Rachel Unboxes: The Witcher 2 (360)

This is the unboxing of the XBox 360 version of The Witcher 2.  For the PC version see the last entry.

My copy arrived late in the afternoon and I imediately took it to my room to unbox it.  To my surprise, I found this delightful, if a bit too big, tshirt inside.  It features a side profile of Geralt's pendant and it looks awesome.

I think it was a preorder bonus or something, but it was still unexpected and still awesome

The box itself, like that of the PC version, is rather large, and it features the logo in the middle.  My first thought was that it was an optical illusion of some kind, but it turns out it's just a moulder plastic insert behind a plastic window.  Still, it does look rather good.

It seems like an optical illusion, so cool

Unlike the contents of the PC version, the contents for the 360 version are in a drawer that is pulled out with the red ribbon tab.  Right on top is the art book.  As far as I can tell it's the same as the book in the PC version but with a different cover.  This one has an old feel to like, like an embossed leather tome.  I think I prefer this cover as it's a fantasy game and it wouldn't look out of place in the game world, except for maybe the full colour pages inside.

I think I prefer this cover to the one that came with the PC version

Under the book is a sticker sheet, a small box, and the regular edition of the game.

A bit blurry but there's not much to see

All in all, there's the book, the game, a bonus DVD featuring making of footage and other bonus material, the small box, and the stickers.

Everything on display

"What's in the box?" I hear you ask, like an overly emotional Brad Pitt.  Why, it's only a replica of Geralt's pendant!  From the front it looks exactly the same but from the side it's clearly flattened in comparison.  This isn't really an issue as it still looks good and still has a good weight to it.  The chain doesn't have a clasp but it is long enough to fit over most heads.

The regular edition of the game has the same map as the PC edition but the quest guide has been updated to include the extra quests that came with it.

A good sized map and expanded quest guide accompany the Enhanced Edition

Unfortunately, this too appears to have sold out everywhere, but the ordinary editions of the game are still readily available.  During the development of the 360 version, CD Projekt Red made a number of changes and added some content to the game.  The most obvious thing is the presence of a tutorial that wasn't in the original PC version.  The 360 version was called the 'Enhanced Edition' and it was made available for PC players as well.  What's good is that if you already have the PC version you'll get the Enhanced Edition update for free.  They did the same thing with The Witcher and it's what I really like about them.