84
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

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.

Alternate Titles

  • "巫師" -- Taiwan title
  • "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 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3563) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Choose your path, Geralt Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (65295) 4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars
Possibly the finest RPG I've ever played Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (59142) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Every man wants to be like Geralt, every game wants to be like The Witcher Melody (119) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
[v1.1] Legendary as a story-driven adventure game; Dull as an RPG Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13177) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Imperium Gier Oct 24, 2007 9.3 out of 10 93
GamePro Dec 04, 2007 4.5 out of 5 90
Yahoo! Games Dec 14, 2007 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Pelit Nov, 2007 88 out of 100 88
Absolute Games (AG.ru) Nov 14, 2007 85 out of 99 86
IGROMANIA Dec, 2007 8.5 out of 10 85
PC Arena - Game Arena Mar 17, 2008 8.33 out of 10 83
Jeuxvideo.com Oct 26, 2007 16 out of 20 80
GameStar (Germany) Oct 31, 2007 73 out of 100 73
Good Game Oct 30, 2007 7 out of 10 70

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Damn you Sigfried! 26 Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13177)
Dec 26, 2008
Thge Witcher Enhaced 7 stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (6592)
Sep 01, 2008
Questions...[Warning Spoiler Alert] 5 Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13177)
May 10, 2008
Yahtzee hates the Witcher. 83 NatsFan (122)
Mar 22, 2008
F****ng barricade!!!! Please help!! 12 Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13177)
Mar 19, 2008
Enhanced version coming in May 3 Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (65295)
Mar 17, 2008
Questions... 13 St_Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3563)
Feb 16, 2008
Did you know ..? 1 Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (59142)
Feb 13, 2008
Burn! 7 Schadenfreude Bronze Star Contributing Member (578)
Feb 03, 2008
Censorship issues. 11 HandofShadow (49)
Jan 05, 2008

Trivia

In line with the murky 'film noir' theme of good and evil largely depending on context and motivation, there is a tip of the hat to Raymond Chandler/Philip Marlowe as one of the pivotal characters is Detective Raymond Maarloeve, who speaks like a hard-boiled detective from any of Chandler's novels.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Rabbi Guru (1238) on Oct 25, 2007.
 

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