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I really don't think that reviewers have put enough emphasis on how amazingly well written the story of TW2 is. A lot of mention its great, but it is in my opinion, the best story on gaming at least of this generation.

In a medium plagued with good concepts with mediocre plots (Bioshock, Assassins Creed), or that just plainly tolerates awfulness (call of duty), Witcher 2 comes off leagues above anything I've played in years. The characters have an incredibly depth to them, the story is well told and has interesting turns, the premise is cool, and so is the backstory and lore. It is really amazing by videogame standards and I cannot emphasize this enough in one paragraph

Think about it. This is an industry in which a game with no story (Mass Effect 2 I'm looking at you) gets passed off as a great story.


Sure, the presentation could still improve (it improved massively already from TW1 already), but its acceptable.

However, I do agree that the story relies too much on conviniencies in a few ocassions. Most notably SPOILERS, when they find out that Saskia is being controlled just because they decided to look at Philipha's house, and there just so happened that she left the book behind which just so happened contained the method she used. All because of a hunch.

And that small convenience moved the whole plot forward.

Other than that, its amazing.
I love the story because of the shock factor. There's something more intriguing about a dark and disturbed plot than a do-goody typical high fantasy plot.

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The biggest jaw-dropping moments in this game are when you discover all of Roche's men were lynched in the canteen, and when Philippa gets her eyes gouged out.. There's nothing more exciting than a "holy shit, I wasn't expecting that" moment that makes your skin crawl. The twisted morality and extremity of the story in these moments is merciless. Its so much more realistic, minus the magic factor, pertaining to how cruel people really were in medieval times.
And the reason I appreciate this so much is because it shows true game design integrity. CD Projekt went and did what they wanted, without a consideration for selling the game to kids or making it politcally correct or appropriate for the mainstream.
This is something that is SORELY lacking in today's videogames. The reason I think so many of us are enamored with the Witcher 2, which is albeit a short and limited game, is because it is pure and true to itself, without compromising the game because they're pandering to a "target audience" for profit.
Post edited July 05, 2011 by epiphanes
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Kitad: I really don't think that reviewers have put enough emphasis on how amazingly well written the story of TW2 is. A lot of mention its great, but it is in my opinion, the best story on gaming at least of this generation.

In a medium plagued with good concepts with mediocre plots (Bioshock, Assassins Creed), or that just plainly tolerates awfulness (call of duty), Witcher 2 comes off leagues above anything I've played in years. The characters have an incredibly depth to them, the story is well told and has interesting turns, the premise is cool, and so is the backstory and lore. It is really amazing by videogame standards and I cannot emphasize this enough in one paragraph

Think about it. This is an industry in which a game with no story (Mass Effect 2 I'm looking at you) gets passed off as a great story.


Sure, the presentation could still improve (it improved massively already from TW1 already), but its acceptable.

However, I do agree that the story relies too much on conviniencies in a few ocassions. Most notably SPOILERS, when they find out that Saskia is being controlled just because they decided to look at Philipha's house, and there just so happened that she left the book behind which just so happened contained the method she used. All because of a hunch.

And that small convenience moved the whole plot forward.

Other than that, its amazing.
It's no worse in that way than many other well-written mysteries, where a single item of evidence, revealed in an unfair manner, is the foundation of the big plot twist.

Had you been able to figure that out, or fail to do so, for yourself, rather than have it read to you by the narrator-as-Geralt, it would have been perfect. As it was, it was as good as, well, most Christie or Conan Doyle or Hitchcock.