The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut Reviews

When I first played The Witcher, I was in middle school and I had pirated the game. Like most middle schoolers, I wasn’t very smart and the only thing I really looked for in a game was how many bad guys I could murder. I finished the game and quickly forgot about it. Only after I was in college did I realize to the full extent the awful choices that I had made during my first playthrough of The Witcher. My crimes were beyond description. I killed street dogs and innocent travelers just to loot 2 orens worth of stuff from their corpses. I slept with women and promptly abandoned them to be murdered by angry mobs or overzealous knights. I killed a fellow witcher. I walked away from a chance to have a happy family with a woman who loved me in order to sleep with my sex buddy sorceress who I thought looked hotter. I helped commit mass genocide, murdering dozens of non-humans fighting for freedom. By chance I happened to see The Witcher: Enhanced Edition on sale during Steam Summer Sale 2014. I took it as a sign from heaven. Lord Gaben the Redeemer was speaking to me through my computer, offering me a chance to atone for my sins of the first playthrough. Now I could do what I had not done in middle school. I would uphold justice and help the weak. I would be the hero that Vizima needed, but not the one it deserved. And I could do it with 75% off. I clicked buy and my $1.99 ascended to the heavens while the face of Lord Gaben smiled down upon me.

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The Witcher is an action role playing hack and slash game developed by CD Projeckt RED and published by Atari – being released on PC in late 2007. This is the first game in the Witcher Series. The gameplay in Witcher a split between focusing on the hack and slash, and the other on the heavy dialogue scenes. The game can be played in one of three camera angles, there are two top down angels, and one over the shoulder view – I mainly used the third person view as it suited the gameplay more than the others. Combat in this game is something that sometimes receives criticism but I found it to be a nice change from the regular combat you see in RPGs – you have three different styles of attack, a quick, heavy and group attack – each of these attacks have three stages of attack and you have to click at the right time in order to continue your combo of attack. This does feel a little like a QTE, but for me it is disguised well enough that you don’t really notice it. The Witcher also comes equipped with two different main weapons – one sword which deals more damage to monsters, but is less effective against humans, and another weapon which is the opposite. Another major portion of the gameplay is based on alchemy, you will be spending a lot time collecting herbs in order to make an assortment of potions in order to help you progress. This is one of the first games I have played that your actions really do have a massive impact on how the story flows and concludes. A lot of the dialogue options when conversing with other characters will also affect the story and how that character in particular interacts with the player. This game is eight years old now, so you would expect the graphics to be a little on the dated side, however when wracking the resolution up to 4k, the game still has a current gen look to it; whilst some of the textures may be on the lower quality scale still, the open worldness of the game means that you can’t really expect mind blowing graphics at the time of its development. The game also has some very nice looking special effects, such as water effects. On release of Witcher, the game’s voice acting was supposedly one of the worst that has been seen, however the Enhanced Edition of the game, which everyone got who purchased the original version, greatly improves the voice acting to acceptable levels – whilst it is still not the best by today’s standards, every single character in the game is catered for and has a voice to be heard. The game has a couple of sound tracks that are really iconic too, and the sound effects are all really on par. Witcher’s plot is one of my all-time favourites – it is very rare that a game is able to completely suck me into the story right from the word go. The game is split in to various chapters, which allows the game to create sub plots whilst also progressing the overall main story line at an acceptable pace. A lot of the quests in Witcher will bear no importance to the main story, and often are there to add an extra layer of depth to the world in which you are in. The immersion levels are sky high in this game as you will find yourself caring greatly for the characters. This game comes with three levels of difficulties; Easy, Medium and Hard. I was playing on medium on my run through the game and was still challenged to the point where I had to replay a few parts due to death. Hard mode is seriously for the hard-core RPGers out there; you will need to take full advantage of the alchemy system in the game as most of the more advanced fights will 100% require the use of multiple potions. Your average Joe gamer will get a great amount of enjoyment and challenge from the medium settings though. Witcher is one of the longest games I have played. Having just finished the whole game with the majority of side quests, and exploring done, it has taken me eighty hours to complete. Although the replay ability in Witcher is quite high given you can change the middle part of the game and outcome quite heavily depending on how you act and play; you would seriously have to be a huge fan to want to be putting eighty hours into another play through. I am very happy with the longevity of the game; you cannot complain about a game this good having a huge amount of content available. Technically, the game is sound. I didn’t have any problems running the game at higher resolutions, with a fairly nice selection of graphic options available to optimize your game for your computer. The game needs to be played with a keyboard and mouse though – there are mods which you can install for controllers but the gameplay really needs a mouse to be completely effective. In conclusion, The Witcher Enhanced Edition is easily one of the best games to ever been made and every RPG fan needs to experience it. The low regular price of £6, 99 makes this game an absolute must buy. It has been known to go as low as £1, 39…which you would have to be brain dead to not pick it up for that price. Eighty hours of stellar gameplay and amazing story line, makes The Witcher one of my top 5 games of all time. [b][u] Tom's Score Card[/u][/b] 1) Stay away 2) Not Recommended 3) Only recommended when on sale 4) Recommended 5) Highly recommended [b][u]6) This is a must play[/u][/b] If you found this review helpful, please consider giving it a thumbs up. 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I've never played this game before so I've decided it's about time since I love The Witcher universe & I was looking for games to remind me of the good old times during this quarantine. What I didn't expect was to be quarantined in game due to "catriona". Coincidence? I think not. But all jokes aside, this is a great game & it really gave me that nostalgic feeling I was looking for. Despite clunky combat, backtracking simulator, old graphics- it still has its charm & a great story that keeps me going. 7/10

The Witcher : Enchanced Edition ( Director's Cut ) : After playing a single playthrough, I highly recommend this game! The first Chapter is a little slow, however, it helps you build an understanding of the main character and gives you a understanding of the game itself. One thing I truly loved about this game, the decisions you made effected your gameplay, whether it would be a minor impact or a game changing impact. It was a great to not just play a game, but also be part of that game as well. I picked up both Witcher 1 & 2, where -some- decisions you made in the first game can transfer over ( as well as minor gear change ) ; I recommend to get a copy of both! Don't let all the features in the game "scare" you away. As to maximize the game, you use all talents/features ( Alchemy, Signs and Weapons ). During the slow impact of the first Chapter, you get a chance to work on all your options. Honestly speaking, I only used 2 weapons ( monster/human ) 2 signs ( Fire/Push ) and a handful of potions. There are some glitches (mostly) during combat, but not game challenging. ( ex. Boxing or attacking mulitple adds with single attacks ) The major complaint I received about this game was people felt overwhelmed with the decision making mixed with talents. Don't let them is all I can recommend. Enjoy the overall gameplay. You don't need to worry about using everything at once and like mentioned above, the first chapter is a great tool to learn it all from. When you start playing this game until when you stop, you feel as if you're part of the game itself. The Witcher does have replay value so you may learn each outcome of game impacting decisions. Pros : - Good graphics - Controls are easy to get a handle of - Amazing Storyline - Decision making with impacts Cons : - Minor Glitches with combat system - Repetitive combats Rating : 8.5/10

I did a replay in 2017 to export a 'personalized' save for Witcher 2/3, but I guess I didn't do it on Steam with screenshots and all, thereby not 'officially enough', so here we are : ) CD Projekt has a long history of releasing unfinished games, and this was no different in 2007. Witcher I uses the tried-and-true Aurora engine of Neverwinter Nights fame, so the numerous bugs in the pre-Enhanced Edition weren't really of the 'fall through the floor, crash to desktop' kind. There were unfinishable quests, scripted events that wouldn't trigger if you did things in a 'bad' order, etc. When the EE dropped, 99% of the bugs were gone, there was voice-acting in something like nine languages, and loading time issues were gone. Mods I used: - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/256 - there are a lot of mailman quests, and being a quick runner helps. It's a bit of a cheat since you can outmanoeuvre enemies far too well, but I don't mind cheating. WeMod has good support for Witcher I, btw. - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/657 - they say there's a part of a quest missing, and this mod restores it. - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/659 - make Leuvaarden buy an infinite amount of Salamandra badges off you. - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/688 - I wasn't particularly impressed with dice poker, so this helped me get on with it. I used this wiki not to miss anything: https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/The_Witcher_quests A classic, to be sure.

[h1]Not just a game, but a lifestyle![/h1] After the release of [b]The Witcher 3[/b] game, more and more people have been taking an interest in the first one. Everyone wants to know if this game is worth playing or if it's OK to just skip to the 2nd or even the 3rd game. [list] [*]My answer to that is simply [b]YES[/b] ! [/list] I believe that playing this first one is important to the story, even more so after [b]The Witcher[/b] TV series came out. Several people in that series are seen or at least mentioned in the 1st game. If you are new to The Witcher games and are about to start, you must first understand that these games are very long and not intended for casual gamers. It took me just a little over 2 weeks to finish the first game, but I don't regret it all all, In fact, I consider it a real conquest and time well spend. You don't just play though the Witcher games, you imerse yourself in them and start to live them as you play. From reading about people, monsters, and locations, to preparing potions for the next fight, this game requires you to study and prepare. Because this game is really old at this point and everyone really just wants to get to the 3rd game, I recommend doing these two things: [olist] [*]Play the game on [b]EASY[/b]. Trust me, it won't be that easy, but at least it will save you a bit of time. [*]Install some visual mods. Don't worry, it's easy to do and they make the game look a lot younger. Still old, but a lot easier to tolerate. [/olist] Because I mentioned using visual mods, here is a short list to get you started: [list] [*]Rise of the White Wolf Enhanced Edition (Nexus mods) [*]The Witcher Overhaul Project (Nexus mods) [*]Hi-Res Character Models (ModDB) [*]Geralt Face Retexture (Nexus mods) [*]Perfect Blood (ModDB) [*]Realistic Moon (ModDB) [*]Perfect Rain (ModDB) [/list] To break the game down into chapters: [b]Prologue[/b] You will hate yourself for playing this weird, old, and ugly game. [b]Chapter 1[/b] It will feel slow, you won't like the combat, and it will look ugly. [b]Chapter 2[/b] Everything will look a lot bigger and feel a lot slower, but you start to get used to the combat and visuals. [b]Chapter 3[/b] Everything is even bigger, but you feel at home and are now used to everything. [b]Chapter 4[/b] Things will feel a bit more relaxed as you take a break from the normal world. [b]Chapter 5[/b] Everything has gone to shit and you are stuck in the middle of it, but once you get some important quests out of the way, you won't care as much about the small details. [b]Epilogue[/b] You will feel a sense of accomplishment and will look forward to playing the 2nd game.

I have owned these games for a long time, but after watching the Netflix series i told myself i was going to play through them. I am starting with the first game. The game is starting to show its age (12 years old) but once you get used it, and the controls/combat it's a lot of fun. 8 hours in and i just started Act 2.

The Witcher manages to be one of the best RPGs that I have played in spite of many little flaws. There are times the game will frustrate you in minor ways, and yet the game deserves the cult classic status it enjoys. The story is dark and engaging, the world is deep and lore filled, and the moral ambiguity will have you racked with doubt about the choices you have made. But make no mistake, you will make choices in this game, and you will have to bear the responsibility those choices bring. If you dont mind working through a clumsy interface, and like a game that makes you work for it: The Witcher: Enhanced Directors Cut may be the game for you. See my full review here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSb1Z380XCM

I bought all 3 Witcher games as part of a bundle, and played them chronologically with no previous experience with the series. Boy, am I glad I trudged through this. While the gameplay is janky and graphics a little lackluster (by 2020 standards, I'm a spoiled bih), I remain impressed by the depth of the writing and how the choices you makes reflect on the npcs around you. If you're going into the Witcher for story, highly recommend buying and playing, especially since it goes on sale so often. The Witcher is a rare series that gets exponentially better with each release, so I feel that having the knowledge of 1 going into 2 really helped elevate the experience. 3 stole my heart and refuses to give it back. Would I play this game again? Hell naw. But I'm glad I did it.