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Game entry

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

2011 · Action RPG, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360 · CD Projekt RED

After 601 duels settled by the community, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings stands no. 175 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,799 ELO points and 64% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: 10 duels settled, 6 to 4. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 7 out of 160 (2011).

World rank

no. 175

ELO score

1,799

Wins

64%

Duels played

601

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About The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

This third-person dark fantasy Western RPG and sequel to The Witcher (2007), featuring multiple endings and branching narrative paths, follows the travels of Geralt of Rivia, witcher, who, after being falsely accused of regicide, sets out to clear his name and find the real killer, in a time of political turmoil and the brink of war between the imperialistic Nilfgaardian Empire and the Four Kingdoms.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,799 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 172 Quake III Arena 1,801
  2. 173 Vagrant Story 1,801
  3. 174 Quake II 1,800
  4. 175 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 1,799
  5. 176 The Last of Us 1,798
  6. 177 It Takes Two 1,798
  7. 178 Cyberpunk 2077 1,797

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The standing

Where The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 7 out of 160 (2011).

Where The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 175 5,035
Action RPG 23 510
2010s 66 2,050
2011 7 160

The community

The debate

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  1. rowe_trystan

    People keep saying it's a masterpiece but honestly the combat aged rough, the camera fights you half the time, and the difficulty spikes feel unfair rather than clever.

  2. ratke_candido

    And yet the political plot still hooks me more than most fantasy games manage in three times the length.

    GhostKnight

    Replying to OcéaneOwl

    Three times the length of what exactly? Bloodborne? God of War? Which fantasy games are we even measuring against here?

    OcéaneOwl

    Ah oui, forcément, un jeu politique qui accroche plus longtemps que trois autres réunis. On y croit fort.

  3. AnaïsKid

    Un bon jeu avec de vraies limites, mais qui reste marquant malgré tout.

    Jaime_95

    Lo jugué en un verano raro, sin planes, y comparado con el tercero se siente más pequeño pero mejor cerrado.

    dominique_rolland

    J'y ai rejoué cet été entre deux boulots et honnêtement ce fameux charme marquant, je l'ai surtout trouvé dans les dialogues, pas dans les combats qui m'ont franchement agacé.

    LuckyPlayer

    Les votes récompensent la nostalgie, pas la maniabilité réelle du jeu aujourd'hui.

  4. GlitchSniper98

    Bref, je me souviens surtout d'un examen que j'ai révisé en pointillé cette semaine-là, parce que je voulais absolument avancer dans l'histoire le soir.

    Leo_91

    Yo lo jugué en un tren nocturno, no en época de examenes, pero igual me robó horas de sueño

  5. TurboPhoenix2006

    Bon, tt le monde dit que c'est un jeu de transition avant le 3, mais perso je trouve que ça a un truc que le 3 a perdu en route, plus resserré, moins de remplissage, l'ambition politique y est déjà à fond, franchement on dirait presque qu'on a oublié qu'il existait avant l'autre.

    Marina_8

    El tercero lo mejora en casi todo, seamos sinceros, y decir lo contrario es puro cariño de fan, yo también caigo en eso a veces.

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