I believe the DRM was removed for the Enhanced Edition, but I'm not sure. You don't have to be always online to play. At most you'd have to perform an initial setup of some sort. The Witcher is actually a bit different than Bioware/Black Isle RPG's in that it is an action RPG where you control a single character, over a turn based RPG where you control a party of characters. If he likes the turn based strategic element (which he might if he likes Civ and Total War) then this might not be the game for him. If he enjoys complex, dark stories, and more action oriented gameplay then this would be for him. But I wouldn't say The Witcher is too similar to Bioware/Black Isle games. It has some of the same elements and some unique elements.
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