His name was Geralt of Riva and he was a wizard ... a professional monster slayer.
With these words welcome to the review of "The Witcher" in the game it is the first work of a Polish development studio that the name "CD Projekt Red" sounds. The role play is about a witch, to Geralt of Riva, the protagonist of numerous books of Andrzej Sapkowski. On 26 October 2007, it had come for "The Witcher" was published in the European region. Whether done by the guys from CD Projekt good job or have chosen for her first work, a too ambitious project, we will now consider in more detail.
What is a sorcerer? Initially, a brief digression in which we consider more precisely what a witch is all about.
The Witcher "kidnap" children to treat them with so-called mutagens. This procedure, very few of these children survive, succeed where those of all things an education before the sorcerer. This consists of three tests, which are explained in more detail in the game. The reward for this hard and painful training are superhuman strength, reflexes and increased resistance to poison and pain. In addition, characters are wizards able to work. The price is high, however, a wizard is no longer a man but a "Mutant", they feel nothing and lose their potency. The role of a sorcerer is to travel the world and monsters for the People pose a direct threat to kill for a small reasonable mite (Oren), too.
Even Geralt is such a wizard, he has at that time the procedure survived surprisingly well, and therefore was a "special treatment" undergone this was anything but good and the side effects of which were complete pigment loss, stem from the white hair of the sorcerer.
The plot
CD Projekt Red today with "The Witcher" is the story of the sorcerer Geralt continue Riva and follows therefore the end of the "witcher saga" of Adrzej Sapkowsi. The intro tells us short and about what happened in the first chapters of the saga. The Witcher freed the princess Adda by a curse, but it severely wounded. Then it was down to the Warlock, until he was found one day by some of his comrades on the riverbank. This is where the game.
CD Projekt Red today with "The Witcher" is the story of the sorcerer Geralt continue Riva and follows therefore the end of the "witcher saga" of Adrzej Sapkowsi. The intro tells us short and about what happened in the first chapters of the saga. The Witcher freed the princess Adda by a curse, but it severely wounded. Then it was down to the Warlock, until he was found one day by some of his comrades on the riverbank. This is where the game.
you will taken to Kaer Morhen, one of the last strongholds of the wizards, where you were then trained to the same droplet. After a brief introduction, the castle is also immediately attacked by dark figures and it is you against these monsters to defend. It turns out that Azar Javed is a powerful magician in the company of "professor" a professional killer behind the witcher secrets in rest of the castle, is higher. As you foiled the attack is up to you, but in the end, the group splits to search for the responsible, who got away unfortunately. So you Get thee to Geralt to find the bad guys.
The professor
The story is quite a worthy "sequel" to the witcher saga and this causes no shame. The character Geralt is reflected very well by the many allusions to the books and inspiration from these very one feels immediately at home. Also the unique humor of the original author has been implemented as well.
Old friends:
Anyone who has read the saga will come over and over again in reference to BS. First, the names of the herbs and plants, as well as the potions are often taken from the books. In addition, you also know some places and lands in the saga. The best, however, are the encounters with characters from the books, such meetings are usually with a little story from the actual book decorated. Players who are as knowledgeable and the saga still have not read background on the history and past of the sorcerer, for experts who would feel great, "Ahhh I know him yet" Moments. As a nice side effect has so almost every character a back story, which makes them appear much more credible.
Anyone who has read the saga will come over and over again in reference to BS. First, the names of the herbs and plants, as well as the potions are often taken from the books. In addition, you also know some places and lands in the saga. The best, however, are the encounters with characters from the books, such meetings are usually with a little story from the actual book decorated. Players who are as knowledgeable and the saga still have not read background on the history and past of the sorcerer, for experts who would feel great, "Ahhh I know him yet" Moments. As a nice side effect has so almost every character a back story, which makes them appear much more credible.
look into the distance
So I can only recommend before the game at least read into the saga, it's worth it.
The daily life of a sorcerer:
In Temeria lot for you to tun.Die main quest will lead you through the path of Azar Javed and the Professor ago, while her notes very quickly that an organization involved with the name "Salamandra" in the matter and it is now trying to find the leader of this gang. Besides the main quest line that accompanies you after the prologue through the five chapters and epilogue transferred to wait of course, many other objects and persons in need of you. In each chapter you can go to the bulletin board called "Sorcerer contracts" pick. These basically consist of simple group quests and bring a little money in his pocket wizards. In addition, you can pursue your normal day's work for the royal monster hunter kill harass the local population right now. Who keeps his eyes open will also encounter the countless side quest usually a nice story and reward them with runes, swords and or money. Furthermore, you can still kill your time with fist fights and poker dice.
In Temeria lot for you to tun.Die main quest will lead you through the path of Azar Javed and the Professor ago, while her notes very quickly that an organization involved with the name "Salamandra" in the matter and it is now trying to find the leader of this gang. Besides the main quest line that accompanies you after the prologue through the five chapters and epilogue transferred to wait of course, many other objects and persons in need of you. In each chapter you can go to the bulletin board called "Sorcerer contracts" pick. These basically consist of simple group quests and bring a little money in his pocket wizards. In addition, you can pursue your normal day's work for the royal monster hunter kill harass the local population right now. Who keeps his eyes open will also encounter the countless side quest usually a nice story and reward them with runes, swords and or money. Furthermore, you can still kill your time with fist fights and poker dice.
One of the key features of "The Witcher" is the ability to choose how you carry out the tasks. You can either remain neutral or beat you to a page. Depending on how you take up the issues, changed the course of the game and the partially relevant. Thus the conclusion of a quest to provide a kind that you do not complete in the next chapter a more other can or another quest much easier.
The story is told through painted images that change depending on your approach.
So a big "freedom" in choosing the approach of course involves a great risk in the quest design, but more on that later separately. The quests are varied and are everywhere to discover little stories, often these are also linked to events from the legend what makes something beautiful.
What would a warlock without his water bottle? only half a sorcerer. The wizards have always set a drinking support their skills and to secure advantages in the fight. As is this division is in the game too short. At the beginning of an alchemy of the game is beaten for the first time, there are many recipes and many more ingredients. But after a short while you get used to it and looks forward to each new powerful potion which can be found. Geralt can in this case, however, does not take an infinite number of potions, that would be plenty fair. Each potion increases the toxicity of those currently subject to the Sorcerer, which is rising on some level, the sorcerer permanently injured and lost life.
steel ... for men and silver for monsters ...
Geralt can carry four weapons. A silver sword for monsters, two steel swords for humans and animals, as well as another optional weapon such as a hatchet or torch. During the game, there are very many powerful swords and can be forged with Meteoritenerz or runes and even a sword. Depending on the combination of weapons can be produced powerful combo attacks. The Warlock has several fighting styles. For Strong, fast, or a bunch of enemies. The combat system is controlled by mouse, while the enemy is clicked and it will be a "start signal" which indicates the initiation of combat. Now it is the right timing when the cursor turns yellow again to press in order to string together combos. Sounds boring but makes a lot of fun, especially since Geralt a master of the sword and looking at it just great when he fights full of ardor.
Geralt can carry four weapons. A silver sword for monsters, two steel swords for humans and animals, as well as another optional weapon such as a hatchet or torch. During the game, there are very many powerful swords and can be forged with Meteoritenerz or runes and even a sword. Depending on the combination of weapons can be produced powerful combo attacks. The Warlock has several fighting styles. For Strong, fast, or a bunch of enemies. The combat system is controlled by mouse, while the enemy is clicked and it will be a "start signal" which indicates the initiation of combat. Now it is the right timing when the cursor turns yellow again to press in order to string together combos. Sounds boring but makes a lot of fun, especially since Geralt a master of the sword and looking at it just great when he fights full of ardor.
fight against the Order
Witcher are not magicians
For many, the one and the other, but the truth Wizards are not good to say about wizards and vice versa, it is the same. Does Geralt can not perform, he may appear characters. Including the sign Aard, what is the pressure wave of Lord Vader from Star Wars very close. With this character, Geralt can hurl enemies and debris out of the way to disarm the opponent or even stunning. Furthermore the sorcerer also has the character "Igni" which throws a fireball at the enemy. In addition, there are three other characters that are found in the course of the game and learned. Casting a character costs the sorcerer called "Endurance" which is slowly regenerated, is thus an act of Continual characters possible.
For many, the one and the other, but the truth Wizards are not good to say about wizards and vice versa, it is the same. Does Geralt can not perform, he may appear characters. Including the sign Aard, what is the pressure wave of Lord Vader from Star Wars very close. With this character, Geralt can hurl enemies and debris out of the way to disarm the opponent or even stunning. Furthermore the sorcerer also has the character "Igni" which throws a fireball at the enemy. In addition, there are three other characters that are found in the course of the game and learned. Casting a character costs the sorcerer called "Endurance" which is slowly regenerated, is thus an act of Continual characters possible.
The Level System:
By eliminating monsters and completing quests you get experience points by which it rises in your sorcerer level. After each climb you'll get points which you could rely on your abilities, including your sword fighting styles, characters, or basic, such as strength, intelligence, etc. It Geralt in run the time available to work ever more powerful sign and execute elegant sword combos.
By eliminating monsters and completing quests you get experience points by which it rises in your sorcerer level. After each climb you'll get points which you could rely on your abilities, including your sword fighting styles, characters, or basic, such as strength, intelligence, etc. It Geralt in run the time available to work ever more powerful sign and execute elegant sword combos.
The level screen
Aurora at the limit
uses for the graphics engine of the Aurora Project CD BioWare and literally beats the Last out of her. The Witcher just looks great, the world has a flowing day and night cycles, which increases the credibility significantly. In addition, the act many lands and places very consistent and very lovely design and detail. Never has a medieval city was so believable and real as Wizima in this game. Everywhere scurries around animals, in the city make it the rats and stray dogs cozy beg for food, farm we met Raven, chickens, geese and lots of farmers. The game looks even now after 3 years of very solid and impressive part with beautiful images. The locations of the game range from the run-down temple area of Wizima over the much more affluent area of the city traders. It is important to explore a spooky cemetery to roam a musty undead-ridden swamp, going to a lake lit by fireflies, to save an idyllic village to climb over icy mountains to explore numerous caves, tombs and other holes. The characters that can act Geralt are set appropriately in the scene, the fire ball Igni but looks very impressive, leaving little flames everywhere. So it makes more fun of course equal to grilling a couple drowned when the then still looks so pretty.
river at the village
The beautiful graphics of course, has a considerable price, the hardware requirements for the game to play at full load are slightly elevated, should constitute a fairly new PC today but no longer a problem.
Funny Hintergrundgebrabbel or "The Ton "
to" tone "or" sound "of a game several factors contribute. As there are, soundtrack, voice actors, sound effects and background noises, etc., etc. In "The Witcher" one here has spared no expense or effort. The soundtrack fits like "Geralt's chalk and cheese" perfectly to the atmosphere. Responsible for the beautiful sounds of the Polish composer Adam Skorupa and Pawel Błaszczak. As another mood factor can be considered the "comments" of the population, which contribute mainly to the amusement. These include such gems like "My balls itch," "ICH BIN GEIL !!!!!" or "Fuck peaceful coexistence". This was just a small glimpse into the rich assortment of wonderful background comments. Since, in contrast to Gothic arise only monologues in the room are thrown no mindless dialogues. Dialogues of course there are, but these are always the same, it makes sense. For ordinary sound in the effects is also provided, who has a strong bass should think of his neighbors. The only thing I have noticed negative the tone of the main menu there, this is when you select an option too loud and provides for such trivial things like saving and loading effect already for a thunderstorm.
to" tone "or" sound "of a game several factors contribute. As there are, soundtrack, voice actors, sound effects and background noises, etc., etc. In "The Witcher" one here has spared no expense or effort. The soundtrack fits like "Geralt's chalk and cheese" perfectly to the atmosphere. Responsible for the beautiful sounds of the Polish composer Adam Skorupa and Pawel Błaszczak. As another mood factor can be considered the "comments" of the population, which contribute mainly to the amusement. These include such gems like "My balls itch," "ICH BIN GEIL !!!!!" or "Fuck peaceful coexistence". This was just a small glimpse into the rich assortment of wonderful background comments. Since, in contrast to Gothic arise only monologues in the room are thrown no mindless dialogues. Dialogues of course there are, but these are always the same, it makes sense. For ordinary sound in the effects is also provided, who has a strong bass should think of his neighbors. The only thing I have noticed negative the tone of the main menu there, this is when you select an option too loud and provides for such trivial things like saving and loading effect already for a thunderstorm.
again briefly for localization of the game. For the German synchronization were consistently engaged good speakers, including Dr. House. Unfortunately, the speakers used too many times for different characters, we meet very often, "Dr. House. Apart from the localization is, however, were very successful and, above all, the German voice of Geralt has me very impressed.
The Eispfad
from clones, bugs and confusion
One can not deny the CD have created the project with her first novel "The Witcher" something big, but every beginning is difficult, and so also feature typical "rookie mistakes" from the game.
In the original version of the game one of a lot immediately, CLONES, they were everywhere. The team had developed enough character models and so they met the same people back over and over and over and over and over. This has tarnished the overall impression very much. The animations were kept to a minimum, because the people seemed very artificial and unnatural. Moreover, many bugs and confusion in the quest design ensured that many of the tasks were not locked. The worst, however, were the endless loading times of the game. The enhanced version that appeared after many of these problems have been fixed. Including 200 new animations, new NPC's, improved graphics, by 80% shorter load times, improved many quests and two new playable separately stories
One can not deny the CD have created the project with her first novel "The Witcher" something big, but every beginning is difficult, and so also feature typical "rookie mistakes" from the game.
In the original version of the game one of a lot immediately, CLONES, they were everywhere. The team had developed enough character models and so they met the same people back over and over and over and over and over. This has tarnished the overall impression very much. The animations were kept to a minimum, because the people seemed very artificial and unnatural. Moreover, many bugs and confusion in the quest design ensured that many of the tasks were not locked. The worst, however, were the endless loading times of the game. The enhanced version that appeared after many of these problems have been fixed. Including 200 new animations, new NPC's, improved graphics, by 80% shorter load times, improved many quests and two new playable separately stories
Conclusion.
With "The Witcher" CD Projekt has created a masterpiece, most bugs have been ironed out with the Enhanced Edition. The game confident despite minor weaknesses with a grand and captivating story. Well drawn characters that are either new or known from the witcher saga. Also today is convincing the game graphically and shows off voices and extraordinary places and areas. There are many stories and tasks are waiting for you, you can discover numerous. For each Rollenspielfan and especially fans of the saga, Geralt is a must.
With "The Witcher" CD Projekt has created a masterpiece, most bugs have been ironed out with the Enhanced Edition. The game confident despite minor weaknesses with a grand and captivating story. Well drawn characters that are either new or known from the witcher saga. Also today is convincing the game graphically and shows off voices and extraordinary places and areas. There are many stories and tasks are waiting for you, you can discover numerous. For each Rollenspielfan and especially fans of the saga, Geralt is a must.
The Witcher receives 4.5 out of 5 of my fox paws
A little tip for last:
A little tip for last:
Allen who is now in the mood for the game I would like some advice to give on the road. The game bombarded you with numerous quests and many exclude others. Thus, it is still worth every chapter briefly view a list of quests in order also to miss anything. The Enhanced and Platinum Edition of the game is a "game guide" in and not without reason. . Is not afraid to throw you a look inside to actually see everything
Good 2 know:
- The first volume of Geralt Sage "Last wish" is again available in Germany, who desire to get on it has found, for example at Amazon.
- The Polish death metal band Vader CD project, in collaboration with a music video for her Track Sword Of The Witcher "included.
Good 2 know:
- The first volume of Geralt Sage "Last wish" is again available in Germany, who desire to get on it has found, for example at Amazon.
- The Polish death metal band Vader CD project, in collaboration with a music video for her Track Sword Of The Witcher "included.
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