Night and day cycles, and weather effects are nothing new, but they greatly contribute to the end product of a living, breathing world. There's no need to be familiar with Sapkowski’s world to gain an appreciation for the inhabitants and their idle chatter, from haughty nobles tucked away behind gilded barricades, right down to grimy serfs and non-humans (dwarves and elves) fighting prejudice while making the best of it in their manure-stained hovels.įar from the cliché of noble knights and scheming sorcerers, almost every denizen is portrayed in refreshingly unrelenting shades of grey. The locales Geralt sullenly saunters about are authentically immersive in their depiction of life in the Northern Kingdoms. Installing the game to the 360 hard drive will also go some way to improve the visuals, as well as improving game performance, but even so it’s hard not to be drawn into this morally dubious fantasy world through character development and the narrative emphasis. Naturally the console version will always struggle to compete with high-end PC setups, particularly when it comes to contrast and lighting, but the environments are nonetheless detailed, and beautifully presented. It might feel like a crime to restrict a beautifully rich world such as the Northern Kingdoms to such linearity, but the railroad ends there, as in true Witcher fashion the moral choices Geralt makes will determine how successful he is, and how much collateral damage is inflicted along the way. Chapters are divided into location hubs in which the main storyline and sub-quests can be completed. Arriving almost a year after the embittered, genetically-engineered medieval exterminator made his return on PC, the 360 port is replete with gameplay fixes and over 10GB of extra content, including four additional hours of gameplay, new characters, and 36 minutes of new cinematics.įollowing on from events that tied up the first Witcher title, regicide has become the delinquency du jour in the Northern Kingdoms, and Geralt is helplessly drawn into a greasy feudal web of sex, violence and political rock 'n' roll in order to clear his name after being implicated in the murder of Temerian King Foltest.Īssassins of Kings progresses much of the same way the original Witcher did. The good news is that the only bugs standing in his way can be dealt to with just a few mighty swings of his silver sword.īased on Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s cult fantasy series, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition is CD Projekt RED’s first foray into the console market. Geralt of Rivia is back, pissed-off as usual, and he’s coming to an Xbox 360 near you.
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