The Witcher

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

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.

You bet it's out. Heard about it on the Elderscrolls forums.
Someone mentioned the music, and was very suprised to find it:
http://gamemusichall.net/music/The_Witcher/Witcher.php
Been playing it on the PC at work for a couple of weeks now, low volume in the background, great stuff.

and after I saw the intro on youtube......



.......I grabbed it as soon as it hit the store shelves.

[Rotary Crewman]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...on-The-Witcher

I'll probably avoid it...

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Rotary Crewman

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...on-The-Witcher

I'll probably avoid it...

Every other review has been spot on by him, but that is utter poo. In all his reviews he usually mentions that he looks for gameplay and a good story. Witcher is an RPG, RPGs are usually heavily dialogue driven and he mentions that as a bad thing. Same goes for the running around, every RPG has that. It is obvious he doesnt like the genre, and that's where he makes a great mistake as a reviewer, he tries to find something good about a game that belongs to a genre he doesnt like.

[Rotary Crewman]

I know what you mean, but if his point about the manual and amount of key strokes required to play is true then its really not my sort.

I have only just got my head around WoW and the keys I use on that.

Save RPGs for consoles, they can't give you far too many keys then

[Dowly]

Trust me, I havent even opened the manual and learned everything during the first 2 hours. The tutorial tips & hints you get during the play explaing everything.

EDIT:

Here, check these 2 reviews. Gives you abit better view on it. The IGN review mentions load times & crash issues, but I think the review has been done pre 1.2 patch, as my load times are quick and have had no crashes on my ~20hr game.

IGN
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoID=21286562

Gametrailers
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/28558.html?type=flv

[NeonSamurai]

Yahtzee, self admitedly has a strong dislike for most rpg games and mumorpuguhs in particular. So I would take that review with a large grain of salt.

Also I have to realy dissagree with you on console rpgs (I have a strong aversion to them).

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Rotary Crewman

I know what you mean, but if his point about the manual and amount of key strokes required to play is true then its really not my sort.

I have only just got my head around WoW and the keys I use on that.

Save RPGs for consoles, they can't give you far too many keys then

Nah Rotary The Witcher is a good game trust me, as for the keys what dowly said, hell i never read the manual either the first chapter of the game is kinda like a tutorial that by the time you end Chapter 1 you would have worked everything out. Key wise.

But yeah i need to finish this game.

[Rotary Crewman]

How come Neon? I love the accuracy you get with a mouse and keyboard but for speed in terms of actions and selection of weapons etc you can't beat a pad.

[NeonSamurai]

Most tend to be rather shallow RPG's, I also generaly dislike the Final Fantasy style ones as i tend to find them dull to irritating. I also don't much care for game pads.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Rotary Crewman

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...on-The-Witcher

I'll probably avoid it...

I'd have to agree.

-S

PS. Gamecopyworld is not a pirate site to by the way Neon. Read their disclaimer. They deal in traininers and no-cd executables. Copying games for the world (anyone for example) is not allowed nor tolerated and they refuse to post code to do so. If you don't have the orginal game for installation for example, you are screwed at this site. Figured I'd point that out, but I will also respect your wishes on the matter too.

[Gunner]

Beat the game twice with two diffrent endings, Luv this game, women, dice poker, tavern fist fights, drinking contests , great stuff !

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

PS. GCW is not a pirate site to by the way Neon. Read their disclaimer. They deal in trainers and no-cd executables. Copying games for the world (anyone for example) is not allowed nor tolerated and they refuse to post code to do so. If you don't have the original game for installation for example, you are screwed at this site. Figured I'd point that out, but I will also respect your wishes on the matter too.

Technically those no cd files is all you need to pirate a copy of a game, aside from getting the actual game from somewhere of course. Also guess who makes those no cd files (the pirate groups who release pirate copies)..

Though GCW is not a pirate site per say, A lot of pirates do use that site as a resource to either trade games with friends, or to get the no cd for the latest patch for their pirated copy.

Also its not my wishes per say but Neals, no cd links are a strict no no.

So anyhow no more GCW links or references plz


Back on semi topic, Oblivion is still far better on pc then console imho (could have been better still if they had actualy designed the UI for pc)

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Technically those no cd files is all you need to pirate a copy of a game, aside from getting the actual game from somewhere of course. Also guess who makes those no cd files (the pirate groups who release pirate copies)..

Though GCW is not a pirate site per say, A lot of pirates do use that site as a resource to either trade games with friends, or to get the no cd for the latest patch for their pirated copy.

Also its not my wishes per say but Neals, no cd links are a strict no no.

So anyhow no more GCW links or references plz


Back on semi topic, Oblivion is still far better on pc then console imho (could have been better still if they had actualy designed the UI for pc)

I use it because I hate getting the proper CD out half the time I want to play something! It is not a very efficient pirate site if they are using it for that - as you said - you still need the actual CD to install it and since most CD's these days require an install code...

Fair enough though. It does have some (very loose) ties to groups that are of questionable morals, so I will comply - no more talk of GCW!!!

-S

[Kaleun]

***Alert - old thread resurrection***

The Witcher enchanced edition (TWEE) is out, bought it yesterday, v.good! other than the usual load of extra "making of.." and "soundtrack" dvds the game now contains 2 extra adventures, a game guide, the game engine has been optimised (load times reduced by 80%) and updated, up to 200 new animations and a " create your own" Adventure editior called D'jinni. i believe if you own the game already the 1.4 patch is this upgrade, although i went out and bought the new box to get all the extra bits. I've just played the for about 4 hours and i must say this is one of the best RPG's i've played, although i can't helping feeling the main protaganist is a Jedi in medieval times - as it feels like KOTOR set in the Dark ages!!

Kaleun

[NeonSamurai]

Yep they made it a lot better, one thing you forgot is that they rerecorded a lot of the dialog so now the stories make sense. This is what the game should have been at release. If you own the original game you can get everything here to patch it up to the EE version. Oh and all the extra bits are also available for download as well.

http://www.thewitcher.com/community/...asy_steps.html