Posted on: July 13, 2024
mnietek
Verified ownerGames: 548 Reviews: 80
Loved back in 2007, now not so much
OK. I know that it's really the first "big" game that kickstarted CDP to the level that eventually brought us Witcher3 and CP2077. I bought the pre-order launch edition in that big box (and got it delivered later than the game was available in stores but that's another story) and I had loads of fun with it back then even though before one of the patches loading times made it really a test of patience. I tried to come back to it now in 2024. And just couldn't force myself to deal with the weirdness of the UI, controls and mechanics. No jumping, no climbing, no swimming... You can feel the age. Even GTA3 was less limiting. The combat system is clunky. Yes, it can be mastered, it is liked by some people but for me it's mostly annoying. And some of the "plot devices" - like Vesemir standing in the only doorway from a room so that you cannot pass (because every time you approach him a dialogue with no real options except for "see ya later" opens) and simply must do the thing that script writers said you must do to continue. Well, it feels the game is relatively old and much simpler than modern ones. So yes, the memory is sweet but it didn't age very well. Maybe not like milk but definitely not like wine. It's worth remembering as a significant step in the long way to the masterpiece that Witcher 3 was but for me that's it - worth remembering, not really worth replaying.
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