Comments on: The Witcher – Script Mangle

By: Not Content to Cash Out: CD Projekt’s The Witcher: Enhanced Edition | GameCyte

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:43:22 +0000

[...] that nuanced plot — the feature I had been most looking forward to — was somehow lost in translation. It soon came out that The Witcher’s dialogue had been heavily edited for English-speaking [...]

By: ben

ben — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:15:45 +0000

yah im polish and there is a pretty big difference between polish and english

By: Maz

Maz — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:08:45 +0000

Heh im polish, got pl and eng version so far PL is as it should eng seems censored. I wonder if they will censor so much Sapkowski’s books as well, i loved them when i read them like 8 years ago ^^

By: Interview: CD Projekt on The Witcher | Rock, Paper, Shotgun: We Will Rise Again

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:54:42 +0000

[...] Enhanced Edition, which promises to redress the major complaints about the original – most notably, particularly shonky Polish to English translation and voice [...]

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Pay tithes to Horace on the way out » Blog Archive » The Witcher - Irony Edition

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:34:54 +0000

[...] communicate like this. It would explain an awful lot about the previously released English version. Very well, I’ll just tend to my business. What do you [...]

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Punk Rock, Like Talking Heads » Blog Archive » First-Ever Videogame Writing Awards, Apparently

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:00:06 +0000

[...] thing many of its defenders and detractors alike agree on is that the English translation leaves a bit to be desired. The original Polish script is reportedly much stronger, but it appears the Atari English [...]

By: Krupo

Krupo — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:27:31 +0000

Being blessed with the ability to speak Polish fluently (yay Canadian multiculturalism!) I’m sorely tempted to get the original version of the game now. Awesome.

So John, where did *you* learn your Polish from? I’m curious.

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: PC Gaming’s Beadiest Eyes » Blog Archive » Atari Shareholder Riot

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:56:22 +0000

[...] Dragons Online come from their links with Wizards of the Coast. And despite The Witcher being almost unintelligible, it’s selling well enough to keep it in the charts. However, how long can they keep going [...]

By: alex

alex — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:58:28 +0000

this is exactly like FREELANCER

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:24:49 +0000

I think there seems to be some confusion between the casting for the voices and the voice acting itself. The casting seems wonderful; the voices sound like they really belong to the characters we’re looking at. But the acting is atrocious; I’m nthing the supposition that the lines were recorded with no direction or context given.

Welcome to the games industry. Almost all voice recording happens offsite with no one around to make sure it’s even remotely quality.

By: Andrew B

Andrew B — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:49:16 +0000

I think there seems to be some confusion between the casting for the voices and the voice acting itself. The casting seems wonderful; the voices sound like they really belong to the characters we’re looking at. But the acting is atrocious; I’m nthing the supposition that the lines were recorded with no direction or context given.

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:53:23 +0000

The article summary is unfair. The dialogue throughout the game is as good as any other RPG… anything can be taken out of context.

Honestly, The Witcher is the best RPG I have played in years, despite the technical flaws and the fact that the dialogue is awkward at times. It is the first RPG since KOTOR that has really made me feel like I am a part of the game world. The town really feels alive, and each of the characters seems real.

Also, the story is amazing. Even if some of the dialogue is weak, it has the best story in any RPG ever. Seriously, play it.