FWIW, I've been playing the hell out of this game for about 2 weeks now. I'm not a huge RPG fan and I could never play games like WoW because the quests and grinding just didn't do anything for me. I was a big fan of Oblivion simply because it was the most immersive RPG I had ever played. Well, at least up to that point. The Witcher is more than a match for it in that department. Graphics (and character models in particular) are outstanding, the world is for the most part believable (as per previous comments), and I love how you are forced to make choices on occasion which can stick with you for the rest of the game. Now it is obviously far more linear than Oblivion which supplied you a whole world to explore. And its not an FPS style combat system...its closer to KOTOR and most other action-RPGs in this respect. There is also no start of game character customization since you are playing a character from the novels which the game is based on. This may bother some people but I thought it was a nice change of pace. Combine that with the great story and graphics and it feels like you are playing a part in a movie sometimes.

The only thing that bums me out on it is the inventory system. Managing it at times can get just plain monotonous. Would be nice if they at least gave you some filters to work with.

Anyhow, just thought I'd chime in here with a recommendation to try the game for those who haven't done so yet.

Bernout