For this reason, Geralt is often the catalyst for igniting building societal tensions. Geralt not only finds humans often fearful of him, or even hostile, but also non-humans are wary of him as well, due to his being part human. In addition, this loss of humanity in witchers often results in an apathetic concern for others. As mentioned, Geralt was born human, but now in his mutated witcher form, he too is subjected to racism, from the humans. You, as Geralt, have the unique advantage of being on both sides of this equation. In The Witcher, this results in all out racism.

This social commentary is neatly packaged inside a wonderfully vivid and exciting fantasy adventure.Īs is typical in fantasy games, the human and non-human races are at odds. Yet, the themes are not simply limited to Earth's previous history, but can be correlated to current social and political issues as well. Much like true medieval times, disease and religious fanaticism, exacerbated by fear and political machinations, have the general populations constantly on edge. Geralt's world is surprisingly realistic, for a fantasy game. Released in late 2007, this is a beautifully written, intricately intertwined story line, based on a Polish tale, that guarantees hundreds of hours of play. You must aid the village, defeat the hound, and hopefully this will lead you further on the path to finding the secrets, as well as The Professor and Azar Javed. With the only clue available to you being the sign of the salamandra, your first travel is to a village that is being terrorized by an evil hound. Your primary quest is to recover the stolen secrets and avenge Leo's death. Young Leo is killed in the ensuing battle and Azar Javed and The Professor escape, via a portal, before you can catch them. As you battle Azar Javed's monster, Azar Javed and The Professor work to steal witcher secrets. However, before you can fully regain your memories, the fortress is under seige by bandits, led by The Professor, an assassin, and Azar Javed, a powerful mage.

Five companions meet you there: Vesemir, the teacher Triss, a gorgeous witch who is in love with you Leo, a young apprentice and fellow witchers Lambert and Eskel. To assist you in relearning who you are, you are taken to a fortress, Kaer Morhen, where you once again learn the combat system. In the end, you are a carefully crafted killer, who becomes even more skillful at night. Due to this mutation, witchers sacrifice the ability to reproduce.

You were born human, but were mutated to have powerful combat skills, enhanced reflexes, use basic magic, brew potions, and were trained to kill. You are one of a near extinct species of mercenary monster hunters. You are Geralt, one of the last witchers left. And, although The Witcher exists in a world of fantasy, it addresses real life problems faced in today's society. It's dark and gritty and perfectly medieval. Download here a Savegame from The Witcher.

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