The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. Nazar228
    Jul 10, 2019
    10
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt, based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Played in an open world with a third-person perspective, players control protagonist Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter known as a witcher, who is lookingThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt, based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Played in an open world with a third-person perspective, players control protagonist Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter known as a witcher, who is looking for his missing adopted daughter on the run from the Wild Hunt: an otherworldly force determined to capture and use her powers. Players battle the game's many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete main-story and side quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to increase Geralt's abilities and purchase equipment. Its central story has several endings, determined by the player's choices at certain points in the game.… Expand
  2. Somewhat
    Dec 27, 2019
    10
    After disappointing Netflix series, it feels just right to go back and review this wonderful game.
    The writing is superb - Witcher 3 deals with complex themes, exploring dark corners of human nature - the world is torn apart by war and poverty, which brings out the worst in many people, yet it fortifying decency, compassion and valor in others. World's bleak and dark - but at the same    After disappointing Netflix series, it feels just right to go back and review this wonderful game.
    The writing is superb - Witcher 3 deals with complex themes, exploring dark corners of human nature - the world is torn apart by war and poverty, which brings out the worst in many people, yet it fortifying decency, compassion and valor in others. World's bleak and dark - but at the same time it's colorful and hopeful. Game jumps form cruelty to compassion, from treachery to heroism and from tragedy to comedy in a one continuous flow. What fascinates me the most is the absolute lack of pretense and nihilism, that is so easy to succumb to when dealing with thoughtful topics. Nothing feels fake, everything is as sincere as it gets.
    Visually, game is stunning - graphics are outstanding, even almost five years later, every area has it's unique style and atmosphere, even the darkest and most depressing parts of the in-game world have some charm and magnetism to them. Soundtrack is gorgeous as well, capturing and reinforcing the spirit of every scene, from blood-pumping "Hunt or be Hunted" and "Steel for humans" to heartwarming "Fields of Ard Skellig", it never feels out of place.
    Combat can be a bit jarring for some people, but once you've got into the rhythm of it, it starts flowing like a river. And once you put enough skillpoints in basically anything, you'll start to realize that there is more depth to it, than just hitting and dodging. Open-world is fun to explore, with tons of interesting and engaging side-quests, both big and small.
    It tempts me to say, that characters are what really steals the show. It's not hard to understand why, Geralt, his friends and loved ones, as well as his enemies, are all written, acted, modeled and animated on the insanely high level. Practically everyone, from peasants and common grunts to kings and high sorceresses, act like living people, with flaws and strengths, passions, dreams and fears. It's actual human drama and emotion, that turns simple "go in the woods and kill some wolves" into a little touching story about love and loss. People are at the core of everything in this game, the driving force that keeps you going on and asking for more.
    And yet, I cannot say, that it's only one thing, that makes this game. Writers, designers, voice actors, artist, coders, directors, composers, etc. - everyone put their heart and soul into this project. If a massive game with hundreds of people in credits can be a work of passion, then it's definitely a case here.
    "Masterpiece" have become a buzzword recently - people like to call decent-but-not-so-great project this way, whether games or movies, so it kinda lost a lot of it's weight. And on the other hand we have rather pedantic people, who are pointing out, that something can't be called a masterpiece if it has flaws. It is true, that Witcher 3 isn't prefect - there are some bugs here and there, even after the patches and movement can be clunky on gamepad (much more fluid on keyboard+mouse, btw). Also some people can be discouraged by the size of the game. While it's all factually correct, it's not nearly enough to bring down the positives.
    This game is truly greater than the sum of its parts. It's greater than many movies I've seen, books I've read and, most certainly, games I've played. This is truly a work of art. I wish I could be more articulate to express all the positive emotions I have towards this, but it's better not to - this is the case, when you should experience it by yourself. After all, interactivity is what defines gaming.    … Expand
  3. Mpbpl
    May 3, 2021
    10
    Sidenote: DLC has Giant Spiders! For those who suffer from Arachnophobia there is a mod on the internet.
    What can be told about this game that has not been said? This game created a netflix series, and put the work of Andrzej Sapkowski together with Lord Of The Rings as the biggest fantasy series worldwide, and it is easy to understand why!
    This is CD Project Red Magnum Opus, the    Sidenote: DLC has Giant Spiders! For those who suffer from Arachnophobia there is a mod on the internet.
    What can be told about this game that has not been said? This game created a netflix series, and put the work of Andrzej Sapkowski together with Lord Of The Rings as the biggest fantasy series worldwide, and it is easy to understand why!
    This is CD Project Red Magnum Opus, the graphics are astounding, the setpieces are amazing, the world feels alive, all the cities, residents, farmers, monsters, everything seems to be there for a reason and because of it the immersion on this world is instant.
    The characters are timeless, even those that you might not like have a backstory that makes you understand them at least. The side characters? they have the same treatment! The villains? they have the same too! Nothing and no one was created in this game just to be there! The voice acting is spot on! I can hear their voices even when I read the books.
    The story is really intriguing and if never played a witcher game, saw the series or read the books, it don't matter, they give enough information to make you not feel lost and at the same time not too much to feel overwhelmed.
    This game is a 11/10!    … Expand
  4. Doktorishka
    Nov 4, 2020
    10
    Since 2015 I have played 782 hours this game. And yes, this is totally masterpiece. I've finished the game 4 times, first time in normal mode, and 3 times on Death March in 3 different setups like pure swordsman, pure mage, and sure pure alchemist (alchemist is the best on my look). Graphics looks great even in 2020, humor, interesting quests, world exploration, events and of course greatSince 2015 I have played 782 hours this game. And yes, this is totally masterpiece. I've finished the game 4 times, first time in normal mode, and 3 times on Death March in 3 different setups like pure swordsman, pure mage, and sure pure alchemist (alchemist is the best on my look). Graphics looks great even in 2020, humor, interesting quests, world exploration, events and of course great story. Thanks CDPR, we're waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 and we trust in you!… Expand
  5. Falcone
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I don't think that I have to say anything about this game. All people knows The Wither 3 is a masterpiece. I love this game much more than The Withcer 2 but less than The Witcher 1.
  6. HoangHiep
    Mar 13, 2020
    10
    This is the greatest game I've ever played. The main quest, side quest, characters, lore, world, everything is perfect.
  7. Wertson
    Mar 20, 2018
    10
    O melhor jogo que já joguei em minha vida, como não gosto de jogos no estilo RPG, pra mim foi uma surpresa, poiis zerei o game e ameiii, e em muitos anos não senta vontade de zerar um game pela 2 vez logo em seguida como no caso do The Witcher, agora zerando no NG+ Marcha da morte hehehehehe
  8. niK0LiNh0
    Mar 21, 2018
    10
    Quest very good, excellent story, extremely beautiful graphics, very good gameplay and an open world rich in details and full of things to do. For sure The Witcher 3 is one of the best games of all time

    simply incredible
  9. umbershap
    Apr 24, 2018
    10
    This is one of the greatest video games ever made.

    The game itself has so much to offer even if you pay no attention to any of the story. Loads of character customization options with the skill point system, a beautiful open world and highly immersive voice acting and sound effects to go with it(lip sync is amazing). The monsters and the lore are fantastic and really roped me in as a    This is one of the greatest video games ever made.

    The game itself has so much to offer even if you pay no attention to any of the story. Loads of character customization options with the skill point system, a beautiful open world and highly immersive voice acting and sound effects to go with it(lip sync is amazing). The monsters and the lore are fantastic and really roped me in as a player, inspiring me to continue on to find out more aswell as research into various other forms of media such as the series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
    The DLC's Blood & Wine and Hearts of Stone are just as good as the main game and are a must have! The storylines of these DLC's really resonated with me as I gained a connection and care for the introduced characters involved with them.

    I could say so much more, but I believe everything's been said about this game by someone at some point. Buy it already if you still haven't.    … Expand
  10. reap3r95
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    I could never get into the game for the first 4 years, but after the Netflix show made me like the universe I played the game again and now this is one of the best games I've ever played.
  11. gonace
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    I've recently decided for the fourth time to re-play this game, and damn with a more turbulent game industry than ever.

    You can't more than seeing where CDPR opposes the AAA-companies of today, even if this game has a few years on its shoulders this game have more than the recent games combined. A story-line that draws you in and keep you indulged with the characters with a sense of    I've recently decided for the fourth time to re-play this game, and damn with a more turbulent game industry than ever.

    You can't more than seeing where CDPR opposes the AAA-companies of today, even if this game has a few years on its shoulders this game have more than the recent games combined.

    A story-line that draws you in and keep you indulged with the characters with a sense of care about the people in it.

    This game will be one of my favorites for years to come.    … Expand
  12. DarkBee
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    CD Projekt RED - studio unique. The Poles found their own creative path, grew to the level of world famous developers and made Geralt of Rivia an equally popular hero in the gaming industry than Shepard from "Normandy". The Witcher 3 is no longer the "curious Polish RPG", which was the first part, but a real challenger for the title of "best of the best." The developers took the risk byCD Projekt RED - studio unique. The Poles found their own creative path, grew to the level of world famous developers and made Geralt of Rivia an equally popular hero in the gaming industry than Shepard from "Normandy". The Witcher 3 is no longer the "curious Polish RPG", which was the first part, but a real challenger for the title of "best of the best." The developers took the risk by adding an open world to the game. If you think about it, every "big" RPG now must necessarily be comfortable for those who did not play in the previous parts - it's even more important than a big game card. In The Witcher 3 it is taken into account: its history is friendly to beginners. Despite the obvious link to the previous games (after all, this is the trilogy finale), the pleasure from the passage will be received by one who immediately started with the Wild Hunt.

    You will be shown that these guys are a great evil, that white-haired girl named Tsiri needs to be rescued from this very evil, but with these ladies, you can probably get to sleep. By and large, this knowledge will be enough for a start, and later you can go into details - fortunately, for each character there is a separate entry in the journal, and as you pass, there will be several tasks in which Geralt aloud recalls the most important events from his life . It will also be possible to "clarify" the main decisions from the previous parts - do not worry about it. The world of the game is surprising. At least, how much the life here is gloomy and even dirty in all its manifestations (for some reason this is usually called "realism" - apparently, with my optimism it does not understand). Geralt now and again meets liars, scoundrels, drunkards - in a word, every mob, from which, apparently, still stinks of urine and other impurities. There are a lot of victims of the difficult fate: the grieving mothers, whose children were taken to the front, separated couples, and sometimes just skeletons, whose sad history has to be recognized by yellowing diaries. The atmosphere, of course, is unique - for the soul of the most "harmless" guy there are more dark stories than the main villain of some Dragon Age: Inquisition. And external "decorations" like cadaveric pits and gallows-trees only reinforce the first impression of communicating with the "peaceful" population.

    Even more striking is how simple The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt does without any pathos. Think, some kind of prediction about the destruction of the worlds. Well, yes, some mysterious horsemen of the Wild Hunt are running somewhere, leaving only horror and permafrost after them - the rest of them have no business. The world is mired in war, and mere mortals can only resign themselves and somehow live on. Everyone has their own concerns, no one is praying about the coming of the Hero, and all the bad weather, well, they will resolve themselves, probably. Even Geralt, it seems, sincerely believes that he is only trying to save Tsiri, and not the fate of the whole world. Paradox - such naivety from the protagonist in a really adult game.    … Expand
  13. Seiven77
    Dec 27, 2018
    10
    Best RPG game ever !!
    This game have everything, strong story, characters, graphism, combat and 2 good and long DLC !!
  14. xcxvy
    May 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game, it changed my point of view on the gaming industry, knowing that it is possible to create good games. After the crap Elder Scrolls and Assassins Creed era. Beautiful face animations and cutscenes. Tha characters are all likeable. Honestly I still think that the Soundtrack is the best part of the game, it's simply stunning. (most tracks are not on the OST so you must extract them in game/just google for it) DRM Free and still successfull, thats a big F**k you to the todays gaming industry (EA/Ubisoft/Activision ect). Don't forget to get some mods that improve the experience. Compared to the Mass Effect trilogy you get here a satisfying end (not just one) that fits to the story. And don't left you confused back, scratching your head.… Expand
  15. DankPepeX
    Apr 14, 2018
    10
    One of the best games i have ever played and the boojks are also as good as the games
  16. Sanciny
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    This game has a strong place in my heart although it is not perfect game. Here's why.
    + story
    + characters + romance + dialogue choices that have impact on whole story + immersive world of witchers and monsters + graphics in general + soundtrack + many options how to upgrade your characters (different builds for signs, sword play and so on) + huge amount of equipment (swords,    This game has a strong place in my heart although it is not perfect game. Here's why.
    + story
    + characters
    + romance
    + dialogue choices that have impact on whole story
    + immersive world of witchers and monsters
    + graphics in general
    + soundtrack
    + many options how to upgrade your characters (different builds for signs, sword play and so on)
    + huge amount of equipment (swords, armor sets, decoctions...)
    + huge amount of other items (food, books, letters...)
    + quality DLCs
    + a lot of very well done and unique monsters
    + interesting side quests
    + not only one possible end of the story
    + you may want to play it again (with different build or story choices)
    + tons of downloadable mods

    - some animations (in cutscenes for example)
    - very unrealistic and strange wind behaviour (can be fixed by mod)
    - repetitive faces
    - swordplay from horse
    - not very smart NPCs
    - game save logic sometimes (it saves your game before dialogue, after which there is a boss fight. So if you get killed, you need to get through whole dialogue again.)    … Expand
  17. MasumEwan
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    Story line up is great. Interest me to get the deep of it. Love it. Sure recommend other for this Masterpiece
  18. Whirr
    Apr 23, 2018
    10
    FACT:BEST PIECE OF ART EVER.

    Geraldo is the single best character ever invented.

    Everything is brilliantly perfect;a level of polish(he see what I did there)no other games could ever even dream to achieve.

    The sexy gamer wife agrees,too.

    Upvote
  19. Dangerous95_PL
    Jun 14, 2018
    10
    The BEST game in the game trade history. Half Life sucks compared with Witcher series. CD Projekt Red are the BEST!!!
  20. SaintsXD
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    The witcher 3 wild hunt, sendo o terceiro jogo da serie, nota-se que teve uma otima preparaçao e criatividade, aproveitando muito o que saiu bom nos games anteriores, e colocou novas mecanicas muito mais simples e convidativas. GOTY certeza
  21. EternalVayne
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Несмотря на посредственную боевую систему и перегруженность квестами с ведьмачьим чутьем, для меня это лучшая игра десятилетия и одно из самых запоминающихся приключений в играх.
  22. rulezfin
    Apr 22, 2018
    10
    A perfect 10 for a perfect game. Fantastic RPG, with tons of quests, beautiful graphics and an amazing story. It is not a perfect game, but is as perfect as a game can be.... so far...
  23. Tarelow
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Revolutionary game, 4 years after its release is still beautiful. The best Rpg ever!
  24. stackk
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uno de los mejores juegos de la historia, todo aquel que se autodomine gamer necesita jugar este titulo.… Expand
  25. Runnan
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    The Witcher es un muy buen ARPG que destaca en muchos aspectos, tanto en cuestiones gráficas, musicales, jugables y argumentales. Simplemente fantástico!
  26. D3NGZ
    Apr 27, 2018
    10
    NO SPOILERS -

    Story - so immersive and rich it spans across 3 continents, the Voice acting is on such a high level across the board it is astonishing really. nothing feels short or meaningless also this is probably the only open world game that has side content just as good as the main one. Combat - The Combat system is fluid and fun to use with many options to use from, 5 Witcher    NO SPOILERS -

    Story - so immersive and rich it spans across 3 continents, the Voice acting is on such a high level across the board it is astonishing really. nothing feels short or meaningless also this is probably the only open world game that has side content just as good as the main one.

    Combat - The Combat system is fluid and fun to use with many options to use from, 5 Witcher Signs, 2 Swords , Crossbow , Bombs , Decoctions & Potions. the systems are intergrating with each other perfectably but
    this only applies to Deathmarch and Blood and Broken Bones difficulty, playing on easy or normal results in you becoming too powerfull and the game being too easy so dont play them at all.

    Graphics and World - even 3 years later this is still one of the best looking open worlds out there with second to none attention to detail.    … Expand
  27. Macgee
    Apr 27, 2018
    10
    Do you know what made it so good? It's the STORY. Touching and some even unpredictable. I can say it true to life, which we can only hope for the best, doing the best, but sometimes get what we deserve to get (and it's not the best). Consequences are the best part of its story system. Even most of who played this game will feel dull for playing another game with the same genre. Love,Do you know what made it so good? It's the STORY. Touching and some even unpredictable. I can say it true to life, which we can only hope for the best, doing the best, but sometimes get what we deserve to get (and it's not the best). Consequences are the best part of its story system. Even most of who played this game will feel dull for playing another game with the same genre. Love, family, humanity (non-human-ity included), all packed with good dilemmas. The characters are filled with unique characteristic. The worst thing, if you are deep connected to this game, you'll feel empty like begging for the 4th installment (and we know they'll not making it while they focusing on Cyberpunk 2077). Played so much RPG games in my life but this one made it marks after Suikoden 1 & 2 in my place.

    So what about the graphic, the world, and combat system. It just very good. Packed so perfect that I shouldn't explain it too much. Because for me, the power that make it even more beautiful is the story. Some of senior (PS One) gamer sure know what Gensou Suikoden (1 & 2) looks like, 2D mixed with 3D, but the story lives until now. Even so much beautiful games packed with superior graphic like FF Series, but still, they feel dull by the lack of story contents.

    The adult contents sure make it playable for adult only. Maybe it's good for in-game story addition (and for making it more honest) but it's not like porn film anyway. You want to play a main character in a movie? Play this, and you'll regret there's no 4th installment near the date. :)    … Expand
  28. Jose58789565
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Already completed the game 3 times in a row, and i am not disappointed, i am not even tired of it, i am extremely grateful with this game, honestly, it´s the best game ever created, of all history, of all time. No matter what people say, the story telling here is EPIC, the characters are amazing, the MUSIC, common the music is absolutely wonderful, textures, graphics, so many things hereAlready completed the game 3 times in a row, and i am not disappointed, i am not even tired of it, i am extremely grateful with this game, honestly, it´s the best game ever created, of all history, of all time. No matter what people say, the story telling here is EPIC, the characters are amazing, the MUSIC, common the music is absolutely wonderful, textures, graphics, so many things here that we cannot just ignore!! There are not enough words to describe this adventure, i am eager of more witcher stories, and witcher games, hopefully CDPR will release another witcher game at some point in the future. Their quality making games is just the best! Thanks so much for this gift guys! You are amazing! I am waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 as well, i hope you guys nailed it with that one too!… Expand
  29. brkykmsz
    Jan 28, 2019
    10
    Best game ever made. It is even an understatement to call this wonderful thing a "game".
  30. Javichuck
    Dec 10, 2018
    10
    Es un rpg de acción en un mundo fantástico basado en las novelas de Andrzej Sapkowski. La jugabilidad centrada en el combate tiene mucha profundidad y distintas ramas(fisico, magias, alquimia) para que podamos potenciar aquellas que nos vengan mejor con nuestra manera de jugar. La historia principal es muy buena y las misiones secundarias tienen el mismo nivel hasta tal punto que cuestaEs un rpg de acción en un mundo fantástico basado en las novelas de Andrzej Sapkowski. La jugabilidad centrada en el combate tiene mucha profundidad y distintas ramas(fisico, magias, alquimia) para que podamos potenciar aquellas que nos vengan mejor con nuestra manera de jugar. La historia principal es muy buena y las misiones secundarias tienen el mismo nivel hasta tal punto que cuesta distinguirlas. El mundo está vivo y tiene una gran cantidad de contenido y detalles. Artísticamente es una pasada, en 4K el mejor juego que he visto actualmente. La música igual, eligiéndola específicamente para ciertos momentos que se te quedan grabados en la memoria. No es necesario especificar cada punto ya que todo es un 10 en mi opinión. Se ha convertido en mi juego favorito y recomiendo a cada persona que me pregunta que lo juegue ya mismo. De las mejores experiencias que me ha dado el mundo de los videojuegos.… Expand
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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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