Posted on: February 15, 2023
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Verified ownerGames: 248 Reviews: 63
Epic Slavic Fantasy
For me, this game is great adaption of Sapkowski's world into the video game. That's where all the three games nailed it. It feels like natural expansion of what I've read. You have your classic fantasy setting, with elves, dwarves, magic, etc. But with buckets of slavic atmosphere. The characters talk and act like real people in the world where nothing is black and white. You often have to choose the "lesser evil", where your choises are not straght good or bad. They have pros and cons. Someone will benefit from them and someone will get hurt. The story deals heavily with politics. This might be downside for someone. Yes, you still get to do the "witchery stuff" (fulfilling contracts, killing monsters), but the prime role plays politics. There are significant changes in combat in comparison to the first game. It's real time, no more waiting for flashing cursor. What I didn't like was the change in alchemy. Unless you focus on alchemy in the skill tree, the potions long for much shorter time. In addition, you can use potions only outside the combat during meditation. Which could be annoying after a while and I avoided it (with exception of the cat potion). Although I had a great time with a game and the story is interesting, it feels more like a prelude to the third game than its own thing. Many of the plotpoints (Yennefer, The Wild Hunt, Nilfgaard) serve only as a foreshadowing for the next installment. That's just my personal gripe. Overall, it was a great experience for me. It's an epic fantasy game with a slavic soul.
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