The Witcher II

Dupa succesul jocului The Witcher (TW) din 2007 si free content-ul din versiunea The Witcher - Enhanced Edition (TWEE), in 17 mai 2011 va fi lansat The Witcher II - Assasins of Kings.

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Trailers si alte videouri gasiti aici
Versiunile disponibile pt. preorder sunt Premium Edition, Collectors Edition, Premium Digital Edition si Steam. Premium Edition va costa 49,99 euro. Anuntul oficial al editiilor precum si ce contin il gasiti aici.
Collectors Edition e plin de bunatati - io personal o sa-l precomand de pe amazon.co.uk, indiferent de pret.

Topicul The Witcher I -> aici

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Ce frumoosss !
Thanks for sharing.

The second instalment in the RPG saga about the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, features a thoroughly engrossing, mature storyline defining new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration. In addition to an epic story, the game features an original, brutal combat system that uniquely combines tactical elements with dynamic action. A new, modern game engine, responsible both for beautiful visuals and sophisticated game mechanics puts players in the most lively and believable world ever created in an RPG game. A captivating story, dynamic combat system, beautiful graphics, and everything else that made the original Witcher such a great game are now executed in a much more advanced and sophisticated way.

Story Features:

    * Rich, mature dialogue as found in Andrzej Sapkowski's book series and The Witcher 1, presented in highly filmic cutscenes and dialogues sequences, thanks to a new game engine
    * New, improved system of flashbacks. Now the reminiscences of Geralt, in which we observe the link between our past choices with current actions, are realistically and smoothly woven into the gameplay
    * Unique, deep, consistent and rich game world established in a series of best-selling books by A. Sapkowski and recreated in the game to provide an incredible, believable story-driven experience
    * Believable, true-to-life characters with their own motivations and goals. During our journey we meet ordinary men, soldiers, rebels, powerful mages, rulers and their assassins. Depending on our decisions we meet different game characters, and our relationships shape further actions in the game
    * Highly varied, breathtaking locations, which thanks to the new engine create a cohesive, fully accessible world!
    * Rich, living world in which every character has their own way of life and unique occupations. Our actions modify the relationship with the game-world population and, in the case of the main plot line, open or close the possibilities of interaction with the game world
    * Greater freedom of exploration to provide increased game realism and a wider range of new tactical options. Geralt will surmount barriers, jump over fences, scale walls and ascend rock formations

The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - Collector's Edition Includes:

    * The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings game
    * Making of Video DVD
    * Official Soundtrack
    * World Map
    * Game Manual and Game Guide
    * Artbook
    * Geralt Sculpture
    * Temerian Coin
    * Dice Set
    * 3 Stickers
    * Playing Cards & Rulebook
    * Pamphlet & Cursed Coin
    * Papercraft "The Big bad Monster Doll"
    * 2 x Papercraft Figures of Various Game Characters
    * Bonus DLC - Vernon Rocher Commando Jacket

RPG Experience:

    * Extensive non-linearity within advanced gameplay mechanics. We are able to go through the situations on our path in various ways. Choosing our allies along the story path will, for example, reveal brand new and diverse possibilities and threads
    * Unique quests more connected with the main plot - no more "FedEx" quests (simple "deliver or pick up object" quests)
    * Greatly enhanced character development, in which each decision with regards to development, including individual skills, result in different kinds of gameplay. It is based on three specialisations: sword, magic and alchemy, which can be mixed to create hybrid character styles
    * Traditional system that has the player fight opponents with a fixed difficulty level, maximizing satisfaction gained from developing a powerful character. Battles with particular types of opponents become progressively easier as the player advances in level, in complete contrast to what we see in many current titles, which offer simplified systems where opponents' difficulty levels adjust alongside the player's. These are systems that help make the game and its development easier, but offer much less satisfaction for developing a very powerful character
    * New system of Mutagens gives players the ability to modify the effects of particular skills. You could, for example, enhance and modify the way your spells work, by multiplying the damage - be it greater amount, or dealing with more enemies at the same time
    * Advanced crafting mechanics vastly increased the possibilities for players to create their own items: about 200 items - weapon and armour elements - are possible, compared with just 10 swords in The Witcher 1
    * Many elements of armour - jackets, gloves, belts, knee pads, etc. increase variety for the player. There's ability to upgrade each element separately, offering many combinations of armour, as opposed to just four types of armour available in The Witcher 1
    * Composit-built weapons, allowing many different types of swords (about 300 vs. 10 in The Witcher 1)
    * Random statistics introduce additional variety among similar items
    * New equipment system, streamlining and making gameplay more flexible, thanks to no limits in the number of carried items, clear division into sections, and an improved sorting system

Rating: PEGI 18

Bonus tracks neincluse in joc:

The Witcher 2 OST - SoundTrack #1
The Witcher 2 OST - SoundTrack #2
The Witcher 2 OST - SoundTrack #3
The Witcher 2 OST - SoundTrack #4

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L-am terminat. Pot sa spun ca e un joc super. Alegerile pe care le faci au consecinte majore, schimba firul povestii intr-un mod semnificativ.
Cat despre grafica, e super, la fel si peisajele.

Maestii producatori zic ca, in functie de alegerile facute, n-o sa vezi toate zonele disponibile din joc asa ca mai joaca-l inca o data  

Io inca astept sa-mi soseasca Collector's Edition

shiva, on 26th May 2011, 08:08, said:

pai sunt la al doilea playthrough

E frumos jocul, dar se pare ca are nevoie de un PC potent, nu gluma. Mie pe un GTX 470, nu pot trece de 30 FPS, minim 18 Ma asteptam sa fie mai optimizat.

Am o întrebare, care-i treaba cu backpacku' și storageu', că văd că la backpack ai limită și storage ca în primu nu mai e... A, încă ceva, mi se pare mie sau diagramele alea sunt cam greu de găsit? Per ansamblu, chiar dacă e frumos, parcă pe anumite domenii e greu... și deficitar...

Altair_dsc, on 26th May 2011, 20:09, said:

pana te obisnuiesti...
poti avea in inventory cate iteme vrei, dar daca depasesti limita de greutate nu mai poti sa fugi.
nu sunt asa greu de gasit, le poti cumpara de la merchants...asa mi s-a parut si mie la inceput jocul, dar dupa aia  

Edited by cutepoison1994, 26 May 2011 - 19:27.

Pentru cei care au terminat jocul, am și eu o curioziteate: câte puncte de pus pe skill-uri primești până la urmă, că mă gândeam cum să le investesc și unde, pe sordmanship, alchimie sau îmi ajung până la urmă să le fac pe toate?

Din ce-am citit pe siteul oficial, merg si gamepadurile de XBox si PS3.
Plus ca a aparut patch-ul 1.1 si o gramada de hackuri pentru problemele jocului. N-a fost o lansare tocmai lina a jocului...

Altair_dsc, on 28th May 2011, 18:35, said:

termina o ramura, neaparat, dupa ce ai terminat-o poti incepe alta, punctele iti ajung cam de o ramura jumate, dar vezi ca poti sa iti dai si upgrade la abilitati

Am jucat putin si mi se pare cel mai interesant joc lansat anul asta. Grafica, sunetul si povestea sunt de nota 10. Eu nu l-am jucat pe primul asa ca nu inteleg mare lucru din el. Toti banii pe care i-am castigat i-am bagat in curve. Am nevoie de bani mai taziu in joc sau pot sa-i cheltuiesc in continuare cu pipitele?

PS Am observat ca indiferent ce setari fac la grafica (mediu, high, ultra) fps-ul ramane cam acelas. Cam ciudat.

Edited by sys, 04 June 2011 - 19:26.

Mi-a sosit Collectors Edition!!!  
Inafara de o postarita sictirita, ambalaj deteriorat complet si statuia lui Gerald violata, totul e cum trebuia sa fie. Poze cand ajung acasa dar pana atunci cumparati-va lame

Mine!!!! All mine!!!! My precious!!!!

Edited by shiva, 06 June 2011 - 16:32.

Deci poze cu The Witcher Enhanced Edition si The Witcher 2 Collectors Edition
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Impresii generale dupa 2 seri de distractie: nu e aceeasi senzatie de "addictive". Mi se pare cam tras de par: limbajul prea des vulgar-vulgar ("fuck" se repeta continuu, fortat), flashbackurile ca desene grotesti a la Cartoon Network, care te distrage si te rupe de poveste, controlul oarecum ciudat, complexitatea dezvoltarii lui Gerald, lipseste feelingul de "immersive".
Per ansamblu - nu-i ca TWEE-ul

shiva, on 9th June 2011, 00:49, said:

Intr-adevar, era o atmosfera mult mai frumoasa in witcher I, insa si II are parti bune, cum ar fi armurile.Faptul ca limbajul e vulgar mi se pare un lucru bun, "fuck" e deseori inlocuit cu "plough". The Witcher II este totusi peste primul, alegerile facute au consecinte mai mari.