I really like that there was the option, but unlike the choices in other rpgs like Dragon Age, I don't see that one option is overall better than another. If you choose to remain neutral, everyone is against you, isn't it? I may be wrong though. Haven't played the first witcher game for quite some time.

@@DaviDwithD played many years ago that I forgot it too. I dont remember being disliked from npcs by making neutral choices. However i felt that by making a strong political choice Geralt would become rather different person from his usual stoic and complicated book version. From Bioware games Jade empire seemed to have a nice neutral path yet still not an proper ending for it. Dragon age Origins did have a uninvolved nuetral path yet the ending was almost same or felt rather uneventful.

The quests were fantastic. Not only were they interesting with plot twists and memorable characters, but you actually had to investigate and go over the evidence to understand what was going on. It wasn't just a case of following dots on the mini map. On top of that you choices mattered as you progressed through the game. I really hope they keep those aspects in the remake, but I'm afraid they'll stick to simplifying things for the general audience. W1 had a lot of good RPG mechanics that made it feel unique.

Bro thank you so much for not spoiling the shit out of the ending twist lol I waited a whileeeee to be able to play the first Witcher played 2 and 3 couple of times finally got a computer the other day and the Witcher was the only game I bought for it

I discovered the Witcher through a song by a polish death metal band of all things and bought the game and newly translated first book shortly afterwards. Needless to say it has grown a bit 😂

This is me with A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones). I read the books back in 2002, it was bizarre when the TV show made it pop culture.

@@HistoryTeacherSteve I read AGoT in 1997, so it's been a looooong wait for these books.

@@johnreynolds2512 he swears he's close to finishing the next book lol.

I'm currently reading through the books after playing all of the 3 games. It's so freakin good, many of the sections and storylines are maybe even better than Martins's Asoiaf books. Then CD project brought it to life and made it a masterpiece in Witcher 3. Sapkowski and also the CD projekt main developers should be awarded by some awards in Poland. It's an art.

I'm playing through it for the first time after years of waiting to get a computer just for the Witcher and the book I'm writing

>just finished chapter 1 Man I am now remembering how questionable some of the dialogue and writing is. A lot of it just feels very stiff if that is the right word for it. It is like they had a good idea for the overall stuff (granted they mainly took a lot of it just from the books) but since it was really their first major game the writing comes off as not good. I heard it had a poor localization so that might be one of the reasons why.

Maybe that's why people said that the combat is clunky

Combat is actually the same as in KOTOR, but because you only have Geralt they introduced timing aspect so as to give you something more to do....I also liked the combat in Witcher 1..It was very tense ..

@@milosstojanovic4623 well some people enjoyed that

The combat system is hopeless unless you press the mouse. However, the fighting styles, movements and combos themselves are super cool actually rare in games in 2007. Unfortunately, people underestimated the game because of all this clicking.

Funny you mention Game of Thrones because 4 out of 5 of the books were out in 2007, I've been reading them since I was in middle school and I'm now in my late 30's. More of a testament to how long Martin has been dragging his feet with the series.

I think it's the same case as in Gothic - it takes a long to time to adjust, but once you understaned it, it's actually preety good.

Game sold well, but not well enough. Shame, IMHO it's THE most faitfull adaptation of books into game, even more than Witcher 1-3.

The first game was quite scary in the dark crypt areas, and the monsters were silent and creepy vibe to them too.

As far as I know none of the choices you make in TW1 carry over into TW3 (the most important ones certainly don't)

@@loxodoncyclotis1823 i cant say i remember exactly what does and does not carry between the games (some Shani dialog changes at least, if im not mistaken), but the fact is that the Witcher trilogy was made somewhat like Mass Effect did (although with way less public knowledge), and u were able to carry the save from W1->W2->W3. Its something to consider, thats all.

I've played all 3 to death, 100% on 3, missing 3 achievements on 2 but saw all 16 endings back when I was still playing it. Despite not covering it on the channel up to now, I'm very familiar with all of them

I've also played 2 to death, saw all 16 endings back in like 2014, only missing 3 of the achievements actually

@@MortismalGaming I played all of the Witcher games during their release (sort of, after the bugs were fixed) and just answered the questions at the prologue during the next game. I am about to finish the Blood and Wine expansion again, after I imported a save file of Witcher 2, to which I imported a save from Witcher 1. I must say, only minor details change and are only mentioned through dialogue, with the corresponding NPC. One example; It does not matter if you decide to remain neutral in Witcher 1, you still become involved in the political struggle of Witcher 2 in exactly the same way, even if you sided with the Knights of the Flaming Rose or the non Humans. Which is cannon (as in the books, Geralt also just happens upon the eye of the storm) but in the games, apart from a different opening summary, the story flows only within each game's narrative structure ignoring past choices, making the save import meaningless. That said, I really do not have the luxury to extensively test my findings, as my time, currently, is barely enough to finish a game in 2 months... But it would be nice to test if the import impacts the game in a more profound way. If you have the time to retrospect all 3 Witcher games (I am assuming you will eventually test the "Next Gen" update of Witcher 3), keep the saves from Witcher 1 and 2 and continue the story where you left it on Witcher 3 and compare it with a non imported playthrough.

Probably, I've already played all 3 of them to death previously, mostly just need to play through them to refresh my memory and get video.

Ehh it's one of those games that kind of hangs out in a grey area. There's an isometric camera available, choices that affect the story, a few builds even. It's pretty similiar to DA: Origins with simpler builds. So naturally it depends on who you ask, but for me...yeah...BARELY, but yeah.

@@MortismalGaming Thanks for the reply. I got dunked on a popular gaming site's comment section for calling it an isometric CRPG when CDPR themselves in an interview called it as such. But yeah, I agree. Just checking I'm not the crazy one.

Why would you look forward to the remake. it is just going to use crappy witcher 3 combat and skill system and again not let you use most weapon styles and signs.

Yes it does!

Its was just like Gothic in a sence main target was central Europe and eastern hordes not english speaking western countries. Did play it with polish german and russian dubbing and it did hold up more than well english however was just as rought as gothic one. Atari being the publisher might have something to do with it.

For me I loved combat system of TW1. I played TW2 half way until I could no longer stand new action combat with constant dodging (as I like to call all such games dodging simulators) and as a result I never even bothered to get TW3.

It's getting a remake

Remade yes, as to what it'll look like they havent shown anything yet

Extensively, yeah

I do remember my adventure with the Dryad :P