BrianX: I LOVE the Witcher because of the excellent RPG elements, the fantasy setting, the story, the monsters, the characters, etc. It is just the profanity that turns me off. It would be like hanging around a cool friend but having to hear them cuss ALL the time, it would be jarring and eventually grating on the nerves.

I want to finish the 1st game, but until I find a patch for the 'Adult' stuff, I will probably not finish it.

Also, its not like profanity happens all the time in the game, but its happened so often and at weird times that it has jarred me out of the immersion because it just seems so tacked on as if American culture suddenly intruded into the game pulling me out of the setting.

Again, I like the GAME mechanics, etc, its the tacked on 'Adult' stuff that really turns me off. I'm going to play Drakensang: River of Time until I find a patch to Witcher 1 that removes the profanity.
BrianX: Oh please. You do know why I added the ;) at the end of the statement, right? It was because I was teasing :)

You sir, are no porno-freak because if you were you would be downloading pr0n right now instead of engaging in relevant discussion ;)

BrianX: I mean CDProject is known to go all out for their fans, why not just add a simple option?

BrianX: I realize this, but at least it would be gracious to offer choices, right? I mean CDProject is known to go all out for their fans, why not just add a simple option? Of course, simple isn't so simple because they would have to probably record separate voice tracks sans profanity. Still, it COULD be done. Maybe there is a MOD out there I am just missing...

bazilisek: I'll chalk this one to "different life experience".
bazilisek: Part of the answer probably is that I don't find half-dressed strumpets very attractive, and there is a distinct lack of any other female life form in the whole bloody game.

bazilisek: I'll chalk this one to "different life experience".
bazilisek: Part of the answer probably is that I don't find half-dressed strumpets very attractive, and there is a distinct lack of any other female life form in the whole bloody game.

Lehti: This isn't censorship, this is someone just wanting to choose a toned-down version of the game. Wouldn't want that myself, but it doesn't bother me that someone does.

Also, I think the Australian version of Witcher 2 is censored, so you might be able to get that. Not sure what it removes or changes, though.

nondeplumage: "Would you mind putting in a lot of work to censor the game just for my poor wounded sensitivity? Because profanity and sex are silly, but man, I loved the killing."

Tulivu: Have you looked around the modding community yet? It would not be expediant for GOG to make a second version and I can't remember them ever just offering a patch before. TW is marketed towards a "mature" fanbase so you are going to have an easier time finding booby patches than censor patches but you never know.

Lehti: Ok. You're probably out of luck then, as it'd require quite a lot of work from CD Projekt to remove all the profane audio. Not all of the profanity is in the random NPC banter either. You may hate it, but it is a part of the world as CDProjekt / Sapkowski intended. :/

BrianX: I have a feeling that the 'Adult' stuff in the Witcher was added/tacked on later as an afterthought and probably because the RPG genre is niche, they needed a selling point. And what sells better than sex and profanity?

carlosjuero: Doubtful OP.

As others have stated, The Witcher 1 was originally censored [the sex cards at least] in the US - the Directors Cut patch removes that censorship, so if you can get an original copy of TW 1 US [Enhanced Edition, no updates] then it will remove the nudity in the sex cards.

As for removing the profanity? That would require an entire new re-do of the voice acting for every single line that contains profanity. Not only is it a tad too time intensive for a game as old as TW 1, but it is cost prohibitive [I truly doubt that there would be enough sales of the lower toned version to make up for the increased costs].

Both The Witcher 1 and The Witcher 2 are marketed as Mature games. I hate to say it, but this is a case of either dealing with it or following your personal morals and not playing/purchasing a game that has a rating over PG-13. It is like going into an R-rated movie and complaining about language/nudity/etc - you knew what the rating was when you were going in and, in my eyes, lose justification for complaints when you sit down to watch it knowing the rating.

I mean no offense to the Original Poster, but ratings are there for a reason [whether they make sense all of the times or not - there are some games marked AO that barely deserve the rating, and some games marked Teen that have more violence than AO games; the whole rating system is a tad "off", but Mature/AO games can be almost guaranteed to have profanity/nudity/mature [/disturbing] themes

Aningan: Fantasy setting does not mean Faerie Land. The games are based on books. Books where action takes place in a dark fantasy universe, not unlike the dark reality. Actually there are a lot of parallels with reality. The "profanity", it adds to the setting.

Delixe: Point = Missed. There is a difference between mature and adult. Swearing is a part of The Witcher it's just how people talk in that universe and to be honest a stroll down any New York or London street will have you hearing far worse.

Lehti: Ok, apology accepted. Slight overreaction, but I'd prefer you didn't judge me even if I do like my Witcher uncensored. :)

Tulivu: Your robot facade doesn't fool me you porno freak. You just have it on another tab.

BrianX: Hello GOG,

I was wondering if Witcher 1 and 2 might be available in the near future as PG or PG-13 censored titles. I like the 1st game, but its difficult for me to continue playing it because of the silly profanity and sexual stuff. I understand the need for there to be 'adult' games, but I honestly don't see the point of all the profanity and sexuality really adding anything to the combat, RPG elements, and overall story. Its as if they were tacked on to make it more 'adult.'

Again, the 1st game is great as an RPG with its combat, creatures, setting (oh wow, the setting!), and everything else, but it is hard for me to stomach the silly profanity and sexual overtones.

My main question is this: can you guys make a patch that takes out the profanity and sexual stuff? I live in the USA, so I'm not sure if there is a version that eliminates those elements.

Thanks!

macuahuitlgog: I agree. One of the reasons I love the Witcher series is because of the sex. If you dislike sex(I can't understand why), then maybe you should play on the Nintendo Wii or Nintendo 3DS only and forget about PC gaming...

BrianX: Depends on where you stroll. There are some places in New York City or London where it would be very odd to hear the type and amount of swearing that Witcher 1 does.