Another fantastic documentary. Thank you for not concentrating solely on the obvious success story of Witcher 3, but also bringing to the attention of international viewers the long road towards that goal. Can't wait for the rest of the series! Greetings from Poland!
@Pawel95
6 жыл бұрын
I agree about all you said, I'm also happy in general that we managed to free ourselves from communism. When I see these pictures from the start of the video, I want to cry :-|
@maciej-36
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, and also this is a great story to be told. By the way, this guy also made excellent documentary about The Witcher, it would be weird if he mentioned it, but I'm not affiliated, so highly recommend. ;)
@bpcgos
6 жыл бұрын
What you did before on 2 hours history of the first witcher (and before) on your channel also very much awesome. Hope you both can collaborate some times
@santaclawsui
6 жыл бұрын
arhn you should defintetly make an english version or at last add subtitles to your exelent "Biały Wilk" documentary. It would be a sheme if people in the west could not view it!
@maciej-36
6 жыл бұрын
santaclawsui: - There are English subtitles available in "Biały Wilk"...
@The_RedVIII
6 жыл бұрын
Here is a funny story. I was once at Games Convention (the predecessor of GamesCom) in Leipzig, back when CD Projekt was there showing off The Witcher 1. I remember they had a really tiny booth and I thought the game looked awesome. But I was a console gamer at that time, so I asked one of the devs, and it might even have been the guy in the video, if this would ever come to console. I don't remember exactly what he said, either no, or we'll see. But who would have thought back then how this all turned out in the end. I definitely saw the potential, even with the first game.
@CJonson234
6 жыл бұрын
Actually console version of W1 was in development, but it was cancelled witcher.wikia.com/wiki/The_Witcher:_Rise_of_the_White_Wolf
@silentspartan46
6 жыл бұрын
I wish I could've been one of those people who got into the Witcher from the first game. It would've been really cool to see the series evolve. As it is I am now a Witcher junkie, reading the books several times over, started with W2, then got W3 and am now finally getting around to W1. About 10 or 12 hours in and yeah man, I can see the potential and why it's as beloved as it is.
@Armaan8014
6 жыл бұрын
Witcher 1 is still my favorite in the series! There's something about the atmosphere that they nailed in that first one.
@kosmosyche
6 жыл бұрын
I agree. Witcher 1 was actually quite good.
@christechtips7804
6 жыл бұрын
Fake news
@TheAssirra
6 жыл бұрын
It makes so much sense now why CD Project red doesn't care about piracy. They have been dealing with it since the very beginning so it has become standard.
@randomtask3539
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, Marcin made money by selling pirated games before he founded CDPR but now wants you pay pigs to give him money now since it is more profitable to be "legit"
@Anxiou5Panda
6 жыл бұрын
To be fair, he did said that there were no copyright law in Poland back then as so his young mind at the time didn't really comprehend nor care for the repercussions of IP theft, obviously, now that has changed, especially since The Witcher games grown exponentially.
@randomtask3539
6 жыл бұрын
There being no copyright law is irrelevant, the only argument he gave against piracy is to "support the developer" which has nothing to do with piracy being illegal. CDPR sent legal threats to Germans who pirated Witcher 2 for them to pay 1000 euros or be taken to court, the only reason he could give to not pirate it was to "support the developer". He couldn't say buy the physical copy of Witcher 2 so you can actually get something in return for your money at the time since the vanilla version had securom. Of course his view has changed since that is how he makes money now. Quit drinking the kool aid and quit trying to defend that scum bag. use goodolddownload instead of giving money to GOG.
@Kubboz
6 жыл бұрын
Well, "support the developer" is the only reason that *should* be needed, unless you're a fan of not rewarding people for their work that you like.
@futuropasado
6 жыл бұрын
And now they do a extreme quality product that nobody will decline buying, The Witcher 3 made the gods of gaming industry.
@tamzf1
6 жыл бұрын
As much as this was about the history of CD Project and the making of the Witcher, I found the history of the Polish people's struggle throughout the Cold War era even more fascinating. It's amazing to see how the making of a video game can bring a new perspective to a country's history you can only read or hear about from traditional sources. Bravo!
@seekerseraphimtherecluse4314
6 жыл бұрын
Sadly a lot of Westerners seem to have forgot the ills that socialism can bring.
@MRTOWELRACK
6 жыл бұрын
@@seekerseraphimtherecluse4314 More specifically, authoritarianism, which is behind every oppressive regime. Saudi Arabia is capitalist but because they're authoritarian, they lack democracy and liberty.
@lordrotarec
5 жыл бұрын
Yea, the Polish struggle against full employment and healthy lifestyle :D
@christinamoran1027
5 жыл бұрын
Seeker Seraphim the Recluse...Not all westerners. It’s the radical millennial leftist who wants to turn the US into their socialist utopia. Most of us aren’t brainwashed and stupid enough to believe that socialism could ever work in the U.S, or anywhere else as for that matter. They are the minority who are mental toddlers with large social bullhorns. Most normal Americans know better.
@giabread
5 жыл бұрын
@Maciej Socialism provided free healthcare and free education and people WERE better for it. It's the rest of it that was shit.
@jardahala9633
6 жыл бұрын
Witcher (books) was very popular not only in Poland but in Czechoslovakia too. Hell it was recommended to me in 1991 by a 70 years old librarian in public library. It was almost always rented and there was like half-year of waiting until you can rent it. And when you wanted actually to buy the book, it was no chance. Day one and every copy in every corner of republic was sold.
@garnuch271
5 жыл бұрын
oh cool that's interesting didn't know that btw thanks for Mafia I and II slav bros
@Brahim0801
4 жыл бұрын
Lol it's funny when an old man and a young kid like the same book
@vladimirs.3963
4 жыл бұрын
They were popular long before the games came into the existence in Russia as well. Just as an example: There were numerous Witcher-based LARPs held in Russia involving thousands of peoples in the early 2000s.
@jardahala9633
4 жыл бұрын
@@vladimirs.3963 Yup ! Al the "SLAVIC" countries knows WITCHER decades before west. :)
@aw2584
3 ай бұрын
@@garnuch271 shieeet Mafia was great but it ain't ish compared to Kingdom Come; Deliverance. There's such a huge pan-slavic trend in Eastern Europe, and barely anyone banks on it. The Witcher, some folk musicians... thats about it. The Witcher Netflix series wouldve been WAAAAAAY bigger (and at first it was huge anyway) if it focused on the slavic themes of culture and pagan religion but... instead they made a boring western fantasy crap.
@NoclipDocs
6 жыл бұрын
We hope you enjoyed the show! In case you missed our trailer, we have five more videos in this series coming over the next two weeks. Details below, or just subscribe to get them all! Remembering The Witcher 1 & 2 - Wednesday, October 4th - The creators and players of W1 and W2 reminisce, while Marcin continues the story of the company's rise and near falls. Creating the World of The Witcher 3 - Friday, October 6th - How level design, environmental design, and living world design combine to create the world of Wild Hunt. The Quests of Wild Hunt - Monday, October 9nd - Detailing the design of W3's most memorable quests and the many quests that changed during development. Found in Translation - Wednesday, October 11th - Localisation & adaptation departments detail the incredible work that goes into making The Witcher multi-lingual. The Devil's in the Details - Friday, October 13th - How elements like music, cinematic design, combat and more, combine to create a believable universe.
@KitePerson
6 жыл бұрын
You overdid yourselves. Thanks.
@ralphwarom2514
6 жыл бұрын
:D nerd chills
@PalmDesertRock
6 жыл бұрын
Great documentary, as always! But: Notice how there's only one person in this video wearing long socks instead of sneaker socks to his short pants.. :P
6 жыл бұрын
Professional documentary. Waiting for more. Great work👊
@TeachTalkWithJosh
6 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! I'm a huge fan of Witcher 3 and have a keen eye on CDPR. Can't wait to watch a proper documentary on arguably the best studio making games currently.
@LooneyJuice
6 жыл бұрын
This is already incredible. 30 mins passed by in the blink of an eye. This channel is like a precious vault of historical tomes, and this already seems to be my favorite one. Top work Danny n' Co. I think it's fair to say you make tons of people proud they're a part of this artistic medium. Anxiously waiting for the next one.
@satibel
6 жыл бұрын
I'm tired I read "30 mins passed by in the blink of an arse."
@keacluster
4 жыл бұрын
I got emotional when he said that he was grateful for that corner at the BioWare booth and how It was a quality stamp on their game and brand. Gotta respect that.
@Panyc333
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Actual games journalism. You're doing Gods work sir.
@niranjan36x
6 жыл бұрын
This was amazing. Not only did it showcase the founding of CD Projekt Red like I expected it to, it even brought to light the historical context of Poland and the gaming industry there at that time, which is fascinating. Swapping games with a person from Greece by putting up an ad on a gaming magazine, through the mail that took 2 weeks to arrive? Woah. Downloading games off of the radio? Holy crap. Plus, the documentary itself was very well-shot and thought out. You never fail to inspire me Danny, thank you.
@FrankSizemore
6 жыл бұрын
I'm very happy that my money is going toward a quality product that I enjoy. Not only that, what you're doing is inspiring and I want to make something now.
@FrankHowley
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing origin story and I loved the use of archival footage. I showed this video to my mom, who grew up in Soviet Russia and related to Marcin's experiences. She would also take me to the electronic markets in Moscow in the 90s, so we have experience buying bootleg software. She's never played games, but loved watching this.
@Psycorde
6 жыл бұрын
I'm envious that your mother was able to escape this awful place, but i'm glad for her and your family. Russia right now is not a good place to be in.
@lordrotarec
5 жыл бұрын
@@blady51797 Poles weren't starving, they ate more meat than Scots.
@supreme3376
5 жыл бұрын
@@blady51797 was hard but we never stareved
@orkako
5 жыл бұрын
@@lordrotarec There was no famine in Poland, but malnutrition was common. Meat was so expensive that the communist power as an alternative to meat created fermi with agaricus. To this day, Poland is the second largest agaricus producer in the world.
@93pan1c
4 жыл бұрын
I literally have tears in my eyes. I had NO idea it was them who translated Ace Ventura and the Pink Panther back in the 90s. I was singing a song from the Hokus Pokus Pink Panther only a few days ago along with my brother (who already has his own son) and it makes us laugh EVERY time. It was so well translated. I replayed all these games countless times just for the great dialogue. And the actors! The BEST of the best Polish actors available. I kid you not. And let me tell you - some of it was pure imagination, not translation. Polish "inside jokes", references to Polish celebrities etc. To think that we could have never played those games would just make my childhood different somehow... Damn. I thought I couldn't be more thankful for the Witcher 3 and there - they also gave me the favourite games of my childhood. (I was a little girl back then, did not understand a single word in English)
@aaoppe
5 жыл бұрын
I like to think that Witcher 3 "is a uniquely Slavic" game too, but the Skellige Isles... You know what I'm thinking. As someone from the actual town of Larvik, it was a pure joy to visit its namesake in one of my favorite games of all time. :D
@theironknight597
3 жыл бұрын
Can't believe a Witcher fan boy like myself is just now seeing this video, and I must say it's AMAZING! Wish I had found this series earlier.
@e.treacy7724
6 жыл бұрын
Bioware "seal of approval" has really changed in terms of value by now.
@Drewe223
6 жыл бұрын
That's because the thing we now refer to as "Bioware" is not the same company.
@BonusEggs4Sale
6 жыл бұрын
There's more roleplaying in Bioware's modern games than in The Witcher games lol.
@Anxiou5Panda
6 жыл бұрын
Well, EA fucked Bioware up, that's what.
@efxnews4776
5 жыл бұрын
Today CDPR is the seal of approval...
@thedarkness125
5 жыл бұрын
@@BonusEggs4Sale name one
@vitsavicky
4 жыл бұрын
As a person from Czechia (south neighbor of Poland) this hit really close to home. We had a lot of the same struggles and the beginings of gaming were almost identical. CD Project was a huge influence even in our little country and The Witcher was a big deal here as well even before the games. Great job, Noclip!
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
Yes we do :)
@aw2584
10 ай бұрын
Shiet Czechs got some amazing games too, if not for CDPR I would've said better than us... Mafia, Kingdom Come...
@gornes2403
5 жыл бұрын
It's a small detail, but I really appreciate you made an effort to learn the proper Polish pronunciation of CD Projekt. Veeery few of English speaking journalist would do that if any at all.
@GhostUponaTimeOfficiel
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this amazing and really interesting video. I look forward watching the second episode! Love from a French girl who loves The Witcher so much that she came to Warsaw to makes here dream comes true... working in the video game industry!
@hiredsword
6 жыл бұрын
Best of luck following your dreams, that's the only way to truly live life.
@schatzkammerein
6 жыл бұрын
Working for CDPR hopefully!
@GhostUponaTimeOfficiel
6 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not, but I hope the opportunity will comes!
@kinnaye8867
6 жыл бұрын
J'imagine pas la fierté que tu dois avoir, je t'envie tellement.
@estrellah2801
6 жыл бұрын
Ghost Upon a Time Mais attends tu ne vis pas au Japon?
@buffdudes
6 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Love the backstory. Great job to all involved. Can't wait for the other episodes!!
@Thuriazs
6 жыл бұрын
Coming from Slovakia, I'm really happy that gaming stories from post-soviet countries are surfacing in such a cool venue, with this level of production. God, I remember like it was yesterday - buying that big Baldur's Gate 2 box with Czech localization in Tesco. It can't be understated how influential well-localized games were in this region for an entire generation.
@makorek
6 жыл бұрын
we poles still remember how you have back stabbed us after ww1 when soviets invaded poland and you have invaded south poland too (zaolzie)
@Thuriazs
6 жыл бұрын
sorry that one was totally my fault
@lukasz8397
6 жыл бұрын
Gotcha! Time to pay some reparations! ;-)
@izasolecka5843
6 жыл бұрын
Just dont mind the moron
@garnuch271
5 жыл бұрын
@@makorek bro just stop and get some help
@morbid1.
6 жыл бұрын
"przed wyruszeniem w drogę należy zebrać drużynę" Probably the most well known game sentence in Poland.
@basemisam
6 жыл бұрын
what does it mean ?
@MichailBaranovFoks
6 жыл бұрын
you must gather your party before venturing forth
@HCforLife1
6 жыл бұрын
Baldurs gate
@racingspirit9102
6 жыл бұрын
Probably because it was read by, at the time, one of the most famous actors in Poland.
@satibel
6 жыл бұрын
That god damn line. I did 2 playthroughs and it still haunts me.
@GamingEthos
6 жыл бұрын
Every single doc makes me more and more proud to be a backer. Proud of you Danny. Pushing the culture forward!
@michdiewich3032
6 жыл бұрын
Ethos When's the next video been two months. 😩
@GamingEthos
6 жыл бұрын
mich proson im on hiatus right now so i can work on my game but, i will return. :)
@michdiewich3032
6 жыл бұрын
Ethos Leap better have a collector's edition 👀 cause I got the funds like that.
@I.Fumblebee.I
5 жыл бұрын
"If you care for a game, you don't torrent it" Words to live by. Listen EA.
@EmberTheShark
4 жыл бұрын
"cant pirate Our Games when We only Release Always on live Service stuff"
@znajdesposob
4 жыл бұрын
true story. I cracked Witcher3, played for nearly 100 hours and deleted it.. just to buy steam version and play through again. I would need to have no respect to myself to keep pirating them. As I know A LOT of people did the same as me. It's a special game and special producers.
@owenwalters5818
4 жыл бұрын
Does EA even put DRM on their games? (other then Origin) I think you're just randomly blaming EA because they're an easy target.
@wthwasthat8884
4 жыл бұрын
@@owenwalters5818 EA require DRM for all games either developed or published by them. Same with Bethesda. If a publisher/developer is part of a corporate parent company or traded publicly on the US stock market then they are technically required to do it. Shareholders could sue them for fraudulent negligence because the company has a legal requirement to provide protection from copyright infringement. DRM is basically their only way of showing that they meet that requirement legally. CD Project Red don't have DRM because they are a private company which only trades a minority shareholding on the Polish stock market and there is technically no law in Poland or the EU requiring a copyright enforcement on software producer or distributers. Most do it because it makes the most sense to protect your product but they are not legally required to.
@rm9308
4 жыл бұрын
@@wthwasthat8884 Bethesda and EA are on GOG now. You should buy their games there if you want them to stop adding Denuvo and DRM-launchers. www.gog.com/games?devpub=electronic_arts&page=1&sort=popularity www.gog.com/games?devpub=bethesda_softworks_llc&page=1&sort=popularity
@heartmountains
6 жыл бұрын
That little bit about Encarta broke me. I don't normally get hit by overwhelming nostalgia but that got to me. We've come such a long long way..
@bullet1544
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yes. I even copied that games from the radio in Poland :)
@danieldatdang
6 жыл бұрын
Not only CD Projekt RED have created a master piece in the RPG genre but they've also helped delivering to the world one of Polish's lovable franchise.
@akeenobumatsu
6 жыл бұрын
watching this gave me a better perspective as to why CDPR does not bother with stuff like DRMs such as Denuvo and the likes.. gog is in their roots, and for some reason that makes me really happy :) I mean c'mon, smuggling a PS2 dev kit? That's badass ahahaha. Nevertheless, SUPPORT DEVELOPERS...
@ShadowriverUB
5 жыл бұрын
GOG is just there internet service, even after witcher there prime business was game redistribution and to this day they still doing that, it's the reason why GOG exist. The name it self Good Old Games come from something that was popular at the time and it was selling old games that been not normally distributed anymore under "classics" brand (kind of like Playstation's platinum series) and this is not only what CD Project did but lot of polish redistributors. About DRM, they distribute game with same protection system as it was sold in western market, you need to remeber back then piracy (and im talking here about hard piracy, resaleing copies) was super strong in here so no body was thinking to take out DRM ;p
@efxnews4776
5 жыл бұрын
@@ShadowriverUB GOG.com was my favorite and i didn't even new that it came from CDPR! Hell yeah!
@DHR_000x
6 жыл бұрын
Warsaw looks amazing, I know this is a documentary about a video game but you somehow made me curious about the city :)
@Bercik87
6 жыл бұрын
It makes me very happy to see each and every comment like this. We could really _feel_ the difference, more and more tourist visit us - not just capital, but all the cities. Even Danny noticed it at the end of video. You are all invited + bonus points for cosplaying Witcher in the market square :D
@RudalPL
6 жыл бұрын
If you liked Warsaw the you should visit Wroclaw, way prettier city!! ;)
@KapitanKlaps
6 жыл бұрын
To be honest, it's considered one of the ugliest cities in Poland. It was commercialized too much. Krakow, Gdansk, Zakopane, Białystok and many smaller cities are way prettier and interesting.
@zasufka4605
4 жыл бұрын
@@KapitanKlaps I'm sure you're from one of these shitty cities. If you ask any tourist about Warsaw, they will say thats not true at all. Stories like this always come from idiots living in shitty cities in Poland, because they are jealous of how good life in Warsaw really is.
@KapitanKlaps
4 жыл бұрын
@@zasufka4605 Why would anyone be jealous about you living in Warsaw? You totally sound like a proud Warszawiak. This is Poland and anyone can live anywhere. It takes less than 2 hours to drive from the boarder to Warsaw so it's not some unreachable dream. Again, no one's jealous, it's just you trying to find a justification to why you're there.
@deadjesterstudio8556
6 жыл бұрын
Im an indie game dev working on my first game .. i have this doc basically on LOOP in the background.. Its inspiration personified!!! Thanks NO CLIP!! you guys have seriously STOLEN the crown from GAMEARANG .. Keep up the good work..
@notoriousbmc1
6 жыл бұрын
The history of CD Projekt Red & The Witcher games series getting a well deserved high quality documentary and immortalized forever in the cyber history books. Great work, looking forward to the rest.
@heretic124
6 жыл бұрын
CD Projekt was translating games into Czech language too - for Czech and Slovak markets. I still have a small collection of their games. They tried to battle the piracy with fair prices and bonuses like soundtracks, posters and artbooks in regular versions of the game. Collector's editions were rare ten years ago around here. Witcher was one of the first games I bought with my own money. It introduced me to the novels and the fantasy genre as a whole (Harry Potter doesn't count). Later I found out how big the following is. Witcher is something like LOTR in the west. It was the first fantasy book teenagers read around here, it was our intro to adult fantasy books. After reading the first few short stories I was hooked. Of course the game helped too and it'll be forever one of my favourite games ever made and I dare say it was the game that made me real gamer. Until then I was a casual gamer playing racing games and some shooters like CS1.6. So thank you CDP for this great gem and the masterpiece that it eventually spawned - Witcher 3. And thank you for treating your customers as human beings and fans. Not just money cows that are expected to give you money like other publishers and developers out there do. However, there's one thing that's been bothering me lately. I'm really afraid these accusations might be true and the managers in CDPR are full of themselves. The silence around Cyberpunk and a card game release (though I do love Gwint - yeah, that's not a typo, that's the original name!) only confirms that it might be true. Watch this: kzitem.info/news/bejne/2Hir1Zmum4h2eXo
@anonony9081
6 жыл бұрын
I loved how much you focused on the early days and showing early footage. Brought me back through memory lane.
@larsmuldjord9907
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic episode! Marcin is such a genuine personality. I love this company! If they manage to keep this spirit, I'll support them whatever they do. Through the good and the bad.
@RowanTheTree
3 жыл бұрын
nice to see everyone still being reasonable and sending death threats to developers, very mature
@DominikKost
6 жыл бұрын
One of the main sources of income for CD Projekt in the late 90s were Blizzard games. I've been writing game reviews for one of Polish games magazines at that time and was tasked by my Editor in Chief with doing an early review of the first Starcraft. It was in beta test stage and afaik the deal was that the copy that CD Projekt got could not leave their company's HQ, so I had to go there and spend several hours on watching some multiplayer battles played by Marcin and Michał Kiciński. I remember that they both left a very good impression on me, being regular chilled out guys, prone to goofing around and pretty good at actual gaming too, altough they cheated. Kind of. You see, they were proud to come out with this idea that one of them would play using the mouse, while the other kept their opponents busy with keyboard, by constantly trying to engage their opponents in discussions during the battle (I mean real discussion, not "ur mom" kind of thing that you usually get nowdays). A few hours after I left their office they received a huge patch that changed several major features of the game, thus making my whole review outdated even before the magazine's issue left the printing house, but that's another story :)
@EposVox
6 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. Such a great job here. This is a fascinating documentary and sharing their experiences building the initial company is just amazing. Thanks so much for all your work.
@bobdotexe
6 жыл бұрын
The Story of CD Projekt - From pirates to publishers. Wow, This was and incredible documentary! Great direction, for a great story!
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
US have From Garage to IT Company
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
@@coolslapbass Well to Compare to western to US market we were pirates
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
@@coolslapbass have you listen carfully he sens cassete to Greece to make copy than he sell that on the market how did you called that by the western law.
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
@@coolslapbass well Holland have a different law compare to other country weed there are legal but i'm Poland not likely. The same are the intelectual law in western europe and other country than behind iron curtain countries where that law does not exist.
@cheesytrojan
6 жыл бұрын
Danny you're the best! Thank you so much for this. And thank you to Andrzej Sapkowski for the incredible books, and thank you to CD Projekt for their incredible games! I really can't get enough of these characters. Netflix has a lot to live up to
@ShellComics
6 жыл бұрын
I've been refreshing all day for this :D
@SagnolTheGangster
6 жыл бұрын
Same haha
@pokr2934
6 жыл бұрын
Same here
@shaggyfeng9110
6 жыл бұрын
holy yes
@arneeinaroplaysfortnite3382
6 жыл бұрын
@LikeACrouton
6 жыл бұрын
Oh god he's right. So many game names could be porn names.
@KitePerson
6 жыл бұрын
Womb raider
@KitePerson
6 жыл бұрын
Ass-assin's Creed
@rafvonthorn2970
6 жыл бұрын
Sky rim.
@midgetman2109
6 жыл бұрын
The witcher 3 "wild hunt"
@Mankepanke
6 жыл бұрын
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
@Deeplycloseted435
5 жыл бұрын
Love that a spotlight has been put on Poland because of these books, the video games, and the forthcoming series. It is a beautiful country full of culture, that has dealt with a lot of tragedy during the 20th century. I have family from Poland, my fiance’ was born in Poland, and we are taking the family to visit next summer. I see a lot of pride from Poles due to the popularity of CDPR in the West, and it is very well deserved. Great job on this documentary.
@bullet1544
4 жыл бұрын
Its not only about The Witcher, its about CDPR vision on Games Industry. Thats what we proud of.
@antonengstrom6346
6 жыл бұрын
This could be on Netflix. So polished and professional!
@mati9204
6 жыл бұрын
Allrighty was "wporząsiu"! I remember that game so well. :D
@blady51797
5 жыл бұрын
Lwy, tygrysy i niedźwiedzie?! O rany! Lwy, tygrysy i niedźwiedzie?!
@Poki3
6 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Ace Ventura was their first game. I have it and played it back then a bunch as a kid. "Alrighty" is "W porząsiu", I still remember that, but even if I didn't it's in the manual in the jewel case :P Now I wish I didn't throw out the big box. Lowed the introduction segment about how Poland was back then. In an alternative universe where you couldn't copy games the history of gaming in Poland would be way different. That was the only way to get most things. Also, I don't want to cannibalize or diminish your documentary, but recently a Polish documentary about the Witcher came out. It's in Polish, but has English subtitles and I can recommend it to anyone that's interested. The video is titled "Biały Wilk: Historia komputerowego Wiedźmina | Film dokumentalny".
@liamdavis2387
6 жыл бұрын
Warsaw looks lovely.
@HFS_Tradecraft
5 жыл бұрын
It is
@bithon5242
5 жыл бұрын
it's gray and depressing because it's a communist country
@messmeg7582
5 жыл бұрын
@@bithon5242 mayby that was true in 90th but now it is one of the beutiful country in Europe and most safty for sure.
@patrickpotts6293
5 жыл бұрын
You should google pictures during WWII. Warsaw Uprising was one of the first underground movements against the Nazi regime and they were so success that Hilter ordered the entire city to be burnt to the ground and bombed.
@escapeplan4
4 жыл бұрын
said no one ever
@karlosbourne8795
5 жыл бұрын
"If they ever tell my story, let them say I played with giants. Companies rise and fall like winter wheat ... But let them say I lived in the time of CD Project Red ... Let them say I played in the time of The Witcher" - Anonymous, early 21st Century
@TurboPlasma
5 жыл бұрын
That was Odysseus about Achilles in 2004 movie Troy. Good quote.
@BunnLilah
3 жыл бұрын
Welp...it fell. Lol.
@obliviador
6 жыл бұрын
You have talked alot about localization. The Witcher 3 in Brazilian Portuguese have one of the best localization to date! Only competing with The Last of Us from Sony. These guys have a lot of respect for our country, and for that I'm grateful.
@shayZero
6 жыл бұрын
CD Projekt Red is a good ethical cooky games company. Much like the Polish themselves. Wholesome and traditional with nothing but good for the world. This documentary was great
@NaumRusomarov
5 жыл бұрын
Respect for Marcin, he seems like a really nice fella.
@davidvelasquez6241
4 жыл бұрын
This is why im buying Cyberpunk in GOG. Any game that I want, and is available in both steam and GOG, I will buy it in GOG. So all goes to CDP group. These people man, there are no more game companies like this anymore. They truly care, the sacrifices they had to made to deliver those awesome games, I mean, I really love these guys,
@whitedove9528
3 жыл бұрын
Oof
@yeehaw142
5 жыл бұрын
It's fantastic to see how far Poland has come.
@Kitti_B
6 жыл бұрын
As a Hungarian I can relate to the beginning of the video. I'm a bit younger than most of the developers, still born in the socialist era. When the first McDonald's opened in Budapest people were queuing for hours to get a burger. The differences are still very visible. Sadly the socialst mark hasn't disappeared.
@chaz__
6 жыл бұрын
Is socialism generally reviled in Eastern Europe? I would like to know since there are a lot of people in the west (particularly here in Britain) that still think it can work and want to try it. I for one would be very grateful if more people from Eastern Europe could educate the west on socialism and it's history.
@makorek
6 жыл бұрын
yeah and what it worst it is coming back together with european union :/
@Thuriazs
6 жыл бұрын
Chaz: it is, though some, mostly older people, are nostalgic about it because they feel like they got duped by capitalism. Also, for example, we got self-deprecation bashed into us and there is a severe lack of go-getter attitude in people. Many just give up on improving their lives if things aren't going their way. Fascism and corruption are more relevant atm.
@Kitti_B
6 жыл бұрын
Boomer I totally agree. On every word you just said.
@aureliusp1330
6 жыл бұрын
Mars Thank you.
@sten360
6 жыл бұрын
Incredible documentary and a truly inspiring story. My country was also behind the iron curtain so parts of this really hit home. Thank you for making this.
@mineonlyhooves
6 жыл бұрын
Man, incredibly humble beginnings. But im so glad CD Projekt Red is a game developer. Witcher 3 is my favorite game of all time. And Cyberpunk 2077 is going to revolutionize not just RPGs, but videogames in general. These crazy Polish are doing incredible things
@jimbob4372
3 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm
@revlo8483
3 жыл бұрын
this comment didnt age fine
@dawgrush4317
3 жыл бұрын
Your comment has aged like milk.
@SagnolTheGangster
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Witcher for introducing me Poland, their music, civilization and art! Amazing documentary waiting for the second part much love guys, i had no idea what you have been through to make a game like Witcher 3..
@AlexFeature
5 жыл бұрын
I grew up in USSR. Man alive this hits home. Love CDPR with all my
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
Cos what we felt mean
@GameSmartYT
6 жыл бұрын
These are always so well done. I like that it actually starts at the beginning of CD Projekt, and doesn't just jump to the Witcher. Feels a lot like the FF14 documentary IMO.
@withywoods
6 жыл бұрын
That was great. I'm seriously looking forward to the next instalments! God bless the patrons for helping make it happen. Also Marcin just seems like a really cool guy. But I'm sure he knows that :')
@Jonifico
5 жыл бұрын
What a delicious bit of documentary work. Marcin is such a likeable guy.
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
CEO
@eyal.herlin
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent. I really enjoyed the easy tone of the entire clip and the historic background both of Poland and the computers and games I grew up on. Thank you.
@fahdb.3149
6 жыл бұрын
I really wanted to thank you and the CD PR team on this documentary. It is really good journalism. Good light Atmosphere very different from the **** the various gaming news channels are feeding us nowadays. I liked the first part about the history of Poland's Gaming scene. Also regarding the founder, I am really impressed by his true love to the company (very rare nowadays)
@Tron08
6 жыл бұрын
"Some Polish radio stations would broadcast games over the air for players to copy" That sentence actually flabbergasted me
That's true, one of the station was "Rozgłośnia Harcerska" (loosely translatet into "Scouts Radio Station")
@simonrichards2281
4 жыл бұрын
In this highly sensetive cocooned nanny state age we live in today I expect that radio station would have had all sorts of self righteous idiots squawking about how terrible that was and how it is encouraging kids to commit crime bla bla bla
@data00entity
6 жыл бұрын
just found this channel THIS IS AMAZING WORK!! much love from Prague, Czech Republic
@urmanascrewed
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid! I was reading about them on wikipedia and hoped someone made something like this!
@nay4658
5 жыл бұрын
Slavic games and stories always have that depressive beautiful feeling to them, whether its stalker , witcher, or the books in general. Its refreshing from the good vs evil\happy end or plain and cliche of the us mainstream model we can find around the world (exept when there is a "everything go bad" trend, for the sake of things being bad even when it doesn't really make any sense if you have a closer look). I like both, but id like more of this slavic stuff.
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
No that true story
@ClaudioDonatelloMS
6 жыл бұрын
OMG! Great documentary! Greetings from Brazil ♥
@goopah
6 жыл бұрын
I just stumbled onto this and...Holy smoke! This is SUPERB! So very informative. For instance, I had no idea that broadcasting games via the radio was even a concept! And this documentary is done on a fantastic professional level; truly first-rate; right up there with the best documentaries I've ever seen. Not only covering the subject at hand, but also the background and history and personal stories. I am giddy with anticipation, looking forward to seeing the rest of the videos you've already done, and hoping you continue to do many more for many years to come. I think this is the most excited I've ever been to see something on KZitem, or anywhere actually. Stunning work. The photography, audio, direction, lighting, editing, and writing; all top-level. Kudos to everyone involved. Someone please point me to where I can donate. I feel like a criminal watching this for free. Edit: nevermind-watched it to the end now and saw the patreon info.
@ABendzify
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you NoClip, and thanks Marcin. Looking forward to the rest of the series. This sets the tone nicely.
@zipazip
6 жыл бұрын
makes me proud to be a quarter polish :D rock on! great documentary!
@ossa333
6 жыл бұрын
There' s nothing more shitty than dumb libatrds and leftists. And that's why so called west will die soon or later. Probably of islamic "invasion"
@19vavar10
6 жыл бұрын
yeah, like sweden. ppl like you predict it for about 20years already. gtfo to alexjones
@Bahrtuk
5 жыл бұрын
So am I :D . I got introduced to the Witcher series in middle school when this hungarian guy I was friends with showed it to me, he even wore a witchers medallion. Played Witcher 2 a few years ago and I been hooked since
@ThoughTMusic
5 жыл бұрын
I already had huge respect for this studio, but this just elevates it to new levels.
@sammyjoel123490
2 жыл бұрын
Every once in a while, I stumble upon a channel like this, and I realize that's the reason I keep using KZitem.
@bharrison2012bh
6 жыл бұрын
I can't believe this is free. I'm so glad I'm a patron!
@aechean
6 жыл бұрын
You guys just keep outdoing yourselves. I can't wait for the rest!
@GuiiBrazil
6 жыл бұрын
Marcin is such a chill guy. Must be a great guy to hang out with.
@EugenioHertz
6 жыл бұрын
a radio station broadcasting the games, man thats incredible. i lived that time (games on cassette) here in brazil, and we had lots of shoeboxes filled of tapes, TDK tapes like Marcin said.
@supreme3376
4 жыл бұрын
Yup in Poland we have to pay in Pewex
@prankfurter
6 жыл бұрын
What a great video can't wait for the rest of the episodes. So much going on in the background shots! My favorites: woman washing in fountain and the dude wearing the black cape. 😃
@Spare074
6 жыл бұрын
Marcin should write an autobiography. I would definitely read it! He seems like such a cool, level headed guy.
@DrdrGames
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I never knew Interplay had interacted with CD Project... They died soon after, but if you think about it it's kinda beautiful. In its last days, Interplay passed a torch of inspiration for making true RPGs to CD Project, which bore fruit years later in the form of The Witcher.
@q23main
5 жыл бұрын
What a memory lane.. I had this Baldur's Gate Box and it was fantastic! Also Piotr Fronczewski as a narrator was a superb choice and is a legend among players. Thank you Noclip for this story.
@tasso4717
6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the few youtube channels that makes 30 min passes like no time. Incredible work, I can't wait for the next parts!
@thevis5465
5 жыл бұрын
"If there is a game you deeply care about, you don't pirate," that's basically CD Projekt for me.
@ettubrute5709
5 жыл бұрын
"... it was like putting a bioware seal of excellence on our game..." Oh boy how the tables have turned.
@brainbokka805
4 жыл бұрын
Anthem oh nonono
@zpear1
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome start to this series. Marcin is hilarious and gave great insight. Excited for more already.
@Joeofiowa
6 жыл бұрын
Danny, among your many skills, you've got a real gift for interviewing. Part of the reason these docs are so fantastic is that you can tell the interviewees are really opening up and being their true selves. I'm sure that's largely thanks to you behind the camera.
@StruttinStrayCat
6 жыл бұрын
I just watched your Bethesda documentary and then this one, and I’m telling you you guys are good at this. You made me want to keep watching. If possible, can you do one on Santa Monica Studio please? I would love to see a piece on the masterminds behind God of War.
@NoclipDocs
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Who knows, we might get around to them one day. That God of War was pretty great!
@StruttinStrayCat
6 жыл бұрын
Noclip - I just finished it and it was the best game I’ve ever played. It was just about perfect.
@Numonique
6 жыл бұрын
I was born in Poland and I am so damn proud of my Homeland for their status in the Game Industry! Go for it CD Project!
@Jolgeable
5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Brazil and I found this video because I was reading about production of games in Poland: www.vice.com/pt_br/article/3kax4j/wpt-o-brasil-deveria-aprender-uma-coisinha-ou-outra-com-a-polonia-sobre-games Poland, a new player among the giants. That's great for the gaming world!
@efxnews4776
5 жыл бұрын
@@Jolgeable e ai parça!
@efxnews4776
5 жыл бұрын
Theres a lot to be proud of your country and your people, you are great!
@shugaroony
6 жыл бұрын
F1 Grand Prix '92 and Deluxe Paint - those were the days! The Speccy and the Amiga were great.
@ryancjanus
6 жыл бұрын
Great work Danny! CD Projekt is such an inspiration to me, telling this story from the start was a great decision. I am really excited for the rest of the series. Please include more pigeons in future b-roll.
@CropperTV
6 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you left gamestop to work on these. Can't tell you how pumped up I get to know another video about my favourite game is coming out. I'm halfway through reading Tower of Swallows. Such an amazing world and so glad CDPR were able to bring it to life.
@GeraltORivia
6 жыл бұрын
Cropper The Brit Tower of the swallows was a bit of a drag imo. Haven’t even finished it, I went back to The Last Wish. Hadn’t read it in 2 years so it was fresh and good as fuck.
@cpt.honklerof3rdkekistania400
6 жыл бұрын
No wonder cd projekt red is such a cool games developer. I've always had so much respect for the polish people. They've been through so much as a country and just keep plugging along.
@danross4653
6 жыл бұрын
4,444 Patrons - That's some providence there. Grand job again Danny and friends, amazing work you're doing with Noclip. Looking forward to the rest of the series! Godspeed.
@NoclipDocs
6 жыл бұрын
As long as we don't get another 2,222 :/ (thanks so much for watching!)
@RaYdenLT
6 жыл бұрын
OMG, its Danny and Witcher, and Eastern Europe, and its a documentary! This cannot get any better. And how the hell did I miss this Noclip thing?! Already can tell this will be one of the best subscriptions ever.
@PanRysownikRysuje
6 жыл бұрын
Damn, I remember as a kid, went with my Mom shopping and saw Ace Ventura on the shelf. I was an absolute fan of the Ace Ventura movie, seeing it first on a VHS tape my dad brought from the exchange market. So, yeah, I really wanted that game, since I just got a PSX from my parents (they paid almost 2000 PLN for it!)... just to learn it was a PC only game. And so my obsession with PC started. With Ace Ventura from CD Projekt, through emulation of Pokemon games and creating my own sprites for romhacks, to today, creating promotional art at Huuuge Games. Not a big story, but kinda important for little ol' me. :)
@SushantThapaliya
6 жыл бұрын
4:11 That's not Stockholm. That's clearly Novigrad.
@Niranye
6 жыл бұрын
Novigrad look is based on a polish City of Gdańsk. Look it up ;).
@lekplats
4 жыл бұрын
Both of those clips are from Ystad, Sweden
@pawellochowski
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary! I'm Polish and I appreciate the background you gave in this piece, really love it!
@zawisz
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I still remember when they released Baldur's Gate. You really cannot imagine what it meant to gamers in Poland. Back in th day we've spent hours and hours playing this piece of art. So happy that you selected CD Projekt RED and the Witcher. They earned it.
@havoc2431
6 жыл бұрын
CD Projekt has an amazing story to tell. Stellar job, NoClip! Just listening to Marcin and watching his mannerisms speaks volumes about why CD Projekt are as awesome as they are.
@minebuxerluchter3733
6 жыл бұрын
What these guys accomplished with the little means they had is mind blowing. SVAR
@MacwinsTV
6 жыл бұрын
Where is part 2 ? I am hooked and my respect for CDPR has gone up like 10 times now !
@aaronhendrix7347
6 жыл бұрын
I'm constantly floored by your production quality and the general quality of these docs. As a film studies student I'm starting to see just how much effort goes into a film like this and your work is nothing short of incredible. Keep up the wonderful work! I absolutely adore these.
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