


Having said that, The Witcher 1 is free so give it a shot. I just started The Witcher 3 and even putting the visuals aside it is already absolutely lightyears ahead of the first two games in pretty much every regard (hopefully it keeps it up). The mission design too just feels decidedly old in the first two games. To give you some sense of the caliber of writing to expect from the first two games “lesbomancy” is something that’s uttered in The Witcher 2. Even the writing and VO in the second game can be pretty hit or miss in spots.

Witcher 1 in particular just feels incredibly dated with the writing and VO being rough (the writing feels especially rough coming off of the novels & comics). If you’re going to play Witcher 1 then you’re better off doing it for free because as someone who decided, after watching the Netflix season 1, to power through the novels, comics and Witcher 1+2 I feel like I can say those first two games do not hold up well ESPECIALLY without a lot of mods.
