The Witcher 2 Gets Witchier With an Upcoming Update

[rsvp42]

I was one of the people who was really frustrated with the difficulty level of the opening parts of the game. They really were too hard for a first-time player, especially compared to the content right after. That said, when you play through again, it's easy as pie. I honestly wondered why I struggled. Still, it's good they're trying to rectify that situation. I have no problem with hard games, but weird difficulty spikes and anything that's too unfriendly to newcomers can be detrimental to a game's success.

 

[infohippie]

Yeah I got an e-mail about this. But is it free? I do want to play this game over again, it really has that re-play value to it. And the new hopefully free goodies will make it more interesting.

I'm not too excited about the tutorial, I like the old school way of having a game manual and then it expects you to read it, like The Witcher 2 is your lectuer and then you don't read it and fail miserably, I like that.

Yeah, I loved that it didn't hold your hand at all, it just threw you into it and said "This key does that, that key does this, now go and try not to fail too hard." I miss games that don't spoon-feed the player, it's all too rare these days.

I look forward to playing through again and seeing what changes there are. I've only played through about four or five times so far. CD Projekt have more respect from me than almost any other developer, except maybe Valve.

 

[Frizzle]

I almost pee'd my pants when I saw the news at GoG. They're also reducing the price to $40.

For anyone (myself included) that haven't got the game yet, this is the perfect opportunity to do so.

It's 30$ on Steam... For now at least. [http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/]

But if you get it from GoG.com more of the money goes to the developers, and there's NO DRM on it. At all. Support the right way!
OT: After my 8800's burned themselves down simultaneously, I finally have a card that will be able to handle this game (i hope?) again. Gonna have to fire up ye ole gtx560 and see how she handles things.

 

[jpoon]

Nice, looking forward to this update. I'm a bit anxious about the dark mode thing though. I'm almost worried I won't even be able to beat the game on this mode even though I made it through the normal mode w/o much issue.

 

[Arluza]

I saw this on the website, and got an email, I'm excited. The Dark armor will be epic, i hope.

 

[ScrubberDucky]

I will play this game when we get a 360 version, if I try to run this bad boy on my cute little web browsing laptop it just might blow up.

Keep hoping, boy-o. I know I'm going to sound like a dick no matter how I phrase this, so I'll be blunt: The Witcher is a PC-exlusive game and DAMN proud of it! They'd have to move as many units as Halo 3 to even consider joining the console battlefield.

Ninjaedit: That said, I know that feel. Very well.

 

[snfonseka]

Time to finish Witcher 2.... again

 

[tmande2nd]

Never beat the Witcher 2.
Never going to beat the Witcher 2.

Dont even know why I posted really...except to say why was the tutorial NOT in the original game?
A TUTORIAL? Really guys I mean even flash games have them.

What too good to put one in?

 

[bakan]

Seems that I have to play it again with a new difficulty setting

Btw the tutorial was ok, you just had to read the stuff in the log

 

[Sanaje]

I will play this game when we get a 360 version, if I try to run this bad boy on my cute little web browsing laptop it just might blow up.

Keep hoping, boy-o. I know I'm going to sound like a dick no matter how I phrase this, so I'll be blunt: The Witcher is a PC-exlusive game and DAMN proud of it! They'd have to move as many units as Halo 3 to even consider joining the console battlefield.

Ninjaedit: That said, I know that feel. Very well.

They announced it for the Xbox back at E3, y'know.

 

[ScrubberDucky]

I will play this game when we get a 360 version, if I try to run this bad boy on my cute little web browsing laptop it just might blow up.

Keep hoping, boy-o. I know I'm going to sound like a dick no matter how I phrase this, so I'll be blunt: The Witcher is a PC-exlusive game and DAMN proud of it! They'd have to move as many units as Halo 3 to even consider joining the console battlefield.

Ninjaedit: That said, I know that feel. Very well.

They announced it for the Xbox back at E3, y'know.

Well, look at the egg on my face. *Cough*

 

[UnravThreads]

Yeah, I loved that it didn't hold your hand at all, it just threw you into it and said "This key does that, that key does this, now go and try not to fail too hard." I miss games that don't spoon-feed the player, it's all too rare these days.

There's not hand-holding and then there's putting you in the game without a bloody idea of what to do. The Witcher 2 fell into the latter.

 

[infohippie]

There's not hand-holding and then there's putting you in the game without a bloody idea of what to do. The Witcher 2 fell into the latter.

It told you plenty. It said which keys did what, suggested you parry and dodge to avoid hitting, told you about bombs, and said "Go to it." If you needed more explanation, that's why there's a manual. Playing on medium to start with I only died maybe three times in the prologue, all of which were in the group fight outside the temple, which gave me enough practice to avoid dying afterwards until about halfway through the first chapter.
Maybe they could've emphasised a bit more that it's a really really bad idea to let yourself get swarmed, but other than that I don't see what more was needed.

 

[Kahohess]

In patch 2.4 they'll introduce 'chest-hight walls' for those finding the game still too hard.

 

[Corporal Yakob]

In patch 2.4 they'll introduce 'chest-hight walls' for those finding the game still too hard.

A cover system in a melee game actually strikes me as pretty cool, stabbing back and forth at an enemy over a chest high wall, kicking bits of cover into each other to knock them down and being forced to re-think your fighting style in a cramped enviroment (say having a two handed sword but fighting inside a partially ruined house).

 

[Imre Csete]

Never beat the Witcher 2.
Never going to beat the Witcher 2.

Dont even know why I posted really...except to say why was the tutorial NOT in the original game?
A TUTORIAL? Really guys I mean even flash games have them.

What too good to put one in?

There is a written tutorial in the journal ingame since day one for those who don't know that getting hit is bad.

 

[Sixcess]

There is a written tutorial in the journal ingame since day one for those who don't know that getting hit is bad.

Unfortunately the written in-game tutorial is comprised solely of the words "Getting hit is bad."

 

[veloper]

This kind of continued support is pretty rare in the game industry.
Most buggy games just stay buggy and unfinished nowadays and new features are $10 DLC, but the witcher 1 and now 2 get more than just fixes.

CDprojectR still need to improve a bit, but their attitude towards gamers and the extra effort they put in make them a sterling example for the entire industry.

 

[Mr. 47]

Great! Now make it work on my computer! *bitterness*

Through the magic of youtube, I've seen the games beginning, and I kind of like how it works already, puts you right into the action. A tutorial would strike me as being pretty forced, but this is all from an outsider's viewpoint.