"Witcher" interview, via 'Codex

[kumquatq3]

New screens too:

http://www.rpgcodex.com/images/news/The_Wi...creenshot_2.jpg

http://www.rpgcodex.com/images/news/The_Wi..._screenshot.jpg

 

1. Let's talk about that "RPG Redefined" thing. What's it all about and why do you think that the genre should be redefined? Most importantly, why do you believe that your attempts to redefine it would actually improve the genre?

 

The best way to clarify this statement is to say that we don

[Krookie]

Eh, I'm not to excited.

[Diogo Ribeiro]

I am excited.

 

 

 

Then again, I am touching myself.

[Llyranor]

Pass.

[Krookie]

I am excited.

 

 

 

Then again, I am touching myself.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

[mkreku]

Well, this is on the list of games I'm supposed to review, so..

 

It doesn't look promising, except for the graphics.

[Jora]

Why the negativism? Only the stuff about the real-time combat system re-defining the genre sounds bad. Everything else (role-playing options, consequenses, non-linearity) sounds great. What more could you want? Patrick Stewart? Erosion? Aribeth?

Edited April 18, 2006 by Jora

[alanschu]

I suspect Gothic III is what he's looking for.

[Llyranor]

NWN2

 

In all fairness, it already sounds better than Oblivion, though.

[Dark_Raven]

Some what excited.

[Judge Hades]

You can't even have full character creation in the game. Pass.

[Laozi]

Giant spiders and planks, great.

Edited April 18, 2006 by Laozi

[mkreku]

Actually, and this is horrible, the reason why I don't think it's looking good is because.. it's made by a polish, untested company. I AM A RACIST! WAAH!

 

Seriously though, I get a lot of eastern european titles that I have to review, and so far 90% of them have gotten horrible reviews because of mainly one thing: incomprehensible translations. Especially the russian games are atrocious. Sometimes the dialogues doesn't even make sense, and all the humour, emotion and suspension disappears somewhere in the hands of a crappy translator. I seriously suspect they use Babelfish to translate some games.

 

Who knows, maybe Witcher will be one of those rare games that proves me wrong. I sure hope so.

[metadigital]

Are they real in-game snaps, or pre-rendered FMV demos ...?

[Judge Hades]

That is why when you translate you get the basic gist of what is being said then write whole new dialog that sounds natural in the native language.

[Dark_Raven]

You can't even have full character creation in the game.  Pass.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How dreadful, now it sounds like PST.

[Judge Hades]

That was the only party of PST I hated.

[kumquatq3]

.......and you just made her point........

[Llyranor]

Actually, and this is horrible, the reason why I don't think it's looking good is because.. it's made by a polish, untested company. I AM A RACIST! WAAH!

 

Seriously though, I get a lot of eastern european titles that I have to review, and so far 90% of them have gotten horrible reviews because of mainly one thing: incomprehensible translations. Especially the russian games are atrocious. Sometimes the dialogues doesn't even make sense, and all the humour, emotion and suspension disappears somewhere in the hands of a crappy translator. I seriously suspect they use Babelfish to translate some games.

 

Who knows, maybe Witcher will be one of those rare games that proves me wrong. I sure hope so.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I dunno, some of the American companies have pretty horrendous writing.

[Llyranor]

Are they real in-game snaps, or pre-rendered FMV demos ...?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

From previous footage, looks in-game.

[Judge Hades]

.......and you just made her point........

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

So?

[Dark_Raven]

That was the only party of PST I hated.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That and other things.

[kumquatq3]

Are they real in-game snaps, or pre-rendered FMV demos ...?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

From previous footage, looks in-game.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

agreed

[Judge Hades]

That and other things.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

\Everything else about the game was decent to good.

[Dark_Raven]

That and other things.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

\Everything else about the game was decent to good.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The only good thing about it was the soundsets from some of the npcs.