Do you like action hack and slash role playing games like Baldur's Gate and Champions of Norath? Ever wonder what these games would be like if the were in the 3rd person perspective, even more brutally violent, filled to the brim with treasure/loot hording and longer? 
Then feast your eyes on The Witcher, a PC title that hit shelves (and flew under just about everyone's radar's) earlier this year and made quite the tidal wave. Countless awards and high critic scores made this game a sleeper hit from the get go and has since sold extremely well...except console gamers were left teary eyed and depraved of this video game gem. Enter: The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf!Credit XBox 360 Fanboy for this one folks:
"Developer CD Projekt has informed Joystiq that a console version of its action-RPG The Witcher is currently in development for the Xbox 360. The console version -- now subtitled Rise of the White Wolf -- will feature reworked and streamlined controls, while the games story
elements are apparently unchanged. The game will use a new engine, which will include new character models, animations, and a more dynamic combat system. The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf is scheduled to arrive in Fall 2009.For those unfamiliar with the game, it was generally well received by critics when it was released last year. See a video detailing the console version after the break."
HERE'S A LITTLE TASTE OF THINGS TO COME
Personally, The Witcher was one of those games I was so disappointed in myself for never playing. Having heard things like, "This game is perhaps one of the greatest action RPG's ever created" and not being able to get my meat hooks was just...horrible. This will not be the case come Q4 of next year and maybe, just maybe The Witcher:Rise of the White Wolf will be one of the very few selected to make my "Most Anticipated Games of '09" list!
Until Then...
-Game Hard-
Until Then...
-Game Hard-
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