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The Witcher


The Witcher - hands-on

Broom, broom, shake shake the room...

If suicide-bombing gnomes and the ethnic cleansing of elves is a bit too much, be happy that our silver-haired hero is rather more stereotypical; kind of a fantasy Jedi, born with superhero powers, a mastery of swords and a destiny that can weave in-between light and dark, depending on your preference for such things.

Rather disappointingly for a game based on acclaimed literary works, it seems incongruous and slightly lazy that the makers are relying on the old amnesia trick to set the scene for the game, especially since a knowledge of the books isn’t essential (which is just as well, seeing as they won’t be published in English until April).

The game begins with you waking up injured on the back of a cart, clearly having received a whack on the head that’s rendered you unable to remember much. Thankfully you’re among Witcher friends, en route to your crumbling fortress, which is conveniently besieged within seconds after having trundled through the gates.

“I assume you haven’t forgotten how to fight?” screams the guy whose name you’ve forgotten (you’ve got amnesia, see)? The developers are keen to stress that The Witcher is not meant as an action game, where you incessantly jab at the mouse button until either enemy or mouse splinters apart.


 
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The Witcher
The Witcher

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Oct 30, 2007
Published by: Atari
Developed by: CD Projekt
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
1 player SOLO
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