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The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition |OT| Bow low, you stand before a head crowned.
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
It's 672p?
edit: Damn
Other than that, looks like a competent port. Once the PC EE hits, it's all over for me. Can't wait to see it in 60fps full res glory on PC.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
So spend $60+$200 to play one game? Buy a used desktop and a newer GPU and enjoy 1080P! Think of Steam and all those glorious $5 games!
Yeah I would say anyone interested enough in this game to buy a console for it might as well just get a pc/upgrade and that version.
Snapshot King
Member
I would also say this, but only because buying a console for any one game is totally ridiculous. That being said, I don't know, he could look at what's on the 360 and see if he preferred that backlog of exclusives more.
No PC Bayo for example =(
I just snuck in another hour messing around in the first town you get to.
I think what gets me with this game is the edge it has that would be polished out of most other devs from feedback from focus groups/accessibility/wider audience etc.
This game feels like the Game of Thrones of RPGs to me.
The only character I'm not in love with so far is the bard.
Love the amount of Arseholes in this game too, brings me pure joy!
I think what gets me with this game is the edge it has that would be polished out of most other devs from feedback from focus groups/accessibility/wider audience etc.
This game feels like the Game of Thrones of RPGs to me.
The only character I'm not in love with so far is the bard.
Love the amount of Arseholes in this game too, brings me pure joy!
Already played the first Witcher? TW2 is my GOTY2011 but the first one is even better
the enhanced edition is the regular edition. it costs 60$.
Lion Heart
Banned
Lulz, another blemish on Eurogamers rapport.
Carnby
Member
Wow. I'm very surprised that a regular edition comes with so much swag. A map, a guide, and a soundtrack all for the 60 dollars? Nice!
Zeouterlimits
Member
No. For all intended (
) purposes, the EE is the Witcher 2. It should not be limited, no.They have/had a collectors edition for EE which is called the Dark Edition and seemed quite limited.
After I'm done with this on 360 I'll defo grab the first one on PC and the other stuff in the world.
Yeah, design-wise a lot of the quests do things that AAA console games from big publishers just wouldn't do at all. A lot of things having to do with the context of the story in relation to the challenge in finishing quests. One Chapter 2 quest in particular perfectly illustrates this.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Prepare to be annoyed at the combat and jank. Everything else is stellar though. Writing is stronger, I preferred the way the story progressed too.
The 360 controller is perfect for combat and all but the menues are a little annoying but thats not the controller's fault,it's the UI that needs getting use to...I find it awful.
i wouldn't say the first is better. it definitely does somethings better though in regards to story and pacing.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Pretty sure they fixed this.
Yeah, I thought they removed DRM from all versions with the first patch?
nelsonroyale
Member
I would say the second is much better than the first in most regards...the first is a pretty archaic game in many aspects
Complistic
Member
There's a fix for that where you just delete a couple folders. I can only assume they've fixed that, would be pretty dumb if they didn't.
Replaying TW1 right now, and while the mood and story are both great, the game hasn't aged very well. Cinematics are fisheyed and the animation is awkward at best.
Triss is hotter in 2, more importantly
better applied use of magic, if you know what i mean.
Snapshot King
Member
No. For all intended (
They have/had a collectors edition for EE which is called the Dark Edition and seemed quite limited.
I don't wanna sound like an asshole here, I just think you should know it's actually all "intents and purposes." I only mention it since you tried to correct it lol
You're gonna ruins it for them, Chinner :l
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
That final part of the first chapter is the hardest part of the game because one does not have enough points invested into the proper skills, and the gear is still shitty. It gets easier from there on.
yeah, you can switch to normal from now on.
8.5 for TW2 and 9.5 for ME3?
Someone's either fucking retarded or EA lined IGN's wallets. This is fucking shameless.
This isn't even an opinion, LOOK AT THESE TWO FUCKING THINGS.
Wow! I was just watching Witcher 1's video review (I know the game came out in 2007) and I have to say, the second game received massive graphical upgrade. Honestly, it is staggering. Even more so when I read somewhere in this forum that it cost around US $8 million to develop.
Also, does anyone know why they skipped over the first game to port to console?
Also, does anyone know why they skipped over the first game to port to console?
The first Witcher has the best choice system ever...the story is better i know is slower, but that fits well with the style of narration of discover the world at the same that Gerald (and other thing like the ending and
Alvin
And i really love TW2 like a said before is my GOTY 2011...
Yeah, TW1 affected me much more than TW2 did. The story and pacing was better and it had an extremely solid ending. This might sound weird but I also liked all of the grindy monster slaying quests in TW1 on top of it having more monster variety. I would pay a lot of money fora TW1 remake on the RED engine.
Confusion Illusion
Banned
My only gripe has always been with the way the games handles saves. New auto/quick saves don't overwrite old ones, so the save folder can balloon in size if you don't manage it. Though I'm not expecting them to address it with enhanced edition.
MikeE21286
Member
You can still pre-order at TRU for $44.99
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12644778
Thanks! Even better.
Yeah I don't want to say anything against the quality of the ME series, because it is great, but you can damn well bet that if TW2 had a bigger marketing budget when it came out last year, it would've been getting slightly higher scores and more goty nods.
NekoFever
Member
There was a 360 version of the first one under way by an external studio, but there were creative differences and missed deadlines. It was never officially cancelled so maybe it could get revived as a downloadable if this one is a hit.
Yeah, as much as I'm enjoying seeing people discovering the second game on consoles, they should be careful when wanting to play the first one. It is a very good game, but it was also CDPR first one (I think) and it was severely handicapped by the engine used (Aurora, based on the Neverwinter Nights), and the choice to try to make it more action oriented. So, the combat isn't for everyone. I still like that game very much, but aside from the world and characters, it is very different game.
They tried, by contracting another studio to make it. It didn't really work out... can't really remember how the story ended but there were some accusations between both sides. Probably has a lot to do with the fact, between a third-party engine and a more "traditional" PC interface/mechanics, the port wouldn't be easy thing to do.
In the end, CDPR made the engine they wanted for The Witcher 2, designed a (better IMHO) combat system that could be easily translated to the consoles and the result is the amazing game that more people can enjoy.
EDIT: ops.. beaten.. that will teach me not to go to another window and read something else before pressing "post", hehe.
They tried, by contracting another studio to make it. It didn't really work out... can't really remember how the story ended but there were some accusations between both sides. Probably has a lot to do with the fact, between a third-party engine and a more "traditional" PC interface/mechanics, the port wouldn't be easy thing to do.
In the end, CDPR made the engine they wanted for The Witcher 2, designed a (better IMHO) combat system that could be easily translated to the consoles and the result is the amazing game that more people can enjoy.
EDIT: ops.. beaten.. that will teach me not to go to another window and read something else before pressing "post", hehe.
Red Blaster
Member
Another reminder that Dark mode exists and although difficult at first, blalnces the game for later levels when you become OP with magic and skill treees....unfortuately there is not that much increase in enemy difficulty so even for those that are getting hammered on normal I suggest dark...the extra armours are nice albeit expensive and difficult to craft, but dark was patched in later for a reason...it balances the game overall. The only problem is yo can't swith back ot dark if you go easy later...and you will lose the armours.
I assume it is just because the second one was out already, and they want to promote the latest versions of everything....dark souls not demons will get the PC version and it makes intuitive sense to me to do it that way. The story canalways be read online or figured out other ways....newer is always more marketable.
Timekiller
Member
Oldest trick in the game journalism editor in chief's book.
Give the mainstream game to one of the "senior" journalists, as you know he's so nerdy and pathetically hooked to games that he'll fire a 9.5 no matter what.
Give the relatively unknown gem that must score lower (for visibility reasons) to the most intelligent, toughest critic you have, which by definition probably doesn't review much of the mainstream ultra hyped shit: he'll be true to his snotty standards and never touch a 9 OR to another mainstream idiot that just feeds on pizza and Lost, and will consider it not cool enough for a 9.
There you go. When january comes, no fear: game of the year is the one voted most, not the result of a verdict based on facts and well argumented , intelligent opinions.