Should You Buy The Witcher 2 in 2022? (Review)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2022
- The Witcher 2 originally released in 2011. So is the game worth buying and playing over 11 years later? The Witcher 3 is one of if not my favorite game of all time and I've very quickly fallen in love with the Witcher series over the past couple years (even if I did experience the story in reverse order) and so I was very excited to play The Witcher 2 for the first time. Not everything about the game has aged particularly well in all areas but it's a massive improvement in everyway from the Witcher 1 and laid the foundation that the Witcher 3 would then build upon in 2015.
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Those who skipped Witcher 2 and played Witcher 3 are seriously missing out on a great story and characters. The RPG system was used perfectly in this game. You can pick 2 diff path for your middle chapter, and you'll get a very different storyline from there onwards. Even the ending and what happens to the characters around you gets affected because of your choices. Even the Villain Letho is a such a badass. It always feels like he 2-3 times better than Geralt as a Witcher. Trust me. Do give it a try. You'll fall in love with the game.
does the witcher 2 have a modding scene, because that could help fix some of the issues that keep me away from the game.
I did this and now I’m playing through 2
combat garbage though, needs to be said. otherwise good game
I played witcher 3 first but i played 2 after and i fucking love it
What RPG system? You can rob everyone without consequence. Your character is MADE for you and he’s voiced. It’s just not an RPG. A different ending does not make for an RPG.
Yes, yes you should
no the witcher 3 is better
@@PassportBro_ Still…Yes, yes you should.
@@Zoxxies no because witcher3 its better
@@PassportBro_ what does it matter that witcher 3 is better??? You can play 2 and 3
@@maticorozel7556 yes but why should play 2 when 3 its better
Story of Witcher 2 is simply amazing! The gameplay is a bit outdated and difficult to get used to but overall it's still a fantastic game even in 2022. Music is also awesome.
The gameplay isn't outdated it's just bad
@@sabashukvani it annoys me when people call something outdated when it was never good in the first place
Devil may cry came out in 2001
@@RobertEdwinHouse9 Then you can also say cyberpunk has gameplay from 2009. Its not outdated but its trash.
@@RobertEdwinHouse9 It annoys me when people dont know to compare games and comparing diffrent type(genre) of games. You just showed that you know nothing about how games work when you compare it to the devil may cry. Fight was ok for that type of game.
@@foxskyful what you're saying is gameplay sucks in every rpg that isn't a souls game
Which is kinda correct
Witcher 2 is shorter yes, but is meant to be replayed since the second act can be chosen and is huge
I still remember my friends laughing their ass of when I told them I preordered the Witcher 3 and them telling me that I wasted my money and nobody has even heard of the Witcher games. Well after the game released one of my friends bought it and after that all of my friends loved it and I still make fun of them for that.
Edit: During our summer vacation we all had a massive Witcher marathon and played all 3 games and watched the Netflix show and movie, we still haven't finished the Witcher 3.
oooooooo reaalllry? Yur frands taid da witchur tucks toe yu pwee ourder it and den all yur frends bot da witcur twee amirite?
That's exactly what you sounded like typing that. Let me guess, You said (I TOLD YOU SO) then put your hands on your hips didn't ya sus boy?
@@ramrodbldm9876
calm your tits dude, you sound worse than the comment your trying to make fun of and completely missing the point.
@@ramrodbldm9876 f@$gg@#OT
@@ramrodbldm9876 what the fuck was it even supposed to mean..
@@ramrodbldm9876 Brother, you should consider a bridge after this.
Definitely a "Yes!" ... seeing the footage I am recalling the time I played witcher 2 and had a blast with a couple of FOV and camera angle mods. The world is not as large as W3 nor it is open world but still it is a very good game.
The forest outside the starting city is so good atmosphere wise, i hope we could get a remaster/remake with modern assets. Thicc trunk trees 👌
I hated TW1 when I first tried it. When 3 showed up I insisted on 1 again and it grew on me to the point of quite enjoying it by the end. Then I picked 2 and I was immediately hooked. It's such a enormous improvement, I honestly didn't find any fault with it. Tbh, I liked it so much, It took me a while to get used to 3. TW3 Is too overwhelming if you go right after 2. The story move over isn't seemless. If you don't know anything about the books, it's appalling how much focus Yennefers is given right at the start. Like, who the fuck are these chicks, give me my redhead. And the world is so open you get lost in content very easily. There's so much to do, I had trouble finding the will to pick and choose my path. There's no doubt 3 is the GOAT but damn me if 2 isn't a great game as well. I'd even say storywise at least for the first third of the storyline, 2 is the better pick.
Thanks for the insight
Same here..TW1 was like, woahhh what is this? TW2 was like ohhh yeahhhh, except I couldn't finish TW3 for the same reasons you stated. For some reason I felt way more immersed in the first game.
I am playing these games in order just finished witcher 1 and have started witcher 2 and imported the Witcher 1 saves it's so great and graphics combat cutscenes are a massive improvement.
I just started this adventure this week, once adjusted to the step back, really enjoying it so far :)
I found the Witcher 2 in 2013, I was bored and looking up underrated rpg's. when I saw this I thought the art looked so cool and everything I read about it told me of a rich story. and once I had replayed it about 3x I had to read the books which are all conveniently free on TH-cam. anyone looking to explore the Witcher more I highly such listening to the audio books, Peter Kenny is amazing voice actor/narrator.
The Witcher 2 was my first foray into the Witcher world so it holds a lot of nostalgia for me. By no means a complete package in the same way that Witcher 3 is. Note that the Übersampling option in settings would still melt the odd graphics card today.
Can confirm. I got a steam deck, played over 100 hours of witcher 3 unhealthily quickly, and am utterly addicted. I used to scoff when people said the witcher beats elder scrolls in best RPG ever, but I'm coming around very quickly lol
It's funny how you sound just like me right now! I finished TW3 some years ago and consider it the GOAT. then I watched the Netflix series, now I'm reading the books, I just started the blood of the elves and decided to either go back to TW3 or start TW2. And that's how I came across ur video and loved every second of it! Thanks man! I'm definitely gonna play this game after I finish all of the books =)
I actually really love The Witcher series and I played The Witcher 2 the beginning so many times I have never beat it because of these game breaking bugs are just driving me insane I'm playing on Xbox. Trying to farm mutants for money and I play on dark mode but Merchants disappear or I can't access my storage in at the end I've had to restart so many times and these game breaking bugs are really getting annoying
Wow. You are at the exact same point as I am with the books! Like literally at 50% on my Kindle through Time of Contempt.
congrets with 150k!
Literally just finished it tonight it's absolutely worth it a very worthy predecessor to the best game ever made
I got this game day 1 for the Xbox 360 and i got the special edition and everything. With that being said i only played 2 hours and was so confused and lost and overwhelmed i never touched it again. I got Witcher 3 same thing with big book and all. Played that for about 10 hours and same thing happened but i knew more. Im older now. This review has me absolutely excited to get back in. I just dusted the 360 and I'm ready to rock and roll.
I say buy Witcher 1 EE and play through all of it + definitely play additional stories there ( voiced ones) and even include Masquerade voiced fun addon. Then once you are done go for Witcher 2 - it is absolutely incredible in 2023. Just turn off Depth of Field in it, it blurs things out too much, but it was a "cool feature" back in the days. Otherwise visuals are crips, still very modern and gameplay/plot are gorgeous. Also play with Polish voices, so much better than any other language.
I see that your editing is getting better, good work.
1:11 Do you use Da Vinci Resolve? If so, you can fix the weird artifacting from the rendering by setting "Key Frames" to "Every 1 frames". You can find "Key Frames" on the "Deliver" screen, when you are getting ready to render the video, it's on the left side under "Video".
Pretty accurate review, I would say. I love Witcher 2. Very limited after playing Witcher 3 multiple times, but I still enjoy it very much.
The Witcher 2 was the first one I played, I had gotten the 2nd one to play in preparation for the launch of the Witcher 3. Loved it more on my second play through
You should do a who's the best equiped assassin video, like ranking the gear they use
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Shay
I literally only once had the problem of the "manual save"
Then I got how it works
It's not a problem if you think about what you're doing
I can run 3 perfectly on my pc on high settings, solid 60 fps. I can run 1 at hundreds of fps, but for some reason i cant get 2 to run at a stable framerate. It goes from 30 to 130 fps and feels sluggish. I also laughed when you said 2 was an improvement over 1.. 1 was more of a hardcore rpg, it was incredibly smooth with very good animations and intricate combat. I feel like 1 needs to be played on deathmarch with the isometric camera to be fully appreciated.
you can try disabling "Ubersampling" thing in advance graphics settings (it has even red color) it is one of the most impacting graphics settings and imo the game looks nearly same
lol, i did almost the same > Watched netflix first 2 seasons, played the wither 3, started reading the books, and half way thru the forth book, bought the witcher 1 and 2, havent played yet. might finish the books first
This games' fatal flaw : You can't adjust audio using multimedia keys while in - game ( PC ) ... which means if you want to adjust the audio so you can hear better during a cutscene you have to alt - tab, adjust the audio and then go back in. If the audio is still low you have to do it again. I haven't played this in a long while but I remember it has bad audio mixing , some sounds are loud some are too quiet , the speech is quiet etc. Massive oversight and I don't understand why they locked the multimedia keys. Very few other games do this.
I been here for a long time. Your videos are so entertaining and well made. There is just one thing missing on your channel. A video called WHAT ODYSSEY DID WRONG. I'm expecting a 30 min long video. lmaol keep up the good work and have a great day MasterAssasin...
Played Witcher 1 some 2 years ago, hell I figured it was the best I could do locked inside during the pandemic. The gameplay was not great, but boy did I enjoy it nonetheless. Witcher 2 was a massive improvement, feels like a must play. I can’t wait to play the third installment!
If you waited until 2022 to play this game, I'm really sorry you had to wait this long to discover it. Great game. Not to mention the opening trailer was intense. 2 different branching storylines and game decisions that actually move over to The Witcher 3 and change the game. And yes The Witcher 3 if the greatest game ever made. One day I would hope you'd try Nier Automata...damn fine game.
bought it on release and replayed it before TW3 came out. I would argue TW2 made many things better than TW3 thanks to not having an open world. Like certain areas had such an intense atmosphere. Of course TW3 is amazing as well with the huge open world and so much to discover.
You know you should do who was the most dis obedient of the Assassins it give you a good video!
Hit the nail right on the spot, started to play Witcher 3, 2 weeks ago, 1st 20 hours (only hit lvl 4), was like realy, how get this game 9,3 on metametric, alot of blabla to NPC, than started in 1st tavern with Gwent (what a waste of time is that imo). Searching on youtube what todo etc,etc, was about to quit, so much info, but I said to myself lets continue, maybe it gets better , ones the hang of it. And it did, now I am hooked over more than 120 hours gameplay, though lvling takes for ever especially when you do quest lower than your lvl, so I skip many side quests, will do them in NG+ , watched the tv Show (love it, but that is most Ciri's fault :), which is far behind to the game, but that aside. But by seeing this video, I will skip 1 and 2, and will wait for Witcher 4, than Witcher 1 Remake.
Iorveth and Letho alone make this game worth it. Such incredible incredible characters.
If anyone plays it on pc, you might as well play the 1º before this one. Yeah, it's a bit roght, but still pretty good.
Also, if you like the characters and the world, PLEASE consider reading the books. They are not that long and the first 2 are short stories; you'd most likely enjoy them even if you don't like reading that much. Oh, and if you like the short stories but don't want to read the main novel, you can read "Season of Storms". It's a prequel to the first book and it's self-contained.
I played Witcher 1 and loved it. I tried to play Witcher 2 several times and could never get into it. I think it's the amount of dialogue like you mentioned in the vid. I think I'm just gonna skip it for 3 at this point. Can you believe 3 came out nearly 10 years ago? I'm just getting to this game on my backlog...
Bought the trilogy a few days ago, i'm currently on the first game and i'm loving it so far
My plan is finish witcher 3, play witcher 2 Enhanced, read all the books to get the story from witcher 1, THEN hopefully the witcher 1 remaster will be out to enjoy in its full unreal engine 5 glory
Hey did you know letho is in witcher 3 too?
If you complete his side quest with the right choices he will come and fight in the battle of kaer morhen
I am currently playing the witcher trilogy and oh my god is it just pure fun
As many gamers i love witcher 3 and got w1+2 after the 3rd game,but unfortunatly 2nd game is nothing like the 3rd in combat=that is the only thing that really made 2nd game unplayable for me(still after years since i got the 1+2nd game i havent played through them,But witcher 3 have been started and finished 1+2+3+4+5+6 times since i tried to play them..
Thats pretty sad that nobody or the game makers tried to change it for a new generation of players(mayby its to much cost for it to be fixed i guess)
Witcher 2 looks great+story seems great too,but try to get into it after a 1-2weeks brake and its horrible to learn it again every time unfortunatly......
Would i recomend witcher 2= yes actually i would if person plays it straight throug and get used to the combat system and other stuff on keyboard..
Thanks for great video
i would have loved the combat if the dodge roll actually worked more than half the time and the hitboxes were polished, and it has some serious dificulty spikes, like when you fight letho for the first time i think in the forest after i was leveled and geared up and did all the side content he kicked my ass so hard that i tought it was actually scripted to fail the fight
😂😂 damn
You need the right mutagens
agree. but it was super easy to basically make an op build with your shield. You could basically destroy enemies by recasting your shield at some point.
I can't believe how difficult it can be even on normal 😳 . Still a great game tho, like wild hunt it's just a case of using signs, potions & enhancements etc
I though he would include the funny Assassin's creed easter egg at the start of Witcher 2
hello could you share your Witcher 3 character build? I see that enemy that hits you only once, and they exploded @2:19, so cool
Just bought this game for $2.49 on the Xbox store. Watching this while waiting for it to download
I never played any of the Witcher series .. But few days back I bought both witcher 2 and 3 in steam scream sale .. So I am planning to start the series from 2nd part .. is it good or should I must play first part also ..
The first game is interesting but old. You get to take your gear from the first game into the second game.
However you can just watch a story video of the first game to get caught up.
They are remastering the first game as well, so might be worth it to play it before that releases.
I fit it for free a year ago, After my fourth W3 Playthrough i'll gonna play it
Idk why but I kinda miss the old channel logo but this is cool too not a big deal but something that messed with me when I saw it
Witcher 3 complete edition or witcher 123? Are the stories the same?
The Witcher 1 wasn’t really my favourite when it came out so I didn’t play The Witcher 2 but everyone was saying how good The Witcher 3 was and when I played it, I had a new best game of all time. So I went back and played The Witcher 2 and I’m on a bit of a fence. It was alright but it was kinda rough around the edges. It could used a lot more refining and polishing. Just to put things into perspective, GTA V came out 2 years after this game and… the leap is kinda big. I still liked the game but it was still a graphical downgrade even back then
Did you only play it once? You didn't mention how your choices can affect the story and chapter 2's setting.
Idk I thought The Witcher 2 was better than 3. Certainly less polished.. but it just has a vibe no other game has captured.
the 2nd game has horrible combat but still has a good story. My brother in law gave me a copy back in the day. Got Witcher III for PC the week that it dropped. I was playing on an gtx 650 ti that was handed down from my bother and had a fan zip tied to it that had to be plugged into the wall. I remember my brothers friends giving me a hard time for still playing at 720p on some old 19 inch CRT monitor. I straight did not care, my mom and dad did not have the money to buy us fancy consoles so I just used what I could find. That seems like a ages ago. . Because it was! Just the other day I bought Witcher III for like a 3rd time for the ps5 and MAYBE, just MAYBE I'll get around to finishing it this time.
Was replaying Witcher 3 and never played 1 or 2 so I thought I would check on steam and got them both in bundle for £2
Thanks for convincing me. I attempted Witcher 3 on PS4 (don't judge), but then I heard about the Next-Gen upgrade and needed to decide if I should wait for PS5 version, PS4 improvements or get the PC version. Plus the actual game was overwhelming and the inventory system takes some getting used to (Console inventory is clunky and looks zoomed out), but watching your videos has convinced me to go back and play Assassin's of Kings.
1)Because its scale reminds me more of early Assassin's Creed titles.
2)I can make up my mind about Witcher 3 when all the options are available.
3)I never want to play Witcher 1. If I need classic fantasy games, I can play Dragon Age Origins, DA2, DA: Inquisition, DA: Dread Wolf, or Baldur's Gate 3. Keep up the great work.
Thanks! Just got it on special on Xbox.
nice to see you here Karl. Didn't know you were so deep a gamer.
It's a great ganr as far as story it's incredible
I bought all 3 on sale. Started to play 1 and I do want to see the story, the gameplay just isn't fun. So I am just gona watch youtube for 1 and I am here to see if I should do the same for 2
I have absolutely no problem with all the dialogue options in TW2. Part of what ruined fallout 4 was how badly they stripped this down. The Witcher series is great bc it doesn’t skimp on story/choice and dialogue trees like that
I finished the game on death march lmao. Loved to death. Replayed countless time.
LOL. I'm playing on Easy now just for the story. Fighting is very challenging in W2
No sprinting and no Roach? That's a big no from me. Thanks for the helpful video!
Yea the scoiatael and roach paths are basically 2 different games. On my second play through I expected the same quests with slightly different dialogue, but no whole areas of the game that were integral to the story were just skipped based on who you chose.
The answer is a definitive yes!!!
Literally me looking to see if I wanna get this or if it’s bad
I have played witcher 2, now I want to play witcher 3
But should I go for the 1st one
ngl TW2 arguably has better graphics than TW3 when it comes to certain aspects. This is thanks to the game not being open world and every area having a huge amount of detail.
I think everyone who plays TW3 should play TW2 before. I would even recommend playing TW1, yes it looks dated and the gameplay is a bit sucky (basically no jumping/climbing and weird fighting lul) but the story is pretty good and really helps to understand more about the whole witcher universe.
I understand if people wanna skip that one though, you can probably find good summaries on youtube as well. I personally replayed both 1 and 2 back when TW3 came out and again TW2 actually in some situation was more to my liking graphic wise.
The game isnt super long and since you dont have to explore all kinda places on a huge open world map playing through it is actually kinda fast. It is a bit as if you only played the main story quests in TW3, maybe even a bit less. Still many of your decisions make an impact and it teaches you a lot about different factions. Like just to understand why mages are hated so much in TW3 its kinda super important + so many characters return. Of course you can just read all their character entries or google stuff or maybe you have even read the books, but still I can highly recommend playing.
So I glad I had it since launch
I played witcher 3 twice i never played 1 or 2 n ithimk they deserve to be a remake
Absolutely worth it and right now it's £3.75 on the Xbox store
That’s what I came here for ha
I just bought a Xbox 360 just so I could play this game the same way I did when I was a kid and I can't wait for it to get here
I really Loved Playing Witcher 2.
I played it on my Xbox 360, a long time ago it felt like ages ago
Thank you, this video amped me up to keep playing Witcher 2. I did the prologue and was thrown off *by the bland visuals but it looks like it gets better. I too am obsessed with Witcher 3. It's basically ruined all other games for me.
If you made it past the prologue, then keep going. You're past the point where most people quit. My advice is to befriend Roche and sympathise with Letho, if you ever plan on replaying W3😉
@@justinp_ Noted!
I'm pretty disheartened to hear you complaining about there being "too much" dialogue. I love it. I actually wish that the Witcher 3 had a bit more dialogue and conversations. The amount we had was all solid so I'm not too heartbroken over it but it's one of the reasons I fell in love with RPG's to start with. Being able to just speak to people, it doesn't always have to be the most important discussion you've ever had in your life. It could be world-building, or a bit slice of life, where we see characters just let loose for a bit.
Yeah, I don't know. Odd complaint.
To anyone thinking of playing through the older games: Do it. The first one is rough though. Maybe wait until the remake comes out? But the whole trilogy stands as my favourite trilogy in fiction, ever. It's a spectacular ride and I can't recommend it enough!
how have you not done a video on ac origins in 2022
I love this game. it's the first game I really ever felt such weight from a choice that it stopped me in my tracks to figure out "did I just get that woman hung? shit!"
Geralt really drank the iron deficiency decoction in The Witcher 1
I absolutely love the Witcher 2 soundtrack
Just finished it on Xbox series X. Yes you should. The story is fantastic.
i remember buying witcher 3 and it ended up running with 5-15 fps lmao. so i torrented witcher 2 and the game ended up being so freaking fun
I can't wait to buy it for 74 pesos here in the Philippines
Don't agree with one point. Really not enough side quests, not enough monster slaying for money, which witchers are supposed to do. I mean in chapter 3 there is only the gargoyle contract. The games leveling system is too scripted, almost no exp. from defeating enemies. You can run around the forest killing monsters and barely scrape 100 exp., while completing one quest sometimes gets you enough exp. to achieve 2 levels right then.
Remember wanting this game prior to Witcher 3 because it looked cool
But it was rated m and I was a kid lmao
some kids/teens grew up on this game and another grew up on the fable series.
I disagree to the point that the dialogues are too much. I remember absolutely immersing in the flow of the story! Great game.
you can also watch the polish theatrical tv series, its not bad
what kind of armor is that on 4:24
Can someone tell me why Xbox 360 shop say the Witcher 2 is 3.99 bucks on store?
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I started with Witcher 2, 1, then 3 😂
Yes, because we finally all have strong enough Computers that can handle it.
I'd love to see a remake
Well we are getting a Witcher 1 Remake!!!
This comment aged well
It will be for "modern gamers" so no thx
This game should come to switch it would be amazing to play it in on the go.
you can play it on steam deck
Video about Hexe pls
Yes
I wasted money in buying Witcher3 as my laptop is a potato and I had 10fps. But Witcher 2 works fine and smooth
Damn monsters look more scary than W3.. Big too.. 😮😮😮