Wiedźmin 2: Zabójcy Królów - Edycja Rozszerzona

After playing Witcher 1 and putting up with the gameplay at times and loving its amazing story, I decided I would buy Witcher 2 after beating it and I definitely do not regret it. The game itself is extremely polished which is definitely a huge plus over the original which had huge overhauls and still wasn't polished in a ton of areas. The game's combat is nothing like the original's in any way and it compares more to games like Demon's Souls or Gothic 2 in that it is more skill and action based than the original's time based combat. The combat feels perfect in how it flows due to the responsive controls and the variation in it due in part to the improved magic signs that are a lot more useful than in the first game because you are forced to do more than spam the strongest spells. The only issue with the combat is the difficulty, due to the difficulty you have to resort to doing things that mostly keep you out of combat such as spamming your shield spell quen and roll dodges waiting for an opening just to attack without instantly dying. Because the combat is so hard, it makes the balance of the game seem unforgiving and can be extremely frustrating at times. The story of the game is very compelling and is introduced very well even if you have not played the first game or have read the books. Coming from someone who has not the read books the game really does its job with introducing the characters and giving you a connection with them. It helps that the game has the the books' lore as the game has many items to read such as in game books or the bestiary to read which expand on the story and make you feel like it is a real world. The biggest complaint about the story other reviewers seemed to have is the ending, I liked that the ending tied up many loose ends but it did leave a lot to be desired and I cannot wait for a sequel to expand upon it. Though the game has some issues with the difficulty and balance, it is an amazing game that I can most certainly recommend be bought at full price. The Witcher 2 is probably my favorite game of the year thus far and I don't believe any game other than Deus Ex: Human Revolution can hope to top it.

This is without a doubt the weakest entry in The Witcher series. Mainly for two reasons: The design of the gameplay is just bad compared to the other games and the game is very short. Key prompt boxing fights... really? That was probably the worst choice of all the bad ones. And throughout the game there are just many questionable controls. It seems they made it with consoles (controllers) in mind and that is always bad in my book. It simplifies and stupifies the gameplay and the control of the character. Another thing is the map and the general navigation of the game. It is at times very frustrating. The last of the bad is the way the quests play out and how you trigger them. It is very easy to miss something or fail a quest. If you don't do things in a very specific order that is. Still it is not a bad game. There is a lot to love for story based Rpg lovers. It looks great, and the biggest strength of the game is the story and the variety of characters. As always there is a good replay value. You will need to play it at least twice to truly experience the game (Iorveth and Roche paths). The crafting and economy of the game requires you to work quite a lot. You inventory space is limited and you don't earn a lot of money or ressources. Wether that is good or bad is up to the player i guess. I'm not a big fan of constantly filled inventory space because crafting materials fill up everything. 3,5/5 Not a bad game, but some questionable design choices. They removed it all in the 3rd game so i guess they learned.

So basically, I have played the game on Windows and later on Mac in the past and enjoyed the heck out of it. Unfortunately, our beloved Apple removed the support for 32 bit apps. However, recently an update for the macos version of the game came out making it 64 bit - amazing! Unfortunately, the game crashes immediately upon launch. This may have to do with me using an Apple Silicon mac. However, the Rosetta 2 translation layer should be able to handle it with no issue. Maybe in the future the issue will be identified and addressed.

Recently, in a happily surprising manner, after many years of not having achievement support in GOG Galaxy, this has been fixed! Thank you, CD Projekt RED!!!

The Witcher 2 is a must-have for all RPG fans. it has everything from beautiful graphics to an enchanting story.