I meant tough in both ways
any tips for a 1st time witcher player? I own 2 but my backlog wouldnt let me get to it.
One piece of advice I'll give you is make decisions
carefully. Some really fukked up shyt can happen if you aren't careful. I found out the hard way.
You will die a lot early on but once you start upgrading your weapons and gear it's damn near a different game. Quen (the shield magic) is great to have. So is Axii, you can alter conversations with that magic.
The easiest way to get good gear is doing the School quests. Witchers train at different schools, so there is a set or armor and weapon for each one (Bear, Wolf, Cat, Viper, Manticore, etc.) and each is for a specific play style. You have access to those quests early in the game and you can upgrade those armor sets every few levels. Do those as soon as possible.
Fred.