The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Thread

[klokwyze]

The one's pretty good. The fighting is decent. TBH it's a bit awkward, but the amount of stuff you can do in game is pretty impressive. I never finished it though.. lost my save files. Got to the 2nd area with the massive market area and huge castle, etc.

 

[Stearic]

Got to the 2nd area with the massive market area and huge castle, etc.

The 'third level' was the best IMHO..the area with the river, lady of the lake, grassland etc. If you had a decent weapon/spell capability, you could have a lot of fun on that level.

 

[left4lol]

new in game screenshot

Spoiler: warning big image

more image here

 

[stuartb04]

wow
the graphics look incredible

this game should be great

 

[TAViX]

that chick looks great. I wonder who's the real actress?

 

[KainXS]

I didn't even beat the first one lol, I need to hustle now

 

[copenhagen69]

images look great ... is this DX11 utilized?

 

[left4lol]

New 10 minute video showing the combat, minigame and new mediation system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEUazuUBZ4Y&hd=1

images look great ... is this DX11 utilized?

I don't think so, but i heard that CD Project is considering on using DX11 though it wasn't their main priority.

 

[cyriene]

That video looks great. Really can't wait for this game to come out more than any other game this year (and there are a lot of good ones coming in 2011).

 

[AsRock]

New 10 minute video showing the combat, minigame and new mediation system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEUazuUBZ4Y&hd=1

I don't think so, but i heard that CD Project is considering on using DX11 though it wasn't their main priority.

Video is pretty nice although were's da blood at. I hope this is just some lame american version like they did with the 1st one one,

And it's a dam shame they removed the timing from attacks used to love that as it was not like your typical attacks and was some thing different which made you think a bit. Pity they could of not made it optional

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

I didn't even beat the first one lol, I need to hustle now

Im bout 3/5 through myself. Good thing I'm really liking it. Looks fantastic too esp w/ mods like Texturen.

 

[TAViX]

Need more romance in this one. Also cinematics like in Dragon Age, hehe!

 

[left4lol]

Recorded live Q&A on GoG few days ago, some new info and gameplay footage.
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPfY7jLPXY
Ustream(Better Quality) : http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13400470

Final Geralt face (from the video)

And for the hack of it

Need more romance in this one. Also cinematics like in Dragon Age, hehe!

Dragon age sex scene is pretty horrid really.But yes, there will a deeper romance in this game and a full blown romance scene. Like this

That definitely fap worthy thanks to the new engine

 

[WhiteLotus]

3 beginnings, 16 endings. WOW. I am starting to get really excited about this game.

Wonder if it'll import your save game from Witcher 1? the ending you got being the beginning of the witcher 2?

 

[left4lol]

3 beginnings, 16 endings. WOW. I am starting to get really excited about this game.

Wonder if it'll import your save game from Witcher 1? the ending you got being the beginning of the witcher 2?

Yes you will be able to import your save game from The Witcher and yes the 3 beginning of this game is the ending of the first game

 

[WhiteLotus]

Yes you will be able to import your save game from The Witcher and yes the 3 beginning of this game is the ending of the first game

I need to find my copy of the Witcher and complete it quick snap

 

[AsRock]

Just got the system specs thougha email today( will be added to main post too ).

Minimum Requirements:

Processor: Core 2Duo 2.2 GHz or dual core AMD 2.5 GHz
RAM: 1GB Win XP/ 2GB Vista/7
Graphics: GeForce 8800 512MB or Radeon (HD3850 512 MB)
HDD Space: 16 GB

Recommended Requirements:

Processor: Quad Core Intel or AMD
RAM: 3GB Win XP/ 4GB Vista/7
Graphics: GeForce 260 1GB or (HD4850 1GB)
HDD Space: 16 GB

Recent Witcher 2 media coverage (.PDF).
ftp://ftp.thewitcher.com/newsletter/TW2_Coverage_March2011.pdf

 

[Swamp Monster]

Thanks for info! Cool, this game will be coded for quad core. I think it will stress the system a bit, but they also said that it will scale well. I have big hopes for this game.

 

[WhiteLotus]

GOD DAMMIT

I need my copy of Witcher 1. NOW

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

Man the first one seems long. The Epilogue is like a whole 'nother chapter. Gah normally I'd be psyched but I have so many other games and kind of ready to be done with this, as much as I've enjoyed it...

So will the save game import be like Mass Effect probably and need Witcher 1 installed in order to locate the files? Ideally like to free up that disk space when I finally finish the game...

 

[left4lol]

Man the first one seems long. The Epilogue is like a whole 'nother chapter. Gah normally I'd be psyched but I have so many other games and kind of ready to be done with this, as much as I've enjoyed it...

So will the save game import be like Mass Effect probably and need Witcher 1 installed in order to locate the files? Ideally like to free up that disk space when I finally finish the game...

They haven't released the detail about how the game ending will be imported but i suspect no because The Witcher didn't have a specialized end game save file.
And you don't need to replay The Witcher to get your different beginning. TW 2 will have a feature to define the choice that you did in The Witcher if you didn't export any save game (like PS3 version of Mass Effect 2)

And some info from new Witcher 2 presentation

Yep, besides the lecture room was filled with hordes of potato-eaters hungry not only for the potatoes but also for information about the Witcher, so I only managed to ask one of my own questions regarding the dialogue system; I also wanted to ask about that thing Elwro had mentioned but I wasn't really let to ad besides on the presentation it didn't look all that bad, certainly not the Mass Effect level. Of course some of your questions were addressed , but let's start from the beginning, shall we?

So, I should probably mention that officially it wasn't even the presentation of the Witcher 2 but rather a lecture on "Translating the means of expression of the books to the language of New Media" or other shit like that, organized by a student research club at some college, but of course the public was hungry for action and demanded that Gop (a senior producer) show us some real stuff as soon as possible which of course was precisely the thing he did.

As for the presentation, a quick summary for you:

- Gop treats RPGs as the electronic/interactive equivalent of reading a book.

- sadly, there's little support on the author (i.e Sapkowski) side and the team receive very little feedback regarding the Witcher Universe but they're doing quite well without it and that's an old news anyway.

- this is a PC exclusive as of now. Console versions are planned, but not in the works and their eventual fate will be decided based on a reception of a PC version.

- the combat system is distinctively RPG and "heavily based on rolling" which was emphasized on one the slides.

- in practice, for me and apparently most of the public it seemed very chaotic but Gop assures us that it feels very tactical when you're the guy playing the game.

- game is hugely customizable and tailored to suit various gamestyles and tastes. For example, storyfags can practically get rid of a "combat as a challenge" by setting the difficulty level to easy while for the combatfags fighting may prove to be very tactical and rewarding, exploration- and itemfags may give vent to their deviations by examining every location using the witchers' medallion, alchemyfags will have their fairly developed oils and potions system etc.

- combat certainly looks way too biased towards magic/signs., and, as I mentioned, very chaotic but it too is to be highly customizable so you can choose between variety of styles, including setting traps, throwing bombs, using magic, relying on oils and potions, different style of fencing (you can for example block the attacks of other swordsmen, lead them to loose their balance and counterattack) etc.

- Geralt looks the way he looks and his hair moves the way it moves and if somebody don't like it then Gop "is sorry" for that. Curious thing: one of the merchants in the dwarves' city shouts EMO!!111 at the top of his lungs after seeing Geralt passing by.

- you can see the way the dialogues look like in the released videos - for me the "Mass Effect Effect" of the dialogue system didn't turn even half as bad as I'd imagined; generally you CAN see the line Geralt is to deliver, of corse sometimes he adds something from himself, but the same happened in the first installment either. What breaks the, er, immersion are the pauses between the lines - CDP-R is aware of this issue but it's not that easy to address and they decided they'd rather focus their resources on some other areas.

-boobs in the Witcher 1 were childish, they've grown up now (the developers, that is).

-the character development is talent-based and has implications on the game world. For example, if you're an alchemy freak, your character will become, well, a freak, which may in effect turn off some of the NPCs.

- there were numerous claims on have the players' actions affect the game-world and the story-line, this time for real, but we were spared any firm examples as this would have been spoilers.

-pretty much every quest is non-linear and there are multiple ways to end them. Your choices deeply affect the world and the attitude of the other people towards your character blablabla...

- there is a new minigame - armwrestling (fairly unimpressive, if you asked me); also, mechanics of boxing are changed and it is now quite difficult to win.

- Geralt will not be the only playable character.

- the quest log is now kept in a form of a book, or a tale told by Jaskier (Dandelion) - we were promised it would be fun to read.

-Gop and the CDP-Red team didn't play DA2 due to the lack of time, but he is assured the the Witcher 2 is a "different class of an RPG" as compared to Dragon Age 2.

- Polish and English language versions of the game are being prepared simultaneously and overseen by some Polish-American guy to assure coherence and adequate quality of both.

- In a presentation, player assumed a role of Dandelion for a part of a quest. This matter returned later in a Q&A session and when one guy remarked that such occurrences were obviously short and limited, Gop answered in a style of "And how do YOU know that? You'd be suprised".

Kudos to Colegium Civitas for setting up this event and of course to Tomek Gop for showing up and answering our questions with uncommon patience.

I'll edit this post as soon as I realize I omitted something important.

original post

its coming from RPGcodex so take it as what it is.

 

[left4lol]

New presentation feature extended succubus quest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afFB0he7rGE

You get to see dandelion in this video but the video was cut out before we see the succubus .
The emo part get me chuckled

 

[MxPhenom 216]

looks like a game ive been looking for for a while!

Is it mandatory for me to play the first one to understand the story?? Also is the story long? like how many hours

 

[left4lol]

looks like a game ive been looking for for a while!

Is it mandatory for me to play the first one to understand the story?? Also is the story long? like how many hours

About 40 hours on average. I don't think you need the first game to understand the second one though i think this game will resolve some unresolved story quest from the first game,
It will be better if you have the book though, it give you more insight on the witcher world and the character (FYI this game was an adaptation from the book not the other way around).

 

[AsRock]

About 40 hours on average. I don't think you need the first game to understand the second one though i think this game will resolve some unresolved story quest from the first game,
It will be better if you have the book though, it give you more insight on the witcher world and the character (FYI this game was an adaptation from the book not the other way around).

But 1st one is worth playing so why would ya want to miss out on that.. I am wondering if there will be more blood in the Europe version than the American version like witcher 1. I will get a europe version or at the very least a blood patch .