Finally complete my Witcher saga--all Witcher 1, 2 and 3. I absolutely love the game and the entire series so much, the only complain I have is that I wish I could forget all about it and start everything anew. Failing that, I really wish CD Project Red would release another great DLC, or even a whole new Witcher 4. I've been playing RPG since 1989 and I can say with utmost confident that this is, beyond any shadow of a doubt, THE best RPG game--and series, ever created, to date. Again, I wish it would never stop. I fucking love the world and everything about it.
IMHO, for any project in the future, Jensen should avoid Phoenix Online Studio like the plague! Ugh! My rigs are just about above the recommended requirements, but even on the lowest settings the game is horribly stutters, lags, dragging, the sounds are like hearing from under water.... Gah! It completely ruins any chance to enjoy the story--let alone play it properly. And ALL of their games are like this. It literally kills me to find that they also handle Gabriel Knight 1 remake. AAAARRRRGH!
Yeah. That hard. But the game really is cold and harsh. Can't remember how many times my party broken down or destroyed over diseases and hunger, just as much as beaten over combat due to miscalculated strategy. The story is the only thing that kept me going. It's worth all the hardships, like you really did the adventure yourself. I remember picking up ROA 1+2 back in High School about 22 years ago. Took me MONTHS to complete both, and when I got my hands of the 3rd installment, I didn't get the chance to finish it as so many things happened those days--college, girlfriend, job, parents, the usual. Now when it finally comes at GOG (the 3rd), I'm still not sure to be able to complete it--especially if I play straight, no cheating and all that. Gotta cheat like shit this time if I ever want to come back to my job everyday during which. TSearch comes in handy for that. I'm in it just for the story. Here goes nothing. Once more into the breach!
I purchased the box version of Witcher 1 a long time ago when it first came out, via a friend who's staying in United States at the time. It was an incredible experience, to say the least--crashes and bugs notwithstanding yet unfortunately and inevitably made me reluctant to finish it up, like many gamers and most of CDPR's fans, apparently. And then came The witcher 2. I was blown beyond the cloud with this one. So much that I was a bit disappointed to find it was rather short, somewhat "unfinished" and less epic than the first one did. The end game--I don't know, it felt somehow like a puff of smoke compared to the grand opening and middle in Prologue, Chapter I and II. I understand (and even rejoice) to the subtle hint that the story is indeed not supposed to finish in Witcher 2, that there will be more revealing and grandeur journey in Witcher 3 (a promise I hold so dear for CDProject to fulfill). As it is, The Witcher 2 remains one of the best and most entertaining game experience in my 16 years of gaming life. And as a side note, thanx to Witcher 2 I found the spirit to finish what I left of in Witcher 1--especially now with the existence of Enhance Edition via GOG and/or patch 1.4. Both cases bears a daunting download since I only have dial-up connection, but I persevered just for the sake of it. Back to my dream above... I'm seeing the possibility of remaking Witcher 1 using Witcher 2's 3d engine and mechanics. At the very least in realization by means of community's story mod. Heh, imagine how long one would undertakes such a project. It's insane, I know. But I'd imagine that should CDPR takes the opportunity, any fanboy would be more than willing to open their wallet again for this. I know I would. No question about it. Besides, it would serves to be a nice waiting medium until the release of Witcher 3, no matter how long it would looms on the horizon. Hhhh.....
