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Many fights require you to plan ahead, using the alchemy potions. The graphics are very nice, the environments feel rich and varied, and the characters and enemies are well made. The music is first-class: rich, moody, and dramatic without being too cheesy; I've seen many a Hollywood blockbuster without music this good. Most the time, you can't just click away thoughtlessly and let your stats do all the work for you, nor can you charge in and use your reflexes to win fights that Geralt shouldn't rightfully win. I had an issue with the copy protection upon installation (despite having a legal copy), but the latest patch removes that copy protection system, so problem solved.Overall, I would definitely recommend this. Geralt seemingly can have sex with just about every female character he meets, and once he does, he gets a titulating illustration of that character, like a sort of belt notch. The story is intruiging, and relatively complex too, although it sometimes rushes forward a bit too quickly for it to feel totally natural, and I felt at the end that too much was left unexplained or unexplored. My greatest complaint is that the character models get reused waaaay too often.
Even relatively major characters use duplicated models. The fact that the enhanced edition comes with a giant map doesn't help either. I played this on a pretty good system with Windows 7 64bit installed. For the most part the characters felt real, each with their own biases and foibles, and when they speak they feel like real people (again, I can only speak for the Polish-language version here), which is refreshing in a genre that often reaches for cliches or black-and-white portrayals.
I felt it captured a good blend of action and tactics: your stats and level-up choices always feel important, but so do your reflexes and your need to think on your toes. And only the Poles would make a game where getting drunk is a major part of the gameplay. I found The Witcher to be an engrossing, atmospheric and fairly deep game experience.There are many things to praise about this game. There is plenty to do and see in The Witcher, and the game certainly feels satisfyingly long and epic, but you still feel fenced in a little most of the time, especially when you compare it to a game like Oblivion, which feels much more non-linear and vast. And as a debut, it's sensational - I'll definitely be keeping an eager eye out for whatever CDProjekt do next. This really strains the immersion of the game, and makes it feel a bit undercooked.Secondly, I wish the game world felt a little bit bigger. I liked the combat system quite a lot.
Overall, the difficulty of the game was good. This feels ok for the women he can aquire a romantic relationship with, but when he starts to bed women he's known for 2 minutes and who didn't even seem to like him, it begins to feel like a parody of a 70s porno plotline. Although it's not without its flaws, this is a great game. The land covered on the map is huge, and includes many diverse regions and multiple cities, though in the game you only ever get to visit about 5% of the area on that map. The 'love-card' system was an unfortunate addition too. It's a shame, because there are female characters in the game who are intelligent and complex, and all of this just adds an element of sexism and immaturity to what is otherwise mature and intelligent story.
On the hardest settings, I felt frequently challenged but never hopelessly outclassed. The game only crashed a few times during the whole playthrough, which I consider acceptable, and the loading times felt pretty short. The voice acting is superb (though I played it in Polish - the little bit of English dialogue I've listened to didn't sound as interesting and well-delivered as the Polish does). Sure, the story is set in a violent, medieval-esque world, so I expect it to be somewhat male-dominated, but more female characters would have made the story even more interesting. This was one of my favourite parts of the game, and felt quite tactical, as several of the potions significantly change the way the combat works, looks, and feels. Towards the end though, some of the spells get too powerful in my opinion, and the fighting gets a little too easy.There are imperfections too.
Also, there should be more women in the game in general, as the great majority of the characters are male. Its positive attributes well outweigh its flaws, and you're left with an engaging, exciting game set within an atmospheric, believable world.
Do you enjoy games that control well and look great. In fact, in every aspect that makes this game a game, it fails miserably. How about graphics, do you like a game with creative graphics and artwork. Maybe you like music, do you like a game with an impressive soundtrack.The Witcher has none of these things. Awful controls, horrible camera angles, bland graphics, and bland, unimaginative music. I mean, sure the story here is decent, but if you're looking for a good story, you're probably better off just reading the book.
The best single player RPG I have played in a long time. This game proves that the single player RPG is still alive and strong on the PC. Great storyline and fighting mechanics. Great game and a must buy for any RPG lover out there.
The graphics and movies in the game are great. I wish the developers put even some time into the movements of the characters in the fight scenes. Those scenes are terrible. The plot and the story seem enjoyable so far.
You only moved the charecter.The game decided what,when,where and how every thing was did.Even in battle you had to fight the way the game would let you.It was more like the game was playing you than you were playing the game.
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