The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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  1. d0vla11
    Jun 5, 2018
    9
    Awesome game.

    I started it with zero expectations and was blown away of how complex it really is. Hands down one of the best RPG-s i've ever played.
  2. Mpbpl
    May 3, 2021
    9
    More than a worthy sequel for The Witcher.
    A big improvement in this game is the combat, much more modern and fast, but it is very punishing and the biggest problem is that Geralt has a wide range of animations for fast attack and another for strong attack and the game decides which one to choose RANDOMLY! That means getting hit because the animation chosen was not the one the player    More than a worthy sequel for The Witcher.
    A big improvement in this game is the combat, much more modern and fast, but it is very punishing and the biggest problem is that Geralt has a wide range of animations for fast attack and another for strong attack and the game decides which one to choose RANDOMLY! That means getting hit because the animation chosen was not the one the player wanted.
    The fact that you can import your decision from the first game to this one is SO F****** COOL! Makes you feel that you impacted the world and now is just following the story that you began, it really feels amazing.
    The story is a great mystery with a lot of thing to discover, and twists to unravel, all in all a very good story that feels grounded in this universe but still it is not as memorable or as good as the first one. It's definetely not bad, grandier and with more worldly impacts but less personal in a sense.
    The music and sound keeps the same beat (hihi) as the first one. The voice-acting in this series is top notch and every character feels himself in this universe.
    The graphics are the second biggest improvement, with more money to spend after the first one the team could focus a bit more on this aspect and makes this game a lot better to watch and appreciate.
    The biggest improvement is definetely just a well rounded more polished game, a lot of risks were taken in the first one, and a lot could just barely be done to be noticeble, in this one all of them were continued and had much more time to develop, the details of everyday life or simply what already exists and will keep existing after geralt are what makes this universe so appealing.    … Expand
  3. rezsepehr75
    Apr 24, 2018
    9
    Version: Enhanced Edition
    Opinion: Excellent
    Recommended for: RPG Fans and Fans of Stories
  4. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    9
    Продолжение истории о Геральте из Ривии, но этот раз повествуется о событиях через пару месяцев после окончания мятежа в 1 части.
    Геральт будет путешествовать по 3 локациям, контента стало больше, игра стала разнообразнее.
    Очень понравился момент с выбором стороны это добавляет реиграбельности. В целом именно во второй части CDprojekt оформился как производитель ААА тайтлов, пусть и    Продолжение истории о Геральте из Ривии, но этот раз повествуется о событиях через пару месяцев после окончания мятежа в 1 части.
    Геральт будет путешествовать по 3 локациям, контента стало больше, игра стала разнообразнее.
    Очень понравился момент с выбором стороны это добавляет реиграбельности.
    В целом именно во второй части CDprojekt оформился как производитель ААА тайтлов, пусть и конкретно подкачала оптимизация.
    Связываю это с трудностями первого опыта портирования на консоли.
    Многие ругают игры за плохой дизайн локаций и отсутствие качественного продюссирования.
    Локации красивы, работа со светом великолепна, персонажи да, немного деревянные.    … Expand
  5. El_Manco
    May 20, 2018
    9
    The Witcher es una de las mejores sagas de la historia de los videojuegos, como Geralt de Rivia es uno de sus iconos por méritos propios. Puede que si no tienes edad para haber jugado al primer capítulo en su momento, puede que te haya sorprendido negativamente su imagen final, pero sin duda es un juego que merece la pena intentar jugar, si te gustaron los dos anteriores.. AlgúnThe Witcher es una de las mejores sagas de la historia de los videojuegos, como Geralt de Rivia es uno de sus iconos por méritos propios. Puede que si no tienes edad para haber jugado al primer capítulo en su momento, puede que te haya sorprendido negativamente su imagen final, pero sin duda es un juego que merece la pena intentar jugar, si te gustaron los dos anteriores.. Algún despistado, lo ha llegado a ningunear al compararlo con la tercera parte de la entrega, lo cual es de una falta de perspectiva alarmante. Cada uno de estos tres juegos ha tenido su momento, y en cada uno de ellos han sido juegos que han estado a la altura de este personaje y sus aventuras. Una de mis sagas preferidas, sin lugar a dudas.… Expand
  6. greenbey
    Jul 9, 2020
    9
    A+
    Gameplay is greatly improved after the first game in the series.
    Story is branching with your choices.
    Art style is on point.
  7. CAHEKCT
    Oct 8, 2018
    9
    Потрясающая игра
    Плюсы:
    1) Графика для 2011 года очень даже хороша 2) Нелинейный и захватывающий сюжет 3) Геймплей (возможность использовать магию, мечи и зелья) 4) Музыка (тут я думаю без комментариев) Минусы: 1) Оптимизация (У меня даже GTA 5 меньше лагает, чем ведьмак 2) На мой взгляд эта игра намного интереснее, чем Skyrim    Потрясающая игра
    Плюсы:
    1) Графика для 2011 года очень даже хороша
    2) Нелинейный и захватывающий сюжет
    3) Геймплей (возможность использовать магию, мечи и зелья)
    4) Музыка (тут я думаю без комментариев)
    Минусы:
    1) Оптимизация (У меня даже GTA 5 меньше лагает, чем ведьмак 2)
    На мой взгляд эта игра намного интереснее, чем Skyrim
  8. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    После прохождения первой части Ведьмака, я сразу же захотел пройти вторую, но здесь возникли некоторые трудности (40 fps на самых низких настройках) и я как-то забил на это дело.
    Меньше чем через неделю я всё таки решился её проходить несмотря на производительность моего компьютера.
    И в этот раз я залип, в самый первый день прохождения я наиграл 13 часов и просто не мог оторваться,    После прохождения первой части Ведьмака, я сразу же захотел пройти вторую, но здесь возникли некоторые трудности (40 fps на самых низких настройках) и я как-то забил на это дело.
    Меньше чем через неделю я всё таки решился её проходить несмотря на производительность моего компьютера.
    И в этот раз я залип, в самый первый день прохождения я наиграл 13 часов и просто не мог оторваться, каждый день я задр*чивал минимум по 6 часов и вот, спустя неделю я получил все достижения в этой игре.
    Игра просто великолепная. Да, короткий сюжет, да быстро проходится, ну и что? Проходи снова и снова, ведь в игре 5 сложностей и 16 концовок ( если верить описанию). Вообщем перейду сразу к плюсам.
    + Графика ( после первой это просто отрыв башки)
    + Кастомизация ( Можно поменять и сапоги и перчатки и штаны и верхнюю одежду и даже прическу)
    + Разнообразное оружие ( Топоры, лопаты, мечи, дубинки и т.д.)
    + Много второстепенных квестов, которые кстати интересные и могут принести довольно много оренов и улучшений Геральта
    + Секас можно делать ( Трисс, Бьянка, бордельные обитательницы)
    + Интересные персонажи со своими историями и заморочками, которые могут дать вам квесты
    + Проработанный открытый мир
    + Много шуток и смешных поговорок, также есть песни и загадки
    + Можно подраться с кулачными бойцами, побороться на руках и покидать кости
    Из минусов:
    - Нельзя напиваться ( любил в первой части набухаться и пойти бродить по улицам, здесь такого сделать нельзя)
    - Нет Плотвы ( так надеялся покататься на лошади, но увы)
    - Геральт не умеет быстро бегать, он либо ходит либо перекатывается, поэтому приходилось качать перекаты на 200%
    В целом Ведьмак 2 для тех, кому надоело перепроходить первого, а третий не тянет ( как в моём случае, собственно).    … Expand
  9. Kadirov
    Jan 17, 2023
    9
    This was one of my best discoveries back in 2013
    This game was much better than pretty much everything I played by that ime and still is. Great mature plot, all kinds of leasure, atomspheres of taverns, hot girls, many endings, multiple major plot branches - this game has everything,
  10. Ma7amadEzat
    Aug 4, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a really great game I see no problems in it. But there is only one problem the game includes 18+ videos and they are a lot. There is so much tempting and it may make problems with our family or parents if they saw it and surely if they deleted these things the game will be better a lot.… Expand
  11. Geralt123
    Jul 17, 2022
    9
    Wow! What a game!!! I was sceptical at first, the game starts slowly but then the story unfolds and it is nothing but amazing.

    Excellent complex story Excellent likeable and believable characters. Vernone Roche, Triss, Dandelion...so good! Very good graphics (for 2011 unbelievable), very good art style Very good music Very satisfying combat system. It is very much like Witcher 3.    Wow! What a game!!! I was sceptical at first, the game starts slowly but then the story unfolds and it is nothing but amazing.

    Excellent complex story
    Excellent likeable and believable characters. Vernone Roche, Triss, Dandelion...so good!
    Very good graphics (for 2011 unbelievable), very good art style
    Very good music
    Very satisfying combat system. It is very much like Witcher 3. Movements and hit sounds are very satisfying. It is also brutal and fast. Using magic (signs) makes it even better.

    If you liked Witcher 3 and 1 or have read the books, this game is for you!    … Expand
  12. Aifrait
    Sep 1, 2019
    9
    Altamente recomendable para jugadores que les guste un juego donde mezcle la acción y rol. Consta de una historia rica y bien construida, aspecto que últimamente no se ve en mucho juegos, tal vez el sistema de pelea no resulta ser muy fluido y te incita a pensar antes de tirarte de cabeza a un combate.

    Me ha encantado
  13. zbysiek123456
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    In my opinion is too colorful, and this is the weakest and shortest part of Witcher trilogy but still very good game! Good story between 1 and 3 part. And Can be now buy for only 2.5 euro!
  14. V0X_Populi
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Шикарная на момент выхода графика. Хороший сюжет и отличные персонажи. В чём то упрощённая а в чём то наоборот улучшенная по сравнению с первой частью боевая система.
  15. VigilanteOito
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    ♥♥♥♥♥ o jogo é muito bom, não é o 3 nem o 1.
    Facilitaram o modo de combate. Graficos muito bonitos e uma historia excelente.
    Paguei apenas 5 conto em promoção.
    Recomendo.
  16. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Game o year 2011 and best RPG of 2011 for sure :)
    Enjoyable and beautiful experience in Witcher world.
  17. aliev-ruslan
    Jan 14, 2020
    9
    I made this review to **** get my scores alltogether. Please fix this **** volvo
  18. Mendax89
    Dec 10, 2019
    9
    Amazing story, characters, world design, gameplay.
    Top graphics.
    A must play.
  19. Jonneeyy
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    Großartiges Rollenspiel. Tolle Handlung, tolles Gameplay und authentische Welt. Leider sind nicht alle Nebenmissionen spannend.
  20. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    9
    Перехід на сучасніший геймплей (клік клік перекат клік), графіка на той час дуже пристойна.
    Дуже класний, інтенсивний сюжет, який як на мене нагадує DLC Кам'яні серця до 3-го Відьмака.
    Проходити мінімум 2 рази, так як половина сюжету йде 2-ма різними шляхами. Ну і Трісс Мерігольд, яка попала на обкладинку Playboy!    Перехід на сучасніший геймплей (клік клік перекат клік), графіка на той час дуже пристойна.
    Дуже класний, інтенсивний сюжет, який як на мене нагадує DLC Кам'яні серця до 3-го Відьмака.
    Проходити мінімум 2 рази, так як половина сюжету йде 2-ма різними шляхами. Ну і Трісс Мерігольд, яка попала на обкладинку Playboy!
  21. Omland
    Apr 29, 2020
    9
    After playing the Witcher 1 I moved on to Assassins of Kings and had a great time. The story is interesting and fun like the first game. The graphics are what made me enjoy this more than the first, the game mechanics are amazing and much more smooth and appealing. My biggest problem with Assassins of Kings is that it felt a bit short and ended abruptly.
    All in all an amazing story game    After playing the Witcher 1 I moved on to Assassins of Kings and had a great time. The story is interesting and fun like the first game. The graphics are what made me enjoy this more than the first, the game mechanics are amazing and much more smooth and appealing. My biggest problem with Assassins of Kings is that it felt a bit short and ended abruptly.
    All in all an amazing story game that captures the feeling like the first game    … Expand
  22. SebasLopz
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Este juego es un acierto por parte de CD Project Red en cuanto a mejorar la entrega anterior y, aunque me parece que no termino de consolidarse, después de haberlo jugado por mas de 60 horas en Steam puedo decir que es un juego que recomiendo pero no a todo publico, la historia es buenísima como en todos los The Witcher pero, vas a tener que prestarle mucha atención o te vas pegar unaEste juego es un acierto por parte de CD Project Red en cuanto a mejorar la entrega anterior y, aunque me parece que no termino de consolidarse, después de haberlo jugado por mas de 60 horas en Steam puedo decir que es un juego que recomiendo pero no a todo publico, la historia es buenísima como en todos los The Witcher pero, vas a tener que prestarle mucha atención o te vas pegar una perdida monumental, los diálogos son muy buenos, su banda sonora es mejorable, los jefes están bien cabrones sobre todo gracias al sistema de combate, su sistema de combate es mas táctico que otra cosa y que vas a morir muchas veces en este juego debido a eso (sobre todo si juegas en difícil), no esperes un sistema de combate muy agresivo por parte de este juego, sus gráficos siguen siendo excelentes a día de hoy, y su mundo esta bastante bien diseñado aunque es un poco pequeño en mi opinión. Cabe aclarar que no es un juego para cualquiera, si no te gustan los juegos de rol y las buenas narrativas este juego puede que no te guste para nada, pero en lo personal lo recomiendo bastante.… Expand
  23. Mostach88
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    The first one was awesome, but this? it gets better in all ways possibles!!
  24. electromechanik
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Поиграл в нее после 3го ведьмака. Геймплей, конечно, хуже чем в 3м, но я готов стерпеть их ради Этого мира, Этой истории и Этих персонажей
  25. Dhoine13
    Mar 12, 2021
    9
    Однажды попросил у родителей деньги, я решил купить себе диск (раньше пиратство было нормой), чуть поиграв, игра мне зашла, но так и не мог пройти ее нормально, так как моя печка тогда её не тянула, и вот прошло с того времени лет так 6/7, я купил себе pc, в надежде пройти ее, но ее я прошел после Ведьмака 3го, и к сожалению она вообще не идёт в сравнения, так как Ведьмак 3 слишкомОднажды попросил у родителей деньги, я решил купить себе диск (раньше пиратство было нормой), чуть поиграв, игра мне зашла, но так и не мог пройти ее нормально, так как моя печка тогда её не тянула, и вот прошло с того времени лет так 6/7, я купил себе pc, в надежде пройти ее, но ее я прошел после Ведьмака 3го, и к сожалению она вообще не идёт в сравнения, так как Ведьмак 3 слишком шедевральна, но представьте только, если бы всё таки Поляки, сделали перевыпуск первой и второй части, ставлю зуб, что 2 часть смогла бы превзойти 3ю.… Expand
  26. Spajry
    Nov 15, 2021
    9
    as a fan of the franchise, i like the game, story, quests and combat is great graphics is good. its really great game for like 3€ when on sale
  27. Gervantos
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    YEAHHHHHH !!! Beautiful graphic, good story, strong dialogues, perfect main character. Maybe little-bit better optimization or combat system.
  28. matee75
    Dec 8, 2020
    9
    It's deep, beautiful, engrossing, and has very fun and dynamic combat. The soundtrack are excellent, especially the fighting ones.
  29. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    9
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  30. folmas
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    a good game that you want to go through at least twice to see what's on the way of roche
  31. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
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  32. ErNestoS
    Dec 18, 2020
    9
    Очень интересная часть, помню сюжет даже спустя годы, единственное, но, это как по мне боёвка, я не ощущаю веса меча, он как будто палка. Но в любом случае пройти эту часть однозначно стоит.
  33. Sameohwell
    Dec 13, 2020
    9
    The series matured here. The combat and engine got a lot better. And they stepped up the narrative and dialogue.
  34. kolarz3
    May 19, 2023
    9
    One of my favorite games. I like characters like Loredo, Vernon, and Vess. Very condensed word with a huge climate
  35. kwake13
    Dec 28, 2020
    9
    Fantastic story and user's ability to impact it. Fantastic RPG with interesting development paths. Really good locations to explore and admire with interesting legendary equipment. Replayable, because you can choose which side you are with in the game and do other set of missions and you can make Geralt use other skills. Graphics really good for 2011. Fighting is enjoyable and complex, butFantastic story and user's ability to impact it. Fantastic RPG with interesting development paths. Really good locations to explore and admire with interesting legendary equipment. Replayable, because you can choose which side you are with in the game and do other set of missions and you can make Geralt use other skills. Graphics really good for 2011. Fighting is enjoyable and complex, but sometimes enemies play dumb and that's why I'm giving 9/10.… Expand
  36. Rudey21
    Jun 20, 2021
    9
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  37. Shall_
    Oct 4, 2021
    9
    This game has beautiful story but if you want to fully understand the plot you need to finish the game 2 times for the path of Roche and Yorvet. I highly recommend to complete all side quests and explore every location to get as much fun as possible. Gameplay is just ok, you don't get bored of fighting, but game gives you mechanics that are optional to use such as elixirs, oils and traps,This game has beautiful story but if you want to fully understand the plot you need to finish the game 2 times for the path of Roche and Yorvet. I highly recommend to complete all side quests and explore every location to get as much fun as possible. Gameplay is just ok, you don't get bored of fighting, but game gives you mechanics that are optional to use such as elixirs, oils and traps, you can beat every boss and monster without them. All in all, I think Witcher 2 is one of my favourite game at all and I recommend it to every one who want to get to know the world of Witcher.… Expand
  38. meatmant
    Nov 7, 2021
    9
    Геймплей - 8/10
    Графон и визуальный стиль - 9/10
    Сюжет - 10/10
    Саундтрек - 10/10
    Общая оценка - 9/10
  39. Veles90
    Nov 10, 2021
    9
    Great and fun game, with interesting story and lore. The only possible downside I could find is that it does not offer a great number of side quests. However, graphic was much improved since the first game
  40. Nick7000
    Mar 7, 2023
    9
    Отвратительный свет. На этом минусы тайтла заканчиваются. Как всегда восхитительный сюжет и всепоглощающий геймплей. Прелестный экземпляр.
  41. Davidnotavailab
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Altough I managed to beat this game in 2-3 years cuz of how **** hard it was I once got an ability that allowed you to dodge more distance and after that it was ez. I m glad i kept going back to this game cuz otherwise i would ve never fall in love with the witcher series, the story is amazing the pacing the world the music
  42. Ggonzalo
    Sep 5, 2022
    9
    Tras haberme pasado todas las rutas, hay les va mi opinion:

    Juego increible, la historia es buena al igual que los graficos, tambien cuenta con un sistema de combate increible, que es aun mejor por la variedad de enemigos y mecanicas de jefes. Como RPG no defrauda, y esque cuenta con un sistema de habilidades muy bien hecho, gran variedad de efecctos de estado, mejoras de espadas y    Tras haberme pasado todas las rutas, hay les va mi opinion:

    Juego increible, la historia es buena al igual que los graficos, tambien cuenta con un sistema de combate increible, que es aun mejor por la variedad de enemigos y mecanicas de jefes.

    Como RPG no defrauda, y esque cuenta con un sistema de habilidades muy bien hecho, gran variedad de efecctos de estado, mejoras de espadas y armaduras, entre otras cosas.

    Aun con todo esto, me gustaria destacar 2 aspectos mas: 1; Las decisiones influyen un monton, cosa que hace muy rejugable al juego. 2; Tine una gran cantidad de misiones secundarias, y estas son muy buenas, teniendo muchas un monton de cosas ocultas.

    Como tal, un ggran juego, y si tuviese que destacar algo malo seria que hay varios bugs frustrantes, y cuenta con una curva de dificultad muy aleatoria.    … Expand
  43. gabfbz2331
    Jul 20, 2022
    9
    great fantasy rpg coll character incredible universe aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  44. Mariusz_FCK_PTN
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Блестящая игра. Я прекрасно провела время. Замечательно, что вам не нужны деньги от бандитов в России.
  45. DarkFox82b
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    Гарна гра, що зробила кілька кроків вперед від попередниці по графіці, комфорту від гри, але втратила, як на мене масштаб подій. Не без мінусів, наприклад, доволі часто на око потрапляє дубовість переміщення персонажу( немає можливості впасти з поверхності на якій стоїть персонаж, що таке собі). Рекомендую ознайомитись. 8.5/10(9)Гарна гра, що зробила кілька кроків вперед від попередниці по графіці, комфорту від гри, але втратила, як на мене масштаб подій. Не без мінусів, наприклад, доволі часто на око потрапляє дубовість переміщення персонажу( немає можливості впасти з поверхності на якій стоїть персонаж, що таке собі). Рекомендую ознайомитись. 8.5/10(9)
  46. Chrmz
    Apr 28, 2023
    9
    Not as good as the third witcher game, but still a good one. I love the QTE sequences and a few other mini-games that were unfortunately not in the third game, e.g. dice or arm wrestling
  47. aecsuter
    Sep 5, 2022
    9
    Incredible Game!!
    Pros:
    - Gameplay far superior to 1 - Story remains amazing and engaging - Choices made over the course of the game lead to an entirely different path. - Item system with more options, more beautiful, and with complete sets with incredible bonuses. - Potions system and character evolution much better than 1. Cons: - I felt that importing the save from 1 had very    Incredible Game!!
    Pros:
    - Gameplay far superior to 1
    - Story remains amazing and engaging
    - Choices made over the course of the game lead to an entirely different path.
    - Item system with more options, more beautiful, and with complete sets with incredible bonuses.
    - Potions system and character evolution much better than 1.

    Cons:
    - I felt that importing the save from 1 had very little interaction with 2.
    - Bombs and daggers with little or no use.    … Expand
  48. 3ls0ul
    Mar 7, 2023
    9
    Este juego aún no lo eh jugado o completado, así que pondré una reseña y nota diferentes cuando lo haga.
  49. Dava10
    Dec 29, 2022
    9
    Um dos melhores RPG's da história, tem uma história interessante e excelente, gameplay desafiadora que exige que você use todas as ferramente de um bruxo, neste ponto me agrada mais que witcher 3
  50. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    9
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  51. SlashRevenge
    Jun 27, 2023
    9
    Excellent sequel!
    The story and characters are still great. The graphics are amazing. And this time the combat system is MUCH better than in the first part. Combat is fun and challenging, not irritating and boring. I also believe that smaller, more filled locations are better than The Witcher 3's open world.
  52. Pmstz
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    Excellent/masterpiece game.
    That is just so unbelievably smooth it just feels great
    ++
  53. wojker
    May 20, 2023
    9
    Great game. I loved playing it. Amazing plot, great characters and graphics, I totally recommend it.
  54. BARAO555
    Jun 16, 2023
    9
    Even after playing the Witcher 3 i still think this is very great and will make you play the first game as well you just want to know all the lore.
  55. Horrux
    Jun 2, 2011
    8
    Incredible game, sadly marred by some design issues. Don't get me wrong, besides a few little things, this game is a 10. No, not a 10 like critics hand out left right and middle. I mean a REAL 10/10. The story is fantastically good. I got pulled in within the first minute, and I'm not easy to pull in. The graphics are out of this world. The atmosphere, the world, the detail, it all shows aIncredible game, sadly marred by some design issues. Don't get me wrong, besides a few little things, this game is a 10. No, not a 10 like critics hand out left right and middle. I mean a REAL 10/10. The story is fantastically good. I got pulled in within the first minute, and I'm not easy to pull in. The graphics are out of this world. The atmosphere, the world, the detail, it all shows a staggering amount of care in its development. The voice acting, which some seem to think could be improved, is fully sufficient in my opinion. This is a game, not a movie.

    Sadly there are a few things that are simply done wrong in this game. Quicktime events, which reek of console and taking the player for a 9-year-old, in an adult game, with nudity and STRONG language. And then there is the interface, like looting, which is fairly cumbersome, and finally, combat is clunky at times (and most of the time it is great). For these 3 blemishes on what is otherwise a TRUE MASTERPIECE, I remove 0.5/10 each, for a total of -1.5 on what would otherwise be a solid 10/10.

    Overall it is a truly great game, one you will enjoy tremendously if you aren't extremely picky about controls and interface.    … Expand
  56. Beararam
    Aug 26, 2013
    8
    Good game, but I did not enjoy it as much as the first Witcher. They lost some of the things that made the first game unique when they made the sequel... and I'm not sure what it is. That being said, sequels rarely are better than the originals, and while this game, to me, is no exception to that rule, it comes pretty close and does a great job of continuing the story (loosely (I've readGood game, but I did not enjoy it as much as the first Witcher. They lost some of the things that made the first game unique when they made the sequel... and I'm not sure what it is. That being said, sequels rarely are better than the originals, and while this game, to me, is no exception to that rule, it comes pretty close and does a great job of continuing the story (loosely (I've read the books)). It's not bad at all, I just did not enjoy it as much.

    Insane graphics when cranked, good story, your decisions in The Witcher make a difference, and great music. The bad includes still not being able to jump, too many long videos, and a complicated inventory.    … Expand
  57. Pelu
    Apr 20, 2014
    8
    A great RPG with a massive plot. Somehow the game style changed towards console games, which I don't like, for example the boss fight with quick time events.
  58. roboticsun
    Dec 31, 2011
    8
    The Witcher 2 has some key design failures. The inventory system is as bad as Oblivion. the fighting style is still limited to a steel sword(or whatever else) and a silver sword, and the game plays more like a hack & slash type combat plus rolling around .I do like they add traps and throwing-weapons, which will make the game significant easier when facing large crowd of monsters orThe Witcher 2 has some key design failures. The inventory system is as bad as Oblivion. the fighting style is still limited to a steel sword(or whatever else) and a silver sword, and the game plays more like a hack & slash type combat plus rolling around .I do like they add traps and throwing-weapons, which will make the game significant easier when facing large crowd of monsters or long-range enemies, but I think they should bring group sword style back or add more fight styles, because for a RPG combat, you should provide the gamer as many different approaches as possible, not limiting the combat styles. some of stupid boss fights QTEs makes the game's combat even frustrating. The witcher 2's narrative resembles most good RPGs but not very innovate, at beginning it utilize a frame narrative similar to Alpha protocol to help you to get into the story. the dialogs and interactive scenes are also presented in a similar way like mass effect, they also add some time based dialog choices, but those are nothing new. On the good side though, this game has a very strong story line with significant branching. you can expect to face a couple of hard decisions. Since I do not really have a high-end graphic card, so can not experience the extraordinary graphics of the witcher 2. I am running the game on 8800GTX , the game still looks fine on low-setting. I had about 30 frame rate, but saying this game has been perfectly crafted is overrated. you will experience a lot of lag for loading when you are running around, and the game does freeze or suddenly shut down at times.… Expand
  59. Kebab
    May 23, 2011
    8
    I'll try to make it short. If you enjoyed the first Witcher game, you will like this one.
    The story is interesting and you have choices where your adventure leads you, who will be your friends and who will be your enemies adding more replay value. Dialogue is one of the finest parts of the game, although the voice acting can change a bit. At one point your main character might be    I'll try to make it short. If you enjoyed the first Witcher game, you will like this one.
    The story is interesting and you have choices where your adventure leads you, who will be your friends and who will be your enemies adding more replay value. Dialogue is one of the finest parts of the game, although the voice acting can change a bit. At one point your main character might be whispering his lines for no reason and the character talking to him yells his lines back.
    Combat is fun and engaging until up to a level in swordsmanship where you get to the point you can just buttonsmash enemies to a wall and not letting them even lift their sword in time until they recoil back in pain. It's quite balanced as when the enemy hits you even in the easiest difficulty they usually take 1/10th of your maximum health. Multiple enemies is where the combat is most fun, although the game suffers from awkward targeting system. Until you level your character with skill that lets you hit enemies who you aren't targeting with a sword, you'll be trying to hit the enemy in front of you only to make your hits go through that enemy because the enemy behind the enemy you are trying to hit is selected as target.

    The games UI is probably the worst aspect of the game. You pick up enchantments early in the game even though you get armor that actually can be enchanted later in the game, but I might have missed something. The UI also doesn't tell you how to drink potions or how to throw throwing knives and bombs. Meditation and drinking of potions is only talked in passing in small tutorial window and if you run too far away from the trigger point or accidentally cancel it you won't be told about the button to get access to it. There isn't control re-arrangement that can be accessed from in game where you could check the buttons and re-arrange them. To this moment I don't know how to throw knives or bombs and I'm currently far in the 2nd chapter.

    It's an okay game though if Witcher 1 was something you enjoyed. It's more polished than the first game, yet the game designers should have hired crack team of playtesters to polish out all the issues with the UI and combat.    … Expand
  60. nosepicker
    May 21, 2011
    8
    this game is absolutely undeniably amazing. Blows dragon age 2 out of the water easily this is what an RPG should look like and Im happy that I finally have something good to waste my time with. This definately is worth a full nerd boner.
  61. Gavinn
    May 19, 2011
    8
    They managed to do what Bioware/EA was trying to do with the Dragon Age IP , except they didn't completely **** the bed, destroy the franchise and lose 90% of their fans and customers!

    I'm only a few hours into the game, but the plot and characters are extremely compelling, the combat is a blast, although it would have been nice if the difficulty ramped up a bit more slowly. A guy    They managed to do what Bioware/EA was trying to do with the Dragon Age IP , except they didn't completely **** the bed, destroy the franchise and lose 90% of their fans and customers!

    I'm only a few hours into the game, but the plot and characters are extremely compelling, the combat is a blast, although it would have been nice if the difficulty ramped up a bit more slowly. A guy shouldn't have to reload a save two dozen times during the TUTORIAL while he's trying to get a feel for the system...

    The graphics are amazing, and run flawlessly at max settings on my middle of the road PC. (2.0ghz amd quad, 6 gb ram, radeon 5770)    … Expand
  62. HangedMan
    May 20, 2011
    8
    I'm a big fan of the first game. This one looks great, has enjoyable characters, and as another person said here - combat is dangerous. All the bad stuff I can think of so far is pretty minor: 1. The minigames are not well made, the controls are poorly done, which makes boring games even less fun. 2. It has that weird OCD trap of leaving loot lying around in every other crtate inI'm a big fan of the first game. This one looks great, has enjoyable characters, and as another person said here - combat is dangerous. All the bad stuff I can think of so far is pretty minor: 1. The minigames are not well made, the controls are poorly done, which makes boring games even less fun. 2. It has that weird OCD trap of leaving loot lying around in every other crtate in town, so you feel you HAVE to loot it, even it it means walking into a stranger's home, not speaking to them, and stuffing your pockets with loot from their bedroom while they watch. Even more ludicrous was stealing from crates while 2 npc's are actually doing inventory on them. It stretches the bounds are good storytelling. 3. Those pretty graphics everyone is talking about impede movement in abnormal ways, like not being able to run forward past a big blade of grass. Sucks in combat. 4. It needs some simple options in the PC version like INVERTING the Y-axis! Yes, I found out where to edit the user.ini, but I shouldn't have to. The camera controls are a little hard to like also. 5. I miss the timed combat moves from the previous game. Just saying. It's a good complicated game. There's depth here. I wouldn't go so far as to say it offers a lot of open role play though. You are re-learning skills you already had. OK, memory loss, it's been over done in stories, but makes sense here. It's not like Arkham Asylum, where Batman learns his own basics skills in a couple of hours. That made no sense and yet was incredibly fun.… Expand
  63. stealthops77
    May 28, 2011
    8
    This game is a little bit below what I expected. After Playing the first game, I had high hopes for the second one. Some of the things I did like about TW2 was the environment that was set up. Everything looked beautiful. Also, the didn't have nearly as many bugs as TW1 did when it first came out. The story line was pretty solid and let me say this; this game feels linear, but playThis game is a little bit below what I expected. After Playing the first game, I had high hopes for the second one. Some of the things I did like about TW2 was the environment that was set up. Everything looked beautiful. Also, the didn't have nearly as many bugs as TW1 did when it first came out. The story line was pretty solid and let me say this; this game feels linear, but play through again making different choices and you probably won't end up with the same conclusion, maybe not even the same story. Now, there are some things that I didn't like about this game. There was barely any tutorial at all. The only help you got was from a little box in the corner of the screen to tell you what to do. They also made the tutorial more difficult than it should have been. I get that this game was meant to be for the hardcore player, but the game gets easier as you go further into the game, which also means the level pacing was bad. Many people have complained about the inventory mechanics and other things, but that didn't bother me too much because it was similar to TW1. The one thing that killed the game though, was the scripting into American English. Talking in the medieval tone and accent is fine, but when you start dropping the f-bombs and other slang that doesn't fit in with the game at all, that is NOT ok. Overall, This game is pretty good. It didn't meet my expectations, But it was still an enjoyable experience.… Expand
  64. Gladio77
    Aug 10, 2011
    8
    Very good game and worth your money. The story is interestin, characters are very memorable and all in all a very good game. A bit to short but thats about the only negative thing there is to say.
  65. PsiCat
    May 21, 2011
    8
    Wonderful Action RPG with an amazing story, and available DRM free. But, marred by clumsy controls, a somewhat poor inventory screen, and high graphical system requirements.
  66. Dyalad
    Mar 7, 2012
    8
    I really had a blast playing this game. The continuity from the first game to the second one was very well done - a lot of questions from the first game were answered in the second installment. The game does a great job at making you understand that choices have consequences. As a matter of fact, a specific choice will decide where you stand and how your story unfolds in the secondI really had a blast playing this game. The continuity from the first game to the second one was very well done - a lot of questions from the first game were answered in the second installment. The game does a great job at making you understand that choices have consequences. As a matter of fact, a specific choice will decide where you stand and how your story unfolds in the second chapter. I loved how you also have the opportunity to execute a questline while being stealthy as opposed to run in and kill everyone. The graphics are stunning, the landscapes are beautiful and varied. I found the colors to be very crisp and the textures refined. As far as the models go, sometimes the lips movements felt akward when the characters talked, but other than that, the animations felt flowly. What I liked a bit less about the game, however, is that it can throw you quite rapidly in the action and giving you very little feedback. Without spoiling the game, at the very beginning when you're given a choice of narrating cutscenes, you should pick them up sequentially from the top one to the bottom - it'll give you time to be familiar with the game before getting to the actiony bits. The equipment interface is a tad clunky and sometimes I found myself without a sword - it had disappeared for no reason. Finally, the thing that also disappointed me is how short Chapter 3 was - but I've heard that they will be adding more to that chapter for free once the xbox version comes out. A great experience overall.… Expand
  67. Oconell
    May 18, 2011
    8
    The Witcher 2 is simply a great RPG, by far superior to its previous installment. It is a must-buy to any RPG PC gamer fan. Its story-telling, sound, and graphics are outstanding.
  68. Davlar
    May 18, 2011
    8
    The Witcher 2, a beautiful game with so far stunning story and charm. I have been enthralled by this game and will keep on playing it for a very long time, but every sky has its clouds and the Witcher has a few to be honest. The combat reworking is straight up nightmare sometimes, I lost count on how many times I wanted to attack something straight ahead of me in a mob just to have GeraltThe Witcher 2, a beautiful game with so far stunning story and charm. I have been enthralled by this game and will keep on playing it for a very long time, but every sky has its clouds and the Witcher has a few to be honest. The combat reworking is straight up nightmare sometimes, I lost count on how many times I wanted to attack something straight ahead of me in a mob just to have Geralt jump right into the crowd and get killed, also blocking can many times be way of or now even respond to you pushing the button making hit and run the only alternative. And at last QTE, **** them all.... the game was alot better before they put them in and to be frank they can come at you at very illogical situations (but I won't spoil them here).

    But in the end The Wicher 2 is an amazing game and should be played by anyone with an intrest in RPGs. Bioware has a new goal to reach when it comes to putting a storyline together that ain't just black or white but rather gray just as in life, everything you do affects the world and sometimes the small things can have a lot greater inpact then the things you feelt important.    … Expand
  69. raziel2k
    May 20, 2011
    8
    un rpg a la vieja escuela q no defraudara a nadie asi no te guste el genero, serio candidato a juego del año el cual dudo q pueda ser superado por sus competidores en juegos de rol, creo que solo Dark Soul podra estar a la altura de este..
  70. SqueakyNoobCake
    May 21, 2011
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Witcher 2 is my first CDproject game iv played, Iam ashamed to say but what a pleasant surpise. The game begins with Gerlat in a cell and shows as to how he went from king Foltest personal protector to his accused murderer after you escape the prison by means of stealth, shear force or to a lesser extent diplomacy you begin the adeventure of clearing your name. With out revealing much more the story is well paced and should keep most fantasy fans hooked till the end. The game is vast as to what you can do with a robust crafting system letting you make anything from swords to armour to buffs/potions as you'll need them to increase your chances of survival as the games combat can be brutal. The combat is comprised of light and heavy attacks, parrying, dodging and magic and you will need them all if you want to be a good Wither if you have played Demons Souls then you should get a good idea as to how the combat plays just speed it up a notch. The dialouge options are well rounded to suit the charater theres a bit of freedom as to what kind of things you say from intimidating to sarcastic, It tops most RPGs and is one of the best this genertation with its harsh apporach to combat and lack of nursing its a raw RPG that all can enjoy if you give your self time to adjust how unforgiving it can be.… Expand
  71. Keldun
    May 21, 2011
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The witcher 2 is great, the graphics are the best that I have ever seen in an rpg, the story is great and most of the characters have a personality. Without a doubt this game is light years ahead of that gimmick of an rpg called dragon age 2.
    But the game isn't without its flaws like most of the people seem to describe it here. The ui is very clunky for a keyboard + mouse user, we cannot rebind many of the functions like a way to switch signs fast without using the quick menu, instead we are either forced to use the slow "quick" menu or use the next sign function. (which is far from efficient when we have to hit it 4 times to get to the sign we want and horror if we hit it 5x by mistake we have to do it all again). We can also bind some direct cast key for the signs but that isn't efficient either.
    Another flaw is the inventory system without any way to store our items like in the witcher 1 where we could store our items at the inn.
    My biggest problem is with the game length though. The game is about half the length of the witcher 1 and I have personally finished the game doing all the possible sidequest with the plot I had chosen in about 25 hours. This is a huge letdown when we see how great the chapter 1 and 2 are and when we expect the game to get even better on chapter 3, we just meet an abrupt and rushed ending there. I feel that there should have been at least 2 more chapters with as much content as in chapter 1 and 2.    … Expand
  72. MagnusGman
    May 22, 2011
    8
    Although I'm only a few hours into the game, I'm quite enjoying it despite a few bugs and a surprising difficulty. I've also found the story to be quite entertaining, while still understandable to someone who read the plot of the first game on Wikipedia, the day before release. It's also extremely pretty. Man oh man do I love me some pretty graphics, although it did take a little bit ofAlthough I'm only a few hours into the game, I'm quite enjoying it despite a few bugs and a surprising difficulty. I've also found the story to be quite entertaining, while still understandable to someone who read the plot of the first game on Wikipedia, the day before release. It's also extremely pretty. Man oh man do I love me some pretty graphics, although it did take a little bit of tweaking for it to run at 30 fps on my pretty good tier machine. I can run the game with most settings on with the exception of the hated Uber Sampling, and still get a solid 25-30 fps. Although I do believe the developers could have done a little more optimization, along with a little more bug fixing.… Expand
  73. Merkit
    May 25, 2011
    8
    I am both amazed at the improvements to Geralt's virtual world as I am disappointed in the new combat system. I was a big fan of The Witcher, and I am learning to enjoy The Witcher 2. The Witcher had me from the first hour of play. The Witcher 2 does not have the same magic, IMHO. I'm sure the forthcoming patch will improve things. Kudos to everything but the dumbed down console styleI am both amazed at the improvements to Geralt's virtual world as I am disappointed in the new combat system. I was a big fan of The Witcher, and I am learning to enjoy The Witcher 2. The Witcher had me from the first hour of play. The Witcher 2 does not have the same magic, IMHO. I'm sure the forthcoming patch will improve things. Kudos to everything but the dumbed down console style play. The latter along with weakening the character does not make for a great for a better game. The authors should have stuck to PC or programmed a separate track for PC. Still entertaining.… Expand
  74. zoldmanoka
    May 22, 2011
    8
    Don't believe the hype, it's an o.k game, but not a goty, graphics is 8/10 ( with a powerful pc ) , combat 7/10 (hack & slash ) , story is 8/10, controls and interface = consolport, it deserves an eigth , but not better .
  75. umadzbro
    May 23, 2011
    8
    It's a good game, much better than Dragon Crap 2. The Combat has a learning curve and go's from hard to too easy later in the game. The graphics and aesthetics are great. The story is great, and the combat can be great. It's nice to play a game where you are not in the same town the entire game with recycled stages and horrible graphics.
  76. liondragon
    May 27, 2011
    8
    Ok, I just took the Witcher 2 off of my computer. Not because I hated the game, but because the new patch caused some problems with the game. The thing is, I don't think I will be putting it back on. This game is thoughtful, gritty, beautiful, and has one of the best individual story lines I've seen in an RPG in many years. Unfortunately, it is all laid to waste by the combat. I am a fanOk, I just took the Witcher 2 off of my computer. Not because I hated the game, but because the new patch caused some problems with the game. The thing is, I don't think I will be putting it back on. This game is thoughtful, gritty, beautiful, and has one of the best individual story lines I've seen in an RPG in many years. Unfortunately, it is all laid to waste by the combat. I am a fan of Ninja Gaiden. Having said that, I do not mind difficult combat. What I do have a problem with, is sluggish and unresponsive combat. I suppose playing with a microsoft controller instead of a keyboard might help a bit, but combat on a keyboard has been little more than an exercise in frustration for me. Clunky and unintuitive are the nicest terms I can use to describe it. In an environment where three or four unblocked strikes can kill one of the toughest Witchers in Temerian history, it stands to reason that the combat should be as polished as possible. I don't mind challenging, or even very challenging, but fighting a control system hell bent on as much micomanagement as possible just seems a little tedious. One of the reasons I loved the Witcher one so much, was because you could play the entire game with just the mouse. The setup was as simple as it was elegant and made for fun, engrossing experience. I could put in the time and effort needed to master the keyboard combat in this game, and I am told it actually gets much easier as you progress and invest in the skill trees, but it just sounds like a chore to me now. I may give it another shot with my new PC controller and see if I can make better progress, but for now I think I'll just try L..A. Noire.… Expand
  77. fi57yseven
    Oct 16, 2011
    8
    This game has a fantastic story for you to become apart of, the way you interact with npc's is very binding and holds you further into the game, the lifespan of the game is very short, the game is relatively easy and the side missions are stories within themselves, however, this game i felt lacked in a certain area, don't get me wrong this game is fun to play looks fantastic and draws youThis game has a fantastic story for you to become apart of, the way you interact with npc's is very binding and holds you further into the game, the lifespan of the game is very short, the game is relatively easy and the side missions are stories within themselves, however, this game i felt lacked in a certain area, don't get me wrong this game is fun to play looks fantastic and draws you into a very deep story, the lack however comes from a lot of new rpgs will allow more freedom and places to go, for example Assassin's Creed Brotherhood which came out at similar time to The Witcher 2, offers you a epic story better fighting, and the freedom to go to multiple towns etc, Another thing i felt hurt this game a little was the graphics, they look FANTASTIC, but i am running a hi spec machine and some things still became laggy and put stress on the GPU, people playing this game on laptops and middle ranged PC's will struggle to enjoy this game. All in all, this game is brilliant with some minor annoyances that can be easily forgiven and ignored. Can't wait for the third installment.… Expand
  78. bagelobo
    Jun 3, 2011
    8
    8.5 / 10 The Witcher 2 is a strange mix. It does some things really well and some things really poorly. The good outweighs the bad though. The Good: 1) Best graphics of any RPG. Well designed environments. The world/setting is immersive and feels very believable. 2) Many of your decisions have meaningful consequences. Sometimes picking a bad dialog option actually leads to your immediate8.5 / 10 The Witcher 2 is a strange mix. It does some things really well and some things really poorly. The good outweighs the bad though. The Good: 1) Best graphics of any RPG. Well designed environments. The world/setting is immersive and feels very believable. 2) Many of your decisions have meaningful consequences. Sometimes picking a bad dialog option actually leads to your immediate death. That's not something you see very often. 3) Strong story, though sometimes convoluted. Much better than most RPGs. 4) Interesting, believable characters. All have unique personalities. Most of the voice acting is good. The Bad: 1) Many aspects of the UI are poorly designed. It feels designed for gamepads rather than a mouse and keyboard. Inventory is definitely designed for gamepad navigation. Can't unequip/equip items when trading with NPCs. Targeting system is very clumsy. Minimap is not fixed to a direction and constantly rotates. World map is useless. Item descriptions slowly scroll instead of having a scroll bar. Can't interact with objects while being attacked. Many more. 2) Dialog response options are not verbatim. Not knowing what you will say means you'll sometimes pick options that you didn't intend, and that kills immersion. 3) False dialog options. What I mean by this is, sometimes you are given two dialog options, and picking either one will give the same response. I really hate when RPGs do this. 4) Lack of interactivity. Most objects can't be interacted with. Many NPCs have generic responses and won't talk to you. I noticed about halfway through that generic NPCs have randomly generated names, and will change if you reload. 5) Somewhat linear areas. Could be worse, but it's definitely not a free, open world.… Expand
  79. Spawnah
    Jul 20, 2011
    8
    I great game, very fun to play with a nice, non linear story with lots of choices, enjoyable combat and pretty graphics. But it's in no way perfect. Half of the time I'm wondering around looking for this thing I'm supposed to find or person to talk to for a quest, for me, a lot of things were hard to find, and the interface was pretty bad, just drinking a potion takes ages and I must haveI great game, very fun to play with a nice, non linear story with lots of choices, enjoyable combat and pretty graphics. But it's in no way perfect. Half of the time I'm wondering around looking for this thing I'm supposed to find or person to talk to for a quest, for me, a lot of things were hard to find, and the interface was pretty bad, just drinking a potion takes ages and I must have only used the Cat potion (night vision) throughout the entire game, they're pointless. Player training pretty much sucks, since the tutorial page for what you wanted to do only appears after you've done it, for example, I had no idea what to do with these 'mutagen' items, double clicking them only tells me I can't use them in that menu, but refuses to tell me where I do use it. It was only nearing the end of the game I found out that you apply them to specific character upgrades once you level up. In chapter 1 there is a decision that decides which way the game goes, meaning picking the first option gives a completely different way to reach the end, while I did enjoy the game, I probably wouldnâ… Expand
  80. AlienSpaceBats
    Sep 6, 2014
    8
    Graphically impressive with exceptional production values, and a good game, but not the second coming, and definitely not the next big thing in RPGs. Restrictive in the same way console RPGs are, just with hi-res textures, presented as an adult game, yet under the surface it's just as adolescent as the first game was, with it's ridiculous sex cards. Gameplay (particularly combat) is oftenGraphically impressive with exceptional production values, and a good game, but not the second coming, and definitely not the next big thing in RPGs. Restrictive in the same way console RPGs are, just with hi-res textures, presented as an adult game, yet under the surface it's just as adolescent as the first game was, with it's ridiculous sex cards. Gameplay (particularly combat) is often quite bad, particularly on Normal difficulty or higher - controls feel unresponsive, delayed, keymapping can be altered but not in game and only using the game's config tool. Good, but not great.… Expand
  81. Snowless
    Jul 27, 2011
    8
    I really love this game. I think the atmosphere and the graphics are really great. I love the non-vanilla approach to fantasy, the gritty feel of it. NO big evil badass to defeat, just the intrigue of a handful of morally wayward characters. But, as has been said elsewhere, I feel that some of the boss fights are ridiculous, and the lack of information on how you actually need to do stuffI really love this game. I think the atmosphere and the graphics are really great. I love the non-vanilla approach to fantasy, the gritty feel of it. NO big evil badass to defeat, just the intrigue of a handful of morally wayward characters. But, as has been said elsewhere, I feel that some of the boss fights are ridiculous, and the lack of information on how you actually need to do stuff is incredibly annoying. The developers could use a few usability lessons: this has got nothing to do with being hardcore or old style - this is just plain bad.… Expand
  82. Kurt
    Aug 2, 2011
    8
    Great game, one of the best of the year. Excellent graphics and visuals, good story and excellent atmosphere. The game play is very good and after a while you forget you are even playing a game. Choices in the game will effect the overall experience and enhance the replay value. Also; it is nice to see more non linear games coming out.
  83. GolovA
    Jun 10, 2015
    8
    This game would have gotten a 9/10 from me, but due to its very narrow FOV i have to take one point off. I was also able to implement a MOD which fixes the FOV; unfortunately, that mod prevented me from using other good mods (such as Full Combat Rebalance MOD), which i had to forsake in order to have a normal field of view.

    That aside - i enjoyed the game thoroughly. I am a fan of the    This game would have gotten a 9/10 from me, but due to its very narrow FOV i have to take one point off. I was also able to implement a MOD which fixes the FOV; unfortunately, that mod prevented me from using other good mods (such as Full Combat Rebalance MOD), which i had to forsake in order to have a normal field of view.

    That aside - i enjoyed the game thoroughly. I am a fan of the first one, and the sequel did not disappoint. The gameplay is not a simplified hack-n-slash - i played on Hard and found combat quite a challenge, final bosses being a real pain in the ass!

    Unlike an illusion of choice (such as in Mass Effect) of the path, Witcher 2 offers choices which affect the path and the plot of the main story. Not to give away any spoilers - your choice in the beginning of the Prologue will actually effect the following Chapter. So if you replay the game and make a different choice in the beginning, you will play through a different level in the upcoming chapter - a level which you have never played before. This adds a high value to replayability and believability to the gameplay.

    My best part of this whole game is the narrative. This is a game for adults - not because of graphics violence or nudity but because of the depth the story has been developed. It is full of politics, assassinations, intrigues, manipulations, and so on, told through a very witty and eloquent narrative (i just love the prose). The story is magnificent and well-shoed and, as expected from the Witcher universe, thoroughly thought through and explained in detail.    … Expand
  84. dlighted
    Sep 25, 2011
    8
    Great story, graphics, and game play, but not as memorable as the first one. The cut scenes were nicely done to build the story but the npc character's relationships with Geralt and their personalities never really developed, and were often ambiguous. Thus, i rarely cared too much about them when i went in hoping for more adventure with my good friends. The fighting is fun but lessGreat story, graphics, and game play, but not as memorable as the first one. The cut scenes were nicely done to build the story but the npc character's relationships with Geralt and their personalities never really developed, and were often ambiguous. Thus, i rarely cared too much about them when i went in hoping for more adventure with my good friends. The fighting is fun but less visceral and immersive than The Witcher 1.… Expand
  85. Orbies
    Nov 16, 2011
    8
    The good: Some of the settings are breath taking. Honestly, I can't think of how many would-be desktop wallpaper "images" I encountered. Loved the dialog. I found the swearing to be seamless, and not so "hey look at me, i'm swearing!" like other games. I really liked the voice acting (english), especially some of the accents. Theres a certain "confidence" to the world. Combat is good,The good: Some of the settings are breath taking. Honestly, I can't think of how many would-be desktop wallpaper "images" I encountered. Loved the dialog. I found the swearing to be seamless, and not so "hey look at me, i'm swearing!" like other games. I really liked the voice acting (english), especially some of the accents. Theres a certain "confidence" to the world. Combat is good, although the aiming is not perfect when fighting groups (you do unlock abilities later on to compensate for this. Some interesting side quests.

    The bad: Story introduces WAY too many characters, but does not give you much time to know them all. Seriously, they fire names out of a mini gun at you. The plot has kind of a hard time staying focused. Quests can be very vague. Like I had to go to gamefaqs a number of times, and upon finding out the solution, was left with the feeling of "how the hell would I have figured that out?" There are a few parts where it feels like its being dragged out for the sake of length. It can be a system killer on max, and prepare for some bugs. Really though, my biggest complaint is that the story did'nt have enough oomph. All in all, play it. It has an atmosphere that I have not really encountered well, handles mature themes better than most games, and has some really amazing characters. As long as you don't expect some Knights of the Old Republic-calibre story telling, you will love it. (for what its worth, the story is not bad, its just sort of there.)    … Expand
  86. bmxjumperc
    Jan 4, 2012
    8
    This game tries to achive DirectX 11 graphics in the DirectX 9 API. There are some very technical D3D9 effects that should have been done in DirectX 11 but they are done in the slower DirectX 9 which is what makes this game more demanding on the graphics adapter than other games with better graphics. If you're rating only the gameplay and story, it is an easy game to pick up and be takenThis game tries to achive DirectX 11 graphics in the DirectX 9 API. There are some very technical D3D9 effects that should have been done in DirectX 11 but they are done in the slower DirectX 9 which is what makes this game more demanding on the graphics adapter than other games with better graphics. If you're rating only the gameplay and story, it is an easy game to pick up and be taken by because of the medival characters and environments. The conversation trees add to how the story is difficult to follow & the quests will be repetative. In conclusion the performance issue and obvious dated DX9 API graphics can be so distracting that it is difficult to follow the typical and predictable gameplay, but it is a very unique rendition about a medival story.… Expand
  87. IriathZhul
    Dec 7, 2012
    8
    A pretty good RPG. The story, music, and graphics are all top-notch--I had goosebumps for literally minutes after the ending. Decisions have real consequences that aren't always apparent, making this much more like a real story than any other RPG out there. The gameplay, however, is a bit clunky. Combat is weightless and hollow, and while the creature design is amazing, few enemies comeA pretty good RPG. The story, music, and graphics are all top-notch--I had goosebumps for literally minutes after the ending. Decisions have real consequences that aren't always apparent, making this much more like a real story than any other RPG out there. The gameplay, however, is a bit clunky. Combat is weightless and hollow, and while the creature design is amazing, few enemies come down to anything other than "slash-dodge-slash-dodge". Moreover, the minigames are shallow and truly quite pointless. So while the game is definitely worth a buy, just go in treating it more like a gorgeous, interactive novel than a normal video game.… Expand
  88. jakerfv
    Feb 5, 2013
    8
    I need to mention this especially since a sale is going on right now.

    You need 8 gigs of ready ram to run this, so if you just have 8 gigs of sticks ready in your computer, your not gonna be able to run this because other programs are gonna use it. Upgrade to 12 to make sure you can run this. I get a low framerate on a 5700 which is expected with a resolution of about 1280-720. There    I need to mention this especially since a sale is going on right now.

    You need 8 gigs of ready ram to run this, so if you just have 8 gigs of sticks ready in your computer, your not gonna be able to run this because other programs are gonna use it.

    Upgrade to 12 to make sure you can run this. I get a low framerate on a 5700 which is expected with a resolution of about 1280-720. There are not any graphics options that can tweak this so bear all this in mind.

    I can run crysis 2 in direct x 11 with the official texture and tesselation packs on ultra with around 25-30 FPS witcher 2 is about 24ish.

    As for the game, can't exactly play it but that's kind of a problem, gonna give it an 8 but take that with a grain of salt (I have to submit a review nonetheless to put out this message).    … Expand
  89. Whitey77
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    This is a wonderful and engaging game. It's leaps and bounds ahead of it's predecessor. However, it's not a perfect game. This review was written after version 2.0 so some of the original clunkiness has been removed. What makes this game great is it's ability to draw you into the story. You never really have a sense of the underlying motivations of the various "warring" factions. ThisThis is a wonderful and engaging game. It's leaps and bounds ahead of it's predecessor. However, it's not a perfect game. This review was written after version 2.0 so some of the original clunkiness has been removed. What makes this game great is it's ability to draw you into the story. You never really have a sense of the underlying motivations of the various "warring" factions. This keeps you on your feet while making game changing decisions. The combat can be deemed visceral and fast paced; there's no pause button to queue attacks. While the original witcher employed this strategy, I soon became bored with it, but here I rather enjoyed it. I don't know if it was a lack of immersion or polish in the last installment that didn't excite me. It goes without saying that this game has brilliant graphics, top notch effort. I have some gripes about odd lighting but, it's not game breaking. I love talent trees and the ability to tweak my toon as I see fit; better yet, to fit my play style. Being able to mutate certain traits, while providing a negligible bonus in most cases, also gives you the feeling of character customization.

    Now for the things that made this game an eight. Clunky combat in some situations. The battle with the Kayran really exposes the weakness in the combat. I will not spoil the fight but you will see. I wish they would have implemented tab targeting for a quick lock on the fly. Resale value in the game is terrible, money will never be an issue, but, come on it needs to be buffed 25%. I know this is a European game but some of the English translations are terrible; ie the 3 riddles in chapter 3 - they make absolutely no sense. The biggest fault of the game in my eyes is chapter balance. You spend so much time in the first 1-2 chapters that the final chapter just feels rushed. The last chapter baffled me altogether. I'm not sure if they ran out of time or money or both. The best way to put it is ANTICLIMACTIC. Overall, I would recommend this game any lover of RPG's.    … Expand
  90. trublmaker
    Dec 22, 2011
    8
    Great game with a fan-base passionate & dedicated enough to stamp every negative review with dislike. The game is excellent, but negative reviews are being unfairly reported.
  91. Triggerhappy
    May 8, 2012
    8
    A great game with unparalleled, stunning graphics, uniquely deep, breathtaking story, amazing music, and horrible interface and silly single-character centered combat, this envisioning of a dark medieval fantasy is definitely something to visit. There is little equal to this as far as characters, world lore or storyline are concerned. The RolePlay factor is very high - while you do not getA great game with unparalleled, stunning graphics, uniquely deep, breathtaking story, amazing music, and horrible interface and silly single-character centered combat, this envisioning of a dark medieval fantasy is definitely something to visit. There is little equal to this as far as characters, world lore or storyline are concerned. The RolePlay factor is very high - while you do not get a sandbox world, your characters decisions reshape the storyline completely, creating a much more branched story tree than is the case with "open world" RPGs such as Skyrim. But do not expect a flawless experience: the combat is boring, interface needlessly complex, inventory downright unusable - results of a minor studio trying to do too much at the same time. It plays much, much less smoothly than, say, DA:O, but it is much deeper and less fantasy-generic. Simply put, value-for-money: if you're shopping for an RPG at the bargain area of less than 20EUR, do not hesitate for a second. Even if you set difficulty at easy and just breeze through the branching story, it is absolutely worth it.… Expand
  92. EtaYorius
    Dec 30, 2011
    8
    This game is awsome, the story, the graphics, the characters... but it kinda feels repetitive because there is not much variety in enemies, but its totally worth playing.
  93. Zoso
    Jun 15, 2012
    8
    Actually, apretty good game. The graphics are superb, as are the sound effects.
    The story is axcellent, but the story-telling not so much. Obviously afraid to give out too much information ahead of time, this game gives you not enough during the course of the game to fully immerse you.
    And then, the ending rushes it just a bit too much to make this a truly great game.
  94. taygor
    May 14, 2012
    8
    Great RPG game, what the genre is supposed to be like. The Witcher wins out slightly in my opinion over TW2 simply because they slightly dumbed down the combat system. I personally like the combo attacks from the first one, but it's still an awesome game. Gives a satisfying ending as well as preparing your for the next installment, highly recommend.
  95. Kronos362
    Oct 10, 2013
    8
    A decent game with interesting gameplay; however not something that really sucked me in. Something about not being able to pick up an enchanted flaming sword and interesting new piece of armour that I could never get my head around, I'm a bit old fashioned that way.
  96. Gothic90
    Nov 21, 2014
    8
    The world of witcher is incredibly intriguing and rich. Monarchs being **** people are out to get others, violence, corruption, etc. I am amazed that such a short game can give me all of that, and I am eager to learn more. Its multiple paths tell the story from different perspectives, and your actions actually have consequences that you would care about during the game, and that is a rareThe world of witcher is incredibly intriguing and rich. Monarchs being **** people are out to get others, violence, corruption, etc. I am amazed that such a short game can give me all of that, and I am eager to learn more. Its multiple paths tell the story from different perspectives, and your actions actually have consequences that you would care about during the game, and that is a rare find in recent games, or any games. There are characters that I actually grow to love and care about, which is great.

    Releasing the Enhanced Edition for free is just CDPR being awesome towards players. The side quests are fun things, unlike some of the "MMO quests" adopted by a certain company. They might be similar but you do feel the difference as each type of monsters need a different means to exterminate.

    Downsides: combat wise it feels like the PC gains more powerful too quickly and scales out of control, and the actiony combat can be repetitive. Also the game's system requirements are ridiculous and I still sometimes get lags on a PC I bought 3 years after its release. The more save files you have, the longer loading screens you experience - definitely an issue (I have to manually delete saves outside of the game as deleting inside is a chore). Also the game is too short, which gives me a sad face.    … Expand
  97. turboMONKeyman
    May 24, 2012
    8
    One of the best RPGs I've ever played. The story is great, the gameplay is outstanding, and there is quite the replay value. There are some technical issues, especially, when you want to play with gamepad, and the technical support seems to be non existant, but overall it's a must buy for any RPG player.
  98. dumle
    Aug 17, 2012
    8
    The Witcher 2 is an breathtaking game that offers an interesting story, well written characters and a visually beautiful world. The combat is also quite satisfying though the difficulty curve is a bit off. The game has quite a lot of content and depending on your choices you will have a completely different experience which will likely please any rpg-fan. You are however (obviously) forcedThe Witcher 2 is an breathtaking game that offers an interesting story, well written characters and a visually beautiful world. The combat is also quite satisfying though the difficulty curve is a bit off. The game has quite a lot of content and depending on your choices you will have a completely different experience which will likely please any rpg-fan. You are however (obviously) forced to play as witcher Geralt and even though Geralt is an interesting character are you kind of locked into his thinking and cant really go outside the box regarding your choices. The witchers surrounding does however make up for it by good voice acting, interesting characters and so forth. It should be noted that the game is a bit rough around edges from time to time but it really is a quite a remarkable rpg and if you are willing to spend some time on the game and have an interest in rpgs you should definitely give it a shot.… Expand
  99. O_Hai_Mark
    Jul 15, 2012
    8
    I truly loved the first Witcher. It was dark, adult, and presented a rich fantasy world full of memorable settings and interesting characters. The sequel also offers this but not nearly as much as the first. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings looks downright gorgeous. The greatest graphics I have ever seen in any modern game to date. The attention to the tiniest detail is also astounding.I truly loved the first Witcher. It was dark, adult, and presented a rich fantasy world full of memorable settings and interesting characters. The sequel also offers this but not nearly as much as the first. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings looks downright gorgeous. The greatest graphics I have ever seen in any modern game to date. The attention to the tiniest detail is also astounding. The gameplay is also fine. After a series of updates and patches the combat became much more balanced and enjoyable. The story and plot at first was really enjoyable and had numerous memorable moments. And the fact that there are two possible story paths to partake in doubles the amount of replay-ability. However, the ending left me purely disappointed. I felt the game had been building up to something great and was only let down with a lackluster conclusion. If one were to play this game and take advantage of both story paths then the play time would be around 70 hours. A good investment if you're a fan of the universe, the first game or video games in general even with the tagged on ending.… Expand
  100. CriticoDubioso
    May 1, 2015
    8
    After playing through this game many times and viewing the game in its entirety, I realized how much
    CD Projekt Red has gone downhill as a game developer and it doesn't make me look forward to Witcher 3, AT ALL.
    I want to go on record, and say I am all for their GOG, DRM-Free business model regarding PC games, which is where I got my copy of Witcher 2 and all my PC games. 3D Vision    After playing through this game many times and viewing the game in its entirety, I realized how much
    CD Projekt Red has gone downhill as a game developer and it doesn't make me look forward to Witcher 3, AT ALL.

    I want to go on record, and say I am all for their GOG, DRM-Free business model regarding PC games, which is where I got my copy of Witcher 2 and all my PC games.

    3D Vision Review: This is for those of us like me out there locked into Nvidia's 3D Vision solution, which I prefer to the idiotic notion of playing a game in what I call "photosphere mode" others want to call it virtual reality. I prefer 3D, where things have an amazing depth and actual realness to them, versus the "photosphere mode" being hyped up, because unlike 3D, is all hype compared to 3D, I want to experience the game with extreme 3D depth and smoothness at 120hz per eye, not play the game in a "photosphere mode". In fact, I can't wait for the true 240hz 3D monitors where we get to play the game in 3D with 120hz to each eye with some upgraded 3D glasses. Okay, rant over. This title is Nvidia 3D Vision Ready. My own personal experience with it is that it is great, there's a wonderful sense of 3D Depth at all times when playing in 3D mode, especially with depth and convergence settings set how I want. This is made better by the high quality audio the game has, the environmental sounds are good, the people sound like real people and the music is okay, I'm not a big fan of it, it's just okay to me but it is very high quality.

    Gameplay/Story Review: It's a action RPG with a few major dialogue choices here and there, you can interact with everyone but only a few npcs serve a purpose, like merchants and major npcs. It's supposed to be a game world of making choices, but there's no way to go your own way, I personally didn't care for being forced to go Roche's path or Iorveth's path. You can customize Geralt's look somewhat, and there a few armor choices here and there. Not to mention you can't get rid of characters you don't like and change the story, you're forced (once again) to play by the games twisted rules of letting obviously evil characters go, in many cases. There are only a few instances in which you can get rid of the obviously evil characters. I would have preferred more freedom to change the story. It is comparable to a corridor shooter, in that there are very limited choices on where you can go and what you can do and you must go the way the game tells you to with an extremely limited degree of control, which is not what an RPG should be doing. Potions should be able to taken whenever you want, not just during meditation. To me the story is needlessly complicated. I would have preferred if it was more focused. The first glaring flaw that sticks out to me, is that somehow Geralt is being blamed for what happens to King Foltest at the beginning, because there were no witnesses, one simple question for that, is why don't I have the choice to wait for Roche, so Roche can go with me? or better yet, why not wait for Roche to bring along a few Blue Stripes? This comes up a lot, I can think of many situations in the game, where I think out loud, why can't I say no? It makes sense, but no, there is a scripted narrative I must follow, despite how little sense it makes to do so.

    Basically, the entire game is scripted in advance, its like playing a modern take on the PC games of old, the point and click interactive movies with digitized or real scenes which also didn't give you much choices either. This game has multiple endings but so do some of those really old point and click games. The areas you get to explore are little more than just pretty scenery, sometimes there's some enemies or a new quest, but you are locked down to a grid. I expect I will feel the same way when I play Witcher 3, which won't happen until I can buy the fully patched game with all DLCs.

    2 out of 5, for the great 3D Vision, sound, graphics and the Red Kit SDK. Everything else is just bad and brings the score down a lot.

    I do appreciate them providing us with the Red Kit SDK along with this game.
    I hope they provide us with the updated SDK with the release of Witcher 3 and I hope Witcher 3 is a much better game, but like I said, I'm not buying it until I can buy it fully patched and with all of its DLC added in.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 21, 2011
    93
    Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. A true, polished diamond. Watch and learn Bioware. [May 2011]
  2. GamingTrend
    Sep 14, 2011
    92
    The Witcher 2 easily stands amongst the big boys in the CRPG crowd and is also the best Action RPG to come out since Mass Effect 2.
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  3. GamingXP
    Sep 7, 2011
    90
    The Witcher 2 offers awesome sword fights, cool graphics, charming characters, a compelling story, lots of bare skin and a decent shot of vulgar conversations. Damn good.
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