Really enjoying this one so far. Have finished the prologue and now playing Act 1. Great visuals which are not too taxing on my modest system (AMD 3700, 2 Gigs RAM, Gainward 7800GS+ AGP) which has everything on max except the pointless "depth of field" effect. Framerate is very smooth although I have heard Act 3 can be a bit of a framerate killer for medium to low end machines.

The biggest problem they have at the moment is the loading times between sequences and when you enter/leave a building. These are very long and if you are trapped having to reload a save on a difficult fight then it can get quite infuriating. The load times are bad on fast as well as slow machines and they are working to fix this in the next patch.

Storyline and voice acting is undoubtedly the best amongst the crop of RPG's released over the last year. Stacks of side quests to do for cash. You seem to get handed new weapons/armour as you advance through the storyline although I have only received one set at the end of the prologue so far. You can collect meteorite stone and get your sword ugraded or repaired by a dwarf smith. You can pick up other weapons lying on the ground after a fight, but I haven't seen anything better than the Witcher sword I have been given so far. No sign of new armour yet on dead NPC's or in shops.

Swordfights consist of attacks in Fast, Strong or Group modes and rely heavily on good timing to get the combos working well for maximum damage in the fastest possible time. You can only fight in third person modes, of which there are three. Personally I favour first person battles with slash and parry techniques as this is more immersive, but you do get the hang of the third person Witcher fighting very quickly.

Overall a very good game if you like RPG's