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Words: Richie Shoemaker


We find ourselves with The Witcher on-screen before us and almost immediately the withering vines of hope have begun to flourish. We instantly think of Oblivion, but also of the immediacy of Guild Wars (there's no multiplayer, before you ask) - even the multitudinous flavors of White Wolf's World of Darkness universe, in the sense that you're plunged into a fantasy world that at once seems familiar, yet also not quite right.

There are quaint cottages and rolling hills, but nothing is quite as fragrantly colorful as the lands that Warcraft occupies. Behind the bushes there's a kind of seething animosity rather than any kind of overt forest-of-doom hellishness that you might come across in other beardy games. Walking through a village you almost get the feeling that the NPCs are watching you from behind their curtains, turning only occasionally to beat their children.

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Two pages of QA goodness on Gamespot involves and interview with the developers of The Witcher.

Q: This is a very mature role-playing game, and it deals with a lot of adult themes. This is partly because it's based on a popular Polish fantasy series, but how have you approached this in the game?

A: First of all, we established that we want to treat gamers seriously. We don't want to sell them a cheap story about some great hero saving the world. When we made this decision we didn't realize how serious a step it was going to be. We had to work out every detail that would make our story "mature." In his books, Andrzej Sapkowski never avoided harsh topics like violence or racism. We decided not to change his style, and to make The Witcher a more mature game. We want to get the attention of gamers who are interested in a deep story and the consequences that come along with making tough decisions throughout the game.

Sorry for the lack of updates, folks! The summer months have been very hectic and busy for me, hopefully I can get more news in here when I get the chance! ^^

Shacknews gives us a preview!

Excerpt: As for the future of CD Projekt's involvement with The Witcher, Madej was very optimistic, though unsure if the studio would pursue an expansion pack or another stand-alone title. "I think that this kind of world and this hero is so interesting that we can probably do lots of other games about Geralt the Witcher, about this world, and about his adventures. We haven't decided yet what kind of games we'll do [next], but I think it's a very good idea. It's a really good background, those books are excellent...I believe this world can be a good reason to make more games."

Gamers With Jobs provides folks with a preview of The Witcher in their 46th podcast episode, which can be checked out here!

Also, managed to find some newly sent out official screenshots from CD Projekt, which you can currently check out on Voodoo Extreme, thanks!

Just thought I would add a few helpful links to any new players.

Main Site

Patches & Updates

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Enhanced Edition Patch

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Witcher Cookies!