History Awesome / TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings

* A Meta moment: On [[ImageBoards 4chan's]] /v/ board, someone asked for help cracking the game... [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/30/4chan-defends-witcher-2-developer-cd-projekt-red-from-pirates/ he was promptly told to]] "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck off and buy the damn game]]" ''multiple'' times, rewarding CDProjektRed's faith that if they treat their customers with respect, they would get respect back.

-->'''Roche:''' Now its worth ''shit'', like the rest of you! ''(pins the loathsome adviser down and draws his special forces dirk)''

-->'''Roche:''' You can't give back what you took from me... Since I don't have the time to torture you; cutting your balls off and slitting your throat will have to suffice. ''(does just that)''

-->'''Roche:''' Now its worth ''shit'', like the rest of you!

* The end of Chapter II on the Iorveth path is this as a whole. Oil gets poured on the Kaedweni soldiers, Geralt and company put up a spirited defense on the walls, a pair of trolls potentially join in on the action, and Saskia reveals [[ThisWasHisTrueForm her true form]] to Geralt while saving his life. And just when things are about to get hairy, Iorveth arrives in a glorious BigDamnHeroes moment. In the end, a small ragtag rebel army consisting of untrained peasants, a handful of knights, some dwarven civilians, and Scoia'tael archers manage to beat the army of the most powerful northern kingdom which has them outnumbered 5 to 1. Henselt's humiliation is the cherry on top.

* Roche's BigDamnHeroes moment in Henselt's camp. [[spoiler:In Iorveth's path.]]
* The end of Chapter 2 on the Iorveth path is this as a whole. [[spoiler:Oil gets poured on the Kaedweni soldiers, Geralt and company put up a spirited defense on the walls, a pair of trolls potentially join in on the action, and Saskia reveals [[ThisWasHisTrueForm her true form]] to Geralt while saving his life.]] And just when things are about to get hairy, Iorveth arrives in a glorious BigDamnHeroes moment. In the end, [[spoiler:a small ragtag rebel army consisting of untrained peasants, a handful of knights, some dwarven civilians, and Scoia'tael archers manage to beat the army of the most powerful northern kingdom which has them outnumbered 5 to 1. Henselt's humiliation is the cherry on top.]]

* Geralt's showdown with a young dragon on the roof of a burning castle tower. In the lore, even being ''near'' an angry dragon is tantamount to ''suicide''. After a lengthy duel on the ground the Witcher latches onto the fire wyrm's neck with his steel sword and just manages to hold on throughout some aerial acrobatics, he then digs his trophy hook under Saesenthesis's [[EyeScream eyelid]] for leverage - and pulls her into an uncontrollable spiraling loop; crashing her chest first into a [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice jagged tree.]] Deciding to either spare Saskia, who is mind controlled, or putting her out of her misery is certainly going to play a big part in the Wild Hunt.

** Witcher 2's Enhanced Edition reinforces this with its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwCXw8m0PHI new opening cinematic]]. Letho displaying his combat tactics from throwing an archer off-balance with a magical bomb, evading blows with his cat-like agility and finally [[HumanShield hiding behind a swordsman to protect himself from a mage's fireball]] not only marks him as a credible threat for Geralt but also showcases legimate combat tactics for the actual gameplay (save for some GameplayAndStorySegregation like Letho actually grabbing his HumanShield instead of tricking him into the line of fire.)
* Geralt's showdown with a young dragon on the roof of a burning castle tower. In the lore, even being ''near'' an angry dragon is tantamount to ''suicide''. After a lengthy duel on the ground the Witcher latches onto the fire wyrm's neck with his steel sword and just manages to hold on throughout some aerial acrobatics, he then digs his trophy hook under Saesenthesis's [[EyeScream eyelid]] for leverage - and pulls her into an uncontrollable spiraling loop; crashing her chest first into a [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice jagged tree.]] [[spoiler: Deciding to either spare Saskia, who is mind controlled, or putting her out of her misery is certainly going to play a big part in the Wild Hunt.]]

-->'''Foltest:''' This I like!
* A Meta moment: On [[ImageBoards 4chan's]] /v/ board, someone asked for help cracking the game... [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/30/4chan-defends-witcher-2-developer-cd-projekt-red-from-pirates/ he was promptly told to]] "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck off and buy the damn game]]" ''multiple'' times, rewarding CDProjektRed's faith that if they treat their customers with respect, they would get respect back.
** Aside from this, the company also detailed that the game ''had'' been pirated... but oddly enough, the pirated copy was the copy ''with'' DRM, while the one without DRM was nowhere to be seen on torrents.
* Another meta moment came when [[PolishedPort the Enhanced Edition]] for the {{Xbox 360}} came out. What did CDProjektRed do? Instead of charging those who previously bought the game on PC for the new content like ElectronicArts, {{Capcom}}, or {{Activision}}, they released every bit of new content (over 4 hours of new gameplay, as well as a soundtrack, interviews and concept art) ''all for free.'' If that doesn't win a consumer's respect for CDProjektRed, I don't know what will.
** They also give DRM-free copies to any customer who emails them with proof that they purchased it on Steam. There's really no reason they should do that, but they do anyway.
* From the second game, at the end of both paths, [[spoiler:if Geralt chose to save Triss from Nilfgaard's compound.]] He storms the place all on his own, and when his hostage, [[spoiler:Shilard Fitz-Oesterlen, the Nilfgaard Ambassador]], gets shot and killed by his own, and Geralt is faced by the very elite of Imperial soldiers, he gives us [[PreAssKickingOneLiner this one very awesome line]].
-->'''Geralt''': And now, you will all have to die.
** Alternatively, storming [[spoiler:the Kaedweni camp alongside Roche. Or not storming it, and realising that Roche did almost as well without your help as he would have with]].
* The first time you do a Group Finisher - your jaw ''will'' drop from how [[IncrediblyLamePun bloody awesome]] it is.
** For example, [[http://youtu.be/2EVSQM98NTg this particular finisher]]. And that's one of the ''tamer'' ones!

* The end of Chapter 2 on the Iorveth path is this as a whole. [[spoiler:Oil gets poured on the Kaedweni soldiers, Geralt and company put up a spirited defense on the walls, a pair of trolls potentially join in on the action, and Saskia reveals [[ThisWasHisTrueForm her true form]] to Geralt while saving his life.]] And just when things are about to get hairy, Iorveth arrives in a glorious BigDamnHeroes moment. In the end, [[spoiler:a small ragtag rebel army consisting of untrained peasants, a handful of knights, some dwarven civilians, and Scoia'tael archers manage to beat the army of the most powerful northern kingdom which has them outnumbered 5 to 1. Henselt's humiliation is the cherry on top.]]

* The Witcher 2's combat system is more action-packed and reflects the kind of combat in the first game's intro movie. The first game's combat system was an uneasy combination of real-time and turn-based, leaning towards real-time, but the second game's combat gave a much stronger sense of Geralt's agility and versatility. This makes a systemic moment of awesome that harkens to the very first experience anyone has with the first game.

-->'''Foltest:''' What ''the fuck'' do we want?!

* Geralt's showdown with a dragon on the roof of a burning castle. In the lore, even being ''near'' an angry dragon is tantamount to suicide. After a lengthy duel on the ground and in the air, he crashes it into a jagged tree. [[spoiler: Deciding to either spare the Dragon, who was mind controlled, or putting it out of its misery is treated as a really big deal.]]

-->'''Soldiers:''' Victory!

-->Foltest : Where the hell are we going!?
-->Soldiers: To battle!
-->Foltest : What the fuck do we want!?
-->Soldiers: Victory!
-->Foltest : This I like!

* Geralt's showdown with a dragon on the roof of a burning castle. In the lore, even being ''near'' an angry dragon is tantamount to suicide. After a lengthy duel on the ground and in the air, he crashes it into jagged a tree. [[spoiler: Deciding to either spare the Dragon, who was mind controlled, or putting it out of its misery is treated as a really big deal.]]

* Another meta moment came when [[PolishedPort the Enhanced Edition]] for the {{Xbox360}} came out. What did CDProjektRed do? Instead of charging those who previously bought the game on PC for the new content like ElectronicArts, {{Capcom}}, or {{Activision}}, they released every bit of new content (over 4 hours of new gameplay, as well as a soundtrack, interviews and concept art) ''all for free.'' If that doesn't win a consumer's respect for CDProjektRed, I don't know what will.

* Another meta moment came when [[PolishedPort the Enhanced Edition]] for the Xbox360 came out. What did CDProjektRed do? Instead of charging those who previously bought the game on PC for the new content like ElectronicArts, {{Capcom}}, or {{Activision}}, they released every bit of new content (over 4 hours of new gameplay, as well as a soundtrack, interviews and concept art) ''all for free.'' If that doesn't win a consumer's respect for CDProjektRed, I don't know what will.

* Roche's BigDamnHeroes moment in Henselt's camp. [[spoiler:In Iorveth's path.]]

** For example, [[http://youtu.be/2EVSQM98NTg this particular finisher]]. And that's one of the ''tamer'' ones!

* From the second game, at the end of both paths, [[spoiler:if Geralt chose to save Triss from Nilfgaard's compound.]] He storms the place all on his own, and when his hostage, [[spoiler:Shilard Fitz-Oesterlen, the Nilfgaard Ambassador]], gets shot and killed by his own, and Geralt is faced by the very elite of Imperial soldiers, he gives us this one very awesome line.

* The first time you do a Group Finisher - your jaw ''will'' drop from how [[IncrediblyLamePun bloody awesome]] it is.