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- Story-driven role-playing game where game decisions have drastic consequences.
- Strategic use of herbalism to collect and create potions that have positive and negative effects on character.
- Action-heavy real-time combat with extensive weapon and magic specializations.

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"Theres NO long waiting times as everyone says.", before i buy a game i research it thoroughly, i look at revies, i watch every video on youtube about it, i do an extensive google search and THEN i decide wether or not to buy it.

before i bought this i was weary of all the hype that everyones saying about long waiting times inbetween places. im running an amd athlon X2 processor 3.02ghz, a 8600 nvidia gt video card 512mb, and 3gigs of ram. its a decent system, but certainly not the best. i took the game guides advice and set the video options for MEDIUM, as it says to do so for 8600gt's. it runs pretty smooth, and the longest waiting time i had was 30-40 secconds, and THAT was the FIRST loading screen. most of the loading screens last for about 1/2 a seccond or 5 secconds or so, especially after youve visited the place. ive had 2 crashes, BOTH were my fault, one was because i did excessive clicking before i entered a new area, and another was because my stupid internet went out and had a popup (ps. log out of messenger when playing this game, anypop ups i BELIEVE will crash the game)

gameplay is intruiging, ive spent many hours on it already, the game line really makes you think before making decisions or saying something, wich has weirdly made me think things out before i say them in real life... hahah. scenery is beautiful, even on medium quality, the game does a good ammount of sucking you into the story line when played often enough.

the fighting is fun, isint just a clickfest, clickfests get boring, its much like the fighting for assasins creed. you must click at a precise moment to either go through with another attack, or make the kill. the storyline is DEFINATLY not linear, MANY HUGE decisions, that take the plot in a completely diffrent direction.

replayability - 100%
with all of the diffrent braches of the storyline you could play it hundreds of times and get a diffrent story EACH time. i plan on playing this game for a while, i usually finish games in a weekend, or even sometimes it takes me a week. THIS game will keep me going for MUCH longer.

(ps, the dialogue was translated so its a bit funky, when they go from old medievil to dropping the f-bomb for example geralt says "abso-f***ing-lutely beautiful" hahahaha, but atleast it gives you a laugh)

Great game, NOT buying it will be a MISTAKE.
(unless you lack requirements)


"Bah.................humbug (Not really.)", OK.
I love this game.
I invested in cutting edge hardware for the 2007 Xmas gaming releases that never happened. Now my hardware is not current. But it's close enough to play the witcher.
I have a 4 drive RAID5 array and an 4GB I-ram set for readyBoost, vista64 ultimate, 4 GB of DDR2, an EVGA 8800GT and a Q6600@ 2.7GHZ quadcore, and never noticed the annoying long load times. Yes, I'm playing with all the settings cranked. Maybe patch 1.3 fixed it, I don't know. Not a concern.
I'm currently looking for a patch to bring it up to UK standards, they caption everything, and they say the right words, but the caption reads 'ARSE' and so on... Also, my friend is polish, and he played it in original polish, and said the dialog is truncated....and lazily censored.
They simply didn't include the hardcore dialog of the original. Like it was made by comittee and they couldn't decide on standards, so they released the watered down version and would (Potentially.) make a patch available for it, restoring it to it's original glory a year or so down the road (If there was public outcry.). I haven't played the UK or polish version.

It installed and detected perfectly, no tweaking needed.
It used my default resolution effortlessly as well. (1920x1200)
I have to say the load screen is pretty cool, I'd like an oil painting of it for my living room. (Witcher medallion.)
It reminds me of Soul Reaver, the vampire masquerade series, and diablo II. It's a little dark, but all my favorite games are.
I happily played it, and would rather commit suicide by eating 'c' batteries than play WOW, everCrack, or FFXI. I suppose that's something.
I would have given it 4.5 stars or even higher, but the system doesn't allow it. It's not a 5 star game.
4.75 stars is more like it.
OK, there's a LOT of running around.
There will be times where you FORGET what combat feels like, and then suddenly, you're thrust into the middle of a HUGE fight with no warning.
You level up fast.
It's also very, very linear, but all RPGs are to a point.
The character is bigger than life, he uses 2 swords, and some basic magic, but it's very powerful, and easy to use. The alchemy system isn't too bad, but it could be better. The potions are pretty cool, as well.
But the game is really about morality, standards, and the hatred of authority, corruption, and the double standard.
There are no black and white rules to the game, it's a very large shade of grey. You will find consequences to your actions, so be forewarned.
It has a very lived-in feeling. It doesn't feel like you're breaking a seal on a new game and playing it. It feels like you're re-living the best parts of the RPGs you've played in the past, with a new storyline in a half-remembered dream. Which is good.
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"The little things add up.", while this game looks vary nice and has great action movies between game play this game is not the best one I have seen. The movement controls cluncky, and getting to move while in combat is even harder. And sometimes it is vary hard to see things in the game becouse of the camera angles. There seems to be a lot of bugs too. I downloaded three patches for the game and it did only little to fix things. Not only that but when I put the patch on. The screen jumps when ever I would try to move around, all the time it never stopped! And then there is the pop-up menu eveytime you pick something up is has to open this big screen to tell you that you have picked it up, instead of just having text to confirming you have it in your bags. I know what your thinking. This is a bad game. Well normally I might side with that, but in this case this game has all of the right stuff. It just came up short for some reason. I hope they get all the bugs worked out so everyone who did buy this game can have a great time with it. I hope you find this use full.

"BEST RPG SO FAR!", First the most important - I have an average computer but with 4 Gigs of RAM and the loading times are not an issue!!! Get more RAM!!!
How good is the game? Right after finishing it the first time I started playing again from the beginning! Never did that before!
The game may not be perfect but it is unusual enough and dark enough to become my favourite RPG (I played many- Gothic2, Morrowind, Baldurs Gate). The best thing about this game is that it really is for mature players and the developers are not trying to be politically correct. I am actually playing the european version that has some nudity and even though it doesn't influence the gameplay it just makes it more fun.
Everything that needed to be written about the game has been written in other reviews- the game is simply just a bit better than everything else out there PERIOD!
Now buy it!

"PC GAME", GOOD GAME THAT NEEDS SOME FIXES SO IT DOESN'T CRASH SO MUCH IF IT IS EVER FIXED IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL

Read this reviews before You buy...

"An Excellent RPG", I will state the verdict first: if you enjoy gaming, buy this game. It has won many awards from the press and it deserves every single one of them.

The Good:
+ A very compelling story that spans over 7 chapters. Each chapter takes around 3-8 hours the first time, which makes the overall length feel just right.
+ The Witcher has the best graphics I've seen in an RPG game, little details like bats flying overhead toward a cave's exit really add to the realism of the game environment.
+ Very good voice acting, which is quite rare these days.
+ Interesting quests. Even though all quests boil down to "kill x monsters/fedex/escort", the Witcher adds enough twists and turns, so the quests don't feel repetitive.
+ Excellent map and journal. As you progress through quests, relevant locations are automatically marked on your map, making finding quest objectives a snap (unless the designers would like otherwise). Journal is also usually very clear about what you need to do next, and records everything from alchemy formulas to backstories on key NPCs.
+ The combat system is innovative and well implemented. As others have mentioned, you have two types of swords and three styles for each type. Choosing the right sword and style will have a direct impact on the outcome of a battle. In combat, you don't need to click like a maniac. If you are using the right sword and style, 3-4 clicks will be all you need for most non-boss mobs.
+ Tradeskill (alchemy) is useful and well integrated into the gameplay. You get ingredients right off the monsters you kill, and you can supplement that with plant parts, which are also plentiful.
+ One thing I really like about this RPG is that you gain level very consistently, it never feels like you need to grind for the exp. (FYI, you gain about 8 levels each major chapter and will be around level 40 by the time you finish this game -- assuming you do the side quests.)
+ I also like how most choices you need to make aren't a simple matter of good vs. evil. You really have little idea on what consequence they will bring about until your progress further into the game. Thus you can see the impact of your choice, but you can't change the course of history when greater forces are in effect. (but you will always receive some kind of reward).

The Bad:
- A few quests and the main story as a whole aren't fully developed. (but who doesn't want a sequel?)
- Character development is a bit weak compared to most RPGs. For one, you can only customize your weapons and chest armor, of which there are only a *very* limited selection. Secondly, upon each level up you will receive talent points (bronze, silver and gold) for improving your raw attributes, melee combat or spell's effectiveness. But since there is an abundance of bronze talent points, you can practically take every bronze talent, diluting the character customization part of the game.
- Definitely less stable than most of the games I've played, even with patch 1.2. You can crash while saving a game, and you will probably crash at two loading screens (but crashing while playing is very very rare). Tabbing in and out may make freeze the controls.
- It has some bugs like minor NPCs not showing up when they should, but nothing game-breaking.
- In some later areas the in-game graphics and map aren't very clear about whether there is something blocking your path. Since your character can't jump, many innocuous-looking rocks will force you to backtrack, which is quite annoying.
- The camera's tilt in isometric mode can't be adjusted, and as a result you can't see as far ahead as you'd like, especially given how beautiful this game looks. The other camera mode is quite unwieldy in combat so I never use it.
- As other people have said, your stash needs some improvement. The game does sort the items in a very general way, but otherwise there is no quick way of finding something.
- The interfaces relating to alchemy could be more streamlined. For example, say you want to brew a few potions, you first have to check your journal for the ingredients you need, then close the journal so you can access your stash (with the problem mentioned above). Often times during the search process you forget an ingredient or two, so you have to close the stash and check with your journal again. It would be much easier if there was a way to access your journal and stash at the same time.
- Contrary to what other people have said, I find this game to be fairly linear. Sure, some decisions will have game-changing effects a few chapters down the line, but for the most part, if you are not following the main quest you can't progress at all because there is simply nothing for you to do. Thus it doesn't have the openness of some other RPGs, such as Morrowind and Gothic.
- There should be more information on how some talents work (for example, many +% dmg moldifiers from talents don't stack, but the game doesn't tell you that.)

Other thoughts:
* With patch 1.2, load time isn't as bad as some reviewers would have you think. On my computer small houses generally load in 5 seconds, while the longest load time is around 20 seconds. Somewhat of a nuisance I suppose, but didn't detract my enjoyment in the game.
* I think the translation is pretty good.
* More spells would be nice. Right now there are essentially five spells in the game and only the first two you learn are truly useful.

This game would score 8.0 out of 10 on my scale (lower end of "excellent"), but I am pretty stringent so I give it 5 stars here.

FYI, there is an enhanced version coming out in mid-2008, which improves the load time among many other fixes and additions.

My system: Intel Core 2 Dual E6600 (2.4 GHz), 2GB ram, GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB, Windows XP.

Game is run at 1600x1200 with everything other than shadow and anisotropic filtering turned to max. Version 1.2.

"I love this game. ", Warts, and there are a few, and all. The load times are ridiculous most of the time. Some of the translation is a little shaky which leads to mystifying dialogue. Gameplay occasionally is repetitious. As a granny type person I find the "sex" aspect juvenile, but then I saw the creators of the game on video and guess what? Most look like teenagers and are probably close. With all these warts what is to love? Marvelous storyline, gorgeous graphics, wonderful battles, horrific monsters, not open ended by any means but very re-playable. (And I am sorry, but I think Geralt is just simply the coolest looking hero to come along in decades. But then being a gamer at my age embarrasses the kids and delights the grandkids so what do I know?) The developers are including in the enhanced version coming out in May, a modding tool, which if the brilliant player made mods of Morrowind and Oblivion are any indication, will lead to many hours of happy tweaking and furthering gameplay immensely. Even though the game contains a good bit of hackneyed "fetch and kill" quests, there is such a humorous freshness about the game that is in the end extremely appealing. Violence and language definitely keep the game in the mature zone. As for the sexual content, at least in the U.S. version, I've seen racier television commercials.

I purchased the digital download and so cannot use the patch which according to forum users cuts load time to practically zilch. A patch for the digital form is supposed to be underway, and for those who have already purchased the game, the enhanced material coming out in may will be free for registered game owners. My pc is not exactly cutting edge, I only have one gig of ram and my video card is nvidia geforce 7900gs, and other than loading times, my game has so far been smooth with no crashes to the desktop yet, and I am almost at the end of the game.

"Excellent game for high end computers", This is a fantastic RPG if your computer can handle it. You need a rather high end video card and CPU to even play it so check out the specs before you buy it.

"Finally a RPG written for the PC.... ", How many people remember playing PC games because they were written for players interested in mature themes? Well this game is a step back in the right direction - but it ain't perfect.

Pros: Beautiful artwork, both attactive & ugly themes, fun side games, & an easy but fun char tree. Combat can be a challenge.

Cons: Choppy \ jerky animation, it's a combat click-fest, you'll reload trying to beat the "boss" so many times you'll forget the good stuff. Crashes during cut-scene change outs. Crappy camera controls. Looks like this one was going to be NWN2 at some point - shares a lot of the same annoyances I had with that game. Funny tho - I uninstalled that game for this one.

I had a tough time staying objective with this review I'm so frustrated at this point. I'm either going to go mad trying to finish (the game) without smashing my mouse or I'm going to sell it back.

"The Witcher Rocks!", It reminds me a bit of Prince of Persia, but much, much better. You've got to have a good system to run it or it's going to run really slow, but if you've got a halfway decent system it's fantastic! I highly recommend it.