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Generally favorable reviews- based on 3308 Ratings
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Positive: 2,624 out of 3308
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Mixed: 466 out of 3308
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Negative: 218 out of 3308
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May 5, 2012Mac version always crash. It is a wine pack. So bad. I can't even play it over 10 minutes. I can't believe so buggy app can be put on steam to sell.
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Oct 16, 2011
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JoeNov 8, 2009
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PedroS.Aug 12, 2009Not worth the price. this game is almost identical to Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as far as gameplay/graphics goes, but i enjoyed LOTR better, and didn't require as much hardware. it's a decent game, but it's definately not epic. it almost reminds me of how every single MMO now-a-days is nearly identical to WoW, making them garbage.
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Nov 6, 2011
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May 25, 2015This is why I despise western games. All the male characters follow the same sexist stereotypes with no variety between them. Female characters are more than just breasts and thighs walking around. The lines are horrendous with no depth. Quite a shallow game. There are so many other things wrong, but this above all prevented me from being to enjoy the game.
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Nov 6, 2013
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Sep 10, 2014
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May 13, 2011
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Sep 9, 2010
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Apr 16, 2014
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Dec 21, 2011Too many not worked ideas. Too tiresome. Much you run there here, speaking with the same characters though it is possible to join all it in one dialogue.
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Sep 20, 2014
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Apr 28, 2012
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Jul 6, 2013
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Oct 20, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 10, 2012
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Oct 13, 2015This game is nice example, how marketing can sell any piece of s...t. I'm trying to find game with worse combat system, but i think it's impossible. I stopped game after few combats. Also characters are typical supermen, story is typical "we are the best and we can rule gods....".
I have better fun with old MDK, which I bought on GOG. And Witcher is in Trash folder on Steam, where he belongs. -
Jun 11, 2015Great storyline, ill conceived control setup. Which makes all the good things about the game suffer. Very few games are ported with success. Best to start from scratch even if it takes more time and effort to do it.
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Nov 18, 2017
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Dec 10, 2017Terrible combat. 4/10
I like the story, and the game reminds me of Neverwinter Nights, but the gameplay is horrendous. The combat is literally just clicking an enemy to start combat and then clicking again when the mouse cursor changes color. I want to keep playing through the game to see where the story goes, but the gameplay sucks. It feels like a chore to play the game. -
Feb 3, 2016
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Jul 3, 2016The Witcher may be a little dated, but I find myself flabbergasted about how bad this game is. It has many of the worst animations and cringe-worthy gameplay mechanics I have ever encountered in a game -- I didn't even bother to spend an entire hour trying it.
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Jul 18, 2016
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Oct 20, 2016
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Aug 24, 2016This game is a complete masterpiece, one of the greatest games of all time. Stunning graphics, absolutely heart warming campaign with endless potential for DLC. Great game, cannot recommend more.
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Apr 17, 2017
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May 10, 2018
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Mar 23, 2019Battle mechanics are awful... Story line etc. very nice. But playing is horribly boring.
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Oct 8, 2019
Awards & Rankings
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The main adventure still has serious pacing problems, combat's still too easy for the most part, and load times -- though reduced -- continue to get in the way of the action.
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The new and improved package is increasingly attractive. There are still some rough edges, and moments of genuine drama are still undercut by how they're performed, but this is an agreeably driven RPG in an agreeably ornate package.
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PC FormatFinally, The Witcher fulfills its potential, and, best of all, it's available as a free update, just in case you bought it anyway. [Nov 2008, p.110]