

From what we've seen, initiating a block any time after an attack animation begins is enough to trigger a counterattack. The nice thing is, while you can't just hold down L2/Left Trigger for the duration of an encounter, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt isn't picky about your timing. What isn't likely to change, no matter who's holding the controller, is that you're going to need to rely on the game's blocking and countering systems pretty heavily. Always Be CounteringĮach person who plays The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is probably going to find an approach to combat that suits them whether that be flurries of low-damage strikes, a few well-placed heavy attacks or some combination of the two.

With that in mind, we encourage any other The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt players out there to hit the comments section and add your own advice to the pile if you've noticed a particular tip/trick after your first few hours with the game! 1. Our goal is to help transform you into the greatest Witcher that the Continent has ever seen.

But for those of you who already know that Geralt's quest will consume your life for the next few weeks/months, we've gathered up some tips to ensure that your first few hours with The Witcher 3 aren't quite as stressful as ours were.Īs we spend more time with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and begin to see room for discussion of its early moments, we'll return with additional updates and new advice. Of course, if you're still not sure whether or not the game is going to be for you, iDigitalTimes' editor Mo Mozuch has already offered his early impressions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt after spending more than two dozen hours with the game last weekend. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is finally available at retailers across the country, along with a variety of digital storefronts, and we'd like to help ensure that your first few hours with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are as wonderful as you've been hoping these last few months (or years).
