1st Witcher 2 review is IN!

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  1. Redemption80

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    Ah, less uber than i was thinking lol.

    I might have better hardware by the time i get round to playing this, if not, this will likely be one of the games that i cap at 30fps.

    Great news about the pre-order numbers, good for them.

    On my way back from work, i even saw the retail version appear in a game shop here called Gamestation, in amongst big upcoming console games, which was nice to see, as the shop must be treating it as a big game, which these days is very rare in actual shops.
     
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    Just came back from a game of squash :) . I found the thread, (on another website) where I pulled this bit of info from, time to start sifting through 20+ page now....hopefully I'll find some answers and sources here.
     
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    Great score for preorder :) I'm glad last good pc dev get what they should have.. And just like Redemption said DX11 performance patch would be nice :)
     
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    Haven't been this hyped for an RPG since DAO... but damn these release dates, they allways come up when I have the least free time!
     

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    OKAY....seems I might have been daydreaming when I read that thread, sorry about the misinformation :(....I dont think there will be 16:10 on release day.....BUT from TW 2 forums:

    ....they also wrote that they will release a patch that adds support for different resolutions.
     
  6. Mkilbride

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    Hm, I may wait til the 16:10 patch happens then, possibly. I want my experience to be the absolute best, I should wait for the proper drives and wait til it's patched up.
     
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    Thoughts on The Witcher 2 by 2 editors from PC gamer....I'm guessing that one of the reviewer's is the one who reviewed the 1st Witcher and gave it a 69% and the same guy gave DA 2 94%.......Hmm suspicious!! Anyway I dont even bother listening to most reviewers, instead I rate the game on my own experience :).

    Source:

    http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/05/13/the-weekend-playlist-5/
     
  8. Redemption80

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    I'm more curious of how they will go about the proper 16:10 support, ideally it would be expanding 16:9, but considering its a last minute addition, it could end up being cropped 16:9.

    Driver wise, Nvidia already have a profile, and they have been working with CDP on this game for months, so while new drivers would be nice, i think the existing ones should be ok.

    AMD guys i don't know, probably end up in the same boat as Nvidia guys with Dragon Age 2, Shogun 2 etc....

    I agree with some of the complaints of Witcher, i wasn't a fan of the overuse of sex either, felt like was aimed at teenagers etc...but i might be getting old too soon lol.
     
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    Im looking forward to this, worth every peenny i think, nice to see developers that actually really do care about what they produce and after purchase support is nice too see going on with patches that make a difference.

    Wondering how it runs now.
     
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    Ha ha ha. No money - no high score. It's a simple trick in our days. :nerd:
     

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  12. sAAdC

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    New trailer, (how to kill a witcher)

    EDIT:

    Whiplash beat me to it.

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    WOOOWW! The "how to kill a witcher" trailer is very nice....VERY NICE :gape: !

    EDIT 3:

    The launch trailer is FULL OF WIN.......*tears in my eyes.....
     
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    First trailer, epic music, epic trailer.
    Second trailer, beautiful music, beautiful trailer.
    Third trailer, great looking combat, with a large variety accents from the North to the South, and a Scottish(ish) one thrown in at the end :)

    All good though, looking awesome, and considering i hate medieval RPG's of any sort, the fact these games break the mould is a suprisingly good thing for me, i don't even have much love for Polish people either lol, but these guys are fantastic at what they do.
     

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    My GAME pre-order has not shipped yet and they don't generally send stuff out across the weekend so it looks like it won't hit the post while Monday with a Tuesday delivery day. I was hoping to get it for Monday so I could install it and have it ready to try at midnight. Oh well. :(

    On a more positive note, I didn't realise I'd ordered the Premium Edition which comes with a generous selection of (mostly) useful extras such as a strategy guide, map and audio CD. Less useful is the coin but at least it's small and can easily be stored.

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    Considering it is costing me just £22.49, I have to say that I'm pleased I didn't go down the more expensive digital download route. While you can print out the map and manual (at a lower quality), just try printing out a metal coin!!! :p

    Seems that all you get for the extra £45 it costs for the Collector's Edition is a surprisingly small bust, an extra coin, a set of playing cards and an admittedly nice hardbacked art book inside an oversized cardboard box. Not worth the asking price though IMO.
     
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  17. Redemption80

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    Nah, definetly not worth the extra asking costs.

    I was looking at the premium edition in Gamestation earlier on, and while i normally hate retail versions, this one seemed tempting, especially the CD soundtrack and the map, and when it comes to games like this, a proper large map is a good addition, so will probably try and pick this up in a few months time.

    The coin sounds like a good souveir also, and could be a nice addition to my real life coins from round the world.
     
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    Yeah, that's all I ask.

    DLC should always be free. I like expansion packs @ 20$, that usually add at least 1/3rd of the original games worth of content.


    Also, there are no commercials for this game. Can you imagine if it had them? It'd probably get probably 50,000 more pre-orders.

    No game store I was visiting at my local mall had this game though, oh well.
     
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