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The beautifully rendered Witcher 2 Assassin of Kings Intro Sequence titled The Demanved Assassination. Recorded and uploaded here in 1080p. The game is a sequel to the surprise hit first game by CD Projekt RED as is based on a line of novels from Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and a
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Henry sends the protagonist to climb a nearby tower and set off some fireworks. This is will signal their location to the nearby rescue ship they have contacted. Getting up and down the tall building is no small task. After this is done we find that Mei has been kidnapped
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Henry has located Mei’s mother. She is being held captive at the Blue Hotel by a nearby gang. Getting into the place is the first goal, then finding the woman and getting her out alive is next. If they can get that far, they can make their way through the
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The protagonist meets Henry and offers them additional help. Henry needs a radio transmitter and our man is going to get. Henry gives our hero an additional tool in the form of a bow and singular arrow. Retrieving this transmitter is going to be no small task though as it
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After scaling the skyscraper and obtaining the meds, our protagnist makes his way to the ground floor and through the dust. Working his way back to Mei via the window-washer lift. Henry directs him towards his location via the Line 4 subway. The subway contains a mix of enemies and
After heading to the top of the mall our hero locates the government supply crate on the top of a distant skyscraper. Using a functioning lift he makes his way to the building exterior and eventually back down to the street where he begins the long climb. Not only will
Alan Wake emerges from some sort of vortex and moves away from a sunken building. Taken, those possessed by the darkness are emerging from an oil derrick. Wake runs to the motel area where he meets mechanic Emma. She has a page from Wake’s manuscript which will help him to
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After making his way home to find it empty the protagonist hear’s the cry of a child. When he heads out to investigate, the startled girl runs away. When he relocates her she is cornered by some bad-looking people. If he can get her free they will have to make
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The sequel to Remedy’s (make of Max Payne I & II) Alan Wake comes in the form of downloaded ‘sequel’ Alan’s Wakes American Nightmare. The title continues the story of the titular hero(?) who battles against his dark nemesis with light. Combat has been refined and gameplay is smoother. At
We continue the final steps of our main character nearly year-long journey by foot to his apartment. The harsh realities of the post “event” world are evident as our character must take life and do so tactically. Once at his apartment he hopes to find his wife and child. Game
The Witcher known as Geralt of Rivia stumbles blindly through the woods, injured and possessing very little memory. Discovered by the other remaining Witchers he is transported to their haven of Kaer Morhen, where, along with help of Triss Merigold he is nursed back to health. Geralt’s training and memory
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Ahh Steam sales, the time of year when you pick up games you have already played, or may never play simply because they are dirt cheap. Here is the intro sequence from The Witcher Enhanced edition. I beat the original of this game not long after its release. At $2.49,