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

Gameswelt	Oct 26, 2007	84 out of 100	84
PC Games (Germany)	Nov 28, 2007	83 out of 100	83
IGN Australia	Oct 31, 2007	8.3 out of 10	83
Game Informer Magazine	Dec, 2007	8.25 out of 10	82
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Jul, 2008		80
Gameplanet	Dec 05, 2007		80
TTGamer	Jan 17, 2008	8 out of 10	80
UOL Jogos	Apr 08, 2008		80
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 26, 2007	16 out of 20	80
1UP	Nov 08, 2007	7 out of 10	70

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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 (5134) 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

In adapting the dialogue from the Polish to the English version, certain parts were censored. An example:

Original version: Smith: Why do pricks go in cunts? It's the natural order of things. Humans have always disliked dwarves and elves. Not for me to know why.

Edited version: Smith: Humans have always hated dwarves and elves.

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