There are two major cut scenes in The Witcher: the "intro" and the so-called "outro". These two scenes are given the full cinematic treatment and together they frame the story told in the game. There are also a number of less elaborate cut scenes throughout the game. Each Chapter is also framed by opening and closing scenes. Pivotal plot points are elucidated in the same manner.
Intro[]
The introductory cut scene, or "intro", depicts most of the short story "The Witcher" by Andrzej Sapkowski. This is the story of the first time Geralt is asked to remove a curse from a Princess. In fact, it is the same curse and the same princess that he must save in the game.
Outro[]
The ending cut scene, or "outro", is very dramatic and leaves many unanswered questions. Questions which will hopefully be answered in an upcoming sequel.
Static cut scenes[]
Each Chapter of the game opens with a static cut scene. These scenes are made up of large format images which are panned over with a narrative voice-over. Pivotal plot points and some of Geralt's thoughts and memories are also presented in this manner. There are sixty of these though many are path-dependent, so in any single play through of the game a player would only see about half of them.
- The image files for those cut scenes can be found here.