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
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Yahoo! Games |
Dec 14, 2007 |
     |
90 |
| GamePro |
Dec 04, 2007 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| 2404.org PC Gaming |
Nov 21, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Hry Sme |
Nov 20, 2007 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Gamer Within |
Nov 20, 2007 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| Absolute Games (AG.ru) |
Nov 14, 2007 |
85 out of 99 |
86 |
| GamesWEB |
Nov 21, 2007 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| Gameswelt |
Oct 26, 2007 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Yiya |
Jan 19, 2008 |
B+ |
83 |
| Computer Bild Spiele |
Nov 07, 2007 |
2.21 out of 6 |
76 |
Forums
| Topic |
# Posts |
Last Post |
| Damn you Sigfried! |
26 |
Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) Dec 26, 2008 |
| Thge Witcher Enhaced |
7 |
stvedder (6251) Sep 01, 2008 |
| Questions...[Warning Spoiler Alert] |
5 |
Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) May 10, 2008 |
| Yahtzee hates the Witcher. |
83 |
NatsFan (117) Mar 22, 2008 |
| F****ng barricade!!!! Please help!! |
12 |
Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) Mar 19, 2008 |
| Enhanced version coming in May |
3 |
Unicorn B. Lynx (60462) Mar 17, 2008 |
| Questions... |
13 |
St_Martyne (3562) Feb 16, 2008 |
| Did you know ..? |
1 |
Jeanne (58317) Feb 13, 2008 |
| Burn! |
7 |
Schadenfreude (578) Feb 03, 2008 |
| Censorship issues. |
11 |
HandofShadow (48) Jan 05, 2008 |
Trivia
In October 2008, one year after the release, the development studio
CD Projekt RED Sp. z o.o. announced to have sold one million copies of the game (including the
enhanced edition).
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Rabbi Guru (1238) on Oct 25, 2007.