Is Witcher 1 Worth Playing in 2023? (No Spoilers Review)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Is the Witcher 1 worth playing today? In this video, I’ll give you the lowdown on Witcher 1 and make the case for why you should play this game.
Released 15 years ago, CDPR's first game, The Witcher, is a bit of a jankfest. But it's also got a lot of charm and heart that many modern RPGs lack. So yeah, I'd say the Witcher 1 is worth it.
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The atmosphere in this game is the best I’ve ever seen in a videogame.
Absolutely! Great atmosphere, RP elements, even the combat was so unique and much more book-accurate than the later games. Ridiculous character writing aside, I think this was the best witcher game. Somehow the world felt more distinctive as well.
@@vanyadolly I totally agree.
It is so immersive. I kept a notebook beside me to put quests in order, going to inns, gathering ingredients and concocting potions never felt like a chore.
I don't think I've seen anyone mention the funny tone of the game until now. Witcher 1 had such a charming funny tone and atmosphere (and the outdated animation and stiff voice acting were cherry on top) very reminiscent of early 2000s era Bioware games.. Witcher 1 feels very distinct when compare it to 2. 2 had its fair share of funny moments but in general, it took the tone 10x more serious and bloody from 1
@@prosaic.7944 Funny, I thought I was the only one who thought the 1st game was so immersive. I tried so many times to finish TW3, and was just too overwhelming for me.
I played this last year, what a gaming experience! Great story, character, conflict, lore, music.
playing it now for the first time since it came out! Just got to vizima and am loving it. Think I'll play all three in order and read the books in order when I'm not gaming. I'm already immersed and loving it. Cheers Josenberg ; P
@@randalthor6872 Hey I'm glad you enjoyed the game. I haven't tried the third game because my PC doesn't match the minimal system requirements. You should try to play other western RPG games like Mass Effect Trilogy, Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic, and Planescape: Torment
Interesting how you didn't mention "gameplay" 😂
@@SteamGrace hahaha it's a bit clunky but still playable for me
@@randalthor6872 i finished 1 yesterday and started 2 today, i love it :)
This game desperately needs a remake
Have you heard about Wither 3?
@@Morzsaszar yes we have. Now back on topic.. this game desperately needs a remake
I have only played 3; so I would love that! I've been gaming heavy for 30 years, so I've played a lot of games across all platforms and genres! It's definitely one of the games that I have played the most! I've beaten the game on Death march with every build, and it felt as exciting as my first play through everytime (as I did each playthrough a year apart and forgot a lot of the story as it is so long)!
@@brendenhassler4613 just curious since you played games heavily... are you also on the heavy side?
@@Legendary_Bleu LOL no I'm not at all! I am 6 foot even and I weigh 190 lbs! I'm born and raised in Detroit; so I had to hide a lot of my nerd tendencies growing up! I finally became 100% comfortable with who I was and stoped hiding it during my later years in High School! I was captain of the debate team and track team at the same time! I was also in chess club during the day, but I would help my brothers and his friends plan their robberies at night! After the Burger King robbery drama (I was 17 at the time) I decided that the street life just wasn't for me! We never got caught, however about a year later one of my brothers (former) friends got in a police chase with his girlfriend in a stolen car! He fled and initially got away, but left his girlfriend in the car! She quickly told on him and once he got caught a couple of days later; he thought it to be a good idea to tell them about the robberies in order to get into less trouble! The look of pure heartbreak on my mom's face, as I could literally hear her tears hit the floor as the Cops marched us out the door in handcuffs; in a spectacle for the whole neighborhood to see, completly destroyed me as I tried my best to not match her mood and hold back my own tears! She put her house up for our bond, and spent the money she had just won in the lottery for us the best lawyer in Michigan (Brian Upshaw, I'll never forget that name)! He got our whole case dropped and we never even went to court! Our friend that snitched us out ended up being charged with the stolen car incident and the Burger King robbery as he put himself on the scene when he told! He got convicted of 27 years at age 19! After it was all over, I vowed to never see my mom in that much pain again; and after reading my paperwork and seeing that they wanted to take 20 years of my life (which was longer than I had been alive at that point) I realized that nothing was worth losing that much time of my life! These days I live in a nice Town in the middle of Wisconsin with my Fiancee who is a Chiropractor and my 5 year old little girl! I have a sneaker store and house flip, and my other half has her own practice! LOL so no I'm not overweight or a basement dweller! I just realized what I didn't want out of life, got lucky and found a girl who liked me because I was a nerd deep down inside just like her and worked hard at Oceanspray for a decade saving my money by staying out the streets and playing video games! My gamer tag is "Gods favorite" on all consoles; so if you see me online, maybe we'll run a match sometime😎
I remember back in 2007 I was playing mostly ARPGs (like Diablo and Titan Quest) for thousands of hours and I was tired of the constant pursuit of loot and wanted a more serious, story driven RPG. And just in time The Witcher 1 was released. To this day, this is one of my favorite games of ALL time! The moment I heard the opening few songs from the soundtrack and swung that longsword for the first time, I knew this will be something very, very special. And I was right.
CDPR created the witcher 1 in a highly modified version of the aurora engine, the engine of Neverwinters night 1. It uses its basic logic if I recall correctly.
I think that creating the Witcher 1 in that abomination is an achievement.
Those who know, know
Leaving aside the technical aspect, there so many thing Witcher 1 does much better than Witcher 3 in terms of design and how they respect the source material.
If you are on PC, there's a mod called The Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition that turns the third game into a true Witcher experience.
I actually loved the combat system back in the day, it set the fighting style tone till today, at least for me, it was very dance like which I loved, also because it was very fresh to me, took some time but was quite rewarding in the end
Almost done with mass effect 3 on my first ever playthrough. I have been debating playing witcher 1 and 2 before the next generation update for 3 comes out. Perfect timing, great videos!
The fisher kings reaction to being called a grumpy boob and a dimwit was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen 😂
I would play The Witcher 1.....if I could, it's only on PC and has never been released on consoles, also a lot of older games had it to where the difficulty setting is only in the beginning of the game and you're stuck with it throughout, being able to change the difficulty in the middle of the game is a fairly new feature for video games
Its on mac too.
This game coud probably be played on any 4 core and any discreet gfx card
Someone needs to mod Big Dan into all the witcher games. 😎💪
Witcher 1 & 2 are overdue for a remaster/remake for newer consoles. I never played these two. The witcher 3 was my introduction to the franchise and thankfully the show made me feel right at home. Many people hate the show but I absolutely love it and is my favorite fantasy show at the moment. Since Geralt isn’t in witcher 4 i hope we get at least 1&2 on consoles so we can get the full story finally as so many people never actually played them.
Eh Witcher 2 aged far better. Maybe some updated controls at the most. And of course graphics
Been playing through Witcher 1 since I had it free for awhile. I actually don't mind the combat in that one too much and the atmosphere is great but I am glad it's getting remade
I know nothing about witcher at all but there ain't no way that the show is better than game of thrones.
I'm very happy to have known this series from the start.
I still didn´t played the Witcher 3, but know already a lot from it and haven´t finished the Witcher 2, because of a pause that I needed, because it really pissed me of. But what about The Witcher 1? I played it at least 5 times (together it was 2 years) and I MUST LOVE it. Its AWESOME. For those who think that it is old, I say that some of the game mechanics you can upgrade just like the grafic up to 2K of the textures for the armors&weapons or 1K for buildings&skins&faces. The main story is Perfect, the side missions are worth your time. A ton of missions if you find them and manage to trigger them. :) Every single mission has its lesson. And the main story has a VERY VERY VERY DEEP Lesson. I'm still totally blown away by it. And my first playthrough was arround 10 years ago and I played a lot of games after W1 and no another one did make such a deep impression.
This was my first game I purchased with my own money as an adult (was a freshman in university - time flies hahaha) but man this was a great game. Never seen such great writing since
Was hooked on trying this game until you showed the combat 😭😭
For the story maybe, for the combat hell no. I did play through it 3 times. First when it launched, second time when witcher 2 came out and needed the saves and the third time because i wanted to play all 3 back to back.
I love this game so much. Played through it 5 or 6 times
There is a HD mod for Witcher 1, with this maybe I would play it. Currently reading the nine Witcher books, too.
When I first booted up the Witcher I thought "2007, crysis came out in 2007. The graphics are going to be pretty good"
😢 I was wrong
Take into account that this is the game from 2007, focused on RPG. For anyone who says that combat is clunky - go play Dark Souls game. It is impressive how they got from W1, thru W2 to W3. And despite it's age, for what it's worth, it still has it's dark witcher climate - which is the most important thing in RPG game.
Witcher 3 was one of the best games I've ever played. I can only hope the newest one is gonna be ok too.
probably not if CDProjectRed gets woke : (
I hope it doesn't come to that!
Kinda a shame they didn't carry over the sword style switching from 1 to 2 and 3, it could've been what Nioh had
@Minicrom I really love how the human group style finisher made him use both swords
Excellent review Big Dan, I think you summed up the game perfectly (played it 3 times myself).
IMO the story is still great, but the combat is so bad you need to turn your brain off to finish the game.
For me backtracking is worse than combat especially in act 2.
@N7Andy It is mobile gaming level click timing combat.
@@Extreme96PL Yes, that is annoying now too.
I tried witcher 1 for the first time a few yrs back. Only ever played 2 and 3. Witcher 1 is a bit difficult to get into but if you have the patience its worth it.
Thanks for the video! I'm going to give it a shot thanks to your review
what did u think
It's def a bit rough around the edges in combat and how much backtracking there can be but the story and characters were fantastic.
This game is an all-time classic (including all its jank)...just make sure you play the latest version of the Witcher: Enhanced Edition - Director's Cut with all of the optional add-on content downloaded and installed.
Classic garbage
what a game it was truly awesome for its time really liked the idea of combat styles strong fast and group really hoped to see something similar in the witcher 2 and 3 sadly no.....it would be awesome if they made a remake or atleast a remaster i looking forward to replaying it again
I played Witcher 3 on PS4 after seeing the tv show, and bought all 3 on pc, if this game was remade using Witcher 3 engine I’d buy it in a heartbeat
I don't think there could have been a more normie comment than this. Do you really need fancy graphics and colorful pictures to hold your attention?
Welp
@@solaire7046”normie comment” then goes on to be a complete elitist dkhead… way to show everyone that you desperately need a shower
I swear I’m one of the only people that don’t hate the fighting style. Don’t love it, but I think it’s different and forces you not to mash.
Like if you can bear dying thousands of times in Elden Ring, you can bear the fighting mechanics for an amazing story and characters.
I love the Witcher 3 and playing 1 & 2 gave me a much more intimate understanding of the game. Watching the styles and VA’s develop throughout is such a joy too.
Did y’all hear about the Witcher 1 remake yesterday
The best Witcher by far. The start is so slow but it picks up and become amazing. It's grim dark too.
I (M25!) am one of those "childs" that never played "the witcher" 1 or 2"!.....
I'm also the type of person that does, tries and definitaly plays things/games the way or order they Came out or Came to be!
So: Naturaly, i want to play these games in order of creation!!!
We don't read books or live life backwards, (die 1st to be reborn after?) do we?!
So yeah, To everybody in this existence, stay true to yourself, and i mean to your true self!
Always be kind, Loving and forgiving to any other specie(s) in this plane that lives!
Give love and you Will be loved
Give Patience and life Will have Patience with you
Give loyalty and friendship to those who you deem worthy of it, and the universe will be your playground.
Always believe in yourself and be aware of your true self, your spirit and soul!, And only happiness and great things Will be bestowed upon you!
It took me till my third time starting this game up to finally get a smallest clue about the sword combat - geez it's rough, even compared to DA: O!. I need to find a mod that minimises or totally removes the sword combat from the game I think - cos I really do want to play through the series but usually find the potion crafting and what not to be too much of an added complication for my Mass Effect loving brain (i know that is more my failing than the games).
I have started all 3 Witcher games at least twice but never got much further than a few hours in at most before getting too frustrated. I'll have to give it another go and see how far I get this time - I really love the show, have started reading the books and want to be able to have the experience of playing through the games too.
I would play on easy difficulty if you want to minimize combat. Or pump as many skill points into Igni and Intelligence as possible. Then you can just burn all your enemies to death!
@@Jaw656 Hah! Nice tip, cheers.
The first 2 witcher games were pretty decent to play, BUT The witcher 3 wild hunt really was the pinical of gaming as far as I'm concerned, the world is incredibly huge, the action is on point, the button mapping is perfect, the writing is incredible, the game play is smooth with very little issues. I'm really hoping for a 4th installment. I didn't like how how short the series was, I feel like this is the kind of show that deserves a 20 episode a season type series.
Just collecting those sex cards is reason enough to play this game. So funny.
Edit: Also some story choices continue into Witcher 2 and 3, if you import your save/s.
Also, you can get it for free every year. Yeah the combat is not superb but both main and side quests kick ass.
W1 is the most rough around the edges. But there is some very good game and story in there. Anytime I recommend it I always suggest installing mods because the combat is so janky. W1 is also the game that come closest to matching the same atmosphere and tone of the Witcher books. To any fans like myself who picked up the books after how amazing W3 was, do yourself a favor and play W1. I promise you’ll love it.
I hope the remake version of this can import the save game to The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
This is a really great video. You should have a bigger fanbase. So informative!
Yes it is. I'm playing it right now.
i got this in a free offer sometime back on Gog thinking of giving it another shot
As someone who loves mass effect and thought the Witcher tv show was pretty good. is the game worth trying?? I’m trying to find another single player game to play once I finish elden ring
@N7Andy I just never got into rpgs when I was younger. Me3 mp pulled me into mass effect and I messed around in campaign a little but didn’t play the others till legendary. I watched the tv show and have been interested (even my dads big on Witcher now cause of that too and he’s a non gamer). I’ll definitely check them out. Looking for my next deep lore rpg. Also been thinking about the dragon age games but I hear a lot of mixed things about it.
@@xIHMx DA Origins is top 10 RPG-s ever made. DA 2 is very good and Inquisition playable.
Fight mechanics are not that good but once i got use to i enjoyed it a lot, excellent and complec story telling btw and worth playing for sure
I came to this video after having played the game 4 years ago, because now I want to play The Witcher II and wanted to remember what all happened in this game.
Remake on the way confirmed!!!!!!!
I just bought this as part of the Witcher trilogy on sale on Steam. This title was less than $2 CAD, can't go wrong with that.
I played witcher 1 after playing witcher 3 and i absolutely loved the game, the game has one of the best story and writing
You could certainly already see the seeds of greatness in their writing, but the gameplay is just too bad.
Its not, just watch a film/lets play of this game.
I tried playing Witcher 3, but don't feel connected to it because I never played the others. I'll play the others eventually or watch it.
The way Geralt holds and swings his sword is hilarious 😂😂😂 I hope CDPR remasters the first two games. It's long overdue.
I absolutely love all of three Witcher games but the first has something I miss in W2 and W3. Witcher 2 is absolutely great, It's so much fun to play but it lacks something Witcher 1 has plenty of. That's why I almost always choose W1 as my favourite Witcher game.
Witcher 1 was the first game I played. I finished each game right after the other. Each one felt like an upgrade on the previous game. In this respect, Witcher 3 has a big place in my heart but the game I played with the most fun out of the trio has to be Witcher 1
Anyone else here after hearing they're remaking it with Unreal Engine 5?
For me after 3 times i needed something new. I downloaded rise of the white wolf cause it changes the textures and view but needed to edit the menu look and FCR to push it into dark souls levels of difficulty. The game changes completely and always bring joy when you succeed in monster slaying.
The story and the audio always bring joy and laughter.
The only downside is that the choices in the witcher does not affect the the later games like dragon age.
I'm just starting my first playthrough, let's see how this goes🔥
I have a long book backlog, but once i get through it, thinking about reading the witcher books and then playing the games
Just started this game over today. Once you get over the stiff dialogues and ancient gameplay it's a really good game to this day. However a modern remake would really breathe some fresh air to this game!
Man, respect for that video. Though you, westeners, ain’t capable of actually appreciating this sort of entertainment.
This game is the only game I've ever played where I thought "This game would be better on a console" lol the combat is just too outdated and awkward.
I found out many people who found out witcher 3 boring is because they didn't know anything about the backround and really just you can't care about characters that way, so if anyone i know wants to play witcher 3 i just tell them to start from the first game.
For me witcher 1 is my fav, idk why, but that game's atmosphere immersed me like no game ever, not even morrowind or skyrim, ofc i'm a slav that could affect some aspects, there are not alot of slavic mithology themed games and i felt in love with witcher when i found out about it in 2019.
Hey Dan, really great video man. Hey I loved your dragon age explanations, I hope u make some new videos on it again because I just started my dragon age origins gameplay and from your videos I could learn a few more things about the game.
I honestly loved this game. It's definitely dated, but i still love the charm. Can't wait for the remake.
Thanks, I was wondering this myself.
0:42 Where have I heard that one before....
Where the large "new" fandom only played the later game....
Half life, Persona, Bioshock, System shock, Elder scrolls, souls series,
The audio is a bit deep in this game. I can't think of another way to say it.
Interesting combat mechanic, but I think I can get used to it.
That is an interesting way to gather information for your hunts Geralt, this game needs a Remaster.
Only played witcher 3 and as of today I just started playing W1 for the first time.
Random idea for a video you might make: What happens if you throw the fights in Witcher games? I can never bring myself to do it, which seems like it's right up your alley. Just a thought...
Hmm, I'll think of it as the Mass Effect 1 of the trilogy. Rough to play and has some early installment weirdness, yes, but without it and its good old save bonus mechanic, the sequels just feel a little bit dry and confusing.
By the way, I chose to make the collectibles censored. Not sure if anyone would mind, but eh.
Not skipping it, I already know of it.
Will wait for you to review the second game.
Interesting Intro...
Iv never played any of them but im thinking of playing all 3 instead of just the third
It’s a slog if you’re trying to complete every sign board contract just because of the endless back and forth. The actual storyline driven stuff is pretty good and poker dice is lit.
I won't consider anyone a Witcher game fan if you haven't finished the trilogy and that is why CDPR instead of witcher 4 should remaster this game so console players can experience this game.
Mods for Witcher 1 and 2 would fix a lot of things I bet.
Never heard of the older Witcher games just 3 lol but I’ll prolly start those on my series s before the next gen update for 3 comes out haven’t even played 3 fully yet 💀
I literally had to get a mod increasing Geralts speed by 90% cause i walked around so much. The combat is the worst I've ever seen. Story wise it has yet to really convince me W1 was worth my time, nerves and suffering (I'm in the middle of Chapter 4)
I‘m looking to start playing the Witcher games. I don’t really know which one to try first though.
I finished it once and I don't think I will play it ever again. Its like need for speed games , you finish it once and that is enough .
After coming from witcher 3 to the original it wasn’t the graphical change that bother me it was the controls and attack method, I so wished there was a witcher 3 key and control button setup update without it I just feel it’s unplayable or doesn’t lend you to want to try to learn if playing for half an hour to kill time with a busy life style
I never got to play or read anything about the Witcher. A former colleague of mine peaked my interest.
Watched the tv show.
Was really confused but intrigued.
Bought w1&2 ages ago.
Never touched it.
Tried.
Janky as hell. Combat is atrocious and half the time it doesn't responds to input xD getting geralt oneshotted before he draws his sword.. (so much per witcher reflex)
But you can bang random chick.. so 10/10
In my biased opinion, being a fan since the first installment of the series. I think it's a great game which whilst ahead of its time. It had been highly limited by budget, graphics and on occasions physics. But if you can over look that, the games alot of fun with a great story.
It was not really ahead of it's time even for 2007. Looks and felt outdated even then. But story and lore wise probably on the the best even better than 3rd one imo
I'm actually playing for the first time on Linux through Steam Proton. The crappy audio confuses me so much. Makes me think I'm experiencing some game breaking issue.
From a story standpoint this game is maybe the best one out of the 3 but the gameplay, some mechanics and QoL are really outdated compared to the sequels
Lol, I'm such an idiot, I swear. I just bought TW1 and 2 on Steam, thinking I could just play on controller, but I'm finding out that these games were not designed for gamepads and are therefor not supporting them. Ah well, it was only like 3 bucks so I'm not too bothered by it, but this is an instand deal breaker for me. I hate mnk, even though I mainly play on PC. I just prefer lying back on my couch with a controller and playing on the big screen
Stupid question
Of course is worth playing
I got witcher for free from gog a couple weeks ago,still haven’t played or even downloaded it,i just have it in my library
Great game,this and Fallout 3 in that time 2007-2008 perfection+nfs most wanted! ☺...half life,Far cry 2 and of course Dragon age origins!,good time for games...
I haven't played 3
So i wanted to start from here bcoz I will play wild hunt in a few weeks...
I just played it a few months ago, I love this game hahahaha goofy as hell
Started with Witcher 1 in 2022 and I wouldn't do it any other way.
I actually liked this better than Witcher 3 😅
It most certainly is worth playing, even today.
Stat checking combat like in Dragon Age Origins - and that sadly kills it for me
I played 2 and 3 but didn't really consider 1 because it was so old...you've convinced me to give it a try. Thanks!
I'm in the same position of you. I played the 3 and want to play the 2. Before playing the 2, should I play 1? What do you think?
@@sebdole9944 I don't know if it's too late for you, but they are remaking witcher 1 and making it more open world style and will probably resemble witcher 3.
@@Mukatutu Very nice! Thank for your answer. Finally I played witcher 2, but if they are going to do a remake of the 1, I will probably play!
Haven't watched the vid yet but I can with clear conscious say that every witcher is worth playing, no matter the time ;)
Edit: Yeah, it's sad that most people skipped witcher 1 and 2. I started with 2, returned to 1 and ended with and the experience for me was far better knowing everything before. Especially liked the time last summer when me and my gf were stuck at home and I played and she watched cause she preferred that way. Also polish version the best :D
i actully love combat its nice i get it if some ppl hate it but it feels nice for me
I actually completed the game the 1st time just last year.