The Witcher 2 in 2020 Tech Review: RED Engine Analysis + Performance On Modern PC Hardware!

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  • @dreammfyre
    @dreammfyre 5 років тому +1369

    2011 is 9 years ago...
    *has an existential Crisis that runs at 10 fps*

    • @dylem1994
      @dylem1994 5 років тому +38

      I had 2 Radeon 5870 at this time for The Witcher 2. :D
      With an Phenom II X4 955 and 8GB RAM.
      I'm getting old. :(

    • @GURken
      @GURken 5 років тому +57

      *Crysis

    • @FantasyNero
      @FantasyNero 5 років тому +2

      an a lot of New GPUs coming this year in 2020

    • @SvenS2
      @SvenS2 5 років тому +2

      Lmao golden comment. Gg, take my like

    • @megamanx1291
      @megamanx1291 5 років тому

      @@FantasyNero Waiting for something amd

  • @zwete
    @zwete 5 років тому +844

    Cinematic DOF is a fitting name for what it does to the frame rates.

    • @tanmaypanadi1414
      @tanmaypanadi1414 5 років тому +50

      Do you mean death of frames ?

    • @bswift1991
      @bswift1991 5 років тому +112

      @@tanmaypanadi1414 No I think he's referring to the fact it'll make the game run at about 24fps... like most movies xD

    • @phantom7489
      @phantom7489 5 років тому +20

      MaddAddaM you and all of the people who liked your comment missed the joke.

    • @ponyboycurtis3458
      @ponyboycurtis3458 5 років тому +7

      I disable depth of field in every game on pc because it destroys your framerate and i never notice the effect anyways, disabling it gives you more room to turn up things that actually matter like ambient occlusion and effects.

    • @ponyboycurtis3458
      @ponyboycurtis3458 5 років тому +12

      @@phantom7489 cinematic like a 24 fps movie

  • @satyasyasatyasya5746
    @satyasyasatyasya5746 5 років тому +526

    "Puts you in a certain mood..."
    *shows Geralt in bath*
    Oh Alex ;)

    • @adippful
      @adippful 5 років тому +12

      It time to oil up baby

    • @DUDEDUDE33
      @DUDEDUDE33 5 років тому +7

      12:27 Great looking asses

  • @zipporaid7
    @zipporaid7 5 років тому +143

    6:00 I love the dwarf that's just standing there, pretending not to notice the other dwarf totally missing the sword with his hammer over and over.

    • @horusreloaded6387
      @horusreloaded6387 4 роки тому +1

      Not even the dwarf trying to hit the sword doesnt look at it

  • @HomeworkRadio
    @HomeworkRadio 5 років тому +344

    This game blew my mind when I first booted it up.

    • @chronical
      @chronical 5 років тому +30

      Every first time you see that main menu screen, gives chills. with the witcher 3 i felt like a kid again on christmas days

    • @FlynTie
      @FlynTie 5 років тому +6

      Your mind and my GPU :D

    • @c0r5e
      @c0r5e 5 років тому +1

      Homework Radio and ur pc too

    • @Jim26D
      @Jim26D 5 років тому +5

      chronical I never skipped the opening cinematic even after watching it a hundred times

    • @ZinhoMegaman
      @ZinhoMegaman 5 років тому +1

      Same here dude!

  • @MohitKumar-jf8lz
    @MohitKumar-jf8lz 5 років тому +195

    Now whenever some1 says "16 times" I expect him to follow it with "the detail".

  • @LeandroCunha_85
    @LeandroCunha_85 5 років тому +130

    We need more videos like this.

  • @Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation
    @Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation 4 роки тому +43

    This game deserves more attention imo. While its masterpiece successor is worthy of all the praise it gets, Witcher 2 had an excellent story to experience and beautiful environments to explore.

  • @onatgz
    @onatgz 5 років тому +230

    "the witcher 2 pushed out a-head of its contemporaries..." ----> shows up a severed head close up.

    • @shadowjfd
      @shadowjfd 5 років тому +7

      too well timed to be coincidental lol

    • @GuiHarrison
      @GuiHarrison 5 років тому +3

      Was just about to comment on it. Nicely done.

  • @jethroflint9906
    @jethroflint9906 5 років тому +36

    It still looks very nice, even today. I remember when this game just came out, I couldn't believe my eyes to what I saw on a screen. It even had a cloud shadows, whenever it was passing the sun, I never saw anything like that in the games before at that time.

    • @GnanaPrakash86AP
      @GnanaPrakash86AP 3 роки тому +4

      Okay actually crysis 1 even had volumetric clouds but yeah this game looked insanely good and the fantasy esq theme was spot on. Just compare it to a very Similar themed Skyrim. That one looks like diarrhea compared to this.

  • @Krappadizzle
    @Krappadizzle 5 років тому +158

    I remember thinking that Ubersampling was never gonna be attainable. My 460 sli setup was way over it's head at the time.

    • @MrMooMoo89
      @MrMooMoo89 5 років тому +17

      Unlimited POWER

    • @chronical
      @chronical 5 років тому +1

      Bruhhh

    • @EarthIsFlat456
      @EarthIsFlat456 5 років тому +12

      It's just like SSAA, pretty effective at 1080p, pretty useless at 4K.

    • @perschistence2651
      @perschistence2651 5 років тому +6

      @@EarthIsFlat456 If you play on a big screen SSAA can still be very useful at 4k.

    • @EarthIsFlat456
      @EarthIsFlat456 5 років тому +6

      @@perschistence2651 maybe if you have the power to run it lol.

  • @isthattrue
    @isthattrue 5 років тому +562

    Behind the scenes: "We have to talk about übersampling. Let the German do the video!"

    • @NovaPrima
      @NovaPrima 5 років тому +4

      He's a Yank.

    • @NovaPrima
      @NovaPrima 5 років тому +3

      @Anip 94 Both are American, according to John.

    • @EarthIsFlat456
      @EarthIsFlat456 5 років тому +27

      That would be eine Überraschung.

    • @daniebello
      @daniebello 5 років тому +49

      Jonny B pronouncing words how they are supposed to be pronounced when you KNOW how it’s pronounced isn’t pretentious. Purposely pronouncing words wrong is something a stupid pretentious American would do

    • @sentinel9651
      @sentinel9651 5 років тому +2

      @@daniebello It's cringey and sounds like shit. He literally had to pause to say it. If he wants to jerk off to his own cringe he should just do a german voice-over of the video.

  • @nikkobor6254
    @nikkobor6254 5 років тому +262

    CD project RED is a wizards! The game still looks awesome in 2020

    • @Davethebeaver2
      @Davethebeaver2 5 років тому +16

      doesn't take a wizard to make good graphics that holds up a decade after release. what takes a wizard is making it not run like crap even on decent systems.

    • @sharathvasudev
      @sharathvasudev 5 років тому +11

      @@Davethebeaver2
      I am playing Mass effect 2 right now. The graphics holds pretty good.
      The storyline wow

    • @Davethebeaver2
      @Davethebeaver2 5 років тому +3

      @ your point being? that optimization wasn't a thing prior to dx10/11/12?

    • @matheusdomingos4988
      @matheusdomingos4988 5 років тому

      it is running on a 2020 pc...........

    • @Davethebeaver2
      @Davethebeaver2 5 років тому

      @ don't see how that contradicts my point which is that making a game look pretty is easy, making it look pretty AND run well isn't. calling cd projekt wizards for managing to accomplish the former but not the latter is what i was objecting to.

  • @TheMasterOfSafari
    @TheMasterOfSafari 5 років тому +153

    This might be the best looking DX9 game I’ve ever seen..

    • @raresmacovei8382
      @raresmacovei8382 5 років тому +36

      Crysis 2 is really high up there as well. Afterwards, it would be: Metro Last Light, Tomb Raider 2013 and probably Batman Arkham City.

    • @Broformist
      @Broformist 5 років тому +6

      Crysis 1 is more impressive. But this looks good too, even better if you disable shitty Bloom.

    • @nadirjofas3140
      @nadirjofas3140 5 років тому +1

      @@Broformist Why more impressiv?

    • @raresmacovei8382
      @raresmacovei8382 5 років тому +29

      @@Broformist It's actually not more impressive. Crysis 1 textures are lower rez, has zero reflections of any kind (except on water), ambient occlusion is really low quality and it has no concept of global illumination/indirect illumination/radiosity

    • @Bang4BuckPCGamer
      @Bang4BuckPCGamer 5 років тому +1

      That and Gears of War

  • @ThomasMuehler
    @ThomasMuehler Рік тому +4

    So, 2023 here. Been playing these for the first time. Launched it yesterday on my 4090 with all settings to max at 4K. Because when you buy a 4090 that's what you do. And I was like WTF why is it sitting at 50 - 60% usage ~225 - 250 watts at locked 60 fps (from MSI Afterburner) with my CPU (13700F) at like 4%? As Witcher Enhanced maxed was like 90 watts at 60 FPS 4K (Again MSI Afterburner super low CPU/GPU usage). Ubersampling and Depth of field explains it. Good news is, it was stable at 60 fps. I think my lows were like 58 throughout the opening of the game. As that is as far as I have gotten thus far. So, even in 2023 on the beastly 4090 this game can still put out some serious hurt. Anywhere from 70 - 127 frames unlocked. With 99% GPU usage and about 9% CPU. For those interested.

    • @kuruptzZz
      @kuruptzZz Рік тому +3

      I feel so spoiled now with an i7-13700K and RTX 4080..."WTF? How dare my FPS drops below 100??" I had to come back here to remind myself that I finished this game on low settings getting barely 25-30 FPS...and it was glorious

    • @ThomasMuehler
      @ThomasMuehler Рік тому +2

      @@kuruptzZz lol right?! Sometimes it is nice to put perspective back on things. It's a pleasure to have extremely nice toys and I thank God for it everyday. But when a company makes a masterpiece it doesn't matter what it looks like or how many frames you get. As the impact still comes across. But higher frames and better fidelity do make it a bit more enjoyable.

  • @samusmaster64
    @samusmaster64 5 років тому +112

    17:50
    I see what you did there.

  • @Xshinobi2k8
    @Xshinobi2k8 4 роки тому +23

    This is still one of my favorite games. I remember this game totally ruining Skyrim for me as well. Every time I tried playing Skyrim I would think to myself, why isn't this as good as The Witcher 2.

  • @WickedRibbon
    @WickedRibbon 5 років тому +32

    DF reading my mind. I literally installed this today 😁

    • @Auraxium
      @Auraxium 5 років тому +1

      WickedRibbon me too! I’ve had it in my Steam library for ages lol it’s finally time 🤩

    • @siddhanthmv3675
      @siddhanthmv3675 5 років тому

      Same here!

  • @LePoudingue
    @LePoudingue 5 років тому +202

    17:51 : “A head” indeed :D

    • @mikek92
      @mikek92 5 років тому

      You caught that pun too ...

  • @danskerville8724
    @danskerville8724 5 років тому +108

    Place of power, gotta be.

  • @anthonysmith6413
    @anthonysmith6413 5 років тому +2

    I'm actually realy happy to see that a channel like yours gets the recognition it deserves. Of course more is always better but for a pure tech channel that mostly doesn't concern with regular consumer questions I think that's pretty good.

  • @schwienhundt
    @schwienhundt 5 років тому

    I simply do not know enough to understand what I am seeing frame by frame or overall. The way you break things down is appreciated and needed if I am any example at all. Mid 2000s I started dabbling in PC and what would grow into a passionate hobby. I find myself rewatching your breakdowns to try and get these nuances to the recognizable state but You go so deep that I can't help just being grateful you end another thesis on a single setting with - I would/wouldn't use yet finishes. Thank You. Both for the content and for the obvious passion that led you here. PS. Can't wait for one of these on the Witcher 3 given all the increased interest maybe it can sway a buddy of mine to play it.

  • @8Paul7
    @8Paul7 5 років тому +10

    Fantastic video, Witcher 2 was so ahead of its time and by far the most beautiful game of its era.

  • @arbiter-
    @arbiter- 5 років тому +4

    Always enjoy watching the videos like this that you make Alex. Great stuff, looking forward to your next project!

  • @ChaosAngelZero
    @ChaosAngelZero 5 років тому +24

    6:00 "Sit tight fella, this one's gonna take a wee while..."

  • @SayakMajumder
    @SayakMajumder 5 років тому +90

    True Story. Two decades of my PC torture amidst periodic specs upgrade.
    2000: Ran Deus Ex and my PC cried
    2001: Ran Max Payne and my PC cried
    2002: Ran The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, my PC cried and went to coma when I ran Splinter Cell next.
    2003: Ran Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, my PC cried and went to coma when I ran Prince of Persia Sand of Time next.
    2004: Ran Far Cry and my PC cried, went to coma when I ran Doom 3 next and just gave up when I ran Half Life 2 after.
    2005: My PC just wouldn't co-operate properly when I had F.E.A.R and Condemned Criminal Origins at the same time.
    2006: Ran Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, my PC cried and went to coma when I ran Need for Speed Carbon next.
    2007: Ran Gears of War and Call of Duty 4 MW, my PC broke down and running Crysis just after, basically nuked my PC.
    2008: Ran Crysis Warhead, my PC underwent PTSD and GTA IV just made it worse.
    2009: Ran Resident Evil 5 and my PC cried.
    2010: My PC just wouldn't co-operate properly when I had Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Metro 2033 at the same time.
    2011: Ran Battlefield 3 and my PC got nuked and just hung when I had L.A.Noire and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at the same time.
    2012: Ran Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and PC got nuked again.
    2013: Ran Crysis 3, my PC cried and went to coma when I ran Battlefield 4 next and just gave up when I ran Assassins Creed 4 after
    2014: Tried Watch Dogs and Assassins Creed Unity and my PC ran away from me.
    2015: Ran GTA V, my PC cried, got nuked when I tried Witcher 3 and again ran away when I ran Batman Arkham Knight.
    2016: Ran Rise of the Tomb Raider, my PC cried and refused to co-operate when I had both Battlefield 1 and Gears 4 at same time
    2017: Ran Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, my PC cried and went to coma when I ran Assassins Creed Origins
    2018: Ran Kingdom Come: Deliverance, my PC cried and got nuked when i ran Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Assassins Creed Odyssey made it worse.
    2019: Ran , Metro Exodus my PC got nuked, got nuked by Gears 5 and got nuked by Control and just got obliterated by Red Dead Redemption 2.
    .... and 2020: PC is in a shattered state. Cyberpunk 2077 is gonna nuke it again. Don't know how well it'll fair against Death Stranding and Watch Dogs Legion.

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 5 років тому

      I got my PC from Wally World, it broke down, and I cried. I've mostly been a console pleb, though..so I've just been eeking by.

    • @shafidos6012
      @shafidos6012 5 років тому +6

      At the same pc specs?! for 20 years!! Faak dis shite

    • @tobytoxd
      @tobytoxd 5 років тому +1

      To sum that up: 2000 - 2019 your pc was shut down in hibernation mode every night. ( ? ;) Btw who the fuck tries to play two games at the same time??

    • @dotachin93
      @dotachin93 5 років тому

      Don't worry mate, you’re not the only one.

    • @SayakMajumder
      @SayakMajumder 5 років тому +2

      @@tobytoxd *Had two games installed the same time

  • @thomk3282
    @thomk3282 5 років тому +16

    I enjoyed W2 much more than Skyrim back in the day. I'm happy The Witcher is popular now.

  • @Nero_PR
    @Nero_PR 5 років тому +20

    17:35 - Too late I combined them both and my PC is smelling like something is burning.

  • @colmcorbec7031
    @colmcorbec7031 5 років тому +184

    Toss a coin to CDPR!

    • @Eener1000
      @Eener1000 5 років тому +5

      Oh valley of penis!

    • @efrenarevalo2025
      @efrenarevalo2025 5 років тому +7

      I already gave them premium access to my wallet.

    • @TheCentralScrutinizerAgain
      @TheCentralScrutinizerAgain 5 років тому

      nah i`ll stick to the superior games; that is my canon.

    • @Nugz_Bunny
      @Nugz_Bunny 5 років тому +1

      juju mgroo no one cares, The games, show and books can all exist and it’s possible to enjoy all of them.

    • @Nugz_Bunny
      @Nugz_Bunny 5 років тому +2

      juju mgroo
      love people like you who think just bc you do or don’t like something that it makes your opinion an objective truth, the games are not superior, the games are fan fiction that take place after the book series, they are still incredible, but the show is just following the books which take place years before the games, why do you act like you have to like one or the other? the release of the show has skyrocketed tw3 to an all time high in players and the same with book readers, it’s all symbiotic, the more Witcher content the better it is for all of us, the popularity of the show creates more insensitive for cd projekt to keep making games in the Witcher universe.
      If you haven’t read the books you should try to and then you might enjoy the show more, they messed up somethings but overall it’s pretty faithful to the source and is in my opinion the best live action Witcher we’ve seen, ever watched the hexer lmao? If you did you might have a different tone.

  • @markvicferrer
    @markvicferrer 5 років тому +1

    This is a brilliant idea for a new series of videos. Please go back & check out other older games.

  • @documentthedrama8279
    @documentthedrama8279 5 років тому +7

    the DF retro we've been waiting for.

  • @4ksixty84
    @4ksixty84 5 років тому +23

    TW2 took the API crown as the best looking DX9 game in history.

    • @nazaG_89
      @nazaG_89 5 років тому +2

      re5 was pretty good for me but it was released in 2009 and had directx 9&10 support

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 5 років тому

      Far Cry 2 was pretty good for me but..yeah. Amazing character models, extremely crisp textures that still hold up when playing in 4k today...it's so goooood. Its Directx 10 implementation was hit or miss, though..just like with most games of the era.

    • @sharathvasudev
      @sharathvasudev 5 років тому

      Crysis 2

    • @DarkNia64
      @DarkNia64 5 років тому +1

      @@sharathvasudev Crysis 2 also had a DX11 option.

    • @sharathvasudev
      @sharathvasudev 5 років тому

      @@DarkNia64
      Well the best dx9 game for me

  • @TilSkywalker
    @TilSkywalker 5 років тому +3

    I actually played a bit of Witcher 2 beginning last year with some reShade magic and an inventory-limit remover. The game holds up better than expected! I hope we can see some more videos about "old" games in the future!

  • @presteeto
    @presteeto 5 років тому +1

    Literally watched your old witcher 2 vids last week!!! Thank you!!

  • @GamerInVoid
    @GamerInVoid 5 років тому +3

    Just Bought this game on Steam . What a great time to release this video

  • @urazoktay7940
    @urazoktay7940 17 днів тому

    Amazing video, i thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you Digital Foundry.

  • @matternicuss
    @matternicuss 5 років тому +8

    PSA: make sure you clean out your saves when playing The Witcher 2. The game doesn't overwrite quicksaves (or autosaves, to my recollection), so after hours of playing the amount of saves you'll accrue will be huge, and make the game take much, much longer to load. Have fun!

    • @kinothemystic
      @kinothemystic 5 років тому

      Oh yeah I remember this!! I'd always delete to have just one save all the time

  • @neuencastro
    @neuencastro 5 років тому +1

    I love this channel so much... I can't say it enough.

  • @superlosia1234
    @superlosia1234 5 років тому +60

    Witcher 2 still has the best story. Classic!

    • @eapleitez
      @eapleitez 5 років тому +7

      I consider Witcher 1 and 3 to have stronger narratives. Witcher 2 still was very good.

    • @nonplusultra18
      @nonplusultra18 5 років тому +20

      @@eapleitez witcher 3 narrative is nowhere near witcher 2 but to each his own.

    • @WhiteWi
      @WhiteWi 5 років тому +5

      Actually first Witcher

    • @matternicuss
      @matternicuss 5 років тому +1

      @@nonplusultra18 in many ways that's a matter of preference, but honestly in terms of pure storytelling TW2 has a lot of issues compared to either TW1 or TW3. TW2 easily has the most complex backstory out of all three games, no question, but that complexity comes at a cost: lots and lots of exposition, which means the game regularly breaks one of the cardinal rules of storytelling; show, don't tell.

    • @zamaskowany12
      @zamaskowany12 5 років тому +1

      First Witcher Has the best story by far

  • @MrLloydFletcher
    @MrLloydFletcher 5 років тому +1

    I love this game. I've played it on my potato pc back in the day, then on xbox360, then my new pc I build last year. Now: I'm playing it again on the xbox one x with enhancements! I bought the collectors edition for pc day one. Great video.

  • @Baleur
    @Baleur 5 років тому +10

    17:00 hhaha imagine a graphics tweak guide for this game.
    "Cinematic DOF - Framerate impact = 100fps"
    HOOOLY shit turning that off right now xD

  • @Burden_one
    @Burden_one 5 років тому +2

    I remember having a decent mid-range computer a couple years ago and booting this game up thinking it'd work like a charm. Still kicked my computer's ass even back then. I was shocked.

  • @NorthsideChamps16
    @NorthsideChamps16 5 років тому +88

    Witcher 3 gets all the praise, and rightfully so it IS a masterpiece. Witcher 2 however is extremely and equally amazing IMO, it's just not open world.

    • @s0m3onesomewhere
      @s0m3onesomewhere 5 років тому +23

      I still think that the Witcher 2 is way much better the Witcher 3. Gameplay, complicated main story was way much better. And i like that the first two games were cut on chapters with small open worlds.

    • @Sthephyr12
      @Sthephyr12 5 років тому +4

      @@s0m3onesomewhere I can understand that, I personally just don't like the amnesia aspect of the first two games. Makes it feel to separated from the books, if that makes any sense.

    • @matternicuss
      @matternicuss 5 років тому +5

      @@s0m3onesomewhere The Witcher 2 is one of my all time favorite games. That being said, I've always felt that its story was the weakest overall in the trilogy (even if it's still better than most games). The story relied far too heavily on expository dialogue, and that's a big no-no in writing. This, plus turning Triss into a damsel in distress (not believing she was in danger for a second given her importance) really brought the overall narrative down for me. Don't get me wrong, there's still a number of amazing moments and characters (Saskia!), but I was relieved to see CDPR return to the more character driven storytelling they excelled at in TW1.

    • @KnotsOfWonders
      @KnotsOfWonders 5 років тому +1

      I thought Witcher 2 had a better combat!

    • @matternicuss
      @matternicuss 5 років тому +1

      @@KnotsOfWonders if you prefer rolling to dodging I can see that haha. The only thing I honestly miss from Witcher 2 is the skill tree.

  • @jjforcebreaker
    @jjforcebreaker 5 років тому +2

    You guys lately are hitting home run again in again with these interesting videos. Stellar work. PLEASE take a look at Soldier of Fortune series :) Either tech retrospective or straight DF Retro.

  • @TehMorbidAtheist
    @TehMorbidAtheist 5 років тому +26

    I've put it 300+ hours into the Witcher 2 and beat it in permadeath mode.
    In terms of the storyline, the intricacy of the plot, and politics, it probably edges out the Witcher 3.
    Also, there was more life Flotsam than in the entirety of Skyrim.
    Just make sure to install the Flora mod to reduce grass pop-in.

    • @azforu29
      @azforu29 5 років тому +1

      I've had the 2nd game for 360 since it was released. To this day I still haven't beat it, not because I dont like it, because I worship that game and always championed it. No, it's because I have 3 grandkids that live with me and just dont have the time to run around guessing where untracked contracts and quest are. It kills me cause I think about the game all the time. Wish there was a quest tracker line mod or something.

    • @matternicuss
      @matternicuss 5 років тому +1

      @@azforu29 but... the game does have a quest tracker?

    • @azforu29
      @azforu29 5 років тому

      @@matternicuss no no. I mean similar to the third game. A line that paints your directive path, that updates in real time if you take a detour.

    • @matternicuss
      @matternicuss 5 років тому

      @@azforu29 Ah, yeah there's nothing in TW2 that direct. But, it will show you the approximate location of quests both on the main map as well as the mini map, pointing the general direction you need to go. It's a little rough around the edges, however.

    • @gabrielfassarella2642
      @gabrielfassarella2642 5 років тому +2

      Man how did you put 300+ hours in that game, did you played it like 9, 10 times?

  • @_1More_
    @_1More_ 5 років тому +1

    Love the video. I’m currently playing the Witcher 2 right now with a 2080ti and find it insane that there are still settings that toast my gpu lol. But such a fantastic game really for me on par with the Witcher 3 in terms of story but the game still looks amazing today.

  • @DenkyManner
    @DenkyManner 5 років тому +62

    What a beautiful torture chamber

  • @Monsux
    @Monsux Рік тому +1

    I remember playing Witcher 2 on a new GTX 570 with great visuals. Later with GTX 680 4GB SLI I was running the game with ubersapling and the game did run like a dream. One of the best PC gaming experience I have ever had. Also, triple monitor setup made this an insane experience. I do miss the days when you could push gaming to another level with dual GPUs.

  • @alMighty8989
    @alMighty8989 5 років тому +4

    17:50 I see what you did there ;D cooles video Danke für die Nostalgie :D

  • @matuzaato
    @matuzaato 5 років тому

    This video is really well structured and well written Alex (just like your other ones), I enjoyed it a lot

  • @ReprobiCrucesignati
    @ReprobiCrucesignati 5 років тому +68

    "Ooh..UberSampling eh? Well i got pretty powerful PC heh heh..."
    *enables*
    PC: HALP!

    • @thealien_ali3382
      @thealien_ali3382 5 років тому +2

      Try Uber sampling on a rtx 2080 super I got like 35 to 40 fps lol

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 5 років тому +1

      @@thealien_ali3382 Resolutions are a major factor. You also don't HAVE to run a game at max settings with every uber/super/mega sampling turned on to make it look good. 75% of current "PC Gamers" still have zero idea what AA actually does. They just think it makes the graphics better and that it has to be cranked up to the max.

    • @thealien_ali3382
      @thealien_ali3382 5 років тому

      @@TheVanillatech ye don't run the game at max settings let it look like a piece of crap great advice, remind me to never ask u for advice

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 5 років тому +1

      @@thealien_ali3382 Are you saying that anything less than max settings looks like a piece of crap? Are you saying that, despite all consoles since the Dreamcast and *possibly* the PS3 (for 9 months at most) having mid range or low end hardware compared to average gaming PC's, that ALL CONSOLE GAMES have shitty graphics? Given their low resolutions, settings and texture clarity? Are you saying that 90% of all PC gamers for the last 30 years have been running their games at settings that "look like crap"?
      You know nothing of hardware, you know nothing of PC gaming, you are in fact one of the monkeys that I mentioned before. Don't worry, you're not alone! XD
      You know what I find hilarious though? You bought into the RTX "RayTRACING" (c) Revolution, spent a shitload of money on an Nvidia card with a promise of 70+ raytracing games by now, and you still have just 5 or 6. Not to mention that you KNEW that turning RTX on would give you sub 60fps performance even in 1080p!!! Yet here you are talking about eye candy being the be all and end all of gaming on a PC! THAT is how much YOUR knowledge of gaming and hardware can be judged! LOL!
      Have a good life son.

    • @Jimmywinkel
      @Jimmywinkel 5 років тому

      @@thealien_ali3382 ok I wont even try on my rtx 2080 then XD

  • @oceanman6171
    @oceanman6171 5 років тому

    Really enjoyable video and thanks for teaching me more about videogames after all these years.

  • @LordAngelus
    @LordAngelus 5 років тому +4

    Oh man. I bought a physical edition of this game a few months before it was even out (the CD Projekt team had an event of some sort in my country and they sold the physical edition of the game with autographs which was cool) and I had a really crap PC at the time, had to run most games at low settings. But man I was so excited to see Geralt again, even in such pixelated crap graphics. Beautiful memories! The Witcher was my favorite game series of all time before TW3 even came out. I absolutely loved the story of TW and TW2. The Witcher 3 was just an icing on the cake,a beautiful conclusion to an incredible story. Thank you CD Projekt Red.

  • @Alexthelion93
    @Alexthelion93 5 років тому +1

    Just today I started a second playthrough of The Witcher 2. And then I see this video! Oh, the irony! I remember its brilliance even after all these years. What a marvelous game!

  • @tyrael43
    @tyrael43 5 років тому +18

    what a coincidence im replaying Witcher 2 right now.

    • @HortenDelta
      @HortenDelta 5 років тому

      I downloaded yesterday! Hehehehe

    • @chronical
      @chronical 5 років тому

      Cant replay this game.. already did my third run back in the day.

    • @TheCgOrion
      @TheCgOrion 5 років тому

      How is it to play? I just did 3 and all of the DLC's. Will the combat be too hard to adjust to? I heard it's rough to go back to.

    • @TheCgOrion
      @TheCgOrion 5 років тому

      @@deadlyydude5522 OK, thank you. I'll temper my expectations, since I am interested in the story. I heard there is a mod aimed at improving the combat, but I don't know how much it improves the situation.

  • @mikekrebs5598
    @mikekrebs5598 4 роки тому

    Great video! I am playing this again in 2021, at 1440p with an RTX 3080, and with the settings maxed out it still puts my system to the test, on average I get just over 100 FPS, but sometimes the framerate is all over the place, averaging around 70 when walking around densely populated areas. I personally can't see much of a difference in-game with ubersampling, so I just leave it off.

  • @agentmulder7608
    @agentmulder7608 5 років тому +65

    Don’t particularly miss that pre-PBR, heavy bloom era...

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 5 років тому +18

      Who needs sharp textures? Just bloom it up, baby!

    • @MrOboehobo
      @MrOboehobo 5 років тому +1

      Yeah the games run poorly from GFWL/Vista port jobs and look sienna tone or overly bright and vaseline smeared. 7th gen is rough. Obviously there are some standouts like every gen but a lot games either looked oblivion or modern warfare. You go further back and games definitely have prehistoric visuals, but basic assets and textures can look incredibly clean and high resolutions. Better yet the further back you go with pc games the better optimized they are to work at high framerates due to the popularity of CRT monitors during those golden 90s.

    • @highcollector
      @highcollector 5 років тому +1

      What is PBR?

    • @KhanhDinh291
      @KhanhDinh291 5 років тому +2

      @@highcollector physically based rendering

    • @nerdstrangler4804
      @nerdstrangler4804 5 років тому +1

      @@highcollector Pabst Blue Ribbon. If you drink enough it offers a superior blurring effect vs bloom.

  • @IceX92
    @IceX92 5 років тому +2

    Playing the game back in 2011 gave me a lot of hype and curiosity over the Wild Hunt phenomenon, the instant need for sequel is unreal. Fast forward to 2014, the Witcher 3 announcement is beyond amazing. Almost cream my pants. Getting your save file loaded and affecting the game is simply the cherry on top. I hope I can experienced both game all over again with zero memories

  • @SarkkiKarkki
    @SarkkiKarkki 5 років тому +30

    Ahh, Witcher 2, my favorite out of the trilogy. Such fun combat and the more linear structure with that midway choice that'll change the other half of the game entirely, so good.

    • @MegaOZX
      @MegaOZX 5 років тому +1

      "fun combat"
      LOL, no

    • @SarkkiKarkki
      @SarkkiKarkki 5 років тому +9

      @@MegaOZX Much better than W3 where you have to buy i-frames to your dodge but the lingering hitboxes are so bad it still doesn't matter lmao. Not to mention all the uncontrollable pirouettes Geralt likes to do randomly in W3 that'll lead to slower attacks that the enemies can frame advantage you on with quicker pokes you wish Geralt would do everytime you hit the attack button.

    • @Storminormin1
      @Storminormin1 5 років тому +1

      The combat in Witcher 2 is pretty bad.
      I can't play the game because of it.

    • @brajuhani
      @brajuhani 5 років тому +2

      Yea, you kinda have to play it thru twice, to see the whole game. So good.

    • @chrisrichfield8906
      @chrisrichfield8906 5 років тому +4

      I also enjoyed Witcher 2 more than 3, couldnt tell you exactly why. Something to do with the atmosphere and possibly the linearity. Sometimes games being too open stresses me out like being at a grocery store, I could waste too much time trying to pick what I want.

  • @PeterPauls
    @PeterPauls 5 років тому +1

    I played the Wicher 2 on a beast PC for 2011 standards. i7 920@3.8ghz, 6GB 1600mhz triple channel DDR3 and most importantly a HD5870 1GB GDDR5 graphics card. My monitor was still a 1280x1024 19” 2ms Samsung 940bf and on Ultra without Uber Sampling I got very good frame rate and played through twice that amazing game.

  • @DeToxCommunity
    @DeToxCommunity 5 років тому +9

    Dang, I'm surprised there was no mention of that post process antialiasing option that adds an insanely awful amount of sharpening (unless I missed it haha).

  • @TrevorJones1
    @TrevorJones1 5 років тому +1

    Thanks to this video, my witcher adventure starts at 2!

  • @karmmaguitar
    @karmmaguitar 5 років тому +12

    this game never gets the attention it deserves it was the foundation for the witcher 3 and sometimes the storytelling is better and the difficulty is way superior, thanks for analizing this beauty

  • @tmarvolo
    @tmarvolo 3 роки тому

    6:00 “The anvil doesn’t need forging the sword does” - Blacksmith from Fable 3

  • @crozraven
    @crozraven 5 років тому +14

    Well, it's called UBERsampling for a reason LOL

  • @itpugil
    @itpugil 4 роки тому +1

    witcher 2 is amazing, played it twice because i beat the game the first time not realizing that i did not import my witcher 1 saves, finished re-playing 2 days ago and now having a blast with witcher 3, the game is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen

  • @CriPPleR_HD
    @CriPPleR_HD 5 років тому +5

    The Witcher 2 is my favorite game of all time!

  • @half-asian8992
    @half-asian8992 5 років тому +1

    Great video, would love to see an analysis of the first witcher!

  • @bwellington3001
    @bwellington3001 5 років тому +4

    I remember i finished a school with good marks, mom gave me money for new PC and i've built it with GTX560ti. It was this moment i was finally able to play this game xd

  • @TeppichPilot
    @TeppichPilot 5 років тому

    Thx for the explaining Übersampling! I played the game about half a year back and was wondering why it was "only" running at around 60FPS on my 2080 @1440p... Now it all makes sense :D

    • @NexGenTek
      @NexGenTek 5 років тому

      It runs way above 60 at 4K Max everything on 2080ti

  • @kAjtji
    @kAjtji 5 років тому +21

    The Witcher 2 still looks great! In some ways even better than Witcher 3.

    • @kAjtji
      @kAjtji 5 років тому +10

      @Salt Maker no

    • @kAjtji
      @kAjtji 5 років тому

      @Salt Maker no u

    • @kAjtji
      @kAjtji 5 років тому

      @Salt Maker yes her

    • @kAjtji
      @kAjtji 5 років тому

      @Salt Maker ok me

    • @chillhour6155
      @chillhour6155 5 років тому

      The foreset areas definitely

  • @MDUmairKh
    @MDUmairKh 5 років тому

    Just finished the game again yesterday and was impressed to see its presentation. This game was ahead of its time.

  • @penumbrum3135
    @penumbrum3135 5 років тому +10

    TW3 really could have gotten a resolution scaler or Ubersampling as well.
    The lack of anti-aliasing really hurts the presentation of the game IMO.

    • @tgdude6379
      @tgdude6379 5 років тому +4

      Yep witcher 3 looks outdated comapred to witcher 2.especially flotsam makes anything in witcher 3 look bad

    • @megapro125
      @megapro125 5 років тому +3

      Just enable downsampling in the graphics driver.

    • @HeavyMetalGamingHD
      @HeavyMetalGamingHD 5 років тому +5

      @@tgdude6379 that's just not true.

    • @penumbrum3135
      @penumbrum3135 5 років тому +1

      @@megapro125 From what I experienced DSR isn't quite as useful as an in-game resolution scaler because it alters the HUD and mouse sensitivity as well and sometimes softens the image too much.

    • @vcprocles
      @vcprocles 5 років тому +1

      Afaik you can enable ubersampling in W3 altering ini files

  • @PetrisonRocha
    @PetrisonRocha 3 роки тому

    This game's settings screen was the first time I heard about ambient occlusion. It looked better than anything I've ever seen up to that point.

  • @OrangeRock
    @OrangeRock 5 років тому +55

    When I saw the title "The Witcher 2 in 2020"
    I thought Witcher3 2 is coming
    "The Witcher 3 2"

    • @vaibhavdalip
      @vaibhavdalip 5 років тому

      Lmao

    • @duxnihilo
      @duxnihilo 5 років тому +4

      Wouldn't it be nice if they released Witcher 1 and 2 on the current engine? I want to experience the whole story, but Witcher 1's technology limitations make it almost impenetrably boring.

    • @JubiTheVille
      @JubiTheVille 5 років тому

      so did I

    • @josh223
      @josh223 5 років тому +1

      @@duxnihilo out of nostalgia I see a certain charm in it. But god was that investigation wuesg right at the beginning tedious

    • @drdroop2163
      @drdroop2163 5 років тому +2

      @@duxnihilo Witcher 1 was great when it came out. Still a crap engine (thanks Bioware) but a great game. It definitely hasn't aged. I'd love to see remake in the current engine for sure.

  • @Super5thDimension
    @Super5thDimension 5 років тому +1

    Ahhh I remember the switch from console to PC back then and being clueless about graphic settings, fps etc. Slapped a GTX 550 Ti in a prebuilt, loaded this game up and naturally selecting the best possible settings which ran at like 30 fps or lower so I didn't notice a difference in performance haha, but the visuals! Good lord, the graphics blew my mind and I was officially converted to PC

  • @dlbutters7164
    @dlbutters7164 5 років тому +3

    I played it 1080p @60 fps on an i3-7100, RX570 and 8 GB DDR4.
    Simple rig for simple Rick.

  • @zackfair_og
    @zackfair_og 5 років тому

    On road trip, DF decides to upload video. YES!

  • @mbe102
    @mbe102 5 років тому +11

    Dang, unlisted? Never been this early...

  • @MrRodQ
    @MrRodQ 5 років тому

    Quite the utilitarian video. Very useful for my GTX 1660. Thank you!

  • @STANDIEMCSTILLE
    @STANDIEMCSTILLE 5 років тому +7

    I just bought the trilogy to play them for the first time, because i liked the show so much.

    • @RobIn-ky4uz
      @RobIn-ky4uz 5 років тому +5

      Games better than the show, especially no 3

    • @TitanIsBack
      @TitanIsBack 5 років тому +2

      Please go read the books to see the real story that the show butchered to hell.

    • @maszlagma
      @maszlagma 5 років тому

      You have an amazing journey ahead of you! Have fun!

    • @TrevorJones1
      @TrevorJones1 5 років тому

      Shows how different forms of media can have a retroactive effect on old game sales

    • @sharathvasudev
      @sharathvasudev 5 років тому +1

      Boi you have made the best decision of your life, especially Witcher 3.
      For me the greatest video game ever made

  • @Carkoon
    @Carkoon 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome video. Please make more of these "look backs".
    I actually prefer the look of Witcher 2 over 3.
    I was definitely a bit disappointed by the look and detail of the armor and clothes.

  • @TheGameLecturer
    @TheGameLecturer 5 років тому +16

    Please do The Witcher 1 !

  • @spencerdiniz
    @spencerdiniz 5 років тому

    Great video. It’s good to know that old games can still make cutting edge GPUs struggle. Sometimes I would run and old game expecting huge FPS count only to be disappointed and now I know why.

  • @ulrichleukam1068
    @ulrichleukam1068 5 років тому +3

    we need Witcher1&2 Remake for next-Gen Consoles

  • @DarkReapersGrim1
    @DarkReapersGrim1 3 роки тому +1

    Played and finished this on ultra settings with my pc. Really good-looking world.

  • @donlee_ohhh
    @donlee_ohhh 5 років тому +3

    I'd love to see Witcher 2 remade using the Witcher 3 engine.

  • @mang0s284
    @mang0s284 5 років тому

    Just finished The Witcher 2 again yesterday! Once you get yourself accustomed to the combat again the visuals itself hold up so well. Damn I love this series

  • @morbillionaire
    @morbillionaire 5 років тому +34

    Wtf, i just started the game yesterday :D

    • @brajuhani
      @brajuhani 5 років тому +2

      @ttlls slltt Shit dudes, enjoy!
      The game deserves two plauthrus, you know why later.

    • @gk4man
      @gk4man 5 років тому

      I started it 6 hours ago 😁

    • @morbillionaire
      @morbillionaire 5 років тому +2

      @@brajuhani im already really enjoying it much more than the netflix series tbh, the writing is really good and its even better on the third game from what i've heard so im excited for the journey ahead 😎

    • @StabStabStabStabby
      @StabStabStabStabby 5 років тому +1

      Make sure that you play the witcher 2 twice. Your decision at the end of the first chapter (who you side with) completely changes the other 2/3rds of the game and you'll miss tons of stuff if you only play the game once. It blew my mind in 2011.

    • @marcoheide4556
      @marcoheide4556 5 років тому

      I finnished it around two weeks ago. Im playing tw3 with that save now. Im in Skelligge atm.

  • @Z_Nugget
    @Z_Nugget Рік тому

    We need a video looking back at this ubersampling and DOF max setting in 2023. The 4090 is 8k capable now.

  • @DarkDrake777
    @DarkDrake777 5 років тому +5

    Call of Juarez in 2020, please! ^_^

  • @Pikagreg
    @Pikagreg 5 років тому

    I love these updated hardware analysis reviews! I would love to see a new video on Monster Hunter World too one day since there has been a ton of new settings, DX12, and that weird fidelity fx thing.

  • @greenfoxes5903
    @greenfoxes5903 5 років тому +5

    What I remember most from Witcher 2 is everyone shouting, "Odrin!"

    • @mikfhan
      @mikfhan 5 років тому +3

      If you read some of the Witcher 3 bulletin boards in Velen, there is also mention of a drunk soldier messing about with womenfolk and livestock. "Heere, boyyyyyy!!"

    • @greenfoxes5903
      @greenfoxes5903 5 років тому

      The drunken adventures of Odrin must be many. During one of the quests someone reports hearing folks shouting for Odrin while in Tousaint. There is a notice at the Cockatrice Inn as well.

    • @FlorianBased
      @FlorianBased 5 років тому

      ​@@greenfoxes5903 He is in Vanilla Witcher 3, lying drunk at the Novigrad Docks with his friend selling hundreds of empty bottles.

    • @Cotswolds1913
      @Cotswolds1913 4 роки тому

      “Plough em all”

  • @walker2006au
    @walker2006au 5 років тому

    Bout to finally finish w3. Got a few mods. Fast travel from anywhere, remove dirty screen effect, ultra hd texture overhaul mod, auto apply oils. Looks very stunning at 4k 60fps.

  • @infasis
    @infasis 5 років тому +7

    TW3 made advancements in so many forms, but am I the only one who feels it's still missing something TW2 had?

    • @override7486
      @override7486 5 років тому +4

      This are two entirely different games in many aspects... Really, every part in Trilogy is unique on it's own. W1 has many things done much better than in W2. Same with W2 vs W3. But every part is definitely worth playing though.

    • @CC42_
      @CC42_ 5 років тому

      i totally agree. Witcher 2 was more impressive for the time.

    • @awsomeboy360
      @awsomeboy360 5 років тому

      And Witcher 2 had many things that Witcher 1 didn't have, that Witcher 3 had.

  • @mercurio822
    @mercurio822 5 років тому

    i did try and play this game on a HD 3870, i didnt get past the first level, the lagg was insane. fast forward a year and i uppgrade to a new PC with a 7970, now able to rock n roll and even giving ubersampling a try, i remember being like holy crap this is the new future benchmark for grapichs cards!

  • @DarthRavan2012
    @DarthRavan2012 5 років тому +3

    Honestly, i'm surprised they never released "The Witcher 2" onto PlayStation 4 and Xbox One before or after "The Witcher 3" release cause they had it available for last Gen but it ran poorly on it.

  • @mayaamis
    @mayaamis 5 років тому +2

    this game steel look amazing today, it's very stylized and has cool graphics and cool animations, and still feels magical walking through those woods. and I just want more Iorveth!!!

  • @augustintiberiu6330
    @augustintiberiu6330 5 років тому +3

    Remember when you couldn't play it with ubersampling on in 2011,yeah.... you still can't in 2020

  • @waitwhat2143
    @waitwhat2143 5 років тому

    I re-installed witcher 2 from steam to take a look at it again. I was shocked at how GOOD it looked NOW on my R4 ALIENWARE machine. CD Projekt red did a hell of a job on this game.