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There’s a quiet hall tucked away underneath the glitz and glamour, the lights and sound, of the main South Hall filled with all the big developers. Kentia Hall it’s called, and it holds some of the best, and also some of the worst, games at E3. It has become known as the "indie" developer hall and contains a wide variety of young companies looking to get their game out into the world. The infamous Guitar Hero game was one example of a game that has since reached acclaimed status by starting down in Kentia. It is a haven for finding some of the best kept secrets in the gaming realm.

There’s a quiet hall tucked away underneath the glitz and glamour, the lights and sound, of the main South Hall filled with all the big developers. Kentia Hall it’s called, and it holds some of the best, and also some of the worst, games at E3. It has become known as the "indie" developer hall and contains a wide variety of young companies looking to get their game out into the world. The infamous Guitar Hero game was one example of a game that has since reached acclaimed status by starting down in Kentia. It is a haven for finding some of the best kept secrets in the gaming realm.

A developer studio named CD Project working out of Poland has created an enticing new fantasy Role-Playing Game that may just sweep the show floor. It’s called The Witcher, and the demo I was given Thursday afternoon was certainly something the CD Project guys were proud to show off. This fantasy RPG is set in a dark time where through centuries of sickness and destruction a number of mysterious monsters have emerged from the darkness. There is a group of powerful men known as the witchers and you take on the role of one known as Geralt. Not only is he a master sword fighter, trained from birth, but a powerful sorcerer as well.

The world is an immersive environment that is incredibly detailed. An expansive fantasy world filled with castles, abandoned towns, monsters, and more. The graphics have been designed on the BioWare Aurora engine and have been advanced by the CD Project developers to a much higher level. Specular lighting to reflect the light sources is standard as well as a 24-hour time system with beautiful sunsets and sunrises. Another great looking graphical demo we were shown was the dynamic water in rivers. On top of just looking great, the flowing water would react to your presence and movement in the water. Although this idea has been seen before, the detail level that The Witcher has implement is pretty astounding.

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