Thinking of getting Witcher 2, Do I need to play the first?

Sime · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:14

Im thinking of getting the Witcher 2 but im wondering how lost will I be if I jump straight into it?

Is it a game that really benifits from you to knowing the backstory of the first or should I quite easily follow it?

no_1_dave · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:15

I would like to know this too

Sime · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:15

no_1_dave said:
I would like to know this too

*High Five*

Fenris · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:20

No, you really don't, there are a few references to past events and people but it's nothing that will make the main story incomprehensible.

Hell just read the wiki page plot synopsis.

Shamikebab · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:23

Lots of people have asked this in the witcher 2 thread, could have just asked in there.

Plebo · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:27

I didn't play the first and had no problems understanding what was going on in the second one.

Boge · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:54

I bought and played the first instalment of The Witcher when it was released. Lasted all of 20 minutes before I gave up

The voice acting was so unbelievably crass I just couldn't continue.

Wanted to like it but it really was bad. Really really bad.

ColdAsIce · 2 Jun 2011 at 21:02

Boge said:
I bought and played the first instalment of The Witcher when it was released. Lasted all of 20 minutes before I gave up

The voice acting was so unbelievably crass I just couldn't continue.

Wanted to like it but it really was bad. Really really bad.

Your loss, unlucky

Pighardia · 2 Jun 2011 at 21:07

Boge said:
The voice acting was so unbelievably crass I just couldn't continue.

I know how you feel, but i managed to stick with it. Paid off in the end as it really is a very good game. I agree that the voice acting and translation is cringeworthy sometimes though.

This has been asked a lot recently, and as i have said in other threads, Like Fenris said, it is not essential to the plot and a quick read on wikipedia will suffice in terms of story.
However, i would still recommend playing The Witcher as it is a very good game well worth playing, and you will know more about the world and be better prepared for TW2

Antar Bolaeisk · 2 Jun 2011 at 22:49

You don't have to but I would recommend it. It's available from gog.com for the princely sum of $9.99 or £6.10 of your pounds which is a very good price for an excellent game.

Goldfingers · 2 Jun 2011 at 22:56

I already have the witcher 1 on steam, the graphics are making me cry though. Is the game good enough that it's worth persevering?

Pighardia · 2 Jun 2011 at 23:24

Goldfingers said:
I already have the witcher 1 on steam, the graphics are making me cry though. Is the game good enough that it's worth persevering?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18274813&highlight=witcher+mods

With these mods The Witcher looks excellent imo, especially considering it is a good few years old now

Struggle through it, it is definitely worth it (though i admit it is a struggle early on)