I picked this game up a year ago as my first PC game and I'm almost done with it. I'm not even quite at the end and can already say it's one of my favorite games ever. Medievel settings usually don't really appeal to me but it doesn't even matter to me because this game is so well done and despite some of the olde fashioned dialogue, the characters seem like very real people.
I think why I really like this game other than it simply being extremely solid all around, what really sets it apart is the way its quests are put together. Most RPG's have rather shallow side quests that frequently consist of "I lost this item in a dangerous place, will you get it back for me?" But in The Witcher 2 everything is much deeper and each quest has a unique story line, usually with multiple paths and interesting characters. It's nice that the moral decisions aren't so black and white like alot of games and leave you really pondering what you should do.
So going into this game with 6 years later with no nostalgia, I can honestly say it holds up fantastically! And at the price it frequently goes for, I think it's hands down the best value there is in gaming, I can't think of a better way to spend $3. It is not open world which may be a sign of its era, but each segmented township area are so detailed and are in fact very open with so much to do, it almost feels like an open world game even though the map has specific paths laid out for you with many semi-invisible walls. You'll want to make sure you do everything you can before carrying onto the next area. Definitely can't wait to play Witcher 3, I can only imagine what I'm in for.

For the record I played through most the game with a Dualshock 4, despite what some say I find the game works very well with a controller.

I picked this game up a year ago as my first PC game and I'm almost done with it. I'm not even quite at the end and can already say it's one of my favorite games ever. Medievel settings usually don't really appeal to me but it doesn't even matter to me because this game is so well done and despite some of the olde fashioned dialogue, the characters seem like very real people. I think why I really like this game other than it simply being extremely solid all around, what really sets it apart is the way its quests are put together. Most RPG's have rather shallow side quests that frequently consist of "I lost this item in a dangerous place, will you get it back for me?" But in The Witcher 2 everything is much deeper and each quest has a unique story line, usually with multiple paths and interesting characters. It's nice that the moral decisions aren't so black and white like alot of games and leave you really pondering what you should do. So going into this game with 6 years later with no nostalgia, I can honestly say it holds up fantastically! And at the price it frequently goes for, I think it's hands down the best value there is in gaming, I can't think of a better way to spend $3. It is not open world which may be a sign of its era, but each segmented township area are so detailed and are in fact very open with so much to do, it almost feels like an open world game even though the map has specific paths laid out for you with many semi-invisible walls. You'll want to make sure you do everything you can before carrying onto the next area. Definitely can't wait to play Witcher 3, I can only imagine what I'm in for. For the record I played through most the game with a Dualshock 4, despite what some say I find the game works very well with a controller.