When I first played this game many years ago, I thought it was the best RPG ever made. I recently replayed it, and while I still consider it one of the better games I've played, I can't believe all of the negative things I overlooked so many years ago. The world itself is amazing, I feel like I'm actually there. Incredible graphics and sound contribute to this immersive environment. The cities, towns, and villages all feel alive and inhabited by actual people. That said, there are some negatives. Much of the time, things are just too dark. I hated having to walk around without being able to see (unless I constantly used Cat potions, which required a lot of meditating... what a pain). Some of the quests were muddled and didn't flow well. The voice actress for Triss was so bad, I cringed every time she had dialogue (otherwise, the voice acting was top notch). The worst thing about the game, though, were the absolutely horrid KB/Mouse controls. Sometimes a button press would work, other times it wouldn't. Roach and Geralt, both had problems moving smoothly and stopping. Usually, when I let up on the W key, they would run a few steps further, then backup to where they were suppose to stop. However, if there "momentum" took them to far, the mgiht go over the edge of a cliff, bridge, or wall (in which case they didn't back up and would sometimes die). This made combat problematic at times.
Playing the tutorial made me really look forward to starting the campaign. Sure the controls were a bit obtuse, but nothing I couldn't get past. However, the whole time, there was this little question in the back of my mind, "How do I pause and give orders? That'll probably be explained later." Well, it wasn't. It turns out that you can't pause the game, give orders, and then resume it. I can see this being necessary in muliplayter, but in single player? Come on. Absolutely ruined the game for me.
Overall, I am mostly enjoying the game. Unfortunately, there are a couple of things that are preventing me from loving this game: 1. No ability to sort games based on time last saved. This causes problems for my feeble brain when I go back to load a game, "So which of these saves was my last one? I guess I'll try this one". Hand in hand with this is the inability to delete saves (at least I couldn't find a way to do it). 2. While playing the campaign, I don't always go to the tactical screen (I think that's what it's called) between missions. As a result, I can't always upgrade units or increase my air superiority. I don't know if this is by design, or if it's a flaw. At any rate, is extremely frustrating.
