While the second title is shorter than the first one, the story telling was a lot more structure and did not drag on in comparison. While playing the first one, I felt that the first two chapters were rather slow pace and made me stop playing for a few weeks until finally getting back into it. Fortunately, Witcher 2 kept me hooked all the way to the end and am now doing my second playthrough to see the other paths that I could have chosen.
