In Defense Of 2007's The Witcher, The Overlooked Game That's Getting Remade For A Reason

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In defense of 2007's The Witcher, the overlooked game that's getting remade for a reason:

The Witcher is Metallica’s Ride The Lightning before Master of Puppets. It’s Pitch Black before The Chronicles of Riddick. It’s Bound before The Matrix. It’s season one of The Expanse before season three.

The combat is definitely unique, but it’s by no means bad or hard to understand—it’s all based on timing. You basically queue up an attack by clicking the mouse when the icon shows the correct symbol, which becomes a kind of metronomic beat that guides you through the combat. The result is an interesting mix of the restrictions of turn-based combat and the chaos of real-time combat. Honestly, the timing element of it is kind of fun.

If a fantasy game can’t make you laugh and smile, then there’s nothing worth saving during its darker moments.When we step into the lives of the main characters, we get to see them really come to life in a way that isn’t always common in medieval fantasy. Much of that character depth is found in the game’s quirky side quests, which expand upon the serious, somber personalities so often seen during the narrative’s more mature moments.

In an “Old Friend of Mine,” Geralt, Shani, Zoltan, and Dandelion face a quest of a more noble cause than any hike to throw a stupid ring into a volcano: It’s late, everyone’s drunk, and folks are in the mood for some grub. How will you possibly save the day and slay the beast that is drunken hunger? By stumbling down to Shani’s landlady’s kitchen and stealing some pickles and lard, of course. You must guide Geralt, who’s completely hammered, downstairs to save the day.

 

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You don't need to defend it. No one is on the other side of this issue

The idea that the first and second Witcher games are bad or mediocre games stemmed from people like the author - who played Wild Hunt first, and treat those games like vintage nostalgia pieces. For me, who played the first one back when it just came out, it was groundbreaking.

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