In case I am not the only one interested in early stages of games, I let myself repost it here..

Hands-on with 2003 prototype of the first Witcher game

more:

The Witcher History #1 - First Demo from 2002
The Witcher History #2 - E3 2004

Thanks for posting this, very interesting to watch. Didn't know the origins were basically Baldur's Gate either. Would have been a very different game had they not basically slashed everything and started anew. Can understand the frustration from people who worked on that demo at the time though.

Witcher's video game history | The Witcher 1 Documentary
The Witcher (1997) technology demo - Interview with engine authors

second video in Polish language, feel free to use auto-translate.