The Witcher Comments by Dan Whitehead
None more black.
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Good review, pretty much nails it, although I like the combat a lot. I'd (so far at least) give it a higher score though - I find the game a lot more engrossing than the similar games in recent years, be it Gothic 3, or Two Worlds, or even Oblivion.
It does in fact remind me a lot of Gothic 1 and 2, albeit with higher production values. |
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Why did you feel the need to have a spoiler tagline for the photo of the girl? Couldn't you come up with something else for people who might be interested in finding out the story for themselves?
I realise that information might not be crucial in the storyline but still...
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most recently on 26/10/07 @ 11:43
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How weird that I just read a two page review and I still don't have the slightest feel for this game.. Is there any exploration? Are the loading screens as frequent as in Neverwinter Nights? Is it linear or free-form? Can you swim? Climb? Jump? Are the backgrounds extremely static or does the game have some sort of realistic physics? Is it difficult or easy? Well-balanced or munchkin-y?
I need more reviews of this. |
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PearOfAnguish
26/10/07 @ 10:51
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Bit of a mean score, this is a great game.
"Two pages for this and only one for Pro Evo?" Just read last year's Pro Evo review immediately after this year's article. |
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Triggerhappytel
26/10/07 @ 10:51
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I've been loosely following this game for a couple of years (despite lacking a good PC), and I'm glad it seems reasonable.
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PearOfAnguish
26/10/07 @ 11:00
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"So Planescape Torment isn't an RPG, Dan? "
I'm willing to accept his definition of an RPG because it means that Final Fantasy and the rest can no longer be called RPGs. |
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DanWhitehead
26/10/07 @ 11:02
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Planescape Torment is the exception that proves the rule, I think. You don't create The Nameless One, but they start as a blank slate and you get to define them as you go along by the way you play the role. I just think there needs to be distinction between games in which you play a character and level them up in an RPG style, and games in which creating your own identity within the game is a core component of the gameplay (ie roleplaying).
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BremXJones
26/10/07 @ 11:06
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"Role playing games" just implies you play a role, though. Otherwise they'll be called "Role-creating games" or something.
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BremXJones
26/10/07 @ 11:09
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It's dans argument that "As the name suggests" I'm picking up on - the name does no such thing :)
KG |
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PearOfAnguish
26/10/07 @ 11:11
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It doesn't matter anyway, that was only the least wrong part of his review, the real problem is the score at the end.
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Before I forget it: one thing I love in The Witcher (and which I love in the Gothic games as well) are that they are so very European. It's pretty obvious that the developers live here, and the art and world design is all the more credible for it. Many US RPGs often suffer a bit from looking more like a Disney interpretation of medieval Europe, and The Witcher hence seems a lot more "authentic" to me - it helps that the world isn't quite as anabiotic as in other recent RPGs, too.
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SilasMalkav
26/10/07 @ 11:15
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I like the idea of a Role-Creating Game. We need more RCGs like Oblivion and Fallout :D
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crazyhorse174
26/10/07 @ 11:19
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Its like, how much more black could this be?
And the answer is "none more black!" Think I'll go watch Spinal Tap now! |
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kangarootoo
26/10/07 @ 12:05
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"But she's your ex, so it's not as sexy as it sounds."
Lets not generalise now ;) |
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Christian_Otte
26/10/07 @ 12:09
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You had me at "If, however, you're a fan of compellingly realised environments, commendably realistic social interactions and full-blooded fantasy storytelling then pull up a pew, since The Witcher has a lot to offer."
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That has some of the most generic fantasy art in ages.
Couldn't disagree more, really. Like I said above, to me it looks a lot more authentic, and the palettes often have a painting-like quality to them. Far better artstyle than, say, Oblivion (at least without Shivering Isles) or the usual D&D fare. |
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"Two pages for this and only one for Pro Evo?"
Yes - this is an indepth huge storyline long RPG. The other is a Football game. You kick a ball, it's the same as last year and every year. One page is fine. Actually 3 lines would probably do it. Great football game Prettier graphics More of the same as last year. See? 12 words did it |
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speedofthepuma
26/10/07 @ 13:08
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Is it possible to end the game having developed differently skilled characters?
/knows what an RPG really is. |
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kangarootoo
26/10/07 @ 13:19
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Christ, what a wingey thread.
Lets all just pretend it got a 9 and then we can all relax. |
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kangarootoo
26/10/07 @ 13:23
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And as for the definition of an RPG. As Kieron said, it originally meant a game in which you play a role. That is all, nothing else.
Of course we can adjust the original definition if we want, but as soon as we change the original definition we must surely accept that there is in fact no correct answer to the question. Hence, arguments over whether a game is an RPG or not are unresolvable. How about we just stop giving a crap over what defines an RPG. That plan guarantees results. |
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JetSetWilly
26/10/07 @ 13:35
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Hey! Tom already used that tagline last year on the Black review. EG reviewers plagiarising one-another shock!
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The clue's in the name - role-playing. Games in which you create a role and then act out that character in the gameworld.
Ehhhm... no. But that's a common misconception. A role-playing game is one in which characters have disparate abilities, and players must use cleverness to accentuate their positives and eliminate their negatives. "Roles" in this case being things like "tank" or "healer" or whatever. |
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BremXJones
26/10/07 @ 14:59
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That's an interesting postion AlpTighen, Care to elaborate on it and where you got it from?
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