The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. matdimond
    Aug 10, 2019
    6
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  2. Qofik
    Sep 16, 2019
    6
    Отличный симулятор поиска людей.Так же бы хотел придраться к боёвки,а точнее какой урон проходит в размере с комариный укус от великана с якорем и от алкаша из корчмы у которого просто уровень выше на 10,а с апперкот пол полоски хп уходит.Ну в принципе никто вроде не обещал реализм в игре,но это всё равно тупо,Отличный симулятор поиска людей.Так же бы хотел придраться к боёвки,а точнее какой урон проходит в размере с комариный укус от великана с якорем и от алкаша из корчмы у которого просто уровень выше на 10,а с апперкот пол полоски хп уходит.Ну в принципе никто вроде не обещал реализм в игре,но это всё равно тупо,
  3. watde
    Oct 6, 2019
    6
    I've tried so hard to like this game, I really have. First off, I love RPG's I love TES, I love zelda, I love fallout, etcetc. The voice acting of the protagonist is quite **** with robotic lines and bad voice lines. The combat is utter dreadful, just as bad as assasins creed. hit hit dodge, hit hit dodge, repeat. Gfx wise its not terrible but the gameplay is **** Very linear even tho youI've tried so hard to like this game, I really have. First off, I love RPG's I love TES, I love zelda, I love fallout, etcetc. The voice acting of the protagonist is quite **** with robotic lines and bad voice lines. The combat is utter dreadful, just as bad as assasins creed. hit hit dodge, hit hit dodge, repeat. Gfx wise its not terrible but the gameplay is **** Very linear even tho you can pick up generic side quests here and there. Very overhyped game and its obviously made for console gamers since their standards are lower.… Expand
  4. DeniMars
    Sep 17, 2021
    6
    Не понимаю такого повального восторга от этой игры. Она плоха во всем, от кривого неудобного управления, до псевдо-искусственного открытого мира. На начальной локации ставить врагов с черепом на голове, которые убивают с 1-2 ударов, игрока, который только-только учится играть и привыкает к неудобному корявому управлению, это верх некомпетентности разработчиков. Смысл тогда от открытостиНе понимаю такого повального восторга от этой игры. Она плоха во всем, от кривого неудобного управления, до псевдо-искусственного открытого мира. На начальной локации ставить врагов с черепом на голове, которые убивают с 1-2 ударов, игрока, который только-только учится играть и привыкает к неудобному корявому управлению, это верх некомпетентности разработчиков. Смысл тогда от открытости мира, если меня насильно толкают по сюжету, а на всех значках вопросов отвешивают завышенные по уровню враги. Ну либо там просто копипаста места силы да гнезда. Нет смысла исследовать локации. Идти строго по сюжету и все, ну и делайте тогда коридорную, сюжетно-ориентированную игру. Дерганная камера, от которой голова кружиться начинает, особенно когда ГГ лезет по лестнице. Максимально убогая однообразная боевка. Ни стелса, ни каких то различий в оружии. Все сводится к маханию мечом и вечным перекатам. Даже знаки и те неудобно использовать. Через меню. В том же Ассассине умения (считай знаки) и то проще и продуманней реализованы. Вне боя Геральт за все цепляется, поворачивается как танк на месте, вечно куда то несется и упирается во все подряд. Играть невозможно. 80% всего геймплея это кат-сцены, от которых через время уже начинаешь уставать и тянет зевать. Инвентарь настолько запутанный, что черт ногу сломит. За что ей завышают так оценки, мне не понятно. Она плоха вообще во всем. Глупые НПС, которые тебя вечно толкают и в тебя врезаются, а спутники прижимаются к тебе и трутся об тебя, мешаясь постоянно. Да и НПС пустые болванки, декорации с одинаковыми лицами, которые по сути не несут никакой пользы в игре, только создают помехи. Мини карта с мелкими значками на которой ничерта не видно. Переоцененная игра. Единственно, за что можно накинуть баллы, так только за музыку и неплохие пейзажи ну и может быть сами квесты и их повествование.… Expand
  5. DudDOOD
    May 16, 2020
    6
    It does not have vr support, so talking about immersion is kind of silly. Unless the scale of the game is huge. That's how witcher slowly builds up immersion with hours and hours of gameplay to the level of today's vr games. Also, for more immersion it's better to play on highest difficulty, because witchers are fragile in this hostile world and die after falling from 10 feet height.It does not have vr support, so talking about immersion is kind of silly. Unless the scale of the game is huge. That's how witcher slowly builds up immersion with hours and hours of gameplay to the level of today's vr games. Also, for more immersion it's better to play on highest difficulty, because witchers are fragile in this hostile world and die after falling from 10 feet height.
    Guess, Pareto Principle is the norm, and it's okay that today a game with many clues about that it's unfinished is treated like a final product. Many pros, many cons. Won't enumerate them all, my personal biggest letdown is that there are no puzzles to solve. You, a medieval detective, just go to the marked location, click on marked objects, and puzzle solves itself for you. Basically same as Arkham Knight. Geralt just tells the player what to do, it becomes such a routine so quickly. I actually bought this game because of detective vibes it has. Because fantasy is mostly all the same to the point of annoying, and this felt so new and so fun. However, nope, cdpr also thinks that apparently the least risky move is to treat players like idiots. I wonder how did they come out with this for such a big game. The bigger the game the safer it is to experiment even if just a little bit. Could at least add some puzzle side quests, or could add adjustable puzzle difficulty by hints option if there were any in the main quests. I will still keep my hopes high for Cyberpunk, because witcher expansions show that developers kinda realized that they **** up the potential in wild hunt, and added some puzzles into hearts of stone, just a little bit. It's almost nothing though, and very-very basic.
    Could be such a masterpiece gameplay-wise. I mean it's fun to follow investigation in blood and wine, but it could be so much more interactive and therefore more fun.
    Gwent was fun exactly because of the point I am highlighting. Breath of the wild looks deserted in comparison to witcher, but is inherently more fun to actually Play because of puzzles    … Expand
  6. flopflopper
    Jan 4, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is quite complex, but theres no freedom. There's only one way to play the game, you have to use every gameplay mechanic aspect such as crafting, alchemy, upgrades, or you're going to struggle in the game. How to do that? loot every single thing you see. But not all ingridients are easy to get, so it feels like a fetch quest outside the quests list. I personally despise fetch quests in video games because they're just a chore and often just a thing disguised as 'exploration'. The controls is one of the worst I've ever seen in a game post 2010 that its so offputting, especially knowing how hyped this game is even until now. I play on the best performance setting possible and it doesn't help. Tried both controller and keyboard+mouse it doesn't make it better either. Looting and combat are heavily affected by the unresponsive controls. The combat itself is very tactical and as I mentioned earlier its impossible to play this in any other way, you're a witcher after all. All the perks, items, and skillsets are important to help you ease the challenge the combat offers. That is a good thing, if the bits and pieces are acquired in more creative ways other than the tedious looting. The open world is uninteresting and areas feel samey. Its full of question marks of places unworthy of exploring usually scattered with enemies, so exploration isn't exploration rather its just giving yourself more things to slash and loot. Many quests (not all but mostly) whether its main/side follow the same pattern. Find the red flashy things with the annoying filtered camera zoom, follow the trail, meet the enemy, fight, go back to quest giver. The worst thing is, you have to do them. Side quests aren't side quests at all. It technically forces you to do it or you'll be underleveled in combat. So theres zero freedom on how you approach the game. Narratively The Witcher 3 isn't a good place to start the franchise if you actually highly value lore and stories in video games like I do. The dialogues are lore heavy and when you know nothing about its just less interesting. The pacing of the story is slow but it wouldn't be a problem if The Witcher 3 open world isn't bland. In conclusion The Witcher 3 suffers confusion of its game design which values quantity over quality. The only good part of the game is the main quests and its choice of dialogue options but that can be a chore at some point.… Expand
  7. ariangoodarzi
    May 28, 2021
    6
    this is possibly the most overrated game EVER. let me tell you what i like about the game. the writing the villans the endings and the dlc are are mostly great thats what i like. now the bad : the ai sucks. really god damn bad, they stand still and let you kill them.the combat is repetitive and boring. the enemy's are just bullet sponges and reskins. the open world is basicly empty.
  8. Tryve
    May 28, 2021
    6
    I don't know why I couldn't get into this game. I tried countless times to see the epic greatness of the game from effusive praise and glowing reviews all over the place. Not to say that it is a bad game, just doesn't feel as perfect as ppl make it to be.
    The open world is in the UbiSoft school of Design, filled with world breaking jank that could srsly ruin some1's immersion. Its like    I don't know why I couldn't get into this game. I tried countless times to see the epic greatness of the game from effusive praise and glowing reviews all over the place. Not to say that it is a bad game, just doesn't feel as perfect as ppl make it to be.
    The open world is in the UbiSoft school of Design, filled with world breaking jank that could srsly ruin some1's immersion. Its like they tried to mix AC and Skyrim in moderate doses, but still failed to find a great balance. Combat feels like its out of a 2005 game. There's still that horse running into a wall thingy there. Really bad.
    The story is pretty good though, with some really well written side quests. This is mainly what stands out for the game. There are a ton of quests to undertake and delve deeper into the lore of the world. This is mainly where the game shines.
    Maybe its just that I played RDR2 b4 this, character movement here feels clunky and unnatural and horse riding here is terrible compared to it. If I played this b4 rdr2 I would probably be acclaiming it like everyone else.
    My overall score would be arnd 5.5, but since meta doesn't do half reviews 6'll HV to do.    … Expand
  9. INik
    Dec 17, 2021
    6
    Не зашло из-за боевки и необходимости готовится к каждому противнику — не моё
  10. quittit1
    Jul 5, 2022
    6
    Okay buddy I’m going to get some stuff for you baby shower lol but I don’t want to know anything
  11. NZXD
    Jul 11, 2023
    6
    Story:

    The main quest of rescuing Ciri could be seen as a missed opportunity for an open world game. Wow, Geralt, look at this expansive and breathtaking map... BUT HURRY, THEY ARE ABOUT TO KILL HER! But take it easy... why not take a break and play some cards? Why not visit the tavern, share stories, and enjoy the world around you? - BUT HURRY, THEY ARE ABOUT TO KILL HER!    Story:

    The main quest of rescuing Ciri could be seen as a missed opportunity for an open world game.

    Wow, Geralt, look at this expansive and breathtaking map... BUT HURRY, THEY ARE ABOUT TO KILL HER!

    But take it easy... why not take a break and play some cards? Why not visit the tavern, share stories, and enjoy the world around you? - BUT HURRY, THEY ARE ABOUT TO KILL HER!

    Protagonist:

    Geralt is portrayed as an exceptionally skilled and cool character. Geralt is cool... I wonder if maybe a bit too much.

    It's common in most role-playing or open world games to start as a nobody and gradually become someone, building and defining your character along the way. This can be a highly satisfying experience. When you envision how you will design and develop your character, and finally witness their full growth, it feels amazing. It reflects all the hours and effort you've invested in the game. However, in The Witcher 3, you begin as Geralt at level 1 with 5 spells and 2 swords, and after countless hours, you end up as Geralt at level 35 with 5 spells and 2 swords. The only difference is that, mysteriously, the latter feels ineffective and unable to face any challenges, despite being Geralt of Rivia, the legendary witcher with years of experience. For instance, I can easily defeat a griffin without any issues, but then I enter an area where I supposedly shouldn't be, and a dwarf bandit kills me. At a certain point, you question whether the leveling system was necessary in this game, if it was included simply because other games have it, and if it truly aligns with what a witcher is supposed to do. If perhaps they should have focused on depth in other aspects of the game instead.

    Inventory and Rewards:

    I'll be clear: On which planet, in which corner of the known universe, is the inventory system in this game considered acceptable? How many crafting materials does Geralt carry? I often find myself not knowing what half of the items I take are for. Does the game genuinely expect me to have the energy to read and learn the purpose of each item? Instead of being a game with 5 significant options, it presents us 100, and in the end, I find myself performing the same actions in every battle. As for the open world... Rather than exploring by gazing at the horizon, I'm constantly guided by a minimap with markers indicating where to go.    … Expand
  12. gun661
    Oct 17, 2017
    5
    Rating The Witcher 3 seems quite difficult. I have the utmost respect for all the work that went into this game. It contains a moderate amount of great ideas and fun content that seems personal and passionate, which is a true gift to gamers nowadays considering the excel-sheet game-design of current "AAA"-titles. But those fun pieces are overshadowed by design decisions that throw themRating The Witcher 3 seems quite difficult. I have the utmost respect for all the work that went into this game. It contains a moderate amount of great ideas and fun content that seems personal and passionate, which is a true gift to gamers nowadays considering the excel-sheet game-design of current "AAA"-titles. But those fun pieces are overshadowed by design decisions that throw them into a melange that, at least in my opinion, is pretty much drab and humdrum. The sum is less than it's parts. In the end, I couldn't get myself to finish the game despite trying several times.

    The Good:
    - Astonishing level-art, great models and textures (Novigrad is frickin' massive)
    - Witty episodes in-between (returning a goat; herding pigs; rock trolls; some dialogues)
    - Quest design being tied to story elements; solving mysteries.

    The Disputed
    - Story:
    Overall, its tone, atmosphere, and mentality seemed more in accordance with (the popular) "Games of Thrones" than with the spirit of its own subject. My guess is: that's the reason why this game is so popular: so "dark", so "grown up". Therefore the game's story is a grimdark succession of tragedy after tragedy. Tragedy no matter what. Why? Because of drama. Want to save children? Then other children will die. Want to be diplomatic? Can't be, everyone's corrupt. Want to survive? Kill or be killed. It's this monotonous "human nature is **** " and all around edginess ("you gotta be a dirtbag yourself") that's now copied by every major player in the media industry, be it television, films or games... smells like teen spirit.

    Yes, there also was one such tragic quest-line in the Witcher 2, a game I really liked, but that's the difference: If you repeat this concept again and again and make it your one trick pony, it gets artificial and melodramatic. Besides, while the concept of neutrality was a really interesting topic in the books and also the first 2 games, in the third game Geralt's options to act neutral seemed reduced to Geralt behaving like a stone-cold mercenary, a calculating entrepeneur, regrettably.

    The Witcher novels, as far as I remember, manage a nuanced balance of "dark" and "light" content. At it's core they also convey a lot of gritty humour, sober human warmth and friendship, exciting (i.e. NOT depressing) adventures and tales, and a lot of eroticism (there even was a testimonial from Playboy magazine on the back of the first book). In Comparison, humour, adventure, friendship, and eroticism became a minor aspect of the Witcher 3, whereas the grimdark gore and edginess went into overdrive. Alas, it's also the reason I couldn't really get into the story, I'm no fan of GoT and its grimdark dramatically dramatic drama.

    The Bad
    - Stuff to do all over the place: What to do with the (literal) hundreds of "points of interests", and how to react to the (literal) tens of thousands lootable herbs all over the place? When and what to gather? Gather them at all? Is it worthwhile? I'd say: No. You thought Zelda BotW's krog seeds were a completionists nightmare, well, you haven't seen this.
    - How to get to all these places? The game is designed in a way that the only efficient method to get to places is looking at the mini-map and following the dotted line leading you to your next spot or quest. While the scenery you walk or ride through is nice, it's just that: scenery, empty scenery. I wonder how much time players have spend looking at that dotted line on the mini-map. I wish there was an eye-tracking study about this.
    - There's so many "NPCs". But except story NPCs and merchants, you can't interact with any of them, which seems kinda odd. There's whole villages with no NPCs to talk to, just "models" walking around. The term "NPC" is misleading in this case, it's more like "bots" or just part of the non-interactive scenery, like trees.
    - Loot. Generic, random loot everywhere. Besides the witcher gear quests, there's no "artifacts" or truly special items to discover.

    - All of this adds up to: Aside from the story quests there's no real discoveries to be made, no feeling of adventure, no real incentive to explore the open world. And while I do not know the look and location of many villages in this game or the nooks and crannies of Novigrad, I remember the layout of the mini map quite well.
    - Combat and moving around the world. There are a lot of other reviews that already cover this topic in all its particulars.

    Summary / tl;dr:
    If you're a fan of GoT-style stories, don't mind spectating Geralt's dot as it travels around the minimap to your next story dialogue, and fancy your combat to be rolling and pirouetting, than there's some fun to be had with The Witcher 3 and some beautiful sceneries to be seen.    … Expand
  13. Amigian
    May 20, 2015
    5
    Well, I can't objectively review this game, because, let's face it, I haven't actually played it. That being said, if you are the kind of person that is prone to cutting off ties with all of humanity in order to play Skyrim, then I'm quite sure Witcher 3 is your bag. However, for me personally, I would rather play something like s.t.a.l.k.e.r. Lost Alpha, honestly - it is free and I'm sureWell, I can't objectively review this game, because, let's face it, I haven't actually played it. That being said, if you are the kind of person that is prone to cutting off ties with all of humanity in order to play Skyrim, then I'm quite sure Witcher 3 is your bag. However, for me personally, I would rather play something like s.t.a.l.k.e.r. Lost Alpha, honestly - it is free and I'm sure you will be just as immersed in the rich environment and exciting quests...but don't take my word for it, head over to Moddb snag the download and judge for yourself

    Peace

    -Amigian aka Akkroid    … Expand
  14. Fliff
    Sep 21, 2019
    5
    I'm not really sure how this game came to be praised so highly. It's a severe case of story over gameplay. The combat is repetitive and incredibly simple, and only barely evolves as you progress through the game. The only two things I can recommend this game for are the visuals and the story, which are both very well done for the most part. Geralt can get a bit one-note at times with hisI'm not really sure how this game came to be praised so highly. It's a severe case of story over gameplay. The combat is repetitive and incredibly simple, and only barely evolves as you progress through the game. The only two things I can recommend this game for are the visuals and the story, which are both very well done for the most part. Geralt can get a bit one-note at times with his whole gruff demeanor, but there is some good characterization throughout. The visuals are stellar, but the controls are abysmal and the animation during gameplay is janky at best.

    So again, the story and maybe the visuals are why you should play this game. Beyond that there is very little depth to gameplay, the loot system is worthless, and the world is basically lifeless if you stare at it for more than 10 seconds and realize 99% of the people you come across are essentially just window dressing.

    TES has many, many faults, but I think Witcher shows me why TES is so well done. The world feels alive in TES, each NPC has a path and purpose, and the world genuinely feels alive, not just in cutscenes but everywhere the player goes. The world of Witcher 3 feels lifeless in comparison, it's all just there for you and the handful of NPCs who can actually give you a quest or play Gwent with you.    … Expand
  15. effataigus
    Jun 2, 2015
    5
    Let me start by saying I love the Witcher series. 1 and 2 remain two of my all-time favorite games.

    I'm not in love with 3. It has three main problems... 1. It's been turned into an mmo (grinding and exponential power curve). 2. Terrible controls. Geralt handles like a geriatric boat. I can't recall being so frustrated by my inability to get my character to do what I want in    Let me start by saying I love the Witcher series. 1 and 2 remain two of my all-time favorite games.

    I'm not in love with 3. It has three main problems...

    1. It's been turned into an mmo (grinding and exponential power curve).
    2. Terrible controls. Geralt handles like a geriatric boat. I can't recall being so frustrated by my inability to get my character to do what I want in any game ever.
    3. Lackluster, or at least slow-to-start, story. I've been playing for maybe 20 hours, and so far I've pretty much just been running around and killing dudes with names that are synonyms for "thug" (Bandits, Renegades, Pirates, and Deserters that I can remember so far... despite having taking a moment to defend a deserter earlier in the game). It's clear there's something else going on, but I haven't been swept up into it like I did in the other two games. I'm chasing someone who, in cut scenes, is much more fun to play as than Geralt.

    Lesser problems include:
    1. a "gameplay" mechanic where Geralt scarfs food in combat, downing pounds and pounds of raw meat to stay in the fight. It's a little horrifying to imagine.
    2. a tedious mechanic were many monsters regenerate at insane rates. Rather than finding smart ways to shut down the regeneration, nope, you're just expected to gain a few levels and hack them apart faster.
    3. a tedious weapon/armor durability mechanic.
    4. I have a hard time saying why, but combat just feels frustrating, and not fun. I generally make a point of playing every game on a hard difficulty... but this time I fought a couple fights and decided that it just wasn't worth it. It's sufficiently annoying that I just want to plow through it and get on to the plot.    … Expand
  16. Heldrin
    Jul 30, 2015
    5
    Game would be spectacular, if it didn't crash all the time. I can't give this a better score until they sort out the buggy code in their engine. You may get lucky and have no issues running it. Many people who are way above the minimum recommended specs are having a hard time getting the game to be stable for them.
  17. Slaunyeh
    May 27, 2015
    5
    Its a console port....and with all console ports controls are a bloody fart. Just for being lazy to rethink the controls for mouse and keyboard this game deserve to loose 3 points.
    All that? ....Yes it has been so much hyped for PC.
    As for all port the GFX option are subpar ....the bracket is very tiny....loose 1 more point. The open world is crude, you got no sidequests in the wild    Its a console port....and with all console ports controls are a bloody fart. Just for being lazy to rethink the controls for mouse and keyboard this game deserve to loose 3 points.
    All that? ....Yes it has been so much hyped for PC.
    As for all port the GFX option are subpar ....the bracket is very tiny....loose 1 more point.

    The open world is crude, you got no sidequests in the wild related to the main quest. Doesn t loose a point because its their first open world, but it was so hyped its sad. ,5 point lost, its a waste of space.

    The last loss is for dialogues... yes and no basicly, not much choices... and when you do some replay you see that many of your choices are in reality yes or yes or no or no...no choice at all, just make up. Losse 0, 5 point for this cheap shot.

    In the end The Witcher 3 is a case of game that is more interesting to see someone play than to play it yourself .
    Mainly because of the controls....sad sad....    … Expand
  18. titannet
    Aug 10, 2015
    5
    It's booooring.
    I love walking around in Fallout 3/ New Vegas because there is always the chance you find a weapon that is useful for the whole game and you will always find stuff that is useful. Skyrim is not quite as good because it's far more randomized but still there is enough to to and a chance to find something unique and useful.
    In the Witcher 3.. you can get lucky and find a    It's booooring.
    I love walking around in Fallout 3/ New Vegas because there is always the chance you find a weapon that is useful for the whole game and you will always find stuff that is useful. Skyrim is not quite as good because it's far more randomized but still there is enough to to and a chance to find something unique and useful.
    In the Witcher 3.. you can get lucky and find a unique schematic for a cool weapon and if you are luckier you are actually carrying around the right nonsense (steel, dark steel, shiny silver.. there is a LOT of different stuff to carry around) to have it made by a smith and you may even be very lucky and it is exactly for your Level.
    You will still sell it three Levels later and use some random weapon you found for the new Level because it makes more damage.

    Potions are even more horrible. If you want to create a Potions that make hour toenails grow really fast so you can scratch the feet of your enemies for added damage if you are wearing no boots, this is the game for you! (I don't know if this particular potion is actually in the game but it might as well judging from the deceptions could bring myself to read)

    The story is not as interesting as all the 9+ people claim, perhaps they never had the fortune of reading a good fantasy novel, there aren't many I know. But it's not bad either. Why shouldn't this Geralt dude look for his long lost foster child that is being hunted by these extremely dangerous other dudes? And why shouldn't he solve all those problems everybody has while doing so?
    And mind you, nobody else can do **** in this game. The peasants are completely useless for anything (except killing Geralt two games ago.. yeah right!) and the soldiers always have a reason why they can't do something right now. And so our mighty hero has to kill every monster on the planet and save every cat ... and only gets to rest during the long and mostly boring cutscenes.

    Most of the game I didn't mention is not completely bad. The controls are wonky, but you can get used to them. It's just so sad the designers didn't play Skyrim or any Fallout game and thought.. "hey.. there are things here that are really fun.. and stupid in our game". And given they still sell the nvidia givaway versions for like 20 bucks on ebay.. just go buy it. It may help you waste your time until Fallout 4 comes.

    But DO NOT buy it for 50+ bucks or whatever the steam loonies sell it for and if you believe you have bought the RPG of the century and rate it 9+ you need to visit a doctor.    … Expand
  19. RomanCenturion
    Jun 16, 2016
    5
    Too many technical problems even more than a year after its release. Any game that has bugs galore does not deserve this high score. The Glitcher 3: Bug Hunt is probably buggier experience for me than the dreaded skyrim; yep, it's that buggy.
  20. Faust-RSI
    Jul 9, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is good as always in Witcher series games. It was always a reason to play this game and it was a reason why I play such kind of RPG - the one you cant's create customized character to play. The Witcher is, was and will be the ONLY exception for me. But it doesn't mean it doesn't frustrate me. As I said, the story is good, I even decided to read the books at last. But that's all. Technically the game is awful. **** performance, no optimization at all, clones everywhere, bugs and unresponsive controls. Ok, I can live with all that, I finished the game after all. But no RPG is what kills it. Primitive skill and upgrades system that doesn't feel rewarding. But the worst thing is forced actions, decisions, story. The first sign that should have convinced me not to trust any illusion of choice was as far as in the beginning of Witcher 2, where I found Geralt in one bed with Triss despite ignoring her in the first game. Ok, I thought I'll just ignore it further and everything will be fixed. Nope. In Witcher 3 Geralt was immediately accused of cheating Yen with Triss. What a joke. And Triss even behaves as I didn't say her to **** off in the second game. Then we don't even have an option to romance Ciri. Why? Because Geralt "feels like her father". What a nonsense, this game calls itself an RPG, there shouldn't be any "Geralt feels", but only what player feels and chooses! Nope, the story rails are still stronger than you, like in some low-budget shooter. There are actually choices that affect ending, but other than that, throughout this huge game you can only affect minor insignificant outcomes. For example, you can't prevent Vesemir's death no matter how many allies you gather. The results are always the same. I could go on and on. But that's enough, too many PR and fanboys around this game for people to be rational. I finished it and I don't feel like I've wasted my time, but I'm still disappointed.… Expand
  21. CiiiHvNiiiOix
    Nov 20, 2015
    5
    Looks great. Feels great. And what comes to The Witcher stories, is good, just like its predecessors. But when looking from RPG standpoint alone and not bothering to concentrate on just graphics... it's nothing magnificent - good enough to entertain until the end of the game, but nothing truly memorable like Planescape: Torment and such epic goodies.
  22. veganox
    May 23, 2015
    5
    Combat is incredibly floaty, worse than the Witcher 2's. Menus, keybinds and the interface are streamlined. I just finished the main story with 42 hours played on the hardest difficulty.. Did quite a few side quests.. Doing all of the scavenger hunts probably took up around 50% of my played time., I think if I did every single secondary quest I ran into I MAYBE could have squeezed theCombat is incredibly floaty, worse than the Witcher 2's. Menus, keybinds and the interface are streamlined. I just finished the main story with 42 hours played on the hardest difficulty.. Did quite a few side quests.. Doing all of the scavenger hunts probably took up around 50% of my played time., I think if I did every single secondary quest I ran into I MAYBE could have squeezed the length of my play through to around 50 hours.. Far cry from the 200+ that were advertised. And it's not like I'm a speedrunner or anything. The only reason why I didn't do a 100% completion game and finish every single side quest is that I totally outleveled every single side quest. I hit level 31 right before finishing the game and half of my quests were "gray" and completely useless. I started doing the secondary quests, but I was just hitting all of the level 12-20 things for around 2x their total HP with a single fast attack so... that's not really very fun.

    Experienced quite a few bugs during my play through. Nothing game breaking, but annoying nonetheless. At one point, the camera slowly zoomed forwards on to the back of Geralt's head, then zoomed inside of his face. Several times I was jumping around and Geralt got stuck floating in mid air next to an object, which I had to close the game and reload an earlier save to fix. The horse controls are completely awful, and you'll often get stuck on nothing while riding down the middle of a road. Happened to me all the time in the middle of a certain street in Novigrad.

    Don't even get me started on the endings. There are apparently three different main endings, which hinge entirely on a single quest chain. Two of the endings are pretty much the same. Smells too much of ME3 for my taste. It also reviews what happens to all of the major characters in the end of game cutscene, which is the only redeeming feature of the ending.. But it still doesn't change the fact that there are basically two endings, and they both hinge totally on a single quest chain.

    Basically, the only reason why I'm rating the game as highly as I am is because the story(apart from the ending) is fantastic, and the voice acting is top notch. Every NPC you interact with in the game has wonderful voice acting.    … Expand
  23. zevl12
    Jan 12, 2018
    5
    I had this game refunded because i did not enjoy it at all.

    I was about 5 hours in when i decided to give up. The first aspect that hits you and never lets go is being bogged down with heavy story unraveling at a slow pace. It references parts in previous games which i have not played without explaining it ( early on at least ), the story was so ungripping and boring to follow and did    I had this game refunded because i did not enjoy it at all.

    I was about 5 hours in when i decided to give up. The first aspect that hits you and never lets go is being bogged down with heavy story unraveling at a slow pace. It references parts in previous games which i have not played without explaining it ( early on at least ), the story was so ungripping and boring to follow and did not let me immerse myself in it at all just felt like a infinite wheel of perpetual filler. Just full of dull ordinary this and that dialogue with an underpinned "Find this important character in the end trope", lending itself to be percieved as if you are under somewhat constant urgency. One of the main characters himself proclaiming you are here to find and bring a person to him as fast as possible, making me feel uncomfortable doing side quests involving you to stray from this, as if i wasn't supposed to do them.

    Everyone in dialogue references lore characters, places, factions etc making it sound like they are saying something interesting but in reality they are just spouting heavy words with no impact or good story driven writing. "Oh the lord of superawesome city in the battle of long forgotten dragon in the quest for greater divinity", who cares tell me something that gets me engaged. The story basically has nothing unique or well delivered going for it, it makes you feel as a block of text inside concept art description.

    Combat is a little enticing but in the end very basic and not satisfactory, sometimes you can do some good dodges and attack in a way that feels a little rewarding mixing it up with some cool spells. But in the end its just about mashing the dodge button a lot and strike a few times.

    I have a lot more to complain about, how things such as the witcher sense that you use to be a detective is such a lame mechanic that does not add anything to the game. On rails open world, everything is laid out for you, barely feel like you are playing the game just watching. How being a witcher might work in a narrative driven game where you dont really carve your own path (which is what this game is), but it still makes you out to be a non distinct super mutant that kills things for money with a neutral stance. Making me feel like a mix of "i am my own character and no i am a witcher" this balance is so annoying and i feel lost to who i am.    … Expand
  24. psylife
    Oct 14, 2018
    5
    The combat has weight and managing the stamina adds a welcome tactical layer to the experience ; that said the game knows only to challenge you by spawning a stupid amount of enemies. Button mashing is often necessary and interior combat is as bad as it gets, which is a situation the game puts you in often.

    The magic signs have their importance but you will be spending most of your time    The combat has weight and managing the stamina adds a welcome tactical layer to the experience ; that said the game knows only to challenge you by spawning a stupid amount of enemies. Button mashing is often necessary and interior combat is as bad as it gets, which is a situation the game puts you in often.

    The magic signs have their importance but you will be spending most of your time recharging your shield which essentially confines your magic abilities to boosting your armor. The perks, abilities, and weapon upgrades are mechanically useful yet they fail to excite beyond their functionality.

    Dialogue wise, the genealogy of answers is quite shallow and deprived of branching - Suffice to experience Deus ex: Human revolution's dialogue system to understand what I mean by that. There is no "Game" to be found in the dialogue mechanics. The characters are inanimate dolls and the choices on offer are nothing more than a bunch of glorified playback buttons.

    Exploration wise, I think the game does a descent job in terms of environmental story telling, but nothing that is worth the praises beyond the best the competition has to offer. Shenmue 2 does much more in my opinion and the game came out nearly 20 years ago. The investigative phases are a real joke too, where you are mindlessly following red marks - yet another example of shallow, unaccomplished mechanic.

    The pacing is a real problem too ; During the first half of the game (10hrs), the story literally stalls. The game becomes more engaging once you reach the second half, but it feels too little too late. The characters are likable and by the end of the game I did feel some attachment towards some of them. The difficulty is also an issue, where the beginning happens to be much harder than the end; I beat the final bosses on my first attempts while being vastly under-leveled.

    The visuals are fairly bland retrospectively ; For instance, I find the sunsets particularly vulgar and over-saturated . The towns also, lack authenticity in their structure and layout, and that is particularly jarring if you compare it to the original Assassin's creed's urban layout, which feel substantially more authentic and researched.

    To conclude, I'd say that the disproportionate success and admiration this game has generated, comes from the fascination that the average nerd historically hold toward medieval sword and shields ; It's the "game of thrones" generation that has brought Wild hunt to the pinnacle.

    Wild hunt is not a bad game, it's just so far from being this timeless masterpiece.    … Expand
  25. Torain
    Sep 2, 2015
    5
    Witcher 3 was long awaited and got great reviews, so I also gave it a try.

    The graphics are good, but the setting lacks variety. The combat system is average. I like the pace of the combats, but most of the time you spam the same skills and the controls are quite squishy. The character system is bad and you do not even have the chance to create your own character. Is this even a RPG?    Witcher 3 was long awaited and got great reviews, so I also gave it a try.

    The graphics are good, but the setting lacks variety. The combat system is average. I like the pace of the combats, but most of the time you spam the same skills and the controls are quite squishy. The character system is bad and you do not even have the chance to create your own character. Is this even a RPG? Everybody is forced to play this witcher guy, who is already known to be totally skilled. Where is the motivation, when you already start out as a jack of all trades who is known to beat everyone in everything?
    The story never really caught my interest and got hilarious at times, for instance when you had to fight a demon fetus... seriously? A demon fetus?! I don't like this kind of humor (if it was meant to be a joke) in games. Also the constant spamming of these witcher senses in every single quest made most of it just boring.
    All in all, it is a solid game, which fans of the witcher series should definitely play.    … Expand
  26. surly
    Mar 29, 2016
    5
    I never believed that anyone could click 10/10 on Metacritic for a game, but the last days brought me out of ignorance. Around a thousand clicks within a couple of nights? Wau!
  27. steddye
    Aug 10, 2015
    5
    This is the game with the worst control system, after patch 1.8 is still cumbersome. Inventory management is made really bad. I will not talk about graphics because frankly I do not care to play in 4K ultra etc ... but I prefer the gameplay of a title and Witcher 3 is not compelling. Typical example of the gameplay: follow the minimap to the next ? (point of interest) enemy dodge, hit, hitThis is the game with the worst control system, after patch 1.8 is still cumbersome. Inventory management is made really bad. I will not talk about graphics because frankly I do not care to play in 4K ultra etc ... but I prefer the gameplay of a title and Witcher 3 is not compelling. Typical example of the gameplay: follow the minimap to the next ? (point of interest) enemy dodge, hit, hit dodge dodge, dodge kill, slowly loot (becase sometimes find the right angle to interact is hard), call the horse and start over. Ok it's not so simple like I descibed but is the focus of the game. Most of the quests has the same script. After reading the positive reviews I was expecting much more.… Expand
  28. JohnnyDop3
    Jun 15, 2015
    5
    Now a good 10-hours into the game, I can safely say I'm not enjoying myself. The scenery is beautiful, and the game is vast, but I don't feel immersed. The movement of the character is clunky, especially when traversing various obstacles.

    Levelling is terribly slow, and it doesn't feel like there are any real rewards for levelling up. And my quest log is full of quests 5-10 levels above    Now a good 10-hours into the game, I can safely say I'm not enjoying myself. The scenery is beautiful, and the game is vast, but I don't feel immersed. The movement of the character is clunky, especially when traversing various obstacles.

    Levelling is terribly slow, and it doesn't feel like there are any real rewards for levelling up. And my quest log is full of quests 5-10 levels above me.

    Combat seems nice and fluid at first glance, but doesn't really satisfy. Unlike Shadow Of Mordor, a game that nails this free-flowing mechanic of combat, The Witcher 3 doesn't quite get it right. It's too hard to see when enemies attack, making it very hard to know when to dodge and parry, and the fact that I have to start snacking in the middle of a fight to the death with a wraith completely breaks immersion. Geralt should've put on 10 pounds from the sheer amount of baked apples I have chowed down so far.

    Story wise, the game fail to capture me. I often forgot where I am and why I'm there. Maybe because I'm not really a Witcher-fan.

    All in all, this game seems like an attempt to make the worlds largest pizza, and then not really caring what toppings goes on. It leaves me with a bland taste in my mouth and a sense of unfulfillment. There's not enough chew-chew in this caramel.    … Expand
  29. Game_Addict
    Jul 25, 2015
    5
    I think The Witcher 3 has a fantastic storyline, which is why I'm still rating this a 5 out of 10, but it's not a good game.

    My character often gets snagged up in the environment, something that I haven't seen in a game for a long time, so I have to mash the jump and direction buttons to continue the direction I wanted. Traveling on the horse is just frustrating with it's constant    I think The Witcher 3 has a fantastic storyline, which is why I'm still rating this a 5 out of 10, but it's not a good game.

    My character often gets snagged up in the environment, something that I haven't seen in a game for a long time, so I have to mash the jump and direction buttons to continue the direction I wanted. Traveling on the horse is just frustrating with it's constant detours in the wrong direction and stopping because it's hit a blade of grass too high (and I'm using patch 1.07 which was supposed to improve the horse).

    The repetitive dialogue drives me nuts, it's like the people in a village have a few lines of dialogue that is repeated over and over every time you walk past. People walk into you while you're standing still and shout that you've hurt them. The combat is boring and unrefined compared to the prequels, you just cast your favourite sign then dodge/parry and then counterstrike most enemies.

    Such a shame because the story, voice acting, graphics and the attention to certain details in the game could have made this a classic.    … Expand
  30. exotikras
    May 19, 2015
    5
    Amazing game, amazing storry I will play it 2-3 times minimum, but FPS limit tos 30 on cut-scenes with all stuttering... thats sux :( I mean this is really annoying even on very powerfull PC there is stutters on cut-scenes...
  31. swampah
    Jun 16, 2015
    5
    EDIT: I wanted to add something - guys comparing this [not bad] game to Planescape: Torment or Fallout series are lying. This is not a similar game. ("Can't touch this!")

    Witcher 3, while fun in the beginning, after 50 hours got tedious on me because of the grind/chore in a MMO-ish kind of way. I'll explain now. The bad: - Too many dull sidequests! The damsel in distress (Ciri)    EDIT: I wanted to add something - guys comparing this [not bad] game to Planescape: Torment or Fallout series are lying. This is not a similar game. ("Can't touch this!")

    Witcher 3, while fun in the beginning, after 50 hours got tedious on me because of the grind/chore in a MMO-ish kind of way.

    I'll explain now. The bad:

    - Too many dull sidequests! The damsel in distress (Ciri) will have to wait a couple of months because you want to level up (to prepare for the future fights, of course!), for this you do zilions of dull fetch/kill side quests. There are just too many of them. IMHO only main story quests are very good. Like finding Anna for the baron, brilliant. So, IMHO side quests are too many and 90% are boring.
    - After several fights (after like 15 minutes of fighting) you need to visit a blacksmith to repair swords. Some would call this fun. Like weapon/armor buff that is good for 15 minutes, really?
    - Collecting herbs and loot from bodies is a grind. This is because you need to "aim" VERY carefully to collect it. Also, herbs are too many in number and kind, is it a gardening simulator?
    - Collecting loot from containers is a grind! I can't believe I am saying this! But there are COUNTLESS sacks and crates and chests everywhere which you need to pick. I would have the number of sacks and chests 100 times less (yes!), but with more coins and stuff in them. Who wants to open 100 chests with a couple of coins and a trash item like cowmilk or a mug inside? Chests should be more rewarding. Gimme just one chest per map but with 1000 coins! Make it difficult to take. Also it is not very logical to have countless chests in the world, with stuff, waiting for you! So, in short, how can it be fun, if almost every room may have like 15 sacks and crates, with trash items, and you need to carefully aim to loot each of them?
    - Controls are unnerving. For example, in menues like shopping you have to press different action buttons for some weird reason. Sometimes it is E, sometimes it is Space. Really?! So before you press a button, you need to check it if it is the right one. Many times I sold items which I did not want to sell - Ok another reload (BTW, too long for an SSD based system). More? Gerald would not always run when I want him to. Recieve a blow in the back, slow Sir! Better not run from your enemy next time Sir! Dodge-hit-dodge-hit-Quen repeat X times.
    - Weird logic in many cases. For example, you may find the diagram for lesser rune stone quite late in the game. How come Level 1 weapons have slots for rune stones? Ok you may get a few ready, without crafting, but they will be good for 30 minutes of playing because rune stones cannot be removed from weapons (they would get lost in the process). How 'bout eating chicken during the fight? Whitchersence - if you are smart and came where you should but had not examined an earlier mandatory red color track/body, you'll have to go back. Why is it always howling? I mean the constant wind force of windguru 3 star rating should be a joy to windsurfing inhabitants :)

    Still, the good:

    Graphics, animation, speech (Irish like?) are nice and fun for me. Just see how Gerald jumps off his horse while it's still running! Or look at the fish playing near the lifted bridge - you feel the urge to go spearfishing! Or just look at that she-godling in Novigrad... What a waste of the brilliant work by the technical guys!

    My verdict:
    So, in spite of a lot of good things in the game my score is 5/10 because great games are all about fun, not chore, and this one has more chore than fun. Witcher 1 and 2 are better games in my opinion because they are more dynamic and fun! As a reference of my tastes for RPGs, I liked Fallout 1 and 2 (and New Vegas), Gothic 1 and 2, Planescape: Torment, and Jagged Alliance 2.    … Expand
  32. Topsycho
    Jun 19, 2015
    5
    I understand that this game has a lot of drama about it, people saying it's great, but when I'm in the game I think otherwise. I just don't think it's as real as most games.
  33. WigerToods
    Jul 28, 2015
    5
    Left the score at a 5, because the game is very promising but has some unfortunate downsides.

    + Story seems great, however my frustrations with the gameplay means I probably won't get to finish it. + Graphics are allright but not ground breaking, probably because of the consoles but I'm not sure. - The controls are AWFUL. Delayed actions and very twitchy movement makes it very    Left the score at a 5, because the game is very promising but has some unfortunate downsides.

    + Story seems great, however my frustrations with the gameplay means I probably won't get to finish it.
    + Graphics are allright but not ground breaking, probably because of the consoles but I'm not sure.

    - The controls are AWFUL. Delayed actions and very twitchy movement makes it very frustrating to handle even simple enemies.
    - No way to aim with a crossbow without auto-target? I might have missed some guide on YouTube or something, but the game certainly doesnt make it intuitive to aim with a crossbow like in Skyrim for example.
    - Grouping up enemies. Not sure what this adds to the experience. I prefer fighting one bear, instead of a pack. And with the very sub-par controls, always fighting several enemies at the same time becomes very frustrating and more difficult than it should be.    … Expand
  34. Gaddammit
    Oct 21, 2015
    5
    Nice story even in every side quest, nice features, overhaul graphics
    but... NOPE
    it has HUGE patch but still poorly optimized low framerate, unless you have high end gaming PC
  35. Iluvatar2111
    Dec 2, 2015
    5
    +Story
    +Graphics
    +Immersion; insane armor and weapons detail -overused assets and music -limited monster animations -large windows between attacks -the weapons you can wield are only swords (because axes are hilarious on Geralt) -half of the skills are boring -boring, unlikeable main character -side quests tend to end anticlimatically -impossible crafting unless you look    +Story
    +Graphics
    +Immersion; insane armor and weapons detail

    -overused assets and music
    -limited monster animations
    -large windows between attacks
    -the weapons you can wield are only swords (because axes are hilarious on Geralt)
    -half of the skills are boring
    -boring, unlikeable main character
    -side quests tend to end anticlimatically
    -impossible crafting unless you look absolutely everywhere
    -a flat world map (unless in Skeliige) full of lazily presented busy work

    5/10. Not fun    … Expand
  36. CletusOfDeponia
    Jul 6, 2016
    5
    I've enjoyed this game to a degree, but alas... it's 5/10 for me.

    What is a 10/10 game? It's a perfect game, without a single flaw, without a single thing that would force you out of its immersion. It's a game that's bound to make you forget thirst and hunger, and all of your real life problems. It is a game that revolutionises its field and becomes a bastion in the industry of gaming.    I've enjoyed this game to a degree, but alas... it's 5/10 for me.

    What is a 10/10 game? It's a perfect game, without a single flaw, without a single thing that would force you out of its immersion. It's a game that's bound to make you forget thirst and hunger, and all of your real life problems. It is a game that revolutionises its field and becomes a bastion in the industry of gaming.
    Unfortunately, what a lot fail to realise is that a 10/10 rating is an exaggeration, even upon the game you very love.

    The Witcher 3 brings over fifteen hours of dialogue. To many, this is a joy. To me, unfortunately, a burden.
    If you would like to finish this game, just the main storyline, expect to be laid back for 1/5 of your time, listening to characters talk, listening to a conversation that is out of your control. Surely, you might think there are options of what would you like to say, but much of the game's dialogue follows this format: 1-2 dialogue options in gold font, meaning this option will continue the story. 1-5 options with a grey font, meaning selecting these options will 'tell you more' about whatever you're talking about.
    To 99% of people this is very appealing. The game literally tells you which dialogue options will change your standing with the character you're talking to. However, in terms of traditional RPG this is very disappointing. If you remember Witcher 1, in which your dialogue options could force a character never to talk to you again, in which your dialogue choices may mean that you fail a quest. In Witcher 3, your hand is held throughout the whole experience. It would be just as effective to remove the dialogue options and make you watch the dialogue without them. Is this the kind of RPG you are all praising? Is this the new bastion of gaming? I must be truly insane, but it's a step back. No longer will you be encouraged to think about what you say: just press the buttons and enjoy the film.

    A film - yes. This game is an interactive film. Reading some 10/10 reviews you see praises of "complex narrative", and statements of Witcher 3 "feeling like a complex novel you have to struggle through", so clearly I am just the odd one out, to see that this game is nothing new. However I do agree on the struggling point - you most likely will find yourself struggling through some cheaply-written dialogue that lasts at least twenty minutes, at some point in this game.

    A game of such length is a risk. On an average playthrough this game is approximately 100 hours long.
    Meaning that the first hour of your gameplay must be different from the 99th hour of your gameplay, to keep it fresh and engaging. What I really fail to understand, is the plethora of people turning a blind eye on the extreme lack of actual gameplay in this game.
    - 1st hour or 99th hour: you WILL be using THE SAME fighting method, swordfighting. To make it better, the animations which your character will be fighting with will be THE SAME throughout the whole game, seeing little to no change at all (you may choose to learn a whirlwind move, maybe). Where is the gameplay progression? Why can't the Witcher have the options of learning new moves from other lost schools?

    - I craft a potion only once in my lifetime. When I meditate, ALL of my potions and bombs magically refill. No matter how many of them I have. One hundred flasks to refill? Why not, it will only take a few shots of dwarven spirit that is literally in every container in the game. Why should I be a witcher at all? Let's start brewing things magically out of thin air and make money like that, screw the monster slaying.
    - I receive insane amounts of XP for doing storyline missions. Slaying monsters for experience? Well I'll be here until my hair turns white, oh wait, it already is!
    - Want to earn some money? Do a witcher contract and get paid in around 300 orens! Want some *serious* money? Swim to one of the question marks on the world map in Skellige and you shall find smuggler's treasure there! Sell it to receive at least 2500 orens.
    - Wait what? How did I know there was treasure in the sea? Oh wait the noticeboard told me!
    - Oh I found a new sword. Oh wait... my *witcher* sword that I crafted is better than 99% of the swords in this game...
    - Oh yay I have over 10000 herbs, tens of armour items and tens of swords in my inventory that I shouldn't use cause they're crap, oh wait but they will sell for a fortune!
    - I am richer than a king!!!! I just read noticeboards and find treasures! Screw witcher work!
    - For some reason, everyone I know keeps explaining things to me... Maybe because I haven't read the novels?
    - Hmmm maybe I should prepare for the next battle? Oh wait, why should I? I'll just open my inventory and drink potions while I am doing a back flip?
    - Can I do a backflip? Probably not, I forgot how to do that since Witcher 1.

    I like the game, but it's mediocre. Open world interactive film- not an RPG. Save yourself money and look on YouTube for "Witcher 3 Film".    … Expand
  37. rrrggg0
    Apr 18, 2016
    5
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    Thousand 10/10 per one month.

    Good Job Metacritic. Good Job!

    Fix this site omg!
  38. Proxyzygy
    Nov 20, 2016
    5
    The Witcher 3 is a beautiful game let down by a painful combat system and lazy quest design.

    THE PROS: -The Witcher 3 is a work of art -Graphics. It needs to be said that not only is this game is GORGEOUS, but it easily runs at +60fps. -Beautiful soundtrack, definitely one of the best game OSTs of recent years. From heart pounding combat music to haunting exploration music.    The Witcher 3 is a beautiful game let down by a painful combat system and lazy quest design.

    THE PROS:
    -The Witcher 3 is a work of art

    -Graphics. It needs to be said that not only is this game is GORGEOUS, but it easily runs at +60fps.

    -Beautiful soundtrack, definitely one of the best game OSTs of recent years. From heart pounding combat music to haunting exploration music.

    -Well written story. Your hunt for Ciri is believable and well written thrusting Geralt into a series of smaller and ultimately interconnecting storylines.

    -Believable (and more importantly memorable) characters. The characters you interact with have their own personality and motivations, some you'll love and some you'll hate.

    THE CONS:
    -Keyboard controls are awful. Feels like controlling a JCB riding a tank. Use a controller.

    -Menus are clunky as hell. Heaps of wasted screen real estate here with a 3D model of Geralt and his currently equipped items taking up over half of the screen whilst your inventory items. Your actual inventory items however (I'm looking at you potions and decoctions menu) are relegated to a tiny area forcing you to either memorize the icons or rely on the tooltip (which more often than not fails to show.)

    Enemy Upscaling. This optional feature works great for the run of the mill cannon fodder enemies but some of the enemies just scale like crap, I'm looking to you Djinn!

    -Combat. Really, really repetitive. Every single fight feels exactly the same as the previous, occasionally you might get the excitement of using a different Sign or Oil. The last boss is the prime example of this, he fights just like one of the hundreds of bandits you've killed.

    -Exploration. Yes the world is big. Yes the world is beautiful, but exploring it feels unrewarding when it's as empty as this, there ARE “hidden” things but if you get within half a mile of them the game effectively shouts “There's a hidden thing here!!” and marks it on your map.

    -Pacing, at least if you're doing any side missions. By the time I'd cleared Velen and Novigrad this game just dragged for me.

    -Novigrad. It's pretty and it LOOKS like a city however it's all a facade. You could count the accessible building in Novigrad without taking your socks off, in the crowds of random citizens you'll inevitably find several sets of quadruplets, the random citizens also have all the life and brains of cockroaches (they might run away if there's a fight near them... Maybe).

    -Skellige. I nearly hung up my controller and uninstalled here. I'd thought Skillige would be a rough and hard land surrounded by rough seas.. Nope, flat and clear Mediterranean waters that you have to traverse on a slow as **** boat.

    -Side Quests. Even though I didn't wind up doing too many of them after Novigrad. You can dress them up with voice acting or put in a "follow the red stuff" Witcher sense bit but in the end fetch/kill quests are still fetch/kill quests and are nothing more than padding.

    -GPS. Why? Why do we have a GPS!?

    -Triss Merigold. Actually any of the games redheads. Apparently the “Bozo the Clown” gene is rampant in The Witcher 3.    … Expand
  39. ReiAyanami
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    alright let's get the good out of the way right now, it has amazing graphics & a huge expansive open world.

    Now onto the rest, First off, the combat is really bad. There is little to no variety in encounters and combat outside of a boss, every mechanic feels annoying in some way like a bandit parrying a master swordsman of a witcher or a wolf jumping out of the way at the right moment,    alright let's get the good out of the way right now, it has amazing graphics & a huge expansive open world.

    Now onto the rest, First off, the combat is really bad. There is little to no variety in encounters and combat outside of a boss, every mechanic feels annoying in some way like a bandit parrying a master swordsman of a witcher or a wolf jumping out of the way at the right moment, these built in mechanisms to prevent combat from being easy are just as annoying as Assassins creed, hell that's what the combat is most like to be honest. Geralt moves like a **** 80 yr old suffering from severe Arthritis. The RPG mechanics feel out of place a lot, like wow, a potion that gives me 10% bonus damage on a contract monster I already killed that would take me several minutes (lets say 10) to actually create, amazing. Or having to repair armor and weapons, why? Food and drinks being required to heal are annoying too. Then all that gear - when it essentially boils down to just remaining leveled, because that's the artificial nonsensical difficulty of this game. Geralt can take on the wild hunt, but stay away from that level 10 rotfiend because even though he can slay all those level 3 rotfiends, this one is too much for this god-tier warrior.

    The Main Questline is incredibly repetitive, 90 % of the story can be summed up like this, Go to one town, Ask someone about Ciri, Get set on a Monster hunting quest, return & ask about Ciri, play a short flashback as Ciri, regain Control as Geralt, leave town & repeat this for 35 **** hours. Wow really the pinnacle of storytelling right here.

    The side quests don't fare much better either, Go to an NPC, they lost their brother, mother in law, wife, dog, uncle to some **** monster. You use your witcher senses, Geralt goes "hmmm blood tracks, looks like there was a fight", you find the monster, kill the monster, get reward. Repeat. Oh and let's not forgetting searching for someone's **** frying pan. Holy **** i'm really blown away.

    Overall: High 5/Low 6/10    … Expand
  40. vodkaffee
    Sep 21, 2019
    5
    great game, good combat and world exploration, remembered me a lot of zelda, but the combat and music gets very repetitive very fast; the scripted scenes looks amazing, and i mean all of them even for secondary missions, pretty recommendable to try
  41. gamerz4life
    Apr 7, 2023
    5
    The Witcher 3 was barely out before being hyped as the absolute pinnacle of RPG-gaming, a must play for everyone & you needn’t bother playing Witcher 1 or 2 before playing 3. Naturally it gets picked as 2015’s GOTY. Who knew it was possible to win more than 800 awards for a video game? Those who say these things clearly haven’t played many video games, not to mention RPGs, let aloneThe Witcher 3 was barely out before being hyped as the absolute pinnacle of RPG-gaming, a must play for everyone & you needn’t bother playing Witcher 1 or 2 before playing 3. Naturally it gets picked as 2015’s GOTY. Who knew it was possible to win more than 800 awards for a video game? Those who say these things clearly haven’t played many video games, not to mention RPGs, let alone Witcher 1&2, which are both far better than Witcher 3

    Its biggest sin is being an open-world game. They did this to compete with games like Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014’s GOTY) & Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (2011’s GOTY). Too much time was spent on building this massive world that not much thought was given on how they would fill it. It was empty & incredibly tedious to trek across the map between missions. You’ve done wrong when the player chooses to fast travel everywhere rather than go on foot. You’re also forced to find a sign post in order to fast travel, you can’t just do it from the map. An open world usually means cutting meaningful quests & characters, which Witcher 3 did in spades; the biggest being no Scoia’tael/Iorveth. In addition, the AI chatter was enough to make me go mad; the same lines repeated over & over w/ the same voices. I can say them in my sleep. The cutscenes were supposed to be Dandelion but for some reason aren’t done by his voice actor, the guy doesn’t even sound close.

    The combat is atrocious, when you feel that the better option is to hack, slash & roll like a ballerina rather than use tactics because the enemies aren’t known for their brains. The use of potions/oils was practically nonexistent until halfway through because you don’t get the crafting diagrams & by then you’ve learned to cope w/o so you don’t even remember that you can now use them. Meditation is not to make potions but to reload your stock using alcohol in your inventory. Tutorials would have been immensely helpful rather than a block of text you’ll never remember. Negotiation is senseless, “A bit high… We’re almost there.” The upgrade system is a complete joke. What’s the point in investing in skills when you can only use a few? Getting to level 30 you can use 12 skills and yet I had many more! You literally need to use a slot in order to have food/drink heal you over time! What? That was just a given in the other games.

    The story absolutely requires you to have not only played the first 2 games but that you’ve read the books as well. I can’t imagine what anyone could have gotten out of this game otherwise. But even though I had the knowledge of the whole story, I felt this game’s story was super weak. They were trying to tell too much & pull in the worst parts of Sapkowski’s books. The first 2 games felt like CDPR was adding to the story of The Witcher and telling their own tale, they weren’t just making the books a game, rather they continued Geralt’s tale a few years after the books. But with this game, it felt the complete opposite. They were now pulling everything they could from the last 2 books (which were awful) & pulling phrases & jokes from every form of entertainment in the real world. It seriously hurt the story. The idea of Ciri traveling between worlds, including our own is just stupid, they could have rewritten something so much better. Instead what was once a dark fantasy is now science fiction. It was very obvious that they had a completely different writer this time around.

    Despite calling itself an RPG, there were no significant choices in this game. Sure there were 3 different endings for Ciri’s fate but as to how those endings were decided, it was a couple small things in conversations rather than actual decisions. It really makes you feel good when you read the wiki and see ‘You can choose whatever you want here, it makes no difference to the story.’ When a choice cutscene would randomly pop up, it felt more like a whoops we forgot to give this meaning so here’s a choice that sucks either way.

    The game is at 4.02 & still buggy. The choice scenes are at a far lower volume than the rest of the game, it’s a miracle if you can hear them w/o subsequently blowing your eardrums out when it switches back to the actual game. There is so much clipping, things disappearing from NPC’s hands or hovering in front of them, animals including Roach would appear in the middle of a conversation with an NPC, etc. What exactly did they fix?

    Now how can we talk about Witcher 3 w/o mentioning the card game Gwent? What a truly horrendous, time-wasting addition. It was clearly there to pad out the game time. You’re forced into your first game to ‘learn’ the directions & I came away no wiser as how to play. All Gwent did was make me miss dice poker.

    In the main game alone, I completed 141 quests in 104.8 hours. I would only recommend for the serious Witcher fan b/c all I can say is thank the Eternal Fire I’m done, I’m headed back to Witcher 1&2    … Expand
  42. Highlander117
    Mar 19, 2022
    5
    I think this game is really overhyped and over glorified. The gameplay doesn't do anything for me. Give yourself a shield, use the right consumable for the given enemy type, and that's basically it. The character progression is just unsatisfying and boring. I got 8 hours play time and just quit. I didn't even had high expectations for the game, because I know how overdramatic and overhypedI think this game is really overhyped and over glorified. The gameplay doesn't do anything for me. Give yourself a shield, use the right consumable for the given enemy type, and that's basically it. The character progression is just unsatisfying and boring. I got 8 hours play time and just quit. I didn't even had high expectations for the game, because I know how overdramatic and overhyped gamers get and how they like to throw around 10/10. It is at best a slightly above average game and that's it, just like cyberpunk (after like 1.5 years of beta testing). You play threw it and then you think "Oh, that was pretty average" and then you go on and do something else.… Expand
  43. HarisBIH9
    Dec 29, 2022
    5
    Story, Open World, Characters, Side Quests are top.

    But a 5 because of the Stupid Leveling System, why can i wear the New Witcher Netflix armor only when im lvl 40 and have to be in Toussaint??, just Stupid. And the Story is way toooo important, to do sidequests etc. you just Feeling like a Idiot. Because 1/3 of all Sidequests are disapearing when you finish the Main Quests. And they    Story, Open World, Characters, Side Quests are top.

    But a 5 because of the Stupid Leveling System, why can i wear the New Witcher Netflix armor only when im lvl 40 and have to be in Toussaint??, just Stupid.

    And the Story is way toooo important, to do sidequests etc. you just Feeling like a Idiot. Because 1/3 of all Sidequests are disapearing when you finish the Main Quests.

    And they missed many things that needed an Update, and Godammit, WHY DOES IT RAINS EVERY DAY IN THIS FCKIIING GAME!!!    … Expand
  44. PBrann88
    Feb 3, 2021
    5
    Great story! Great characters! A decent world and a lot of content! Shame its let down massively by the horrific combat! Also the RPG elements in this game are very weak and the control is terrible.
  45. Bustaskool
    Feb 4, 2020
    5
    What a game. Still on first play through but WOW.

    Immersion is unparalleled
  46. OmnipotentBobby
    May 5, 2021
    5
    I went into the game thinking its gonna be a masterpiece due to fanboys so i was excited 5 hrs. in and I'm feeling not so good did not like it then i stopped 3 months later i tried again and then stop then my fourth time i played all the way till Skellige got up to level 20 did a few main missions then stopped for the past week i just cant play the game anymore it does not make me happyI went into the game thinking its gonna be a masterpiece due to fanboys so i was excited 5 hrs. in and I'm feeling not so good did not like it then i stopped 3 months later i tried again and then stop then my fourth time i played all the way till Skellige got up to level 20 did a few main missions then stopped for the past week i just cant play the game anymore it does not make me happy nor excited its just this off feeling playing the game. i put it at a 5 because of the side quests the side quests in this game are absolute masterful however the combat and the gameplay is so off for me main quest is alright i guess… Expand
  47. Matrix4333
    Jun 3, 2021
    5
    Good game story-wise, but gameplay is actual garbage. I completed every single quest in starting location and still only level 3. Can't do anything in next location, Vizima is supposed to be for level 5, but 2nd quest already level 9 enemies, which I can't kill... I use counter like potions and right sword... I improved everything I could, but I had barely 300 crowns at that point...Good game story-wise, but gameplay is actual garbage. I completed every single quest in starting location and still only level 3. Can't do anything in next location, Vizima is supposed to be for level 5, but 2nd quest already level 9 enemies, which I can't kill... I use counter like potions and right sword... I improved everything I could, but I had barely 300 crowns at that point... Played on 3/4 difficulty and it is not like I Am not new to RPG either. It is AC bs design and grind fest, side quests mostly uninteresting...

    Combat system:
    - only items matters skill is irrelevant
    - when you attack at the same time, you get damage and you can't parry...
    - parry gets you stunned useless
    - you can evade attacks, but again if you attack at the same time there is nothing you can do and you get damage for free

    Also some enemies don't show in bestiary...    … Expand
  48. KAGASTIEN
    Nov 13, 2021
    5
    Just go for it , this will be the best gameplay experience in any game that you will ever play
  49. Arturidze
    Nov 23, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game. The best game, where I ever played. Love this. Wanting continue… Expand
  50. StarkAgentos
    Aug 25, 2022
    5
    Я не считаю игру плохой, поэтому не буду ставить низкий балл, но мне эта игра неинтересна. Сюжет прикольный. Графика красивая. Геймплей слишком фэнтезийный, что ли. Просто игра не зашла.
  51. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    5
    Если вы считаете что эталонная ерпеге должна выглядеть как слешер который кроме боёвки весь такой нудный то как-то что-то не очень всё получается
  52. cercisyusuf
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    just mainstream populer cultur that was boring i want war this game says comlicated things
  53. egyptianbeggar
    Apr 12, 2023
    5
    I wish I could lose my memory and play this game again and finish it. In a word, a unique experience. I promised myself that one day I will play this game on the highest settings, I hope I can keep my promise.
  54. krainert
    Jul 25, 2015
    4
    Story is interesting and well-told, the script, characters, and voice acting are great, the setting is intriguing if a bit cliche, the open world feels richly populated, and the graphics are beautiful although short of technologically impressive -- but the combat and exploration, which together take up the majority of the playtime, are atrocious; plagued by indescribably bad controls,Story is interesting and well-told, the script, characters, and voice acting are great, the setting is intriguing if a bit cliche, the open world feels richly populated, and the graphics are beautiful although short of technologically impressive -- but the combat and exploration, which together take up the majority of the playtime, are atrocious; plagued by indescribably bad controls, locomotion, and responsiveness, combat and movement become a chore, and the level design clashes with these weaknesses as it is filled with small obstacles to traversal and encounters is closed spaces. Add to that an awkward and insufficient introduction to mechanics and an expectancy that the player spends time to collect ingredients, the locations of which are unstated, and create oils and potions in preparation for each major battle, the occurrences and details of which are often unknowable beforehand. In general, the game would have done better as a book, from which it was indeed adapted.… Expand
  55. Canisrah
    May 19, 2015
    4
    Look - I've played for a few hours so this is a review in progress.

    I'm posted it now though because I've had to stop playing because I feel sick! The PC version has shipped WITHOUT an FOV (field of view) slider. What this means is we are locked with a narrow, zoomed in camera that is so close it's suffocating. The PC isn't a console - we don't need to be locked into these narrow    Look - I've played for a few hours so this is a review in progress.

    I'm posted it now though because I've had to stop playing because I feel sick! The PC version has shipped WITHOUT an FOV (field of view) slider. What this means is we are locked with a narrow, zoomed in camera that is so close it's suffocating.

    The PC isn't a console - we don't need to be locked into these narrow FOVs - and to do so when sitting up close to a 30 inch monitor is a recipe for headaches and nausea. The Steam and GOG forums are littered with threads bemoaning this almost unforgivable oversight (it's 2015 - FOV sliders should come as standard).

    So while I'm enjoying the game; while the mood and the visuals are uniformly excellent - and the story has me hooked and there's been no crashes (frame rate dips every now and then with my GTX 780 but it's fine on medium settings) - I can't rate a game highly that prevents me from playing it because it makes me ill!

    Fix it!

    I'll come back and adjust my review (and score) when it's patched and I can play the game without being sick.    … Expand
  56. ajaxaddicted
    May 20, 2015
    4
    Really boring single player MMO. It is a not very well done mix between Dragon Age: Inquistion(graphics) and SWTOR(story). Also - the foliage is horrible, the wind is always blowing, the trees and the grass look flat. All the villages look exactly the same, the quests are fetch quests with Witcher Senses(Batman Detective mode) which doesn't make them any more interesting. Completed theReally boring single player MMO. It is a not very well done mix between Dragon Age: Inquistion(graphics) and SWTOR(story). Also - the foliage is horrible, the wind is always blowing, the trees and the grass look flat. All the villages look exactly the same, the quests are fetch quests with Witcher Senses(Batman Detective mode) which doesn't make them any more interesting. Completed the Prologue, reached the first part where you play with Ciri, can't take it anymore.… Expand
  57. kuehnau
    May 30, 2016
    4
    Boring, repetitive, clunky, unwieldy, these are just a few words to describe 'The Witcher 3'. There is no debate that The Witcher 3 is improved from the other two games in the franchise, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't suffer from it's fair share of issues.

    From it's clunky movement, janky quest tracking, to it's boring story, the repetitive quests, there just isn't a whole lot    Boring, repetitive, clunky, unwieldy, these are just a few words to describe 'The Witcher 3'. There is no debate that The Witcher 3 is improved from the other two games in the franchise, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't suffer from it's fair share of issues.

    From it's clunky movement, janky quest tracking, to it's boring story, the repetitive quests, there just isn't a whole lot about Witcher 3 to appreciate.    … Expand
  58. urieaal
    Oct 24, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its pretty...it has story...(kind of?)...

    so if you played the first 2 you know this game has story potential coming out of every orifice. gerald died and was revived and because of the revive completely forgot his past. Now hes finally tracking down his true love..

    plain and simple sure the game has its moments. Yet i feel like I'm playing assassins creed or shadows of mordor all over again... in that there is just to many pointless things that have nothing to do with anything scattered around the world..

    I mean SURE you can collect those "PHAT LOOTS" all day long because of this... Alas I find my self utterly bored just trying to do a few things here and there. I'm not one to forgo side quests but making them a complete requirement to progress the main story is utter hog wash.

    Leveling you character is too slow. do side quests or dont play on any setting other then easy. The bugs abound.. half the way points that you have to do in order to progress bug out and this is 11 patches later. graphical errors abound.. god forbid you want to jump over a fence while running or on horse back..

    i wanted to love this game sooo much, because i utterly love the first 2... the 3rd how ever is utter garbage rolled up in a garbage bag full or runny disgusting baby diapers. If only game company's would stop releasing alphas and calling it a completed game... /sigh

    prepare to be frustrated, there's sooo many bugs in this game.. and thats with the 1.10 patch.    … Expand
  59. tacomodo
    Aug 18, 2015
    4
    Get quest, use witcher sense to examine a few clues, follow footsteps and kill something - rince and repeat. Game is beautiful but really repetitive. Story is ok, but very slow.
  60. eelegendo
    May 20, 2015
    4
    They've made the same mistake as with W2, going the console way. The controles are subpar (mouse/keyboard), sometimes they work, sometimes they just won't. The "boss" fights are **** as before... That was the main reason I hated so much W2. The game is not fair: you run around, no quests, no beast of your size, so you stuck, can't level up. But you have to beat the griffin otherwise youThey've made the same mistake as with W2, going the console way. The controles are subpar (mouse/keyboard), sometimes they work, sometimes they just won't. The "boss" fights are **** as before... That was the main reason I hated so much W2. The game is not fair: you run around, no quests, no beast of your size, so you stuck, can't level up. But you have to beat the griffin otherwise you can't go further. What is the point in this? It is bigger, shinier than Skyrim, but you just can't enjoy it. You have no space to develop.
    It is not a shame to learn from the better: bosses in Skyrim or in the Arkham series were enjoyable to beat. In W3 it makes me hate the game (again).    … Expand
  61. MaxPay
    Jun 20, 2016
    4
    Graphics, animations, sounds...are 10/10. Gameplay however is boring, repetitive and unoriginal.
    Witcher movement and combat is clunky and quests are for the huge part all the same: get the quest, follow the red paint on the ground, kill the monster, go back to collect the reward.
    Level up system... there's not even a slightest difference in gameplay whether you're level 1 or 30.    Graphics, animations, sounds...are 10/10. Gameplay however is boring, repetitive and unoriginal.
    Witcher movement and combat is clunky and quests are for the huge part all the same: get the quest, follow the red paint on the ground, kill the monster, go back to collect the reward.
    Level up system... there's not even a slightest difference in gameplay whether you're level 1 or 30.
    Fighting enemies below your level is boring as they can barely hurt you and fighting enemies with higher level is frustrating as you can barely hurt them.
    Fast travel system isn't fast at all, still takes a lot of time to travel to/from sign posts and riding horse often leads to frustration.    … Expand
  62. Protp
    May 19, 2015
    4
    Sadly they sell out sooner rather than later, there is close to no difference between medium and ultra, the downgrade is real...

    The fights are really similar to the previous entry's a little of improvement but nothing amazing, controlls are ok, lack of graphic options and a new CD Project Red Shady as hell. My 4 points are for the story and the price of the game 36$ GoG version,    Sadly they sell out sooner rather than later, there is close to no difference between medium and ultra, the downgrade is real...

    The fights are really similar to the previous entry's a little of improvement but nothing amazing, controlls are ok, lack of graphic options and a new CD Project Red Shady as hell.

    My 4 points are for the story and the price of the game 36$ GoG version, because is clearly not worthy of a full price for the downgrade alone.

    RiP CDP Red...    … Expand
  63. Ratelate7
    Dec 21, 2022
    4
    Had potential, but is let down by a few things. The deal-breaker for me was the implementation of some less than savoury relationships time and time again, which were so shameless and ham-fisted by the writers that I couldn't reasonably approve of. Questlines are generally samey and boring, consisting of staring at a glowing line on the ground or walking into a sequence of designatedHad potential, but is let down by a few things. The deal-breaker for me was the implementation of some less than savoury relationships time and time again, which were so shameless and ham-fisted by the writers that I couldn't reasonably approve of. Questlines are generally samey and boring, consisting of staring at a glowing line on the ground or walking into a sequence of designated combat areas until the quest resolves itself. Most locations also follow a "formula", which means you're rarely going to discover a new location and find something out of the ordinary, rather than just one of the eight or so categories that new locations tend to fall under (like a monster nest or bandit camp). The characters are developed and intricate, seeing as how they've had a series of novels and games to be constructed, but there's always one or two scenes with them that sort of puts me off them as a whole.

    The graphics are very good for the year it was released, and it's a very polished game mechanically and thematically. Unfortunately, the "minor things" and "nitpicks" eventually build up to become very noticeable, and this means that the experience eventually becomes too cynical for me to enjoy it. The music is okay, but nothing special, with some of the tracks widely regarded as amazing seeming too emotional and movie-like for my tastes.    … Expand
  64. TheAssDestroyer
    May 30, 2015
    4
    This supposedly RPG is not customizable enough, there are no classes, you cant choose sex, there are no stats

    The world is obviously too big and quality of content is low, really the world is just huge forest copy-pastes all over the place, filled with low quality repeating tedious content, last time I checked it doesnt requires a lot of intelligence and creativity to do something this    This supposedly RPG is not customizable enough, there are no classes, you cant choose sex, there are no stats

    The world is obviously too big and quality of content is low, really the world is just huge forest copy-pastes all over the place, filled with low quality repeating tedious content, last time I checked it doesnt requires a lot of intelligence and creativity to do something this

    repeat "destroy copy-pasted monster nests by pressing E on it for inconsequential amount of xp" ad nauseam

    repeat "liberate copy-pasted villages from low level trash mobs so it can be repopulated with NPC who dont talk and with houses not worth visiting and with merchant who sell garbage for inconsequential amount of xp" ad nauseam

    repeat "save the same copy-pasted NPC in the same copy-pasted bandit camp in the same way (by killing bandits) for inconsequential amount of xp" ad nauseam

    repeat "pick worthless loot form chest guarded by group of trash mobs" ad nauseam

    its just boring, and it gets boring really quickly

    99% of NPC dont talk to you and 99% of houses are empty filled only with worthless loot and are not worth visiting, speaking about closed environments, dungeons can be explored in less then 5 minutes, and other environments like temples, fortresses, castles or ruins are almost non-existent, and if something like this appears in the game it can be explored in a few minutes, most of the world content is plain forest filled with copy-pasted villages and trash mobs

    majority of loot in the game is worthless (usually items for crafting and alchemy and other garbage),

    monsters even higher level monsters gives insignificant amount of xp and drops worthless loot so engaging in combat is unrewarding and sometimes makes net loss because you will have to spend money to repair your gear.

    Enemy variety is low, you will have to fight zombies, drowners and humans most of the time

    Constant surplus of money because there are almost nothing worth buying in shops. Camera movement in closed environments is atrocious, instantly moving from place to place often placing itself in areas from which are uncomfortable to watch. All places of interest are marked on the map and map is revealed from beginning so exploration is almost meaningless.

    Dialogue options are shallow, because Geralt does most of the talking and his personality is fixed so you will have to choose only some lines, usually if important decision is involved, no more then 2 lines, other dialogue lines consists of asking for information, and other inconsequential stuff, so most of the time there is no choice in dialogues and you cant really immerse yourself into the role only to influence Geralt to be little more aggressive or nice

    quests are designed poorly they all fallow the same boring pattern

    acquire quest -> fallow markers and go to places A and B which are also marked on your map -> press E on every glowing object to win the quest,

    everything is marked its very boring

    the game even constantly tells you what to do in every stage of the quest. for example massage prompts ->go to a place -> now explore this area ->now talk to this person and so on

    there is no satisfaction and brain work included in solving quests because Geralt tells about every clue, reads every note and book relevant to the quest and reveals what these clues might lead to, when you press E, for you

    side quests are very short usually takes about 3-15 minutes to complete, areas and dungeons you visit to solve the quest are very small, linear and takes less then 5 minutes to explore, filled with few trash mobs and more or less worthless loot, so there are no huge maze like dungeons and underground fortresses filled with valuable loot, interesting enemies, encounters which requires smart decision making, items and people and so on

    usually problems presented in quests are tied to separate individuals (for example, find something for a smith, kill monster for a farmer, ect.) and not tied to communities and settlements as a whole, so forget about epic "save the village whose inhabitants are shackled by fear, because evil witch from old times, somehow arise from its grave in deep forest and threatening their very existence" and something like that

    they starts in the same fashion, that is you have to talk to NPC or read a note to acquire the quests, you cant for example run into quest, or find a clues somewhere in the world that doesnt instantly gives you quests and after some time find another clue and when going into some area and then knowing about the quests in that area from the clues you acquired, or quests that are not immediately unlocked but starts only when you advance or finish other quest and you have to make ends meet or something happened in first quests that affected the world or something like that

    also quests dont interfere with each other and are not inter-connected they scattered around the world without any imagination waiting to be resolved

    and they really are so tedious and monotonous and repeating you feel like trash man collecting sacks of garbage throughout the area

    there are hundreds of quests in the witcher 3 but you can sort almost all of them into these 3 fallowing categories:

    kill monster (acquire either through a contract or NPC)

    find something (usually people) for other person find lost goods, which are few steps away from the area you acquired the quest and repeat these 3 again and again around the world, by going to marked place and pressing E to win this quests, ad nauseam and these quests are so shallow too as I said you almost never encounter anything interesting other than: go to a place - kill monster, go to a place - find something, go to a plce - acquire lost goods short, requires no brain work, small, easy, guided, isolated form each other like frozen pizzas in supermarket this is literally fast food of quests In my opinion older game like baldurs gate 2, fallout, might and magic, or diablo managed to do in one dungeon what the witcher 3 couldnt managed to do in an area needed about 40 hours to explore this game is not customizable enough and its mechanics are too simplistic for average RPG and combat is too clunky and not dynamic enough for average action game the world fails as huge battle arena as we seen in games like might and magic or diablo because combat is terrible you want to avoid most of the time, and there is simply not enough enemies in the world and it fails as interactive world with interesting content outside of combat like meeting interesting NPCs or interesting locations, or choosing from multiple solutions to resolve encounters like we seen in games like fallout and baldurs gate 2 because all areas of interest outside of combat are repeating monotonous tasks, content is repeating so exploration quickly wears off and become meaningless garbage recycling, collecting worthless loot which is also can be used only in combat and the game is not interactive enough (for example the only way you cant save prisoner from bandits camp is by killing bandits ) so I have every reason to believe this game is 4/10 that means being below average    … Expand
  65. AnaiBendai
    May 29, 2015
    4
    I waited eagerly for this game for many years - only to received a graphically dulled down console port with muddy, dumbed-down controls and no ability to adjust the field of view. The controls are so bad. in fact, that I have to play on the easiest level and I still get my ass kicked because I'm forced to roll and jump around my enemies to avoid getting hit like a spasmodic idiot. I'mI waited eagerly for this game for many years - only to received a graphically dulled down console port with muddy, dumbed-down controls and no ability to adjust the field of view. The controls are so bad. in fact, that I have to play on the easiest level and I still get my ass kicked because I'm forced to roll and jump around my enemies to avoid getting hit like a spasmodic idiot. I'm sure there's an incredible story and rich world to explore here behind the murky, half-baked controls - but with lag and non-responsiveness this bad - what's the use? I feel lied to by CD Projeckt which used to push the envelopes of PC gaming by providing a stellar, AAA PC experience in their games. This game doesn't even look REMOTELY close to all those preview screenshots and videos that sold me on the game years ago. I even bought a brand new i7 Alienware gaming PC specifically for Wild Hunt - but the dull, greasy graphics are so fuzzy and blurred and graphical and control options so console-dumb that I could have just as well kept my old cheapie laptop to play this ugly turd. Bottom line - Witcher 3 for the PC LOOKS like a console port, feels like a console port and sadly plays like a console port. In a word - I feel betrayed.… Expand
  66. aussiedude98
    Aug 17, 2019
    4
    Great graphics and setting but overall I didn't enjoy it.
    The game play just felt contrived and mundane to me.
    I really felt I was just "going through the motions", and not really using much in the way of intelligence in playing the game. For example - the "investigation" mechanic - where I am looking for clues relating to a monster. I really did not get the feeling I was investigating    Great graphics and setting but overall I didn't enjoy it.
    The game play just felt contrived and mundane to me.
    I really felt I was just "going through the motions", and not really using much in the way of intelligence in playing the game.
    For example - the "investigation" mechanic - where I am looking for clues relating to a monster. I really did not get the feeling I was investigating and finding clues - but interacting with a contrived game mechanic which basically showed what they were.
    Combat is average at best, and I did not particularly enjoy it.
    I didn't feel overly involved in the story - just wandering from objective marker to the next - watching a (usually lengthy) cut scene and selecting a couple of dialog options.    … Expand
  67. seanb1979
    Jun 10, 2015
    4
    Probably the clunkiest controls I've ever experienced in a game like this. I have to run forward, then press backward and jump to simply get over obstacles? Seriously? Whoever did the keyboard mappings did a horrible job. I really didn't feel like remapping every command to something that made more sense. The movement physics also seem way off and the motion is very herky-jerky. I'mProbably the clunkiest controls I've ever experienced in a game like this. I have to run forward, then press backward and jump to simply get over obstacles? Seriously? Whoever did the keyboard mappings did a horrible job. I really didn't feel like remapping every command to something that made more sense. The movement physics also seem way off and the motion is very herky-jerky. I'm guessing all of the positive reviewers are using xbox controllers or something similar.… Expand
  68. eccaster
    Jun 22, 2015
    4
    I really wanted to praise this game. What it does, it does spectacularly right. But you already know that. What I want to point out is that this is yet another game released in an unacceptably unfinished state. Sure, open world games are hard to make without bugs but a game that cannot be completed? Avoiding spoilers I will tell you that as of the latest patch (can't say about earlierI really wanted to praise this game. What it does, it does spectacularly right. But you already know that. What I want to point out is that this is yet another game released in an unacceptably unfinished state. Sure, open world games are hard to make without bugs but a game that cannot be completed? Avoiding spoilers I will tell you that as of the latest patch (can't say about earlier versions) a quest that is REQUIRED to get one of the endings is unfinishable. And if it was a secondary quest, I'd forgive, nearly every major secondary quesline in Skyrim had game-breaking bugs on release. But this is the main story we're talking about. And while I'm sure this will be rectified with a patch soon, gamers and critics need to stop ignoring such problems on games that they rate 10 out of 10. Mind you, the game was an easy 8 or 9 otherwise.… Expand
  69. bricktown
    Jun 25, 2015
    4
    I was forced to create a metacritic account immediately and post my review of the Witcher 3 after seeing the 9.2 user score and 94 metascore on here. A (94!) total metascore is proof of widespread corruption in the PC critic industry.

    First of all, just got a brand new computer and the game looks great. In my opinion the graphics are 9.5/10. however, after reading other reviews and    I was forced to create a metacritic account immediately and post my review of the Witcher 3 after seeing the 9.2 user score and 94 metascore on here. A (94!) total metascore is proof of widespread corruption in the PC critic industry.

    First of all, just got a brand new computer and the game looks great. In my opinion the graphics are 9.5/10. however, after reading other reviews and talking to friends, they say the textures and environments get recycled a lot, which if true would change my score (I uninstalled long before being bored with the
    graphics of the game)

    Major cons:
    The CONTROLS and MOVEMENT for this game are downright unplayable. The main character is extremely clunky in ALL areas of gameplay. my first thought is that this game would play well on a console controller but mouse and keyboard is just sad.

    CUT SCENES are noticeably too long. every single one of them. and there are TONSSSS of cutscenes.

    Combat is pathetic.
    generally consists of pressing a target selector key that highlights over your enemy. once locked on your character has their movements on a track with the targeted enemy. if an additional enemy comes from the side or behind you (and they ALWAYS do) , you take a hit and it HURTS. attacking consists of left clicking and having your character do a huge lunging attack that leaves you super vulnerable. it cant be canceled? you can't really aim your swings. you just click and swing. also, all abilities and swings have a noticeable delay in activation time.
    you basically have 3 modes of attack for the first 10 hours of gameplay , 2 of which are completely ineffective.

    the character customization in this game is stone age.
    you can chose from fast swords slow swords crossbow and BASIC magic.
    crossbows are one of 4 possible skill categories to chose from and it does virtually 0 damage and is 0% entertaining to use. skill credits earned go into skills that raise attack bonus and effectiveness, no cool abilities or skill tree, just pick your weapon out of the 4 and mindlessly put all your points down that skill "tree"(column)
    there are very limited and uninteresting spells to choose from, and switching spells in combat is really a drag.

    the alchemy system is tedious and annoying to use but has potential

    the story is quite average. i want to rate the story lower but they definitely tried to make it really good. all the cutscenes remind me of many of the popular HBO series with slow paced but deep and profound character development. however, the execution is just TOO boring. Your main character is so 'ho-hum'.

    difficulty balance is all over the place.
    you use your "witcher sense" for EVERYTHING. you will go around right clicking every 4 seconds to see if there is a glowing object such as a lootable chest or quest item. its VERY repetitive.

    it totally feels like this game was made specifically for console. the combat seems intuitively catered to a controller style game. this pc port was extremely poorly executed in the mechanics department.

    94/100 metascore!? wtf. please wake up.
    this is a 4/10 or worse on the PC.    … Expand
  70. MenNeedMeat
    Nov 21, 2015
    4
    I saw this had many positive reviews and I was excited to get this. I saw the videos before its release and was genuinely excited for this game. I put it on my wishlist. Then I saw it on release and realized it got downgraded. Same as how Watchdogs has but people seem to forget it for some reason and forgive The Witcher 3 for it. It's inexcusable and people who allow this to happen are noI saw this had many positive reviews and I was excited to get this. I saw the videos before its release and was genuinely excited for this game. I put it on my wishlist. Then I saw it on release and realized it got downgraded. Same as how Watchdogs has but people seem to forget it for some reason and forgive The Witcher 3 for it. It's inexcusable and people who allow this to happen are no more than sheep. I bought the game on sale because I could not justify paying full price for this game. Just as I expected, the game was pretty bad. The combat was atrocious and needs to be fixed. It's been about a month and for some reason I cannot make myself sit down and play this game again. I found it bland and tedious to play. I think it deserves a 4 at best.… Expand
  71. Arroyo_man
    May 27, 2017
    4
    Sorry for my English but im lazy old fart who doesnt want to learn any more :P

    So, I don't think i like anything about this game. At first i think immersion in this game is a joke. You are coming in to people's houses and steel all the food, booze and other valuable equipped right from their noses. It's just ridiculous! They should at least react somehow to that. Even good old Gothic    Sorry for my English but im lazy old fart who doesnt want to learn any more :P

    So, I don't think i like anything about this game.

    At first i think immersion in this game is a joke. You are coming in to people's houses and steel all the food, booze and other valuable equipped right from their noses. It's just ridiculous! They should at least react somehow to that. Even good old Gothic has been done better about this.
    Being a Medieval-Batman isn't that fun either. Geralt is just too perfect, with no faults whatsoever. It just feels so fake and maybe it is the reason it was so hard for me to like him. Besides, you can't be anyone you want here. You are being you sitting on your butt and creating Geralt's legend and his ego. I don't think it is what RPGs are about.

    The story itself, that supposed to be the strongest part of this game, is jut meh.
    Geralt is looking for his so-called daughter, and at som point when her realize that Wild hunt is after her, insed of freaking out he's got time for taking 1182151/!@#"!%1 witcher contracts, wiping out all that monster nests (even not being paid for that which is wrong story-wise), doing stupid fetch quests etc. Bah! He even goes to vineyards to have a lazy nap. It's just perfectly average story, badly balanced where you can totally lost the interest of it. The fact the game tells you exactly where to go and what to do doesn't help, it just makes it mindless slasher at some point.

    The graphics are OK but the landscapes doesn't feel that good. The woods are so shaky, artificial and dead (except being filled in with monsters), it doesn't feel any good exploring it.
    In W1 & W2 everything was so unique and looked nice, made with attention to details. Here we have copy-paste boring villages with some copy-paste villagers that all look the same except different clothing. Honestly, sandbox style just doesnt fit Witcher setting at all.

    Obviously, the combat. It just not accurate enough. You can be hit by enemy being few meters away. Besides that, all fights comes to dodging and repetitive slashing from behind. Throw some Quen barrier and you are ready to go for entire game.

    Conversations are taking ages. They should be more brief, like in Dark Souls for example, where all the dialogues was live and you could quit them just simply moving out from that character. How immersive was that! Here we are forced to watch how people breath, when they sit, thinking about something pause etc. It's just so overdone, make no sense like eating a hot dog and having champagne with it. Even more because there is no philosophical content in their speeches. Its all very shallow here (nothing to do for Planescape Torment fans).

    Music is the only thing i have no complains about.

    Absolutely not a game for me, i love the classic rpgs above all, so if you are a fan of those you might feel bit disappointed (or a little bit more than that).    … Expand
  72. steelcl
    Nov 22, 2017
    4
    I got aboard the hype train and bought my first Witcher game. At first, even though i felt the combat was repetitive and uninspired, the map exploration and atmosphere of the game really got me excited and I expected the combat, story and quests to improve along the playthrough.

    So I've started exploring the small events in the map and the side quests. Those were a bit amusing, but    I got aboard the hype train and bought my first Witcher game. At first, even though i felt the combat was repetitive and uninspired, the map exploration and atmosphere of the game really got me excited and I expected the combat, story and quests to improve along the playthrough.

    So I've started exploring the small events in the map and the side quests. Those were a bit amusing, but nothing better than what it's possible to experience in any average RPG. Still, it was a pain in the butt that the game forces me to use those impractical and uninspired spells to defeat some specific monsters.

    Then, I went to the main quests, and I got extremely annoyed by the favor-for-a-favor element that guides you to endure unmeaningful tasks to move on through the story. Finally, when you get to the big city, my motivation to keep playing got absolutely destroyed, because of the lack of things to do there. I really tried but I can't feel any emotion for any character of this game due to the boring main plot. To finish it, I even skipped some cut-scenes because everything got really tiresome.

    I was expecting something like Dragon Age or even better, but you can hardly interact with any npc in the game, outside of the quests and those boring dialogues without meaningful options, which makes it hard to get emotionally involved.    … Expand
  73. Vondett
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I spent over 100 hours in this game on hardest difficulty. Completing every side quest and all DLC content. And I hated this game .
    First of , just like in many fantasy games , it kind of creates this premise that you(the character that you play, not really you in real life) are special guy whose actions will change the course of the world or how the world perceives you, it doesn't, it wont . You just yet another witcher on a job ... the whole main quest "the princess is in another castle" is just infuriatingly frustrating . You run around like a chicken completing fetch quests to no avail until you complete enough of them to finally find the princess ...
    The combat gets repetitive and stale very fast , in the first couple of hours . Once you find your style - sword , magic or poisons or a mix between and kind of figure out where you want to take your character there isn't much development in that regard at all after level 5-7 , it gets boring quick . Dodge ,slash , use a sign , repeat . . . .

    Voice acting is nice , but it alone does not warrant all the hype this game is still getting .    … Expand
  74. Chalkbrood
    Dec 11, 2022
    4
    How does a studio put so much money and effort into something and have it come out so wrong? The story and the writing is mostly just fine (generic high fantasy with stupidly limited options during sidequests)
    People drool and clap for this garbage like it's somehow revolutionary but it came out in 2017 and it fails to do things that games in 2002 were capable of.
    It's impossible to know    How does a studio put so much money and effort into something and have it come out so wrong? The story and the writing is mostly just fine (generic high fantasy with stupidly limited options during sidequests)
    People drool and clap for this garbage like it's somehow revolutionary but it came out in 2017 and it fails to do things that games in 2002 were capable of.
    It's impossible to know where to start breaking down how awful the gameplay is so I'll just write a list of bullet points:
    -your horse's pathing is awful even when it's supposed to be automatic
    -the horse has a stamina gauge and I really cannot fathom why, it only comes up during a couple racing sidequests and those are so easy that it's pointless, so this mechanic just gets in the way of regular gameplay simply because there is a badly designed sidequest that it's relevant to
    -draw distance is miserable in some areas
    -npc dialogue is moronic and irrelevant, you will be fighting side by side with people and saving their lives for some pointlessly dull quest and they will shout things like "sorcery! he's a witch"
    -every bad thing that already exists about open world games is basically still present, most quests are shallow and bland, everybody waits for an eternity for you to do things cause you're the only person who can, etc etc etc
    -the basis of the game is that you are a witcher, a person who hunts monsters, and monster hunting contracts are miserably repetitive and uninteresting
    -there's an alchemy system that begs for your inventory to be cluttered, you will never ever remember what ingredients you need cause it's always just some flower or some blood or teeth or whatever stupid thing and it won't be relevant for 5 hours and then you'll need one if you want to craft some semi useful item, this wouldn't be so bad but you have a weight limit and inventory management is terrible in this
    -everything is weirdly dark, even during daytime, I found this unplayable without mods
    -the main character comes across like an idiot cause some moron dev decided that he should constantly be shouting out combat taunts
    -seriously the inventory management is awful, when you're looking at different weapons and armor it doesn't even show you a full stat comparison of what you're looking at and what you're wearing
    -a lot of sidequests have completely unsatisfying conclusions and it feels like it's because there are questions you're just not allowed to ask, like there's some forced stupidity so that no matter what there's something bad that happens. Save the orphans? a village is destroyed. Save the village? orphans are eaten. can you talk to the spirit that's gonna eat orphans and stop it? no. can you talk to the spirit about why it would destroy the village or ask it its motivations? no
    -incredibly convoluted, here is a snippet of what I did early game: I'm sent by a king to get his daughter. someone who has information about that daughter won't give it to me until I help him find his daughter and wife. I have to go ask two other people for help. one of them makes me find his goat before he helps me. then the guy with the information that I need reveals that I have to help him save the soul of his wife's miscarriage. then him and the guy with the goat ask me to go to a swamp. then I meet a little boy who knows another little boy who knows about some witches who want me to kill a creature that lives under a tree in another city. by the end of that paragraph did you remember what I originally set out to do?
    -weapon degradation, not necessarily a bad mechanic but it doesn't even matter in this cause there are so many weapons that are so similar that you just keep picking up so why is weapon degradation in the game? because the devs add terrible things without thinking
    -you gain abilities but you're capped at how many you're allowed to equip, this is like being in a sandbox and someone coming by and saying "no no, you can't use the shovel and the bucket at the same time", this is a terrible mechanic
    -seriously dialogue is terrible sometimes, "you have to find dudu to find dandelion to find ciri"
    "I'm going to go talk to whoreson jr." were two back to back pieces of dialogue, it's like the characters weren't even interacting with each other
    -terrible "detective" mechanic during monster hunts wherein you hold a button that lights up what you're supposed to do so that you don't have to use your brain. it's mind numbingly dull

    it's too bad, I was quite engaged and I wanted to see where the story was going but I just couldn't stomach how godawful this game was at every turn    … Expand
  75. BeardyMustache6
    Jan 11, 2020
    4
    -Clunky combat
    -Downgrade in graphics
    -Large, but empty and boring map.
    -Can not use all skills at the same time.
  76. dansalmon
    Dec 15, 2020
    4
    i did not like this game, its the only game i put down after 8 hours and said im done. i give them all the credit in the world for creating a work of digital art for sure, they nailed the theme and atmosphere they really did. but the gameplay just didn't do it for me whatsoever, nor did a lot of the writing and characters. im not a fan of cd projectk red, and i dont think the witcher 3i did not like this game, its the only game i put down after 8 hours and said im done. i give them all the credit in the world for creating a work of digital art for sure, they nailed the theme and atmosphere they really did. but the gameplay just didn't do it for me whatsoever, nor did a lot of the writing and characters. im not a fan of cd projectk red, and i dont think the witcher 3 deserves top rankings.
    4 for effort    … Expand
  77. Ganderlow
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    After playing this game for 10 hours I still don't enjoy it very much. I kept playing in hopes it would get better or be more interesting, but personally, this game isn't fun to me. I wish I could enjoy it as much as my friends.
  78. fooba
    Jul 28, 2020
    4
    Boring combat and overall boring gameplay. Story is pretty good. Music nothing memorable. Vastly overrated.
  79. ithinkcosmic
    Dec 29, 2021
    4
    This game just feels lackluster compared to other games in its tier. I still don't understand the high ratings.
  80. davitolucena
    Aug 31, 2022
    4
    o jogo pode ate ser bom mais nao e para mim. o combate e zuado e fica fazendo poçao toda hora para derruba os boss e foda.
  81. FLYINGNOLE
    Sep 22, 2021
    4
    This game is very dated. The combat system is so terrible that even the action is boring. I played this for hours hoping something would make it get better and it never occurred. The voice is one of the worst I've ever heard. Cut scenes and animation are extremely dated. I'm not sure how this game scored so high. Assassins' Creed Odyssey, Red Dead 2 and Divinity Original Sin. I don'tThis game is very dated. The combat system is so terrible that even the action is boring. I played this for hours hoping something would make it get better and it never occurred. The voice is one of the worst I've ever heard. Cut scenes and animation are extremely dated. I'm not sure how this game scored so high. Assassins' Creed Odyssey, Red Dead 2 and Divinity Original Sin. I don't normally write reviews but this was so bad I actually joined Metacritic just to warn others.… Expand
  82. masterofposer
    Jul 20, 2022
    4
    GOOD SIDES
    -It makes the feeling of being a Witcher feel good with NPCs in the open world.
    -Well written side quests.
    -An enormous universe based on books.
    -Beautiful graphics.
    -Adequate level of RPG elements.
    BAD SIDES
    -Weak combat.
    -Awful level system.
    -Bad character animations.
    -The feeling of hitting.
  83. ProffHarun17
    Jan 11, 2023
    4
    Mechanices and gameplay poor. I don't care it's story, if a game is bad for these things. Atmosphere is okay.
  84. Dethstar
    May 19, 2015
    3
    More open, ok graphics though not what I was hoping for. Spend less time looking at Geralts back than in TW2 but still this pathetic console field of view and no field of view slider in 2015!! Damn consoles holding everyone back a decade and turning a lot of people off gaming in general.

    PC gamers run current hardware that can cope with a decent field of view in whatever resolution    More open, ok graphics though not what I was hoping for. Spend less time looking at Geralts back than in TW2 but still this pathetic console field of view and no field of view slider in 2015!! Damn consoles holding everyone back a decade and turning a lot of people off gaming in general.

    PC gamers run current hardware that can cope with a decent field of view in whatever resolution they run at. I don't expect to be limited by developers too lazy or cheap to rework textures to provide a decent field of view. You cant even move the camera back a bit.

    The environment is well done, yet somehow, that just makes it more annoying that your playing at such as bad field of view. Doubt I will finish it, way too annoying and I have a PC precisely because gaming in the ridiculous field of view forced on consoles is really distracting. What a waste.    … Expand
  85. Rsharp254
    Mar 6, 2016
    3
    Kinda odd how this game has such a high rating when the movement controls are HORRIBLE. Games that were made 10 years ago have better controls than this. Just Google "Witcher 3 Movement weird" grabs 120,000 results. There's even mods that try to correct this, but I still have not found anything that is as good as games made 10 years ago. Walking through a damn door should not make meKinda odd how this game has such a high rating when the movement controls are HORRIBLE. Games that were made 10 years ago have better controls than this. Just Google "Witcher 3 Movement weird" grabs 120,000 results. There's even mods that try to correct this, but I still have not found anything that is as good as games made 10 years ago. Walking through a damn door should not make me want to break my damn keyboard. Wasted $50!!!… Expand
  86. Boonah
    May 22, 2015
    3
    The game looks nice, and it's a nice cinematic experience. The actual game though is very unimpressive. The combat in all honesty is a spamfest. I don't feel like skill is involved. Spam Spam Spam win. Gets very old very fast. The AI is also horrible, you can enter someones house and pick up a quest then rob everything in the room and they will quite happily watch you do it withoutThe game looks nice, and it's a nice cinematic experience. The actual game though is very unimpressive. The combat in all honesty is a spamfest. I don't feel like skill is involved. Spam Spam Spam win. Gets very old very fast. The AI is also horrible, you can enter someones house and pick up a quest then rob everything in the room and they will quite happily watch you do it without complaint, people will just blindly walk into you if your mounted, they don't walk round your horse they just walk into it, its bizarre.. Its an ok game but wait for the sale. The amount of 10s is disturbing though. Gamers are happy with anything it seems. Is it hyped on twitch? is your favourite streamer telling you its great? yes? then its a 10!!!! its not. Its really not.… Expand
  87. Lindell90
    Jun 8, 2015
    3
    No, this is not as good as everyone is claiming. And im not saying that to be a hipster.
    1. The combat system is out-dated and console-esque... Its basically locking onto enemies and left clicking till you win. Uninteresting, bland combat... Also the target system seems to be half-arsed when it comes to development and smoothness
    2. the main character, geralt, is as interesting as a    No, this is not as good as everyone is claiming. And im not saying that to be a hipster.
    1. The combat system is out-dated and console-esque... Its basically locking onto enemies and left clicking till you win. Uninteresting, bland combat... Also the target system seems to be half-arsed when it comes to development and smoothness
    2. the main character, geralt, is as interesting as a rock... though people study rocks, which would by logic make him even less interesting
    3. cut-scenes
    4. cut-scenes
    5. cut-scenes
    6. cut-scenes
    7. cut-scenes
    8. cut-scenes... yes this is how it feels like
    9. at 15-20 mins into the game you come by a peasant pinned by a griffon, no, you do not get to fight the griffon.. its a cut-scene
    10. the grapics are, yes, you guessed right... out-dated and poorly optimised
    11. how is this a role playing game? you get 2-4 options on the poorly written dialogue, there is no customization, character-building, progression, or anything interesting about the main character - which you cannot alter    … Expand
  88. harviolo
    Jun 1, 2015
    3
    About a year ago I bought the much lauded Witcher 2 on Steam in a sale. I installed it, launched it and tried to control the bloody character while the scene camera seemed to do its own thing. I quickly realised why I hate button-mashing-over-the-shoulder-lack-of-control style games. Unfortunately I had hoped that at least this aspect of the control/combat would be improved for Witcher 3,About a year ago I bought the much lauded Witcher 2 on Steam in a sale. I installed it, launched it and tried to control the bloody character while the scene camera seemed to do its own thing. I quickly realised why I hate button-mashing-over-the-shoulder-lack-of-control style games. Unfortunately I had hoped that at least this aspect of the control/combat would be improved for Witcher 3, sadly that's a big hairy 'NO'. In my opinion the controls in Witcher 3 are actually worse. Sadly this ruins the game for me.

    The other thing that bothers me are the graphics. In my opinion Skyrim looks better, trees in particular look **** in W3, sort of reminds me of Arma 2 on medium settings.

    Anyway I don't like being overly negative on a title like this which undoubtedly has had a lot of work put into it so perhaps if there is a1st person mod and a high res texture pack then I will re-install.    … Expand
  89. TedDawson
    Nov 6, 2019
    3
    Did it buy in a sale. Overhyped and overrated. Go to A, get quest, take thing, go to B, Fight Y, do Z on the way back to A. Boring. In GTA V (which I rated 9 or 10) you drive to A, get Quest, go to B... still ... totally different experience...

    Witcher 3 (Like GTA V) does not lack gameplay or story.... Yet I did not experience the greate game so many reviews talk about - gave up after    Did it buy in a sale. Overhyped and overrated. Go to A, get quest, take thing, go to B, Fight Y, do Z on the way back to A. Boring. In GTA V (which I rated 9 or 10) you drive to A, get Quest, go to B... still ... totally different experience...

    Witcher 3 (Like GTA V) does not lack gameplay or story.... Yet I did not experience the greate game so many reviews talk about - gave up after nearly 10 hours gametime    … Expand
  90. fray_bentos
    Dec 20, 2022
    3
    I was really excited to play this game after enjoying other open-world action-RPG games such as Zelda:BotW and OoT, AC:Origins/Odyssey, God of War (2018), Horizon: Zero Dawn, Batman Arkham games and GTA:V. I waited for the "next-gen version" to release. The game looks gorgeous, and some of the story and character development seems very good (though a bit long-winded for me). However, II was really excited to play this game after enjoying other open-world action-RPG games such as Zelda:BotW and OoT, AC:Origins/Odyssey, God of War (2018), Horizon: Zero Dawn, Batman Arkham games and GTA:V. I waited for the "next-gen version" to release. The game looks gorgeous, and some of the story and character development seems very good (though a bit long-winded for me). However, I play games to play them, not to watch them. My main bugbears are: The combat and character movement/interaction with the world is clunky, buggy, and frustrating. The inventory system is overly complicated. There is an overwhelming amount of stuff to do. Sections of the game are gated off by levels (as enemies become too tough to tackle). Ultimately, much to my surprise, I find the game dull and boring, and I am not finding it fun at all. After reading around it seems that many people have the same experience with the same issues flagged. Many of the game mechanics are very similar to in the AC games, but I often felt that they were done better in the AC games, especially the combat, inventory/loot system, and hunting for clues. Then, I hit a bug where I hit a black screen fast travelling between sign posts; a bug that apparently dates back to 2015... I uninstalled and moved on to other games in my backlog. In the future, I will look for action RPGs where the action and gameplay takes a more central role. I found Red Dead Redemption dull for similar reasons. Not for me.… Expand
  91. acestealth
    Nov 2, 2015
    3
    I'm sorry, but this game is highly overrated. It was a bad port, the interface, performance, and clunky combat all are examples of a lazy port. Its not often I get so frustrated with a clumsy combat system that I simply quit a game with a good story, but this is one of those times. (I played and beat VTM bloodlines for god sake) The state of gaming today is sad and this is just another example.
  92. hrsr0
    May 19, 2015
    3
    Gameplay is the most important however even that is absolute garbage, delayed actions by 0.3 seconds , character control is delayed too , graphics a real and complete joke after the downgrade for console parity idiocy, skills are pathetic and , no mod support AT LAUNCH , even worse than witcher 2 , music is terrible, story is standard witcher wich is above good, overall 3.5/10 at best ,Gameplay is the most important however even that is absolute garbage, delayed actions by 0.3 seconds , character control is delayed too , graphics a real and complete joke after the downgrade for console parity idiocy, skills are pathetic and , no mod support AT LAUNCH , even worse than witcher 2 , music is terrible, story is standard witcher wich is above good, overall 3.5/10 at best , game is a letdown EVEN IF YOU expect nothing or no improvement over the last 2 iterations of witchers, quests are good., runs @ 55-60 fps @ 1200p on 4 year old hardware wich is good,
    graphics 3/10
    gameplay 5/10 ( kbm controlls are crap )
    story 7/10
    sounds/1/10
    music 0/10
    atmosphere 2/10 ( is linked 100% to graphics and music, since those elements provide that atmosphere feeling ),

    overall a let down not worth the money, dlcs add trivial things .    … Expand
  93. Bitters
    May 25, 2015
    3
    Witcher 3 : We have as much bare breasts and ass as Game of Thrones! Please love us even when we crash every ten minutes.

    If I were to take all the things that annoy me in PC video games and put them in a pile, it would resemble Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt . -Item wear -Terrible branching dialogue -Crap art cut scenes -Potion gnarfling -Obscure crafting -Terrible lighting in dark areas    Witcher 3 : We have as much bare breasts and ass as Game of Thrones! Please love us even when we crash every ten minutes.

    If I were to take all the things that annoy me in PC video games and put them in a pile, it would resemble Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt
    .
    -Item wear
    -Terrible branching dialogue
    -Crap art cut scenes
    -Potion gnarfling
    -Obscure crafting
    -Terrible lighting in dark areas
    -Unbindable movement keys
    -Dumb mini card game
    -Horrible navigation
    -Confused save system

    I don't play games because I want to pretend to eat, drink, and sleep. I don't play games because I want to maintain a piece of **** sword that needs repair after every fight. This game treats me like an abused spouse that has to take out the garbage constantly. Poor level design lead me into situations where I had to laboriously keep playing a boss fight until I could use that last sliver of health correctly. Even if someone has a fix for that, all the other things in this game annoy the living &$)@& out of me so badly that I don't care. I can run faster on foot than my horse!

    That hideous child-dwarf model from the beginning of the game haunts my dreams now. Her "adult pretending to be a child" voice is a shrieking nightmare. This game is so amazingly overrated that I feel like I've lost contact with my relationship to humanity.

    Potion gnarfling is not a game, it's a reflex.
    Item wear is not a game, it's a hole in an economy mechanic.
    Crafting is not a game, it is at best a scavenger hunt.
    Story is not a game, it's entertainment.
    Dialogue is not a story.
    Talking like "I'm batman" all the time does not make a character.
    Flirty characters are not a story and are only barely dialogue.

    It's like someone took Dresden Files and turned it into GTA...except they forgot the fun.    … Expand
  94. Tomira
    Sep 3, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wanted to wait til I'd finished and thought about this game before I reviewed it. And once the emotion had settled I realised this was a very good game.. but not a great one. Why?

    Well, it's clearly been rushed, despite the delays, so the ending suffers. Ciri's big moment is a short cutscene where you may or may not have **** up and got her killed. All that breaking up the sense of playing as Geralt so you can run about being a stupidly overpowered Ciri is pointless, might as well have kept her to cutscenes in Kaer Morhen - fighting alongside Geralt would have been cool. Did they ever mean you to battle the White Frost? I was thinking there'd be a big fight but no, turns out the White Frost is only vulnerable to random acts of fatherhood. To quote Geralt - "the what now?"

    Cutscenes. Oh my god, so many cutscenes. Fourteen hours or something? Too much. Sometimes you had a cutscene, then just walked to another location, and there was another cutscene. Get into a battle, just about to take out the boss or something - cutscene that's nothing like what you were doing (I had this with the first Wild Hunt encounter at Kaer Morhen - killed the last visible baddie on my screen, suddenly cutscene to being surrounded).

    Lack of a stash.. this should never have needed patching in, it should have been included at the start.

    And speaking of patches.. patches that wipe out your achievements, change the level of the gear you're wearing so you suddenly can't reequip it, that reset your gameplay level so your Death March play through gets trashed but you don't realise until too late

    **** levelling system. Ending up getting rewards that are levels below your current equipment (e.g. the swords from Hattori and an Craite were useless). Feeling pressured to do quests because if you get too many levels ahead you'll get no XP. Not being able to recover low level gear diagrams until they're useless to you.

    Crippled skills tree. Geralt has his memories back and is in his prime but he can't make proper use of his skills.

    Bad romances. Pick between a cold ungrateful **** who makes Geralt into a doormat, or a fluffy redhead who vanishes halfway through. Although at least she disappears if you don't want her. The other one, no matter how much you want to tell her to **** off, pick options to piss her off etc, you always end up having to give in. Why not give players the option to say no and mean it? Most of the issues in her quests are caused because she mouths off, there should have been choices for Geralt to say no to her and try negotiating. I get she feels like Ciri's mom and book readers thinks she's cool but really strong people know when to ask for help. Give the fandom their doormat path and let the rest of us have some peace.

    Crap controls - gave up on k+m and bought a controller. Geralt handles like a barge - the alt movement patch helped a bit but he still gets stuck in stupid places. And the damned horse! Never know if it will screech to a halt at the sight of a bridge, or run into a tree, or teleport into an area it can't get out of.

    Replayability - limited, especially now that CDPR seem to have gone back on the promise of a Redkit that would have allowed more use to be made of the amazing world space. I tried to play again but as I already knew the outcome to the important choices, there wasn't much point. I'll wait until the expansion comes out, as I got a package, and hopefully by then I'll have played enough other stuff to forget what I did before.

    Missing characters. I admit, I preferred Witcher 2 to this, in terms of story. I really wanted to see Saskia and Iorveth again. And more Roche. And The Wild Hunt. There was just not enough proper Wild Hunt action, and in the end they weren't that hard to beat. Hardly felt like the mega threat to the world they'd been billed as. Considering the game bears their name, they hardly felt important at all.

    There's lots to like about the game but I don't think it's anywhere near the perfection it's been labelled as, and it does it a disservice to act as if it is.    … Expand
  95. malman69
    Oct 9, 2015
    3
    The amount of bugs in this game is astounding, the loading times are enough to make me not want to play this game again. The only good thing is the story and the amount of content further than that I'am quite regretting that I bought this as it is only frustrating me until no end.
  96. marcantoineg
    May 13, 2018
    3
    Possibly the most overrated game of all time. Story is awful. Boring gameplay. Characters are ****
  97. gta8b
    Sep 15, 2016
    3
    Well once again, not made for pc / not optimized for pc ... Horrible gameplay, not made for a mouse. In comparison, the Witcher Enhanced Edition was much better !

    The rest is nice, nice story, but overall, just horrible to play on PC.
  98. Gette
    Nov 23, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is extremely overrated.

    First, the game is meant to be "standalone" according to the dev, therefore nullifying many story hooks that were made in the previous installments.

    However, the game would occasionally use deus machina to solve problems from the books, despite it's standalone. It's rather convenient not required to answer for the early story hooks but "stay true" to the books.

    Then, the player will go through "inevitable defeat" like the previous two games.

    For example, the protagonist has to find NPC A to find NPC C, but in order to find A you'll have to talk to x amount of npcs. BUT after you talk to all those npcs, NPC B would have solved where NPC A is, therefore nullifying everything you just did.

    The game forbids "money exploiting" by creating immersion breaking monsters to hunt you, instead of using the already existent level scaled guards to fight you.

    The pathing is poor. It's one of those you've unlimited time to reach an event which is supposed to be emergent, just like Oblivion. Your daughter is being hunted therefore you should go and fetch pans and sheeps and girlfriends and whoreson and herbs and items in river for npcs.

    The world is in dire danger! It's near the doom of everything! Quick, help me decorate my place. The horrible pathing gets ridiculous at times.

    The boss of the story has 12 lines and all of his words are prude, but he is supposed to be intelligent. While a supposed emotionless Geralt has 1,000 times more lines than the boss, and most lines from Geralt are mumbling to himself.

    There are so many wrongs with the game like badly implemented loot system close to pre diablo 3. Since random loots are boring and unexciting while crafting is most of the time worse than items in shops., you’ll just use the few sets and stick with those.

    What I've said is just the surface, there are so much more wrongs with the game like extreme basic combats, laughable falling damage from 2 foot, fake open world that you jump "1 foot upward" then Geralt dies bugs.

    The characters also felt written oriented to angst teenagers, at times Geralt’s sarcastic remarks remind me of Japanese light novels written for 13~15 years old.

    The story isn’t much better and drags on with mmo style quests, the go to A so he asks you to get to B, then B wants you to to fetch C kind quests which breaks immersion. And the world is even less interactive than Gothic 2!

    And don’t let me start on the use your witcher sense to follow red routine chores. It’s fun for the first time but become tedious routine chores after 10 hours, and most quests are either made with fetch or witcher sense usages.

    The game sure has high production value but it’s not much a good game imho. Well, at least Gwent game is somewhat fun.    … Expand
  99. Nerevarinho
    Jan 11, 2020
    3
    Played 30+ hours and i felt that i mostly watched cutscenes and went from A to B instead of playing a game. Combat was mostly enough with Attack-Attack-Roll-Igni & repeat. When i ended up in a bigger city and I had to constantly talk to NPCs it was more a TV series to watch than a video game for me and get bored completely.
    Expected an RPG, got an interactive movie.
  100. Deaden
    Jan 13, 2020
    3
    Overrate game. Gameplay is terrible. Without mods, it's dull gameplay. Only story is good. Rest is garbage.
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  1. RPGamer
    Jan 28, 2016
    90
    The Witcher 3 says no to all of this - it's a great game with a fully realized setting, it's a joy to play, the business model behind it treats its customers like human beings, and it delivers a story that finally hits the tone of the books.
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  2. PCWorld
    Jan 20, 2016
    100
    Probably the best open-world RPG ever made, but it still falls prey to some of the genre's worst traps.
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  3. PC Invasion
    Nov 4, 2015
    80
    I've made it pretty clear that it's hardly a flawless game, but that doesn't change the fact that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is something pretty bloody special and you should absolutely play it.
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