So if the game insists on zooming out to some other wider view, why not the surrounding area? It would at least have some potential to be useful, unlike the world map, which is an absolute waste of time.Īnyway, back to the map of Vergen itself. That’s not all – get this – once you get outside the city walls, there’s all kinds of area to explore. To not let me zoom out to see the whole city, when it’s as big and complicated as this one, is insanity. But this world map isn’t even in English, so there is no way for me to use this even if I wanted to, which nobody actually does. Sure, if I for some reason cared to see where all the game’s locations are in relation to each other, I might be able to do it there. First, there’s essentially no reason for me to ever refer to the world map. Incredibly, if you zoom out too far I instead get transported to a world map view of the world. This map doesn’t capture the whole thing, but it contains most of it:Īnd why, you might wonder, couldn’t I capture the whole city in the screenshot? Here’s why: I had Sim City 2000 cities better planned than Vergen So if you forget where something is located, that means either trying to interpret the small, poorly lit signs out front, or a lot of entering random doors to see what happens (and a lot of loading screens).īut let’s get to the real fun stuff in Chapter 2, where the game moves to the town of Vergen. None of these things are even hinted at on the map.Īnd there are a lot of named buildings in town too – there’s an inn, a brothel, some royal homes – none of these are listed on the map. There are some hills and some valleys in the town. Unfortunately this couldn’t be further from the truth – there are large dividers between various parts of the city that aren’t listed here at all. If you look at that map, you might think it’s just one big area with a few houses in the middle. It’s clear that the game was ported to the XBox, because it’s pretty much impossible to tell them apart on the console.
In town, you might think it’s a little easier to keep track of where you are, right? Here’s a closeup of the town of Flotsam:Ī quick side note – while those little shields might look great on your computer monitor, they are terrible on a TV.
There is a tiny arrow that points to your destination, and an indicator of what time of day it is, but a cardinal direction isn’t included, and it would be super helpful. Amazingly, the minimap doesn’t feature “north” anywhere. Surely, a professional Witcher like Geralt of Rivia could be able to tell you which way is north, right? Apparently not. Or, like the Boy Scouts tell you, just bring a compass. When all you see is trees, you’ve got to have an incredible sense of direction to keep your frame of reference intact. One of the major problems with being lost in the forest (in real life) it’s hard to keep going in a straight line. It has the time of day, but doesn’t list north.
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