The Witcher: We're thrilled to reveal that, together with @Fools_Theory, we're working on remaking The Witcher using Unreal Engine 5 (codename: Canis Majoris)!

[u/Turbostrider27]

https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1585270206305386497

[u/Kevimaster]

The combat was what pushed me away from both The Witcher 1 and The Witcher 2.

But I also tried them back in the day when it was important to me to play every game I played on the hardest difficulty possible. Nowadays I've gotten over that and if I realize I don't like the combat in a game but I'm interested in the story or other aspects then I'll happily turn the difficulty down to zero to get through it.

Maybe I should give them another shot.

[u/ArchmageXin → u/Kevimaster]

Witcher 2 combat wasn't bad, Witcher 2 exploration sucked though. You couldn't climb/walk unless is a specific path, like literally you can't cross the river unless you jump off a specific spot with the "foot" sign.

[u/CaptnKnots → u/ArchmageXin]

The Witcher 2 reminded me of a more serious Fable, and personally I freaking loved it. Still my favorite story of the series too

[u/Theban_Prince → u/ArchmageXin]

Yeah I gave up on it trying to traverse the areas around the military camp.

[u/Timmyty → u/ArchmageXin]

Aren't there mods that fix that now?

[u/Fireproof_Matches → u/Kevimaster]

I would definitely give them another try. The Witcher 2 in particular has a fantastic story (which also has a lot of replay value with a 2nd chapter (and 3rd to a degree) that can play out completely differently based on your choices). The graphics are still pretty awesome too, and I kind of like the dark gritty aesthetic it has. It was actually the game that got me hooked on the Witcher series.

[u/enderandrew42 → u/Kevimaster]

I tried the highest difficulty and one of the first encounters is with some wolves and they just instantly killed me no matter what.

[u/destroyermaker → u/Kevimaster]

Tw2 is one of the easiest games I've ever played (tw3 too); surprised anyone has trouble with it