the witcher 2 assassins of kings xbox 360 release date

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I still think it's worth going through at least once, but *only* if you're deeply into the series. If you loved the first and third Witcher, there's a good chance this one will let you down, as this game contains none of the qualities of either. The entire game feels more LOTR/Game of Thrones rip off than Witcher. Not least because of how repetitive and grating it becomes, but the bombastic orchestral compositions here are about as generic as everything else this game has to offer, which is just sad considering the quality of the music in 1 & 3. The music, something the Witcher games are known for, has little to offer. Even the ridiculous bloom is a telling sign of this games age and the era it comes from, although it still looks amazing if you turn it off. The UI is an eyesore and menus in particular are a 'console-fied', claustrophobic nightmare to traverse: inventory management is some of the worst I've dealt with in any game as a result and lead me to barely crafting anything throughout.

#The witcher 2 assassins of kings xbox 360 release date full

Geralt moves annoyingly slow, combat is clunky, level design is consistently linear yet often confusing thanks to the full map and minimap both being useless. The overall game design here has aged considerably worse than the first Witcher. Not being able to ingest potions outside of meditation is a nice idea in theory but truly awful in the actual game, especially during certain segments with the horrible autosave, or lack thereof combined with the inability to meditate and save during combat - something I don't have a problem with in other games for the record.

I can see it, but imagine if you could only heal outside of combat, rolling was useless and instead of manually locking onto enemies, strafing and feeling in control the way you do in the Witcher 3 (or 1 for that matter), your character randomly switches directions and randomizes his attacks based on proximity to the enemies. Supposedly the developers were inspired by Demons Souls combat. The constant crashing in its final hours made what was a slog to get through an utter nightmare.

It seems that whatever technical issues the majority have with Cyberpunk and other CDPR games have all landed on this one for me. I came so close to giving up on this game due to the fact it would crash and freeze Steam every time I reloaded my save. The difficulty spikes once more with the final boss, but only because of how easily you are stun locked. Not as a result of any player skill gained but inevitable XP and armor upgrades. The first chapter offers a solid challenge on normal difficulty, but as time goes on, the rest of the game is easy to the point of becoming a button mashing bore. I sided with Iorveth for my first playthrough, and while I originally intended on playing through the game twice, I'd rather not waste my time any further with this game. The anticlimactic ending only makes the extremely linear, QTE filled journey feel worse in retrospect. The first Witcher may have had wooden voice acting but it had light years more soul and personality than this game. Character development is nonexistent and everyone's motive is obscure, making it incredibly difficult to care on top of the fact that everyone in this game is both humourless and emotionless, a far cry from the books, the show, and other two games. You're given these choices that the game presents as having a grand impact on the world, and yet asides from choosing between Iorveth or Roche, I felt like they amounted to nothing in the grand scheme of things, unlike its predecessor and successor.Ĭharming characters? The dialogue spewed is expositionary and the whole game takes itself too seriously for its own good. Interesting side quests? Very few, mostly in the first half.

#The witcher 2 assassins of kings xbox 360 release date series

I wanted to love this game, especially after falling in love with the charming first entry in the series and the many hours I put into the third.Įverything I loved about the first Witcher is gone, from the most basic of game design, to the writing and characters.Įverything you probably liked about Witcher 3 is not yet realised here.