Emanuelbraam Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 So I'm of the opinion that this is the best game I've ever played. I'm a huge fan of the book series and the games have gotten better and better from one two and three. This is irrelevant to this thread however. I'm finding it difficult to play through this game in a role-playing capacity cause I also want to exhaust everything it has to offer. The story is fantastic and engrossing, and it's difficult to justify doing any contracts or side quests when you feel the draw of chasing the main quest for obvious character reasons. This is my only criticism of the game, but it's mainly because I enjoy it so much and try to immerse myself in it (which is only possible with a game as detailed and well rounded as this one). Basically, I find it unrealistic that when Hot on the trail of finding Ciri you decide to first help these 12 separate villagers in the area and 10 contracts. So what I'm wondering is..... Does the game allow you to keep playing after the MQ so you can explore and try to complete everything else? Also, can you play after the MQ as above (questing and contracting) and then move onto the heart of stone DLC etc. whenever you want? Thanks for reading everybody, and a huge thanks to CD ProjectRed for making this amazing game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavies10693 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 To answer your main question, yes, you can do SOME of the side quests after you beat the game, but not all. Any secondary quest offered to you by a main character (Yennefer, Dandelion, Zoltan, etc) cannot be done after you beat the main story, but they often affect the outcome of the main story. Random miscellaneous quests and contracts can be completed after the main quest is completed. I'm hoping I didn't really spoil anything in my answer, as it seems you have yet to beat the game. The worst thing about this is that the in game quest journal makes no distinction between the important secondary quests, and the otherwise random side quests. The Prima game guide does this however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuelbraam Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Nice. Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep that in mind from here on in. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuelbraam Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 and the heart of stone question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavies10693 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 sorry about that, forgot that one. Yes, you can play HoS whenever you want (although the level requirements are quite high). Aside from one quest within HoS where you are forcibly moved for a limited time, you are free to bounce back and forth between the main quest and the HoS quests and side quests. HoS primarily takes place in an expanded section of the Novigrad area, which is still connected to the main area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuelbraam Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Cheers! much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuelbraam Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 So just to clarify....is the continued playing after the MQ what the "new game +" is? Or is that something different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavies10693 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 So just to clarify....is the continued playing after the MQ what the "new game +" is? Or is that something different? Playing after you beat the campaign is not New Game +; the two things are different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuelbraam Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 ok, thanks. I'm not entirely sure what New Game Plus is then....as far as I can tell it's just a "you can play the game AGAIN!" feature. Which you don't really need a feature for anyways. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavies10693 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 New game plus starts the game from the beginning except you keep your equipment and level from the previous save, and everything in the game (enemies, items, quests) are about 30 levels higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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