I enjoyed exploring the characters of Henselt, his curse and Dethmold. And we got to know a bit more about Auckes and Serrit. And of course, I liked working with Radovid.
But I do love Iorveth's path, in large part because of Philippa Eilhart. I find many of the thins Saskia stands for to be appealing, but I also think she is somewhat naive and I fully agree with Eilhart that she wouldn't be able to do much without sorceresses like Philippa. WardDragon said:. Is it guaranteed that Roche is alive at the end of Iorveth's path? Tough question. I enjoyed both paths but I guess I preferred Ivoreth's over Roche's.
It has a more classic fantasy feel to it: the mountain fortress city, dragons, a heroic stand against impossible odds, fairly well defined moral landscape and more dwarves-who are a bunch of standup guys I enjoy hanging around with. And if you make the right choices, has one of the more hopeful endings. Roche's path is gritty, darker and has more of a film noir feel to it.
There are plots, hidden agendas, complications from the past, murders, everything is shades of grey. Ivoreth's path has those elements too they just don't seem as all prevailing. Geralt being a cynical, hardboiled tough guy, fits right in.
Roche's path seems closer to The Witcher stories I've only read the 2 books translated into English. My endings have left everything in flames and chaos. Blothulfur Mentor 18 Aug 4, Roche's grimdark path appeals to me more personally though I find Vergen to be a more charming spot than Henselts encampment, but really what hope does the independant state of the pontar have when it is surrounded by large warlike expansionist states who have been sparring over the area for decades and no longer has the political heft of the lodge to fortify its meager military strength.
I think Iorveth is being somewhat naive here. Besides a witchers got no business fighting on the walls of a besieged city, at least on Roches path I merely conduct witchers work in freeing Henselt and the battlefield from the curse and can maintain my neutrality somewhat.
And the role of the kingslayers is more thoroughly explored. Iorveth by far I stick with him until the end. Iorveth is a cold being, but he is far from stupid and he got values that he will die for. Roche is just a psychopathic and unreasonable character. I really like the script where you think it is actually the contrary at first, but Iorveth is easily the character I prefer in the whole game after Geralt.
KnightofPhoenix Rookie 20 Aug 5, How is Roche unreasonable, when he is willing to aid Geralt even if he turned on him? He loses it when the blue stripes are killed, sure and I suspect a lot of it has to do with self-blame imo. But he never seemed unreasonable as a whole to me. Similar threads. The Politics of The Witcher 2. If you stick with the Iorveth path, you can eventually watch Roche from afar using magic. He tells his men you are innocent, and not to attack you if they encounter you again.
Even after you betrayed him to join an outright terrorist cell, he tells them to stand down if they meet you, because he believes in you.
You are going to do the right thing, even with Iorveth. I actually think the Iorveth path is super interesting as a side story of sorts for the canonical story of the games no offense Iorveth guys, but the way 3 is structured, Roche is the canon path. Always side with Roche. The Scoia'tael have always been mislead and misdirected terrorists.
They are fighting for a good cause in the worst ways possible. Roche is so unbelievable false and full of shit and questionable morale but he seemed more usefull to me so i went with him. Always pick the winning side ey? After dipping into the beginning of act 2 with both parties, I decided to go with Roche. Not only does it give a much more satisfying conclusion to act 1, the people Geralt finds himself aligned with were very interesting.
Having played the previous game and reading a couple of the books, Geralt finding himself embroiled in a conflict he wants nothing to do with-with unsavory characters who only tolerate him because they need his expertise-seems very much in line with the tone of the series.
It tests what Geralt believes in and how close he follows the Witcher' code of neutrality in some real interesting ways, and reinforces the dark fantasy and anti-hero themes very well. And the end of act What a great game, I'll need a while before I'm ready to take on Witcher 3 but I am very much looking forward to it. I did both paths. Each character has their thing.
Neither are "good" characters, but that's what makes Witcher games interesting. Both paths showcase the great grey areas of the Witcher games. One can argue till blue about what side is good or bad, but I think it's entirely based on your opinions and beliefs who you'll side with.
Quest wise I'd go with Roche. I found that path a lot more interesting and entertaining. Despite his radical efforts and his perhaps "overkill attitude" I always somewhat respected Iorveth and the Scoia'tael in terms of their cause.
Aside from their absolute hatred to all humans, which to me is what places them in the wrong, what they are fighting is a real threat indeed. With or without siding with Iorveth, you will see a modicum of violence from humans to "Nonhumans" in form of massacres or just flat out bigotry, racial discrimination, and social biases; a lot like that same very problem here, in reality.
Therefore, if the decision was up to me, to choose between a secret service agent who works for the government and a rebellion leader who fights against radical or not a serious problem in said society, I would choose the one who I could easily see the planned result of from the get go. And even if you side with Roche, unlike Iorveth's path, Kaedweni would just once again, swallow up the Pontar Valley, leaving the nonhumans with nowhere to feel safe. And I do not believe Iorveth shows up in the Witcher 3, but Roche does, thus it is morally better to side with a band of rebels for once, just for the sake of standing up for the mistreated nonhumans and even doing them a grand favor by giving them a safe place to call home.
I honestly hope this some of you out there a more detailed description of the moral effects of the decision between the two factions. Please Log In to post. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. So, it's not life changing if you choose him or Iorveth in the first place. Radovid, for example, is probably interested in Temeria as exemplified by his deal with Roche , but I doubt he cares about Saskia or Upper Aedirn.
I just went with iorveth so I can sleep with a succubus then drink the round when lambert says "I've never slept with a succubus". Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Witcher Wiki Explore. Witcher Series. Iorveth's path.
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