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The Witcher Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: Atari
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Windows XP, Windows Vista
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-01-02
Version 1.2 exceedingly good
I play games on my PC much of the time, but I rarely review them. I felt the need to go on the record saying this one is unusually good.
To me, the most important parts of a game are:
* The story line -- is it involving, compelling?
* Artwork/Graphics -- is it realistic, beautiful?
* Combat/Gameplay -- is it fun, intuitive?
* Complexity/Replay value -- do I look forward to playing it over?
* Stability/Maintenance -- does it crash a lot, are issued addressed?
I rate this game very high on all counts but the last. In that area they are only about average.
The story line is complex and contains many choices and side quests. Quests are so interrelated that it is a challenge to organize the Journal in a truly useful way. This is one of the most "Mature" games I have played, definitely not intended for the little ones.
The player character is not customizable, and is always therefore male. Females who don't care to play a lusty male probably won't care for this.
Scenery is quite beautiful, and background sounds are surprisingly realistic. I sometimes feel I would play this game just to see the orange sunset reflected on the water.
Combat isn't quite as "hands-off" as it is in many RPGs. I like this. It is more involving while still being easy to learn.
It does crash a bit too frequently, especially if you "Alt-Tab out" of the game. If you are using a walkthrough, plan on printing it out for reference.
All in all, I am very impressed with this game and hope to see more from them.
Date: 2008-01-01
Resource intensive
Has some merits but pales in comparison to Morrowind\Oblivion, Dungeon Siege, Lion Heart, etc. Its obvious the creators have opted for glitz over substance. My suggestion? Save your $55.00 + replay Diablo. Far more fun and satisfying without the obvious performance and technical issues. When the 1.2 patch for this game is about 115 mb's its obvious there are some serious technical flaws.
Date: 2007-12-30
Do not believe the hype, screenshots nor any of the vidoes.
After watching a number of video reviews and previews for the game, and after veiw the simply incredible screenshots, I decieded I had to have this game. All the reviews and previews promised fasxt paced and innovative combat, deep character customization and a large, explorable game world.
Simply NONE of this was true.
To begin with, the combat just doesnt feel right. It consists of simply clicking your opponent, watching some rather cheesy combat animations and then trying to time your next click so that your character performs a combo. Thats it. That is simply not innovative, but rather repettive after the first few battles.
Next comes the camera. Where to begin? None of the camera angels feel right and all of them have defects. The up close camera constantly gets caught, faces the wrong way or simply impossible to maneuver. The mid range camera is too far out, making you miss out on the graphics, while the even further out camera makes your character look like little more than an animated dot.
Next, traveling. Walking around in this game is problematic due to the camera, which gets caught.
Load times. Load times are ludicrous in length and ruin the feel of the game.
This game is simply not worth it, I gave it two stars for the decent graphics.
Date: 2007-12-27
At Last: Shorter Loading Time!
I've finished this game once, the loading time was painfully long - reading while waiting wasn't an option but necessity...
But now this horrible thing has been overcome by the Patch 1.1a :) Definitely shorter loading times!
Just go to the Witcher's official site and download the patch - play, make your decisions and bear the consequences!
http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/news/220.html
Date: 2007-12-25
Amazing
This game is simply beautiful. While the requirements are steep and it might be necessary to turn the graphics down, they are still gorgeous. The combat is a world of fun, managing to achieve a fast pace without the repetition often found in rpgs and action games thanks to a frequent need to change stance. The story is involved, and although conversation and cinematic interludes are often awkward, they are very compelling and evocative overall, uniquely (in my experience) bringing out dark fantasy themes as well as a healthy sense of nordic-welsh heritage. The result is an rpg of high caliber and excellent composition. It makes me wonder if I've missed many treasures from eastern Europe because other companies can't afford to buy off the losers at gamespot and ign to give them coverage and reviews.
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