Witcher 1: Enhanced Edition Burned
I have never played The Witcher games before, even 3, despite hearing how good they are. So I decided to read the books first before starting. They were incredible, my favorite series of all time now, and I was a bit nervous about this game before starting since the books have a perfect ending. First playthrough was about 55 hours and I did pretty much everything I could in one playthrough except one of the Witcher contracts (killing enemies i had already fought before)
And they nailed it. The world, the story that follows up, the neutrality and consequences playing a major theme. The fact this was their first game is baffling to me because it was fantastic. I love how knowledge is important and alchemy is required to really nail the witcher role in society, and how it sets up for the next games. I'm really excited to see how 2 and 3 are! I haven't done the adventures so I'll finish those since they are quick and move onto the next one, but I'll probably do a replay or two eventually of this one. I think it really adds to reading the books before this too because it gives such good Easter eggs and references. Most of the books in game are just excerpts from the actual books. I'm also probably one of the few people that loved Act IV in this too lol
Combat is the only rough part and the walking back and forth with little fast travel. But combat preparation is really fun using the different oils and potions to get just the right combo, figuring out the style, learning their weaknesses and strengths etc.
