The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

Just be sure your machine can take it. This game has wholly modern looks, but the system performance requirements really are a world apart from the games on offer at GOG. The effects and environs are well worth it, however. Combat can get tough, too, if you do not pay attention to creature strengths and weaknesses. Other than that, it is worth it. Very good RPG with a no-nonsense hero, set in an unforgiving, cruel world, full of both love and hatred, enhanced with a touch of horror atmosphere. Sapkowski, the author of the Witcher series, is an accomplished fantasy writer, and the whole game surpasses your average "kill the beast, take the loot, fondle the princess" scheme, even though all of killing, looting and fondling are present.

[NOTE:- This is a Repost of my 2014 Review for The Witcher Enhanced Edition via Steam] The Witcher 'Gaming' Saga Begins Here for "Geralt of Rivia", * One of the Best Stories told in a RPG, it's not just the Main Campaign even all the Side Mission adds lot of depth. * The In-Game Choices & Path you choose defines how the story & gameplay unfolds, I loved it. * Sound & Music are Awesome, so does the dialogues which were very nicely done. * Atmospere & Graphics are good nothing ground breaking though for game released on 2008 using Aurora Engine. * Such a Dynamic Combat System, It's Joy Ride to Play on Hard Mode that’s where you start using lot of "Alchemy" * Many People didn't like the control system, even i find it very wonky at the beginning but once you familiarize them it's a cake walk. Years ago I've finished this Game twice with "Sco'iatel Path" & "Order's Path" now this time around I’ve done it right and completed the game with "Neutral Path" which is the True Witcher's Path. ****Definitely a Must Play RPG for the Fans of the Genre.""""

I don't feel like writing a whole novel about it, so I'll just sum up: Pros: + Gorgeous scenery, weather, and day & night cycles. + Fun combat (if repetitive) + Really unique story and characters + A sense that your actions have grander consequences + Interesting character progression options Cons: - Limited character models. Even some important named characters get hand-me-down generic models. - So-so voice acting. A lot of it really isn't that bad, but the game's a horrible mish-mash of "fantasy" accents. Gerald of Rivia sounds like he's sleepwalking most of the time. - Cumbersome inventory system, especially in a game with so many fetch quests - So many fetch quests - Sex Card quest. I get it that Gerald is an insatiable and sterile Don Juan, but this got to be just gratuitous. Nothing wrong with romance and sex in a game, but use Mass Effect and Dragon Age as your model, not Leisure Suit Larry and Japanese dating-sims. I give the game a solid B (80%), but all the extras and goodies Projekt Red throws in (2 soundtracks, art book, guide book, story book, map, etc) bring it up to an A minus (88%?). I spend 160hrs playing The Witcher EE. If you get it for $10, you'll certainly get your money's worth. I just hope the sequel is more mature in some regards.

If you see reviews saying that this game is made great by the subsequent ones, just ignore them. You can't really expect children to review games. As flashy as W3 is, it strugles to capture the dark atmosphere of the W1. This is the only game where you can choose to go your own way and not get involved in events for one side or the other. Chosing the lesser evil is really really hard when your choice is between the the xenophobic genocidal regime vs. the terrorist supremacist group. It was really refreshing playing a game where the story is not some good vs evil, survival vs extinvtion boring thrope. W1 has nothing on W2 and W3 when it comes to graphics or mechanics. But the world is colorful, beautiful and full of lore. It feels more faithful the the central-eastern european heritage it comes from.

I'm about 20-25 hours into The Witcher. It was definitely fun at first because the atmosphere and the music really grip you. But the tedious combat (consisting only of clicking with no actual tactics beyond not using the "group" style if friendlies are around) along with every quest requiring you to run back and forth along the same paths for hours makes for a very boring and disappointing game. So much potential was wasted here. The alchemy system, gathering ingredients, the character interaction, the music, sound effects, all of that is very good, and the reason it gets two stars. The linear walking around and the combat destroy the game.