The Witcher game you (probably) never played
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The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin [ˈvʲɛd͡ʑmʲin] (Warlock)) is a 2007 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red for Microsoft Windows and CD Projekt on OS X. It was based on the fantasy novel series The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The game's story takes place after the events of the main saga.[4][5] It was released in 2007 to positive reviews from critics and received an aggregate score of 81/100 on Metacritic. In 2009, a console version, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, was scheduled for release using an entirely new engine and combat system. This was suspended as a result of payment problems with console developers Widescreen Games. The first game has, to date, two sequels, namely The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in 2011 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in 2015.
There are three camera styles available in The Witcher: two isometric perspectives, where the mouse is used to control most functions, and an over-the-shoulder view, which brings the player closer to the in-game combat while limiting vision. In all three views the controls can be changed to be primarily mouse focused or a combined keyboard and mouse approach.
Players can choose one of three fighting styles to use in different situations and against different foes. The fast style allows for more rapid, less-damaging attacks with a higher chance of hitting faster enemies; the strong style deals more damage in exchange for a slow attack speed, and a lower chance to hit faster enemies; and the group style features sweeping attacks best used if Geralt is surrounded.[6] The player can switch between the styles at any point. Both of Geralt's main swords also have distinctively different combat styles from other weaponry, and serve specific purposes. The steel blade is used to fight humans and other flesh-and-blood beings, while the silver sword is more effective against supernatural monsters and beasts (against some of which steel may have no effect whatsoever). With precise timing, the player can link Geralt's attacks into combos to damage enemies more effectively.
Alchemy is a significant part of the gameplay. The player can create potions that increase health or endurance regeneration, allow Geralt to see in the dark, or provide other beneficial effects. The recipes for these potions can be learned through scrolls, or by experimentation. Once the player creates an unknown potion, he can choose to drink it, but if the potion is a failure it will poison or have other harmful effects on Geralt. Each time Geralt drinks potions, they increase the toxicity level of his body. This can be reduced by drinking a special potion or by meditating at an inn or fireplace. In addition to potions, the player can create oils used to augment the damage done by weapons. They can also create bombs for use as weapons in combat. Neither can be created until talent points have been allocated into the corresponding skills.
A time-delayed decision-consequence system means that the repercussions of players' decisions will make themselves apparent in plot devices in later acts of the game. This helps avert a save-reload approach to decision making. It also adds to the game's replay value, as the consequences resulting from the player's decisions can lead to significant differences in the events that take place later, and ultimately a very different gameplay experience than in prior playthroughs.
The player often finds themselves choosing between the lesser of two evils.[7]
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Don't remember the last time we've had 2 videos in 3 days 👀
I know exciting 😆😆
You need to finish this game
We had 2 Nvidia drop in 3 days so everything is possible xD
Love that consistency
Although I know it may not be your video style, but if you decide to upload more videos on your full witcher 1 playthrough, I am here to stay. :)
Fun fact: When CDP was making The Witcher back in 2003 they went to a small game convention in Poland to showcase their game. Back then their stall was just PC with the game and two creators sitting next to it. The franchise sure came a long way.
And Sapkowski didn't want percentage pay but preferred them to pay a sum beforehand, because obviously games would never be popular. Later he changed his mind 😬
Oh man!😢
@@samara.morgan Well as far as i know he expected for it to fall thru like all the attemps before. If i understand right there where 3-4 times there it didn´t leave the planing phase.
actually it was 2007 with the enhanced version one year later
Im Polish and (for me) the 1st witcher is my favourite game from the series, ofc mostly because of the sentiment and story, gameplay is not even close to the 2 other games but its still fun. Warms my heart to see someone still cares about this game. Read the books people theyre amazing!!!
exactly
read*
yeah I actually really enjoyed the first one. It was the first game I played when I built my first gaming PC so it was my first introduction to mouse and keyboard gaming. I have so much nostalgia for it
I listened to the audio books of the series while I would work nights at one of my jobs two years ago, and I loved them. I have only ever tried playing the first game, but my 6 year old laptop is not built to run games on it 😅. I have the 2nd and 3rd games sitting in my game library on my Xbox. I’ve also seen the 1st season of the show, and thought that was pretty good as well. I liked that they fleshed out Yennefer’s backstory, because the books didn’t do that a whole lot.
The vibe in this game is amazing Im greek I have 200 hours into this game it is my favorite out of the three
Loved this game when it came out - despite it needing patching what seemed like every other day, and played it many times. This first game pointed me in the direction of the books which I also enjoyed a great deal. The music is brilliant and I was lucky enough to find a free CD of that on the counter of my local game shop.
When you first play this game: "What the fuck is this combat? It's terrible, I hate it"
Once you get the hang of it: "What the fuck, this combat is awesome, I love it"
100% true, I started loving it
That was my exact feelings playing this game. Like the first few hours I was thinking this game is a piece of garbage. Then 25 hours later I was like this is still a piece of garbage by todays standards but I’m addicted to playing it 😂
It's a great game with an awesome story, worth a playthrough for sure. Gameplay gets better and yes this needs a remake.
yes is good game
better than Witcher 2 imo
@@drone124 Witcher 2 was such a letdown.
A remake would ruin the alchemy system like they did in Witcher 3
@@moonknightish unless it's a faithful remake, who knows what they'd do.
The Witcher 1 is actually my favorite out of the three for a couple of reasons such as: it's dripping in atmosphere, awesome lore and story and the way it handles potions and the like was very intriguing.
I have played it through at least 7 times and I still come back to it because it is that good.
Yes! I loved the potion making process, it had a certain logic behind it and I can still remember some recipes by heart. The only thing that was bothering was the crashes. The game would crash so often that I had to save like every ten minutes to not lose progress.
yes, and the romance part was just awesome: definitely the best between the three games (I mean side-romances; the one with Yennefer in W3 was deeper).
@@elenil.5907 YES! Me too, some recipes I used regularly are deeply imprinted in my mind.
I am fortunate, I only experience a crash very occasionally.
@@yar3333 I agree, romance was handled pretty well! I am team Triss, but if CDPR had handled Shani with care and substance in both sequels (relevance and screentime) than I might have leaned towards team Shani 😄
@@Buddha1992 What would I give for a complete graphical remake of that game! The Witcher 1 deserves all the love it gets!
For the record: this is the Enhanced Edition, the original was even clunkier, and you had like 5 different NPC models...
It was buggy and had missing dialogue and pretty sure there was a severe memory leak issue.
When the pandemic broke out, i was bored af and just by chance I picked the whole Witcher trilogy. I said f it, if I'm going to be inside for months let's spend them with fun. Damn this was such a good game and made me a complete fan of the history. It needs a remake for sure.
I spent from March to August playing the 3 games. I love the 3. The first game story is just so underrated.
Oh my god, it was the same for me. Never played the game before and then thought, I'll just start with the first game, that just makes sense. Great gloomy atmosphere and story.
@@rikelaisen4398 and being completely honest it gives more nuance to the plot of the rest of the trilogy. Glad a remake was confirmed!
This game is really nostalgic to me, i still remember going into the store with my dad to buy the Enhanced Edition back in 2007. Played the hell out of it, still worth playing just for the experience. Didn't age too well sadly, would love to see a remake of it.
I am not old enough to have such memories but I played it 2 years ago and I actually really enjoyed it
Kinda Similar story.
But the game was not the witcher but vice city
I can only imagine how awesome an eleven year old me would have though those front flips were
Enhanced Edition came out in 2008, but we forgive you king :D
I finished playing it a week ago and loved it! Right now I started playing Witcher 2, hopefully it will be as good as the first game.
The funniest thing is the way Geralt swings his sword is actually more accurate to life than the newer games.
except this ridiculous backflip animation
Hes a enhanced super mutant,doesent need to be accurate to life,the guy chops people in half easily,whats real about this,if you had reactions like 3 times better than the regular human,you could afford to do flips and spins while you fight
Well, TW3 swordplay is made in motion capture, can't get more accurate to life than a dude literally doing the moves
@@nicocee2431 They're talking about proper HEMA sword stances and moves, not how detailed the animations are.
@@nicocee2431 Thats accurate to motion not accurate to proper fighting coreography.
Which is extremely strange to me that combat in Witcher 1 might me slight more realistic than later, i think its the same case for Witcher 2 but i think just might be muddied ground just like the rest of the game.
The first Witcher game, in my opinion, captures the folk-lore atmosphere amazingly. Something about those same faces appearing time after time also creates a feeling of a stage play which I really love. I actually like this more as a whole than the second game.
The second game was much less Slavic, more like a typical fantasy world. I like it, but don't feel the same connection.
@@samara.morgan Yeah, exactly
@@samara.morgan 2 was better written
Yeah, this game looks weird in the outside but has a really impressive story that just gets better and better, and that has a lot of subtle details and secrets that are just great.
I really feel like the environment holds up way better than the character models
@@AurforeRhodontis yeah that’s completly true, also the animations didn’t age well. But the narrative just saves it. Worth playing, really.
Would love to see a remake of this game, adore the other 2 instalments but never got around to playing this since there was never a console port.
I much prefer Witcher 1 to the second one. Tho im playing now the third (got a marathon of The Witcher games haha) and am enjoying it alot. My rate goes Witcher 3 - Witcher 1 - Witcher 2, tho i have not completed the third yet
@@Covac713
Same. I like the writing and the quests more in 1 than in 2. It is rough around the edges, but that does not really bother me.
There is also more content in the first game than the second one.
i didnt own console but i had no problem playing this game...it was awesome groundbreaking sorry u missed it.
@@pepeedge5601 The second one got cut quite a bit. They had to cut some stuff from act 3 and totally scrap act 4. :(
@@nova_supreme8390
Yeah I know. Evem before I read up on it Act 3 seemed really short to me, and I knew that they must have been some massive cuts.
Still it is a good game. I just prefer the first one over it.
The atmosphere and presentation is so on point in this game that not even the jank can do anything about it.
PS1 Hagrid: Finally! A worthy challenger!
Witcher 1 Geralt: Fuck
I played Witcher 1 because I thought "no way my pc can run the other 2". Then I tried Witcher 2, and with some dedicated software I found a way to run it with ridiculously low specs, so I thought "Great, I won't be able to play 3 but at least I could play the first 2". Turns out my pc can run 3 in the lowest settings as well. So I accidentally played them in order lmao
But it can run crysis tho?
What were your specs?
I also played the first because I thought my computer was shit, really enjoyed it actually.
The Twist ending at the end is still one of my favourites in gaming.
Took me 75 hours to beat this game in easy mode
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Trust me when I say this game is awesome. I've finished it 3x's and never regretted a single second. Dammit CDPR this game needs a remaster ASAP.
The vibe is sth unique no? Especially during the outskirts
Agreed
I know the pain of that old woman not letting me in her damn house
Get out, stomping into my house like that
Y’all remember when he streamed Witcher 3 and just disappeared for like an hour and we all were just watching his chair and speculating
good times :)
I love all witcher games but this one's special, something about its ambience, music, idk. Played it all, every quest, really liked it, a remake would be awesome!
And before everything of that we had the excellent books.
I liked all three games with the third being my fave. The only thing that got frustrating in the first one was the inability to teleport and that goddamn swamp area where monsters bit my ass every 5 seconds and I get stuck in the mud because I don't know what is a path and what isn't.
Actually there is a teleport - between Kalkstein's lab and the tower at the swamp - and it's the only usable teleport in the whole series xD Also - fast travel is for noobs.
@@piotr7448 I know but I often backtrack because I forget things and I hate having to go to this one specific location so I can teleport. I was more frustrated with the swamp area in general than anything else. Fine, I can't teleport easily but don't make me go to the swamp CDPR, please.
I remember when I first bought the game out of deep curiousity- I was shocked at how legitimately G O O D it is, STILL is. Rarely do we find games that can actually stand the test of time- though graphically, it's aged poorly, the gameplay and story is still really fun and there's nothing too borked in it. Shocking on how good of a time you can have going through this one.
I just love the dialogue, don't remember if it from dandelion or triss, in the third game of what happened with kalkstein
Holding your sword above your head is actually a proper technique. In German longsword manuscripts it's called a guard called vom tag.
I absolutely love the direction youre going in with the channel! Keep it up!
this game is actually incredible once you get the hang of the controls :)
These conversations come straight from oblivion xd
I would love to see more clips of this, it's kind of a bonkers game and your commentary on it is great!
I've been finishing this game for the last few weeks and I'm loving it. I really like this old school RPG aesthetic in the items and menu, it looks like everything came out of a rock album cover from the 80s.
I remember playing this game back in 2012, when I was finally old enough to play it and fully appreciate it. Even to this day one of the best games of all time in my opinion, even considering how out dated the gameplay mechanics are, and especially combat system. Still has certain charm though.
I love the fact that in this game, when it starts raining all the npc just run away in order to hide from the rain
The atmosphere in this game is unmatched. The music is just *GORGEOUS* and the story is so cool! 😃
I still play this, I love it Jayvee.
I have the luxury of listening to the audiobook version of the Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski and playing this game. It's a great experience.
I also love that Geralt actually drinks the potions you create. It sucks that they ditched the animation in Assassin of Kings and Wild Hunt.
This video was a trip down memory lane. I really hope you make some follow up videos covering the rest of it!
We need a remake. NOW!
The base is really solid, but it hasn't aged well.
Aah, So this is the professor whose glasses we bid for at the auction house in Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone ?
"The kids are right there !" 🤣 I remember loving this game and it took me a while to get used to Geralt's new look in the second game. And I missed the card collecting....😄
I could never start a video game series, without playing the installments in ascending order.
Man the nostalgia hits with this game i woke up in the morning to play everyday and after starting the game the soundtrack just hits hard
I remember when I first played it and thought "yoo this feels so familiar, feels like I am just continuing my Dragon Age playthrough, and then I discovered it was the same engine and I loved it even more and completed it before I realized. Plus is the only game where I can see my boy Kalkstein.
I wish we got to see him before his demise in Novigrad in 3.. he was amazing.
Oh Kalkstein, my dear weirdo ☺️
Just found your channel a few days ago.
Been binging your videos ever since lol
I remember being so hyped when I finally had some time for myself after my final exams and knowing that blood n wine expansion came out I got to play witcher 3 for the first time. But before starting w3 alongside expansions, I read the books and finished the prequels as well. Best month of my life for sure.
oh the old witcher experience. looking foward to you finish it is a awesome game maybe that even get you to replay the 2 and 3 again using the previous saves (with your choices) for the start
Very first witcher game I've ever played and still to this day this is a very good game, of course combat seems strange, but the story and the atmosphere of this game is amazing. Love this game to this day
I got this game at launch after reading in several gaming magazines (remember those?) that the combat was a little rough but the story was incredible. I loved it and and immediately tried to seek out books. But they weren't available in the US at the time. 🙁 So I ordered from the UK!😁
I have recently gotten really into the witcher books. I even decided to go back and playthrough all of the games starting with this one. Seeing that opening cutscene after reading the last wish was mindblowing for me.
I would watch the full gameplay of this, more please
One thing that is impressive about this game is that as the combat at the end is always the same and very robotic, unlike other games, you can pay much greater attention to the world, story, characters, the map itself, this leaves the game as tight as it is very immersive compared to any other witcher that has been released in a row, this is an aspect you only get to see more of in the first game, as in the next 2 the combat is more dynamic, whether we like it or not we focus on it. more in the fights than in the game world
I'd like a part 2. You made it look fun, and I've had it for years but can't bring myself to get into it. Maybe watching you can entice me better.
Holy shit, i just started this game 2 days ago, seeing this video now after i got trough chapter 1 was a blast
Thank you for that! I'd like to see a full playtrough :)
You sir will have an amazing time with this game I love it and I am sure u will love it too
Are you gonna make a video to Witcher 2 and 3 too? I couldn't find any on your channel for now..
This game felt like a realllll PC game. Like you know when you've been playing console games for awhile, then this is the first game you ended up getting.
idk it was magical for me lol AND it scared the shit outta me in some ways. they should introduce more horror into it
Cdpr really was like:
Witcher 1- let's create a game
Witcher 2- let's create a game but with better mechanics
Witcher 3 - let's create a game no one will ever forget
Cyberpunk: let's create a buggy mess
Damn, this game makes me so nostalgic. I remember when the game came out, I was just a small kid at the time. My father played it, and I watched it with curiosity.
I'm from Poland, and I played this game at the premiere. Although it has many disadvantages, it also has an amazing atmosphere for which I love this game.
I’ve played this game 2 years ago and even on my first playthrough I felt a sense of nostalgia. Probably because of the graphics
This game was ugly, janky AF when it came out and even worse by today's standards (and CDPR's own). Back then I just finished Mass Effect 1 & 2 and was absolutely ravenous for another RPG to bite into, and someone commented "The Witcher is nothing but porn"...
...and naturally, I picked it up and never regretted it. I got my eyes opened to a whole new system of mythology, storytelling with both broad strokes and subtlety unlike any other and only bested by its own sequels. CDPR has gotta remake this game with Witcher 3 gameplay and graphics.
The salamandra trail tickens and thickens from this dungeon now! this game is abso fucking lutely fantastic!
I remember I started and stopped playing this game 3 times, it just somehow couldn't grab me, I couldn't pass through the first chapter. On the 4th time I played it through and I haven't regretted it, even if it not that polished (pun intended), the game has a unique charm. And I honestly say I loved the combat system, and I missed it in the next 2 games.
This is still my favorite Witcher game by far. Everything from the plot to the politics to the combat. I love all of it.
I have play this game. It was not so bad.I really like it.I even play the first Diablo and The first Fall Out.I am 69 and still gameing.Start with comodore64 and now the serie X. I love it.💯👍
4:09 if someone wasnt aware, this is Leo a witcher that died in Witcher 1 and you can fight his grave in Witcher 3 near kaer morhen. CDproject red is just insane about details.
this game is amazing, I put it on the back burner at the moment cause it gets really difficult further in and I really wanted to import my character through all three games
This was the first witcher game I played and surprised that it wasn't that popular when it came out
I hope they remaster this someday. It's very cool. The dungeons are legit scary and not lit up like a Christmas tree, and have creepy sounds echoing in them.
So much nostalgia. I remember when I got in troubles, because characters in the game were cursing and my mom didn't like that.
what game is the sound effect at 9:24 from it’s killing me i can’t remember it
I did play it.. on PC only what a nostalfic game. Really loved it back in the day... hope they remake it for modern consoles !
The 1st Witcher game is the best one tbh. At least in terms of control over your destiny and the games plot.
I must have done 20 playthroughs of that one back in the day... Fun to relive.
Will there be a part 2? If there will be then I'm subscribing to see it!!!
Holding your sword up high is a form of technique, im not 100% knowledgable on the subject but I believe it’s defensive due to being able to block well enough and already have good placement for a powerful swing
It's actually the very first Witcher game I've played. Geralt got some pretty sick sword animations, especially the Group style.
I just finished this a month ago, the background music of this game is second to none even against some modern titles!
Would love to see a witcher 2 playthrough from you, this was great. I barely got through to see Zoltan before I gave up on the witcher 1, but loved 2 and 3. Actually found your channel recently because I dove into AC:Unity recently and went online to see if anybody else loved it as much as I was loving it. I had issues running it at launch, but it’s been 7 years and 2 new gpu’s haha. Also something about this vid makes me want to give this game another chance. Maybe play it with a friend so we can experience the jank together
I absolutely love this game! Played on day one release! I was so interested in this game after seeing a trailer about it that I actually followed the game development for months before release. Played hundreds of hours
I did play this, when it came out. Bought the edition that had the first book attached. My love for The Witcher started in 2007 and never died since then.
‘I’d like to see you try pleb’
Aaaaahhahahhahahhhahahaaaaaa🤣🤣🤣
I’d totally forgotten that line 😂
Am playing through this game right now so I can finally play 2 and 3. I tried it back in the day but only ever got past chapter 1. Incredibly atmospheric and a surprisingly involved number of choices and different outcomes. From chapter 2, in the city, it becomes almost too much at times. The perfectionist in me struggles with it.
I loved the W1's combat. It's just so good for some reason.
its awesome that kaer morhen kept the same layout and everything 2 games later
Played it six times. Best alchemy, best meditation, best sword dancing, and the Netflix show sucks its toes.
I remember I waited for this game since 2006 and when it came out I was super excited. I completed it like 5 times. The gameplay and visuals didn't age too well, but underneath it is still a really really good game. Top atmosphere, music, really good story and ... alchemy system!
Just started this one for the 1st time on Sunday! It's been an experience LOL
like most people i saw the first game after witcher 3 came out, i played it and actually loved it, this game reminds me the 2000s rpg-mmorpg games
8:39 It’s cool that he puts the sword away in what would be the right way if you were keeping it on your back. It looks goofy, but it’s actually possible as opposed to the magic no clip sheath from 3.
Just subscribed. Enjoyed that video.
Played it back in 2013, it was my first RPG, i got addicted since then
If you think about it, the game was am de in 2007 by some small indie-like studio, so it was quite impressive when it came out.
I remember taking leave to play this game, only problem is it is too short.
I think this is my favorite from the 3 games, really like to play
playing this game on quarantine time give you whole new perspective
This is exactly my reaction to the mechanics at the beginning of the game. Laughing hysterically 😂
Everyone is savage Witcher until old granny kicks you out
Not truuuuuuuuu…
Well you'll be happy to hear that the game is getting a remake!
I’ve played through this game twice. Don’t think I’ll play it again. The combat hurts my soul
Damn he is spinning the sword like a lightsaber