As someone who prefers shorter, more compact experiences (allowing me to move onto new games quickly), the lengthy and sometimes grating narratives that accompany role playing games might seem alluring to most, but they are often a deterrent to myself. I don’t have any issue with the genre as a whole, but by and large, RPGs just don’t mesh with my playstyle. It’s at this point that I was all ready to dive into the Witcher games, which were already sitting in my Steam library, backed by my shiny new gaming PC. Sure, there are plenty of excellent games from both sides of the border, but none of them really scream ‘cultural identity,’ which is a shame now that I think about it (and a discussion for another article I suppose). This might not seem like such a big deal to some, but let me pose a question to prove my point: “If your country’s leader were to present a video game to a foreign leader as a representation of your country, what would he give?”Īs someone who is Canadian born yet residing in America, I honestly have no solid answer, with respect to both countries. I mean, after all, they did give it as a presidential gift. Now, don’t get me wrong, my interest in this story has nothing to do with the fact that the President might have a fleeing interest in video games, but rather the revelation of how important the Witcher series is to the nation of Poland as a whole. After a little digging, I was surprised to discover that the game in question was none other than The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. You see, a little less than a year ago, President Obama made a speech in which he (offhandedly) mentioned that he received a video game from the Polish Prime Minister during their last visit. For me, The Witcher started with the unlikeliest of people: President Barack Obama. Heck, it didn’t even start with me playing the game, or writing about it in any formal capacity. Unlike most people, my history with the Witcher series didn’t start with a trailer, some fervent discussions on message boards, or some gameplay footage from YouTube.
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