i havn't bought it so far :S

Haven't bought it. Like TinyE my computer is from 2007, and on top of that I run Linux. Have a big enough collection just with native and dosbox games to avoid fooling around with flaky wine stuff anyway.

I have it but haven't played it. It's not my priority in the genre, I still have oblivion to finish, as well as gothic 2, and probably the rest of the gothic/risen between this and the witcher.

I also fear a couple things about the witcher : 1) potions reliance (I always roleplay with minimal usage of potion buffs, I don't like to depend on ingredients or other consommables, and the "drink 2500 liters by combat" always feel a bit too weird to me), 2) very predefined character (I feel this geralt character already exists and doesn't need me, like, he's aready played by millions others and won't be my invention... That's ok for action games, but it annoys me in sandbox RPGs). 3) Mild terror about system requirements.

But mainly, I have too many RPGs coming before it, and it's been a while (probably will be) till I can dive into them only. They're my favorite genre but also very demanding in terms of sessions length and immersion. These times I play in half-immerged short bursts...

Same here. I have way too many games backlogged; probably by the time I get around to playing the games, TW3 will have gone down to $10 worldwide.

I disagree. I prefer the first, not by far but still, the story is better driven in my opinion. And when I put the budgets and the release dates into consideration, I consider the first to be a greater achievement (in spite of the reworks) .

I haven't played it yet either, I hope to this year.

hooray for torchlight. that's what the games industry needs more of. games like torchlight are the best kind. both really awesome.

*raises hand* The main reason was that I did not have a good rig to run it at that time, and for many years to come. Now I do have a rig that can run it smoothly, but I have been distracted with other titles that prevent me from getting engrossed into a deep RPG right now.

These are two reasons why I haven't beaten it yet. Got the retail version almost at release, first I wanted to wait until I have a system that can handle it in all its glory, by now I never feel like I have the time to beat the whole thing.

I did bought all 3 parts here and the first two on the other platform.

But I have a huge backlog of great PRGs that I want to play before. (E.g. Bard's Tale, Planescape Tourment, Baldurs Gate) but I never find the time to play them.

So I see me buying them more like a thank you to GOG than a game that I'll play soon.

It seems that there are many who haven't played the first one. I recommend not to.

I didn't like it. Too many fetch quests, they use the same character animations hundreds of times, bad combat, bad story and one of the worst endings to a game ever.

And the choices they claim to be grey and not black and white is complete nonsense. Not as black and white as for example the Mass Effect games but clearly a good and a bad choice.

The second one is way more fun to play, the first one was just a chore filled with boring and stuffed in there material.

Yes. Haven't played it yet. Why? Cause i fear of loosing focus from the real world, in which i have much to do these times (study, work etc.) This game/series is surely so good, that i would need a month of free time. So i better not start the game, but so far i am content with watching trailers and reading witcher novels. :)

I prefer the second due to the combat that has better feedback (I really don't like the clicking mechanic, it feels too reliant on the player's sense of rythm) and in the second game, there are no 'sword styles' to worry about. Personally, the first game doesn't really feel like an RPG, it feels more like a rythm combat strategy game.

Also, probably due to its age, the story isn't 'portrayed' as well as in TW2. Let's use the first cutscene upon entering the first village as an example! A lady calls out "Geralt, you're here!" and I'm like, "what???" - there was no visual indication as to Geralt's arrival, and how did he manage to get in the village with the gates closed? Furthermore, if he actually arrived prior to that, wouldn't the lady have said something different to the effect of "Geralt, help us!" to show that he'd been in the village some time, and ran to the scene? (There is no cutscene of him running to the area either)

Also, the inventory screen is very hard to navigate compared to TW2! A lot of the things look interactive but turn out just to be screen decoration, and vice-versa.

It might seem like very minor things, but the differences between TW1 and TW2 are very profound to me.

I haven't yet, but really it's just a matter of getting off my proverbial rear and playing it.