Brother, I bought a new PC in 2008 to play this game. Spent entire night playing, then had to go to work at 8:00 to teach kids. Definitely one of the worst days at work in my life, but was damn well worth it.
but did you come back home and play after you got off work. The last time i pulled an all nighter was for DOS2 that was back in 2021 stayed up 36 hours playing that game
@@xAvanirx I’ve beaten it twice probably put about 160 hours in. Great game and probably comes the closest to filling TW3 void but still not quite it for me. I think not having the cutscenes directed is a factor I wish they kept for cyberpunk and I just think the world of TW3 was richer than Cyberpunk. Great game though
Luckily I played it at its peak I beat it in 2022 and man was it an experience. I did absolutely everything in it. After I beat the game I realized a few things. That a lot of quests I did were free updates like the mining quest with the possessed Witcher. The ammount of free updates was actually crazy. They even had a graphics update which I could tell from the start because I played it in 2016 when I borrowed it from a friend. I’m so glad I beat it with all the updates on.
If you’re planning on continuing this, I recommend the Rise of the White Wolf mod. It redefines the UI and HUD, it’s a bit cleaner, some character faces and outfits are fixed. Overall QOL improvements.
I love this game. In some ways I love it more than the other two, but I guess is also the nostalgia talking since it was my first RPG game and my introduction to The Witcher when I was 13. I feel like this one is the deepest of all 3 and the one that feels the most like an RPG. Also is FULL of book references
"I love it more than the other two" this!! It was also my first rpg.. I played it in 2020, when I was 30 years old. Still I like this game more than the other two.
1) They have the same voice actors just for the Triss voice is different in Witcher 1 2) Leo is a beginner Witcher and you can find his grave in Witcher 3
You have to get used to this kind of gameplay. The first time I tried it I hated fighting and stopped playing after the intro mission, but I gave it a chance again after some time because I loved the books so much and I wanted to spend time in this world. Finally got used to it and since then I think I finished it 3-4 times and I love it, definitely worth to continue playing.
I personally disagree. It’s not really reasonable to assume he’s meant to be that ugly when he has so many physical relationships with the most attractive women on the continent. He wouldn’t be that desirable if he was that disgusting. He’s meant to be rough and strange looking, but still attractive in a way. W3 and even W2 captured that pretty well.
@IAmRobPlays I'm afraid to tell you that looks aren't everything. So many people which are considered ugly, or at least not good looking by most people get beautiful women thanks to their other qualities, charisma, high intellect, money, power...
@@tameu1309it’s just not realistic that he can sleep with so many beautiful women while broke and hideous. Witcher 3 is his accurate appearance for sure
@@IAmRobPlays Well, he wasn't specially ugly. He had ‘an unpleasant’ look on his face, he was unnaturally pale, lean and had those scary eyes. It was enough for commoners to be afraid of him but not for educated people. And I don't think he's actually ugly in Witcher-1. Other characters don't look much better except for maybe Shani and Adda :) It's just the level of graphics of that time, but the very idea of depicting him so was true to the books imho. The point of @tameu1309 may be that in W3 he looks completely like a healthy and physically strong guy, even much prettier than most of local men :)
This is a good game for its time. I think that potions system is even better than in witcher 3. Cool music, too. I highly recommend that you do not spam the left click in fights. If you clicked once -> you will attack in 100% of cases, but if you clicked again, you cancel both, and you hit goes on cd 😅. Hope to see the full play through. Your witcher 3 gameplay was the best. Keep it up, and thank you!
BTW, The Enhanced Edition is WAAAAY better than the original release, I have it on disk somewhere, and it was TERRIBLE, the writing was ass, because it was badly translated from Polish, they had to rerecord most of the dialogue for the Enhanced Edition, they also fixed a lot of bugs, added QoL features, and improved the graphics.
Even then, it was still not great. Luckily, there're plenty of mods at this point that make it better. Rise of the White Wolf being chief among them. Couldn't stand it playing on kb/m. Had to rebind everything to a Steam controller. 😅
Watching you do multiple clicks and cancelling your own attacks in the beginning was painful haha. Witcher 1 combat is simply a simplified rhythm mini game, that's all!
I would strongly recommend doing all the content in The Witcher 3, just like you I started the platinum although I've already played the game 4-5 times and I've decided I would do EVERY inch of content (except skellige underwater treasures), and it's been a fucking blast. So many good sidequests and contracts I never did or random encounters I never knew existed.
For me Witcher 1 story is way better than W2 and W3 I finish it 5 times good game for me fighting isnt that bad after few hours i can't wait for the Remake
@honzawalczysko4666 it just sucks that my expectations got set high when people kept telling me the writing and story were better than 2 and 3. Maybe in Polish it's better but the English game is like a B tier 90s movie
Dude, you must have forgotten how games looked back in 2007. The Witcher 1 graphics were insane back in the day. Also, why are your graphics settings set on a fn MID?
I back to this game almost everery year, just to once again soak into that dirty, brutal, slvic world full of extremely good writed characters and quests. I see why because of gampley some people can say its ,,hilarious'' nowdays. I play every game of Witcher trilogy several times, and the immersion during W1 is on another level comparable only to orginal books. Games like this or fallout 2 are really underrated beacuse most of players dont even consider them worth playing, they just say nah im out, too outdated gameplay-wise. I wish more players can play and joy old good games.
Yeah, I've got a friend like that. Pretty affluent guy with cutting edge gear, that refuses to play games like W1, original HL or "older" MMOs, f. e. GW2 or classic WoW just because he can't stand the "outdated" graphics and mechanics. I've tried multiple times to change his mind, telling him, that he misses out a lot, but it is to no avail. Pretty much same thing goes for my fiance, when it comes to movies or tv shows, where almost anything older than 15 y. o. is unwatchable to her due to it being drawn or directed poorly. Idk. why ppl draw so much attention to the visual stuff nowadays. It's like they do not care about a valuable overall experience, but want some cheap entertainment provided by vividly colored mess.
Mind me, I'm not saying, that nothing good comes out nowadays, but it's just sad, that many great pieces of media with stories still relevant today fall into obscurity, because most modern consumers are overstimulated and can't keep up with the pacing.
@@candlebox7 I can understand that old games might be quite a challenge to accept as graphics/mechanics are simply outdated, BUT, there are HL (1997?) , Another World (1991), DOOM (1993)
Wolfenstein, of F-117 flight simulator - yes, I'm that old :) that had this something playable that may be matched by just a few titles. While each modern production is superb and overwhelming technically - however where is the joy? In contrast - old good movies, even dated like '20st (Metropolis) will remain a class in their own unmatchable league.
I know it's difficult to play since they had way less budget and it was one of their first games but like any RPG I would say to try and play a few hours to see if there's anything that can make you interested in playing it to the end
If you didn't know, CD Project Red used Bioware's (the maker of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, KOTOR, Baldur"s Gate 1& 2) engine to make this game, and worked with some members of the Bioware team to get the engine working the way they wanted for this game. If you didn't know Bioware is also known for their choice and storytelling. I say that to suggest that If you haven't played it, you should definitely play Bioware's Mass Effect trilogy. The Legendary Edition is remastered, have an upped resolution & framerate, quality of life improvements, and all 3 games and dlc (Bioware probably has the 2nd best dlc made, only 2nd to CD Project Red) are together, as your 1 character and decisions go across all 3 games. Mass Effect 1 came out the same year as this, 2007, so even though they made it look better, they couldn't change some of the U.I. gameplay stuff, so it feels like a 2010 game aspects, but it's still really good and is easier to play and revisit than Witcher 1 without mods. Also, if you want more CD Project Red, Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty dlc is amazing.
And here I am, thinking that I am past religiously following a man's playthrough. Haha. Good job on taking up this one. After you have finished Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 (both good games with good stories, I like Witcher 2 even more that this one btw, and it is a shortest one of the trilogy), I hope you will not abandon the idea of playing New Game+ of Witcher 3.
You should really play and finish all 3 of them they are so fun. My ranking of the Witcher games is Witcher 3, Witcher and last but not least Witcher 2
Hi Rob! I understand that this game did not age well. But please give it a chance! It still has this beautiful slavic world. I would love to see you play it.
Witcher1 is basically a total conversion mod of Neverwinter nights. If you press F1 you can play with a top down view with mouse only just like those older rpgs. It's actually much nicer that way in my opinion. The over the shoulder third person feels like late addition to this game that's built on a top/isometric view rpg game engine.
IMO Witcher 1 is the best game out of three in terms of atmosphere and plot, but lacks in gameplay in many parts (still better than witcher 2, which i wholeheartedly despise for horrible gameplay). Btw coombat becomes hilarious when you get to high levels in first witcher 1, especially against many enemies
Not sure if you figured it out yet (I paid only half attention to the video as I was playing games myself), but when fighting you have to click with left button at the moment when this fire around mouse cursor appears. In order to do combo hits, if you click too early it cancels previous attack and starts the attack from scratch. (Edit: also if your attacks fail at the beginning of the animation often then it might mean that you have wrong style active)
Gotta remember development first whole project cdpr, based on another engine, on technology that's mostly bootlegged, this was reminiscent of teenager/bedroom coder single or partner auteur game development of the 80s that seemed lost and drowned by corporations development styles. This didn't look as good or play as good as it's peers but it had * the thing * that makes great things iconic. It frustrated me no end day 1, I'm not blinded by nostalgia but I was able to suspend my disbelief and immerse and for me that's why I have been doing this for 40 years. ❤
Tbh the difficult part is only KM part. It's the moment to get used to the mechanics we're not used to anymore. The village and Visima part is really easy. At least it was for me. And after changing options you need to accept it ^^
I played w3 first then 1 and 2 because I only knew about the 3rd game, didn't even know books existed. I was reluctant to play w1 because the old graphics hurt my eyes but I loved the game. Playing it definitely made me more willing to try older games.
Oh wow, I didn't expect that 😂To be honest, The Witcher 3 is one of the best games of all time, but the first one has an unmatched sentimental value to me. I played it when I was 11 or so, over and over again, and it's mindblowing to think the combat mechanic and graphics were not an issue back then. Now it looks like a horror game 😅 I can only imagine how much of a generational jump it is to someone playing it now, especially fresh after finishing TW3, but give it a chance. It has its charms. Atmosphere for one.
Not sure if you ever played NeverWinter Nights by Bioware, Top down DnD game. But basically, Witcher 1 is made on the same engine they took from BioWare. So some design choices start to make sense when playing as a top down RPG.
It’s also the closest to book Geralt we ever get. It’s a shame they really pulled back on Geralts dialogue by Witcher 3. He’s constantly talking in the books.
The combat is easy once you figure it out. Just click at the right times, instead of spamming. It really plays more like a classic RPG, so to hit chance and dodge are all stats and dice rolls. The second act drags, but after that it's nearly smooth sailing. I still think this game is better than the other two (especially better than 2).
world design wise it's on par with w2/w3 if not better at some aspects, atmosphere and music are unparalleled. writing and quests wise it's effectively the same too. the weakest part is english vo specifically. there's some other jank too which is expected from the first game of a small new studio with no prior experience. now, combat. the thing is it's not about aging well or badly - this combat system was different even on release, it was an experiment, and some people we unhappy even back then. it's not bad per ce, it's rather more rpgey rather than actiony, you don't need that much skill or reaction and concentration, it relies heavily on leveling your character, on gear and alchemy. so there's that. you know what games had similar problem? morrowind and kcd - both very popular and beloved games. the witcher 1 is in that same category - it's a great game, but maybe it's not for everyone. and if it's not for you (not you literally) then it's your own loss. iwatched alot of playthroughs over the years and i mean it's about the player - if they're open minded enough to make it work it's completely and totally worth it.
Actually I modded witcher 3 to have geralt look more like this. I really hope they don't butcher the remake. Best music of all 3 games. Back in the days, the atmosphere was quite unique. And you are guilty of making me play witcher 3 again BTW. Thank you
The graphic was not the best. Because this was the studio's very first game. And they use the engine same engine as Neverwinter Nights from BioWare, which I vaguely recalled that they have to customized it quite a bit.
About Geralt being hideous, I think his look here is more accurate than the super model Hollywood Geralt we got in TW3. In the books, he is said to look a little unsettling, so that works ! I hope that when the remaster comes, they keep this more rugged and book accurate look to him.
I get this somewhat, but at the same time.. I think it’s a tad bit silly to suggest Geralt isn’t meant to be attractive. The books don’t go into INCREDIBLE detail on his physical appearance other than him having white hair, scarred, rugged, snake eyes, pale. He’s consistently having physical relationships with the most beautiful women on the continent, sorceresses, so to suggest he’s some hideous creature just seems a little far fetched. I personally feel W3 is the most accurate depiction. Rugged and scary, but yet still attractive.
@@IAmRobPlays He had not so many physical realtions with women in books as games try to make us believe :) I could actually count them with fingers on my hands: Yennefer, Tris (not during events in books), Essi, Fringilla, priestess Iola, one of Zerrikan warriors (unknown which one of two), Shani (1 time), and Lytta Neyd aka ‘Coral’ (in ‘Season of Storms’ spin-off). It's eight books and god knows how many decades. It doesn't look like he's Casanunda of that world :) And, well, those women were attracted to him not because of his cuteness, but because of who he was.
@@IAmRobPlays geralt IS attractive, but not based on his looks, he is a genuine, professional, educated guy who can hold a philosophical conversation and is amazing with a sword. He is literally described in the books as having an ugly smile/grin ans being shocked at his own face. Plus he is very pale. Another more book accurate part is the open hair, lack of a beard and the way geralt talks in the first game. U can technically change the hair and beard to be book accurate in the later games but its not how cdpr present him by default and his dialogue gets a lot less book geralty too (in my opinion at least). I dont think w1 geralt is so hideous to not pull girls with all his other very attractive attributes. My source: i am a woman. He looks way too beautiful in 2&3. its okay to prefer it but sapkowski does repeatedly describe him as unpleasant looking and with physical characteristics not usually regarded as beautiful. Hes also a lot more muscular looking in esp witcher 3 than he is every explicitly described as in the books. Some of w1 uglyness does come down to the awkward model (i personally adore the graphics but the characters r the roughest part), if they kept his face like this but just upgraded the graphics u wouldnt call him hideous 🤷♀️ there is a reason a lot of ppl in the comments claim the same thing abt geralts looks - also we all know cdpr took some creative liberties with the book characters since triss got that ridiculous orange hair in 3 when she is described to have chestnut hair in the books…
Once you get used to the combat system and the jank, the character models and the bad to non-existent animations, this is actually a great game. Its narrative is pretty clean, its soundtrack is the best in the series (love the witcher 3's music but I like this more) and I think its world has the perfect size for its story. While I like the open world of 3 and its towns and villages are beautiful, they feel more surface level than Vizima in 1. Novigrad is impressive but most of it is just empty space gameplay-wise. Witcher 1's limited space makes it feel more significant. You actually have time to get to know the places and notice when things change and every little nook and cranny seems to be utilized at least once in the story. It's more Majora's Mask's Clock Town while the Witcher 3 is closer to Breath of the Wild. I hope the remake doesn't go too big. No bigger than Toussaint, max. Less space, more depth.
Witcher 1 feels very dated and jank imo. I played it on release and it's not aged well. Witcher 2 ass ass in kings however has aged wonderfully and you can see cdpr growing into their boots.
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In the first game you can feel Slavic/Polish atmosphere the most.
Yeah I'm polish and if someone asked me to show "polish-feeling" game it's Witcher 1 and only then Witcher 3
The atmosphere in W1 is impeccable.
ty, was bout to comment this
The game makes you FEEL polish
@@Janthdanl jin dobre
Brother, I bought a new PC in 2008 to play this game. Spent entire night playing, then had to go to work at 8:00 to teach kids. Definitely one of the worst days at work in my life, but was damn well worth it.
but did you come back home and play after you got off work. The last time i pulled an all nighter was for DOS2 that was back in 2021 stayed up 36 hours playing that game
@@BlorbusUnimax
That's crazy i'd need cocaine to pull off something like that
Post Witcher 3 depression is real.
Been dealing with it since 2016
Yup. Still no cure.
Try cyberpunk. Now its very good game
@@xAvanirx I’ve beaten it twice probably put about 160 hours in.
Great game and probably comes the closest to filling TW3 void but still not quite it for me. I think not having the cutscenes directed is a factor I wish they kept for cyberpunk and I just think the world of TW3 was richer than Cyberpunk. Great game though
I played it about 6 months ago not bad not bad..
Luckily I played it at its peak I beat it in 2022 and man was it an experience. I did absolutely everything in it. After I beat the game I realized a few things.
That a lot of quests I did were free updates like the mining quest with the possessed Witcher. The ammount of free updates was actually crazy. They even had a graphics update which I could tell from the start because I played it in 2016 when I borrowed it from a friend. I’m so glad I beat it with all the updates on.
If you’re planning on continuing this, I recommend the Rise of the White Wolf mod.
It redefines the UI and HUD, it’s a bit cleaner, some character faces and outfits are fixed.
Overall QOL improvements.
hope we'll finally get remake of this game.
@@ithelp-cm5bi it was announced 2 years ago for ue5 prob another 2 years to go
@@AceOvrZero they do witcher 4 first so after that. 3-4 years prob cuz 4 comes 2026 earliest
@@friendlyplayer92 Witcher 4 is estimated to come out in 2027, and the remake of the first game is made by another studio that has the OG devs.
So the narrorator is actually an old Dandelion, no one else could tell the many adventures of Geralt like Dandelion can.
You're right, its first CD Projekt Red game and at that time it was mostly to polish gamers because witcher wasnt so popular all over the world
there's another infamous neighbouring country where it is as popular.
I played it as a kid in Russia, I think the fame of Geralt of Rivia went well beyond Poland into all former USSR republics. Andrzej Sapkowski 🤩
Ofc you're both right, in Eastern Europe Witcher 1 was also popular
Which country?
@@Ezio999Auditore Probably he thought of Russia
Honestly playing all the games beginning to end makes the end of the Blood and Wine dlc hit so much a harder. Hope you continue to play this Rob.
Fr tho kinda wish I played the Witcher games in order. I’ve only played 2 & 3, but I played 3 first :/.
I love this game. In some ways I love it more than the other two, but I guess is also the nostalgia talking since it was my first RPG game and my introduction to The Witcher when I was 13. I feel like this one is the deepest of all 3 and the one that feels the most like an RPG. Also is FULL of book references
Exactly! Same here.
"I love it more than the other two" this!! It was also my first rpg.. I played it in 2020, when I was 30 years old. Still I like this game more than the other two.
same
Me too. I really loved the story and the whole atmosphere was really similiar to the books
1) They have the same voice actors just for the Triss voice is different in Witcher 1 2) Leo is a beginner Witcher and you can find his grave in Witcher 3
You have to get used to this kind of gameplay.
The first time I tried it I hated fighting and stopped playing after the intro mission,
but I gave it a chance again after some time because I loved the books so much and I wanted to spend time in this world.
Finally got used to it and since then I think I finished it 3-4 times and I love it, definitely worth to continue playing.
Yaay, hope we get a full playthrough!
Geralt's look in the Witcher 1 is more in line with how he's described in the books
I personally disagree. It’s not really reasonable to assume he’s meant to be that ugly when he has so many physical relationships with the most attractive women on the continent. He wouldn’t be that desirable if he was that disgusting. He’s meant to be rough and strange looking, but still attractive in a way. W3 and even W2 captured that pretty well.
@IAmRobPlays I'm afraid to tell you that looks aren't everything. So many people which are considered ugly, or at least not good looking by most people get beautiful women thanks to their other qualities, charisma, high intellect, money, power...
@@tameu1309it’s just not realistic that he can sleep with so many beautiful women while broke and hideous. Witcher 3 is his accurate appearance for sure
@@IAmRobPlays Well, he wasn't specially ugly. He had ‘an unpleasant’ look on his face, he was unnaturally pale, lean and had those scary eyes. It was enough for commoners to be afraid of him but not for educated people. And I don't think he's actually ugly in Witcher-1. Other characters don't look much better except for maybe Shani and Adda :) It's just the level of graphics of that time, but the very idea of depicting him so was true to the books imho. The point of @tameu1309 may be that in W3 he looks completely like a healthy and physically strong guy, even much prettier than most of local men :)
I really miss the medallion from this game. It gives away one of the plot twists if you're paying attention to it. Man, I miss that thing.
Cried laughing when the first wave of bandits showed up 😂please do the whole game this is amazing
The story is awesome, I hope we can see you play through:)
This is a good game for its time. I think that potions system is even better than in witcher 3. Cool music, too.
I highly recommend that you do not spam the left click in fights. If you clicked once -> you will attack in 100% of cases, but if you clicked again, you cancel both, and you hit goes on cd 😅.
Hope to see the full play through. Your witcher 3 gameplay was the best. Keep it up, and thank you!
BTW, The Enhanced Edition is WAAAAY better than the original release, I have it on disk somewhere, and it was TERRIBLE, the writing was ass, because it was badly translated from Polish, they had to rerecord most of the dialogue for the Enhanced Edition, they also fixed a lot of bugs, added QoL features, and improved the graphics.
Even then, it was still not great. Luckily, there're plenty of mods at this point that make it better. Rise of the White Wolf being chief among them. Couldn't stand it playing on kb/m. Had to rebind everything to a Steam controller. 😅
The music in The Witcher is a masterpiece 👌
That sign was the kamehameha
Watching you do multiple clicks and cancelling your own attacks in the beginning was painful haha.
Witcher 1 combat is simply a simplified rhythm mini game, that's all!
But the animations are still goated. So it's even more cinematic than in W3
This is one of the best games I’ve ever played. Thank you very much for trying it! Hope you’ll like it ;)
I would strongly recommend doing all the content in The Witcher 3, just like you I started the platinum although I've already played the game 4-5 times and I've decided I would do EVERY inch of content (except skellige underwater treasures), and it's been a fucking blast. So many good sidequests and contracts I never did or random encounters I never knew existed.
I have it installed on the PlayStation in my bedroom and have been doing all the treasure hunts 😂plan on doing everything eventually
For me Witcher 1 story is way better than W2 and W3
I finish it 5 times good game for me fighting isnt that bad after few hours i can't wait for the Remake
Same here! Played it 6 times and counting.
Every time I hear this opinion I'm so confused. I find the writing the weakest part of this game
@@CoopHawke Nostalgia, nothing more.
@honzawalczysko4666 it just sucks that my expectations got set high when people kept telling me the writing and story were better than 2 and 3. Maybe in Polish it's better but the English game is like a B tier 90s movie
@@CoopHawke The final twist and its buildup were good.
Dude, you must have forgotten how games looked back in 2007. The Witcher 1 graphics were insane back in the day.
Also, why are your graphics settings set on a fn MID?
Crysis...?
The Witcher stand on its story. The story is one of the best ever, but gameplay leaves a lot of questions saddly...
I back to this game almost everery year, just to once again soak into that dirty, brutal, slvic world full of extremely good writed characters and quests. I see why because of gampley some people can say its ,,hilarious'' nowdays. I play every game of Witcher trilogy several times, and the immersion during W1 is on another level comparable only to orginal books. Games like this or fallout 2 are really underrated beacuse most of players dont even consider them worth playing, they just say nah im out, too outdated gameplay-wise. I wish more players can play and joy old good games.
Yeah, I've got a friend like that. Pretty affluent guy with cutting edge gear, that refuses to play games like W1, original HL or "older" MMOs, f. e. GW2 or classic WoW just because he can't stand the "outdated" graphics and mechanics. I've tried multiple times to change his mind, telling him, that he misses out a lot, but it is to no avail. Pretty much same thing goes for my fiance, when it comes to movies or tv shows, where almost anything older than 15 y. o. is unwatchable to her due to it being drawn or directed poorly. Idk. why ppl draw so much attention to the visual stuff nowadays. It's like they do not care about a valuable overall experience, but want some cheap entertainment provided by vividly colored mess.
Mind me, I'm not saying, that nothing good comes out nowadays, but it's just sad, that many great pieces of media with stories still relevant today fall into obscurity, because most modern consumers are overstimulated and can't keep up with the pacing.
@@candlebox7 I can understand that old games might be quite a challenge to accept as graphics/mechanics are simply outdated, BUT, there are HL (1997?) , Another World (1991), DOOM (1993)
Wolfenstein, of F-117 flight simulator - yes, I'm that old :) that had this something playable that may be matched by just a few titles. While each modern production is superb and overwhelming technically - however where is the joy? In contrast - old good movies, even dated like '20st (Metropolis) will remain a class in their own unmatchable league.
Gotta collect all the (Gwent, khm, khm) cards!
Gwent is in the Witcher 1 because it isn’t in 2?
@AstralAnubes Oh, there's gwent! There's no trebuchet or weather, but there's Triss and Shani, and a town wench, a tavern girl...
Leo's grave shows up in the Witcher 3.
I can't fking wait for remake...its like witcher 3 expansion for me. Those soundtracks, even if they don't change them... perfect.
Geralt's fighting stance 😂
I know it's difficult to play since they had way less budget and it was one of their first games but like any RPG I would say to try and play a few hours to see if there's anything that can make you interested in playing it to the end
If you didn't know, CD Project Red used Bioware's (the maker of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, KOTOR, Baldur"s Gate 1& 2) engine to make this game, and worked with some members of the Bioware team to get the engine working the way they wanted for this game.
If you didn't know Bioware is also known for their choice and storytelling.
I say that to suggest that If you haven't played it, you should definitely play Bioware's Mass Effect trilogy. The Legendary Edition is remastered, have an upped resolution & framerate, quality of life improvements, and all 3 games and dlc (Bioware probably has the 2nd best dlc made, only 2nd to CD Project Red) are together, as your 1 character and decisions go across all 3 games. Mass Effect 1 came out the same year as this, 2007, so even though they made it look better, they couldn't change some of the U.I. gameplay stuff, so it feels like a 2010 game aspects, but it's still really good and is easier to play and revisit than Witcher 1 without mods.
Also, if you want more CD Project Red, Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty dlc is amazing.
Hi Rob thank you for the video, after your playtrough of Witcher 3 i just started searching Let's Plays for 1 and 2. perfect timing :)
And here I am, thinking that I am past religiously following a man's playthrough. Haha. Good job on taking up this one. After you have finished Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 (both good games with good stories, I like Witcher 2 even more that this one btw, and it is a shortest one of the trilogy), I hope you will not abandon the idea of playing New Game+ of Witcher 3.
Witcher 1 you can see Geralt drinking the potion.
You should really play and finish all 3 of them they are so fun. My ranking of the Witcher games is Witcher 3, Witcher and last but not least Witcher 2
I'd love to see you get all the achievements here lol
Hi Rob! I understand that this game did not age well. But please give it a chance! It still has this beautiful slavic world. I would love to see you play it.
I hope we get some full platinum videos soon man
The Witcher took me a month. I’m only one person, it’ll come out soon 😂
That's one fantastic game. The music is incredible, the atmosphere is ... special i think is the most correct word.
Witcher1 is basically a total conversion mod of Neverwinter nights. If you press F1 you can play with a top down view with mouse only just like those older rpgs. It's actually much nicer that way in my opinion. The over the shoulder third person feels like late addition to this game that's built on a top/isometric view rpg game engine.
IMO Witcher 1 is the best game out of three in terms of atmosphere and plot, but lacks in gameplay in many parts (still better than witcher 2, which i wholeheartedly despise for horrible gameplay). Btw coombat becomes hilarious when you get to high levels in first witcher 1, especially against many enemies
U better do a full series man
Not sure if you figured it out yet (I paid only half attention to the video as I was playing games myself), but when fighting you have to click with left button at the moment when this fire around mouse cursor appears. In order to do combo hits, if you click too early it cancels previous attack and starts the attack from scratch. (Edit: also if your attacks fail at the beginning of the animation often then it might mean that you have wrong style active)
Please make this a series rob
I’m so glad this game is getting remade
I played Witcher 1 in 2023 and this is my favourite Witcher. The atmosphere in the game is darker than in the third part.
That "die bastard" at 21:48 had me rolling
Gotta remember development first whole project cdpr, based on another engine, on technology that's mostly bootlegged, this was reminiscent of teenager/bedroom coder single or partner auteur game development of the 80s that seemed lost and drowned by corporations development styles. This didn't look as good or play as good as it's peers but it had * the thing * that makes great things iconic. It frustrated me no end day 1, I'm not blinded by nostalgia but I was able to suspend my disbelief and immerse and for me that's why I have been doing this for 40 years. ❤
Originally, the game was designed in a Diablo-style game. Alternate camera remained isometric from this.
When you give it a chance, this is a great game.
Tbh the difficult part is only KM part. It's the moment to get used to the mechanics we're not used to anymore. The village and Visima part is really easy. At least it was for me.
And after changing options you need to accept it ^^
I played w3 first then 1 and 2 because I only knew about the 3rd game, didn't even know books existed. I was reluctant to play w1 because the old graphics hurt my eyes but I loved the game. Playing it definitely made me more willing to try older games.
So much of this series mirrors the books. Leo is basically Coen, Priscilla is basically Little Eye. Even the Professor is in the books.
I didn't remember it was that bad lol, hope to see a series on this
The jump at 2:58 would kill him in the Witcher 3.
Crazy to me we got to see this in the Witcher show
It was one of the first big games I got after buying PC and it was amazing.
"Will you take pity on this kitty" is still the hottest thing a woman has ever said to me
might I suggest isometric view? It is easier to control better that way. OTS makes the player dizzy to no end lol
You played in hardest mode. In easier mode, one can see the smallicon on the weapon for the timing of successful attacks.
continue rob!!
No way, he actualy did it
Kaer Morhen actually looks identical to witcher 3s
Oh wow, I didn't expect that 😂To be honest, The Witcher 3 is one of the best games of all time, but the first one has an unmatched sentimental value to me. I played it when I was 11 or so, over and over again, and it's mindblowing to think the combat mechanic and graphics were not an issue back then. Now it looks like a horror game 😅 I can only imagine how much of a generational jump it is to someone playing it now, especially fresh after finishing TW3, but give it a chance. It has its charms. Atmosphere for one.
Intro cinematic is from one of the tales in the books, pretty cool
Not sure if you ever played NeverWinter Nights by Bioware, Top down DnD game.
But basically, Witcher 1 is made on the same engine they took from BioWare. So some design choices start to make sense when playing as a top down RPG.
Post Witcher 3 depression is very real bro 😂 shit is not talked about enough
It’s also the closest to book Geralt we ever get. It’s a shame they really pulled back on Geralts dialogue by Witcher 3. He’s constantly talking in the books.
You know old game neverwinter nights 2? its the same engine, Aurora. That what they made with this engine is crazy
BioWare made the Aurora Engine, Neverwinter Nights 1 + Expansions run on it as well.
fun fact the witcher 1, all character same as descripted in novel
7:10 legit how i felt when starting this game a while back
The combat is easy once you figure it out. Just click at the right times, instead of spamming. It really plays more like a classic RPG, so to hit chance and dodge are all stats and dice rolls. The second act drags, but after that it's nearly smooth sailing. I still think this game is better than the other two (especially better than 2).
So are the games adoptions of the books stories?
remember... HE READ THE BOOKS
Very much enjoying your Witcher content. Any plans for a Let's Play of Witcher 1 and/or 2? = )
Ever seen the old polish tv show? Last i checked all episodes were on YT.
A Witcher 2 play through would go hard
world design wise it's on par with w2/w3 if not better at some aspects, atmosphere and music are unparalleled. writing and quests wise it's effectively the same too. the weakest part is english vo specifically. there's some other jank too which is expected from the first game of a small new studio with no prior experience.
now, combat. the thing is it's not about aging well or badly - this combat system was different even on release, it was an experiment, and some people we unhappy even back then. it's not bad per ce, it's rather more rpgey rather than actiony, you don't need that much skill or reaction and concentration, it relies heavily on leveling your character, on gear and alchemy. so there's that. you know what games had similar problem? morrowind and kcd - both very popular and beloved games. the witcher 1 is in that same category - it's a great game, but maybe it's not for everyone. and if it's not for you (not you literally) then it's your own loss. iwatched alot of playthroughs over the years and i mean it's about the player - if they're open minded enough to make it work it's completely and totally worth it.
gets a tip about combat system: yeah, ok, ok, i get it
three seconds later: idk what i'm doing
I LOVE The Witcher games ! And the one is, even if old, my favourite
Amazing game, can't wait for the remake of Witcher 1
Holup u mean to tell me that the Rob girthy is posting videos in 4k now
Will you play more of this?
Actually I modded witcher 3 to have geralt look more like this. I really hope they don't butcher the remake. Best music of all 3 games. Back in the days, the atmosphere was quite unique. And you are guilty of making me play witcher 3 again BTW. Thank you
The hair glitch ia my favorite..!!!
The graphic was not the best. Because this was the studio's very first game. And they use the engine same engine as Neverwinter Nights from BioWare, which I vaguely recalled that they have to customized it quite a bit.
The Witcher 1 is really one of the games of all time.
Will you be trying out witcher 2 after this?
Geralt looks more like a vampire back then. Oh and sleeps in a coffin whu??
About Geralt being hideous, I think his look here is more accurate than the super model Hollywood Geralt we got in TW3.
In the books, he is said to look a little unsettling, so that works !
I hope that when the remaster comes, they keep this more rugged and book accurate look to him.
I get this somewhat, but at the same time.. I think it’s a tad bit silly to suggest Geralt isn’t meant to be attractive. The books don’t go into INCREDIBLE detail on his physical appearance other than him having white hair, scarred, rugged, snake eyes, pale. He’s consistently having physical relationships with the most beautiful women on the continent, sorceresses, so to suggest he’s some hideous creature just seems a little far fetched. I personally feel W3 is the most accurate depiction. Rugged and scary, but yet still attractive.
@@IAmRobPlays He had not so many physical realtions with women in books as games try to make us believe :) I could actually count them with fingers on my hands: Yennefer, Tris (not during events in books), Essi, Fringilla, priestess Iola, one of Zerrikan warriors (unknown which one of two), Shani (1 time), and Lytta Neyd aka ‘Coral’ (in ‘Season of Storms’ spin-off). It's eight books and god knows how many decades. It doesn't look like he's Casanunda of that world :) And, well, those women were attracted to him not because of his cuteness, but because of who he was.
@@IAmRobPlays geralt IS attractive, but not based on his looks, he is a genuine, professional, educated guy who can hold a philosophical conversation and is amazing with a sword. He is literally described in the books as having an ugly smile/grin ans being shocked at his own face. Plus he is very pale. Another more book accurate part is the open hair, lack of a beard and the way geralt talks in the first game. U can technically change the hair and beard to be book accurate in the later games but its not how cdpr present him by default and his dialogue gets a lot less book geralty too (in my opinion at least). I dont think w1 geralt is so hideous to not pull girls with all his other very attractive attributes. My source: i am a woman. He looks way too beautiful in 2&3. its okay to prefer it but sapkowski does repeatedly describe him as unpleasant looking and with physical characteristics not usually regarded as beautiful. Hes also a lot more muscular looking in esp witcher 3 than he is every explicitly described as in the books. Some of w1 uglyness does come down to the awkward model (i personally adore the graphics but the characters r the roughest part), if they kept his face like this but just upgraded the graphics u wouldnt call him hideous 🤷♀️ there is a reason a lot of ppl in the comments claim the same thing abt geralts looks - also we all know cdpr took some creative liberties with the book characters since triss got that ridiculous orange hair in 3 when she is described to have chestnut hair in the books…
Are you planning a playthru of cyberpunk?
This combat is 🔥
The narrator is dandelion btw
Once you get used to the combat system and the jank, the character models and the bad to non-existent animations, this is actually a great game. Its narrative is pretty clean, its soundtrack is the best in the series (love the witcher 3's music but I like this more) and I think its world has the perfect size for its story. While I like the open world of 3 and its towns and villages are beautiful, they feel more surface level than Vizima in 1. Novigrad is impressive but most of it is just empty space gameplay-wise. Witcher 1's limited space makes it feel more significant. You actually have time to get to know the places and notice when things change and every little nook and cranny seems to be utilized at least once in the story. It's more Majora's Mask's Clock Town while the Witcher 3 is closer to Breath of the Wild. I hope the remake doesn't go too big. No bigger than Toussaint, max. Less space, more depth.
Finally more Witcher! Hell yeah!
Were you born yesterday? Games haven’t always been like 2024
This game was made when standard screen was 4:3 800p ressolution or even lower 😂
Witcher 1 feels very dated and jank imo. I played it on release and it's not aged well.
Witcher 2 ass ass in kings however has aged wonderfully and you can see cdpr growing into their boots.
Ciri also has that chain in Witcher 4
I hope they remake Witcher 1 and 2 so badly 😭
2 is good
They confirmed a Witcher 1 remake is coming
@@albesayz yeah but only after Witcher 4, so you won't see that game anytime soon