The Witcher...*rocks*

[Steel_Wind]

The full frontal nudity in The Witcher is not really an ESRB issue. It's a Wal-Mart USA issue.

 

[Thanee]

I'd suspect that that the Canadian version would have to be different anyways....it has to be localized for English/French content and instructions etc. whereas the American version is what...English only? Or English and Spanish?

Not sure about the US version, but the european version can be installed in like half a dozen different languages.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Banshee16]

The full frontal nudity in The Witcher is not really an ESRB issue. It's a Wal-Mart USA issue.

Steel Wind...do you happen to know which version we get in Canada? I was thinking of purchasing through Future Shop or EB Games. They mention that it's a mature rating...but don't really say what the rating entails.

Banshee

 

[Steel_Wind]

The version on sale in Canada is the Canadian version. It supports two languages, French and English. I really don't know if we have the censored version here or not - and I have not checked. The manuals in Canada are screwed up and are apparently missing CD keys in most of them - although you do not need the CD key to install or play the game so it's not a significant issue.

If I had to bet, I would bet that the Canadian one is not censored. Most companies don't bother to dual brand the software in two languages. The fact that they have done so suggests to me that they probably took advantage of the edgier content for the Canadian market. Wal-Mart Canada is not Wal-Mart USA. But I don't know what changes were made, if any, for sure.

I have the Canadian ver on DVDit, but I also had the Euro preview version already installed so... I've kept using that one and just patched it. I have not bothered to see what the differences are in the game that I have on the DVD and I never installed from the DVD so I can't be sure.

I expect the changes in the USA are probably to artwork to expunge all nipples from the art and make sure the Dryads have underwear and aren't standing around with greenish brown pubic hair.

The Canadian box still warns about partial nudity, so it may be that they did not make any changes here at all.

I'll ask around.

 

[Banshee16]

The version on sale in Canada is the Canadian version. It supports two languages, French and English. I really don't know if we have the censored version here or not - and I have not checked. The manuals in Canada are screwed up and are apparently missing CD keys in most of them - although you do not need the CD key to install or play the game so it's not a significant issue.

If I had to bet, I would bet that the Canadian one is not censored. Most companies don't bother to dual brand the software in two languages. The fact that they have done so suggests to me that they probably took advantage of the edgier content for the Canadian market. Wal-Mart Canada is not Wal-Mart USA. But I don't know what changes were made, if any, for sure.

I have the Canadian ver on DVDit, but I also had the Euro preview version already installed so... I've kept using that one and just patched it. I have not bothered to see what the differences are in the game that I have on the DVD and I never installed from the DVD so I can't be sure.

I expect the changes in the USA are probably to artwork to expunge all nipples from the art and make sure the Dryads have underwear and aren't standing around with greenish brown pubic hair.

The Canadian box still warns about partial nudity, so it may be that they did not make any changes here at all.

I'll ask around.

Let me know if you find out for sure. I'm definitely getting this one..but I'm holding off a little bit first. I just bought Hellgate: London, and my wife has asked me to buy her Guitar Hero II for the 360, so I can't blow through all my entertainment money in one shot anyways.

And I recently bought Mask of the Betrayer as well, so I've got stuff to keep me busy. I'll wait to hear the definitive answer about the Witcher, and that will give me money to regenerate some funds in my wallet

Too many good games this fall..

Banshee

 

[Thanee]

The Witcher has some crash problems on Vista (game crashed thrice so far), though it's still on the level of bearable (and before anyone asks: yes, I got the patch and the hotfix installed).

Maybe I should tone down the resolution to the recommended 1280x1024 (currently running on the LCD's native 1600x1200, which runs totally smooth otherwise)?

Bye
Thanee

 

[mmu1]

The Witcher has some crash problems on Vista (game crashed thrice so far), though it's still on the level of bearable (and before anyone asks: yes, I got the patch and the hotfix installed).

Maybe I should tone down the resolution to the recommended 1280x1024 (currently running on the LCD's native 1600x1200, which runs totally smooth otherwise)?

Bye
Thanee

I've seen a couple of people on the official boards claim that they were able to solve their Vista crashing problems by running it windowed. Don't know if it's true or just wishful thinking on their part, but...

 

[Thanee]

Probably worth a try. Thanks!

Bye
Thanee

 

[Banshee16]

The version on sale in Canada is the Canadian version. It supports two languages, French and English. I really don't know if we have the censored version here or not - and I have not checked. The manuals in Canada are screwed up and are apparently missing CD keys in most of them - although you do not need the CD key to install or play the game so it's not a significant issue.

If I had to bet, I would bet that the Canadian one is not censored. Most companies don't bother to dual brand the software in two languages. The fact that they have done so suggests to me that they probably took advantage of the edgier content for the Canadian market. Wal-Mart Canada is not Wal-Mart USA. But I don't know what changes were made, if any, for sure.

I have the Canadian ver on DVDit, but I also had the Euro preview version already installed so... I've kept using that one and just patched it. I have not bothered to see what the differences are in the game that I have on the DVD and I never installed from the DVD so I can't be sure.

I expect the changes in the USA are probably to artwork to expunge all nipples from the art and make sure the Dryads have underwear and aren't standing around with greenish brown pubic hair.

The Canadian box still warns about partial nudity, so it may be that they did not make any changes here at all.

I'll ask around.

Have you heard anything further? Have you finished the game?

Banshee

 

[Thanee]

If it helps you, this is from the game developers (at least it said so ):

Consequently, the German version will mainly have to be cut down on the level of graphic violence, most likely by disabling blood and gore during combat. As for the American version, US law requires of us to radically soften or do away with nudity scenes and graphic elements (oh, how I pity the Americans =P). Apart from these two, so far we are not aware of any more censorship requirements in other countries. Naturally, if we do encounter any more of these, which we doubt we will, we'll let you know.

Bye
Thanee