I don't understand The Witcher

The combat system in the witcher is really bad, but it improves in the witcher 2.

The first Witcher apparently isn't nearly as good as the second one especially in regards to combat. I've only played the first (and rather recently) and it was hard to get into, I think I was about 13 hours in when I took a long break, when I came back though I was able to finish the rest of it in a few days, it picks up a bit but it definitely isn't the best RPG out there, but it's still pretty decent for it's age.

I played it 22 hrs and after that, quit.

There was a narrow place which you had to fight with many men, but because of silly animations of Geralt (i mean he extends the time of his attacks because of his "swank", turning around like dancing etc.) died a lot. After a long time of try, i just left the game behind of me.

Honestly i couldn't like the game either. Story was good, gameplay was... eh. But in the end that scene killed the game for me :/

I think the best about the witcher games is the story, the setting and the critic and adult things, like racism etc.
Besides that the combat in the first game is really...special, but in the second one it gets much better.
On higher difficulties it is challenging and really important to have the right infos about monsters and the fitting oils and potions.
I really love the games.

I loved The Witcher 2, one of my favourite RPG's personally.

Didn't like The Witcher either. Played it maybe a tenth as long as you before deleting local content.

The East-europen feel of the game really pulled me in, since Im from Hungary. Yeah the combat wasnt that great, but it was OK for me, maybe a bit easy even on the hardest setting.
The story what really shined, long term choices are hard to come by nowadays in games. Also Zoltan was heck of great character!

If you want to experience the story and the setting and pretty much skip the combat, use this mod.

Makes you pretty much invincible, you can just blast spells at everyone. Had a few friends use it to get through the story, not everyone wants to slog through the game like I have :P

Maybe you would like this: www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/237/

I grabbed the original and found it pretty meh myself. Once I figured out the combat, it becomes so stupidly easy that the combat in Skyrim's actually interesting next to it. Still need to finish the first game, and was gifted the second a while back so I guess I'll be seeing even more of Mehralt and friends. :D

I don't like it too, but maybe the witcher 2 is better.(gonna try it)

it's not like we're making your try to understand it if you don't like it don't play it but you did buy it sooo...

Problem is, Witcher 1's combat is not overly difficult, but it does require preparation and concentration. You need to prepare your potions previously, time your clicks and your dodges, be precise when you change swords and stances, use your potions at the right time, same with your signs.

It's not like you can just dive in and start slashing everything, just like that. At a minimum, I would say that mastering the stances and the two swords is needed if you wanna have a good time.

Played 1 for 10 hrs. Even after 10 hrs, i felt lost when it came to the potions and items. Still going to give 2 a chance.

If you are playing it, you need to want to play it, you need to fall in love with the story, I don't care what others say, I'm in love, I love the story, I love the whole game in general. For those of you complaining, let's see you try to base an RPG of some book which no one knows about, but still keep very close to the story and lore but not get too far away and create your own world which was the same world which was in the book.

Gameplay in the second one is miles above the gameplay in the original, perhaps with the exception of the fact that you can't use potions during battle in the sequel. Combat is completely different. It's no longer the crappy click to win crap - it requires real skill. I preferred the story of the original, though. I think the third has the potential to bring together the best of both worlds and add new great things to the table.

I hated it at first, played like 10 hours, quited and a couple of months later gave it another try and loved it, although it took me 15 hours to really start getting into it and liking it.

I say take a couple of days off and try it again little more, if you still hate it don´t play it anymore :P