According to CD Projekt, the video was intended for potential publishers, and had been created about six months before it was leaked. It was made using a "very early alpha version" of the game using the Aurora Engine, and voices were provided by CD Projekt staff members rather than the final actors. CD Projekt published a short FAQ in response to the leak, but said that apart from that, they did "not plan any materials to be released soon". The game itself was said to be "still deeply in the development stage", and people should "not expect the game too soon".
The game was announced officially on 24 March , accompanied by a number of articles and videos. A two-minute trailer was released on GameTrailers, and articles with accompanying video and screenshots have been released in English , Polish , and Russian.
An official website followed in April. The Windows version was first released on May 17, The Xbox version was released on April 17, , coinciding with the Enhanced Edition release. All existing owners of The Witcher 2 received free access and upgrade to the Enhanced Edition, and could pre-load the update starting 11 April All new copies on PC and Xbox shipped with the additional content on board. The Enhanced Edition added over 10GB of new content, including four hours of gameplay, arena mode, new tutorial, 36 minutes of cinematics including a new intro created by Platige Image and an outro, as well as a host of fixes to gameplay and the interface.
The Xbox version offers a few exclusive features in addition to past improvements and Enhanced Edition content. It includes a revamped controller scheme and a new light system. Unique to the Xbox version of the game are Xbox Avatar Items. If the Dark Edition was purchased, it included with the game is a Making Of DVD, the game's soundtrack on CD, a world map, a Witcher medallion, a quest handbook, the game manual, an art book, stickers and a special box to hold everything in. The Enhanced Edition includes the game, the soundtrack, the world map, the quest handbook, and the manual.
The plot of The Witcher 2 is intended to be less linear than that of the first game, and is supposed to feature "three independent plot lines" which lead to multiple endings. The Witcher 2 is set almost immediately after the first, and follows from the attempt on King Foltest 's life which occurred in the final cutscene. The Kingslayer displays a head which he claims belonged to King Demavend of Aedirn, and says that if Iorveth is prepared to help, more kings will also fall.
According to a fact sheet released for the game, Geralt's travels "will lead him up the river Pontar into the turbulent borderland between Temeria , Kaedwen and Aedirn ". Characters returning from the first game include Triss Merigold , Zoltan , and Dandelion. A new character to be introduced is Vernon Roche , a member of the Temerian military who has been sent to help Geralt.
The narrative takes Geralt from Foltest's side, through an assault on La Valette Castle , then through Flotsam , Aedirn either the dwarven town of Vergen or a Kaedweni camp depending on his alliances and finally to Loc Muinne where he has a final face off with a dragon.
A small segment of the game's early stages was covered in some detail by previews and videos, [2] [3] apparently having been used as a demonstration for the media. The segment begins with Geralt, Triss, and Roche on a ship, on the Pontar river. They disembark and head into a forest, with Triss and Roche arguing.
They are interrupted by the sound of someone playing a flute, and notice Iorveth watching them. Roche and Iorveth know each other, at least by reputation, and are hostile. A fight begins, with Iorveth signalling archers to attack — Triss is able to establish a shield to protect them also seen in the trailer , but is weakened by the effort, and needs to be carried by Roche. The shield renders Iorveth's archers useless, but enemies can still pass through the shield on foot, and Geralt must hold them off alone while the three slowly make their way to the safety of the nearby village Flotsam.
Later, the three are admitted to the town of Flotsam, where they find a public hanging in progress. Two of the four people waiting on the gallows are Dandelion and Zoltan, the latter of whom turns out to be an informant that Roche was looking for. Geralt moves to save them, arguing with the guards with some support from the townspeople and then fighting them.
The town's leader Bernard Loredo then arrives and speaks with Geralt — the two unnamed prisoners are hanged, but Dandelion and Zoltan are spared, with the town official telling Geralt to speak with him later to hear a proposal. Geralt can later visit a nearby elven ruin. This involves fighting their way through a stretch of forest, and then fighting looters at the ruins.
Triss can accompany him, and when they find themselves trapped after a fall, there is an opportunity for a love scene the one depicted in the trailer. Later still, Geralt accepts the quest to fight the kayran. The soundtrack CD is included with the game. It consists of 23 tracks with the total running time of approximately 73 minutes 1 second. Four additional tracks were released through GOG.
But it is adding something new, I suggested, mentioning the new difficulty mode and combat arena added in the 2. All these extra areas took time and money to develop, why not pass that cost on to the player? If you don't feel satisfied enough then we, sometimes, probably a little bit guilty because we're after delivering a really great experience," he said.
Marek went on to explain that CD Projekt hope that free updates instil sense of goodwill among players. If you own The Witcher 2, your copy should update automatically through the launcher, or through Steam. Check out The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition site for more. Audio player loading….
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