Based on the books by the Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is a new addition to the RPG genre from Europe, starring the main character from the books - Geralt, a professional monster-slayer.

The Witcher is a dark game with a dark world. War, rape, murder, poverty, genocide, discrimination, racism, torture, fanaticism - are just a few words that describe this setting. This is the world where humans rule, and non-humans like elves, dwarves and gnomes are subjected to cruel treatment. This is the world where Geralt has to live and subject to. Will Geralt be a victim to a few sentimental moments of kindness, or will he survive as a cynical bitter murderer? These are the choices that you have to make.

Using a heavily modified engine of Neverwinter Nights, The Witcher delivers fast-paced motion-captured smooth combat action, a unique morbid storyline and choices with severe consequences. The game features alchemy and an original real-time combo-based point-and-click combat system.

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Alternate Titles

"巫师" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Ведьмак" -- Russian title
"Zaklínač" -- Czech title
"Wushi" -- Chinese title
"Wiedźmin" -- Polish title

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User Reviews

A grain of truth	St_Martyne (3557)
Choose your path, Geralt	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
Every man wants to be like Geralt, every game wants to be like The Witcher	Melody (119)
Possibly the finest RPG I've ever played	Jeanne (54876)
[v1.1] Legendary as a story-driven adventure game; Dull as an RPG	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749)

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The Press Says

RPGWatch	Dec 01, 2007		100
V2.fi	Dec 03, 2007	90 out of 100	90
GamePro	Dec 04, 2007	4.5 out of 5	90
GameBanshee	Nov 01, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GameZone	Nov 06, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
GameSpot	Nov 06, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Gameswelt	Oct 26, 2007	84 out of 100	84
IGN Australia	Oct 31, 2007	8.3 out of 10	83
Computer Bild Spiele	Nov 07, 2007	2.21 out of 6	76
GameDaily	Oct 30, 2007	6 out of 10	60

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Damn you Sigfried!	26	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749) Dec 26, 2008
Thge Witcher Enhaced	7	stvedder (5116) Sep 01, 2008
Questions...[Warning Spoiler Alert]	5	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749) May 10, 2008
Yahtzee hates the Witcher.	83	NatsFan (109) Mar 22, 2008
F****ng barricade!!!! Please help!!	12	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749) Mar 19, 2008
Enhanced version coming in May	3	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164) Mar 17, 2008
Questions...	13	St_Martyne (3557) Feb 16, 2008
Did you know ..?	1	Jeanne (54876) Feb 13, 2008
Burn!	7	Schadenfreude (578) Feb 03, 2008
Censorship issues.	11	HandofShadow (48) Jan 05, 2008

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Trivia

At one point, Geralt will have to gather 10 sephirot (also transliterated as "sephiroth") to enter a magical tower. The sephirot in question are actually the ten spheres of creation in the Jewish mystical teaching, kabbalah. All the translated names of the sephirot ("crown", "kingdom", etc.) are correct; however, the original Hebrew names, which also appear in the game, are messed up nearly beyond recognition.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Rabbi Guru (1236) on Oct 25, 2007.