The Witcher represents the pinnacle of storytelling in role-playing games,
shattering the line between good and evil with a world where moral ambiguity
reigns. In a beautiful, rich game universe created by artists first, technology
second, the player becomes his own hero in an epic, action-packed narrative
uniquely defined by his actions. Returning to the roots of the role-playing
genre with a fresh and modern approach, The Witcher emphasizes story and
character development in a vibrant world, while incorporating tactically-deep
real-time combat like no game before it.
Immersed in a vivid but harsh fantasy world, the player assumes the role of a
white-haired witcher named Geralt, a renowned monster-slayer-for-hire and master
swordsman with superhuman strength and reflexes. While trying to regain his lost
memory, Geralt unwillingly becomes involved in a world-shaking power struggle.
Created to provide entertainment for both fans of role-playing games and those
seeking fast-paced action, The Witcher brings together epic storytelling and
dynamic, visually stunning, and tactically deep action.
Geralt of Rivia: a one-of-a-kind protagonist
- A charismatic and unique character, Geralt is a mutant swordmaster and
professional monster slayer.
- Choose from over 250 special abilities correlated to attributes, combat
skills and magical powers to build the character in a way best suited to
tactical needs and style of play.
Original fantasy world drawn from literature
- Inspired by the writings of renowned Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
- Featuring adult themes, less fairy-tale than typical fantasy, with mature
social issues like racism, political intrigue and genocide.
- It is a harsh world where nothing is black or white, right or wrong, often
forcing players to choose between the lesser of two evils to advance.
Non-linear and captivating storyline
- Full of turns, twists and ambiguous moral decisions which have real impact
on the storyline.
- All quests can be accomplished in several ways and the game has three
different endings depending on the player’s actions and choices throughout the
adventure.
Visually stunning tactical action
- Engage in complex yet intuitive real-time combat based on real medieval
sword-fighting techniques.
- Motion capture performed by medieval fighting experts at Frankfurt’s
renowned Metric Minds studio, resulting in 600 spectacular and authentic
in-game combat animations.
- Six combat styles, dozens of potions, complex alchemy system, modifiable
weapons and powerful magic add tactical depth to the fluid real-time
experience.
System requirements:
- Windows XP SP2, Vista
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD Athlon 64 +2800
- 1 GB RAM for XP / 1536 MB for Vista
- 128 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex Shader/ Pixel Shader 2.0
support (NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800 or better)
- DirectX 9.0c compliant soundcard, plus speakers or headphones
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