The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Oh god what have you done.

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

Why is it so odd to you that someone wants to know about a new game?

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I meant to quote this when I typed that:

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

So is combat actually responsive with sounds that sync up and such? The first game rather killed my desire for this so I'm waiting for impressions before deciding if I should really care.

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It's just weird that the one thing they've been emphatic about changing would be the reason you're almost not interested.

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Originally Posted by sedition

Does the story continue directly after The Witcher 1. Can I jump right into this one without knowing what unfolded in part one are should I play part one first?

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It asks if you want to load a saved game from the first one. It's not clear what that does yet.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

It reminds me of Oblivion's melee combat after a relatively short sample, although this has an option for a heavy attack as well that I don't remember in Oblivion.

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After playing a lot more, epmode is right. It's closer to Demon's Souls than Oblivion.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

It asks if you want to load a saved game from the first one. It's not clear what that does yet.

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I think it carries over some items, like the special armor you get near the end of the game.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

It's just weird that the one thing they've been emphatic about changing would be the reason you're almost not interested.

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They also said it was greatly improved over the original release, so their basis for good combat and mine already started off with discrepancies. I was also being particularly specific because the two sources for info in this thread are epmode and Yoshi, who both loved the original so I can't trust them to just say it plays well.

Even among Witcher's fans, I've not heard anyone really praise the combat. People are just bothered by it to different extents.

Yoshi said the game was about as close to perfect as it gets, you should talk to him about that. ;)

I just found out this is on GoG, which confuses me. I think I'll get it from them, because they have been so good to me and I almost never get stuff from them for a combination of reasons.

I put a lot more time into this so I'll nitpick the combat for MechDeus.

The combat is unrecognizable from the first game. I love the focus on crowd control and the importance of waiting for an opening (so you can avoid being interrupted by enemy attacks). But that's not to say that the system can't use some tweaking. The big problem is that regular sword strikes will only hit the guy you're targeting so group fights are harder than they should be. You're going to have to use spells and traps to keep the extra enemies off your back.

Which reminds me: Initial skill balance seems off. A few spells and traps are infinitely more useful than others though this might change with tougher enemies or a higher level.

The combat system won't stand up to a dedicated action game but it's a nice improvement over your typical long-form RPG.

And I should probably mention that everything else about the game is goddamned awesome.

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Originally Posted by MechDeus

I was also being particularly specific because the two sources for info in this thread are epmode and Yoshi, who both loved the original so I can't trust them to just say it plays well.

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The nicest thing I've ever said about the combat in the first game is that I don't despise it. It's obviously not very good but it's easy to overlook.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

I just found out this is on GoG, which confuses me

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GOG is owned by CD Projekt, a sister company of the Witcher developers.