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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Mac, Linux • 2012

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Quick resume

A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...

Global score

90/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

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    Pros

    • Deep and mature story with impactful choices
    • Impressive graphics and sound for its time
    • Challenging and strategic combat system
    • Multiple story paths and endings
    • High replayability

    Cons

    • Some clunky controls and combat mechanics
    • Lack of fast travel and linear map design
    • Inventory and ui can be unintuitive
    • Technical issues like crashes and bugs
    • Some players find difficulty spikes frustrating

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Entirely single-player experience focused on individual objectives and story."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in story and character, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization through gear and skill trees allows some personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Focused on solo play with limited social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and story progression."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management mechanics; player acts independently."

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    • Progression

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      "Character progression through leveling, weapon upgrades, and skill acquisition is central to gameplay."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable visuals, sound design, and music contribute to sensory engagement."

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    • Status

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      "Focus on individual experience without social recognition or status systems."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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