Just started playing The Witcher...

I just got around to playing The Witcher today. Some thoughts:

1. The combat is pretty weak. It's "select style", click, click, click. And the combat animations feel twitchy and incomplete. It's not quite true RPG gameplay, yet it doesn't feel like you are quite in control of your character either.

2. I like all the characters, particularly Triss.

3. The beginning cinematic is pretty awesome, especially showing off combat that doesn't seem as visceral in-game.

4. The graphics are pretty solid and the game runs well on my 8800GT.

5. The music is great. It's even better than Dragon Age's soundtrack.

I'm about an hour into the game so far, and while I do like it, I still find myself preferring Dragon Age. Maybe it's because Dragon Age feels a little more replayable and dynamic?

Anyways, I'm tired, I need to study for a test next week, and I spent a little more time than I should playing video games.

What other medieval-esque fantasy game have I played recently? Oh yeah, Dragon Age.

Sometimes comparisons are hard to ignore.

What other medieval-esque fantasy game have I played recently? Oh yeah, Dragon Age.

Sometimes comparisons are hard to ignore.

The_Capitalist

I didnt like the combat at first either, but when I got about half thru I started to enjoy it more, just took me awhile to appreciate it.

Glad your enjoying the game though.

Stick with it. The game is amazing. Its storyline and characters, the choices you'll have to make will far surpass Dragon Age. As for the combat system, up your difficulty level to the hardest level (requiring alchemy)and try to makefighting fun by carrying over your moves from one opponent to the next and combining the uses of Aard and Igni. A trackball I found is much better than a mouse in making the combat system better. As for the soundtrack...where you are is but the tip of the iceberg. The same can be said of everything else. If you're not playing the Enhanced Edition get it via file planet. You'll not be sorry.

I just started the game as well. So far it's been quite good. I am not a big fan of the combat though, but I am enjoying the story.

I just got around to playing The Witcher today. Some thoughts:

1. The combat is pretty weak. It's "select style", click, click, click. And the combat animations feel twitchy and incomplete. It's not quite true RPG gameplay, yet it doesn't feel like you are quite in control of your character either.

2. I like all the characters, particularly Triss.

3. The beginning cinematic is pretty awesome, especially showing off combat that doesn't seem as visceral in-game.

4. The graphics are pretty solid and the game runs well on my 8800GT.

5. The music is great. It's even better than Dragon Age's soundtrack.

I'm about an hour into the game so far, and while I do like it, I still find myself preferring Dragon Age. Maybe it's because Dragon Age feels a little more replayable and dynamic?

Anyways, I'm tired, I need to study for a test next week, and I spent a little more time than I should playing video games.

The_Capitalist