I'm really looking forward to The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf. I never had a PC capable of running the original game when it first released, so this full console remake is something I shall relish getting my hands on, especially since it's been a long time since I played a solid Western-style RPG.
We have three new screenshots of The White Wolf, which isn't exactly impressive, but I like talking about videogames and this is as good a reason as any. I could also take the opportunity to ask who among you plans to pick this one up. As I understand, the original was pretty well received, even if the dialog ("I know a peach when I see one") was ludicrous.
I'll be reviewing it anyway, just because.
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5:20 PM on 03.20.2009
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Unfortunately I don't get to game on the PC much so I haven't delved too deep into it. I plan on picking it up for the 360. It is coming to the 360, right?
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Have you tried Enhanced Edition? It's much, much better than the original build, and game engine purrs like a kitten.
Yeah, but it's Western-style, right? Japanese RPG = Linear, turn-based, emo. Western RPG = more sandboxy, realtime, slightly less emphasis on story.
For some reason, since i first heard mention of the witcher I've made a [rather tenuous] link between it and the [distinctly average] vampire: the masquerade, a game that i adored during my sims/diablo fuelled yesteryear. Subsequently, i REALLY FUCKING WANT this game, through a heady combination of nostalgia and rpg adoration.
I too never played the PC game, as I'm one of those c*nts that made the leap to mac and several years ago refuses to so much as look back. pah, I could be likened to a fucking fanboy. What a disappointing revelation.
"Japanese RPG = Linear, turn-based, emo. Western RPG = more sandboxy, realtime, slightly less emphasis on story."
And yet the Western RPG's stories are mostly better.