Johnny Ryall wrote:That's not a growth wrote:I started playing this before the heatwave and got about 10 hours into it and quite wanting to get back into it. It's not fully grabbed me, I'm not really a fan of the combat and don't care for crafting, but the story and world are both very compelling.
I'd take no shame in dropping the difficulty in that case
Yeah if the combat isn't gripping you then drop it down - the real beauty of the game is in the world and story.
That said personally I enjoy the combat and crafting aspects of the game on the higher difficulty as they encourage a much more natural level of actual "role playing" in the game. The world is genuinely dangerous and as a Witcher Geralt's advantage comes not just from his strength but his knowledge of the enemies of the world, the tactics required to face them, which oil is required on his blade to tip the balance in his favour, which signs and potions are most valuable against them etc.
I felt that when the game was harder and required the player to learn these things as Geralt would then it immerses you in the role more as well as lending more weight to the narrative.