Post by Sinistrous on Dec 4, 2007 22:42:38 GMT -5
Here's a thread about the cRPG ("computer role-playing game" for the non-1337), The Witcher, from Poland! Prepare for a bonanza of copy-paste!
About:
Thanks, Official Interweb Site for The Witcher!
For those of you who don't believe anything surrounded by 'quote' tags, The Witcher places you in the role of some guy based on some character from some book (from Poland!) to do stuff. But unlike most electronic games that do this or claim to do this, The Witcher has you make lots of choices that actually change what happens in the game, rather than just pretending that you are. The combat also looks nifty, with an intriguingly rhythmic approach rather than just aimlessly clicking. Suffice to say, it's not that similar to D&D. Yaaay.
I don't feel like writing a lot here, but you should read about it if you would value a nice eighty hour cRPG that's not much like Oblivion. It's nice to see a relatively young company (from Poland!) making something that looks so great. I haven't actually played it, but I like pretty much everything I've read about it. Even comments from negative reviews have interested me even more in the game! "Accurate portrayal of women as it was in the Middle-Ages? Barbaric!" Yes!
It also comes straight from the heart of Poland. You'll quickly realize the size of the fanbase there after visiting the mostly devil-language speaking forum.
Here's what other people have said about this game I haven't played:
www.rpgwatch.com/show/article?articleid=71&ref=0&id=66
www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=165 [yes, even the elitist nazi butt-holes at the codex liked it!]
For those of you who prefer pretty moving pictures with sound and stuff to words on a screen, you can watch this video review from GameTrailers:
www.gametrailers.com/player/28558.html
Want to know more? Visit this thing below:
witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
There's an actual trailer on the official interweb site. Watch that or die, I mean, unless you have something better to do.
Oh, and it might also make a nice/horrible gift (not so subtle HINT HINT) for the holiday season, depending on which holiday season you're offering it too.
About:
Welcome to a world that knows no mercy – none is received, and none is given. Only physical and mental agility can keep you alive, though they are by no means a guarantor of life. You play the role of Geralt – an already legendary monster-slayer, but this, my friend, is not a gift and is certainly not given lightly. “The Witcher” is an immense computer game. Within its realm, you will have to assume the burden of choice. And this burden of choice, as light as it may appear, is the very thing that will both permit you to wield influence over the fate of the world, as well as get you slain prematurely.
Be assured, my friend, combat with all its attendant viciousness and brutality will not let you pass by, unchallenged. However, the path before you isn’t simple; you are about to be entangled in an intense and intricate plot, which will constantly require instantaneous decisions on your part. Decision-making, therefore, is the real challenge here, so get ready to confront it. For, regardless of the choices you make, the path you choose to tread, and the infamous sang-froid of your character, it will all take its heavy toll on your moral conscience. You shall quickly discover that the difference between Good and Evil, provided it even exists, is as thin as the edge of a blade, if not more so. And it is you who ultimately decides what path Geralt, the White Wolf, shall walk.
The story of “The Witcher” is set in the realm of bestselling fantasy saga by the same title, conjured to life by Andrzej Sapkowski – one of the most acclaimed Polish contemporary writers. It is into his unique world of pervasive magic, bitter conflict, and occasional dark humor, that you will be immersed. Bare in mind, however, that your voluntary entry into this world will most definitely not allow for any trace of compassion or leniency – esteem and the right to live are hard to come by.
Be assured, my friend, combat with all its attendant viciousness and brutality will not let you pass by, unchallenged. However, the path before you isn’t simple; you are about to be entangled in an intense and intricate plot, which will constantly require instantaneous decisions on your part. Decision-making, therefore, is the real challenge here, so get ready to confront it. For, regardless of the choices you make, the path you choose to tread, and the infamous sang-froid of your character, it will all take its heavy toll on your moral conscience. You shall quickly discover that the difference between Good and Evil, provided it even exists, is as thin as the edge of a blade, if not more so. And it is you who ultimately decides what path Geralt, the White Wolf, shall walk.
The story of “The Witcher” is set in the realm of bestselling fantasy saga by the same title, conjured to life by Andrzej Sapkowski – one of the most acclaimed Polish contemporary writers. It is into his unique world of pervasive magic, bitter conflict, and occasional dark humor, that you will be immersed. Bare in mind, however, that your voluntary entry into this world will most definitely not allow for any trace of compassion or leniency – esteem and the right to live are hard to come by.
Thanks, Official Interweb Site for The Witcher!
For those of you who don't believe anything surrounded by 'quote' tags, The Witcher places you in the role of some guy based on some character from some book (from Poland!) to do stuff. But unlike most electronic games that do this or claim to do this, The Witcher has you make lots of choices that actually change what happens in the game, rather than just pretending that you are. The combat also looks nifty, with an intriguingly rhythmic approach rather than just aimlessly clicking. Suffice to say, it's not that similar to D&D. Yaaay.
I don't feel like writing a lot here, but you should read about it if you would value a nice eighty hour cRPG that's not much like Oblivion. It's nice to see a relatively young company (from Poland!) making something that looks so great. I haven't actually played it, but I like pretty much everything I've read about it. Even comments from negative reviews have interested me even more in the game! "Accurate portrayal of women as it was in the Middle-Ages? Barbaric!" Yes!
It also comes straight from the heart of Poland. You'll quickly realize the size of the fanbase there after visiting the mostly devil-language speaking forum.
Here's what other people have said about this game I haven't played:
The Witcher isn't the sum of its parts, let alone the average. It's more like the product. That would make The Witcher's final score sixteen out of five: in other words, the best thing that has happened to computer games in what feels like a very long time.
www.rpgwatch.com/show/article?articleid=71&ref=0&id=66
The Witcher has heart. It has soul. If The Witcher sang the Blues, you'd want to listen. This is a game made by people who genuinely loved what they were doing, and it's clear that rather than asking themselves "How can we best serve the market?", the developers instead asked "Wouldn't it be awesome if . . .?" It has all the enthusiasm and the quirkiness (for better and worse) of an indie game, but the production values that only a multi-million dollar budget will buy.
www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=165 [yes, even the elitist nazi butt-holes at the codex liked it!]
For those of you who prefer pretty moving pictures with sound and stuff to words on a screen, you can watch this video review from GameTrailers:
www.gametrailers.com/player/28558.html
Want to know more? Visit this thing below:
witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
There's an actual trailer on the official interweb site. Watch that or die, I mean, unless you have something better to do.
Oh, and it might also make a nice/horrible gift (not so subtle HINT HINT) for the holiday season, depending on which holiday season you're offering it too.
