<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
(	O
(	O
Warlock	O
)	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fantasy	O
novel	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
by	O
Polish	O
author	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Wolf	I-Application
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
using	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
engine	O
and	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
has	O
,	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
namely	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
formerly	O
first	O
teased	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Canis	O
Majoris	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
developed	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
5	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
in	O
use	O
for	O
the	O
planned	O
second	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fool	O
's	O
Theory	O
will	O
mainly	O
develop	O
the	O
remake	O
with	O
full	O
creative	O
supervision	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
staff	O
and	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
camera	O
styles	O
available	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	O
two	O
isometric	B-Application
perspectives	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
mouse	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
most	O
functions	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
view	O
,	O
which	O
brings	O
the	O
player	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
combat	O
while	O
limiting	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
world	O
and	O
follows	O
Geralt	O
of	O
Rivia	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
traveling	O
monster	O
hunters	O
who	O
have	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Witchers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Continent	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Geralt	O
of	O
Rivia	O
,	O
a	O
wandering	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
monster	O
hunter	O
for	O
hire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geralt	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
his	O
longtime	O
allies	O
and	O
fellow	O
Witchers	B-Application
,	O
Eskel	O
,	O
Lambert	O
,	O
and	O
instructor	O
Vesemir	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sorceress	O
Triss	O
Merigold	O
of	O
Maribor	O
and	O
the	O
field	O
medic	O
Shani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
his	O
Witcher	B-Application
brothers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Triss	O
Merigold	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
a	O
remedy	O
for	O
his	O
mysterious	O
condition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaer	O
Morhen	O
is	O
suddenly	O
attacked	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
group	O
of	O
assailants	O
,	O
who	O
escape	O
with	O
the	O
School	O
of	O
the	O
Wolf	O
's	O
key	O
mutagens	O
and	O
formulae	O
that	O
detail	O
how	O
to	O
create	O
Witchers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geralt	O
is	O
also	O
confronted	O
by	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Wild	O
Hunt	O
,	O
who	O
warns	O
him	O
of	O
an	O
impending	B-Application
conflict	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geralt	O
defeats	O
the	O
attacker	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
corpse	O
was	O
a	O
Witcher	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
directly	O
into	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
's	O
involvement	O
,	O
Metropolis	O
Software	O
(	O
which	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
bought	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
closed	O
in	O
2010	O
)	O
had	O
obtained	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
for	O
his	O
novels	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
,	O
around	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Aurora	O
Engine	O
by	O
BioWare	O
,	O
optimized	O
heavily	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
singleplayer	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Aurora	O
Engine	O
involved	O
developing	O
the	O
in-game	O
environments	O
in	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
and	O
then	O
exporting	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
tile-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
also	O
supports	O
lightmaps	O
generated	O
in	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
realistic	O
skyboxes	O
and	O
water	O
effects	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
dryad	B-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
reskinned	O
,	O
so	O
her	O
hair	O
covered	O
more	O
of	O
her	O
body	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
enhancements	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
making	O
of	O
"	O
DVD	O
,	O
a	O
CD	O
with	O
29	O
in-game	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
another	O
CD	O
with	O
"	O
Inspired	O
by	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
from	O
the	O
book	O
The	O
Last	O
Wish	O
,	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
Temeria	O
printed	O
on	O
high-quality	O
paper	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
December	O
,	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Wolf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Wolf	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witchers	I-Application
cinematic	O
intro	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2007	O
VES	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Outstanding	O
Pre-Rendered	O
Visuals	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
voted	O
"	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2007	O
Radio	O
Rivendell	O
Fantasy	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sciences	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nominees	O
for	O
2007	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
eventually	O
lost	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
