Posted May 24, 2011
In my view, the combat and the graphics are the only two things that Witcher 2 excels over Witcher 1. Combat in TW1 felt more like a nuisance, the system in this installment is IMO the best action-based combat so far devised in RPGs (turn-based combat is of course superior, but we won't get any more of that).
Otherwise TW2 is a great, gorgeous looking game, but TW1 is richer, longer, the characters are more memorable, the side quests are more plentiful and enjoyable, the world is larger and the environments are more original and awesome (the chapter in the fields with noonwraiths is something I'd hardly ever forget).
I don't want to light a flame here, actually I want to heap praise on the Poles for TW2 which I thoroughly enjoyed, but....how to put it....TW 1 is in my all time RPG TOP 10, whereas TW2 isn't.
Otherwise TW2 is a great, gorgeous looking game, but TW1 is richer, longer, the characters are more memorable, the side quests are more plentiful and enjoyable, the world is larger and the environments are more original and awesome (the chapter in the fields with noonwraiths is something I'd hardly ever forget).
I don't want to light a flame here, actually I want to heap praise on the Poles for TW2 which I thoroughly enjoyed, but....how to put it....TW 1 is in my all time RPG TOP 10, whereas TW2 isn't.