The Witcher 2

Ark

Anyone looking forward to this game as much as me? Loved the first one, probably the bet RPG experience I've had.

Assassin of Kings is really shaping up to be quite a looker. CD Projekt released some early footage at gamescon.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-10-the-witcher/703360

Don't forget to watch the other 6 videos that follow on.

HonkyPunch

Really wanted to play the first one, but never have.
Maybe should pick it up, this one looks pretty ace.

Target_Renegade

Enjoyed the first one, still need to finish it though. Mainly got into it because of a mod I was working on, the tools for the first one were clumsy. If they can get the new tools out to the community, then expect some good mods. Thats whats so great about PC gaming, mods and expanding existing IPs.

bbob

This is looking seriously wicked. I love how it seems like it has a ton of replay value..

Martin Henriksson

wow when he goes outside the view is breathtaking ;D cant wait for this.

Calabi

Yeah cant wait, the original was a gem in a trough of shite.

Ark

Yeah i really hope they release mod tools for this, i did play with the originals dijinni editor, but there wasn't much community support or proper documentation.

Now that they got their own engine, there tools will probably be alot better, judging from that chart in the vid, they got editors for everything from terrain to vegatation ala Crysis sandbox editor. The original games environments had to be modeled completely inside Max.

[HP]

I'm really thinking about getting the first one, I don't play enough RPG's. (Mainly because their time hoggers )

Ark

You could easily get 75-100hrs if you took your time and did every quest and explored everywhere.

If you pick it up, make sure you get the Enhanced or Directors Cut editions (both available as free patches and separate retail boxes,) they make the game look better and remove alot of bug/crashes that were present in the original.

Thegodzero

The first one is good, but they need more locations. Felt very small but long. Really hope the new one has more locations.

eld

I was always amazed how both Obsidian and cdproject used the aurora engine, but cdproject came out with a much better looking game, even pre-patch.

for me the witcher will always be the true nwn2.

[HP]

Thanks for the recommendations Ark.

Ark

eld wrote: »

I was always amazed how both Obsidian and cdproject used the aurora engine, but cdproject came out with a much better looking game, even pre-patch.

for me the witcher will always be the true nwn2.

I believe CD Projekt rewrote most of the renderer for The Witcher, thats probably why it looks alot better.

[HP] wrote: »

Thanks for the recommendations Ark.

NP.

eld

Ark wrote: »

I believe CD Projekt rewrote most of the renderer for The Witcher, thats probably why it looks alot better.

It was more than that, the content, characters(compared to nwn2), UI-art especially, it all was quite good.

ScudzAlmighty

eld:

No disrespect to Obsidian, they're better than me, but if two studio's use the same tools and one gets better results, than doesn't that just mean that one studio has better artists/programers? at least when one of the studio's didn't create the engine in question?

I don't know if it's true or not but I read Witcher 1 used the Mass Effect engine, which is really the Unreal engine and I've yet to see a licensee get better results than Epic (though they do have some pretty badass artists/programmers).

What I mean is, we both use photoshop, but you're a better texture artist than I am.

Ark

ScudzAlmighty wrote: »

eld:

No disrespect to Obsidian, they're better than me, but if two studio's use the same tools and one gets better results, than doesn't that just mean that one studio has better artists/programers? at least when one of the studio's didn't create the engine in question?

I don't know if it's true or not but I read Witcher 1 used the Mass Effect engine, which is really the Unreal engine and I've yet to see a licensee get better results than Epic (though they do have some pretty badass artists/programmers).

What I mean is, we both use photoshop, but you're a better texture artist than I am.

No, The Witcher doesn't use UE3, it runs on a modified Bioware Aurora engine.
http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Aurora_Engine

Soul_of_Solace

I absolutely loved the first game. The writing and atmosphere of the whole world in the game is just amazing. I found it so much more compelling than Dragon Age for example. But for this new one, I think I'll need a new computer, it looks too pretty for my 5-year old clunker to do it any justice.

HonkyPunch

i want to witcher some witches

eld

ScudzAlmighty wrote: »

eld:

No disrespect to Obsidian, they're better than me, but if two studio's use the same tools and one gets better results, than doesn't that just mean that one studio has better artists/programers? at least when one of the studio's didn't create the engine in question?

I don't know if it's true or not but I read Witcher 1 used the Mass Effect engine, which is really the Unreal engine and I've yet to see a licensee get better results than Epic (though they do have some pretty badass artists/programmers).

What I mean is, we both use photoshop, but you're a better texture artist than I am.

There was a big discussion about nwn2 back when it was released.. I said some horrible things.
Point being, shit in shit out.

Which is, again, back to the point, why I am impressed by cdproject, they really popped out of nowhere with the witcher and did some really impressive stuff.

Rurouni Strife

I'm pretty excited for it. Played the first one, loved it. It had some annoyances with me and it was actually too long for me but other than that it was great. This second one is looking pretty amazing.

Wahlgren

Witcher 2 looks badass. And theres boobs.

piippo

Boobs and rest of the game looks great.

Thegodzero

i hear the game is made of boobs, and is shipped between boobs for protection. It also has boobs in it too!

...boobs!


But really, game looks amazing and looks like it will play great too.

kaze369

this game is looking really good. This game just popped into my radar and I'm like wow this looks cool. I'm thinking of downloading the first game from Steam. But I think I'm going to have to finish FFXIII first and get that out of the way.

acc

The Witcher was one of the best RPGs since... ever, really. They'd have to try pretty hard to screw this up. So excited.

Autocon

watched all the gamecom vids. the envios are looking fantastic. especially compared to the first game, huge leap. but idk isnt it supose to come out later this year and they dont have a combat system nailed down yet?

piippo

Next year. I think the environments in The Witcher were good for that engine. I'm most excited for the fact that the load times are non-existent compared to the first game.

Visually, it's very appealing too.

dtschultz

http://www.giantbomb.com/the-witcher-2-has-bloody-combat/17-4080/

The Witcher 2 is looking like it could be pretty amazing! Everything I've seen so far on the environment side has been beautiful. I'm definitely going to check this out.

Barbarian

Original was good and I'm getting this one! I was overall disappointed with DA II and look forward to W2.

crazyfingers

If anyone hasn't played the original, now's the time! On sale for 5 bucks very soon, get ready for the sequel:

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/the_witcher?utm_campaign=atari_strategies&utm_content=game_subject&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

3DLee

I just played through the original 4-5 months ago and I loved it. I have the second pre-ordered.

Ark

So the game is officially released tomorrow, my collectors edition arrived a day early in somewhat a battered state, with that said anyone else planning on picking this up?

Artbook is sweet although not as content heavy as the original one, still has some great concepts and background.

r_fletch_r

downloaded from GOG and waiting for the final few files to be delivered tomorrow.
Really looking forward to it.

(totally agree about DA:2, really hoping W2 isnt a weak-sauce cashin)

Maph

My pre-order should ship later today! Love the first one, and this game should rock mah socks off!

kaze369

r_fletch_r wrote: »

downloaded from GOG and waiting for the final few files to be delivered tomorrow.
Really looking forward to it.

(totally agree about DA:2, really hoping W2 isnt a weak-sauce cashin)

same here. I'm trying to quickly go through the first one right now. Hopefully I'll understand most of the story. I wanted to get LA Noire at the same time but I just couldn't afford it. I've also got some Mass Effect 2 DLC to get through.:thumbup:

crazyfingers

These guys would be fools not to make a custom commercial for an episode of game of thrones. The game would sell like hotcakes among their audience.

3DLee

I have this pre-ordered via gog.com and I can't wait! I just played through the original back in March and it was fantastic.

kaze369

SOn of a bitch! my game just crashed and now I can't load my saved game. anyone have a saved game I could use? If not I guess I could read what happened in the first game.

3DLee

I think I have all of my save games at home still. What part did you get to?

Also: Multiple saves are your friend!

kaze369

3DLee wrote: »

I think I have all of my save games at home still. What part did you get to?

Also: Multiple saves are your friend!

I was in chapter 2 and I just completed a quest given to me by this old lady I think named veska. I was playing the game on easy because I wasn't sure about the gameplay.

edit: I'll make sure to have multiple save for the witcher 2.

Snefer

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBN1y0hWV7E[/ame]

Fucking awesome trailer.

Mcg.

Can't wait! I believe it can import save data from the first like Mass Effect?

Martin Henriksson

Hedningarna

Nemlet17

Nooooooooo! I want to get this but I already payed off L.A. Noire Damn my vacation fund....this game will have to wait.

3DLee

kaze369 wrote: »

I was in chapter 2 and I just completed a quest given to me by this old lady I think named veska. I was playing the game on easy because I wasn't sure about the gameplay.

edit: I'll make sure to have multiple save for the witcher 2.

Hey kaze, I grabbed a bunch of my save games and zipped them up for you. As far as I can tell, they're from around where you were in the game:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6675789/saves.7z

(the link should be active soon, I'm still uploading them)

kaze369

3DLee wrote: »

Hey kaze, I grabbed a bunch of my save games and zipped them up for you. As far as I can tell, they're from around where you were in the game:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6675789/saves.7z

(the link should be active soon, I'm still uploading them)

Thanks a bunch man!:thumbup::) That'll teach me not to have multiple saves.
Ironically, I'm pretty anal about multiple saves for my PC games but for some reason I didn't do it for the Witcher.

edit: you've actually helped me get a little further in the story, Thanks:thumbup:
I read the wikipedia entry for the game so I know what going to happens but I still want to try and a saved game for the transfer to the Witcher 2.

Ark

Just got to Chapter 1, this game has some beautiful art in it and the environments look amazing.

Not too sure about the combat yet, i was a fan of the old style of timing clicks.

hobodactyl

Does anyone know if it's getting an editor? I thought I read that they're going to release it later.

3DLee

I loaded it up this morning before work to make sure the download finish correctly... just stunning!

Bit-Tech just gave it a 95: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2011/05/17/the-witcher-2-review/2

r_fletch_r

Stunning looking game!! I'm not sure about the gameplay yet, Its been frustrating so far, there are ingame control tips but they pop up during combat and you can easily miss them totally. They seem to have totally neglected to make sure you know how to play the game before throwing you into the thick of it.

Read the manual before playing.

Martin Henriksson

Only played for an hour or so but its really epic so far imo. Might be the best looking game i have ever played. Its hard as hell atleast before you get a grip of how everything works.