The Witcher 2 was releases ths mornign and I've played only a small portion of the game so far but i wanted to get my thoughts out there and see what other people think of the game so far.

From a presentation stand point, the game is a massive step up from the original. the graphics are beautiful and the voice acting is miles ahead of anything seen in the first game. I think I am technically still in the tutorial section of the game but I don't think the game does a great job of explaining everything. i died quite a few times on the first battle as the game doesn't really help much with combat. Sure, it gives the basics but it doesn't encourage you to use our Signs much (which I have since found out are essential to success) and the game didn't bother to tell me I could lock on to specific enemies until about 5 battles in.

Also, I am a bit unsure of the combat at this point. it is better than the first game for sure but at the moment all i am doing is running at enemies, getting a few hits in and then running off again. This just gets worse when the number of enemies increases aand you end up having to 'kite' enemies around the area, gradually whittling down their health bars. I've heard it gets better once Geralt levels up so that's ok. Also, the problem may just be that I suck at this game, but i think I am getting better now.

Other than that i am enjoying it so far, what do you guys think of it so far?

UPDATE:
I've played for a few hours now and I'm getting to grips with the combat and I'm really starting to enjoy it, it just takes a while to get used to (well it did for me anyway). So far this game is far superior to the original.