IScorchI: There are those of us who instead of complaining about the game supposedly being consolized are instead playing the game and enjoying the heck out of it.
Honestly, how the hell can you conclude that a game not even released on console, which was developed for PC first, and has features and technologies that a console would not be able to handle without significant optimization and dumbing down a consolized game?!
Sure, the game has its flaws, and I will be the first to point them out so that CDProjekt can fix them quicker (the funny but true "Why I hate this game" thread comes to mind), but the game is awesome and I am having a blast with it. The issues with the game will eventually be fixed if CDProjekt's past handling of game problems are anything to go by (the Enhanced Edition patch for Witcher 1 comes to mind).
Keep doing what you do CDProjekt, a lot of us are behind you all the way.
First of all, I don't think anyone is saying the game sucks, or that it's been ruined, etc.... at least not me.
The objection is simply that many features common to PC user interfaces have been removed or modified in favor of mechanics suitable for consoles, therefore the PC player is stuck with an inferior, clunky user interface. which has been "optimized" for a game pad and the mechanics of a console, with the idea of releasing the game for console, which to a PC player means the user interface has been crippled, as the user interface doesn't take full advantage of the mouse and keyboard, which are the controllers used overwhelmingly by the PC gamers, and the usual convenience features, like changing video and game settings on the fly, have been removed.
It's kind of like going to your favorite restaurant and ordering your favorite food, but this time, you only get half a portion, and the waitress tells you "that's because we are going to start serving people with stomach staples pretty soon and they can't eat big portions". It is still your favorite food, but when you leave the restaurant, you are still going to be hungry.