Wiedźmin 2: Zabójcy Królów - Edycja Rozszerzona

Witcher 2 really suffers from being a part of the Witcher series. Bordered on one side by master-of-mechanics The Witcher (1) and on the other by f-ing amazing The Witcher 3, you will be stalled by what you miss from the two rather than what is good about this one. The story is much shorter than either TW1 or (especially) TW3, even if you stick to the base game story on both of TW2's neighbours. You get to make like two decisions here, and no "Witcher path" is available. Choose the lesser evil. The story is immersive and believable, even if Geralt is driven by a deeply personal matter, unlike the objective goal of TW1. Still works. Alchemy is very screwed here. You cannot drink potions in combat, so you must guess which potions you will need for the fight, and drink them beforehand. It works from the story point of view, but makes a horrible mechanic. Everything about the inventory felt very consoly to me. It makes zero sense on a mouse-and-keyboard PC. Items lost lots of the clarity from TW1, be it alchemy ingredients, books and recipes... So, what do I like about this piece? - Unlike other reviewers, I found the use of QTE fine. Definitely suitable for minigames, and okay in boss fights. Those have their own mechanics here, unlike TW1, the boss is no longer a "just hit it more" version of a mob. - The decisions, while limited, do make more impact. You get to see all locations in one playthrough, but by making a choice, you're choosing a home location for Ch2. Choose one, loose the other. - Stealth action is a welcome addition in the game. You can solve problems without using a sword, which is a nice path, even if it might feel somehow restrictive. - Different options to make people talk. Be the nice cop, or make them fear. Such options are now clearly labeled, and that will help you make decisions. Overall, it's a very fine adventure, but Kingslayer lacks the jaw-droppiness of The Witchers Past and Future. I'm sorry, CDPR, but you can do better.

I am a huge fan of what CD Projekt red has done with the Witcher series they have made a game that is engaging to play, you're decisions actually matter and deeply affect the world. It is an absolute pleasure to play a game where this much time and effort is put into a true PC title.

Just a spectacular game. I believe that ALL RPG players should posses this game. The storyline is immersive and compelling. The look and feel of the game had a tremendous amount of work put into it, and it shows. The combat makes you respect your opponents. If you don't you'll be reloading often, but if you put some thought into your attack plan, use the items and skills afforded you then satisfaction is glorious. The music had me humming even after I shut the game down. And the choices...ah those choices. Brilliant!!

TW2 has the potential to be a masterpiece with future patches. But as of 1.0, it's only a great game. The story is superb, the art is stunning and the combat (once you understand all the mechanics) is gritty, complex and satisfactory. The main problem is the difficulty curve: it's inverted !. In the beggining, the tutorials are almost innefective (PC folks tend to read the manual, but if this game gets ported to consoles, it should be redone) and you tend to miss important info. Once you get the hang of the combat in the lower levels, the feeling is awesome. You must prepare for battles, keep your distance, avoid getting surrounded, set some traps, craft some bombs, manage your vigor ... it's a pure adrenaline rush. Then ... you level up and the game gets A LOT easier. Combats turn into a button-mashing chore. I finished the game for the awesome story, but the difficulty curve in the game left me with a bitter aftertaste. A mod like Full Combat Rebalance, by the CDP devs or by the modding community should do the trick. Once the game gets patched, i'll make another review.

* TW2 is not really a RPG but more a game of skill (player ability is more important than character progression and equipment) * game has a frustrating inverted difficulty curve and no tutorial. Starts VERY hard and then becomes very easy due to over powered unlocked abilities. * gameplay obviously designed around a gamepad, for better or for worse. * turns Geralt back into the character from the books and takes TW1 along for the ride. :D May need to read books to fully appreciate. * everything is morally ambiguous. very few if any 'bad guys'. * beautiful art and great voice acting.