The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Review

The guys at RPGFan offer their review of the updated version of CD Projekt’s The Witcher. They quite like it, giving it a 93%.

In terms of gameplay, the developers made a few important tweaks while maintaining the excellence of the original version. Opening the menu, players will immediately notice a new inventory – one divided by alchemical ingredients and non-alchemy items. Also, the alchemical components can be filtered by type, and both sides of the inventory are auto-sortable. These minor changes are oddly effective. Another convenience is an auto-loot feature; no longer do players have to open the loot screen to collect everything from a corpse or container. Instead, it’s done by holding down a single key. Other changes include improved AI for the dice poker mini-game, increased combat responsiveness, and reduced load times. The changes won’t shock anyone, but they make the game easier and smoother to play.

The Witcher stands out as a complex RPG with unique mechanics and an interactive, dynamic combat system. Add in mini-games to occupy downtime and a satisfying character progression, and The Witcher becomes one of the most rewarding Western RPGs in recent memory, giving Bioware some worthy competition.