The Witcher 2 - Thread

bushmins · 27 Feb 2011 at 11:18

I guess they are not using the suped up nwn1 engine anymore.

Evilsod · 27 Feb 2011 at 11:52

dante6491 said:
The lighting looks absolutely phenomenal. From the looks of the video above, they seem to have taken everything and just made it better. The combat looks like the enemy can actually feel your sword hitting them and the Signs seem a lot more prevalent.

The Witcher was epic on the first play but lost a lot of replay value since there was really no variety. I never completed my 2nd attempt. Even if enemies reeled from sword hits the lack of variation in Signs (the only 1 that was any good was Igni, the rest were so ineffective by comparison) it just needs to offer a little more to try out different styles.

Antar Bolaeisk · 27 Feb 2011 at 20:28

bushmins said:
I guess they are not using the suped up nwn1 engine anymore.

They've been making a big deal about using a brand new engine so yeah, they're not using the old Aurora engine

Alexrose1uk · 27 Feb 2011 at 21:53

This game is very high up my radar, just hope my machine copes

Really looking forward to this, full scale RPG aimed at the benefits the PC platform offers. Hopefully it'll perform decently given its been designed with the PC rather than consoles in mind!
Well we can hope!

That said, some of the screen shots and textures really do demonstrate this hasn't been designed with the consoles holding it back. The video has some pretty nice realtime lighting in too; some nice shadowing, sunrays etc.

bhavv · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:48

The NWN engine was pure pants, I never liked it in the first game.

I cant stand RPGs without an open explorable world, but NWN had its D+D based combat that I really like, Witcher 1 didnt.

Neil79 · 6 Mar 2011 at 01:57

http://www.ripten.com/2011/03/04/ive-played-the-witcher-2-it-was-like-*****-a-succubus/

Sadly, that concluded my time with the Witcher 2. However, my immediate feeling was that: Just like a succubus, the Witcher 2 looks and feels amazing, but it left me drained and wanting more. Now, that’s the sign of a great RPG. Perhaps it’s simply because I’m such a fan of the series, but I don’t think it will be hard for anyone to become deeply engrossed in the Witcher 2.

coltpython3 · 8 Mar 2011 at 08:38

http://hexer.wikia.com/wiki/Kategorie:The_Witcher_2_Artworks

some artwork!!!!!!!!!! i am getting sooo gassed for this game!!!! i cant physically wait!!! NO!! NO!!! NO!!! this cant be happening 2 me I CANT WAIT ANY LONGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

topshot · 8 Mar 2011 at 10:36

This game looks great, i stopped Pc gaming a couple of years ago but with this, shogun 2 and skyrim i think im going to have to dust it off and upgrade!

Neil79 · 8 Mar 2011 at 11:45

http://www.gog.com/en/news/the_witc...edition_price_on_gog_dropped_for_uk_customers

PRICE DROP FOR UK CUSTOMERS !

coltpython3 · 9 Mar 2011 at 12:00

got nothing 2 to with the witcher but kinda kl i suppose ^^ cant wait for the game!!!!

coltpython3 · 14 Mar 2011 at 23:43

pax east type up http://www.desktopreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1374&news=witcher+2+demo+gigabyte+pax+east+gaming

i kinda hope we dont need 2 i7s to run this game though :eek:

Kyaw25 · 14 Mar 2011 at 23:50

So hyped for this game. Shame its coming out near my GCSE exams..

Deific · 15 Mar 2011 at 00:18

ES and DA dont deserve to be standing alongside TW tbh

coltpython3 · 16 Mar 2011 at 20:43

Deific said:
ES and DA dont deserve to be standing alongside TW tbh

i agree

i personally think this game is going to blast all recent rpgs out of the water :cool:

look at my previous picture i posted

Destination · 16 Mar 2011 at 20:51

I wonder if you buy from GoG will you be able to link into steam for updates and the like, and ease of reinstall.

The new price for preorders of DRM freee download for £27 looks excellent, especially in comparison to steams 'preorder' pricedrop, which can almost always be taken to be the price the game will cost after 2 weeks now.

Antar Bolaeisk · 16 Mar 2011 at 21:29

Hikari Kisugi said:
I wonder if you buy from GoG will you be able to link into steam for updates and the like, and ease of reinstall.

The new price for preorders of DRM freee download for £27 looks excellent, especially in comparison to steams 'preorder' pricedrop, which can almost always be taken to be the price the game will cost after 2 weeks now.

You can't tie it to Steam. However, if you buy the game from GoG you will be giving your money directly to CDProjeckt Red, the guys behind the game, something to bear in mind when purchasing.

The Witcher had a built in update client if I remember correctly so maybe this one will too.

Indy500 · 16 Mar 2011 at 21:54

Antar Bolaeisk said:
You can't tie it to Steam. However, if you buy the game from GoG you will be giving your money directly to CDProjeckt Red, the guys behind the game, something to bear in mind when purchasing

Yup, the pre-order's £26.99 with the usual bonus content. You also get a free classic RPG from their catalogue.

davewhite04 · 18 Mar 2011 at 07:58

Anyone else been invited to a livestream Q&A session (with the developers) with footage etc. of the game running?

I'm quite looking forward to it

Question 1: Is this being released on the 360?

If yes, then alarm bells WILL go off!

Frenzy · 18 Mar 2011 at 10:17

graphicsgasm!

Antar Bolaeisk · 18 Mar 2011 at 10:21

davewhite04 said:
Anyone else been invited to a livestream Q&A session (with the developers) with footage etc. of the game running?

I'm quite looking forward to it

Question 1: Is this being released on the 360?

If yes, then alarm bells WILL go off!

Invited as well, not sure if I'm going to get the chance to attend though