The Witcher (video game)
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| Developer(s) | CD Projekt RED STUDIO |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc (World), CD Projekt (Poland) |
| Engine | Aurora Engine |
| Version | 1.5[1] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | Original RU October 24, 2007 Enhanced Edition
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| Genre(s) | Action RPG [3][4] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Media/distribution | DVD DL, DRM-Free digital distribution (GoG.com)[6] |
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The Witcher (from Polish: ''Wiedźmin'') is a role-playing video game for the PC developed by CD Projekt RED STUDIO and published by CD Projekt in Poland and Atari for the rest of the world. The game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.[8] The game utilizes BioWare's proprietary Aurora Engine.[3] It was released in Europe and North America in October 2007.[2] A console version using an entirely new engine and combat system, titled The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, was to be released in Fall 2009 but was suspended due to payment problems with the console developers, Widescreen Games.[9] On September 18, 2009, CD Projekt RED officially confirmed that they began working on a sequel The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[10] which was released on May 17, 2011 for the PC.[11]
The Witcher takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows the story of Geralt, one of a few remaining "witchers" — traveling monster hunters for hire, gifted with unnatural powers. The game's system of "moral choices" as part of the storyline was noted for its time-delayed consequences and lack of black-and-white morality.
In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die.[12]
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[edit] Plot
The game tells the story of Geralt of Rivia, who at the opening of the game is tasked to cure the daughter of King Foltest of a curse which causes her to transform into a feral monster, introducing the player to the nature of witcher-work.
The initial cutscene shows Geralt's quest to cure her by surviving a night in her presence. Geralt captured the traitor who cast the curse and uses him as bait to attract the striga (the monster Adda turns into) and, in the battle that ensues, manages to scare the striga away with magic. Geralt then goes into the sarcophagus where she sleeps and shuts her out. The next morning, he finds her as a human. When Geralt reaches out towards her, she opens her eyes - which are the eyes of the Striga - and claws at his face. The scene goes dark.
A period of years mysteriously passes, ending with Geralt being transported to the witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen by fellow witchers who had discovered him unconscious in a field. Geralt remembers almost nothing of his life before that point. He is taken to Kaer Morhen, the base of the witchers, where he meets a sorceress named Triss Merigold. The castle is attacked by a gang of bandits named Salamandra, led by a criminal known as the Professor, a mage named Savolla who controls a large, praying mantis like monster, and another mage named Azar Javed. The witchers and the sorceress manage to slay the monster, kill Savolla, but the Professor and Azar manage to escape with the mutagens that genetically alter the witchers.
After curing Triss of the wounds she received while fighting Javed, Geralt and the rest of the witchers head off in different directions in order to find information on Salamandra. Geralt heads south to Vizima, capital of Temeria and where King Foltest reigns. He goes to the outskirts, where he meets a magically gifted child called Alvin and an old friend, Shani, whom he does not remember. He finds out that Vizima is in quarantine, and learns about a conflict between the Knights of the monster-slaying Order of the Flaming Rose and the Squirrels, a gang of guerrilla freedom-fighting elves, dwarves, and other non-humans. But, by doing favors to some important officials, either saving or condemning a witch, uncovering a conspiracy between Salamandra and those officials, either sparing or slaying most of the town, and killing a giant ghost-like hound, he gets a pass and prepares to enter Vizima only to be arrested.
He awakes in a jail where he volunteers to kill a Cockatrice in the sewers in exchange for his freedom. In the sewers he meets a knight of the Order named Siegfried, who not only helps him kill the monster but also directs him to a private eye who can help Geralt defeat Salamandra. Geralt spends the rest of part II chasing Salamandra. He investigates a murder, which leads him to believe that a mage is leading Salamandra and, if he combines the right clues, uncovers that this mage (Azar Javed) has killed and replaced through disguise the private eye Geralt is working with. When instructed to open an ancient tower in the swamp to find a powerful book, he can either use this knowledge to confront Javed there, or, if oblivious, is ambushed and robbed of the book before the final fight of the chapter, in which he is knocked out as Javed and the Professor flee.
Geralt awakes in the personal chamber of Triss Merigold, in the rich quarter of Vizima. The rest of the chapter is spent uncovering the bases Salamandra has in Vizima, and finding out more about Alvin's powers and visions. He also begins uncovering another conspiracy concerning forgeries of the royal seal. During a party of high-standing officials, Geralt meets Adda, who offers to have sex with him. Whether he accepts or declines, he finds letters in her chamber connecting her to Salamandra and she also either hints at the connection or his medallion shakes, which means that he is in the presence of an enemy.
Geralt finally attacks the base of Salamandra in Vizima with the help of either Siegfried and the Order or the Scoia'tael. During the fight Javed separates Geralt from his allies, but Geralt presses on and duels the Professor, which eventually leads to him being eaten by the queen of the Kikimores which the Salamandra had "tamed" to use for their purposes. Geralt causes a cave in, crushing the giant spider-like creature and its offspring as he escapes. Outside, he finds himself surrounded by royal guards and Adda, who declares that she still has to kill him in order to conceal her treachery.
However, Triss teleports him out of the situation and to a village on the other side of Vyzima Lake. There, Geralt and Dandelion find some unsteady peace while taking care of Alvin, helping with problems surrounding an ill-fated wedding and negotiating between the village and the inhabitants of an aquatic city. At the end however, the conflict between the Order and the Squirrels catches up with them and threatens the village. The player can be neutral, at the cost of leaving the inhabitants to their fate, or finally take the side of either the knights or the non-humans. The scared Alvin mysteriously disappears in a flash, in spite of a medallion he received from Triss that should dampen his (uncontrolled use of) powers. After this, Geralt and Dandelion decide to sail back to Vizima.
There, the Foltest has finally returned and retaken control of his castle, but at the same time civil war has broken out. The Squirrels have caused an uprising which the Order of the Flaming Rose responds to by killing non-humans with little discern. Depending on which side Geralt took in the previous battle, he can either be neutral and help the wounded get to hospitals with Shani, or help the knights or the elves in the battle. He also cures Adda once more from a relapse of the striga curse (or slays her), after which the grateful king discloses clues about Azar Javed's location. Storming a hidden base with his allies, Geralt finally kills the evil mage, but also learns that the Grand Master of the Order also betrayed the king, since he is the real mind behind the Salamandra's mutation program.
With most Knights of the Order and their mutants now entering open rebellion, the king again turns to Geralt with a contract to kill the Grand Master, while also asking about what to do with the various factions. Depending on which side Geralt took in the first battle, he can convince the king that the Order, under Siegfried's rule, can still be loyal, convince him that the Squirrels are right, or convince him that they are both enemies. Consequently he either takes Siegfried (Order), Yaevinn (Squirrels), or Triss Merigold (neutral) with him on the hunt for the Grand Master, encountering either Yaevinn, Siegfried, or both, as enemies on his way through the war-torn city.
Geralt enters the Order's citadel alone after having to leave his wounded ally behind (or using a ruse to keep Triss out of danger). Inside, the Grand Master tries to convince him of the necessity of his "greater plan", telling Geralt how the prophecies said that the world would eventually be consumed in ice, and the only way for humanity to escape that is to go south. Only for this, so he says, he stole the mutagens so he could make superhuman bodyguards to protect humanity on their journey. When Geralt does not believe him in spite of some oddly familiar points of view, the Grand Master casts an illusion of this future and the witcher finds himself in an icy wasteland. Unimpressed, he hunts the Grand Master, running into several ape-like monsters that humans will supposedly devolve to, and meeting some of the characters he helped (or crossed) throughout the adventure. At the end, Geralt kills the Grand Master and, after a revealing encounter with death itself, escapes the illusion. Back in the Citadel, he is left with the unsettling discovery that the Grand Master, now dead on the floor, is wearing an aged version of Alvin's anti-magic medallion.
In the ending cut scene, the king pays Geralt and the witcher walks away. But suddenly an assassin attacks the king. Geralt duels the assassin and kills him. When he pulls off the mask, he discovers that the man has vertical pupils, just like the witchers, setting the stage for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
[edit] Gameplay
There are three camera styles available in The Witcher: two top-down perspectives, where the mouse is used to control everything, and an over-the-shoulder view, which brings the player closer to the in-game combat, but limits visibility. In all three views the controls can be changed to be primarily mouse focused or a combined keyboard and mouse approach.
The combat system in The Witcher represents a different gaming experience from most RPGs. Players can choose one of three fighting styles to use in different situations and against different foes. The quick style allows for faster, less-damaging attacks with a greater chance of hitting faster enemies; the heavy style deals more damage in exchange for a slow attack speed, and a lower chance to hit faster enemies; and the group style features sweeping attacks best used if Geralt is surrounded.[13] The player can switch between the styles at any point. Both of Geralt's main swords also have distinctively different combat styles from other weaponry, and serve very distinct purposes. The steel blade is used to fight humans and other flesh-and-blood beings, while the silver sword is more effective against supernatural monsters and beasts (against some of which steel may have no effect whatsoever). The player can, with precise timing, link Geralt's attacks into combos to more effectively damage enemies.
Alchemy is a major part of gameplay. The player can create potions that increase health or endurance regeneration, allow Geralt to see in the dark, or provide other beneficial effects. The recipes for these potions can be learned through scrolls, or by experimentation. Once the player creates an unknown potion he can choose to drink it, but if the potion is a failure it will poison or have other harmful effects on Geralt. Each time Geralt drinks potions they increase the toxicity level of his body. This can be reduced by drinking a special potion or by meditating at an inn or fireplace. In addition to potions, the player can also create oils used to augment the damage done by weapons, or bombs as weapons in combat. Neither can be created until talent points have been allocated into the corresponding skills.
A time delayed decision-consequence system means that the repercussions of players' decisions will make themselves apparent in plot devices in later acts of the game. This prompts the players to put more critical thinking into making each decision, and circumvents a save-reload approach to decision making. It also allows the game to have a unique approach to replay value, as the consequences resulting from the player's decisions can lead to great difference in the events that take place later, and ultimately a very different gameplay experience than in prior play-throughs.
The nature of the options faced when playing the game rarely falls into the typical black-and-white morality present in most computer RPGs, and the players often find themselves choosing from the lesser of two evils rather than making a clear choice between good and evil, a situation more reflective of real life morality.[14]
[edit] Game engine
The Witcher is powered by a heavily modified version of the Aurora Engine by BioWare, enhanced for single-player. A number of changes have been introduced to the original engine; some of them are described below.
One of the most important features of the Aurora Engine is that the world is designed exactly as the developers envisioned, rather than using a tile-based system. All the environments are developed in 3ds Max and then exported into the game engine. As a result, developers can create unique game worlds, rather than recycling the same tiled objects over and over again. CD Projekt's version of the engine supports lightmaps generated in 3ds Max. Shadows generated this way are reported to look more realistic, and provide better game performance.
The modified engine also includes texture paint, a special tool that allows the developer to paint the environment using custom textures. This enables the developer to make the game world truly unique. New realistic skyboxes and water effects designed specifically for The Witcher were added to the engine. The natural light during various phases of the day is realistically altered, and the day and night transitions serve to enrich the game's ambiance. The weather can dynamically change from a light drizzle to a dark, stormy downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning.
All the in-game and tool set rendering is done using DirectX 9, and the engine now supports many different shaders (water effect, bump mapping, environment mapping, etc.).
Other important changes include motion-captured animation, improved physics modelling, new mechanics and combat system. Additional modifications include the introduction of portals and the inclusion of additional graphical effects (glows, advanced dynamic shadows, blurs, etc.)
[edit] Reception
| Reception | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 81.04%[15] |
| Metacritic | 81 / 100[16] |
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| 1UP.com | B-[17] |
| Computer and Video Games | 8.8 / 10[18] |
| Eurogamer | 7 / 10[19] |
| GamePro | 4.5 / 5.0[20] |
| GameSpot | 8.5 / 10[21] |
| GameSpy | 4.5 / 5.0[22] |
| IGN | 8.5 / 10[23] |
The game received mostly positive reviews. As of January 8, 2010, the original game's cumulative score stands at 81.04% on Game Rankings[15] and 81 out of 100 on Metacritic.[16] Alec Meer from PC Gamer UK gave The Witcher a 67%, describing the plot as generic, the combat engine as poor, and the main character as lifeless.[26] Michael Lafferty from Gamezone gave the game 8.8 out of 10 describing it as deep, immersive game that will 'ask you to think and make choices, not just hack ‘n slash your way to glory'.[27] The Witcher's cinematic intro was nominated for the 2007 VES Awards in the category of Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game[28] and the game's soundtrack was voted "Best Fantasy Game Soundtrack" in the 2007 Radio Rivendell Fantasy Awards.[29]
[edit] Versions
[edit] Enhanced Edition
At Game Developers Conference 2008, CD Projekt announced an enhanced version of the game which was released on September 16, 2008. The significant changes featured in the enhanced version are over 200 new animations, additional NPC models and recoloring of generic NPC models as well as monsters, vastly expanded and corrected dialogues in translated versions, improved stability, redesigned inventory system and load times reduced by roughly 80%.[30][31][32] In addition all bugs are said to be fixed and the game manual completely overhauled. There are also two new adventures available to play through: Side Effects and The Price of Neutrality. A new option is to mix and match ten different languages of voice and subtitles. For instance, players can now choose to play the game with Polish voices and English subtitles. Other featured languages are Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Czech, Hungarian and Chinese.
The Witcher Enhanced Edition also introduced some problems, most notably the "Cutscenes causing blurred graphics" bug which was not present in earlier versions of the game. The bug manifests in a way that all textures become blurred immediately after the player exits any cutscene or dialog, and remain blurred until the game is reloaded. On December 23, 2008 CDProjekt released a hotfix that addresses the issue, as well as fixing problems with EAX technology.[33][34]
Aside from the game enhancements, The Witcher Enhanced Edition includes a "making of" DVD, a CD with 29 in-game soundtracks, another CD with "Inspired by" music, the short story The Witcher from the book The Last Wish, a map of Temeria printed on high quality paper, and the official strategy guide. In addition, a new and enhanced version of the D'jinni Adventure Editor[35] is on the DVD with the two new Adventures. The game updates, as well as the box's extras, are available as a free download for owners of the original version who registered their game on the official forum. Furthermore, old savegames are compatible with the Enhanced Edition.[36]
According to CD Project co-founder Michal Kicinski, the Enhanced Edition required a $1 million investment, and the company has shipped 300,000 copies of the retail version worldwide as of December 2008. [37]
As of August 1, 2009, the cumulative Metacritic score of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition was 86% based on 29 reviews.[38]
[edit] Director's Cut
CD Projekt released a Director's Cut version of the game on 31 of July 2009, for the North American market. It is equal to the Enhanced Edition available to the rest of the world, but without the censorship applied to the North American version.[39] For the moment it is only available online.[40] The company has released an official uncensored patch that makes the North American version the same as the international for those who have purchased a boxed version of the game. It can be found at Thewitcher.com[41]
[edit] Console version
On November 29, 2008 a video covering the console version of the game was uploaded on the Internet by an anonymous person. On December 2, CD Projekt Red officially confirmed that The Witcher will be ported to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and released as The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf.[42]
The console versions have been put on hold due to financing problems on 29 April 2009 [43] Remaining development staff are now reported to be working on The Witcher 2 only[citation needed]. On September 18, The Witcher 2 had supposedly leaked footage, this was announced on various sites throughout the internet. The Witcher 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed The Witcher game, and is said to be released on the PC, it is unknown whether it will be released on the console, or if The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf will fill in this role. A link to the video interview can be found at Loot-Ninja.com[44]
[edit] Localization variations
All the female portrait cards shown after Geralt's "sexual conquests" were censored ("retouched to a more modest standard") for the US release version.[45] The in-game Dryad was also reskinned so her hair covered more of her body in this release.[46]
Some dialogue between characters is shortened in the non-Polish language versions. Lead Designer Michal Madej has disputed claims by fans that this was due to the sometimes crude language, but that the decision to edit down dialogue occurred because of production-related concerns in game development. Proofreader Martin Pagan noticed this shortened version during his work and writer Sande Chen confirmed that it was not due to censorship. Fans have theorized that it may have been done for voice acting cost savings, especially since much of the vulgar language has been retained. Such cost savings would normally occur during any shortening of dialogue, even in cases where no major profanity was involved.[47]
[edit] Contents of each edition
The following table lists the contents of each edition in addition to the game DVD itself. "CE" means "Collector's Edition," "LE" means "Limited Edition," "EE" means "Enhanced Edition," and "EPE" means "Enhanced Platinum Edition"
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[edit] Fan-made Adventures
Adventures are self-contained modules for The Witcher. Some are released by CD Projekt RED, while others are released by fans. Modules released by CD Projekt RED are usually called premium modules and are voice-acted, but the only real differences are whether or not actual paid staff from CD Projekt RED worked on the project and with original voice-acting.
There are some exceptionally popular fan-made adventures: Blight of the Bogs, Deceits, Deception, Entrapped, Evil Decision, Merry Witchmas, The Wedding, Wraiths of Quiet Hamlet,[48] Medical Problems: The Village Mystery,[49] Medical Problems 2: The Witcher Disease.[50]
[edit] See also
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- ^ "Medical Problems 1: The Village Mystery". http://www.gamew0rld.com/the-witcher-medical-problems-1-the-village-mystery/.
- ^ "Medical Problems 2: The Witcher Disease". http://www.gamew0rld.com/the-witcher-medical-problems-2-the-witcher-disease-v1-3/.
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