I'm about a quarter way into my review of Witcher 2.
TBH I do not like the game very much. I like Witcher 1 way more. In that sense W1 and W3 have more in common. I think they made some strange stylistic choices for this game. They chose detailed but dull and claustrophobic environments that are rather linear. Also the improvements in graphics lead to more detailed character models but the character models themselves have an "uncanny valley"/creepy look to them that is highly distracting. The game design seems to be influenced, negatively...by Assasin's creed/God of war franchises. The combat gameplay is also rather standard for the time (2011) but badly outdated now.
Also, the voice acting isn't very good and inferior to W3. The writing of the game is very different from W1. While W1 is very simplified, and punchy, it ends up being entertaining and integral to what's happening. W2 dialogue is excessively expository, like the netflix show and rather boring. Real people do not go into long, detailed rants about everything that's happening. Geralt is actually..boring in this game while he was badass in W1.