A decent & absorbing RPG let down by some lengthy load times & out of place dialogue.

User Rating: 8 | The Witcher PC
By robsmits | Review Date:
The Witcher is an impressive RPG & possibly the best since the mighty Oblivion. It has plenty of cliche's that we've seen time & time again, but it throws in a unique combat system that does'nt really impress until you've levelled up a good few times, then you can slay huge groups of enemies with your impressive 'group' style of fighting. There's also strong style for armoured opponents & fast style for agile ones. It all works really well & is a nice change from your standard RPG combat fare.

The games graphics are also impressive with beautiful lighting & shadows. Couple this with an above average musical score & the Witcher's world is impressively brought to life.

The game however is let down by constant & lengthy load times & sometimes Geralt spends his time going back & forth to complete quests which causes the game to sag. The load times really are a huge letdown in this day & age. I have 2 gig of system ram & I timed some of the load times at over a minute & these are frequent. Also the games dialogue is a little strange for an RPG. The F word is used on occasion but does not seem to fit in a fantasy RPG at all.

In summary I would recommend the Witcher. It has a strong story & an interesting lead character but be prepared for frustrating load screens & some annoying back & forth questing.

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