The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

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  1. Joewashere
    Aug 27, 2019
    9
    Released during the deepest decline of RPG era, The Witcher really stands out amongst the "classics" of that period (Oblivion, Fallout 3). The game depicts the adventures of Geralt, a genetically altered monster hunter, who - in accordance with genre traditions - has lost his memory. The setting of the game, based on the works of Andrzej Sapkowski, is fairly grim and mature, with a lot ofReleased during the deepest decline of RPG era, The Witcher really stands out amongst the "classics" of that period (Oblivion, Fallout 3). The game depicts the adventures of Geralt, a genetically altered monster hunter, who - in accordance with genre traditions - has lost his memory. The setting of the game, based on the works of Andrzej Sapkowski, is fairly grim and mature, with a lot of violence, profanity and nudity. Most of the storyline is relatively low-key, being centered on finding out what exactly is going on around you, killing monsters, and solving mysteries – though there is also the factional conflict, political intrigue, and backstabbing.

    The main strength of the game is its focus on choices and consequences. Eschewing the simplistic "good/evil/random" options, The Witcher offers decisions in a morally grey area, often forcing the player to choose between the lesser of several evils. The character system is interesting but not overwhelmingly complex, featuring several different spells and swordfighting styles. A delightful addition is the excellent alchemy system, which allows the player to create a large variety of potions used in lieu of the traditional buff spells. The combat is fun, but while the rhythm-based fighting feels novel at first, it gets rather easy once you get the hang of it.

    Overall, you should play The Witcher if you are looking for an atmospheric action RPG in a gritty setting with an outstanding story, colorful characters, and a great soundtrack. Oh, and **** Everybody loves ****    … Expand
  2. owerfull
    Jan 18, 2021
    9
    To this day it's amazing game with incredible atmosphere which for me is as good as The Witcher 3 although darker. It's amazing action RPG, game combat is a little bit outdated but story and quests are awesome.
  3. CoreGamer1408
    May 23, 2019
    6
    A retrospective review well the visuals have not aged well like the textures. Playing a singular character who is a gruff slightly edgy bounty hunter slash monster slayer limits the role play.

    The sound and VA mostly works. Story adult orientated fantasy B movie fodder so take it or leave. Pretty lean on the loot weapons and gear. The game world and monster types was very interesting to    A retrospective review well the visuals have not aged well like the textures. Playing a singular character who is a gruff slightly edgy bounty hunter slash monster slayer limits the role play.

    The sound and VA mostly works. Story adult orientated fantasy B movie fodder so take it or leave. Pretty lean on the loot weapons and gear. The game world and monster types was very interesting to look at. I liked some of mission structure when they had a investigative edge to them and not just simple kill or fetch quests.

    The potion use is kind of dumb. It can only be taken pre-battle not during. So good luck knowing the exact time to when and where to down one. This game has no theft mechanic. Anything can be take under the noses of NPC without no fallout.

    The combat on paper sounds really fun. Different types of weapons to kill humans and monsters. With the ability to dodge and use magic with combat enhancement potions. However it is just mostly a dull mouse click timer fest. So yeah the combat is better in concept than execution. A game for retro niche RPG fans maybe in 2019?    … Expand
  4. TheHambro
    Mar 8, 2020
    8
    The Witcher is still a fantastic RPG even by today’s standards. Having played The Witcher 2 and 3 before finally diving into the original, I was very hesitant to play this one at first because of how outdated and clumsy it seems. While the game really does show its age (especially in terms of game design, interface, and combat), it truly sets the tone for the sequels in quest design,The Witcher is still a fantastic RPG even by today’s standards. Having played The Witcher 2 and 3 before finally diving into the original, I was very hesitant to play this one at first because of how outdated and clumsy it seems. While the game really does show its age (especially in terms of game design, interface, and combat), it truly sets the tone for the sequels in quest design, story, and the overall atmosphere.

    The visuals are still pretty damn impressive even for a 13 year old game. I can imagine the graphics blowing everyone away when it first released. In good old Witcher fashion, the music is beautiful and a pleasure to listen to. Preparation is (at least on the hardest difficulty) paramount: taking on the various monsters will require you to read about their strengths and weaknesses as well as preparing the necessary potions or oils to be successful. However, the “combat” is very bare-bones. Fighting is done automatically and boils down to timing your mouse clicks in a certain rhythm to perform the next chain of a combo. Is it the most engaging combat system ever? Definitely not, but it’s pretty awesome and oddly satisfying to watch Geralt pull off some pretty sweet combos. The bread and butter, however, is the atmosphere and tone the game sets. Everything from the story, to side quests, to the many characters you run into will ask you to make some difficult choices that will impact the story. It does a really good job of asking yourself what the lesser evil is in all the choices you make.

    The game does run into a few issues. For a game made in 2007, there are just some unexplained performance issues I ran into. My system is well above what’s required to run this, but I ran into some FPS problems in certain areas. My biggest gripe is that you can miss quests entirely or miss the chance of turning in completed quests if you advance the story far enough. It really isn’t an issue in the grand scheme, but it’s just a bummer missing out on some of the story because you didn’t know you had to finish quests before a certain point of the story.

    Honestly, if you played and enjoyed The Witcher 2 and 3, go back to its roots and play this one. It might take some time for you to warm up to this game, but it really is an awesome RPG. Yes, it is a bit dated, and yes, some parts of the game can be frustrating, but it’s more than worth your time to experience this very underrated title.    … Expand
  5. dlcwolf
    Aug 23, 2019
    7
    Well done. It is vast, the story is long and intricated, and nice the fact to use potions and upgrades. At the end I only used few potions, and selected sword. Is not like in Diablo, where you have a vast possibility of upgrade armors, sword and potions, but give anyway good way to upgrades. Also all the forces are not the same useful. At the end I used (and upgraded) only two of them. TheWell done. It is vast, the story is long and intricated, and nice the fact to use potions and upgrades. At the end I only used few potions, and selected sword. Is not like in Diablo, where you have a vast possibility of upgrade armors, sword and potions, but give anyway good way to upgrades. Also all the forces are not the same useful. At the end I used (and upgraded) only two of them. The game was running well, and also the fight, after first understanding, is nice. I had anyway to use sometimes some guides to resolve faster the plot, but it is ok. Better then i thought, i will follow to play the 2nd. I really liked the romance cards. Very funny.… Expand
  6. RagingPoet
    May 28, 2018
    8
    I actually liked some aspects of the original Witcher more than the Wild Hunt, despite knowing that it is obviously much less polished.
    Combat is clunky, item and skill systems are very boring, last two chapters are very linear. But at the same time that awkward combat system allows Witcher 1 to actually have some difficulty curve, rather then that instant plateau after player learns how    I actually liked some aspects of the original Witcher more than the Wild Hunt, despite knowing that it is obviously much less polished.
    Combat is clunky, item and skill systems are very boring, last two chapters are very linear. But at the same time that awkward combat system allows Witcher 1 to actually have some difficulty curve, rather then that instant plateau after player learns how to dodge roll properly in Witcher 3.
    Writing is good (if you ignore that almost every female character instantly tries to have sex with protagonist), but in the Wild Hunt it was better, especially for the side quests. Player's choices are plenty and a lot of them are even impactfull.

    Overall Witcher 1 is a good RPG and definitely worth playing.    … Expand
  7. Mobile
    Nov 10, 2017
    8
    ENG.
    I managed to consciously play the first part, only in 2016. As a result, after playing 20+ hours and not even reaching the middle of the game, I simply abandoned and did not return for almost a year. But the memories flickered, + it was necessary to go through the first part to close the trilogy about the Witcher. And it was unexpectedly fascinating, that very respite in one year,    ENG.
    I managed to consciously play the first part, only in 2016. As a result, after playing 20+ hours and not even reaching the middle of the game, I simply abandoned and did not return for almost a year. But the memories flickered, + it was necessary to go through the first part to close the trilogy about the Witcher. And it was unexpectedly fascinating, that very respite in one year, gave me new strengths and I went through the whole game in 5 days (if possible, skipping side quests ). The game for his time - Epic, even now such a player, who does not have much patience and perseverance, will also come to taste the first part. I began to get acquainted with the second part, then there was the third and, despite this, the first one was not nearly worse. Thank you very much to tell the developers who are interested in reading on Wiki or where else, how the game was created and how much work it cost. Thank you CDProjectRED.
    RU.
    Удалось сознательно поиграть в первую часть, только в 2016. В итоге наиграв 20+ часов и не дойдя даже до середины игры я просто забросил и не возвращался почти год. Но воспоминания теплились, + нужно было до пройти первую часть чтобы закрыть прохождения трилогии о Ведьмаке.И его было неожиданно увлекательно, та самая передышка в один год, дала мне новые силы и я за 5 дней прошел всю игру (по возможности не пропуская сайд квесты).Игра для своего времени - Эпик, даже сейчас такому игроку, у которого есть не много терпения и усидчивости, тоже придет по вкусу первая часть. Я вот начинал знакомство со второй части, потом была третья и не смотря на это первая не чуть не хуже. Огромное спасибо хочется сказать разработчикам, кому интересно почитайте на Вики или еще где, как создавалась игра и скольких трудов им это стоило.Спасибо Вам CDProjectRED.    … Expand
  8. Trenos
    Nov 30, 2017
    6
    First Witcher is hard game to judge, this is beginning of great trilogy, but the game is just ok. We have great story and characters, but terrible combat system and side quests. I recommended this game for fans of book and maybe if you wanna play witcher 2 and 3.
  9. pedrinhabrown
    Mar 31, 2019
    10
    A jogabilidade é o único ponto negativo do jogo, mas logo se acostuma! O jogo é muito bem narrado e não te enrola nas missões. Vale a pena jogar!
  10. Shafi5557
    Jan 7, 2019
    7
    The graphics is a bit outdated now but the story plot is thick. One of the best RPG game series starting with this and the first of a game trilogy.
  11. atomlord
    Feb 29, 2020
    8
    Разработчикам удалось все кроме боевой системы. Но лучшее в игре это безусловно сюжет.
  12. DonPerepihon
    Jan 10, 2018
    7
    50 часов прогулок по болотам. Но... чего лукавить, игра держала за яйца и не отпускала. Нельзя назвать себя настоящим любителем ведьмака, не пройдя эту страницу игровой истории. 7 - хорошая оценка.
  13. brendo214
    Jul 27, 2019
    6
    I dropped this game after about 10-15 hours into it due in large part to how boring the combat was. Its just a really simple rhythm game, which is especially dissapointing seeing as how I came to this game from The Witcher 3.
  14. Nazar228
    Jul 10, 2019
    7
    The Witcher is an action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by Atari, based on the novel series of The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The story takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows Geralt of Rivia, one of a few traveling monster hunters who have supernatural powers, known as Witchers. The game's system of moral choices as part of theThe Witcher is an action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by Atari, based on the novel series of The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The story takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows Geralt of Rivia, one of a few traveling monster hunters who have supernatural powers, known as Witchers. The game's system of moral choices as part of the storyline was noted for its time-delayed consequences and lack of black-and-white morality.… Expand
  15. c4rboni
    Mar 13, 2018
    9
    [PT-BR]
    The Withcer 1 é incrivelmente épico, trazendo uma historia maravilhosa e um enredo muito bem trabalhado, sendo lançado em 2007 sem muito investimento (que é notável ao decorrer da campanha).
    Pontos Positivos: -Historia Incrível (Faz você sempre querer continuar jogando e não parar mais) -Personagens carismáticos -Completo (O jogo é muito completo, possuindo muitas coisas    [PT-BR]
    The Withcer 1 é incrivelmente épico, trazendo uma historia maravilhosa e um enredo muito bem trabalhado, sendo lançado em 2007 sem muito investimento (que é notável ao decorrer da campanha).

    Pontos Positivos:
    -Historia Incrível (Faz você sempre querer continuar jogando e não parar mais)
    -Personagens carismáticos
    -Completo (O jogo é muito completo, possuindo muitas coisas para explorar e fazer)
    -Enredo Incrível
    -Universo Incrível
    -Dificuldade
    -Decisões (Você escolhe o caminho do jogo)
    -Trilha Sonora
    -Ambientação

    Pontos Negativos:
    -Jogabilidade (pode ser travada em alguns momentos)
    -BUGs (As vezes chega a ser a maior dificuldade do jogo)
    -Graficos (Não são lá essas coisas...)    … Expand
  16. Mpbpl
    May 3, 2021
    8
    This game is Amazing.
    Let's go over the cons first: the combat is hard to learn, it is very different from other games and will fight against you a lot int he beginning. After learning it, it's possible to forget the hassle that it was before but it never feels great to be in combat... I believe that the feel that the game wanted was exactly that, still it was not the "it's hard but it is    This game is Amazing.
    Let's go over the cons first: the combat is hard to learn, it is very different from other games and will fight against you a lot int he beginning. After learning it, it's possible to forget the hassle that it was before but it never feels great to be in combat... I believe that the feel that the game wanted was exactly that, still it was not the "it's hard but it is great" feeling more of a "annoying but short".
    and that's it.
    The rest is pure positive, the characters are SO MEMORABLE, on a game moved by player choice you get conflicted about what to do in almost all of them, concerned about what will become of the characters, what will become of the witcher. The game is how choices have consequences, and it flat out tells you in the beginning, in a not so subtle way. The monsters are creative and their relation to the world and how witchers react to them is something fresh and new.
    The music is really good, the sound was suprisingly awesome by the time, and the voice acting never made me lose any immersion.
    By the end, you just want to know more and more about this universe and the characters that live in it.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. toxyk
    Dec 19, 2022
    6
    Buena historia, y algunas ideas jugables interesantes y poco vistas, pero se nota que iban cortos de presupuesto, y en general intentar pasarse este juego en 2022 es bastante duro, ha envejecido bastante mal. Lo dicho, lo único que salva este juego es una historia interesantes, y bien llevada.
  19. greenbey
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    A-
    Story and atmosphere is really good.
    Gameplay is a bit dull but not terrible.
  20. Berik
    Aug 1, 2019
    5
    Aaaah yes, i've been wanting to dive into this game ever since i played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. And having played this game, i'm surprised they ever made it to a sequel... just wow.

    As for the Lore and characters, the game does a good job of telling a story that's interesting and keeps you curious. And those are the best aspects of the game, because everything else is either bad or    Aaaah yes, i've been wanting to dive into this game ever since i played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. And having played this game, i'm surprised they ever made it to a sequel... just wow.

    As for the Lore and characters, the game does a good job of telling a story that's interesting and keeps you curious. And those are the best aspects of the game, because everything else is either bad or average. In nicely fashioned bullet points:
    1) Awkward combat: The combat in The Witcher is at bare minimum cinematic, but very clumsy and broken. Fighting a group of Salamandra or Ghouls is a game of dice, as sometimes the battle will end in 2 minutes with everyone and everything being killed, or it will end in 5 minutes with you dying and barely a scratch on any enemy.
    2) Ugly character models: The human characters and elves are okay when it comes to modelling, but the dwarfs are freaking UGLY! They look like some inbred morons with down syndrome.
    3) Bestiary Requirements: Whoever thought that making bestiary entries mandatory to get certain items, EVEN THOUGH you already killed these animals, is stupid. It makes getting the items a hassle, as it is incredibly hard to find the required books because no one will tell you where to get them unless you turn over every rock and stone.
    4) It's broken: Yes, the game is not at all completely functional. The inventory is downright broken because the second half of it can't be clicked on. You got an item on the 5th row? Well good luck getting it, because you can't click on it! It's broken!
    5) Overcomplicated: From the menu's, to the combat system, to the alchemy and finding items you need, the game is way to complicated. I've played a game from 2004 called Fable: The Lost Chapters, which will show you exactly how to make easy to use menu's and give proper hints to find what you are looking for. The Witcher 'Enhanced Edition my ass' is a maze.

    Don't believe the reviews giving this 9's and 10's. People who loved The Witcher 3 just want to convince everyone else that this game is somehow amazing, except it isn't. It's an average game, and in true CD Project RED fashion, it's a technical shaky product. I give this game a 5/10.    … Expand
  21. Fany000
    Jul 21, 2019
    8
    Very strong base for great games like the followers of the first Witcher are. Despite that, this is the most underestimated game in the serie. It has a lot of stronger and also weaker sides, but in all, it's the great and definitely one of the most overlooked pieces of the first decade of 2000s. All players that enjoyed third episode of Witcher serie should came back to the history of theVery strong base for great games like the followers of the first Witcher are. Despite that, this is the most underestimated game in the serie. It has a lot of stronger and also weaker sides, but in all, it's the great and definitely one of the most overlooked pieces of the first decade of 2000s. All players that enjoyed third episode of Witcher serie should came back to the history of the CD project Red, not only because this is, where the whole story begins, but also because, this is the great game, with great story, background, atmosphere and for me, it is the game that has the true witcher feeling, almost like in the books.

    Pros:
    + Storytelling
    + Witcher atmosphere
    + Unusual, but funny and interesting gameplay
    + Diverse quests (including sidequests)
    + Graphics is still looking good
    + Monsters
    + Legendary quotes
    + Original RPG system
    + Great Characters (except Azar Javed)

    Cons:
    - Optimization (mowing even on modern PCs)
    - A few boring phases in main story line
    - Combat system is quite repetitive after a few hours in the game
    - Azar Javed
    - Main story line is somehow predictable    … Expand
  22. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Игра от Польской студии, выпущенная в 2007 году подарила массу положительных воспоминаний, как мне, так и остальным геймерам.
    Плюсов у этой игры море:
    + Сюжет (непредсказуемый и захватывающий) + Графика для 2007 довольно неплоха + Главный герой (Хладнокровный и загадочный, цепляет своей прямолинейность и мужеством) + Ключевые персонажи со своими отдельными историями и заморочками +    Игра от Польской студии, выпущенная в 2007 году подарила массу положительных воспоминаний, как мне, так и остальным геймерам.
    Плюсов у этой игры море:
    + Сюжет (непредсказуемый и захватывающий)
    + Графика для 2007 довольно неплоха
    + Главный герой (Хладнокровный и загадочный, цепляет своей прямолинейность и мужеством)
    + Ключевые персонажи со своими отдельными историями и заморочками
    + Довольно проработанный открытый мир
    + Элементы RPG здесь очень хорошо вписались
    + Возможность выбора ответов в диалогах
    + Разные тонкости сюжета, зависящие только от тебя
    + Музыка
    + Есть таверны, где можно напиться и начать драться с кулачными бойцами
    + Множество побочных заданий
    + Здесь есть голые девушки и карточки с ними
    + Выбор тактики боя, знаки, или классический ближний бой
    + Перевод
    + Русская озвучка
    ИЗ МИНУСОВ:
    - Иногда пропадает звук в диалогах
    - В субтитрах есть грамматические ошибки    … Expand
  23. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    8
    While the graphics and mechanics may have been a little dated even at the time of the release, Witcher's story is very well thought out, and created a great foundation for the future of the series. The rural, Slavic atmosphere of the game is genuinely one of the best.

    There are some tedious quests, repeatable character models and some weird mechanics, but they don't stop you from having    While the graphics and mechanics may have been a little dated even at the time of the release, Witcher's story is very well thought out, and created a great foundation for the future of the series. The rural, Slavic atmosphere of the game is genuinely one of the best.

    There are some tedious quests, repeatable character models and some weird mechanics, but they don't stop you from having fun in it.    … Expand
  24. Norleft
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    No voy a dar una opinión muy extensa sobre este título, es un RPG muy bueno, introduce la historia que se terminaría convirtiendo en lo que es hoy en día, se nota y se siente como una versión beta de lo que sería The Witcher 3 en muchos sentidos, ya que el esquema que sigue para contar su historia por zonas y demás es bastante parecido en una escala mucho menor a la que se utiliza en TheNo voy a dar una opinión muy extensa sobre este título, es un RPG muy bueno, introduce la historia que se terminaría convirtiendo en lo que es hoy en día, se nota y se siente como una versión beta de lo que sería The Witcher 3 en muchos sentidos, ya que el esquema que sigue para contar su historia por zonas y demás es bastante parecido en una escala mucho menor a la que se utiliza en The Witcher 3.

    El juego lo valoro como un inicio y una apuesta a su historia, ya que en este título es en el que menos decisiones vas a tomar que cambien realmente la historia para los siguientes títulos, ya que sacaras easters eggs y frases de diálogo en los siguientes títulos que cambien respecto a los demás, pero poco más. Pero la historia que se cuenta en el juego y sus secundarias SÍ que merecen muchísimo la pena y a pesar de ver videos de resumen en su momento para jugar The Witcher 2 he descubierto muchas partes de la historia, personajes y lore que no tenía ni idea de que existían.

    En resumen es un juego que ha envejecido bastante mal siendo sincero y puede que te eche para atrás sobre todo los dos primeros capítulos de este. Pero la verdad si te gusta mucho The Witcher y quieres saber absolutamente todo y estas pensando en jugarlo tranquilamente sin meterte prisa, te recomiendo que le des una oportunidad, porque a pesar de ser un juego que ha envejecido mal me lo he pasado sin mods ni nada, pero aun así se que hay muchos que mejoran la experiencia si quieres jugar mucho más cómodo.

    Te recomiendo jugarlo si quieres exprimir el mundo The Witcher y te recomiendo 100% la versión actualizada de GOG, ya que la de Steam esta muy abandonada.    … Expand
  25. slim_leshaz
    Dec 8, 2018
    10
    эту игру обязан пройти каждый, качественно проработанная сюжетка , диалоги, но боёвка желает лучшего , советую начинать знакомится с миром ведьмока с этой игры, она сделает из вас настоящего мужыка . И один совет если вы школьник и играете когда мама дома не надо заниматься любовью с девушками в игре потому-что после проведёного времени даётся карточка,а на ней голые девушкиэту игру обязан пройти каждый, качественно проработанная сюжетка , диалоги, но боёвка желает лучшего , советую начинать знакомится с миром ведьмока с этой игры, она сделает из вас настоящего мужыка . И один совет если вы школьник и играете когда мама дома не надо заниматься любовью с девушками в игре потому-что после проведёного времени даётся карточка,а на ней голые девушки
  26. SilverOrlov
    May 22, 2023
    9
    Played the game for the first time in 2013. But the hands reached the last parts, only the nearest time. Of course the graphics is outdated, but if we give rating without this thing, the game is good. It was uncomfortable at first to play because of the specific combat system, but after some time I got used to it ... however, I would not want to return to such a system again anymore. APlayed the game for the first time in 2013. But the hands reached the last parts, only the nearest time. Of course the graphics is outdated, but if we give rating without this thing, the game is good. It was uncomfortable at first to play because of the specific combat system, but after some time I got used to it ... however, I would not want to return to such a system again anymore. A story, a frank picture with allusions to sex and cards of girls, various monsters (with some you need to prepare for battle in advance, and not just run screaming "for the motherland"), walking through the spacious locations, mixing the elixirs... it was a cool adventure. And, of course, it could be advised to anyone. Unless, the outdated graphics won't confuse you.… Expand
  27. DJKrimson
    Feb 19, 2020
    5
    Decided to play the trilogy after the netflix series hype (only played the 3rd game before), just finished the first game and can say that it's an interesting game, but it has major flaws.

    The good things: The story and the characters is really good, the skilltree is OK, and playerchoices impacts the story, which i like. The worst things: Where the game disappoints is primarily the    Decided to play the trilogy after the netflix series hype (only played the 3rd game before), just finished the first game and can say that it's an interesting game, but it has major flaws.

    The good things:
    The story and the characters is really good, the skilltree is OK, and playerchoices impacts the story, which i like.

    The worst things:
    Where the game disappoints is primarily the boring combat, the clunky controls and the running back and forth forever in some of the quests.

    Other cons:
    There was some serious difficulty spikes in the later parts, so it felt like poor skill speccing would probably make the game nearly unbeatable, my biggest example (no spoil) was when running into a 2-part boss where the first part always got me down to 30% hp only for the second phase to bash the sh*t out of me in seconds, i had to run around in the big boss arena for 10+ mins before he lost aggro because i got too far away so i could sit and eat hp reg food for another 10 mins (before this i had no problems with any enemies). Item management is also a pain in the ass, there's times you can't access the item bank and then you'll either have to drop stuff or ignore the things you find.

    Would i recommend? Only if you think you have the patience required and you're a big witcher fan that really wanna take part of the story    … Expand
  28. Tilt1k
    Jan 29, 2019
    8
    Amazing witcher universe with its dark theme and great characters. I just cant give it higher score because of the old- school combat system which was boring for me its just about spaming one button and sometimes using the witcher signs.
  29. n19ht1n9ale27
    Feb 4, 2019
    9
    The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is very good games. As for me, craft, locations, dialogs are amazing, but game has many problems with fighting. Its so bored. If you want to dive into the world of fantasy and an amazing story, buy.
  30. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 87 IIIIIIIIII====================
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Awards & Rankings

10
#10 Best PC Game of 2008
7
#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
3
#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. 1UP
    75
    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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  2. Eurogamer
    80
    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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  3. PC Format
    88
    Finally, 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]
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