The Witcher - Enhanced Edition

bakes0310 · 15 Nov 2010 at 18:07

Ravenger said:
One of my all-time favourite games, and one of the few I've bought twice - the original, then the enhanced edition.

me too the original and disc and enhanced on steam. Havent completed either of them i got halfway through act 2 and ended up formatting my hard drive for other reasons and forgot to backup saves.
Im gonna give it another go today i should finish it before witcher 2 comes out

Cd0gz · 15 Nov 2010 at 18:32

The original Witcher had a lot of bugs in it, the enhanced edition has fixed these. Great game even by todays standards.

nitram100 · 15 Nov 2010 at 18:36

Just got this recently. Frame rate dips into the 30's on my machine on 1440x900 res, max settings, 4x AA, is this normal?

Frame352 · 15 Nov 2010 at 18:42

Evilsod said:
Whats the difference? Is it just the Enhanced Edition at the latest patch or something? Don't recall there being any addons or DLC (i did get a couple of extra 'campaigns' when i upgraded to EE but they seemed a bit detached so died 5 mins in and never tried it again).

Probably the right version to go for though.

Not sure what the standard EE included, but I *think* the Platinum Edition said something about being patched, containing the OST, some extra content (possibly fan-made?!) and being DRM free? Anyway, was just worried that the Platinum edition wasn't the latest and wouldn't include everything the first EE contained, but seems it is, and does

uv · 12 Dec 2010 at 20:51

So, I finally completed the Witcher - I have to say, it's one of the finest games I've played. Up in the top three for gameplay, and probably number one for story. It's the only game that's taken me 60 hours without me getting completely bored, I was gripped to the end - especially in the last two acts. I was confused somewhat by the ending FMV, but after googling the ending it seems quite a few people were left wondering if you need to read the books

If there were decent English translations of the books, I'd love to read them.

I'm eagerly (a massive understement) awaiting the next instalment!

If you're reading this thread whilst pondering whether to pick the game up and play it, do it!

Sleepery · 12 Dec 2010 at 20:56

I've read the first book, it's not bad at all. More a collection of mini witcher stories than a single book though.

RizZy · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:22

Excellent game, loved it. I brought a couple of the books that have been translated into English, I can't comment on how good they are as I havn't got around to reading them yet - I'm a bit useless like that.

VeNT · 13 Dec 2010 at 09:57

anyone know a good site for the patchs?
their website gives me 10k/s!
fileplanets capped out at 100k/s but with the size of the patch I'll be here HOURS for all three!

Larrs888 · 13 Dec 2010 at 10:31

Try fileshack perhaps?

VeNT · 13 Dec 2010 at 11:01

only 75K/s from there too

TheSwede · 26 Oct 2022 at 17:27

Sorry for the HUGE bump of this thread but since this tweet is about this game and not Witcher 3, I thought I should post it at the right place. Wondering if it be a free upgrade for those that already have the original Witcher or not. Looking forward to see how it comes out in the end though, even if it takes a year or two !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1585270206305386497

Link to their website about the remake as well.

The Witcher Remake is in development!

We are thrilled to announce that The Witcher Remake is being worked on!

www.thewitcher.com

Kelt · 26 Oct 2022 at 17:29

TheSwede said:
Sorry for the HUGE bump of this thread but since this tweet is about this game and not Witcher 3, I thought I should post it at the right place. Wondering if it be a free upgrade for those that already have the original Witcher or not. Looking forward to see how it comes out in the end though, even if it takes a year or two !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1585270206305386497

Link to their website about the remake as well.

The Witcher Remake is in development!

We are thrilled to announce that The Witcher Remake is being worked on!

www.thewitcher.com

Oooh, I wonder if they'll add ray tracing, would be cool.

Mint8 · 26 Oct 2022 at 18:13

Hmm - would imagine the deck of cards will get a heavy "remake" for a start.

von Humboldt · 26 Oct 2022 at 18:52

This is one of those rare times where I think a complete remake is entirely justifiable.

willhub · 27 Oct 2022 at 10:03

I hope it's a free update and not a brand new The Witcher three.

bigmike20vt · 27 Oct 2022 at 10:10

willhub said:
I hope it's a free update and not a brand new The Witcher three.

The witcher 3 is getting a free update afaik but i expect this will be a paid "new" game.

rumple9 · 27 Oct 2022 at 21:15

probably won't come out for another 5 years or more

Paul_cz · 30 Oct 2022 at 19:52

TheSwede said:
Wondering if it be a free upgrade for those that already have the original Witcher or not.

This is going to be a full remake with all assets remade from scratch in modern tech, with different gameplay mechanics and probably even redesigned story. So no, it will not be a free "upgrade" of anything, just like Resident Evil 2 remake is not a free upgrade.

And yeah, it will be at least 4-5 years before this will come out.

Subzero85 · 31 Oct 2022 at 10:22

Games will probably be around £70 -£80 a pop at that stage

Cantankerous · 31 Oct 2022 at 12:33

Loved the first game and it will massively benefit from a new engine. Curious if original owners will get it free although I assume not.