The Witcher 2 - new incredible screenshots**56k Beware**

I would kill someone if I could play The Witcher 2 right now.

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="devious742"]

Straight from ther devs:

Guys, let me clarify. The interface will utilize both perfectly. We didn't want to favor anyone We didn't want to favor anyoneWe didn't want to favor anyoneWe didn't want to favor anyone

GeneralShowzer

I think some of you read more into this then there actually is.

When CD projekt said that the game was developed with consoles in mind what they meant was that it was developed first and foremost for the PC but with the "possibility" open to make a port. The engine can run on console hardware yes, but that doesn't mean a thing now does it? They could probably make it work on the iphone too.

Those screenshots represent graphics that console gamers won't experience till the next gen, and feel free to quote me on that.

I think the consoles will be able to pull off settings comparable to low with 720p and 30 fps. It won't look like crap but still worlds apart from the real deal.

It looks beautiful. So much detail and great artwork. I hope my PC can run it well. Atleast it's above the minimum specs, so we'll see.

^I do maintain higher frames, I guess it's my PC and the game. [QUOTE="The_Capitalist"]

Holy...

Is it me, or does Triss look much hotter in this game than in the previous one?

mitu123

Is it coming out on console the same time as PC or after? Because if its coming after i don't believe for one second in will end up on console. As a matter of fact i dont believe it anyway. I expect the same thing to happen as the first Witcher.

They haven't even started working on the port yet.

^Thank god I don't remember that glitch, LOL.

I just hope the game runs better though.

Ladies and gentlemen, RPG GOTY right there!

i cant wait for concole version CTR360

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

[QUOTE="CTR360"]i cant wait for concole version Creator_Of_All

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

Ladies and gentlemen, RPG GOTY right there!

Sollet

[QUOTE="Sollet"]

Ladies and gentlemen, RPG GOTY right there!

EddieTheHead84

[QUOTE="CTR360"]i cant wait for concole version Creator_Of_All

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

[QUOTE="CTR360"]i cant wait for concole version DragonfireXZ95

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

[QUOTE="EddieTheHead84"][QUOTE="Sollet"]

Ladies and gentlemen, RPG GOTY right there!

DragonfireXZ95

I haven't seen anything else that gets hyped about the game other than the graphics.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

tenaka2

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

[QUOTE="CTR360"]i cant wait for concole version DragonfireXZ95

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

[QUOTE="CTR360"]i cant wait for concole version GeneralShowzer

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

AdrianWerner

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"][QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] Umm the previous games?DragonfireXZ95

The first Mass Effect got a 9.0 on PC here, and the second one got a 9.0 too. Mass Effect 2 is one of the highest rated Bioware games of all time, not going solely by Gamespot scores.

Bethesda does make great games and a lot of people are expecting amazing things from Bethesda. Fallout 3 was one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played almost all RPG's on the PC worth mentioning. What's up with this active Bethesda hate? Their games are AAA quality -- both the user and critic scores show that, especially here on GS, unlike the forums, apparently.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="SkyWard20"] Umm, all the previous games were better than the Witcher?SkyWard20

The first Mass Effect got a 9.0 on PC here, and the second one got a 9.0 too. Mass Effect 2 is one of the highest rated Bioware games of all time, not going solely by Gamespot scores.

Bethesda does make great games and a lot of people are expecting amazing things from Bethesda. Fallout 3 was one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played almost all RPG's on the PC worth mentioning. What's up with this active Bethesda hate? Their games are AAA quality -- both the user and critic scores show that, especially here on GS, unlike the forums, apparently.

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"] It's the way it's meant to be played by the developers.GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] Umm, no they werent? Not in my opinion? Mass Effect on 360 got an 8.5, same as The Witcher if you go by scores. However, if the road continues on the way it has, ME3 won't even be an RPG. ME2 was barely an RPG already. And Skyrim? Well, if we are really expecting an amazing game from Bethesda... I don't know what to say. Especially after Oblivion, which was just crap.DragonfireXZ95

The first Mass Effect got a 9.0 on PC here, and the second one got a 9.0 too. Mass Effect 2 is one of the highest rated Bioware games of all time, not going solely by Gamespot scores.

Bethesda does make great games and a lot of people are expecting amazing things from Bethesda. Fallout 3 was one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played almost all RPG's on the PC worth mentioning. What's up with this active Bethesda hate? Their games are AAA quality -- both the user and critic scores show that, especially here on GS, unlike the forums, apparently.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

AdrianWerner

The engine is already running on consoles and they are testing it already, plus the interface is made with consoles in mind from day one as developers confirmed, so essentially the console version is ready

Lately they confirmed that visually will not be far behind PC as well, which is the best of news

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"] It's the way it's meant to be played by the developers.Creator_Of_All

The engine is already running on consoles and they are testing it already, plus the interface is made with consoles in mind from day one as developers confirmed, so essentially the console version is ready

Lately they confirmed that visually will not be far behind PC as well, which is the best of news

And seriously, it will be huge achievement if console Witcher 2 manages to match medium settings of PC one

The engine is already running on consoles and they are testing it already, plus the interface is made with consoles in mind from day one as developers confirmed, so essentially the console version is ready

Lately they confirmed that visually will not be far behind PC as well, which is the best of news

Creator_Of_All

Wrong. Is isn't running on consoles.

A developer can just pop a disk in a console 'to see how it runs'.

They are hoping for a console deal but they have not got one yet. Perhaps if the PC version get good reviews they might get a contract to do a cheap and dirty port later on but given the fact that the first Witcher was cancelled for consoles (prob due to the PC engine not running well on console) a console publisher is unlikely to take a risk.

If on the other hand they do get a deal soon it will be bad news for the game, to make it sell on console they will have to make 'The Witcher for Dummies'. PC gamers don't want that.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

The first Mass Effect got a 9.0 on PC here, and the second one got a 9.0 too. Mass Effect 2 is one of the highest rated Bioware games of all time, not going solely by Gamespot scores.

Bethesda does make great games and a lot of people are expecting amazing things from Bethesda. Fallout 3 was one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played almost all RPG's on the PC worth mentioning. What's up with this active Bethesda hate? Their games are AAA quality -- both the user and critic scores show that, especially here on GS, unlike the forums, apparently.

SkyWard20

I never ignored that. I'm simply stating my preference.

Oh, and also for Oblivion and Fallout, the voice acting was atrocious. It seemed like they used 20 people for 100's of characters, that's just fail.

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

[QUOTE="CTR360"]i cant wait for concole version GeneralShowzer

Indeed, that will be amazing on consoles, could even rival Crysis 2, the current best looking console game

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]considering there isn't really a console version atm? I guess if you go by showcases the way it's meant to be played is on PC with a pad

AdrianWerner

The engine is already running on consoles and they are testing it already, plus the interface is made with consoles in mind from day one as developers confirmed, so essentially the console version is ready

Lately they confirmed that visually will not be far behind PC as well, which is the best of news

And seriously, it will be huge achievement if console Witcher 2 manages to match medium settings of PC one

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

From Gamespots daily demo, it was played with mouse and keyboard, and from what i saw, you can't just change your weapon with a hotkey, or chose another spell, what you need to do is, open up the wheel while the game goes in slow motion and select it.

What is this non-sense?

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"] The engine is already running on consoles and they are testing it already, plus the interface is made with consoles in mind from day one as developers confirmed, so essentially the console version is ready

Lately they confirmed that visually will not be far behind PC as well, which is the best of news

tenaka2

Wrong. Is isn't running on consoles.

A developer can just pop a disk in a console 'to see how it runs'.

They are hoping for a console deal but they have not got one yet. Perhaps if the PC version get good reviews they might get a contract to do a cheap and dirty port later on but given the fact that the first Witcher was cancelled for consoles (prob due to the PC engine not running well on console) a console publisher is unlikely to take a risk.

If on the other hand they do get a deal soon it will be bad news for the game, to make it sell on console they will have to make 'The Witcher for Dummies'. PC gamers don't want that.

Actually they have confirmed (the developers) that the game is already running and is tested on 360, they specifically said they take parts of the game and run it on xbox 360 for testing

So, it is definatly running on consoles, by what the developers have confirmed at least

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="Creator_Of_All"]

The engine is already running on consoles and they are testing it already, plus the interface is made with consoles in mind from day one as developers confirmed, so essentially the console version is ready

Lately they confirmed that visually will not be far behind PC as well, which is the best of news

GeneralShowzer

And seriously, it will be huge achievement if console Witcher 2 manages to match medium settings of PC one

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]The engine is working on consoles, the game isn't. There is no console version. They have one single coder keeping the code base console friendly and that's it. The whole focus is put into PC version. It's 100% PC game, they just had in mind possible console versions down the line so they made game that can be ported to consoles well . You won't see console versio before 2012.

And seriously, it will be huge achievement if console Witcher 2 manages to match medium settings of PC one

SAGE_OF_FIRE

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95Oh, and also for Oblivion and Fallout, the voice acting was atrocious. It seemed like they used 20 people for 100's of characters, that's just fail.

Yeah I know about the voice actor thing. In Fallout NV it is bad enough they use about 3 different voices for the minor NPCs but even pretty important character's voices get reused! :P

Is this fact or your oppinion?

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

From Gamespots daily demo, it was played with mouse and keyboard, and from what i saw, you can't just change your weapon with a hotkey, or chose another spell, what you need to do is, open up the wheel while the game goes in slow motion and select it.

GeneralShowzer

And the interface Ermm..opening up a mouse driven menu and clicking on weapon or spell isn't PC centric? What are you smoking.

And where did you get the idea that there are no hotkeys?

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

Is this fact or your oppinion?

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

From Gamespots daily demo, it was played with mouse and keyboard, and from what i saw, you can't just change your weapon with a hotkey, or chose another spell, what you need to do is, open up the wheel while the game goes in slow motion and select it.

AdrianWerner

And the interface Ermm..opening up a mouse driven menu and clicking on weapon or spell isn't PC centric? What are you smoking.

And where did you get the idea that there are no hotkeys?

Where have you seen a big slow mo wheel in any PC centric game? I don't know, he only used the wheel to change spells, why would he do that if there were hotkeys?

You know what game used system like that? Mass Effect for the 360. They had the sense not to keep it in the PC version thank god.

It's not a 100% PC game.

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

Is this fact or your oppinion?

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

From Gamespots daily demo, it was played with mouse and keyboard, and from what i saw, you can't just change your weapon with a hotkey, or chose another spell, what you need to do is, open up the wheel while the game goes in slow motion and select it.

GeneralShowzer

And the interface Ermm..opening up a mouse driven menu and clicking on weapon or spell isn't PC centric? What are you smoking.

And where did you get the idea that there are no hotkeys?

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

Is this fact or your oppinion?

And the whole slow-mo wheel, it's just not PC centric, it's not.

From Gamespots daily demo, it was played with mouse and keyboard, and from what i saw, you can't just change your weapon with a hotkey, or chose another spell, what you need to do is, open up the wheel while the game goes in slow motion and select it.

GeneralShowzer

And the interface Ermm..opening up a mouse driven menu and clicking on weapon or spell isn't PC centric? What are you smoking.

And where did you get the idea that there are no hotkeys?

Where have you seen a big slow mo wheel in any PC centric game? I don't know, he only used the wheel to change spells, why would he do that if there were hotkeys?

You know what game used system like that? Mass Effect for the 360. They had the sense not to keep it in the PC version thank god.

It's not a 100% PC game.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]It is a fact that there is no ral console version being worked on.

And the interface Ermm..opening up a mouse driven menu and clicking on weapon or spell isn't PC centric? What are you smoking.

And where did you get the idea that there are no hotkeys?

AdrianWerner

Where have you seen a big slow mo wheel in any PC centric game? I don't know, he only used the wheel to change spells, why would he do that if there were hotkeys?

You know what game used system like that? Mass Effect for the 360. They had the sense not to keep it in the PC version thank god.

It's not a 100% PC game.

No PC-centric game I've played had a console wheel obviosly meant for analogue sticks popping out in your face

In TW1 you could change spells with hotkeys, change stances, even if yod didnt use hotkeys you could just use the mouse pointer to select everything without oppening some stupid sub-menus.

Now all of that is gone because of obvious console design. They may be making a PC version first, but it has nothing to do with 100% PC game, because it's designed with consoles in mind, to be ported when they get all the fans money.

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"] :? It's not PC centric at all. It's made for the analogue stick.

Where have you seen a big slow mo wheel in any PC centric game? I don't know, he only used the wheel to change spells, why would he do that if there were hotkeys?

You know what game used system like that? Mass Effect for the 360. They had the sense not to keep it in the PC version thank god.

It's not a 100% PC game.

GeneralShowzer

No PC-centric game I've played had a console wheel obviosly meant for analogue sticks popping out in your face

In TW1 you could change spells with hotkeys, change stances, even if yod didnt use hotkeys you could just use the mouse pointer to select everything without oppening some stupid sub-menus.

Now all of that is gone because of obvious console design. They may be making a PC version first, but it has nothing to do with 100% PC game, because it's designed with consoles in mind, to be ported when they get all the fans money.