Thanks for the info - good news!

Funny enough, one reason why I love so much Mass Effect is for its story and how it really makes me care about its characters and every single choice I make. I don't know if anybody said it already (probably yes), but the great aspect about Mass Effect for me is how the ethical action was made the center of the gaming experience. I am not talking only in terms of good and bad, but in terms of who you want your character to be, what you want your buddies to become, what means you choose to reach a goal, etc.

I know The Witcher is a different type of game and of course I'll be open to the sort of experience developers are offering in it, but it's great to know its story is top notch.

I bought my gaming pc a month ago along with both Mass Effect games and I asked the vgchartz community for pc jewels recommendations: The Witcher was one of the most named games in that thread.

I wish. Only 2 so far. I hope they release the next one soon.

Yeah, I know what happened with the first one and it was a pity. I hope the story won't repeat itself twice.

kinda some new info 

So, the chaps at Cynical Brit brought up some of the concerns around the depiction of a female torture victim in The Witcher 2 directly to CD Projekt Red, which led to a surprising revelation. Based on various comments about said torture victim arguably being presented somewhat… lustily, the developers are having a bit of a rethink about that scene.

They don’t want people to be thinking sexy thoughts when presented with a tortured woman, basically – so they’re going to alter how the character in question is presented.

Good on them. Seriously. While there’s been a lot of disagreement as to the appropriateness of the scene, that the devs have acknowledged that at least some people are concerned is testament to how impressive and mature a game they seek to create. And, presumably, that they’re aware that criticism of the use of titillating imagery in situations of suffering does not equate to a universal prudishness on the part of the concerned observer.

The comments are about 14 minutes in to this interview, which also involves interviewer Total Biscuit reading aloud my scathing comments on the scene’s original, heavily-boobed presentation in a way that makes me want to curl up and die from embarrassment. Ow. Again though – excellent to know that CDP want to be sensitive as well as sexy.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/13/the-witcher-2-covers-up/#more-38785