The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition

[MaroonSkein]

I hate CDP. This time the enhanced edition is just a desperate attempt at attracting more attention to the game. They have calculated how much money it will cost them to add 3 animations and 2 quests and how many copies of their "new edition"will be sold and here we go now...

This time? The enhanced edition of the first Witcher was just a bunch of new skins for generic NPCs meant to make them look less generic.

 

[Commissar Draco]

Just Checked My EE Witcher and it is now 2.1... : x They couldnot release beta tested version from start?

They atleast patch their games unlike Big Kwan developers.

 

[Captain Shrek]

I hate CDP. This time the enhanced edition is just a desperate attempt at attracting more attention to the game. They have calculated how much money it will cost them to add 3 animations and 2 quests and how many copies of their "new edition"will be sold and here we go now...

You should change that name to hurrrr.

Of course they did that. Its not charity that they are making the game for.

 

[RRRrrr]

You should change that name to hurrrr.
Of course they did that. Its not charity that they are making the game for.

Many people actually believe that CDP do this out of the goodness of their hearts and their advertisement department seems to take advantage of this.
CDP actually did some great moves in terms of publicity, back in 2008 I was even a fan.

 

[Captain Shrek]

Look. I can understand that something profitable disguised as charitable should cause you heartburn hen you were 10. But come on dude.

All we ought to care about is, if its too costly and if its of low quality. All the rest is marketing.

 

[Heresiarch]

Again? First I stop playing because the DLC did not unlock. Then I stopped because they were going to patch. Then I quit halfway through because of the Black edition coming up. Months later I'm finally playing this thing and they announce a new enhanced edition?



It sure sucks to be a completionist.

Same here. Three months ago I replayed the game, finished chapter 1, stopped playing for 3 weeks, started chapter 2 on Scoia'thel side, then found that the dark mode was out, and required a new game. Then installed it, but then played Skyrim and Arkham City for a month, then finally started playing TW2, finished the prologue on dark mode, then rushed through Mass Effect 2 and Morrowind, yesterday I finished ME2, and today I've found TW2EE will be out in a couple more months. I should consider myself lucky that I didn't actually finish these last two replays.

 

[Cowboy Moment]

While the enhanced super duper editions are obviously a marketing ploy, as was that "open letter" shit, it's kind of hard to be angry at them in the era of day 1 DLC and Diablo 3 requiring a constant Internet connection. At the very least, I'd rather have CDPR set the industry standard on post-release support, rather than EA or Activision.

 

[Vamp]

OMG I'm shocked! Free content to attract attention to their game and sell more copies!?! Those bastards...

 

[zerotol]

OMG I'm shocked! Free content to attract attention to their game and sell more copies!?! Those bastards...

What a deviant marketing technique!!!

That movie looks great and it has direct relevance to the story. Doesn't Leto drop this head at the feet of the Scoi'atel at the very start of the game? Or was that in the trailer we saw. Can't remember anymore.

 

[pipka]

Witcher sucked. Witcher 2 sucked too. Fan-fiction for no-lifers. im pissed about frivolous lore rape of Sapkowski's magnum opus. day one not removing from inventory.

 

[sea]

What fucking assholes. How dare they give me free content for a game I purchased a year ago. I should have to pay them for this update. Shit, I've gotta find my checkbook.

 

[Cowboy Moment]

Witcher sucked. Witcher 2 sucked too. Fan-fiction for no-lifers. im pissed about frivolous lore rape of Sapkowski's magnum opus. day one not removing from inventory.

I got mad at the Dante's Inferno game for that reason. Can't find it in myself to feel bad for Sapkowski, who isn't even that good overall, and who has written stuff better than Witcher anyways.

 

[RK47]

Wow. Future looks bright for TW2 LP.

 

[ironyuri]

For me, Witcher 1 and 2 were all about the tits.

So I guess you could call this a.....









titty enhancement.

 

[1eyedking]

Good cutscene. As everything TW2, costume design is atrocious. What I liked were the little details, such as characters using in-game spells, the ship's band playing the music crescendo, and Leto hanging the king's head in his trophy hook

 

[attackfighter]

Good cutscene. As everything TW2, costume design is atrocious. What I liked were the little details, such as characters using in-game spells, the ship's band playing the music crescendo, and Leto hanging the king's head in his trophy hook

I like the costumes. They look closer to (what I imagine) medieval outfits would look like, compared to other mainstream fantasy works like the LotR movies. Some of them are also legitimately cool, like Geralt's outfit.

 

[bminorkey]

Now I have an excuse to try the Scoaieta'l (how do you spell that?) path.

Incidentally, why are you criticizing a for-profit company for wanting money? Who cares what the "foul ulterior motives" behind this edition are, it's free shit and terrific business practice.

 

[J_C]

They look closer to (what I imagine) medieval outfits would look like, compared to other mainstream fantasy works like the LotR movies.

I think the LotR movies have the customes quite right to say the least.

 

[Dantus12]

The absolutely amazing Baginski strikes again. Cinematic done right far away from "epic/badass" heroes that are going by the "pwn them all" tactic.
Stellar.
As for the additional content I only have to download a patch , so its free for those that have the game, and anyway there's nothing wrong with keeping interest in a game alive , particularity when a armor doesn't cost the user points or a in game car 100$.

 

[attackfighter]

They look closer to (what I imagine) medieval outfits would look like, compared to other mainstream fantasy works like the LotR movies.

I think the LotR movies have the customes quite right to say the least.

The costumes for the main cast are pretty good. The hobbits, Aragorn and Faramir especially so. But for a lot of the background people, like the Minas Tirith garrison or random peasants, the costume design is pretty shitty. It generally looks pretty boring and uninspired.

But the thing about all of the LotR costumes (main cast or otherwise) is that regardless of their quality, they're at heart generic hollywood designs. Tons of leather, dark hues and studs on badazz characters; spikes and black on the evil doods; gray, dirty rags for the peasants, etc. It's just not very interesting, even if it does look cool at times.

That's why I think in some ways The Witcher has better design. Lots of bright, contrasting colours or red, blue and green. It lacks taste, but that's what I'd expect from a middle age setting. It's unique from other takes on a medieval settings and it also looks more realistic - that's it's charm.

 

[Sad He-Man]

Hell yeah. Waited for a reason to replay this baby.

 

[Joghurt]

They look closer to (what I imagine) medieval outfits would look like, compared to other mainstream fantasy works like the LotR movies.

I think the LotR movies have the customes quite right to say the least.

The costumes for the main cast are pretty good. The hobbits, Aragorn and Faramir especially so. But for a lot of the background people, like the Minas Tirith garrison or random peasants, the costume design is pretty shitty. It generally looks pretty boring and uninspired.

Well the whole point of peasants is that they should be wearing shitty, boring and cheap clothing that isn't designed by elven Armani and D&G.

 

[Black_Willow]

TW2 has easily the best late-medieval outfits among all computer games.

 

[hiver]

Well the whole point of peasants is that they should be wearing shitty, boring and cheap clothing that isn't designed by elven Armani and D&G.

No its not.
They should wear normal clothing.

 

[Forest Dweller]

So now instead of the Enhanced Edition "fixing" things, this one is giving us free DLC.

Okay.

I guess cause there were no problems this time around. Hurr.

Oh well. I haven't played it yet so I might as well wait. Not like I'd have a chance before then anyway.

But that cutscene was bad and is not up to the quality of cutscenes that I remember from the first game. Don't know why you all like it. Stupid slow-down bullshit and over-blood-spray. Compare it to this: