There’s sex, swearing and plentiful violence, and if it all gets a little overplayed from time to time, it still makes for an engrossing and unpredictable tale, where it’s sometimes hard to tell the good from the bad. Martin’s source novels or the books of Richard Morgan and Joe Abercrombie, the world of The Witcher is gritty, cynical, politically aware and happy to deal with the darker aspects of human (or even non-human) nature. Like the Dragon Age games, A Game of Thrones, George R.R. With its political disputes, racial tensions and dog-eat-dog kingdoms, this isn’t your standard high fantasy adventure. Geralt begins the game as a jumped-up bodyguard to a warmongering king, but when that king is slain by a mysterious fellow witcher, who cheerfully leaves Geralt in the frame, it’s up to our hero to escape and go on the villain’s trail.
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In play, meanwhile, it’s an almost-perfect fit for console gaming.įollowing on from 2007’s PC only The Witcher, The Witcher 2 continues the story of Geralt of Rivia, who happens to be a witcher: a kind of magical, mutant bad-ass specialising in the hunting and slaying of monsters. It might not look 100 per cent as spectacular as it did on a top-notch PC, but it still looks great. The Witcher 2, however, is in some respects an improvement on the original game. Most are miserable, bug-ridden, half-assed efforts with stripped-back graphics and ill-conceived controls, and even the mighty Bioware has fallen short with its ropey console versions of Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2. Normally, it’s hard to get enthusiastic about a console port of an existing PC title.
With the arrival of The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings, it’s hard to imagine how things could possibly get better. The pre-Christmas period brought us the glories of Dark Souls and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the last few months have delivered the lovable Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning and the hugely impressive Mass Effect 3. Fully experience The Witcher 2's thrilling combat thanks to upgraded pad controls, interface, game camera and targeting that are redesigned for the Xbox 360.Xbox 360-owning RPG fans have never had it so good. Further immerse yourself in the storyline with new animations and cutscenes, including a prerendered cinematic showing the assassination of King Demavend of Aedirn. Expand your Witcher 2 experience with additional hours of gameplay for the Xbox 360, which includes exciting new adventures in previously unseen locations and new characters, monsters and mysteries. The unique and expansive world comes to life with the new force of a state-of-the-art engine developed by CD Projekt RED. Defining new standards for realistic, nonlinear gameplay and engrossing character development, this second chapter of the epic Witcher saga brings role-playing realism to new heights.
But fighters take caution: once you return to the world of The Witcher, you'll never truly leave the battlefield behind. The bleeding-edge visuals, thrilling real-time combat and deep character development made famous by The Witcher return to your screen with resounding force in this gripping second installment. Don't deny your warrior's duty — return to the fight as the saga continues in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The mystical, war-torn realm of the Witcher saga is alive once more — vibrant, ever-changing and ever-thirsty for blood.