Consoles Have 99 Problems But a Witcher Ain't One (The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition Proves That)

In 2007, CD Projekt RED's The Witcher raised the bar for mature storytelling in computer games. Throwing players into the medieval fantasy world of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher series is not the typical “happily-ever-after” fairy tale game and is not for the faint of heart. In The Witcher, you are Geralt of Rivia, who is, as the title suggests, a “Witcher.” Witchers are mutants who make a living by slaying monsters, and are misconceived as untrustworthy criminals by common folk. Themes like violence, sexuality, politics and (especially) discrimination are very common themes throughout your journey, and it is up to you to make organic decisions with no definite black-and-white outcome. Your final decision will often leave one group happy while displeasing the other. The player's actions will leave lasting effects on the world, and what remains of your adventure. Last year, a direct sequel released on PC, sporting gorgeous visuals, revamped gameplay, and an even darker plot. Meanwhile, console gamers eyed it, green with envy. Now a year later, due to great demand from fans, A newly-enhanced version of the game has made its console debut on the Xbox 360. CD Projekt RED has carefully tailored the epic with numerous bug fixes, and four extra hours of adventure. As you can expect, the graphics have been toned down for the console, but still hold up with little compromise. As for the original content, everything from the original game is intact, from the uncensored sex scenes to every single piece of DLC ever released.

This is fantastic news for Xbox gamers, but should early adopters of The Witcher 2 feel gypped? Certainly not, because thankfully, current owners of the PC version will automatically receive a free upgrade to the Enhanced Edition in the form of a patch. There are also confirmed plans for the game to release on the OnLive cloud gaming service, so everyone is happy, save for PS3 owners. Here's hoping that they'll get the Witcher treatment as we did. Just...don't count on a Wii version.