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How Many Polacks Does it Take to Bungle a Sequel?
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 12/22/2012
“The Witcher2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition” (“Witcher 2”) is the second game by CD Projekt, the Polish company that has been the driving force behind much of the DRM-Free movement and reasonable pricing movement for PC games. Their first game, “The Witcher,” was released in 2007 and ended in a cliffhanger. The follow-up, providing the continuation of the story of Geralt of Rivia, didn’t see the light of day until 2011. Not only that, but “Witcher 2” is the first game by CD Projekt built from the ground up using a proprietary game engine. Would the increased in-house development and four-year gestation period for this sequel result in an even better experience than the first game? Or would the Polack jokes that sat unused the last time around suddenly find a …
