The Witcher
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Video Game Reviews of The Witcher
Customer Review: Fantastic world, between Tolkien and Homer
Summary: 5 Stars
I rather play the strategy and military games. I love Medal of Honour and Europa Universalis III. But this time I bought it because I've heard about book, which the game is based on. I am really stoned. I am a director of big company, but this day I stay at home, just to play. Customer Review: specs
Summary: 5 Stars
the game recommends an athlon 64 3000 or better 2gb of ram and a geforce 7800gtx or better im running it with an athlon 64x2 5600 2gb of ram and a 7950gt with 512 video memory and it runs flawless and looks great. after playing the game for a few hours i exited to check temperatures and cpu was in low 30s and the gpu was low 50s so it didnt push the hardware to hard and the graphics are all set to high i only disabled anti aliasing. the load times i read were long but ive not seen very long load times at all. pick this game up its worth itCustomer Review: I love this game.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this game just yesterday, and I can't put the ruddy thing down. The graphics are beautiful, the story is gripping, and the game play is irresistible. I've rather taken up a fondness for poker dice.
My only gripe is that I've heard that it is censored in some ways within the US version, which I don't appreciate. However, it doesn't really hinder the game play, and it's a smashing adventure nevertheless. Highly Recommended!
Customer Review: Without a doubt, the best RPG ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a long-time RPG player.
Gothic 1 & 2 were my favorite games until now.
The Witcher is the most open RPG I've ever played.
Every choice, every decision you make affects the game.
I never thought there would be a game this fantastic, this all-consuming.
Everything about this game was well done by ther developers.
The people that did Gothic 3 should have done this well, for that game (Gothic 3) was a total waste of money.
I didn't like Oblivion at all. It's way too repetitive. Seems like you're doing the same tired old crap over & over.
The Witcher is different, very different.
The story, the battles, this game sucks you into a wonderful fantastic world and keeps you there.
I've already finished this game and am currently playing it a 2nd time.
This game will remain at the top of my favorites list until they come out with "The Witcher II".
Yes, this is truly the best RPG ever.
Customer Review: PURE VISUAL MAGIC!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the most awaited fantasy cRPG in the past 2 years. For most part, IT DELIVERS!
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL cRPG GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED!
The environments are detailed, realistic, and can be experienced from up close. Grass, flowers and tree branches moved in both FABLE and TITAN QUEST as well; these, however, seem so true I caught myself reaching for my...antihistamines! Weather affects and day-night alterations (you have to see the elongating shadows to believe them!) are just gorgeous! More importantly, these are not just eye-candy: certain NPCs and monsters appear only when the correct combination of time-of-day and weather coincide...The horizon is far and the clouds move in endless variations. It reminded me of the sky of the original UNREAL, another visually ground-breaking game at its time. PURE VISUAL MAGIC!
The character (Geralt) can master both sword-fighting and magic spells (what is known as a Warlock). To some die-hard RPG fans this may seem like heresy, nevertheless, keep in mind that multi-classing is not unheard off. The movement repertoire for both practices are impressively designed. Especially the sword-fighting, it is at par to any console action game. And the spells (both offensive and defensive ones) are not less impressive.
Free roaming? Yes and no. One can decide which parts of the map he will visit but loading is still needed to travel even annoyingly short distances. And since quests and side-quest still have to be completed, yes, eventually a subtle, yet ever present, directionality is present.
Looting and bartering? Aaah...yes, sort of. You practically never change the sword you start off with (although you do get to improve its abilities), whereas good armor is only a little easier to come by compared to PLANESCAPE. On the upside, you get to gamble, have romantic relationships (FABLE was full of great ideas after all!) and bribe for information, so trinkets have other uses as well.
Detailed character modifiers? Nothing like the AD&D rules. You gain talents (gold, silver & bronze) which you can spend to improve your fighting or magical abilities. Pretty much like the DIABLO or the TITAN QUEST abilities systems.
So, apart for the slight action-cRPG handicap, I have only two other objections. First, the...camera placement. Once more (remember NWN2...) auto-placement can get on your nerves as it targets your character even if that is not the most logical option. Second, the controls. They need getting used to as the fighting combos are easily ruined by clicking out of sync. You do eventually get the hold of it, however it keeps glitching.
Whereas the BALDUR's GATES saga was story-heavy but (by today standards) visually lacking and the NEVERWINTER NIGHTS series was found, well, wanting in both aspects, THE WITCHER is the dream cRPG that BIOWARE was supposed to be capable of releasing all along. Finally it is here.
RECOMMENDED!
PS:
It has come up in the readers' comments, so I feel I should warn that this is the CENSORED version (the original version has some nudity and more...realistic language). Obviously, once more, ATARI believes America to be violence-insatiable yet sexually-immature.
I understand that these issues are important to many parents and they do have the right to raise their children as they see fit. Nevertheless, I would rather BOTH versions were available to chose from.
The uncensored version is available in Europe (you could try amazon.uk).