The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings

[Insanecyclone]

On steam you can now buy the witcher enchanced uncensored version as a buy or update, a previous copy, to the uncensored version.

There is a console port supposed to come out of the first but it may have gotten stopped?

Cannot wait until witcher 2!

Also that is his placeholder until they get voice actors ready

[Atreides]

I heard the console version was cancelled. Kinda bummed about that, considering this is one of the few PC games I actually want to play that my PC can't run.

[Insanecyclone]

I heard the console version was cancelled. Kinda bummed about that, considering this is one of the few PC games I actually want to play that my PC can't run.

wiki'd it

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.[35]

The console versions have been put on hold due to financing problems on the 29th of April, 2009 [36] Remaining development staff are now reported to be working on Witcher 2 only[citation needed].

[Cydewinder]

Bump, new trailer. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ex...-witcher/63501

[Kyo]

Man I hope this hits consoles.

[Purrrfect]

Got the first one and have only ever played like the first section before getting sidetracked...

[Cydewinder]

This was at the end of the trailer for a quick sec if anyone missed it.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Untitled-5.png

[Insanecyclone]

Was going to bump with the info that came out during E3 but I didn't. Now feels like the best time to necro this.


http://i33.tinypic.com/3329ok8.png
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_cVMIAk7k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF6X4JqtJKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTEGXK458gY

[Charismatic]

Maybe The Witcher 2 will actually be good.
Here's hoping.

[Insanecyclone]

Now on steam and COG

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition

Digital Premium Edition features:

Making-of: All the cinematic materials related to game - trailers, developer diaries, gameplay footage, interviews and making-of exclusive video.

Soundtrack: Audio files with in-game music.

World Map: A map of the game's world.

Game Guide: The Witcher 2 strategy guide for both novice and experienced role-playing fans.

Game Manual: A rulebook and interface explanation to help you get started.

Pamphlet: A representation of one of the in-game items.

Papercrafts: Two papercraft dolls - Geralt and one random character for collectors.

Release: May 17th, 2011

Such a long wait for this. aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh

[Kyo]

Yeah, taking forever, but it'll be worth it, game should be fantastic.

[Guyverarmor]

I was thinking of buying the first one to get ready for this game... seems good but is the first one worth the money though? I would assume If I just played the second one, I would be lost in the storyline no?

[Priran]

The first game is great, it had some loading issues but they should be nonexistent if your computer is passable by current standards.

[Gokulo]

I also think they fixed the loading issues in some patch? Not sure by how much though since I didn't play it after it was released. Planning to go back to the game someday.

[Insanecyclone]

http://www.1up.com/news/witcher-2-pi...tening-letters

Software pirates may want to think twice before torrenting a copy of The Witcher 2. CD Projekt, the developers behind the upcoming PC role-playing game, have informed Eurogamer of an initiative to seek out and punish those who acquire the Witcher sequel through illegal means.

"We are signing with legal firms and torrent sneaking companies," explained CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski. "In quite a few big countries, when people are downloading it illegally they can expect a letter from a legal firm saying, 'Hey, you downloaded it illegally and right now you have to pay a fine.'"

It's an approach not all that dissimilar from the recording industry's anti-piracy measures, though CD Projekt hopes to avoid some of the negative PR associated with the RIAA's tactics. "We don't want to be so harsh," Iwinski said, "but there is a chance that this might happen to some people if they download illegally."

If you're interested in scoring a legal copy of the game, the Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings should be available at retail on May 17 of next year.

[Insanecyclone]

Insane difficulty revealed

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...culty-revealed

The Witcher 2's insane difficulty is just that – if you die you have to start the game again from the very beginning.

"You can save the game, but when you die the saves are disabled," explained lead gameplay designer Mateusz Kanik to Eurogamer.

"Of course we plan to have a resurrection scroll, maybe DLC or something. You'll see."

The 2011 fantasy role-playing game includes four difficulties: easy, medium, hard and insane.

On easy, players will be able to simply mash buttons to win. But on insane, things will be very different.

The Witcher 2's insane mode hopes to emulate FromSoftware's rock hard cult hit Demon's Souls - a game Polish developer CD Projekt admires greatly. And expect speed runs to be virtually impossible - monsters will be harder to avoid than they were in the original.

"It won't be easy to not fight the monsters. We fixed that by giving all opponents special abilities which allow them to catch the Witcher," Kanik said.

"Undead can dig into the ground and get up near the player. So when you run he will dig up in front of you and grab you. It will be harder to just run and avoid the fight."

Given how long The Witcher 2 is likely to be – it's billed as an expansive, non-linear story-based role-playing game – finishing the game on insane is sure to pose a challenge. But it'll be worth it, CD Projekt teased. "There will be an achievement for that, for sure."

In another nod to long-standing Witcher fans, CD Projekt has confirmed intentions to allow players to import save files from the first game into the sequel.

"In The Witcher 1 the story was non-linear, like in The Witcher 2. We want to import information about your decisions in The Witcher 1, and to make consequences of those decisions in The Witcher 2 so it will impact the storyline. Of course, not a new story, totally. Only little differences.

"We want to give the possibility to import some items from your inventory. Of course, not all because it impacts the game balance. Money, for example, we can't give, because the game economy will be ruined. But for sure there will be an option to import some weapons and armour."

For those who don't have a save game - The Witcher will be over three years old when the sequel launches next year - CD Projekt is considering creating a PS3 Mass Effect 2-style story generator, which will enable gamers to catch up and make decisions that impact on The Witcher 2.

[Riposte]

I don't really see the point of "1cc" in a huge game that is suppose to take you 20+ hours. Makes sense in arcades games and stuff like speed run MGS. That's like 4-5 hours at most for a clear. Would also make sense if maybe the game isn't story-driven at all. And The Witcher 2 is suppose to be anti-speedrun.

So if the sequel has a difficulty experience similar to The Witcher was all I see myself getting out of this mode is either being crushed by a randomly super hard boss or getting a little lazy in otherwise easy battles and losing hours of sidequest progress.

I believe they missed the point of Demon's Souls here. (And Demon's Souls is super forgiving if we are going to talk about hardcore penalties. Though given how anti-dying, anti-difficulty, "anti-discomfort" popular games have become Demon's Souls does seem like the meanest bully in the world. In reality it is just functionally punishing when most games are not at all.)

I am a sucker for save transfers though. Such a sucker for them. I desperately want them in every game with RPG elements even if no one game has ever used them well.

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[Charismatic]

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It's like I'm really Ventus.

[Odesseiron]

This is an Alpha build? Jesus. I've wanted this game for a while, but the wait til May is killer.