The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. Slurpy69
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    Jedna z najlepszych gier w jakie grałem.
    Nie ma co się rozpisywać. POLSKA GUROM
  2. f0v3r
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    This game is honestly a masterpiece. The absolute GOAT of video games. One of the best games I've ever played in my entire life and I played a lot of them. Playthrough should be mandatory lol
  3. GervantRBR
    Jan 1, 2021
    10
    One of the best games ever for me. Amazing story with in depth characters and a beautiful open world. The side quests all feel hand made. Even though the combat system is a bit weird, Im giving this game a 10/10
  4. awagam34
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    10/10
    ŚWIAT
    Świat w Wiedźminie 3 jest przedstawiony świetnie, jak nie najlepiej w całej serii. Jedynie pierwsza odsłona podejmuje walkę. Mrok, masa odcieni szarości w pomieszaniu z słowiańskim klimatem(który ostatnio wywołuje tyle kontrowersji) Sprawdza się świetnie. Oczywiście nie chodzi mi tu o grafikę, o której zaraz. Chodzi mi o postacie, książki, lokacje, dialogii. DIALOGI    10/10
    ŚWIAT
    Świat w Wiedźminie 3 jest przedstawiony świetnie, jak nie najlepiej w całej serii. Jedynie pierwsza odsłona podejmuje walkę. Mrok, masa odcieni szarości w pomieszaniu z słowiańskim klimatem(który ostatnio wywołuje tyle kontrowersji) Sprawdza się świetnie. Oczywiście nie chodzi mi tu o grafikę, o której zaraz. Chodzi mi o postacie, książki, lokacje, dialogii.
    DIALOGI
    Najlepszy polski dubbing. To jest pewne. I nie chodzi mi tylko o gry ale a jakiekolwiek dzieło kultury. Postacie mają świetnie dobrane głosy, widać że wiedzą o co chodzi i są spójne. Oczywiście dubbing samego Geralta jest fenomenalny, a to ważny wymóg żeby polubić bohatera. Poza samymi głosami ważne jest to jak dialogii są napisane, a to jeszcze wyższy poziom zaawansowania. Bezkompromisowe dialogii napisane w sposób dojrzały, książkowy wręcz. Postacie nie traktują gracza jak dziecko, któremu wszystko trzeba podać na tacy. A i czasami przy*******ą solidnm k***a, co na pewno cieszy polskich graczy.
    SYSTM WALKI
    Jest.
    FABUŁA
    Poszukiwania Ciri i powolne odkrywanie co ją łączy z dzikim gonem wyszło świetnie w tej produkcji. Fabuła jest bardzo ciekawa, zawiła, posiada wiele małych detali, nawiazań. Przedewszystkim jest też bardzo realiatczna. Gracz czuje że taka historia mogłaby się zdażyć w świecie wiedźmina. Niektorzy narzekają na motyw ratowania świata przez Geralta. Mi to osobiście nie przeszkadza, a jeżeli komus tak to zapraszam do lektury nastęonego akapitu.
    ZADANIA POBOCZNE
    CD Project chwaliło się tym, że udało im sie uniknąć zadań "Fedexowych", czyli zadań typu: przynieś, podaj, pozamiataj. Każdy quest w Wiedźminie 3 ma swoją własną historię oraz własne zagadki. Często te historie są bardzo przyziemne, swojskie. Przypominają przygody Geralta z czasów dwóch pierwszych tomów opowiadań.
    OTWARTY ŚWIAT
    Jest to chyba najlepiej zrealizowany świat w grach. Każdy centymetr Velen, Skellige czy Novigrady jest zaprojektowany z olbrzymią dbałością. Każdy krzak, każde drzewo, każda szafka w każdym domu. To wszysto ma sens i jest niesamowicie spójne. Mapa jest pełna pytajników do zbadania... Nie pojawiają się one jednak znikąd. Musimy najpierw przeczytać tablicę ogłoszeniową która nam opisuje gdzie dane miejsce się znajduje i co możemy tam znaleźć. Teoretycznie nie trzeba używać minimapy(pomysł na nsstępne przejście gry?) Najbardziej mi jednak zaimponowało to, że na Geralta czeka masa skarbów i sekretów które nie są zaznaczone na mapie. Czasami jest to element budujący klimat, opuszczona chata, zwłoki pary kochanków z listem leżącym zaraz obok. Niekiedy jednak jest to skrzynka z świetnymi przedmiotami leżąca pod jakimś zawalonym drzewem.
    GRAFIKA
    Nie bez przyczyny trzecia odsłona przygód Geralta do dziś jest używana jako benchmark we wszelkiego rodzaju testach. Najmocniejszą stroną grafiki jest odwzorowanie natury. Piękne lasy kołyszące się na wietrze, Realistyczne chmury, na które odziałowuje wiatr. Trawy, pola, łąki to wszystko stoi na najwyższym poziomie.    … Expand
  5. bannedgames
    Jul 13, 2021
    1
    Pros: Beautiful graphics
    Huge World
    Some Quests are fun

    Cons:
    Boring dialogue
    Monotone main hero
    No character creation like in Skyrim
    Quests are mostly boring
    You can't swim deep underwater like in GTA V
  6. Pmstz
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    What a masterpiece.
    Awesome, wonderful, amazing.
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Mafosi
    Feb 12, 2021
    2
    Dont recomend, bad controls, if you just play this game you must play, butt if you play so many gmes at the same time dont recomend
  10. nysailorscout
    Feb 10, 2020
    2
    This game was incredibly overrated. Let me go over the problems:

    COMBAT & CONTROLS (-): The combat is like a bad version of Bloodborne. The controls are as stiff as a board and the targeting is unsatisfying. Most of the game can be handled by throwing up a magic shield sign (Quen) and mashing the regular attack button. There will be times where you are unable to pick up an object    This game was incredibly overrated. Let me go over the problems:

    COMBAT & CONTROLS (-): The combat is like a bad version of Bloodborne. The controls are as stiff as a board and the targeting is unsatisfying. Most of the game can be handled by throwing up a magic shield sign (Quen) and mashing the regular attack button. There will be times where you are unable to pick up an object without simultaneously using your "look" camera functionality and movement because you cannot do something as simple as face in a particular direction.

    WEAPON/EQUIPMENT VARIETY (-): There is only 1 primary weapon type for the entire game, which is outrageous for an RPG! Games from the 80's had more variety. In a single-player solo RPG, there needs to be more variety or it just becomes an adventure with tacked-on stats.

    MAGIC (-): The magic system is very clunky to use in combat, along with being too basic. This discourages people from making non-melee builds.

    NPCs (-): Most of the NPCs are ugly on purpose and usually dull. Some of the facial animations are frightening.

    VOICE ACTING (-): The English voice acting of Geralt is a forced low voice, so it is guttural at the expense of color and emotion. They could have just hired somebody that naturally has a low voice and we could have been treated to a more fully-developed Geralt.

    WRITING (+): This is a good point. The writers took time to flesh out characters, particularly Geralt. He is not a blank cipher. He has his own hopes and fears and complicated motivations. I wish more games would have writing like this!

    GRAPHICS (+): This is another good point. The special effects (like sunlight and riding) are excellent and it makes the world feel real. Yennefer is beautiful in a way that I never thought possible for a computer-generated image. She crosses over the uncanny valley.

    In short, The Witcher 3 would have been great as an adventure or movie! But as an RPG with poor combat, clunky controls, boring weapon/magic and shallow character customization and levelling, it is just not a game that I would recommend.    … Expand
  11. ErobererZim
    May 21, 2015
    7
    Yet another ultra hyped game that turned out to be just average.

    I'm mid 20 and I played a lot of videogames. I count Baldurs Gate, Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Oblivion and maybe even Skyrim to my most favourite RPG games. I want to have interesting characters as well as a deep and dark stroyline in my RPGs. Also a good character development/progression and a entertaining combat system that    Yet another ultra hyped game that turned out to be just average.

    I'm mid 20 and I played a lot of videogames. I count Baldurs Gate, Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Oblivion and maybe even Skyrim to my most favourite RPG games. I want to have interesting characters as well as a deep and dark stroyline in my RPGs. Also a good character development/progression and a entertaining combat system that doesn't get repetetive too fast is important for the immersion as well. Bloody hell, I don't know why I dislike almost every new game nowadays.

    "Maybe I'm getting to old for this ****

    However, I created this pro and contra list for those of you in my age and with the same liking of videogames:

    The good stuff:
    -overall good artdesign
    -impressive Voiceacting (english)
    -deep, dark and brutal Fantasy Universe
    -can't tell anything about the story yet, but I guess it will be okey

    The bad stuff:
    -downgraded graphics
    -therefore only sligtly above average graphics
    -PC performance is not the best (50-60 fps on hight with gtx780, 16gb, i7)
    -I heard PC contolls are pretty bad, can't tell you about that though, for I'm playing with a XBox Controller
    -horrible german voiceacting, again :(

    -not so good controlls over the character, feels "slippery"
    -combatsystem is very repetetive, you litteraly only use fast attack (when not blocking), dodge for punish enemys attacks and the shield cast for backup, the rest is quite useless
    -boring talentsystem, most of the talents are like: (1/5) do +5% more damage, +1%Staminareg. etc.
    -horrible lootsystem, kinda feels like Dragon Age 2, where you just pick up **** the WHOLE FREAKING TIME and sell it, there is SO MUCH to LOOT and it's so damn boring. It's like they tried to stretch the game time with it.
    -Sidequests are horrible, it's like go to X, kill 5 of Y - done. Rinse a repeat.
    -jumping is annyoing and ansolutely not needed in the game

    Tiny little things that are annoying:
    -craftig and repair system is boring and unnecessary
    -you can go to a grindstone/anvil to get a 15min buff for your weapons/armor (there is not even a animation for it and you have to fast travel to those locations every time)
    -I had a siedequests where I killed yet some other ghouls and when they all died the night truned suddenly into day for no reason in a tiny little ingame machinima
    -on a other sidequest I litterally had to help an old lady to get her fry pan out of her little house, because she locked herself out or something (yeah, await more quests like that)
    -minimap needs quite long to load (like 2 secs or something), and everytime you zoom out, you could unmeant turn to the world map, so you have to load the normal map again
    -Peseant dialogues couldn't be more underwhelming, it's like "Huh? Yeah? Go away, Freak!, Don't look at me!" or, my most favourite, "Talk to our Leader." or something like that

    Well I guess that's good enough for now. Is this game worth 50-60€, I think not, better wait for a sale, dont be impatient and save your money. You know I'm right :-)    … Expand
  12. Corefitz
    Feb 16, 2020
    1
    Waow... I have no words.

    What an absolute waste of time and money. Okay okay, so: First off, I've tried playing The Witcher 1... didn't even get past the tutroial, so that set a bar for me right from the start. Now I've heard so many great things about The Witcher 3 through the years, but I kept my distance because of an extremely bad and unsatifying experience. With that said, I    Waow... I have no words.

    What an absolute waste of time and money.

    Okay okay, so: First off, I've tried playing The Witcher 1... didn't even get past the tutroial, so that set a bar for me right from the start. Now I've heard so many great things about The Witcher 3 through the years, but I kept my distance because of an extremely bad and unsatifying experience.

    With that said, I decided to give The Witcher 3 a try... and oh boy do I regret everything about it.

    First thing that messes with me is the mouse sensitivity, either you put that thing ALL the way down and make navigation in menus insufferably slow, but your camera doesn't fly round when you're in character mode... or you just have 2000% motion blur all the time, but are able to normally navigate menus.

    So... Actually starting a new game! Now, as a brand new player to the series, I went all in on the tutorials, getting things explained and shown, little did I know I would have to sit and just read for hours before the game itself even started... or well, the games tutorial started. at this point I was already considering whether this was worth it, since this lowered every expectation I already had... I mean how can I be expected to remember all this stuff with no way of getting it explained again unless I have to break the pace of the game, minimize it and google stuff?

    So getting to moving around... barely, every time I move what seems no more then 10 meters, there's a new pop-up giving me another "this is important, you do it like this, which will affect the world you play in" generic message. Cool choices matter, I get that by now.

    So (extremely) slowly and with a ton of pauses because of explanations, I FINALLY get to the combat section of the tutorial. And what do I get... never before have I had to read that much to understand a combat system. I could go on about the wall of text new players are met with.

    After finnishing reading more stuff about this minor obscure detail in combat, I get to the actual thing... It's worse than Skyrims system. Extremely clunky, free-targeting-city unless you choose one specific target... which somehow always ends up in the back ranks so you might as well retarget, and suddenly, that target is in the back ranks... oh my lord. At this point I'm about ready to give up, Heavily discouraged by what feels like The Shakespere Collection in text, that has to be read and understood, and utter stupidity in combat systems. But I press on becuase there has to be some light at the end of this tunnel.

    Welcome to the actual game itself. Now please have en eternaty of go-here-do-this quests with absoultly no diversity. And if you wanna defeat this foe you've never seen before... guess what, you have to break the pace of the game, stop combat and read even more about how to even damage a Noonwraith.

    So at an all-time low in-game, I decide to try to get some more exp so I can be at least somewhat useful... Oh wait, let's pause the game becuase, during the tutorial we didn't make you read about skill points, brewing potions or weapon durability.
    Just great...

    After actually giving up on reading and just wanting to mess around, I slam my space button and just skip it, deciding to figure it out at some point when I really need it.

    So finally leaving the starting... town? I suddenly encounter an enemy that's no more then TWO WHOLE LEVELS above me... and suddenly all of my attacks are reduced by 90% in damage... Are you actually for real?... Fine whatever... I'll flee and come back later... but oh wait, your health is low and you can only heal by eating food which is horrendously slow... Now please be attacked by 8 Drowners at the same time, which all stun you and kills you... and btw you didn't save so please redo all your missions.

    I finally just gave up and closed the game.

    So what did I learn.
    - Unless you're willing to come out of the game with a PHD in Witcher stuff, don't open it up.
    - Whatever you try to do, assume you have to read about it in some random book, stupid pop-up or your journal.
    - Combat is insanely clunky, even if you side roll enemies still hit you and you lose 1/3 of your HP from lesser monsters... You never ever have the chance to counter attack because of sheer numbers disadvantage... And why do I have to choose between 2 different swords to even damage propperly (This should be something that comes naturally... not something a player should activly choose)
    - Story is very unimmersive and flat. at least the tiny bits I got to "experience" (Seriously, just 2 edge-lrods in some tavern)
    - There are so many systems that are so extremely confusing to new players, that they don't even bother learning them
    - The leaning curve in this game just requires you to be a working at NASA.
    - Unless you can connect a controller, the game is insufferable with mouse and keyboard.
    - The game, AT LEAST, uses a nice color palette.
    - Total playtime: 5.5 hours.    … Expand
  13. TemplarGR
    Sep 9, 2016
    10
    The best game of the generation. I don't believe it will be surpassed, but one could hope. If you are a newcomer in the Witcher series, it can seem boring at first, and you will wonder what the fuss is about, but stay with it for a little more, and you won't regret it.

    Great PC port, great graphics, great music, best voice acting in business. The story is probably the best in gaming.    The best game of the generation. I don't believe it will be surpassed, but one could hope. If you are a newcomer in the Witcher series, it can seem boring at first, and you will wonder what the fuss is about, but stay with it for a little more, and you won't regret it.

    Great PC port, great graphics, great music, best voice acting in business. The story is probably the best in gaming. Tons of meaningful quests and sidequests. The game is HUGE, and not filled with filler, but with substance.

    The combat system is cool, a first for the witcher series. The older games had terrible combat systems but we didn't mind because of the other pros.

    If you haven't played it yet, get it ASAP. Severely underrated on metacritic, if the "critics" gave 96 to GTA V, this should have gotten a 99...    … Expand
  14. VogelFubar
    Feb 17, 2021
    2
    A lot will find this comment annoying and will find it not helpful, but to be honest, the game is waaaay too overhyped. Nothing is so special about it, even the dialogue mechanism. We have found that also in Mass Effect and Skyrim. The world of Witcher is very normal, nothing so special whether with the Atmosphere or the Landscape. I have played it until the last mission, and the fact is,A lot will find this comment annoying and will find it not helpful, but to be honest, the game is waaaay too overhyped. Nothing is so special about it, even the dialogue mechanism. We have found that also in Mass Effect and Skyrim. The world of Witcher is very normal, nothing so special whether with the Atmosphere or the Landscape. I have played it until the last mission, and the fact is, i couldn't play it anymore and lost my appetite of going forward. I uninstalled it and never get back to it again. To be so overhyped about a game is not a bad thing, but too much of a thing can be harmful, just like drinking Alcohol. sorry, but I'd rather buy WinRar.… Expand
  15. Look444
    Nov 13, 2015
    10
    I'll probably be a little biased about this game, but really, this is probably the best open world game I've ever played. Not only does it give you over 60 hours of gameplay that doesn't get repetitive, it also has a vast world (bigger than GTA V and there's no cars here) with monsters crawling everywhere and asking to be explored. It is also very loyal towards the Witcher books in its ownI'll probably be a little biased about this game, but really, this is probably the best open world game I've ever played. Not only does it give you over 60 hours of gameplay that doesn't get repetitive, it also has a vast world (bigger than GTA V and there's no cars here) with monsters crawling everywhere and asking to be explored. It is also very loyal towards the Witcher books in its own way. It offers us a huge repertoire of monsters that all come from European folklore which is cool to say the least.
    Worst things about this game are a weird gameplay, not real exploration (Bethesda does it much better) and a kind of boring main story. But all in all I didn't get bored at all and left me wanting more, this game deserves the 10 in my opinion.    … Expand
  16. FouracreFausto
    Sep 7, 2015
    10
    Although there are quite a few glitches, none of it discounts any of the absolutely amazing work put into this game. This is a game completely unrivaled in so many areas. Storytelling is among the greatest, with so much content that the game truly feels alive, along with a stunning art direction, all of which contribute to the masterpiece which this game is. It would take a truly masterfulAlthough there are quite a few glitches, none of it discounts any of the absolutely amazing work put into this game. This is a game completely unrivaled in so many areas. Storytelling is among the greatest, with so much content that the game truly feels alive, along with a stunning art direction, all of which contribute to the masterpiece which this game is. It would take a truly masterful game to overtake this game, and so it easily falls into my game of the year 2015. 10/10… Expand
  17. Alex13
    Feb 9, 2016
    8
    What deprived it of a 10:
    It reminded me of Skyrim a lot...
    There were issues regarding the characters' control.
    The combat was somewhat boring.
    The inventory/crafting interface could have been better.
  18. Cz3rw0ny
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    This is clearly the best video game I have played thus far. The plot is absolutely outstanding. Graphics is also top even years after its release. Must play for pretty much any gamer.
  19. Ginopino
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    Just played it again after that disappointment cyberpunk was. A totally different game, a masterpiece.
  20. Elite_Reviews
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Incredible game with so much quality content, world full of magic and wonders. Highly recommended!
  21. Czar
    Aug 3, 2015
    8
    This game looks gorgeous. Highly detailed, amazing level of detail and texture. The cut scenes are straight from the movies, well directed and exciting.

    Initially I found the game a bit overwhelming. Once I pushed through a bit further I started to enjoy more and more. I am playing 1.07 and I find the controls, OK, even though there are just too many buttons to remember and i can't work    This game looks gorgeous. Highly detailed, amazing level of detail and texture. The cut scenes are straight from the movies, well directed and exciting.

    Initially I found the game a bit overwhelming. Once I pushed through a bit further I started to enjoy more and more. I am playing 1.07 and I find the controls, OK, even though there are just too many buttons to remember and i can't work out how to use the x-bow. The spells are also too much, I can never remember what they do. I am not sure if I like the POV view, I would like to try first person view but that doesn't seem possible.

    summary: great story, amazing GFX, so so controls    … Expand
  22. HenryBukowski
    Jun 25, 2015
    8
    You can make an outstanding game and still have made some big mistakes along the way. I believe this is precisely what has happened with CD Projekt Red on the Witcher 3 and here's why..

    I love open world games and the freedom they give to the player. The elder scrolls have long been my favourite series for this reason. There's a trade off insofar as open world risks unfocused main    You can make an outstanding game and still have made some big mistakes along the way. I believe this is precisely what has happened with CD Projekt Red on the Witcher 3 and here's why..

    I love open world games and the freedom they give to the player. The elder scrolls have long been my favourite series for this reason. There's a trade off insofar as open world risks unfocused main plot-lines and characters with insuficient depth. Does there need to be a trade off? Perhaps not, but I can't think of any obvious open world games where you have free exploration in a huge world as well as very strong characters and lots of depth to your interactions. I question whether the open world approach was either ncessary or the correct one. You create difficulties for yourself such as how to maintain the right level of difficulty throughout. The learning curve in TW 3 is excellent but the game becomes too easy by the end - and I have no particular talents as a gamer and was on the second highest difficulty. This is part and parcel of the open world approach where the player can go anywhere at any time and you have to be prepared for that as developers.

    In doing so, I entirely acknowledge how brilliant the world they crafted was and how much pleasure it has given lots of people. The problem is for those of us coming off the back of the previous witcher games, Wild Hunt simply couldn't offer comparable plot strength, politcal intrigue, or interesting character interactions.

    Its exceptionally brave to change a thing which is not broken - indeed the Witcher 1 and 2 were incredibly successfull and we got to know many characters very well. i have heard it said that it was always the goal of Wild Hunt to produce a highly personal storyline rather than such a political one. I understand but have to question the logic of such an apolitical storyline following so hotly on the heels of two incredibly complex, fascinating, political plots which set the third game up so well. I don't understand the sense in setting up the third game as well as they did if they always intended to detour off into such a contrastingly different approach. I myself have also red the books and never thought the whole plot around Ciri & the elder blood was at all well crafted.

    I mentioned the lack of focus issue... in Wild Hunt there is a certain quest where you embark upon an assassination attempt of a certain important person.... this should have incredible impact upon the main story or the world generally - but when it happens, it does not feel that anything important has transpired - it simply feels like yet another side quest and it's a huge anti-climax if I'm being fully honest.

    ...despite my personal feelings there is still an incredible game here as most sensible people will acknowledge.
    The world is huge and utterly beautiful.
    Crafting is a very deep process as is alchemy
    There is so much diffferent equipment to disover and so many quests to be found throughout the world
    Combat is improved
    You get to visit Kaer Morhen again!

    You will have an amazing time playing this game but it will leave you feeling a bit empty when you complete it - you may be left wishing for just a little extra.

    My final reflection would be this - Wild Hunt has hundreds and hunreds of quests... TW 1 and 2 had a tiny fraction of this. Did it matter? Not to me.

    My feeling is that who cares about scale and quantity if the quality is right. less can be more, in art as in life, and I wonder whether Open World was really the right approach for this already hugely sucessfull series.    … Expand
  23. dondon
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    One of the best games of the year for sure! I can only say that now since all the crashes have finally seemed to stop for me. The design in graphics in this game is great for the most part. I did come across some walls that looked like terrible back drops or a piece of rope that looked horribly pixel-ed. This game can be played with K+M just fine. The game, without a doubt, is builtOne of the best games of the year for sure! I can only say that now since all the crashes have finally seemed to stop for me. The design in graphics in this game is great for the most part. I did come across some walls that looked like terrible back drops or a piece of rope that looked horribly pixel-ed. This game can be played with K+M just fine. The game, without a doubt, is built around a controller. This game is not open world like Skyrim, as I thought it would be. I would compare open world more relative to Dragon Age games. However, majority of the areas are extremely big which is okay with me. I have not had any issues with controls and combat. They seem to be responsive and don't feel clunky at all. This game managed to keep the AAA cinematic experience. During conversations, the camera pans out and in, people use facial emotions and body movements. 16 pieces of DLC to be given out for free. Majority of these DLC's have been cosmetic. You play as Geralt of Rivia a Witcher . If you were hoping to create your own character, that won't be happening here.… Expand
  24. Bizon62
    May 27, 2015
    10
    Best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  25. Trypsinogen
    Mar 15, 2020
    10
    GAME OF THE YEAR: ALL YEARS

    There is a 75 character minimum, but it isn't necessary. Play this game.
  26. nomemory
    May 27, 2015
    9
    One of the best games of our current times. Everything is stunning about it, from the simplest graphical details to level design, cutscenes, secondary quests, main story, everything.

    It's 9/10 and not 10/10 because to this moment the controls on PC suffer a bit.
  27. light487
    Jun 27, 2015
    9
    Wonderful game. It's the first game I've finished for a very long time. Finished it tonight after around 70 or more hours. Very deep, engaging storyline that makes sense. Enjoyable voice acting throughout and every detail accounted for. The world is rich with detail and even minor side quests are made enjoyable through voice acting and good writing. There were a few bugs that bothered meWonderful game. It's the first game I've finished for a very long time. Finished it tonight after around 70 or more hours. Very deep, engaging storyline that makes sense. Enjoyable voice acting throughout and every detail accounted for. The world is rich with detail and even minor side quests are made enjoyable through voice acting and good writing. There were a few bugs that bothered me and trying to find all the basic recipes as well as the 2nd level recipes held me back from a full 10/10. I should get to the end of the game, with most of the secondary quests completed and still have the basic oils for half the monster types.. something wrong there in the design. Graphically I found it to be a very solid experience without any issues that I would care to highlight. Definitely worth picking up.… Expand
  28. Nataraja
    May 29, 2015
    9
    TL:DNR: In short, CD Projekt Red has crafted one of the finest RPGs ever made. This is a classic and surpasses its predecessors in almost every way. Incredible graphics, fantastic sound, remarkable soundtrack and great story telling. The AI, however, can be easily exploited in sections and some side quests and even main quest have some real issues. Looting is frustrating until you getTL:DNR: In short, CD Projekt Red has crafted one of the finest RPGs ever made. This is a classic and surpasses its predecessors in almost every way. Incredible graphics, fantastic sound, remarkable soundtrack and great story telling. The AI, however, can be easily exploited in sections and some side quests and even main quest have some real issues. Looting is frustrating until you get used to the incredibly narrow loot range and direction - was done to allow for looting in combat but it also makes looting a chore when not in combat. There are some glaring clipping issues and sound overlay problems but that is to be expected in a game that provides well over 100 hours of game play. Combat difficulty is extremely varied and its easy to out level the main quest content if you do a significant number of side quests so be cautious if you enjoy a challenge.

    I recommend this game highly to anyone that enjoys RPGs, despite some of the nagging minor issues. This is a game that will stay with you for a long time and is a fitting closure to Geralt of Rivia's tale.

    GRAPHICS: The graphics are spectacular but demanding on the PC. You do need to have a substantial rig to fully enjoy the graphical fidelity. On console the graphics are well executed and meet the "next gen" standard.

    SOUND: Really well done ambient, combat and location sound effects that create a very compelling atmosphere. However there are some sound bugs where certain effects will linger and over power dialogue which is annoying and immersion breaking.

    SOUNDTRACK: The soundtrack is phenomenal and very fitting to the setting, well implemented and strikes a chord at the right moments with excellent fading and transition some exceptions where, like the ambient sound effects, the music is overly loud and will interfere with dialogue delivery.

    VOICE ACTING: Superb voice acting, with good dialogue and consistently well delivered lines. The NPC dialogues in areas could use a bit more variety perhaps as it can become monotonous and even irritating to hear certain dialogues over and over.

    STORY: Excellent stories and very compelling, rich character development using multiple story telling devices including cut scenes, descriptions, items and game play. One of the best stories in gaming.

    GAME PLAY: The combat is varied, from easy to difficult and is usually dependent on preparation and build but the AI can have issues at times. Otherwise the combat is fun and is adjustable to play style ranging from light armored dodging, fast attacks and signs to heavy armored tanking and the middle path of a little of both. The limitation on healing allows for tension and precision and can be challenging. Crafting is well implemented and can play a vital part in the game. Gwent, the mini card game is really quite fun but can be completely ignored if you don't enjoy it.

    GAME DESIGN: Great level design and a vast open world to explore. Secret passages, caches, and unusual ruins compel the player to explore. The exploration is also well rewarded with great story telling and really well developed characters outside of the main quest. The quest design is some of the best since the Secret World and many developers should take note of the quest design in this game as it sets the bar very high for the genre and for games in general. Even after completing the main story the remaining quests, even the ones that are low level, are enticing just for the stories that they tell.

    RECOMMENDATION: If you enjoy RPGs and well told stories this game is a must purchase.    … Expand
  29. Spiritwind
    Nov 12, 2015
    10
    A game with some deep lore, interesting characters, and a large and detailed world map. While the movement controller is pretty crappy in this port, the other things mentioned largely makes up for it!
  30. Balithras
    Jul 14, 2015
    9
    A very good game. A nice RPG with a well written story line. The fighting system is very well done and makes me think of Dark Souls' system. Fighting a boss can sometimes be a chore in the highest levels of difficulty but in the end this is what makes the fight a real challenge.
    Graphically, this game is a wonder and runs smoothly on average hardware.
    The only negative point is that I    A very good game. A nice RPG with a well written story line. The fighting system is very well done and makes me think of Dark Souls' system. Fighting a boss can sometimes be a chore in the highest levels of difficulty but in the end this is what makes the fight a real challenge.
    Graphically, this game is a wonder and runs smoothly on average hardware.

    The only negative point is that I felt like I was too constrained in my choices. In RPGs I want to be able to start a fight, insult the king, hit a villager that pisses me off... In witcher 3 you don't have this kind of freedom of choice. I want to play a role, either a white night or an assassin, a vilain etc... but I want to choose.    … Expand
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93

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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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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