Multiple Platforms The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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Finally, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Collector’s Edition has arrived. I was fortunate enough to grab a copy of the very limited stock of the Collector’s Edition to arrive in South Africa. I must say that I think this is one of the best I’ve ever purchased – most notably because of the high quality artbook.

CD Projekt Red and Namco Bandai have done a great job creating this product and it’s worth celebrating when a good thing comes together. I carefully and tentatively unboxed the contents and took some pictures so that you, dear readers, might get a peek inside.

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The box itself is quite sturdy and features a glossy piece of Witcher 2 artwork over an otherwise matt texture. I’ve photographed it next to a coffee mug to give some perspective on the bulk of the Collector’s Edition.

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Having removed the lid, one will find inside the various papercraft kits and assembly instructions, some stickers, and a redemption code for DLC – the Roche Commando Jacket. In the background you can see the A4 sized, 195-page, hard covered, The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Artbook.

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Beneath the artbook one finds the other goodies. There’s the Geralt head sculpture, made of a hefty material which we are assuming is clay. Unfortunately the shipping of the product appears to have scuffed off some of the paint on my particular sculpture, and even ever-so-slighty resculpted Geralt’s right eyebrow. Oh well.

The other goodies include: The Witcher dice set and card deck, and a rulebook for playing games designed for their use; and a Temerian coin. Of course you also get the Premium Edition of The Witcher 2, which we had the pleasure of unboxing yesterday – click through to see the contents.

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The artbook is probably the best part of this already fantastic collector’s edition. It is not only filled with selections of artwork and character and game world renders, but is also packed with fascinating information describing backstory on regions, landmarks and creatures, and gives insight into how CD Projekt Red went about designing the highly detailed game. On every page there are high-DPI, full-colour pictures, printed on thick gloss-paper, and bound in a sturdy, hardcover.

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Right now, I’m very proud to be a PC gamer.

Now if you were keen on getting your hands on one of these limited The Witcher 2 Collector’s Editions, you should probably have placed your pre-order quite a while ago. However, you may be in luck, as the MyGaming shop has one copy left for sale. You can even get a R100 discount if you enter the ‘MyGaming’ voucher code upon checkout.

To all those who have already laid hands on their The Witcher 2 Collector’s Edition – enjoy, and happy monster slaying!

http://mygaming.co.za/news/features/11806-The-Witcher-Collectors-Edition-unboxing.html
 
Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition trailer delves into extra content

The latest trailer for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition gives a sneak peek at new characters and quests.

The trailer goes into detail on the new content and features being packed into the Xbox 360 version, which is looking disarmingly good. How CD Projekt managed it is anybody’s guess.

The RPG is generating a lot of buzz – the limited Dark Edition has sold out in Europe, for example – ahead of its worlwide April 17 launch.


 
Apologize for bumping this thread, but I just have to comment that TW2: Assassins of Kings is one of my best games I have ever experienced. Truly, everything from the setting, political intrigues, characters and gameplay all help make this marvelous game one that I recommend everyone should play. You don't find a lot similar games as complex and mature as this.
 
Apologize for bumping this thread, but I just have to comment that TW2: Assassins of Kings is one of my best games I have ever experienced. Truly, everything from the setting, political intrigues, characters and gameplay all help make this marvelous game one that I recommend everyone should play. You don't find a lot similar games as complex and mature as this.

Did you play the first one? and if so, how does the second one compare to the first? Because The Witcher 1 was in my opinion neither complex or mature.
 
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