In-Depth Preview of The Witcher 2 @Aeropause

Jul 1, 2010

When I first heard the Witcher 2 was going to be presented at this year’s E3 I was very anxious to see some gameplay videos and alike. On one of these videos you can see how the player is controlling the game with an Xbox360 controller. WTF? The console version wasn’t even officially announced yet. So how come they were presenting the Witcher 2 on an Xbox360? The mystery has been revealed to me now, thanks to Aeropause.com.

Button clicking make you think I am talking about keyboard clicking, but the developers were playing the game on an Xbox 360 controller, to show how The Witcher 2 can be played either with traditional mouse and keyboard controls, or with an Xbox 360 gamepad[...]

Another awesome fact about the Witcher 2 is the possibility to rotate the camera doing conversations. I already know that this is something I will love playing around with.

As we entered the city, we stumbled upon a public execution in progress. It appeared that four people were about to be hung due to practicing debauchery. Yes, my friends, The Witcher 2 is keeping its adult themed elements, like sex and more mature themed elements. Geralt entered into discussion with the executioners, attempting to talk him out of killing these people. At this point two things were of noticed. We were in what would be considered a cut scene, but it was all done in engine, yet we had complete control of the camera, allowing players to frame the scene to their own choosing. Also, we were told, it keeps players more engaged with the story elements, instead of them putting the controller down and walking away for a bathroom break during a cut scene. We tried, successfully to rally the crowd against the executioners, bringing out the town madam in the process. She single handedly had the greatest line in the demo, telling us that that, “Soldier boy is upset because his balls are rotting in his pants”. Classic indeed!

Jump to the original in-depth preview of The Witcher 2 here.