I'm surprised you guys aren't talking about it.  CD Projekt just released the "enhanced edition" which is basically a special edition containing the OST, the short story the game is based on, full color map, revised manual, and a bunch of fixes to the main game like reduced load times and revised script.


(it wouldn't be a pc rpg without running through massive fields)

For those that don't know The Witcher was an RPG quietly released last year that got lost in the hectic Fall season.  The best part about the game is its "time-delay" plot which changes based on the choices you make after you make them.  In most RPGs, choices you make take an immediate effect and have little to no impact afterwards.  In The Witcher, the result of your choices won't even be apparent until later in the game adding replay value and reducing save-reload syndrome.  The game's plot is really well written (Bioware/early Black Isle quality) and the world itself doesn't fall under the high fantasy tropes that the Lord of the Rings films beat to death.


(you can either fight battles from a "traditional" overhead perspective...)


(or an over-the-shoulder perspective where you use the WASD keys to move)

For 40$ you get a high quality product and great packaging that pretty much beats out all the other overpriced vidya that came out this year.  I have to say this is RPG of the year IMO (not like there's any other competitors).


(i love the game's art style and it has a rather unsaturated palette without resorting to BROWN GRAY TAN textures on every object)

You forgot to mention that you can shag the female NPCs and win cards for doing so.

Marcus you are the weakest link, goodbye.

umm the witcher was by no means quietly released. around it's launch almost every low-brow game news website had a witcher skin, fuck I think even Eurogamer was pumping out anticipation(and eurogamer is one of the tops... just not near edgeonline of course)... leading to it's eventual mediocre review. Dude I havve seriously heard NOTHING interesting about this game. Like all the women are just whores and shit.
It looks pretty and all but... come on..

Yeah, it's funny how they can release a game, then finish programming it and release it again.

That's all~

I don't know what websites you frequented but I heard absolutely nothing coming from the game and the only indication I heard of the game even existing was a small preview based on the fact that it used the Aurora engine from NWN.  

The game basically tosses out all the annoying stupid things from pc rpgs and flips them on the head.  I love being able to switch cameras and control styles and the game is exceptionally well balanced with an intuitive alchemy system that rewards experimentation.

Yeah, it's funny how they can release a game, then finish programming it and release it again.

If you own a registered copy you can download the enhanced edition for free.  It's not like Konami releasing Metal Gear Solid: You-Should-Have-Waited-A-Year-To-Get-The-Better-Version-At-The-Same-Price or Pokemon: Precious-Stone-Version-Combining-The-Last-Two-Versions-You-Bought-Last-Year-But-Must-Purchase-Again-Because-We-Have-Our-Hands-In-Your-Pocketbook.

I'm sure this game was more popular in Europe given that's where the series took off in but as an American I can say I didn't even know what The Witcher was until the game was announced (and we're talking about a property that had a major film, tv series, comic books, and table top rules).

I bought this in january I think and it was pretty but very unoriginal and boring

I tried it out when it first came out and was turne doff by the bugs, and cheesy voice acting/dialogue (and bad performance problems). I might try this version now since they fixed a lot of that!

I do think the game looks cool even though I'd never play it

But seriously PC doesn't just seem like a different version of console, it seems like all games for PC are the same 3 games sometimes, except HEY LOOK A PRETTIER TREE. This still has that same look but it seems like somebody actually, I dunno, made concept art that was nice-looking in the first place and screwed around with color palettes unlike 99% of PC games that are like colors are so queer back to making models of massive gray dudes with guns

This is also the kind of shit that looks like it would look just as nice if they took some polygons out and I don't even know if it has BUMP MAPPING or PIXELSHADERS or anything I just know that it fucking looks good

I bought this and I thought it was okay but I couldn't stick with it.  The core gameplay was really awkward I thought and while the writing was reasonably good I really didn't like having to *play* the game (combat system, inventory, etc).

Zero Punctuation: The Witcher First Impression

Yeah... I'll pass.

if you just listen to everything a fast talking brit says your gonna End up in Trouble ~george bush.

You actually take his advice on games? ive only ever listened to what he had to say for entertainment purposes as he pretty much hates on everything.

Yahtzee hates almost every video game ever made, welp better give up gaming.

and i thought The Witcher was that first person game where you have this black stuff around you that kills people and you were living in like the 1940's.

I'd also like to point out that it's good to have atleast one critique out there put the hate on everything this way you'll no why it's bad AND why it's good.

Speaking of which, I really miss "Your webcomic is bad and you should feel bad for it."  They haven't updated in like 6 fucking months.