To prepare for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt I have been playing through the first two Witcher games. I've had The Witcher 2 since it launched on Xbox 360 in 2012 but I didn't play it very much then. Back in 2013 I picked up the The Witcher during a Steam sale for $2.50. Originally I wasn't going to play it but the price was too good to pass up. I'm so glad I didn't skip The Witcher since it turns out it's one of the best RPGs ever made. There were so many great moments in the game. This article at Kotaku is just one small example of that particular author's experience with the game. I remember playing through the same chapter but my choices and thus my experience was completely different and that in and of itself is one of the many reasons the game is great.
It should comes as no surprise then to learn that The Witcher 2 also has a lot of great moments. During my first playthrough I encountered a quest so fun and interesting that after completing it I reloaded to an earlier save so I could play through the quest again trying out different outcomes. The rest of this post details my experiences with the quest and why I like it so much. Spoilers abound.