I've never played a Wticher game before but this game has been phenomenal so far. I am blown away by the graphics, from shadows to water refraction, and from facial features to realistic hair. I have every setting turned to the highest value (including hairworks and the like) and have the draw distance on max. I experience no noticeable lag at 1080p (haven't measured the frame-rate, but I do have vsync on so no higher than 60fps). The game will occasionally skip a few frames in a stutter, but this happens ONCE every few HOURS, if at all. I don't think that's anything to worry about. This is running on a GTX-GeForce 970M with 3GB RAM and the Intel i7-4720HQ with 16GB of RAM (although I'm fairly sure you only need just over 8GB to run this game optimally). Also load time is minimal, I usually can't even read the tip that's shown during loading. However, I am running on an SSD so that might change if your running from an HDD. Although for modern gaming, you should definitely invest in at least a small SSD. Its worth it! I spend a lot of time showing off how impressive this game is, and how its ridiculously well it plays on my LAPTOP. Very, very impressed. I've already put in many hours of play and still feel as though the story is just beginning to unfold. So the game has looks, a good feel, and is very captivating. I absolutely recommend this game and am highly considering downloading the expansion pack while its still on sale!
