The Witcher 3was one of the most significant games ever created.

As their localization efforts continued to succeed the company eventually grew and released the firstWitcherin 2007.

Andrzej Sapkowski is the author and mastermind behind the wildly successfulWitcherseries.

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The story goes that Sapkowski says he wroteThe Witcheron a whim and entered it into a Polish sci-fi/fantasy contest.

After taking home the third prize, Sapkowski’s novel began picking up success with both readers and critics.

As it’s possible for you to imagine it was a big risk should the game have flopped.

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Like theWitcher 2before it, the game took about three years before they were ready to put it out.

6It Was Delayed… ## 5Dark Souls Influenced The Combat System

FromSoftware’sDark Soulseries has no chill when it comes to its influence.

Marketing also played a big part and beforeThe Witcher 3even rolled out it had one million pre-orders.

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