The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Preview

The editors at WorthPlaying bring us a quick preview of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, thanks to the closed doors demonstration CD Projekt RED gave during this year’s E3.

Not only does the conversation involve Geralt and the executioner, but the crowd also reacts: New people come into or leave the conversation, and the executioner even flips the switch to hang an Elven woman. These dynamic conversations are the developer’s primary reason for creating a new engine, since the Aurora Engine couldn’t provide the movie-like, dramatic scenes that are present in The Witcher 2.

The final demonstration highlights one of the boss battles: a giant, squid-like creature. The basic action-RPG controls are switched out for Quick Time Events (QTEs), which pop up at certain points in the fight. Geralt has to get the creature to smash a bridge above it to pin it down so he can jump in for the killing blow. The results surprisingly resemble God of War for the more sedate-feeling action-RPG genre.