Originally Posted by Tom Ohle (Post 73740)

Witcher elixirs sounds cool, but may be difficult to really sell… like… what would they be? I could see it as a cool promotional item that has some vodka or something similar in each vial… hmm.

Originally Posted by zahratustra (Post 73746)

not your boring, everyday vodka.

Originally Posted by Tom Ohle (Post 73861)

Well obviously they'd be a bit more exotic… but we are a Polish company, so vodka (or wodka) is a pretty natural fit. I'll just make my own blends. Beware!

Originally Posted by RPS

RPS:
Would The Witcher would have been very different if made by a Western developer? Or do the fundamental mechanics of a strong roleplaying game outweigh such cultural differences?

Answer:
Cultural differences definitely have a great impact on the game. The Witcher would certainly have been different, even if it was made by another team in Poland. It might be quite similar if developed by another European company. It’d have been a completely different style of RPG if done by Americans. I can bet I’d never recognize it’s even “witcher-like” if the game had been made by a Japanese developer. I’m not even trying to imagine which would be better… but for sure they would be different. We didn’t want to make a “Polish game” as we did want to make it universal and accessible for everyone all over the world. But still we encouraged our designers to use our own culture as a base for ideas, as it’s something we understand the best and can use to make The Witcher unique. I think it’s a question that requires a much expansive answer.