The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

Honestly, I couldn't get enough of this game when I first bought it. It was dark, gritty - adult; which is something the games I was playing at the time weren't. It had a unique combat system, a fantastic magic system and the story, what a tale. If I hadn't lost my CDs (and access to a PC) I would still be playing this game. Yes, it's that good. Do yourself a favour, skip the slice of pizza at lunch and buy this game. It is exponentially more rewarding, and you will thank me and every other reviewer out there. Cheers, Chris

Though the The Witcher series has been on my backlog since I first heard of part 2 back in the 2009 I think, I only got to play it just recently. I am currently playing TW3 on PS4 and am about 40 hours in. Someone else wrote in their review ‘I feel I paid way to less for what I got’. I can only agree on that for all three games – especially TW3. The quantity and quality of the digital goodies you get when buying these Enhanced Editions on GOG is just admirable. I especially loved the soundtrack which I can still enjoy after the finishing the game. You really get to appreciate CD Projekt Red and their fantastic games. Also, I am absolutely excited for the development they made. You can see significant changes from one game to the next. Nothing feels copy-pasted and about all relevant areas have been worked on from the ground up in each game. Something that lacks in the COD franchise and Assassin’s Creed for example where entire mechanics or worlds have only been adjusted a little in some games. Sure, the combat in TW1 is something else. But that is exactly why I liked it in some twisted way. The different sword-styles for different types of enemies are a unique thing. Here is what I loved about this game from 2007 and why I will keep it in mind as a fantastic RPG: + overall feel / tone set through graphics and primarily through phenomenal score (best of all three games in my opinion) + mature and authentic presentation of the story and topics like racism + realistic moral grey area + choices you make and their impact (SPOILER: how blown away I was when the villagers in the first chapter turn on you after you helped them all these hours before END) + voice acting (excellent!) + skill trees (great design, they just absolutely fit in the game) Due to all these factors I'd simply recommend this game and both it's successors. Cheers!

A little too late, but I finally got to play this classic After 56 hours I finally finished it (i played on normal since I didn't know what I was getting into) and I must say it was a good game, and in case you don't want to read the text wall bellow: Play it, it's worth every penny What I like: - The character and graphic desing, that icy wasteland in the epilogue was beautiful - The music: the boss theme is metal - The voice acting, Geralt is monotonous, but Iguess that sort of thing happens when you are an amnesiac - The writing: you got everything, drama, action, and comedy - The combat: yes it can be stiffy, but once you find your rythm and start mowing down groups of enemies with ease it gets quite satisfying, specially when you are using the full potential of your signs and potions - The power fantasy of being probably the most promiscuos badass (I wasn't expecting that) what could have been better - I should have played in the hardest difficulty, normal proved to be too easy, I only died once and it was early in the game when I was learning the ropes, most of the time I used potions/oils/runes out of curiosity - The inability to carry every crafting material present in the game, many time I had to throw away mats because of this, not game breaking since I rarely brew potions, but I felt it was a waste nonetheless -The inability to carry weapons in your bags to sell later, and yes, I am nitpicking because I always had enough money for whatever I needed, but still - some of the signs are effectively useless, hex sounds good on paper, not so much in practice, specially when Aard and Ignis are enough to dispatch most enemies Overall the game is good, I had a lot of fun, I should have played on hard so I could have used all my abilities to thei fullest, I'll most likely revisit the game in a year or two to play it on hard, change my story choices and focus in other signs, who knows, maybe I missed half the fun the game had to offer

While the controls and graphics may not be what gamers are accustomed to today, The Witcher is a classic that launched a passion for gamers to want to explore the world of The Continent. The World: The game makes use of tough moral decisions in a complex world that challenges your concept of right and wrong with themes such as racism, sexualization, and moral-ambiguity. The decisions you may think are the right one, may have unforeseen consequences. Combat: Some call the combat clunky, but the idea of needing to prepare for a fight by balancing the right buffs and debuffs to fight your own way makes the combat system that much more difficult. Like many RPGs, the game makes use of fighting styles with different styles being more suited to different enemy types. It is definitely worth a play for anyone who is passionate about fantasy RPGs.

13 years have passed since the launch and you can notice with the graphics and the clunky gameplay. Of course, at that time, in 2007 we had Bioshock, Halo 3, Assassins creed and Crysis, Portal and a lot of other good games, but, what makes The Witcher special? As I said, the first The Witcher has clunky controls, the combat system is not polished, you can't jump even small gaps and the same models repeat every single time. But everyone agree with one thing, the atmosphere its really good. It looks like a tight budget game (it is) but sometimes have nice details like birds, dogs, npc's that interact with anothers. The story its OK in the begining, and with more you play it gets better. My recomendation is, if you want to fully enter The Witcher world, you can play it if you want, honestly i dont think there's a problem if you don't want. Sometimes the game is in 1 dollar if you don't want to spend 10 instead. On my case, I first played the third game, but i dropped because I really like the game and I wanted to play the other 2 to understand what's going on, and also make a long playthrough with the saves of the other 2 games.