
It looks like shit when it looks like a mess.
They kinda were at some point in the past, as it can be seen in some preserved places in Europe.
Go check out the Amalfi coast near Naples, in Italy. Places like Sorrento, or Positano sure set some kind of inspiration for witcher designers.
I loved the bright colors of Beauclair and Toussaint. My only gripe was that my game had the sound bug so most of the time there was no music at all. Such a shame since the Beauclair theme is on my favs.
I swear I rushed blood and wine, and hearts of stone. Totally regret it
Feels empty compared to Novigrad especially the richer part of the city, maybe because it looks cleaner or rich people don't like to go outside lol.
what val royeaux should have been.
Stings, but true.
The setting is superb! Thanks for the tour! :-)
I've never played Witcher 3, are those mountains there in the back actually accessible?
yup
Only with glitches.
Why is there no music?
Makes me want to go to a time without cars.
Blood and Wine was a great DLC. It makes me want to cri.
this or novigrad fps demand?
novigrad
Where in Europe is this?
Southern France or Northern Italy maybe? the name is French.
It doesnt exist
It's in a fictional fantasy world
disneyland sure is beauty
I can hardly hear it.
the old city is so beautiful the entire structure reminds me of Prague, but the main palace looks like a Second Life building.. is too much unrealistic, the bridge too is bad done!!
Bad done? It's supposed to be unrealistic, it represents a place straight out of Dreams and fairy-Tales. It looks wonderful.
Some Florence inspired
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Why game developers don't understand the shadow is too dark.. in real life shadow wont be much dark like this.. atleast this is okay but Witcher 3 main cities are too bad dark shadows