It’s not one of those games where I can jump into it without worrying about what happened in the first game. So right away, playing through the story of the game, The Witcher 2’s story seems to suffer from the kind of things a sequel would normally suffer from. Along with this plot, Geralt has also lost his memories, and as he progresses through the game, he starts getting them back, though it’s never really explained how or why Geralt lost his memories in the first place. They get reunited for a brief spell, but an assassin disguised as a monk kills King Foltest and catches Geralt off guard, leaving fast enough for Geralt to take the blame on King Foltest’s death.Īlso, the guy who killed Foltest is a witcher, as well as the guy responsible for killing another king before the events of this game (again, not sure if this happened in the previous game).Īfter Geralt tells his story, Roche arranges to get him out of there, and join back with Triss Merigold, a royal advisor, sorceress, and love interest of Geralt (apparently, but I’ll get to that in a moment), Roche and the Blue Stripes to look for the kingslayer and clear Geralt’s name. Anyway, on the way there, you get to meet a dragon, which are apparently mostly extinct and shouldn’t be around much, and you make it with King Foltest to his children in the monastery. You also get to make a couple small decisions like helping some people, some dialogue choices, but that’s mostly it. You also meet Roche himself, who introduces himself as Lieutenant of the Blue Stripes, an elite combat unit of Temeria. So Foltest’s forces invade the castle and we get to meet a couple people like Aryan La Valette, who you can fight and kill (I did), or convince him to step down. Their mother was the baroness of the La Valette land, and Foltest demands them back since they are his children, and they do not belong to the old baron of the La Valette land. ![]() So according to this flashback, King Foltest is invading the La Valette castle because they are harboring two of his children and his heirs to the throne, Anais and Boussey. From there, we get to experience a flashback to the battle, and walk through it as Geralt. ![]() Then we shift to Geralt in prison, who is obviously in bad condition, as he goes to be interrogated by Vernon Roche, asking about what happened three days before a huge battle between King Foltest’s forces and the La Valettes. It’s never really explained what’s going on or why this is happening. We then cut to Geralt in nothing but his pants running from…someone. Geralt is credited for saving King Foltest, King of Temeria, from an assassin. After the battle, the Northern Kingdoms went into a state of disaster, as famine, plague, and insurrection units called Scoia’tael run through the land without a hint of mercy. So the story starts out telling us what happened in the first game (I presume), and that six years have passed since the Northern Kingdoms banded together to face the Nilfgaardian Empire at Brenna. And please note, this is only my opinion of The Witcher 2 and not the whole series. What did I get from it? Well, that’s what this post will tell you. I went into this blindfolded, expecting a pretty good game with an incredible story, and amazing gameplay. Regardless, I went into this with no knowledge of who Geralt is, what he does, who he’s affiliated with, the settings he’s in, the lore, everything. I remember reading that the games are in a separate universe from the books, and the book series has still gone on. The guy has obviously gotten around the media, and I did not even realize it. There are novels, short stories, TV shows, comic books, video games, movies, you name it. However, this is my first exposure to the Witcher series, and not only have I realized there is a game before The Witcher 2, there’s a whole collection of stories revolving around the adventures of one man, a Witcher named Geralt of Rivia. ![]() Fans of the Witcher series would definitely enjoy this, and others may as well. Well, the gamer who liked to play a hard and challenging game. There were testaments to its difficulty, its story, its gameplay, and many other features the typical gamer can enjoy. ![]() The Witcher series was something I had no knowledge of until I heard The Witcher 2 gain so much fame and praise for what it is.
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