Just pre-ordered The Witcher 2

[[IPA] Thalamus]

... and Premium Edition, that is.

Should be delivered around  may 20. Who wants to wait with me? 

[Ghiest]

I loved the first, so W2 is pre-ordered for me as well.

[Deathbane]

If its as good as the first, ill pick it up with no hesistation.

Problem is, ive promised myself to never buy a sequel ever again until others have played it, spent $$, and cried into their pillows about it not living up to the first or rejoiced it as the second coming of christ.

[Ghiest]

If its as good as the first, ill pick it up with no hesistation.

Problem is, ive promised myself to never buy a sequel ever again until others have played it, spent $$, and cried into their pillows about it not living up to the first or rejoiced it as the second coming of christ.

All reports I hear are that it's just a massively improved version of the first one so I'm pretty hopeful.

[Bill]

I played the first before the "unlimited edition" or whatever it was that apparently turned it into an amazing game, I still enjoyed it however, just not as much as I could have however.

When your copy lands Thala be sure to give us the heads up.

[AoP]

Seeing these guys not deliver another amazing game would be devastating. Just remember they provided the "Enhanced Edition" for The Witcher  to all registered users of the original game for free. I respect that.

[(TLL)martinroshak]

I just finished downloading the first one off Steam, keen to give it a go, although it'll probably take me forever to finish as all the PC gaming I seem to do these days is on my laptop when I'm out and about...

[~SJ~ Blhurr]

I had a hard time getting into the first one.  I barely made it out of the first chapter before giving up.  The controls are terrible, the camera takes getting used to, and I don't like how you interact with the environment.  The story is cool I guess, I think I might have a low threshold for RPGs atm.

[=CJW= Namarah (W)]

I preordered with GOG.com.

[=KoS= Eldragon]

I pre-ordered as well. I even scheduled Wednesday the 18th off work so I can play it. 

Originally I had ordered the deluxe edition... until I realized I don't want that much stuff sitting on my self collecting dust.

[Askis]

I'll probably preorder it too, now that gog.com allows you to choose your country instead of determining it by IP:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/10/australians-might-want-to-pick-up-witcher-2-on-gog/#continued
That way I can order it "from the UK" and save a good bunch of money (Germany[or any other Euro-using country]=€45($61) UK=£27($45=~€31))
And there's no DRM, which the european retail version has...

[[IPA] Thalamus]

Just a couple of days until release :3   

I have played the first Witcher in the standard version which is said not to be as good as the unlimited edition. I still enjoyed it very much, though. The way you could shape the story of the game was intriguing: things you have done or said could make a difference at a totally different point of the story and could have influence things completely unrelated.'

Also, there was - unlike in Bioware's or Bethesda's games - never any way to make the 'golden' choice. Someone would always have to suffer, and someone would always think it's your fault.


Until now I do not know any games that could do this significantly better. Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy came close; the Mass Effect series and Dragon Age (2 more than 1 imo) had a similar feel, but I think The Witcher was the best of them (regarding interaction between choice, character and story).

[=KoS= Eldragon]

On top of the moral grey areas throughout, what I really loved about Witcher was how potions were actually worthwhile. No other CRPG has made me actually use any potions other than Mana and Health Potions.

I'd walk up to a cave and do a total potion inventory. "Necrophage Oil -- check, Cat -- check, bombs--- check, Ok. I got 2 of everything. Its safe to go in".

[(TLL)Sky_walker]

... and Premium Edition, that is.

I did too
And I'm happy enough to actually play it in original - Sapkowski and CDP:RED are from Poland, and so am I that's one of very few moments when you are glad to be a Pole. LOL

[(TLL)CapperDeluxe]

just came out today, I'm waiting to buy until I hear about it from people and some reviews. If its good I'd likely get it from GoG.com since its DRM free   Please post your impressions those who preordered and will be playing it.