Talk:The Witcher (video game)

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[edit] Love how the section on the pretty grafix is larger then one on Gameplay.

Just shows the direction the industry has gone --70.152.25.161 20:09, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Can't agree. "Witcher" definitely puts pressure on gameplay rather than graphics. So you're not right :P Lothar25 00:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't agree either, now that the game has been released it really shows off, as a good, solid RPG that dosnt put all the focus on graphics? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.88.200.107 (talk) 22:49, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "TAGES Issues" section

I don't see why this is important enough to be mentioned, let alone deserve a full section. It just mentions common TAGES issues, and reads somewhat like a "how to crack this" guide (ie. "Daemon Tools Pro" can handle this as an IDE drive!"). I've also checked some other FA on games, and none of them even mention the type of protection used. Therefore, I'm of the opinion that the whole section should be deleted. Thoughts? --VPeric 10:36, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Neverthless, it resulted in a massive amount of OOBF and consequently gave the game a massive bad reputation quickly. --217.173.195.211 13:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
It did? I heard a lot more complaining about, for example, Bioshock and it's activation system, than about the Witcher. In fact, all I see about this are praises, and not a single mention of the copy protection. Links? Also, what does "OOBF" mean? --VPeric 14:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=2422.0
http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16584
http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=2507.0
OOBF stands for: Out of Box Failure. --217.173.195.210 12:22, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
This is indeed a big issue, that many who have bought the game are having troubles with. It should also be noted that the suggest way of solving it only works occasionally. I think it should be kept, because it is annoying a whole lot of people (me included)--81.235.193.23 20:39, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Provide reliable sources to demonstrate its a big issue. Forums, blogs, and other self-published sources don't establish that.--Crossmr (talk) 16:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Censorship

How is there no mention of the censorship in the US version of the game? Definitely seems like something that is at least worth a passing mention to me... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.7.115.18 (talk) 22:28, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Can you provide any links to reliable sources verifying that the US version has been censored?--217.197.68.83 14:28, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I'll try to provide what I can here, and hope that it's what would be considered reliable. And if not, a quick google search will show you all you need to know, there are tons of forum topics out there over it already.
I have changed the titling of the section to be more general, since the language changes were not specific to the US release, but to the releases in the English language. I have also elaborated on some points and added a few sources. — Northgrove 22:16, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

--LXS44 (talk) 18:07, 18 November 2007 (UTC) I have edited the localization section to reflect comments from Martin Pagan and Michal Madej. Sources: http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=3855.0 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=915112&topic=39278731 (Martin Pagan's comments) http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=21134&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=125 (Michal Madej's comments)


Censorship in graphics: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/previews/35022/The-Witcher-Preview/p2/c1

In the European edition of the game this pose includes fully visible breasts and nipples. The North American edition includes cards edited to hide the majority of the breast and all nipples.

No censorship in English text: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/previews/35022/The-Witcher-Preview/p2/c1

Language Keep little Johnny away from The Witcher, for there’s harsh language in them hills."

http://writerscabal.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/writing-the-witcher-and-andrzej-sapkowski/ (blog by Witcher English writers)

[edit] Should mention problems with Vista

This game has repeatedly crashed for many Vista users and has become a major issue reguarding game playability.Crescentia —Preceding comment was added at 19:03, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Again, find reliable sources (meaning news on some (well-known) gaming site, not a forum or blog; forums and blogs might be used if they're by one of the developers, but should still be avoided if possible), and then add the info to the article. If you don't want to write, you could still find sources - makes it that muche easier for someone else to write about it. --VPeric 19:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
I Googled around and found this review of the game, which included mention of difficulties with Vista. is this reliable enough? Link:[1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.92.62.165 (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Sure :) AnandTech is a good reliable source. Lothar25 (talk) 21:32, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Like Vperic said, find reliable sources. The only problems I heard of are with copy protection {Tages). Most of users playing under Vista don't have any problems running game. Lothar25 (talk) 03:07, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reception

How do we decide what reviews to include in this section? There are nearly an hundred reviews out there for The Witcher now, from several different countries. BetaTesterDLA (talk) 10:29, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

The section needs a radical overhaul, I just haven't had the time to do it lately. Only major/notable sites/magazines should be mentioned, and not in list form (a good guide to decide what's "notable": if it has a wiki page, it's notable enough). Game Rankings and Metacritic can be mentioned too. Furthermore, scores probably shouldn't be mentioned - instead, the good/bad sides the reviewer found should be mentioned. In my opinion, the scores from Game Rankings/Metacritic are enough and no other numerical scores should be mentioned. If I can, I'll try to work on the section this weekend. --VPeric (talk) 11:39, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. Right now it's all opinion. If reviewers had those opinions, they need to be sourced. It's awful generalized and fairly negative overall despite the game's mostly positive reviews. Needs to be rebalanced. --Lendorien (talk) 17:32, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Game Engine

Should this section talk about changes and be using terms like 'now'? Perhaps it's better just to stick to a factual description of the game engine as it stands. I can see the case for mentioning significant variations in the use of the Aurora Engine between NWN1, KOTOR, Jade Empire, NWN2, The Witcher and Mass Effect for example, but maybe in an Aurora Engine article, not this one. BetaTesterDLA (talk) 12:37, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Storyline

OK, I'm quite baffled here on the plot summary of the game. I don't know whether or not the one stated here's supposed to be canon or not, but then again, The Witcher is a free-roaming RPG granting the player freedom to choose how the story goes. That means that the version stated here may or may not be the true course of the story of the game. Somebody should really look into this thing ASAP. - Frostmourne 16 (talk) 08:28, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

The assasin being Lambert is pure speculation - I removed it. Ausir 18:22, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gaming Steve review

Gaming Steve reviewed this game on his podcast, and it's definitely worth listening to. Listen to the episode here: [2], review starts at 110 minutes, 15 seconds into the podcast. I'm buying this game now because of this review myself. JACOPLANE • 2007-12-9 22:42

[edit] 360 development

Despite the fact that CD Projekt had said previously that the Witcher would be PC only, they appear to be looking for someone skilled in parallel programming for the 360. [3] This would seem to indicate plans to port to the 360. 71.192.54.222 (talk) 23:50, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

It's definitely PC-only from the start :) Lothar25 (talk) 21:54, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Do you work for CD Projekt? Their looking to hire parallel 360 programming seems to indicate that while it was PC-only from the start, they're changing their minds. 71.192.54.222 (talk) 05:19, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
No :). But I asked on the official CD Projekt forum and there are no such plans for future development on Xbox 360. And even in link you just mentioned says that: You see, the developer of The Witcher, CD Projekt, has said publically that The Witcher is never, ever going to be on the consoles. So it won't be :). Then why are they looking for X360 programmers ? Maybe because of some new projects which CDP Red can develop (some shooters, action games etc.). Lothar25 (talk) 13:42, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
You clearly aren't reading the article I linked very closely, but y'know, arguing with a Wikipedian is like punching a marshmallow. So nevermind. I don't actually care that much. 71.192.54.222 (talk) 06:10, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
I have read the article closely, and I must take Lothar's side. While CD Projekt might be hiring an Xbox developer, the article itself is pure speculation. Furthermore, it has no direct connection to The Witcher. At most, the hiring could be mentioned on CD Projekt's page, but not here. Also, I'm sorry to hear you feel Wikipedians can't be reasoned with. --VPeric (talk) 10:24, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Yeah... I'm a Polish citizen and as that I observe Polish game market quite closely and I can assure you that there's *no* future plans for Xbox/PS3 as far as "Witcher" is concerned. So I don't know what are you talking about ? Lothar25 (talk) 17:57, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm Polish too and remember that The Witcher was not created only for the Polish market. Ausir (talk) 22:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Yes but we were talking here about Xbox/PS3 development of the game :). I know that it was released worldwide, but not for consoles (PC-only). Lothar25 (talk) 07:55, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
They are working on a console version: [4]. And while they cannot officially confirm it yet, one of the CDP people said: "We took the xbox version under consideration which is rather natural but the news about the console version are definitely a rumor." [5]. I don't recall any of them saying that it will never be on consoles. They just said at times that they didn't have plans for a console version. But their plans might have changed. Ausir (talk) 13:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
That's interesting 'cause recently I've read on forum.gram.pl (which is still the main source of CD Projekt/CDP Red Studio information) and that's the official answer: http://www.gram.pl/news_9ATgJ,4_Wiedzmin_na_konsole_CD_Projekt_RED_odpowiada.html. "Informacje na temat konsolowej edycji Wiedźmina są mocno przesadzone." which ( for non-Polish speakers) translates as: "Information about the console version of Witcher are strictly exaggerated". That's official. Lothar25 (talk) 20:16, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Anyway, as VPeric said, even if they plan to do :) they still officially deny it so it's a rumour so we can't verify it (WP:VER). Lothar25 (talk) 20:28, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sales information

The game sold, so far, 600,000 copies. Just to lay those "million" gossips to rest. -- ReyBrujo (talk) 00:46, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Contents of each edition

While it's quite an interesting table, I'm not 100% convinced that the purchasers of the Russian collectors edition recieved superpowers. Also, what's the point of the "Leather Bag" if no-one recieved one? RayBarker (talk) 09:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Judging from some of the past edits to that table (including a pink dildo), it's probably just vandalism (especially the superpowers bit). I'll see what I can do about it. --clpo13(talk) 09:57, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Fixed. Superpowers removed because it was most likely a joke edit and leather bag removed as being pointless. --clpo13(talk) 10:01, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
The Russian collector's edition comes in a leather bag. It not being in any edition was also a vandalism. Ausir (talk) 20:35, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
I see it's been added back. Glad that all got fixed up. --clpo13(talk) 21:14, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Uploaded a couple screenshots

I was the one who added the two new pictures. I haven't done this before, so if anything is wrong with the licensing, just let me know. If you want some more screenshots, I have some more, if you want to set up a gallery or something. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingoftherings (talk • contribs) 04:56, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

For future reference, you might want to scale down the screenshots. Since they're fair use pictures, small is better. If you haven't read it already, WP:IUP is a good place to start when looking to upload pictures. --clpo13(talk)