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[8BiTw0LF]

I've never played any Witcher game, so this is for me. Bought Witcher 3 very cheap and just waiting for the upgrade.

 

[JCK75]

I've been hoping they would do this for so long.. it sucks if you're a console gamer and your starting point in a story is part 2 with no means of playing the first..

 

[Cryio]

Well, Witcher 1 is a good game that no console player experienced and even on PC it's quite old/janky for a lot of people to play today.

I'm neutral with this announcement.

 

[Pallas]

Haven’t played the original so I’m totally for this. Hopefully they don’t change the story any, from what I heard it’s a pretty good story.

Curious if they will try to add Gwent card game into it somehow.

 

[TintoConCasera]

As a remake hater myself, I think I want this one to be made. Never could get behind the gameplay mechanics of the first one, so between that, the better graphics and the port to consoles... Bring it on.

 

[Lucie Goosey]

Alright, I am now officially excited.

 

[Golgo 13]

Fuck off with the remakes. Have all creative people fucked off or what is happening with movies/games... Bleh.

It’s all about monetary gain and ROI. People are buying remakes, that’s the central point to make here. They’re less expensive to make than a brand new AAA game. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

 

[TGO]

Never played the original so this is welcome, practically a new game for me.

 

[RoadHazard]

Cool. I enjoyed the original when I played it a decade ago or so, but it hasn't aged very well (even back then). A remake in the vein of TW3 I would definitely play.

 

[Fuz]

still linear

Not really. One of his big problems was that it was NOT linear at all and you could easily fuck up the story flow by solving certain things before others.

 

[Fuz]

I watched some of the rhytm combat on yt and i would prefer doing a pedicure to capt marvel than playing 50 hours of that, sorry

You saw button mashing, I assume.

Curious if they will try to add Gwent card game into it somehow.

There's dice games, so they can swap them or just add Gwent by the side.

 

[Alexios]

I wonder if it's to be an overhaul Witcher 3 style or a smaller/focused game that feels like, if 3 is Arkham City/Knight then this is Witcher Arkham Asylum

I'd play it, hope they can make combat good and all though, flow more organic, and it does need changing and expanding the story with better pacing too.

 

[Shizumapower]

I just bought the original on Steam for $2 what a sap I am.

Guess this will hold me for 8 years.

 

[BigbyTheSheriff]

Meh.

Another remaster...why no focus on the new projects..also W1 is not as good as 3..

I would say It's a mostly outsourced project. Besides, they are making 3 new Witcher games, Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty, sequel to Cyberpunk and a new IP.


How many more new projects do you need?

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Yea... yea....

I can't wait for 2023 to play Dead Space, Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 4...

What am I saying?!

 

[tommib]

I want a remake of MDK since we're at it.

 

[Darak]

The original was made with Bioware's Neverwinter Nights engine and the gameplay was pretty different compared to the sequels. If I'm not mistaken, It still had the concept of real-time turns and such, although they changed the gameplay somewhat to be a bit more interactive. Still had that concept of enemies standing in front of each other in looping animations and such.

The remake will surely change the gameplay to be more like Witcher 3 while preserving the story.

 

[mortal]

Cool, but this seems like it's at least half a decade away.
CDPR seem to have a lot of irons in the fire, I really hope they aren't reaching beyond their means again with several of these big productions overlapping.

Announcing way too early it seems.

I wonder if these premature announcements are an attempt to please investors.

 

[Saber]

Thats cool I think. Never was much a fan of Witcher until W3, let's see how this one fairs.

 

[Topher]

Ah hell yeah. I've been waiting for this to happen. Day one for me.

 

[March Climber]

This is a smart business move. Console players never had a chance to experience part 1 and the story and locations are already there to draw upon.

Fuck off with the remakes. Have all creative people fucked off or what is happening with movies/games... Bleh.

Then give other developers more attention. There are a ton of them.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Not being done in-house but unless it's a complete fuck up day 1.

 

[Humdinger]

That's good. I didn't play the first two. I was a little underwhelmed at the third, but I'd be open to playing a remade version of the first, where it all started. Maybe it'd give me more appreciation of the franchise.

 

[begotten]

Seems like CDPR are trying too hard to keep riding the good faith they have currently with the players.

Like cool, I'll play it - but it's going to be 4-5 fucking years away.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Yea... yea....

I can't wait for 2023 to play Dead Space, Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 4...

What am I saying?!

And System Shock! 2023 the year of the remake.

 

[KiteGr]

I can't wait to build a full deck of sex cards all over again!

 

[MidGenRefresh]

No release date or even release window
No trailer
No screenshots
No nothing

A perfect way to announce the game!

 

[indigo-cyclops]

 

[nightmare-slain]

In this case I want a remaster, not a remake.

nah the gameplay sucks (is dated). updating the graphics is not enough. maybe for witcher 2 but not the first game.

 

[Pejo]

Fucking FINALLY. I haven't played W2 or W3 yet because I want to play them in order, and the first one has some of the worst combat I ever tried in a videogame. Hope that's #1 on their list of things to update.

 

[GymWolf]

You saw button mashing, I assume.

There's dice games, so they can swap them or just add Gwent by the side.

I saw many videos over the course of the years, not only one.

It just looked like an even clunkier version of the other 2 games but with an added rythm game part.

 

[JayK47]

Yes yes yes oh god yes.

 

[firegamer273]

dude how many games are they working on?

 

[LordCBH]

The first game is so damn jank and difficult to enjoy. this game ACTUALLY needs the remake treatment. Unlike some other games.

 

[Von Hugh]

Good luck. CDPR needs it.

 

[balls of snow]

Lets fucking gooooo!

 

[SLB1904]

Half of us will be dead when this comes out

 

[SCB3]

Ah good, this is the number 1 game in my list that NEEDED a remake, the original one is so fucking janky it’s almost unplayable, 2 is getting close these days but I didn’t mind once I got used it it

I do wonder though, is the newer Witcher games going to go with Geralt or is he done after Blood and Wine and we focus on a new Witcher

 

[Jigsaah]

I never played the first Witcher so this is awesome!

 

[iorek21]

Sex cards or pre-order cancelled.

 

[RavenSan]

I'm stoked for this. I hope they remake 2 as well. Give me a complete trilogy on current gen stuff. All in the same engine, ideally.

 

[Gamerdude123]

hard to get hyped since the game is likely anywhere from 5-10 years out.

 

[JangoRain]

I actually think W1 deserves it, but they should have hid this behind the code name a little longer (like maybe 2-3 years longer? Lol). I bet it will be cross gen, 9th/10th that is.

 

[sncvsrtoip]

Hyped

 

[Rest]

Why are they making so many games?

 

[Senua]

Oh man if this retains any of the atmosphere of the original it will be so great. I LOVE that first game.

 

[Tomi]

Why are they making so many games?

I think the reason is money, and only money

 

[balls of snow]

dude how many games are they working on?

Not cdpr, another dev is working on it. Cdpr is only working on witcher 4, cyberpunk 2077 dlc which is wrapping up, and the cyberpunk sequel.

 

[AV]

Well, alright, it's a game that ACTUALLY needed a remake for once.

See you in 2030.

 

[Flabagast]

Is this one of the half a dozen witcher projects ?

Yes this is the Canis Majoris one, out of the 3 Witcher games announced (it was the AAA RPG outsourced to a 3rd party).

There are two other Witcher projects:
- Witcher 4, developed internally
- Molasses Flood project, which should be more akin to a AA production