New information from CD Action magazine + bonus
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Material provided by the official fan site "Chronicles of Kaer Morhen"

The Polish magazine CD Action has published an absolutely stunning review, detailing everything about The Witcher 2. In addition to the already known information, the magazine contained a whole bunch of new facts, several somewhat new screenshots (new, but in old settings), as well as two new renders. To respect the magazine's copyright, I decided to share only the key new facts about the game, as well as scanned and slightly processed character renders for better quality.

• the showcased side quest took place in the dwarven town of Vergen;

• the quest journal now displays information in two formats:

a) a brief description of what, where, how, and why;

b) an expanded description, supplemented as you progress through the quest. Written in the format of a personal diary. Something like “Dear diary, my name is Geralt. I was asked to kill a Striga. I consulted with Triss on whether I should do it. She said 'yes.' So I drew my sword and killed the beast. After that, I danced on her grave." Once the quest is completed, you will have the opportunity to publish your adventurer's diary online.

• in the demonstrated quest, you could turn to Dandelion for help and complete part of the quest by directly controlling him;

• there will be hidden items throughout the game, for finding which you will gain some experience;

• character development will be possible in one of three archetype directions: swordsman, signs specialist, and alchemist. Creating mixed types is possible, but some skills in each skill tree will be mutually exclusive;

• the chosen archetype will influence not only the fighting style but also the dialogue system. For example, a swordsman can