Correction: Witcher 3 cost roughly 80 million*** Can you imagine if the game was built with 80 billion?! That would be incredible... and impossible! Also, remember: the witcher 1 is free right now! Grab it while you can :) you must use the link in the description above! Please support this channel on Patreon: www.patreon.com/Nick930 You'll get early access to next months documentary, along with personalized shout-outs, behind the scenes videos and images, and with enough support - I can scale back those ads so you guys can tune in and enjoy an uninterrupted experience. Thank you all for tuning in. This video took more time than I anticipated - simply because there's so much great information about this franchise and how it relates to the expansion of the Polish video game industry. It was especially fun getting to experience the original game for the first time, as it was surprisingly good. It's definitely dated - but give it a try and see for yourself! I hope you enjoy this in-depth look at the Witcher, and stay tuned in the coming weeks for more comparison videos - along with another documentary coming soon in February! :)
Witcher 1 is a great game with a nice story and characters but you absolutely have to mod it in 2021 because of how awfully dated it looks now, UI especially. The mod called Rise of the White Wolf is a good start. And a few other visual mods from nexusmods, for better textures etc.
9:09 One correction here. I was the lead (and only designer), as well as the producer. At that time we did not have any programmer. I asked my friend Pawel Czoppa, who had helped me with game localization before (and is the lead GOG programmer) to join us, and then we hired two great programmers Michał Iwanicki (lead engine programmer) and Jacek Brzeziński (lead programmer) :)
Hey ryslaw! Thanks for your input. It's funny you mention that, I quite literally changed my script because one source said you were "lead designer" and the other said "lead programmer." But this makes things a lot more clear!
I have been playing the Witcher 3 for 3 months with over 150 hours and havent finished it yet, i an hesitant to finishing it because i have the same afraid like you, like losing a companion that has been with me for a long time
There are plenty of side quests from helping a peasant to very side elaborate quests like the one with O'Dimm. You do not have to play that one if you don't want to in order to finish the game. At the end of game when you return to Toussaint, there are four very large bandit gangs you can defeat for money. In fact I routinely earn 4000 crowns every time I play it.
Hearts of Stone is probably one of the best pieces of story that I ever played. Amazing villain, dark story with occult themes and Olgierd. Olgierd is such a good character.
I had to laugh about the cursed prince. Have you found the note with one of the dead ladies. Dark humour 😂 There are lots of references to legends and stories from our world. In blood and wine I found a dead man taken captive by a troll and his diary reminded me of a song ''herr Mannelig'' in the diary the man even hoped that a bard might find his notes and make a song.
As a developer I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you spending time discussing the issues these under appreciated individuals went through to bring these games to life. I am curious where you found some of that content though.
@@Nick930 id actually be very interested if you have developer interviews. Back when the original Witcher came out, companies didn’t tend to do things like that. The days of gaming chairs and rockstar like treatment for AAA studios was quite a ways off.
@@TheN8ism Sadly I don't have any first-hand interviews. I actually asked and heard back - but their studio is so incredibly focused on fixing Cyberpunk 2077 right now that they couldn't allot the time. But I did find several fantastic interviews conducted over the years from the likes of Eurogamer, ARHN.EU, and some of the original developers behind the older titles/canceled games "Seeing Red: The Story of CD Projekt" - www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-06-seeing-red-the-story-of-cd-projekt "The Witcher's video game history | The Witcher 1 Documentary" [English Subtitles]: th-cam.com/video/g18GgD-SNzM/w-d-xo.html "The Wild road to the Witcher 3": www.mcvuk.com/development-news/the-wild-road-to-the-witcher-3/ "How the team behind the Witcher Conquered Poland": www.polygon.com/features/2014/7/16/5884227/cd-projekt-the-witcher-3 "The Witcher History #2 E3 2004" - th-cam.com/video/xBWlnL6Tr6k/w-d-xo.html
@@Nick930 Well keep up the work either way. No other history/lore channel takes the time to really appreciate the process itself. I am fascinated by it especially since CDPR seems to create insane challenges just by their boldness to go beyond anything anyone has ever done before. Haha I assume well get some crazy interesting stories from the dev team about cyberpunk when it’s all over.
I remember when Witcher 3 was released, it was also my first day of a 2 weeks vacation... I legit played it 17h without stop, slept like 5h and played another 16h session next day...it was a mindblowing experience, an experience i've never felt before. amazing graphics combined with amazing gameplay, story telling and quests...countless well written characters and dialogues... the whole levelup, skills, oils, and potions, bestiary might look hard and confusing at first, it was so well done, even a newcomer figured it out fast. I finished my first playthrough after 220h+ with the perfect ending...I felt sad, I felt empty..after 1h I start my second playthrough... then Hearts of Stone was out...with even more amazing characters and story...then the perfect ending of Blood and Wine.. Witcher 3 is the best game I ever played!
I'm form Poland, I'm almost 40 and this film is like flashbacks from my childhood. Amazing quality, marvelous content. Thanks for your time and effort you put into this.
I definitely love the franchise. I don't care about Cyberpunk, it's not my cup of tea, I just want The Witcher back. Whether starring Geralt again, or new adventures with Ciri. By the way, great vid!
I thought it was awesome that at some point in The Witcher 3 story, you hear Ciri describe one of the worlds that she traveled to through time and space. She describes the world of Cyberpunk.
@@Shonendo This is late, but there is a very small easter egg with ciri. It involves one of the side quest, forgot what, where after you slept, you can see a Swallow bird on the window before flying away. As with cyberpunk lore, any and every avian is exterminated because of a plague. Swallow refers to Zireael, Ciri's usual symbol and elven name.
When you see how much attention to detail CDPR have put into the Witcher, it confirms that CP2077 was massively rushed out before it was ready. An amazing production team that just weren't given the time needed to create what they could have. CP2077 will be what it should have been in a year or two. Until then I think it's witcher 3 re-play :)
I highly doubt that Cyberpunk will ever be what the company had in mind all those years ago. Fixing an already published game is very different than finishing one
They announced years ago. It’s been in production and development for 8 years. They had enough time. Just greed. Laziness. And over expectations they put upon themselves is the reason CP2077 failed. Had they not advertised it and let the hype die down, they would’ve had the time they needed to fix it up and make it special.
Man sometimes i wonder where did those day and night npc activity system gone in CP77, i remember having to meditate to repair a sword bcs it was midnight lmao
Cyberpunk will NEVER be what was promised even in five years so dont get your hopes up or hold your breath. It will always be known as a dumpster fire.
Absolutely loved the Witcher 2 and 3. Especially 3, what really surprised me about the 3rd game is as much as it is a fantasy action-rpg it's also very much a detective game, many situations call for analyzing evidence in locations and questioning witnesses. Which was an awesome but very unexpected touch.
Not that unexpected, considering you are hired as a detective by a detective that is a medieval version of Sherlock Holmes throughout the entire Witcher game. On top of trying to discover who you are for 2 games.
I just started the other day after picking it up in the Easter sale really cheap. But I also love what you said about the detective like clue finding storylines
@@whyonthefall5373 More than a view. I recommend The Rageaholic's video on the subject. He's a bit of an asshole sometimes, and his channel has a lot of political stuff, but that video outlines it. As a huge Witcher fan, that one hurt to watch. Let's just say that it's no small coincidence that Sapkowski wrote the first Witcher story not long after Elric was translated into Polish.
@@Caligulove I think he exaggerated some points, and doesn't give the witcher enough credit, in my opinion. But yeah, there are many similarities. But, hey, they are both extremely different while reading
@@whyonthefall5373 You might be right. I haven't read any of the Elric stuff, but I should go down a rabbit hole. Cool fantasy stories > office work, right? lol Anyhow, it looks like the Conjunction of Spheres in Witcher was more similar to the D&D version (which got it from Elric) than the Elric version. Whatever. More fantasy tropes for me to enjoy.
Funnily enough... Cyberpunk has a very positive rating on steam, around 80%... I didnt actually have any real issues with it and actually quite enjoyed it, and I think the tables are turning and people are actually liking it.
far better than far cry new dawn. And that's not only because wild hunt was a superior game to far cry game but also CDPR made a completely new map, new mechanics and kept the story on the level of previous content.
As someone who only discovered the series about a month ago, and has now read the first two books in the saga, and watched both seasons of the show, this analysis of the games was very informative. Thanks for all of your effort, it was a pleasure to watch. 👍
I'm only 2 minutes, but it struck that I am constantly blown away time and time again at how much effort you guys put into making this content. Thank you so much.
Great documentary. I discovered the Witcher world playing Witcher 3, although my gaming stepson had recommended the previous games. It's become my favourite open world game and the benchmark to measure others - unbeaten so far. Having also read all the Sapkowski books - and a Gwent addict - I'm hoping for a Ciri game or even one with a player created Witcher pre-W3.
Witcher 3 is the most immersive game I have ever played. The character interactions are staggering. As for Gwent, the game within a game, is so addictive. Thanks Nick930 for putting this together.
I have been playing video games since I was 7 years old and now I'm 20, and the Witcher franchise is by far the greatest video game franchise I've ever played. Thank you so much for making such a great documentary. You just nailed it!
I remember first playing The Witcher back in 2008 after being recommended it from a friend and just being blown away. Very sad to see CD Projekt currently under fire for their first controversy when you feel the masses of love they put into this franchise.
Excellent video. Thank you for putting this out there. To all game designers, programmers, artists, leads, tireless workers who are underappreciated, and undercompensated, thank you all for making our lives a bit better by giving us an escape.
AHH. You were SO Great about describing the main details without to many spoilers I.E. Ciri's Missing and there's 3 possible locations but not much more... then you get too the expansions and immediately reveal that Gerald gets tricked in the beginning... WTF Man!.........other than that, AMAZING Video and Thank You for putting so much effort and detail into it.
Her: He is probably thinking of other women! Him: Imagining witcher co-op game and how would he make his character , witch school he would choose and fighting with his buddies.
@@vladdietheladdie7345 id love it if they would make a witcher game where you play as vesemir in singleplayer, when theres a lot of witchers and competition, before the massacres. They could then add a dlc where you make your own witcher and play in online accepting contracts, travelling the world and etc.
I personally don't think it would be that great. The wither is brilliant because of how much more linear it is and it follows an established thought out character who belongs in the world. If you do what cyberpunk did and make it more customisable it looses a lot of the story and memorable moments that the witcher had. I'd rather play as someone who has already been in the world and had personal effects on it already than play as someone new who has to discover it all. Then again I don't hate the idea as it does work really well in certain games. I just don't think it would be great in this world as its a lot of work for the deva and they could veer off their original idea. Lastly I'm not sure the guy who made the books would approve of it very much
@@yusafmalik5171 @Yusaf Malik well the person that made the books gave them the rights to do what they want, but I agree the story shouldnt be about a random witcher unless it takes place a long time ago. Like I said, the best way is if we have a singleplayer story mode with a specific character, like young vesemir competing against the many other witchers (before the massacre), and a multiplayer as a dlc with customizable characters but of no real story implications.
It took me 4 years to discover The Witcher 3. Never played 1 or 2. Knew nothing about the lore. But, seriously. Wow. I mean people exaggerate about the games greatness sometimes. But it really is fantastic. If you have not played it. Even now in 2021. I highly recommend you do.
yes its truly amazing the music, gwent, gameplay and the graphics but lets not give all the credit to cd projekt red. Andrzej Sapkowski made a great world and a great story etc.
@Mv Dude don't act like a kid, grow up. Just because some people are scamming others doesn't mean whole country is a scam. RIP logic. Btw, looking at your channel details who has posted a FAKE video of Mumbai Gullies gameplay, you yourself is doing a scam by wasting other people's time, IF by any chance someone watches that video, and that do means you live in India, who are you fooling kid! Don't try to act smart. P.S - On your previous comment, "I just got to knew today?" doesn't make any sense.
Excellent bio coverage of CD Project Red’s history. I really appreciate the coverage and time you took to share this video. I had the op to play the Witcher 2 on Xbox 360, and The Witcher 3 on Xbox One along with all the expansions (which played like separate full games). Witcher 3 was my favorite overall.
Great video man!! I’m currently giving Wild Hunt a replay. Such an incredible game, I think this is the absolute most fun and immersive experience I’ve ever had in my 35 years of gaming. A true masterpiece! Sucks CDPR dropped the ball on Cyberpunk but hey everyone falls from time to time, I hope they can resolve all their issues with the game and come out better for it. I like the idea of a 4th game based around Ciri, would be a great way for them to capitalize on next-gen hardware to see how far they can push the envelope with the Red Engine!
Great job :) A well-drawn background of the games. I have only one exception - Sapkowski initially modeled fairy tales and legends (Polish and European) in a funny way, weaving them into his world, more then the Tolkien and alike literature. If you want to be even more precise, you can also add some minor details: In the years 1993-1995 a comic book was created in 6 volumes by Bogusław Polch (graphic), Maciej Parowski, and Sapkowski himself (script). In 2001, a paper RPG game and a Polish TV series were created. In 2007, Breakpoint studio released a game written in Java for mobile phones: The Witcher: Bloody Trail. In 2008, there was also the internet game The Witcher: Versus by CD Projekt Red and One2tribe (closed on May 31, 2012).
The sunsets of white orchard, the dark haunting swamps and monsters of velen, the outskirts and bits, the merchants and brothels of novigrad, the inns of oxenfurt, the fields of ard skellig, the kaer morhen keep, the isle of mists, the vampires of toussaint and the bells of beauclair. Everything about this game will always be in my heart. Best game ever for me. Also fellow indian here.
Thank you for the video. On a side note, the letter "w" in Polish is pronounced as "v" or "f" depending on the following sound. If "w" is followed by a vowel it it usually pronounced as "v". However, the letter "w" is pronounced as "f" when followed by a consonant or is the last letter of a word. That is why "Sapkowski" should be pronounced sapkofsky not sapkowsky
True but also depends. For the W that is true, In polish it share a V sound so it should be vedchmin (or as best as I can type it out lol) but the last name, well that's if you are truly wanting to speak it in the polish way. Then yes but for English speaking sense, it is correct. I will nit pick on how many don't know that if you cannot pronounce andrej, you can just say Andrew as that is what his name is in English if we do translate xD same goes for Michal as that is Michael in English or ryszard is Richard as another example. Of course not everyone knows that so I am not angry at it! Sometimes looking up the name online won't show that it could mean a similar name in English when translated I will admit, hearing others speak polish and aren't fluent in it makes me giggle a bit (I'm not better as I was born in the states so my polish isn't perfect) but I give kudos for him trying! Not many would afterall
hey just wanted to drop a comment saying how well of a video this is. i was impressed from start to finish. it reminds me of my friend who got me into the witcher games in the first place. i told him that I never even heard of it and he went into about a 2 hour conversation about the history of the game. it got to the point that he called out from work bought the witcher 3 goty edition (ps4) for me and helped me fully immurse myself in everything witcher lol. again thank you for the video, getting the chance to play the first game is a plus :)
Bravo, Nick930! This is easily one of, if not, the best 'behind the scenes' videos about an upstart game developer and its amazing industry changing project. So well done!
You can really tell how good this game is cause there is no EWW videos of the Witche 3. Good job dood, nice documentary. My favorite game, I'm still playing TODAY!
History of Battlefield is most definitely coming this year. It's a big one though - and incredibly important to me, as Battlefield is quite literally how this channel got started.
I still get goosebumps thinking about the Witcher 3, and what a solid game it was. Having pre-ordered the statue too, I was actually awed when I opened the box and found all the signatures from the dev team. So I just love watching the behind the scenes stuff, and your commentary is also pleasant to listen to. Thanks for taking the time to make this, I have subscribed and I look forward to checking out your other content (funnily enough, I’ve even watched this type of overview on games I’ve never played so the worlds our oyster) Keep it up 🙌🏻
I have to say after finishing a game i read into all the articles into how the game was made. And having completed Witcher 3 twice i was always shocked how nobody has put together a well made documentary on TH-cam on W3(Noclip doesn't go into detail to the history of it). And now i'm seeing a whole documentary on Witcher franchise?! Thank you!
Tears in my eyes as I watched this. I started playing the Witcher 3 in December and I’ve been playing games for over a decade and it’s easily in my top 3 best games.
I've been playing games since the mid 80's on a commodore 64 and Witcher 3 is the best game I've ever played. I know you're wondering so I'll tell you, I'm 70.
Another great documentary. I'm looking forward to another play through after the recent major update. I also have yet to play through Blood and Wine. I didn't realize it was so extensive.
The next and hopefully first RPG game for VR 🤯 My daughters' father played this game before he passed away I wonder what he'd think of the tv series. Thanks for this video!
A Witcher 1&2 remake would be something I would buy the second they release it, not to mention it would definetly help CD Projekt Reds current reputation.
@@rodrigofranca9787 a lot of people have not played the second one and most definitely the first one. This seems to be the season of remakes anyway so it wouldn't be out of the blue if they did decide to do it
@@rodrigofranca9787 some of us have played the witcher and the witcher 2 and a remaster/remake would give us a reason to go back and play again plus give new players a chance to play the games.
the witcher 3 is by far the best game ive ever played. it brought Poland to the map. it made me realize how cool slavic culture is. that game changed my life.
The suits were too confident and money hungry after TW3's success. They underestimated the game's scope and overestimated the dev's work rate. Devs wanted a 2022 release, but suits wanted NOW.
This is corporate greed, the poor developers have no saying in anything that goes on in the game. The exact same thing happened to BioWare, once a great studio, now reduced to a lackey of EA.
To say cyberpunk2077 was based on an old tabletop board game called cyberpunk is misleading. It was based on tabletop roleplaying game called cyberpunk 2020 and it's worth mentioning that they worked with Mike Pondsmith, author of said game in contrast to Sapkowski, that wasn't actively involved in the process.
Such a great documentary, thank you v much for doing this! Geralt's story ended perfectly. If there's a 4th installment, I'd love to see something completely different, like the time after the Conjunction of the Spheres & the formation of the Witcher Schools. I love playing minigames like Gwent and Orlog (in AC Valhalla), and would really like a real-life set to play with.....and someone to play them with lol XD
This must've taken some time to put together. My hat's off to you. Additionally - I strongly want to play the trilogy now, as I've only played and finished 2 and 3.
Just finished cyberpunk and a handful of JRPGs I had been meaning to play; doing yet another play through of TW3. Absolutely incredible ... still 6 years later and I continue to find new stuff. Excellent documentary by the way. You have a gift.
this only proves that money ruins everything. And the leeches scum that are the investors, ruined Cyberpunk and the idea that CD Projekt had for gaming since the early 90's
@@cribacon the ones that push deadlines are the investors. If it were only from the development team, Cyberpunk would not be launched as it did. It's easy to understand what a pandemic does to a game under development.
@@cribacon Ever wondered whether you've influenced someone else's life? Well, your nickname got me to watch that cripple pig video once again. There you have it.
The difference between witcher 1 and 2 were like day and night,Almost everything was improved. Witcher 2 and 3 were like day and afternoon, it had its differences mainly in the graphics but not by much.
Very good video. Really enjoyable and real nice facts I didn't know yet. Truly one of the few documentations of this kind in which I don't mind the vocal documentation. Most of the times I find it so hard to listen to the person talking. It's just straight irritating. Real good content!
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Correction: Witcher 3 cost roughly 80 million*** Can you imagine if the game was built with 80 billion?! That would be incredible... and impossible!
Also, remember: the witcher 1 is free right now! Grab it while you can :) you must use the link in the description above!
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Thank you all for tuning in. This video took more time than I anticipated - simply because there's so much great information about this franchise and how it relates to the expansion of the Polish video game industry. It was especially fun getting to experience the original game for the first time, as it was surprisingly good. It's definitely dated - but give it a try and see for yourself!
I hope you enjoy this in-depth look at the Witcher, and stay tuned in the coming weeks for more comparison videos - along with another documentary coming soon in February! :)
Will cdpr come back from cyberpunk 2077 please Nick please tell me yes or no!
Well I got witcher enhanced edition free for creating an account on gog
Witcher 1 is a great game with a nice story and characters but you absolutely have to mod it in 2021 because of how awfully dated it looks now, UI especially. The mod called Rise of the White Wolf is a good start. And a few other visual mods from nexusmods, for better textures etc.
give it 150+ years or so, future money would inflate the cost of Witcher 3's development from 80 million in our money to 80 billion in their money
Cdpr is almost dead
9:09 One correction here. I was the lead (and only designer), as well as the producer. At that time we did not have any programmer. I asked my friend Pawel Czoppa, who had helped me with game localization before (and is the lead GOG programmer) to join us, and then we hired two great programmers Michał Iwanicki (lead engine programmer) and Jacek Brzeziński (lead programmer) :)
Hey ryslaw! Thanks for your input. It's funny you mention that, I quite literally changed my script because one source said you were "lead designer" and the other said "lead programmer." But this makes things a lot more clear!
Hey there. Thanks for the work on a great game! :)
I am too a lead programmer and I'm Badman
@@badman132 lol
very cool
I finished the Witcher 3 today for the first time and after looking at the endscreen for a long time I feel like I lost a good friend.
The good thing is, you can play it over and over again ❤
I feel you man I was genuinely sad for a couple days after
I have been playing the Witcher 3 for 3 months with over 150 hours and havent finished it yet, i an hesitant to finishing it because i have the same afraid like you, like losing a companion that has been with me for a long time
There are plenty of side quests from helping a peasant to very side elaborate quests like the one with O'Dimm. You do not have to play that one if you don't want to in order to finish the game. At the end of game when you return to Toussaint, there are four very large bandit gangs you can defeat for money. In fact I routinely earn 4000 crowns every time I play it.
Did you lose Ciri or just in generally sad, you can play again
Hearts of Stone is probably one of the best pieces of story that I ever played. Amazing villain, dark story with occult themes and Olgierd. Olgierd is such a good character.
Currently playing through it now, it is very good and that gaunter o dimm is an interesting one, knew it since the beginning of the main story.
Playing that. I thought Olgierd is gonna be a bad guy
Or is it only me that Olgierd's face is David Beckham?
@@haziqhashim2618 Hehe. Me too. But that is a good writing: it's not that predictable.
I had to laugh about the cursed prince. Have you found the note with one of the dead ladies. Dark humour 😂
There are lots of references to legends and stories from our world. In blood and wine I found a dead man taken captive by a troll and his diary reminded me of a song ''herr Mannelig'' in the diary the man even hoped that a bard might find his notes and make a song.
If the Blood and Wine expansion came out as its own game it would have won its own game of the year awards
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It still won the rpg of the year award in 2016.
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No it wont.
@@arcaneisboring7675 Learn English
As a developer I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you spending time discussing the issues these under appreciated individuals went through to bring these games to life. I am curious where you found some of that content though.
Interviews, documentaries, and other articles. I have a full list of sources if you are interested.
@@Nick930 id actually be very interested if you have developer interviews. Back when the original Witcher came out, companies didn’t tend to do things like that. The days of gaming chairs and rockstar like treatment for AAA studios was quite a ways off.
@@TheN8ism Sadly I don't have any first-hand interviews. I actually asked and heard back - but their studio is so incredibly focused on fixing Cyberpunk 2077 right now that they couldn't allot the time.
But I did find several fantastic interviews conducted over the years from the likes of Eurogamer, ARHN.EU, and some of the original developers behind the older titles/canceled games
"Seeing Red: The Story of CD Projekt" - www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-06-seeing-red-the-story-of-cd-projekt
"The Witcher's video game history | The Witcher 1 Documentary" [English Subtitles]: th-cam.com/video/g18GgD-SNzM/w-d-xo.html
"The Wild road to the Witcher 3": www.mcvuk.com/development-news/the-wild-road-to-the-witcher-3/
"How the team behind the Witcher Conquered Poland": www.polygon.com/features/2014/7/16/5884227/cd-projekt-the-witcher-3
"The Witcher History #2 E3 2004" - th-cam.com/video/xBWlnL6Tr6k/w-d-xo.html
@@Nick930 Well keep up the work either way. No other history/lore channel takes the time to really appreciate the process itself. I am fascinated by it especially since CDPR seems to create insane challenges just by their boldness to go beyond anything anyone has ever done before. Haha I assume well get some crazy interesting stories from the dev team about cyberpunk when it’s all over.
@@TheN8ism all I can say I lay awake waiting for another Witcher game or even something similar
What a fantastic documentary, thanks for putting it together
I could tell by ur profile pic it has something to do with Skyblivion
Ay yo, didn’t expect to see you here!
fantastic indeed!
Wheres my cool oblivion mod thingy
Btw great job so far. It looks great
I remember when Witcher 3 was released, it was also my first day of a 2 weeks vacation...
I legit played it 17h without stop, slept like 5h and played another 16h session next day...it was a mindblowing experience, an experience i've never felt before.
amazing graphics combined with amazing gameplay, story telling and quests...countless well written characters and dialogues... the whole levelup, skills, oils, and potions, bestiary might look hard and confusing at first, it was so well done, even a newcomer figured it out fast.
I finished my first playthrough after 220h+ with the perfect ending...I felt sad, I felt empty..after 1h I start my second playthrough...
then Hearts of Stone was out...with even more amazing characters and story...then the perfect ending of Blood and Wine..
Witcher 3 is the best game I ever played!
Same!!!
I'm form Poland, I'm almost 40 and this film is like flashbacks from my childhood. Amazing quality, marvelous content. Thanks for your time and effort you put into this.
I definitely love the franchise. I don't care about Cyberpunk, it's not my cup of tea, I just want The Witcher back. Whether starring Geralt again, or new adventures with Ciri. By the way, great vid!
I want a good witcher game....whether it takes 5 or 10 years not another rushed cp
Agreed
At this point nobody does care about cyberjunk, the game was about a quarter of what was promised coming from a PC player btw
Cyberpunk makes me worried though that The Witcher 3 was a stroke of luck rather than evidence of CDPR’s mastery as game developers
@@damn6039 it might actually be a good thing that cdpr got a reality check with cp so that they can remember this lesson while making the 4th witcher
I thought it was awesome that at some point in The Witcher 3 story, you hear Ciri describe one of the worlds that she traveled to through time and space. She describes the world of Cyberpunk.
i wonder if she saw people breaking into someone's house through the window only to be flung backwards at the speed of sound lol
Ciri should've had at least a side quest in cyberpunk lol, missed opportunity to connect both worlds.
One of Cyberpunk's biggest disappointment for me was that Ciri wasn't in it outside of some obscure eastern egg in one of the paths.
@@Shonendo This is late, but there is a very small easter egg with ciri. It involves one of the side quest, forgot what, where after you slept, you can see a Swallow bird on the window before flying away. As with cyberpunk lore, any and every avian is exterminated because of a plague. Swallow refers to Zireael, Ciri's usual symbol and elven name.
It's less than an hour, so I can watch it...
When you see how much attention to detail CDPR have put into the Witcher, it confirms that CP2077 was massively rushed out before it was ready. An amazing production team that just weren't given the time needed to create what they could have. CP2077 will be what it should have been in a year or two. Until then I think it's witcher 3 re-play :)
I highly doubt that Cyberpunk will ever be what the company had in mind all those years ago. Fixing an already published game is very different than finishing one
it becomes to big man, heart, inovation, and the devotion was overwhelmed by greed. sad very sad.
They announced years ago. It’s been in production and development for 8 years. They had enough time. Just greed. Laziness. And over expectations they put upon themselves is the reason CP2077 failed. Had they not advertised it and let the hype die down, they would’ve had the time they needed to fix it up and make it special.
Man sometimes i wonder where did those day and night npc activity system gone in CP77, i remember having to meditate to repair a sword bcs it was midnight lmao
Cyberpunk will NEVER be what was promised even in five years so dont get your hopes up or hold your breath. It will always be known as a dumpster fire.
No matter how many Witcher videos pour out of the internets...I will watch them all. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
49:56 I've played Witcher 3 for 350+ hours and never realized the healthbar starts glowing...
Over 600 here and same
Same here too 😀
History of Dark Souls would be cool, or a history of FromSoftware.
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History of why we don't get more armoredcore
Kings Field ftw
Absolutely loved the Witcher 2 and 3. Especially 3, what really surprised me about the 3rd game is as much as it is a fantasy action-rpg it's also very much a detective game, many situations call for analyzing evidence in locations and questioning witnesses. Which was an awesome but very unexpected touch.
Not that unexpected, considering you are hired as a detective by a detective that is a medieval version of Sherlock Holmes throughout the entire Witcher game. On top of trying to discover who you are for 2 games.
@@alexandrupatru2892 I suppose.
I just started the other day after picking it up in the Easter sale really cheap. But I also love what you said about the detective like clue finding storylines
@@raserapps8230 Oh yeah? Well I hope you enjoy the game.
@@MrDueltube its a good game but the storyline can get very confusing.
The witcher, the best game and book series i've ever had
if you loved the witcher books I recommend trying out A Song of Ice and Fire
@@cypher5009 or the Elric saga. There are a few similarities between it and the Witcher
@@whyonthefall5373 More than a view. I recommend The Rageaholic's video on the subject. He's a bit of an asshole sometimes, and his channel has a lot of political stuff, but that video outlines it. As a huge Witcher fan, that one hurt to watch. Let's just say that it's no small coincidence that Sapkowski wrote the first Witcher story not long after Elric was translated into Polish.
@@Caligulove I think he exaggerated some points, and doesn't give the witcher enough credit, in my opinion. But yeah, there are many similarities. But, hey, they are both extremely different while reading
@@whyonthefall5373 You might be right. I haven't read any of the Elric stuff, but I should go down a rabbit hole. Cool fantasy stories > office work, right? lol
Anyhow, it looks like the Conjunction of Spheres in Witcher was more similar to the D&D version (which got it from Elric) than the Elric version.
Whatever. More fantasy tropes for me to enjoy.
"But gamers don't care about buggy games shipped on time." Oh no... ohhh nooo....
Yeah....that quote didn't age too well....
I actually respect him for not putting CP2077 footage over that line. Like, we all know what is implied here but subtlety's always for the win.
How ironic
Can we get this quote on poorly aged things subreddit?
Funnily enough... Cyberpunk has a very positive rating on steam, around 80%... I didnt actually have any real issues with it and actually quite enjoyed it, and I think the tables are turning and people are actually liking it.
Watching this makes me want to go back and play the witcher 3 again for the 5th time.
far better than far cry new dawn. And that's not only because wild hunt was a superior game to far cry game but also CDPR made a completely new map, new mechanics and kept the story on the level of previous content.
7:22 "Many inspired by old tabletop games" Of course Cyberpunk is the most visible
As someone who only discovered the series about a month ago, and has now read the first two books in the saga, and watched both seasons of the show, this analysis of the games was very informative. Thanks for all of your effort, it was a pleasure to watch. 👍
I'm only 2 minutes, but it struck that I am constantly blown away time and time again at how much effort you guys put into making this content. Thank you so much.
I would really love to see a "remastered" version for the first 2 games of the trilogy,accessible also to PS4
Absolutely! It would be amazing if they incorporate 1 and 2 as part of Witcher 3.
second game actually is pretty polished and looks really good you should give it a try
@@eskikanal6325 agreed, there is no need to remaster it. The first one should receive an entire remake honestly
@@LeonardoPolichuth agreed
We'll be getting a witcher 1 remastered in the future :D
Great documentary. I discovered the Witcher world playing Witcher 3, although my gaming stepson had recommended the previous games. It's become my favourite open world game and the benchmark to measure others - unbeaten so far. Having also read all the Sapkowski books - and a Gwent addict - I'm hoping for a Ciri game or even one with a player created Witcher pre-W3.
I want to thank GOG for bringing back so many of my favorite childhood game titles you are awesome guys !!
Toss a coin to Nick930...O valley of plenty...what a beautiful documentary...watched it like a movie..to one of the greatest RPG series ever
Perfect timing! I'm just about to start The Witcher 3.
Wait for the enhanced version that is coming soon and as a free upgrade for all GOTY edition owners.
That's great man you are going to love it make sure you've the dlc absolutely worth it🤘👍
@@tigransafaryan6619 We don't even know when the patch will be released
@@tigransafaryan6619 Wait what enhanced version?
@@tigransafaryan6619 I didn’t find a release date. Only that it is expected this year.
I've put 47 hours into The Witcher 1 on my first playthrough and it has easily become one of my favourite games and I actually love the combat in it.
Right? Reading reviews, you'd think that it was a pile of junk. It's actually pretty fun
I 2nd that. I love combat
Hands down my favorite is the Witcher 3, it's simply a masterpiece and for me the best game that has ever been released
Witcher 3 is the most immersive game I have ever played. The character interactions are staggering. As for Gwent, the game within a game, is so addictive. Thanks Nick930 for putting this together.
41:53 That's ironic...
that is what they got after releasing cyber punk 2077
@@mohamedmagdy4733 Ik, that's what I was implying. Lol.
Buggy games shipped on time...
Cyberpunk is more like buggy game not even shipped on time but late
Well, they made a very ambitious game with a lot of problems.
I have been playing video games since I was 7 years old and now I'm 20, and the Witcher franchise is by far the greatest video game franchise I've ever played. Thank you so much for making such a great documentary. You just nailed it!
This is like Nick930 movie release night!! what a time to be alive!
I remember first playing The Witcher back in 2008 after being recommended it from a friend and just being blown away. Very sad to see CD Projekt currently under fire for their first controversy when you feel the masses of love they put into this franchise.
It's crazy how much work you put into these types of videos, kudos
39:34 Geralt vibing his astounding hip skills while keeping his upper body completely still XD
Excellent video. Thank you for putting this out there.
To all game designers, programmers, artists, leads, tireless workers who are underappreciated, and undercompensated, thank you all for making our lives a bit better by giving us an escape.
AHH. You were SO Great about describing the main details without to many spoilers I.E. Ciri's Missing and there's 3 possible locations but not much more... then you get too the expansions and immediately reveal that Gerald gets tricked in the beginning... WTF Man!.........other than that, AMAZING Video and Thank You for putting so much effort and detail into it.
This video inspired me to buy the Witcher 3 and now its one of my favorite games ever. Thank you for this video!
This video had to take so much effort! Thank you so much!!!
Her: He is probably thinking of other women!
Him: Imagining witcher co-op game and how would he make his character , witch school he would choose and fighting with his buddies.
No... Please... I am done with single player franchises being destroyed by multiplayer
@@vladdietheladdie7345 id love it if they would make a witcher game where you play as vesemir in singleplayer, when theres a lot of witchers and competition, before the massacres. They could then add a dlc where you make your own witcher and play in online accepting contracts, travelling the world and etc.
I personally don't think it would be that great. The wither is brilliant because of how much more linear it is and it follows an established thought out character who belongs in the world. If you do what cyberpunk did and make it more customisable it looses a lot of the story and memorable moments that the witcher had. I'd rather play as someone who has already been in the world and had personal effects on it already than play as someone new who has to discover it all. Then again I don't hate the idea as it does work really well in certain games. I just don't think it would be great in this world as its a lot of work for the deva and they could veer off their original idea. Lastly I'm not sure the guy who made the books would approve of it very much
@@yusafmalik5171 @Yusaf Malik well the person that made the books gave them the rights to do what they want, but I agree the story shouldnt be about a random witcher unless it takes place a long time ago. Like I said, the best way is if we have a singleplayer story mode with a specific character, like young vesemir competing against the many other witchers (before the massacre), and a multiplayer as a dlc with customizable characters but of no real story implications.
It took me 4 years to discover The Witcher 3.
Never played 1 or 2. Knew nothing about the lore.
But, seriously. Wow.
I mean people exaggerate about the games greatness sometimes.
But it really is fantastic.
If you have not played it. Even now in 2021. I highly recommend you do.
Even now in 2024
Witcher 3 is the best RPG i've ever played, loved everything in it.
yes its truly amazing the music, gwent, gameplay and the graphics but lets not give all the credit to cd projekt red. Andrzej Sapkowski made a great world and a great story etc.
Ditto
Witcher 1's soundtrack is something really beautiful and special, the BEST soundtrack i've ever heard.
Nick you are the best man, I just love these Histories of yours.
Love from India!
@Mv Any problem
@Mv Elaborate...
@Mv Dude don't act like a kid, grow up. Just because some people are scamming others doesn't mean whole country is a scam. RIP logic.
Btw, looking at your channel details who has posted a FAKE video of Mumbai Gullies gameplay, you yourself is doing a scam by wasting other people's time, IF by any chance someone watches that video, and that do means you live in India, who are you fooling kid! Don't try to act smart.
P.S - On your previous comment, "I just got to knew today?" doesn't make any sense.
Legalized racism against Indians is rampant
This was one of the most cohesive and well put together gaming documentaries I've ever watched. I can't wait to see what's to come!
I loved this game so much that I am still waiting for next Witcher.
I've been wanting to replay this series for so long. Maybe I'll do it now.
long awaited video. good job, guys!
_8 seconds is lacking to make this video an hour_
Excellent bio coverage of CD Project Red’s history. I really appreciate the coverage and time you took to share this video. I had the op to play the Witcher 2 on Xbox 360, and The Witcher 3 on Xbox One along with all the expansions (which played like separate full games). Witcher 3 was my favorite overall.
I absolutely loved this video! I can tell you put a lot work into this. Friking A
Great video man!! I’m currently giving Wild Hunt a replay. Such an incredible game, I think this is the absolute most fun and immersive experience I’ve ever had in my 35 years of gaming. A true masterpiece! Sucks CDPR dropped the ball on Cyberpunk but hey everyone falls from time to time, I hope they can resolve all their issues with the game and come out better for it. I like the idea of a 4th game based around Ciri, would be a great way for them to capitalize on next-gen hardware to see how far they can push the envelope with the Red Engine!
Great job :) A well-drawn background of the games. I have only one exception - Sapkowski initially modeled fairy tales and legends (Polish and European) in a funny way, weaving them into his world, more then the Tolkien and alike literature. If you want to be even more precise, you can also add some minor details: In the years 1993-1995 a comic book was created in 6 volumes by Bogusław Polch (graphic), Maciej Parowski, and Sapkowski himself (script). In 2001, a paper RPG game and a Polish TV series were created. In 2007, Breakpoint studio released a game written in Java for mobile phones: The Witcher: Bloody Trail. In 2008, there was also the internet game The Witcher: Versus by CD Projekt Red and One2tribe (closed on May 31, 2012).
You're hard work is so appreciated Nick, this is absolutely awesome, thank you!
Riding Roach through beautiful sceneries and Enjoying amazing sound tracks..wow
Witcher 3 is my all time favourite
The sunsets of white orchard, the dark haunting swamps and monsters of velen, the outskirts and bits, the merchants and brothels of novigrad, the inns of oxenfurt, the fields of ard skellig, the kaer morhen keep, the isle of mists, the vampires of toussaint and the bells of beauclair. Everything about this game will always be in my heart. Best game ever for me. Also fellow indian here.
Thank you for the video. On a side note, the letter "w" in Polish is pronounced as "v" or "f" depending on the following sound. If "w" is followed by a vowel it it usually pronounced as "v". However, the letter "w" is pronounced as "f" when followed by a consonant or is the last letter of a word. That is why "Sapkowski" should be pronounced sapkofsky not sapkowsky
True but also depends. For the W that is true, In polish it share a V sound so it should be vedchmin (or as best as I can type it out lol) but the last name, well that's if you are truly wanting to speak it in the polish way. Then yes but for English speaking sense, it is correct. I will nit pick on how many don't know that if you cannot pronounce andrej, you can just say Andrew as that is what his name is in English if we do translate xD same goes for Michal as that is Michael in English or ryszard is Richard as another example. Of course not everyone knows that so I am not angry at it! Sometimes looking up the name online won't show that it could mean a similar name in English when translated
I will admit, hearing others speak polish and aren't fluent in it makes me giggle a bit (I'm not better as I was born in the states so my polish isn't perfect) but I give kudos for him trying! Not many would afterall
hey just wanted to drop a comment saying how well of a video this is. i was impressed from start to finish. it reminds me of my friend who got me into the witcher games in the first place. i told him that I never even heard of it and he went into about a 2 hour conversation about the history of the game. it got to the point that he called out from work bought the witcher 3 goty edition (ps4) for me and helped me fully immurse myself in everything witcher lol. again thank you for the video, getting the chance to play the first game is a plus :)
Even though 2 and 3 were great; witcher 1 is the closest to my heart. Love that game...
I know what you mean 1 has arguably the best “mood” of all of them
@@stevecosmolove1045 yeah, it's so dark and sinister i love it, on par with game like, Mass Effect 1.
Bravo, Nick930! This is easily one of, if not, the best 'behind the scenes' videos about an upstart game developer and its amazing industry changing project. So well done!
I can watch this video all day! So many memories with witcher series
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You can really tell how good this game is cause there is no EWW videos of the Witche 3. Good job dood, nice documentary. My favorite game, I'm still playing TODAY!
This was exceptionally well done. Bravo.
It's sometimes so disappointing to see how you're videos are so underrated despite the great amount of work you put into the content...
I dont have much, but all i can do is not skip the ads. Great vid
This is an amazing documentary. It Fell into my feed just because I started played The Witcher 3 a couple of days ago. Thanks for sharing.
Complete history of battlefield should definitely be next. That would be a fun one.
I agree!
History of Battlefield is most definitely coming this year. It's a big one though - and incredibly important to me, as Battlefield is quite literally how this channel got started.
@@Nick930 great cant wait to see it keep up the great work man
@@Nick930 That's great! I'm glad you're taking your time on it! It should be a great video!
I still get goosebumps thinking about the Witcher 3, and what a solid game it was.
Having pre-ordered the statue too, I was actually awed when I opened the box and found all the signatures from the dev team. So I just love watching the behind the scenes stuff, and your commentary is also pleasant to listen to. Thanks for taking the time to make this, I have subscribed and I look forward to checking out your other content (funnily enough, I’ve even watched this type of overview on games I’ve never played so the worlds our oyster)
Keep it up 🙌🏻
This makes me want to replay the game :/
It’s midnight and I couldn’t think of anything better to watch I’ve only just got into the Witcher world looking forward to this
This is absolutely amazing! I’m very appreciative of the time and effort it took to put this together
I have to say after finishing a game i read into all the articles into how the game was made. And having completed Witcher 3 twice i was always shocked how nobody has put together a well made documentary on TH-cam on W3(Noclip doesn't go into detail to the history of it). And now i'm seeing a whole documentary on Witcher franchise?! Thank you!
Tears in my eyes as I watched this. I started playing the Witcher 3 in December and I’ve been playing games for over a decade and it’s easily in my top 3 best games.
I've been playing games since the mid 80's on a commodore 64 and Witcher 3 is the best game I've ever played. I know you're wondering so I'll tell you, I'm 70.
@@dronysus6435 😂
Another great documentary. I'm looking forward to another play through after the recent major update. I also have yet to play through Blood and Wine. I didn't realize it was so extensive.
CD projekt Red darling The Witcher series thank you Nick 9:30 for showing us this long and storied history of geralt the white wolf
The next and hopefully first RPG game for VR 🤯
My daughters' father played this game before he passed away I wonder what he'd think of the tv series.
Thanks for this video!
A Witcher 1&2 remake would be something I would buy the second they release it, not to mention it would definetly help CD Projekt Reds current reputation.
Witcher 4 or Witcher fighting or first person would be better, Xbox one and pc can play both, so there is no reason for remake
@@rodrigofranca9787 a lot of people have not played the second one and most definitely the first one. This seems to be the season of remakes anyway so it wouldn't be out of the blue if they did decide to do it
@@rodrigofranca9787 some of us have played the witcher and the witcher 2 and a remaster/remake would give us a reason to go back and play again plus give new players a chance to play the games.
Serious effort in this video. Real insights which were described only in the Polish media so far
Outstanding documentary, as always!
Massively underrated channel. You do excellent work and I hope the TH-cam algorithm throws some love your way soon. Subscribed!
this is absolutely amazing imma watch it cuz I'm gonna start the witcher games in order would be dope😎
I'm doing that now. Pretty sweet
the witcher 3 is by far the best game ive ever played. it brought Poland to the map. it made me realize how cool slavic culture is. that game changed my life.
Cant believe the same people who made cyberpunk 2077 made this masterpiece
To be fair the developers needed more time, it’s managements fault for the game mess
The suits were too confident and money hungry after TW3's success. They underestimated the game's scope and overestimated the dev's work rate. Devs wanted a 2022 release, but suits wanted NOW.
Don't blame the devs blame the suits over at cdpr they fucked up not the devs.
XD
This is corporate greed, the poor developers have no saying in anything that goes on in the game. The exact same thing happened to BioWare, once a great studio, now reduced to a lackey of EA.
To say cyberpunk2077 was based on an old tabletop board game called cyberpunk is misleading. It was based on tabletop roleplaying game called cyberpunk 2020 and it's worth mentioning that they worked with Mike Pondsmith, author of said game in contrast to Sapkowski, that wasn't actively involved in the process.
Such a great documentary, thank you v much for doing this!
Geralt's story ended perfectly. If there's a 4th installment, I'd love to see something completely different, like the time after the Conjunction of the Spheres & the formation of the Witcher Schools.
I love playing minigames like Gwent and Orlog (in AC Valhalla), and would really like a real-life set to play with.....and someone to play them with lol XD
absolutely great your video just came up on play next only was goin to watch it for 2 min ended up watching full thing
MAN I love your "History of" videos!
Great job with this. Thorough and informative.
This must've taken some time to put together. My hat's off to you.
Additionally - I strongly want to play the trilogy now, as I've only played and finished 2 and 3.
Now you can get the first game for free if you haven't already :) Check the link in this video description for a free copy!
@@Nick930 I watched to the end. 😏 Thanks again for the heads up! ✌️
@@Nick930 I don't know if I was too late or something, but I didn't managed to get the game. It's shown as $9.90 on GOG. :(
Just finished cyberpunk and a handful of JRPGs I had been meaning to play; doing yet another play through of TW3. Absolutely incredible ... still 6 years later and I continue to find new stuff.
Excellent documentary by the way. You have a gift.
"but gamers dont care about buggy games shipped on time" that sure aged well
Quite possibly one of the best game reviews to one of the best games ever made... Well done to all involved. 👍
honestly nick930 deserves millions of subs for his amazing work & documentaries.unlike tiktokers...
Facts!
The slight throw in of cyberpunk table top box art was dope
this only proves that money ruins everything. And the leeches scum that are the investors, ruined Cyberpunk and the idea that CD Projekt had for gaming since the early 90's
Can't put all the blame on investors. Leadership at CDPR is to blame awsell for mismanagement and false promises.
@@cribacon the ones that push deadlines are the investors. If it were only from the development team, Cyberpunk would not be launched as it did. It's easy to understand what a pandemic does to a game under development.
@@cribacon Ever wondered whether you've influenced someone else's life? Well, your nickname got me to watch that cripple pig video once again. There you have it.
@@yarpen26 Lol, good to know.. I guess? It's a good video.
@@cribacon - I saw it with that newsman who couldn't stop laughing, lol!
Great documentary! Watched it from beginning till the end. +1 sub. Amazing work Nick. Any fan of the Witcher should watch this. Props to you!
Also worth mentioning a couple of days ago they announced a Witcher 3 Enhanced version! Looking very much forward to it!
The difference between witcher 1 and 2 were like day and night,Almost everything was improved. Witcher 2 and 3 were like day and afternoon, it had its differences mainly in the graphics but not by much.
Very good video. Really enjoyable and real nice facts I didn't know yet. Truly one of the few documentations of this kind in which I don't mind the vocal documentation. Most of the times I find it so hard to listen to the person talking. It's just straight irritating. Real good content!
Witcher 3 is a masterpiece.