My computer can run this game at max with about 25-30 average FPS in demanding areas. It looks fantastic so I was wondering how this game stacks up against Crysis or something. Anyone do any kind of comparison?

As with anything involving graphics, it's totally subjective as to whether this game looks better than Crysis. IMO, they're both really different--one's clearly full-on fantasy while the other tries to find a middle ground between sci-fi and realism. 
 
I will say that the Witcher 2's engine scales a lot better than Crysis. The lowest settings in TW2 still look pretty damn good. The lowest settings in the oiginal Crysis look worse than Far Cry.

The lighting in game is good, the art design is meh, textures are meh. I think the games graphical innovations are overrated as its mostly a patch job tricking you into believing so. Cryware, and ID5 on the other hand are master pieces of programming, even though graphics are overrated. All i want in a game is good art design, good textures, and maybe a pinch of aa if its not to much to ask.

@ATrevelan said:

The lowest settings in the oiginal Crysis look worse than Far Cry.

No they don't.

@Beaudacious said:

The lighting in game is good, the art design is meh, textures are meh. I think the games graphical innovations are overrated as its mostly a patch job tricking you into believing so. Cryware, and ID5 on the other hand are master pieces of programming, even though graphics are overrated. All i want in a game is good art design, good textures, and maybe a pinch of aa if its not to much to ask.

you fuckin crazy, the art design is awesome, and the textures are great; every piece of armor is super super detailed, etc.

Anyone got any fraps witcher 2 screenshots? I have a few crysis screenshots lying around, but I lost some of my best ones before.

Turn of ubersampling and you will most likely get playable FPS.

Does it look as realistic as Crysis? No.
 
Does it have a more appealing artstyle/aesthetic? In my opinion it does. I love the way this game looks, and I'm only playing on what are essentially High settings. Motion blur disabled for me as well, I think it's unnecessary and a little overdone here. Overall I'm loving the artstyle though.

Crysis has inferior nipple rendering.

Useless discussion.

I'll be playing it on low. :(

Of the two I prefer the Witcher 2 because I am a sucker for good lighting. But which is technically superior? I couldn't answer this with any confidence. Both engines do different things better.

Crysis has inferior nipple rendering.

@commodore64 said:

Crysis has inferior nipple rendering.

and that is all that matters.

@Beaudacious said:

The lighting in game is good, the art design is meh, textures are meh. I think the games graphical innovations are overrated as its mostly a patch job tricking you into believing so. Cryware, and ID5 on the other hand are master pieces of programming, even though graphics are overrated. All i want in a game is good art design, good textures, and maybe a pinch of aa if its not to much to ask.

I don´t know what you talking about here!? Art design is great! One of the beast in years for a dark Fantasy/Medieval..