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The Witcher


A heaping of fantasy slathered in political commentary and misogyny

If we had to gripe about anything it would be that in open areas the illusion of freedom is diminished somewhat by impassable fences that in reality would splinter on a windy day. There is far too much repetition of character avatars as well, with some NPCs looking identical, even in the same areas of the game. Other problems are more ones of personal taste.

We found the supposedly tactical zoomed out view to be overly-cumbersome considering you control only one character - the over-the-shoulder view is just so much more immersive. And finally, the world of The Witcher is primarily a man's one, and whilst there are female characters with strong roles, they are primarily there to be conquered sex-wise or otherwise.

To be fair though, it's something of a novelty to have room available in a list of negatives to be able to castigate a game's misogynist overtones - because in every other department The Witcher is an intelligent, adult and thoroughly compelling adventure.

You'll love
  • Beautifully realized world
  • Strong characters, epic story
  • Unique character development options
You'll hate
  • Combat is visual rather than tactical
  • A mite sexist
  • Zoomed out mode is not that great

 
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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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