The Making of The Witcher 1 & 2

[@nasigil5928]

We found the guy that wrote all the "looks like rain" lines! GOAT dev

[@griefgonewild]

wind's howling

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

How long you gonna make me wait?!

[@RabbyBabu]

"It was never a calculation for us" In this day and age, where every video game company is about Numbers, Sale figures and focus groups that try to appeal to the most number of "consumers", That one simple line was very refreshing to hear, and it explains why people love these guys so much. Keep up the great work CDPR, and I'm certain the community will stick with you guys till the end

[@marzinho11]

Don't be that naive...

[@makorek]

ofc it wasnt a case on the start. they have started being on leash of calculations later, with witcher 3.

[@RabbyBabu]

Maybe it did come off as naive, what i meant was CDPR still has this human element to them that makes me really like these guys. They feel above the corporate bullshit. At the end of the day they are still a business, But their consumer friendly practices makes them stand out from the crowd. Even gog is a really good platform

[@codo8584]

@Nicholas Marashio I really hope they won't, they've been the most pro-consumer AAA game studio of the last decade

[@codo8584]

@Nicholas Marashio If they do I doubt it'll be as major as Bethesda, at least I'm hoping

[@brennenhorton2493]

Luck is "when preparation meets opportunity." Wow, that is immensely quotable.

[@quecksilber457]

Or the sentence that they like what they are doing and it is not a calculation.

[@kyokushinavocadosoup3595]

It's actually a famous quote

[@ProjectGamerYT]

Love these documentaries, they're so well done. One of the few channels I anticipate content from.

[@likuytfd]

It's a bit of a shame that both witcher 1 and 2 just get quickly summarised in such a quick video, I understand that W3 is the big one, but the first two are fantastic games aswell.

[@teer7461]

There is almost two hours long polish documentary (with english subtitles thay you can turn on in options) done by arhn.eu about first attempt to create Witcher game (by Metropolis) and about CD Projekt's Witcher 1. Plenty of people who worked on both games are talking about it and shows materials from production (usually for the first time ever) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWKbeJp6YriBsK8

[@julianreed7]

It has more to do with most developers realistically having difficulty recalling many of the details for games that happened so long ago, when they've worked on so many projects since. Whereas with Witcher 3, they just put the final touches (Blood & Wine) on a year and a half ago (and technically, some of the team is still working on the PS4 Pro/Xbox One X versions). Overall, I understand your point though. Certainly, those games deserve more attention. It's why NoClip is so critical. Stuff like this barely exists in this kind of format. Endless games deserving of the recognition that comes from examination.

[@gourdtaste6018]

yeah, these are meant for a mainstream audience, not RPG fans who can appreciate a good game even if it doesnt have buzzword design, like "Open World". Average Joe doesn't even know W1 and W2 exist.

[@holysecret2]

3 is in many ways simply better, and in some significant ways neither better nor worse but different. Even though I think Witcher 3 is overall the greatest of the three, 1 and 2 each have a very distinct feel to them as well (in the soundtrack as well, eg. River of Life in 1 and Dwarven Stone upon Dwarven Stone in 2).

[@beatthegreat7020]

It is a real shame. Great profile sketch btw.

[@BaRKy]

Thanks for this video Noclip. Always excited to watch these. Amazingly well made and it's great to see the passion of the game devs in these times where games are starting to feel more manufactured on a factory line. The Witcher and the developers who crafted these masterpieces will stand the test of time, helped by you.

[@NoclipDocs]

Thanks so much for watching folks! The next four videos in our series focus on the development of The Witcher 3; world design, quest design, localization and everything else. The next part is live on Friday. See you then! [DON'T FORGET TO SUB!]

[@jasondicioccio880]

Thanks for another great video! Will this be all of the content relating to The Witcher 2? I did feel that there was a decent amount of content regarding the first game in this video, but the second game felt a little bit glossed over. The second game's story was incredibly political, and I'd have loved to hear them expound on that. Also, the console port, vastly different controls/gameplay when compared to the first game, etc.

[@AnggaNegara]

another amazing video! thanks for this, I enjoyed every minutes of it. Can't wait to see the next video

[@Keyecomposer]

No, Thank you for giving them to us!

[@rangeslider]

I clicked 'reply' to say exactly what KeyeGamer said. Thank YOU! This channel is a treasure for the gaming community.

[@lukasgraesslin]

About the music too? I love the soundtrack so much.

[@EposVox]

Another fantastic episode. You are blowing me away with how well these documentaries are done.

[@objectdefiance4027]

Fummy seeing you here lol.

[@whodatninja439]

Not enough Witcher 2 discussion imo!

[@witcher348]

same

[@davidetomasini5632]

Indeed... At least this video is filled with TW2's music tracks, the best of the entire saga in my opinion:)

[@thepetrifiedbard1646]

Yeah they all seemed bummed about witcher 2 and I wanted to know why

[@gourdtaste6018]

They ran out of money, port and economic crisis and the whole selling part of the company thing, while making Witcher 2. They had to make the game smaller, cut act 4, (was going to be about the Hunt and Yennefer) and they had to rework the whole game and ac3 extensively to make it work, which also explains why Ac3 is as short as it is and the ending so... "left hanging". I dunno how it was meant to be specifically, but i assume meeting yen would have gone somewhat like the tutorial zone in W3, you meet her, maybe even the emperor bit as well, and then set off to find Ciri - insert W3

[@thepetrifiedbard1646]

Thankyou, i knew there was going to be an act 4 but didn't know what it was going to be about. Alot of the creators in the doco seemed disappointed in the games tone and shift into grim darkness in comparison to the lighter tone of the first similar to the short stories.

[@AfroSpectr3]

Danny O'Dwyer. I don't miss you at Gamespot. This is one of the many great things your are meant to do as a games journo. Love your channel. Shout out from Mandela Bay, South Africa.

[@RamblyBear]

South Africa represent!

[@lukeroberts6188]

+Nich Hustler we eat whites

[@fil8649]

"You're a human being [...] you don't want to just repeat and do the same thing all the time" I always knew Activision was run by a bunch of mindless robots.

[@adePRS]

or lizard

[@apictureoffunction]

"Every 1 hour it would crash, but I loved the game and thought 'This isn't going to stop me from playing'" Literally my exact thoughts with Cyberpunk 2077. It doesn't crash every hour, in fact way less than that on my base PS4, but I enjoy it so much that bugs and crashes just aren't enough to stop me from playing.

[@BK-uy9nj]

Dude same, most people just like to be vocal. I played it on launch with the million bugs and still appreciated all the damn time put into it. I actually had very little bugs, just horrible frames which I hate. The rest was a rich world and background, shocking missions (the one in the slaughterhouse was sick) and the guns were all pretty exciting despite the trash control scheme. All that and keanu reeves is with you the whole time legit putting on a GREAT show. Made the vee actor look like an amateur

[@hiredsword]

Luck is chaos temporarily and unintentionally working in your favor.

[@anirudhmenon4234]

Or perhaps, Luck is quite simply...Luck. The world still has a lot of unanswered mysteries.

[@holysecret2]

That's an interesting perspective

[@hiredsword]

Anirudh Menon that's your view and there's nothing wrong with that but it's not mine, to each his own.

[@felathar1985]

or as littlefinger said "Chaos is a ladder"

[@RLC1700]

@@felathar1985 hell yeah

[@DrTiger1]

Amazing that a single man created a company to create the best RPG of all time.

[@orels1_]

Amazing documentary, as always. Finally supported you an Patreon, worth every cent! Also, I caught an accidental (or at least I think so) frame on 12:10, with number of supporters. Hoped for an easter egg, but was fun to chase that anyways.

[@NoclipDocs]

Орлов Антон We figured it wouldn’t be a Witcher 1 video without at least one bug in there ;)

[@florps]

Here www.watchframebyframe.com/watch/yt/WOYKIxIjLs0/730.123982

[@nickayres7796]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that was trying to chase that haha

[@Katosepe]

Thanks! I was trying to chase that frame for quite a while... figured someone in the comments maybe had it already. You saved my mental state hahaha.

[@PaxBisonica89]

I'm suprised that I'm the only one in the comments here who noticed that borys at 8:28 is the dude who does all the voice over work for cyberpunk 2077 (like the hour long demo video for example)

[@Broccoli_32]

Yeah I noticed it immediately and came here to comment it. I’ll recognize that voice from anywhere

[@jonaszczyszczon]

lol actually I didn't notice it

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Noclip is the CD Projekt Red of gaming journalism ;) Keep the amazing work guys.

[@schokitotoro]

My personal favorite part of ALL 3 Games is always going to be getting Aerondight from the Lady of the Lake in The Witcher 1, it was just so magical and the music was perfect! Loved the "tribute" in Blood and Wine too, best sword of all time!

[@xFlared]

After laying with her and getting one of the most powerful silver swords I truly felt in my environment. No game comes close to witcher in terms of immersion. My favorite setting in W1 is definetly the fields during day, and the island during night. The devs are geniuses.

[@dedkoalias8134]

You are my maaan, i kept the aerondight in the chest for the duration of the whole second game and equipped it before the last fight hoping it would get ported into witcher 3.

[@ARmy2510]

Oh yeah, it wa magical and emotional moment!

[@link4555]

Absolutely killing it Danny!! 2 parts in and this is already my fave doc yet! The story of CD Project Red alone is so fascinating!

[@patrickjchurch]

Seriously these docs are incredible, haven’t seen anything on KZbin made with this much love in a long time. Keep doing what you’re doing because it’s going to be huge!

[@yorutamashi]

When i watch footage from W1 i feel so nostalgic... I didn't enjoy the main story so much, but that game is my favorite regarding roleplay elements, and like they say in the video... the game had this unique atmosphere... W2 had an amazing story and the characters where excellently played and portrayed.

[@Sammo212]

Thanks to everyone @NoClip. Amazing stuff for one of my favorite game series of all time. This is why I love support NC.

[@XTpF4vaQEp]

I gave away my copy of the Witcher 3... I saw the PS4 Pro patch landed today, well I'm glad to support these amazing developers with another purchase :)

[@DaveLaw73]

As someone who did the same and then bought the game on PSN, be aware that save games aren't compatible between the disc and digital releases.

[@EmberTheShark]

@@DaveLaw73 wow thats dumb o.O

[@markeldik7057]

One thing I notice mosted, is how much of an awesome guy marcin iwinski seems to be. Really genuinely nice guy. Bit late on watching them. Completely forgot you ventured out on your own and was wondering what you were doing right now, its awesome stuff, so GG to you :)

[@YuriSizov]

I really hope they can stay true to creating new and unique vision with Cyberpunk. It's easy to fixate on things you did so well and stop innovating.

[@makwikus]

They are innovating. The problem is, judging from the scrapping of two prototypes and still being in pre-production, they are trying to innovate too hard maybe.

[@J3f3R20n]

It's going to be really hard to top what they did with the Witcher saga. At least they got the original creator of the Cyberpunk rpg to help develop it.

[@dhoffnun]

Given their track record so far, I'm not too worried about that.

[@smithwillnot]

They said it in the video, they are just humans who don't want to work on the same thing over and over again.

[@meruem9777]

trust me, from what I've seen cyberpunk 2077 will be super fucking innovative, they are truly trying to create a world and put a lot of detail into everything

[@iconoclasttastic9258]

Watching this series for the first time in 2022 - Marcin is a legend, what a friendly, funny guy. I have just forgiven them completely for the Cyberpunk launch :)

[@ethanreaper]

You guys dropped a frame at 12:10 . Drove me mad for like 20 minutes because I thought it was something you put in subliminally.

[@InMaTeofDeath]

I hope someday we get a Noclip Doc on Larian Studios..

[@niranjan36x]

Yes please. Those guys seem as passionate about game development as CDPR and they have a lot of good games under their belt over the years.

[@holysecret2]

Yes please! I'm following their work since Divine Divinity ;)

[@SevketErhat]

Oh My God, this documentary is fantastic. Best I have ever seen. Keep up the good work

[@davidneraas750]

To me what makes the witcher games amazing is they especially wildhunt captures that dark disease ridden medieval fantasy world like no other game ever have before in my opinion. And I have always wanted to play a dark medieval fantasy rpg. The other strength that the witcher franchise has is its writing and story telling wich is second to none and the characters and the humans you meet feel real and grounded like no other openworld has ever been able to capture before a good example of that is that the monsters and wicher Contracts you fullfill have deep tragic human backstories so it makes everything more grounded and real and it makes the player sympathize or even care for the monsters and characters you encounter. That's is all thanx to good writing and backstories.

[@Warbringer95]

Home from work and I check YT to find this released 4 min ago. Feels good.

[@jaycairns9656]

What a fantastic mini documentary! For a Developer like CDProjekt whom is in my top 3 favorites, this was so awesome to see and hear how it all started. Thanks to the backers who helped this happen, truly!

[@Hydrus96]

Thank you so much for making these documentaries especially this series because it is all about my favorite video game series. Keep up the good work

[@LCaaroe]

The passion just oozes off these developers. The Witcher 1 will always have a special place in my heart (even though I'll probably never replay it. It aged terribly.)

[@JutmanCustoms]

Danny - This documentary is already hands down some of Noclip's best work - Keep up the amazing work

[@juscherz]

i love how they build their name on her own increasing the experience step by step, especially dealing with other companies

[@ImABigSimpForMyGirlfriend]

I’ve only recently started playing Witcher 3 and I love it so much, CD red are honestly top tier

[@JevousGaming]

Such a great series to watch. Well done Danny and co for this! Really looking forward to the rest of it!!

[@ogjames21]

I am so, so glad I found this channel. Danny, I’ve sorely missed your work.

[@Fevir]

Great series.

[@RamblyBear]

This is the ONLY channel that I have notifications turned on for. This is so amazing. Thank you thank you thank you, to you our Irish Cream, and to Sayday Proyekt (I will never westernise the pronunciation again) for the game, and being so open in these interviews.

[@KhalilArafan]

This still broke aspiring Indie from Morocco loves your channel content. hope to someday soon enough to finally make a living and put my money where my mouth is and become a patron too. Thank you for the amazing work. I've watch all of it. Every piece was such an inspiration. Always a real treat to see fellow veteran devs have room to talk at length about the love they have for their craft. Can't wait for all the goodness to come. And who knows, maybe someday when i get that pc project going i'de be an interesting subject to cover :p ( might as well dream big haha

[@Hatti69]

Great job.....finally some mature content about video game industry

[@GeoOoo7]

Dude the production quality of this documentary is unbelievable

[@deadgum11]

Dude, this series is awesome. I remember the 3 part you did for W3 just before it launched. That was great aswell.

[@LudiXP]

I can't wait to get home from work so I can watch this properly on my tv =D

[@toureiro]

The closed captions are pretty good! "Danny laughs hysterically" xD

[@MonolithStudios]

What an inspiring story, they overcame obstacles where others would have easily given up. Thanks for this Noclip!

[@MrPoof15]

I was watching a lecture on calculus before this, and I had the video play speed on 2. Needless to say, it was a wild ride when this started.

[@SirRavix]

Witcher 2 was my introduction to the series. I've been a huge fan of the Witcher ever since.

[@NatrajChaturvedi]

why does this not have more views?!?!?!?

[@AintPopular]

playing witcher 2 now , is like playing deus ex and mgs together the politics is way way deep. Love the both games

[@PezQ84]

Simply amazing! Thank you so much! Cannot wait for the next episode 😊

[@AnimusAstralis]

Now this kind of content is what KZbin content should look like. It's better than most of KZbin RED videos.

[@MisfitToy]

Witcher 1 and 2 are both great games. Loved playing them. It's great to see a documentary highlighting these. Also, I generally love special features so... how am I not a Patreon member already?

[@zombiefriend]

I was in college in 2008 when I first heard about the game. If it wasn't for my classmate playing it on his laptop in class, I never would have known about the original game. It was such a great game even with the 15 minute load times.

[@garnuch271]

Honestly, I played Witcher 2 in 2012 like 8 times, before playing the first. Then I played the third and then.. I gave a chance to The Witcher. I don't care about graphics only about story and atmosphere. And that's why I love it. It's still my favorite. Even tho gameplay and combat system sucks, I really enjoyed it.

[@brendangleeson2786]

Excellent and insightful look into the company and it's people! Good stuff Noclip, keep it coming! :)

[@ltcarneiro]

Amazing documentary series. Thank you for it. I'm from Brazil and I knew about this game because I was a huge Bioware fan. I didn't have a legal way to buy it, this game wasn't on Steam, so, I looked for a torrent of this and only found a Russian very, very bad copy. At the time, I knew nothing about the books and the story, they are not published here in any language. When the enhanced edition came, I finally could play it. I played through ir two times in a row, and I still want to play it! Is amazing, finally a adult RPG, with such a rich environment! Then, when Witcher 2 came out, the books started to be published here, and when I read it, I could really understand more about the environment created on the game, and realized how CD Projekt is a huge fan of it, how important this history is for them, and made me like these games even more! Then came Witcher 2, and these is not my favorite of the trilogy, but It was amazing what a little polish company was doing, it is better than many others RPGs of this time. Then, Witcher 3, how ambitious this guys can be! Amazing story, all that elements that came from the books, and all following the same narrative lines. Many, many side quests with so much rich history! So, I'm a huge fan, of the series and of the studio that created it!. I still think The Witcher is the best computer RPG still made. Can't wait for Cyberpunk !!!

[@joefarkas9072]

A Wolfenstein documentary would be an awesome thing to see as well. This is amazing work!

[@sidradzz]

Best game documentaries channel

[@jon-umber]

This series is amazing, thanks for putting it together.

[@dopeman2069]

Amazing company! Invested in CD PROJEKT stocks back in 2015. Best decision in life and they're still small in comparison to other companies in the gaming industry.

[@degrengolada2360]

Also, check youtube channel Arhn.eu, where is 2 hours documentary about begining of Witcher game, its in polish but there are english subs

[@mat8448]

Ahhhhhh Why are these always so good, Danny even in your days of GameSpot your videos have been a dream to watch, thank you and I'm glad to donate on Patreon every month!

[@PranavanathanYoganathan]

These guys are amazing, I bought a 360 just to play the witcher 2.

[@CommanderJaneShepard]

Love u noclip for the witcher series documentary, one of my favorite games of all time

[@MultiMarvelGeek]

You know how NoClip is so good? When their videos are the first thing you click on upon opening KZbin.

[@VincenzoNardelli]

I remember waiting for this game, being the only one to have hype for it and loving every minute of its 80 hours.

[@lelxrv]

Witcher 3 really overshadows Witcher 2, but I still think it's a fantastic game and the main storyline is better than in W1 and W3. We also need more detailed report on Witcher 2 development.

[@metintanpnar8782]

i think it has the worst story.

[@DeMZIrus]

that track at the end still gives me chills

[@tohirtillyaev2756]

I'm amazed at their tenacity, especially in the face of this being their first game. And then to go and repeat that? And three-peat? Totally a case of "preparation meets the opportunity"

[@joenovak1585]

Awesome documentary. I wish you would make some like this about the Bioware and their games......

[@henrikh3089]

I recently played through The Witcher and the game blew me away. I had heard of its awful combat and dialogue but I really enjoyed it. The slightly cringy voice acting and click-to-kill combat system had a charm I seldom find in games. And the story was awesome, I read the books and the game keeps rewarding you for having done that with small dialogue options and mentions of characters from the series. I highly recommend this game to anyone interested in a story-focused rpg and can stand the dated textures. :)

[@wizardom]

Witcher 2 didn't get nearly the amount of limelight it deserves! W1 was interesting, quirky -- it was like a Polish Gothic. It definitely held promise for the completely new take on some game mechanics in RPG: combat, alchemy... And the way those mechanics fused with the lore was spotless. But ever since that W2 trailer, I knew exactly what to expect from W3. It was the level of quality that I didn't expect from a European publisher. It had all the qualities of a truly breathtaking world with intricate storylines. From the first moments, W2 is a blast. Everything from the way Geralt is implicated in the murder, right after a castle siege and a friggin' dragon! It's a damn shame W2 never gets the credit it's due.

[@maxadius1]

Second time i see the editors place a hidden frame in a video. First was the Documentary about Half-life . In this video they flash the Patreon count of 4,444 at 12:10. Love your docs.

[@mikexirou]

Excellent info and narration and top quality production. Looking forward to next parts :)

[@abcdefg37304]

I really enjoyed watching this episode and the previous one, awesome job Danny and Jeremy!

[@MmmDoggy]

Wish there was more Witcher 2 talk :/ For some reason it always seems to be overlooked.

[@holysecret2]

Even though it's the biggest step they have taken, in terms of engine and combat style. But maybe that's why they regard it as but a stepping stone to Witcher 3, the big one.

[@nathannlatimore7863]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...some of the highest quality content on KZbin

[@PenthouseBossman]

I subscribed for these, very well done

[@SeanFerrol]

The frame at 12:10 reads This production was funded entirely by the support of 4,444 Patrons. I was on 0.25x playback speed tapping play pause to find that out. 😂

[@JmsNmnn]

Lower third pops up for a second at 12:10

[@dhoffnun]

A single-frame editing error - it's the patreon text at the end of the video.

[@CropperTV]

its the whole screen imgur.com/a/sM06K

[@knightwingbk]

Barely anything about Witcher 2 here. Almost an afterthought.

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

Well, it kind of is an afterthought in gaming too. And in CDPR's perception, it seems. They gave it away for free (that's how I got it), and you can find it on "pawn sites" for under 3 dollars. It sort of got relegated to the dustbin of gaming, which is really undeserved, if just for the fact that it is a Witcher game. But such is life, I guess. The 3rd game eclipsed the gaming industry itself, let alone it's prequels.

[@AintPopular]

i agree the work put out in the politics itself is insane, surprised how cheap the game is, Totally deserves more of its worth

[@mfundomzolo4498]

What if being a public company is the reason why they had to rush out Cyberpunk. My heart is still sad about what happened with that game, I love this company.

[@freddyv9888]

the witcher 1 felt so mature it made oblivion look like a kitty at least from a stylistic point of view.

[@je6980]

i purchased this in 2008, i'm playing it again now. i don't really remember it but it sticks with me it was amazing...i loved it was originally polish

[@DumbGarbage]

Love these documentaries and I love cd projekt red even more!

[@AintPopular]

should've dissect more into witcher 2 questions. my thirst hasnt been quenched

[@onkkell]

I hope there will be more on the first two games, because this is skimming over almost everything interesting about them, as if only to get to the third one.

[@greob]

16:31 what was that orchestral arrangement of Chopin's nocturne Op. 55, No. 1 in F minor?

[@Reanimathor]

Custom arrangement for Witcher 2 hope trailer

[@duckhive]

Witcher 1 is a hidden gem. It's so creepy, awkward, funny...

[@SchwartzBOSS]

Witcher 1 is ony of my all time favourites

[@eapleitez]

Playing both of these games in Nvidia 3D Vision is an experience that I'll always fondly remember

[@jacobchrist999]

Great documentary, looking forward to Friday! I would love to see more docs about game companies. If you make another campaign, I'll donate for sure.

[@AntiNihilist]

The funny thing about The Witcher 1 was that I live in the US and I knew about the game just from the trailer. That was all I needed to see to know I really wanted to play it, that said, I never bought it because my computer was not good enough. Even now I got a free copy of Witcher 2 and still don't have a good enough PC to play it very well. Witcher 3 is good enough to make up for lost time but I wish I could've supported the studio earlier.

[@sieraparagon]

Danny has gone a long way since his early days on GameSpot. Keep up the good work, mate! I still remember fondly your overview of the Half-Life series. :)

[@xxllx86]

Amazing. Thank you so much for this insight on CD Project and it's Games.

[@rickcolan2116]

Second part is very good,the sound Is awesome

[@evergaolbird]

I can still remember the first time I purchased the first game, the cover art attracted me onto it Now I have it on Steam, nostalgic game (and yeah I can still remember the random crashes every 60 minutes as well).