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LordPhoque · Aug 12, 2011

http://pl.thewitcher.com/the-witcher/2/videos/trailers/

End of the video. Enhanced Edition all over again ?

Exuro · Aug 12, 2011

Was discussed in the Witcher 2 thread. I'm hoping at the very least shadows get revamped. The dithering is terrible. DX11 feature would be sweet as well.

A complete rebalance of the game would be awesome as well. It gets way too easy near the end.

And you know, more content is always welcome.

Emitan · Aug 12, 2011

Will it have a super easy mode? I'm so bad at this game and love everything but the combat.

Dog Problems · Aug 12, 2011

I'm hoping for a big ass expansion pack.

Doomrider · Aug 12, 2011

I thought this was referring to a Witcher remake with 2's engine... I wouldn't mind that.

I also wouldn't mind an expansion or two for TW2.

Rahxephon91 · Aug 12, 2011

Bring it on. I doubt current owners are going to be left out. God Bless CD Project.

Enco · Aug 12, 2011

Are these the motherfuckers who ported SR2 to pc?

If yes, I have zero interest in anything they say or are part of.

Data West · Aug 12, 2011

Iorveth side story pls

Raitosaito · Aug 12, 2011

Billychu said:
Will it have a super easy mode? I'm so bad at this game and love everything but the combat.

This

crimsonheadGCN · Aug 12, 2011

Enco said:
Are these the motherfuckers who ported SR2 to pc?

If yes, I have zero interest in anything they say or are part of.

The development house that did the port belonged to CD Project I believe but they were sold off. Red had nothing to do with the port.

jackdoe · Aug 12, 2011

It will probably include any improvements made while developing the 360 version, force feedback included I hope.

Enco · Aug 12, 2011

crimsonheadGCN said:
The development house that did the port belonged to CD Project I believe but they were sold off. Red had nothing to do with the port.

Ok.

I don't have interest in this game but just wanted to make that post due to my anger at SR2.

XANDER CAGE · Aug 12, 2011

Can I please drink potions during combat instead of having to sit down somewhere?

Sutton Dagger · Aug 12, 2011

Should I wait to play The Witcher 2 then, I'm currently downloading it on Steam?

Data West · Aug 12, 2011

BigJiantRobut said:
Can I please drink potions during combat instead of having to sit down somewhere?

No. That's a huge part of the gameplay.

Sethos · Aug 12, 2011

Already?

aeolist · Aug 12, 2011

It'd be neat if they added something to show you how to actually play the game. The "tutorial" was shit and I can't figure out how to not die 8 times to every enemy encounter.

Deadbeat · Aug 12, 2011

I hope it adds more content.

Blast Processing · Aug 12, 2011

They mine pretty much the entire game for that music video, so if you're concerned with spoilers and such, maybe don't watch.

So many awesome moments, though. All of the trailers for W2 have been amazing.

Raide · Aug 12, 2011

Hopefully it is this version that comes to consoles.

markot · Aug 12, 2011

Witcher 1 with Witcher 2 gameplay would be sweeeeeeeeet ^_^

Van Buren · Aug 12, 2011

zoner said:
No. That's a huge part of the gameplay.

That's faithful to the Witcher lore, but unless recent patches have addressed the issue, potions counted down during cutscenes, and there are certain cinematic sequences that last longer than quite a few potions - effectively wasting the efforts of a player who anticipates an encounter and prepares with potions accordingly. The only solution to this is to skip cinematics or to mod and increase the duration of potions.

Mikeside · Aug 13, 2011

Oh man, I have no idea what's going to happen, but it's CD Projekt, so you know it's going to be awesome!

bigboss370 · Aug 13, 2011

combat in witcher 2 sucks ;_;

itxaka · Aug 13, 2011

Billychu said:
Will it have a super easy mode? I'm so bad at this game and love everything but the combat.

Really? Im pretty bad but even I can beat enemies on easy!

Data West · Aug 13, 2011

Van Buren said:
That's faithful to the Witcher lore, but unless recent patches have addressed the issue, potions counted down during cutscenes, and there are certain cinematic sequences that last longer than quite a few potions - effectively wasting the efforts of a player who anticipates an encounter and prepares with potions accordingly. The only solution to this is to skip cinematics or to mod and increase the duration of potions.

I'm sure there could be a way to freeze the potion's duration cutscenes. Being able to use them during combat and having 'instant heals' would take away one of Witcher's biggest unique features.

Derrick01 · Aug 13, 2011

Expansion would be really nice but 2.0 refers to a big patch. At least that will be free.

thetrin · Aug 13, 2011

bigboss370 said:
combat in witcher 2 sucks ;_;

Did you and I play two different games? The combat is fine.

Red · Aug 13, 2011

thetrin said:
Did you and I play two different games? The combat is fine.

Yeah, it's like one step below Arkham Asylum, so above just about every action game out there.

Solo · Aug 13, 2011

The Witcher 4

BeLIEve!

Tom Penny · Aug 13, 2011

Crunched said:
Yeah, it's like one step below Arkham Asylum, so above just about every action game out there.

It's not remotely close to as good as Arkham Asylum. That being said I really enjoyed Witcher 2.

Red · Aug 13, 2011

Tom Penny said:
It's not remotely close to as good as Arkham Asylum. That being said I really enjoyed Witcher 2.

Well, okay. You're right. It's a big step.

Tacitus_ · Aug 13, 2011

zoner said:
I'm sure there could be a way to freeze the potion's duration cutscenes. Being able to use them during combat and having 'instant heals' would take away one of Witcher's biggest unique features.

The main problem with the potion mechanic in Witcher 2 is when you get an unexpected (mini)boss and you either have to reload a save or try to soldier on without any potions. Not to mention the places where they string those together, like the ending of Act 1.

Tokubetsu · Aug 13, 2011

bigboss370 said:
combat in witcher 2 sucks ;_;

Get out.

Red · Aug 13, 2011

Tacitus_ said:
The main problem with the potion mechanic in Witcher 2 is when you get an unexpected (mini)boss and you either have to reload a save or try to soldier on without any potions. Not to mention the places where they string those together, like the ending of Act 1.

It's always possible to get through without potions, though. Just a bit tougher.

Lasthope106 · Aug 13, 2011

My 560 Ti weeps. Can't even manage to stay above 30 fps sometimes in ultra.

Tacitus_ · Aug 13, 2011

Crunched said:
It's always possible to get through without potions, though. Just a bit tougher.

True, but alchemy is a big part of the combat and not being able to use potions locks you out of a 1/3rd of it.

Dennis · Aug 13, 2011

No sense in starting the game now then. Waiting for 2.0

hahahaha! You suckers played with pop-in and dithered shadows!

Van Buren · Aug 13, 2011

zoner said:
I'm sure there could be a way to freeze the potion's duration cutscenes. Being able to use them during combat and having 'instant heals' would take away one of Witcher's biggest unique features.

It worked fine in Witcher 1, I felt. In fact, Hard difficulty was designed around constantly guzzling down a potion or two.

If CDPR is going to rebalance parts of the game, I'd like them to reach a compromise between the two extremes. At the moment, potions are functional in W2, but there are certain situations (long cutscenes, unpredictable encounters) where the non-combat usage of potions can be frustrating.

ntropy · Aug 13, 2011

Tom Penny said:
It's not remotely close to as good as Arkham Asylum. That being said I really enjoyed Witcher 2.

wait, AA had good combat? i thought it was rather silly.

Leonsito · Aug 13, 2011

This guys are amazing.

Red · Aug 13, 2011

DennisK4 said:
No sense in starting the game now then. Waiting for 2.0

hahahaha! You suckers played with pop-in and dithered shadows!

Problem?

ntropy said:
wait, AA had good combat? i thought it was rather silly.

If by silly you mean best-in-class, yes.

RedSwirl · Aug 13, 2011

Crunched said:
If by silly you mean best-in-class, yes.

I honestly thought AA's combat was...

...let me say it... casual.

All you really did was time the attack and parry buttons over and over again. It looked nice, but I didn't really feel like I was doing much.

Wallach · Aug 13, 2011

DennisK4 said:
No sense in starting the game now then. Waiting for 2.0

hahahaha! You suckers played with pop-in and dithered shadows!

Given that I never bothered going beyond the prologue really, I think we're in the same boat.

I hope they adjust the speed of the combat. Probably the biggest thing that turned me off in what I played compared to TW1.

Snuggles · Aug 13, 2011

I'm expecting this to coincide with the major DLC. I'm still early in my Roach playthrough, but I'm fucking ready for some more Witcher. I want the new DLC/expansion to be MEATY, please.

XANDER CAGE · Aug 13, 2011

zoner said:
No. That's a huge part of the gameplay.

It's a huge part of the gameplay that I found clunky and not at all fun.

Kayo-kun · Aug 13, 2011

Best game of the year this far and the best RPG I've played in years...

My computer is quite decent and have been able to max most of the new PC games coming out, but I couldn't do that in Witcher 2. It still looked astonishing and seeing the enhanced version makes my mind blown. I bet my computer would blow up too trying to max it.

Jomjom · Aug 13, 2011

RedSwirl said:
I honestly thought AA's combat was...

...let me say it... casual.

All you really did was time the attack and parry buttons over and over again. It looked nice, but I didn't really feel like I was doing much.

Felt the same way. I guess this won't be a popular opinion, but I liked Witcher 2's combat much much much MUCH more than AA's.

Vaporak said:
AA's combat was shit and Witcher 2's is much better. One of the big reasons for that is that the enemies in Witcher 2 don't have some sort of honor code about not ganging up on you.

Couldn't have said it better. I always felt that I was in a fight club or something, where I was fighting 1 guy with a bunch of people spectating in a circle.

Vaporak · Aug 13, 2011

AA's combat was shit and Witcher 2's is much better. One of the big reasons for that is that the enemies in Witcher 2 don't have some sort of honor code about not ganging up on you.

Exuro · Aug 13, 2011

Crunched said:
Problem?

Yes. http://k.min.us/ibkm4V4Qr.png

Yeah it's the preview build but the shadows are the same.

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