The Witcher

[AggonyDuck]

The english translation should be the same in both versions, but that said I was content with the dialogue provided.

[Kekvit Irae]

Ducky is right, both versions are the same in regards to dialogue. And besides, I'm playing the UK version of the game, not the censored US version.

I'm really having a hard time enjoying The Witcher. I don't know if it's a balancing issue, or if my skills are assigned wrong, but it seems I can cleave through lesser minions with great fervor, whereas I get torn up by bosses or minibosses such as the cockatrice in the beginning of Chapter 2. Heck, even the Beast in Chapter 1 killed me a few times before I got lucky. I'll have to give it another go when I'm done enjoying Beautiful Katamari, Warriors Orochi, and the various sex mods in Oblivion.

[Phatose]

You are making heavy use of potions before the big battles, right?

I'm not far in, but I am enjoying it. Small bites though, cause that load times are very painful indeed.

Is it just me, or is ore completely useless? By the time I got enough together for a sword upgrade, I had found something better just laying around

[AggonyDuck]

Well the Beast is propably the hardest boss to beat in the game. Against the rest you can prepare against properly. Especially Alchemy plays a huge role here. When I played I noticed a couple of things.

Fighting Styles:

You only really need to buff up the Strong Styles and Group Styles. Most bosses can be beat with Strong Style + Aard Sign/different bombs, while most of the weaker opponents can be cut down with the group styles.

Signs:

Here I'd say Aard sign is a must. It really helps in battles from both groups to bosses. For example I managed to 1-hit KO the Beast thanks to it. Igni can also be very powerful if you bother to increase your sign intensity by intelligence, places of power and potions. Some skills in Quen can also come in handy.

Alchemy:

Alchemy will make or break you in the Witcher. So do take your time to create those potions, oils and bombs, because preparation is usually necessary to defeat any stronger foe and having the right combination of potions is essential. I especially like the fact that Potions have toxicity, which actually forces you to decide which potions you're going to use. That said you've got to love the Quen Sign + White Raffard's Concoction (?)+ White Honey combination. If you stock up enough you can virtually keep up fighting for a very long time.