[Preview] The Witcher 3 : Hearts Of Stone Gameplay Videos in 4K [Spoilers and Mature Content]

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Dear PG brethren,

Thought it was high time I started the DLC's of this magnificent masterpiece of a game, i have to confess that yet i have only played and ended the base game twice, this is my very first time playing the DLC's. The first obviously being Hearts Of Stone, all gameplay videos are recorded at Native 4K @ 60 FPS via Geforce Experience.i have a 12MBps connection and unlimited YouTube bandwidth from my ISP i.e. Nayatel. The Game is played on an i7 - 6850k, GTX 1080Ti and 32GB Ram. Game is obviously being played on 4K and all settings are maxed including AA, fps are in between 54 and 62.


[Part 1] [Evil's Soft First Touches]

Brief:-

The Title starts by a monster contract on a notice board near the seven cats Inn, the Witcher travels to the Garin Estate where he finds a man called Olgierd Von Everec who initiated the monster contract apparently a monster is lurking in the sewers of OxenFurt, when Geralt reaches the sewers he comes to realize it is not one of the regular run of the mill monsters. Then he reunites with an old friend Shani who is an Oxenfurt Medic. It is informed to him that a toad is lurking in the sewers. It was rumored that this Toad Monster was prince, When Geralt slays the Giant Toad Monster it transforms into a Prince, then armed men and a mage arrive at the scene and capture Geralt.

When Geralt wakes up he in a ship imprisoned with another stranger, it is revealed to the Witcher that the ship has set sail to Ofier and Geralt will be executed there for killing the Crown Prince of Ofier. When Geralt is getting his self together with in the shadows Gaunter O Dimm appears aka Master Of Mirrors, this person appears in the start of the game who helps in locating Yennefer. Apparently this mysterious character demands Quid pro quo, he helps the Witcher flee in exchange he helps in his grand scheme of pure manipulation. The Witcher returns to the Garin Estate to see the manor on fire in the chaos we get to see that Olgierd's men execute on of their own, whwn all of this is happening Olgierd comes out and is stabbed right in the back, nothing happens to him, Geralt then perceives the fact that he is dealing with no mortal. O Dimm introduces the Witcher to Von Everec as his assistant and would help him complete his three wishes. these wishes will be completed in the next quests . First Wish was get him the house of Maximillian Bordosi and the second wish was to show his brother Vlodimir Von Everec the time of his life

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[Part 2] [Dead Man's Party]

Brief:-

As Previously mentioned O'Dimm put forward Geralt to perform the three tasks for Olgierd Von Everec, first being showing his brother Vlodimir the time of his life. But, there was a serious catch to all this, Vlodimir was long dead. The Witcher contacted his friend Shani an Oxenfurt Medic, who might possess knowledge where Vlodimir is buried, to his luck Shani not only knew about the Von Everec family crypt but also possess a tome which gives access to their burial grounds. They journey to the Von Everec family estate she is suppose to bring a censer, so the Witcher can perform a blood summoning ritual so the ghost of Vlodimir can be brought forth. Geralt was successful in summoning the Ghost of the Dead Von Everec brother, Vlodimir was delighted to hear at the prospect of having a jolly old time. The problem was that Vlodimir needed a body to possess apparently his ghost is not in a physical state, he bounces into the Witcher's body. Where ever Geralt Travels Vlodimir's follows, Geralt was invited to a wedding party by Shani. So this quest is pretty much all about the wedding festivities and the ghost of Vlodimir possessing Geralt's body. Vlodimir has an amazing time in the wedding full of fun and amusement. In the end in a state of extreme euphoria Vlodimir writes a letter for Olgierd. In the end there is a twist of events as midnight approaches and O'Dimm the master of mirrors shows up, he and Vlodimir have a confrontation in which he discloses that his older brother was sole reason of his death and then sends his ghost where it belongs, thus finally freeing the Witcher's body, thus the very first task is completed.

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[Part 3] [Open Sesame!]

Brief:-

As Geralt has fulfilled the first wish of Olgierd, it was now time to fulfill the second. Olgierd demanded that the Witcher brings him Maximilian Borsodi's House. The Witcher travels to Oxenfurt where the famous auction house of the Borsodi Brothers is located, upon his arrival there is a serious issue of his entry as the guards wont allow him in, to the Witcher's luck Vimme Vivaldi the famous owner of the Vivaldi bank approaches and lets Geralt in as his plus 1. While inside there is a discussion between the Witcher and Vimme about life and the universe, then there are further optional quests which are related to an Art Dealer, a famous Gwent player and an old countess. Then the auction starts and Geralt buys all the three items and out bids everyone. Now in the end we have a argument with Horst Borsodi the owner of the house, who gets the Witcher thrown out. Outside we meet a stranger who asks the Witcher to meet him in the herbalists hut outside town as they both want the same thing. When we arrive at the herbalists hut, we enter the basement where the stranger has a master plan which he has been devising for almost a year to break into the auction, the Witcher due to obvious reasons has his reservations towards trusting this stranger but it is a risk he must take, so Geralt agrees to help him. The stranger instructs the Witcher to break in the auction house they would need to bribe the cook of the Oxenfurt, so the local guards are asleep during their heist, the second part would be getting an expert safe cracker and the third task would be hiring an expert climber so that they have no problems breaking and entering. When the crew is ready along with the Witcher they scale a tower, enter the auction house and wear their masks on, to their bad luck they are spotted inside by mostly hired guards by the Borsodi family. There is a fight scene with them then there is a cut scene in which the auction house is sealed shut and the bells are rung. After this there is a cut scene in which the redanian army commander demands we surrender, to this The Stranger leader of our crew takes hostages and threatens if the Redanian Guards intervenes he shall execute the hostages. When all of this is happening we see Horst Borsodi run off to the basement where there is the vault and shuts himself in it. Our safe cracker is an expert and opens up the vault with no hiccups, then the strangest thing happens The Stranger unmasks himself and confronts Horst Borsodi in a very familiar manner, then it is revealed to us that this stranger is none other than Ewald Borsodi who was deprived of his family inheritance after his fathers death, then a fight erupts between the two Borsodi Brothers and we choose the side of Ewald Aka The Stranger. Ewald luckily kills his brother but when the Witcher demands his payment which is the house of Maximilian Borsoidi, Ewald says he cannot do that as the house which is in fact a small box contains the will of his father. Then there is a fight scene between him and the Witcher in which Geralt is the victor. Thus the second task is completed and the House of Maximilian Borsodi is given to Olgierd as agreed .

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[Part 4] [ Scenes From a Marriage]

Brief:-

[FONT=&quot]As the first two tasks are completed, it is now time for the third and the final quest. Olgierd demanded the Witcher to bring him the very violet rose which he gave to his wife Iris before he left her, as it holds great meaning to him. The irony of all of this was Olgierd gave this rose to her years ago and roses never last for years, but alas the Witcher had previously completed more difficult tasks. Geralt now travels to the Von Everec Estate, upon his arrival he is shocked as a thief had lost his friend to a mysterious creature lurking with in the premises of the state. The Witcher locates the missing thief which is dead than there is a fight with a strange creature with no eyes, who uses a shovel for a weapon. After getting rid of the beast, a dog and a cat show up, who can apparently speak, Geralt is shocked as how this is possible first they disclose they are not just a cat and dog but creatures from a distant world just like the caretaker of the estate which the Witcher just killed. On inquiring about the Iris i.e. Olgierds wife we find out that she has been dead for years on the bed she slept in, apparently her ghost which is now a noon wraith has been haunting the house, the Witcher kills the noon wraith. Later he takes Iris's remains and buries her in the state , after the burial a magical world seems to be created and Geralt enters it. In this magical painted world there are memories of the past which reveal to us to that how Olgierd was disapproved by his wife's family because of not being that rich and slowly a happily marriage turned into a very dismal affair as Olgierd heard about this man who grants wishes. To the sheer bad luck of Olgierd the master of mirrors who fulfills wishes is not some ordinary man but rather a demon to fulfill his wishes he gave him a heart of stone and his love, feelings faded away for his wife and he was the reason he had his brother Vlodimir. killed as a sacrifice. Thus, he left her while leaving he gave her a violet rose, in this painted world the Witcher even talks to the spirit of Iris, which some how lives in this painted world this spirit is very much afraid of a demon which haunts her, Geralt kills this demon in this magical world. The Witcher asks for the violet rose but comes to realize it is the only thing which is holding this painted world together in which she dwells. So he takes a cut of a painting in which she is holding the rose for Olgierd as proof. So, the third task is completed.

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[Part 5][Whatsoever a Man Soweth...]

Brief:-

[FONT=&quot]Now, after receiving the rose Geralt travels to Alchemy Inn to meet Olgierd, only to find O' Dimm there waiting for him, he orders the Witcher to bring Olgierd to meet with him at The Temple of Livani. Geralt then informs Olgierd's man to meet the Witcher at the temple, the man informs that Shani wants to meet with him. When Geralt meets with Shani, he find her readying herself to leave for the front, Geralt tries to convince her to not to leave only to his bad luck she says there is no future between them. As Geralt had requested her to find information about Olgierd, she then explains that there might be someone who might know more about him, a professor named Premethine Shakeslock. When they reach the academy Geralt has to find another way in as he is not permitted entry, once he enters the academy he has to fight off a bunch off witch hunters. When we finally meet the professor he reveals that O'Dimm is not a human but a demon who fulfills wishes to others on the cost of selling their souls to him and his dark cause, he explains when Von Everec's lost the family fortune, Iris's family no longer accepted her relationship with Olgierd and she did not want to cut of her ties with her family. So, Olgierd wanted to win back her wife and learned about this man who granted wishes, he made a pact with O'Dimm in exchange for a sacrifice of a loved one Iris or Vlodimir. But Olgierd learned the hard way, O'Dimm gave gave him a heart of stone, thus having no more feelings for his wife and their marriage fell apart.

Now we have to leave for the Temple, once we meet with Olgierd . O'Dimm comes down from the sky levitating in air, O'Dimm claims that the pact had been fulfilled. this is the time we have the chance to either save Olgierd by interfering or leave him in the hands of O'Dimm who will claim his life. The Witcher chooses to save the life of Olgierd by using his own soul as a wager so Olgierd can be saved. So when we challenge O'Dimm, Geralt enters a new world which is made by the master of mirrors, so he could be given a chance to save Olgierd's life. Then O'Dimm recites a riddle Geralt has to complete, apparently to our luck Geralt completes the very difficult tasks and kills O'Dimm at the end which is a sheer sight of pleasure. Geralt returns to the temple to meet with Olgierd who is now a free man and apparently does not have a heart of stone anymore, now regretfully he feels sadness. He then thanks the Witcher and gives him his beloved sword as a gift.

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