The Witcher
 

I think this game has just been released. Anyone know. Is anyone playing it, was keeping tabs on it late last yr then forgot all about it now i hear its out.

A preview back in July07. Gamespot - http://tinyurl.com/yqj8jw

http://www.thewitcher.com/

This game is going to be an Oblivion killer :yep:

This game is an oblivion killer.

You can play the game in 3 different modes, top down view, behind view or side view, the pictures show my character in side view - you can place him left or right, i found this the best way to play. If played in normal or higher option your herbalism is important to know as you have to gather herbs to make your own health potions etc., also taking to much health potions can make you sick instead of healthy. Meditation is needed to lvl up/ potion making. Great story so far im only just entered chapter 2, chapter 1 is more an introduction. Fighting talent is different, when u fight clicking on the enemy at the right time will cause your character to do better moves, click to early or late and your do worse than good. Best move is when u stun an enemy you can do a death move, cut his throat or slice him down the middle :) One other thing this game has plenty of cut scenes which really moves the story along, these pictures dont really do it justice but the graphic detail is brilliant, especially coming from an modified NWN2 engine.

Great game so far IMO way better than Oblivion and Gothic 3.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3..._Frank/3-2.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3..._Frank/2-2.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3..._Frank/1-3.jpg

Looks good. I think I'll have to give it a try.:up:

Hah, Ive notice when it rains the npc's head for cover and moan about the weather :) You wont see them walking around in the rain looking stupid in this game.

Yeah I was having a look at this in a computer shop yesterday when I went in there to buy ARMA's expansion disk. I don't know too much about it, but I did notice that there was a 'collector's edition' in a big box, and I also noticed it was 39 quid for the standard version in a DVD case, which is a bit on the pricey side for PC game. Still, it does look interesting.

:D Chock

Your love the movie cut scenes Chock, theres plenty of them. :)

The biggest reason the game has been a quiet launch is that its from Eastern Europe and only landed a Western publisher a few months ago. Which is a real shame because the dev team have really pulled off a fantastic vision of Geralt's home and it deserves far greater exposure than its getting.

A Witcher leader
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...k/witcher1.jpg

Your character is a bit of a ladies man
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...k/wicther2.jpg

Check out that hairy black

:rotfl::rotfl:

Just got this game yesterday and so far I've been enjoying it alot. The world seems more alive than Oblivion's. Like Kiwi said, the NPCs head for cover when it starts to rain (which is quite often atleast on the first village I'm in). And I like how mature the game is concerning the story and the world around you. Not that usual fantasy world, but ppl with some serious troubles in their lifes, alot of review say there's no black or white, but a deep grey in the game world and that's exactly how it is.

And of course, being a Finn, the first thing I did in the first village was get drunk and tried to hit on the waitress. Didnt go too well. :rotfl:Tho, later on I got a date with her.. which I forgot while spending some time with the hot witch... now try to explain that to the waitress. :88)

Hey Dowly - check to see if it has that ugly Tages copy protection. That is the only thing that is keeping me from getting that game.

-S

PS. There is another version of it too - the Not Rated version I see.

The copy protection is called 'SolidShield'.
http://www.solidshield.com/en

Also, IIRC, the US version is censored. The language the NPC's us can be abit harsh at times, like one told me "Your mother sucks dwarfs c*ck".

2nd also, the dialog has been shortened by ~20% on all other version but polish. :(

@ kiwi and d@rk51d3, I know your having some fun, and we are talking about a game here, but let's keep the posts above the bar.

Thanks in advance lads :yep::up:


RDP

I never finished this game, got side tracked, but what i got out of it, I found to be a pretty good game. Still on my hdd must get round to completing it one day.

This place is saying both Tages and SolidShield -

Hmm. I wonder if it has both?

-S

Edited to remove gcw link. NeonSamurai