Tahu_mage: Greetings all,

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I've played The Witcher 2 twice now, and it truly is a wonderfull game.
In fact, to fully understand what is going on, you need to play this game twice.

However, I was a little disapointed with the epilogue.

I feel there should have been more to it: How has the balance shifted in the North, with all the choices you made? Who is King? Queen? Which sorceresses still have influence? And what with Nilfgaard?

Will this story continue in an expansion? I truly hope so...

What are your thoughts?

Freewind: I think at some point, they were very sure about the next sequence or expansion, although it may not be the case now.

However, watching movies, reading books, you can find plenty of cases where the story end that ways. It leave the viewers, readers to interpret or speculate the ending.

kyogen: I'd love to have more TW2, but I like how the game ends. You know roughly how all the different powers are positioned, but the story itself is clearly not over. "Something ends, something begins" as the English translation of the books puts it. It's customary in TW saga to draw attention to the fact that although Geralt is the reader/player's link to the universe, he is not the central figure of his world.

The end of chapter 3 is a reasonable place to stop, and it's done without forced closure or the sort of cloying sentimentality that other games often impose and that is completely out of place in this particular fantasy universe. I understand why many people would like dlc or an expansion sooner rather than later, but I would much rather have the devs continue patching TW2 and take as much time as they need for a full sequel.

Kitad: The problem with an entirely new game is that it's harder to make the choices we made on the previous game have clear consequences. You have to make concessions since its an entirely new game.

Since we didn't really get to see much of the consequences of the actions we took at the end of TW2, I think that an expansion would make more sense to expand upon this.

kyogen: If an expansion comes out before the next full game, great! I'm all for it. Still, I don't want major plot points wrapped up (or not) in a short expansion or dlc.

kyogen: We might be talking at cross purposes since I have a talent for confusing people. Let me ask this: How far would you go with the consequences? I would like more information than we get at the end of TW2 because I enjoyed it that much and would like to see things play out sooner rather than later, but I don't feel like I was cheated out of an ending. I think the devs chose a logical stopping point for a game that will likely get a sequel. Does that make sense?

If an expansion comes out before the next full game, great! I'm all for it. Still, I don't want major plot points wrapped up (or not) in a short expansion or dlc. That kind of thing REALLY feels unsatisfying to me. Did you ever play the "Witch Hunt" dlc for Dragon Age: Origins? That's exactly the kind of nonsense that I hope CDPR avoids.

Kindo: The third act is indeed more cramped and compressed than the previous two, but as far as the story goes, I thought it was perfect. Yes, it could have been drawn out a bit more, but the Kingslayer story was neatly wrapped up, all the while the continuing story had started taking form earlier in the chapter, leaving us wanting to see what's going to happen in the Northern Kingdoms as a result of the events that transpired in Loc Muinne. I know that some people feel they ended the game with a devious cliffhanger, but not more so than what they did at the end of TW1. This story is done, but gods help me... I am really, really excited about what's going to happen next. As for Geralt's personal story, I am assuming Geralt and Triss will go to track down Yennefer. Politically, Nilfgaard has already started advancing across the Yaruga, and depending on the choices you made, they'll be faced with a more or less splintered and disorganized North. The writing is absolutely superb - in order to have a strong North to stand against the Empire, you pretty much have to spare the ruthless kings Henselt and Radovid, and have them split Temeria between them. On a personal level, I could never support these people - and allowing Henselt to live after what he did in Chapter 2 is incredibly difficult - but that's politics and power for you: If they are not given the privileges they desire, Nilfgaard will almost certainly conquer the North. This applies to all these despicable politicians, such as Stennis; you don't want them to live, but allowing them to die causes a lot more problems, on a whole different level. They've nailed this feeling perfectly - almost no choice in the game can be taken lightly.

So, while the ending chapter of the game feels short compared to the other two, it was by no means a disappointment, story-wise. I can't wait to somehow take part in the new story, and to continue Geralt's story as well, in the form of DLC's or expansions. I hope we'll get loads of content to expand the game.