The Witcher 2 - Preview @ God is a Geek

A site called God is a Geek has a Eurogamer Expo preview of The Witcher 2:

The second part of the demonstration featured a cursed battlefield with hundreds of ghostly soldiers taking part in a battle. Gop points out that hundreds of character models on-screen at one time is only possible with The Witcher 2′s all new tailor made engine. The soldiers were merely images from the past and did not attack Geralt, but a demonic presence in the form of an impressive looking boss soon made his presence aware. The boss could be defeated in this early build, but we can honestly say we saw enough to know that The Witcher 2 is sure to excite fans of the original as well as gaining new ones in the process.

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The boss could be defeated in this early build, but we can honestly say we saw enough to know that The Witcher 2 is sure to excite fans of the original as well as gaining new ones in the process.

I don't quite understand this sentence. especially the part with the "but" stuff.

It almost sounds to me as if they wanted to make this "boss" a heavy fight ?

Hundreds of models on-screen at one time?

Originally Posted by JDR13
Hundreds of models on-screen at one time?

(spoilers obvs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC3Pqb9rGts

Was that hundreds? Maybe tens of soldiers + lots of blades of grass (already done in NWN 1)?

Originally Posted by Thrasher
Was that hundreds? Maybe tens of soldiers + lots of blades of grass (already done in NWN 1)?

I think it's safe to say those visuals are significantly better then NWN 1.