The Witcher

The Witcher is a computer role-playing game for the PC developed by CD Projekt RED STUDIO. It is based on the book series with the same name by Polish author, Andrzej Sapkowski. It was released in Europe on October 26, 2007 and in the US on October 30, 2007.

Features

The game is set in a medieval fantasy world and it follows the story of Geralt, one of the few remaining ‘witchers’, traveling monster hunters for hire, gifted with unnatural powers. At the opening of the game, Geralt of Rivia is given the task of curing the daughter of King Foltest of a curse which causes her to transform into a feral monster. After curing her, a few years pass and Geralt is transported to the witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen by fellow witchers who had discovered him unconscious in a field. Geralt remembers almost nothing of his life. The game’s story is separated into five acts, each representing a different area and distinct set of quests. Through the player’s choices and actions, Geralt redefines character relationships and navigates political intrigue in the changing landscape of Temeria. Players ultimately determine the ending of the game through choices that affect the plot progression. Throughout the game, players can play from one of two top-down perspectives, in which case the mouse is used to control everything, or it can be played from an over-the-shoulder view. Players are closer to the ingame combat but have limited visibility. Players are offered three fighting styles, quick heavy and group style. Players can switch between styles at any point in the game. Also, players can create potions to increase health or endurance regeneration, among other things. The game uses a time-delayed decision-consequence system, where repercussions of players’ decisions will make themselves apparent in plot devices in the game’s later acts. This game is powered by a modified version of the Aurora Engine and it also features a TAGES copy protection system which can quietly and undetectably sabotage the game content to make it unwinnable by making certain key non-player characters disappear permanently.