The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. KrytyNiekrytyk
    Jun 16, 2015
    10
    Best rpg ever made (no pure rpg, skyrim is pure rpg. You can't make archer character, so it isn't pure rpg). Epic soundtrack, great gameplay, lovely graphic. But level system is bad here.

    Graphic - 9/10
    Audio - 10/10
    Gameplay - 9/10
    In all - 10/10
  2. Dustbowl
    Jul 1, 2015
    9
    First off,60 FPS Yennefer. Secondly;
    Graphics:Awesome,Gameplay:Awesome,Combat:Better,and the sidequests are best in the game industry.
    And 16 Free DLC's(Hello EA). CD Projekt Red did a great job.
  3. Luandro
    Jul 17, 2015
    10
    The best RPG since Diablo 2! The visuals are @$*#&ing stunning and not nearly as taxing on your PC as you might think! Incredibly funny and well thought out quests + side quests that will last you a lifetime. Tons of stuff to do and explore in a massive world loaded with atmosphere and great music. This is definitely on of the best games i have played (top 3 of all time) and I wouldThe best RPG since Diablo 2! The visuals are @$*#&ing stunning and not nearly as taxing on your PC as you might think! Incredibly funny and well thought out quests + side quests that will last you a lifetime. Tons of stuff to do and explore in a massive world loaded with atmosphere and great music. This is definitely on of the best games i have played (top 3 of all time) and I would recommend any gamer to buy this. A master peace. CD Projekt Red really gives you value for money, i mean 16 peaces of free DLC?? And i mean DLC not #$#@! like in Shadows of Mordor where you get weapon runes as dlc.. The Witcher 3 will keep you busy for well over 150 hours guaranteed!
    BTW, on a side note, how the hell does critics (game sites) rate GTA V better than this game? I know its not the same type of game but seriously...ANOTHER GTA? The fifth one where you do all the same stupid stuff except now you have first person mode? Kill and rob people and steal cars for 5 games in a row, nothing new there!!    … Expand
  4. Sajonara84
    Sep 3, 2015
    10
    True masterpiece, nothing more to add.
    Best crpg i played since planescape torment.
    it has it flaws, but its briliant on so many levels, that you cant rate this gem below 10/10.
  5. iamthewizard2
    May 22, 2015
    10
    has adventuring, crafting, fighting, great graphics and performance, moral choices and best of all it has boobs...lots and lotsa boobs. 10/10 would do every girl again.
  6. Witcharob
    May 22, 2015
    10
    As you can probably guess by my ID name, I'm a Witcher fanboy. I liked the first one and loved the second (even with the stiff combat system). This 3rd installment clearly shows a continual growth in the franchise; a game that is superior to it's predecessors in every aspect (not evenly but superior nonetheless). So if you liked the previous games you will absolutely love this one.

    The    As you can probably guess by my ID name, I'm a Witcher fanboy. I liked the first one and loved the second (even with the stiff combat system). This 3rd installment clearly shows a continual growth in the franchise; a game that is superior to it's predecessors in every aspect (not evenly but superior nonetheless). So if you liked the previous games you will absolutely love this one.

    The game is also amazing from an RPG and action game perspective. Great characters, awesome writing, intriguing storyline, great visuals, and a world that feels very alive; all the story and events develop through a moral so gray that the concepts of "good and bad" seem ridiculous (as they should), and that will have you doubting your own decisions all through the game.

    I'm not blinded by my love of the franchise however, the game is not absolutely perfect. Optimization still has plenty of room for improvement (but so had both previous games and later patches fixed it) and the character movement and combat system could still be more fluid.

    My actual rating for this game is a 9.5, but due to all the no-life haters I rounded it to a 10.

    Buy the game, lets show support for companies like CD Project that actually deliver an experience you will remember for years to come.    … Expand
  7. SWERY_51
    May 21, 2015
    10
    To make it short, i thought Skyrim was an excellent RPG, then i played The Witcher III...
    This game is just incredible, i have only played it for 45H but i can already tell how awesome it is. The sightliest side quest looks like a real main quest. The map is freaking huge, it's beautiful, the gameplay is great, there is so much things to do... Thanks CD Projekt Red, thanks Bandaï Namco.
  8. CitYcen
    May 21, 2015
    10
    Needless to say, the wait was worth it, i really love this game, it's more deep and interesting than DAI (i love DAI too). So, if you don't have it yes, grab it now at
    https://goo.gl/z8pNUw (as i did). It runs fine on my midrange rig (i5-4670K, gtx770, 8GB RAM).
  9. magusb2
    May 21, 2015
    10
    Probably one of the best games i've ever played. Beautiful open world, with incredible concern to details. A amazing Storyline and character creation. It is a masterpiece!
  10. Jingo
    May 21, 2015
    9
    Early review - only a few hours in. But finally we PC gamers have a game like Red Dead Redemption, only with Witcher setting and story! That's all for now, but that should be enough...
  11. RockmasteR
    Nov 5, 2015
    10
    this game does not deserve a 10, it's low for it, it deserve 10 for the game and a +1 for the amazing devs CDPR is one of the best developers in video game history
    THIS GAME IS GAME OF THE DECADE, enough said...
  12. alexmerna
    Nov 20, 2015
    10
    What are you looking at ? go buy the goddamn game already. it is perfect! This game is a true RPG! GRAPHICS 10/10... OPTIMIZATION.... 9/10 STORY 10/10.... SEX 69/10 ....MODS 9/10... GAMEPLAY 9000+/10
  13. h0704a
    Jun 24, 2015
    9
    우선 게임이 매우재밌다. 스토리도 엄청나고 게임엔딩이후에 이렇게 흥분된적은 너무 오랜만이다.
    좀 그래픽하양이아쉽지만 충분히 아름답다. 사냥과 퀘스트 모험이 전부재밌는편이다. 사운드 즉 bgm은 너무나 좋다 특히 다들 알겠지만 (여자가 목소리로 아아아거리고 북두둘기는노래) 끝내준다. 겜하면서 나혼자 흥얼거린다.
    아쉬운점이라고 한다면 후반 컨텐츠가 너무 부족하다. 할게없다 말그대로    우선 게임이 매우재밌다. 스토리도 엄청나고 게임엔딩이후에 이렇게 흥분된적은 너무 오랜만이다.
    좀 그래픽하양이아쉽지만 충분히 아름답다. 사냥과 퀘스트 모험이 전부재밌는편이다. 사운드 즉 bgm은 너무나 좋다 특히 다들 알겠지만 (여자가 목소리로 아아아거리고 북두둘기는노래) 끝내준다. 겜하면서 나혼자 흥얼거린다.

    아쉬운점이라고 한다면 후반 컨텐츠가 너무 부족하다. 할게없다 말그대로
  14. dragonfirees
    Sep 13, 2015
    10
    A very good example of how open world RPGs should be. GOTY.

    CD Projekt Red did it again. This time, it is an open world RPG with a deep story line. Side quests quality is really good. Performance is amazing. Bethesda should be ashamed of the fact that they have never been able of delivering a truly functional product rendering their games unplayable in most cases. The witcher 3 support    A very good example of how open world RPGs should be. GOTY.

    CD Projekt Red did it again. This time, it is an open world RPG with a deep story line. Side quests quality is really good. Performance is amazing. Bethesda should be ashamed of the fact that they have never been able of delivering a truly functional product rendering their games unplayable in most cases.
    The witcher 3 support so far has been way better that the support given to any of Bethesda's games.

    Very well done, CD Projekt Red. Can't wait to see your next successful game.    … Expand
  15. HonestReviews11
    Nov 17, 2015
    10
    Best game ever! Much better than the trash put out by corporate pigs like Bethesda/BIoware. I haven't played the game, but it's the best rpg of all time.
  16. Erazor2014
    May 31, 2015
    10
    Changing my review score, originally I gave this game a 7/10, and wrote a whole list of things that’s wrong with the game such as bad controls, clumsy game mechanics, inconvenient menu's and management etc. etc.

    Just completed the game including all side quests, hunter contracts, etc. Reflecting back on it; the game is f**king awesome, epic story, great soundtracks, huge world and a lot    Changing my review score, originally I gave this game a 7/10, and wrote a whole list of things that’s wrong with the game such as bad controls, clumsy game mechanics, inconvenient menu's and management etc. etc.

    Just completed the game including all side quests, hunter contracts, etc. Reflecting back on it; the game is f**king awesome, epic story, great soundtracks, huge world and a lot of game time. Got a really good ending too, happy with all the choices I made. 10/10 screw the minor problems...    … Expand
  17. xuan
    May 22, 2015
    10
    I easily lost several hundred hours on this masterpiece. Every single quest in this game is unique. Tons of characters in this game have their own personalities. When you play this game, you will feel that you are part of the story too.
  18. landgreen
    May 22, 2015
    10
    I was a bit worried about the whole downgrade thing, but all my worries were put to shame as soon as I started my journey in this amazing world.

    This games is what I have always wanted an open world rpg to feel like. This game is absolutely stunning in every possible way. Thank you cdpr.
  19. badrssas
    May 22, 2015
    10
    This a masterpiece. tThe world, the story, the characters, the side quests and the gameplay are all crafted to perfection. Congrats to CD projekt RED on this games.
  20. MadclownJack
    Nov 7, 2015
    7
    1. Story - While some parts of the story are really worth grinding through the end, other parts will ruthlessly attempt to murder your will to play with their indescribable inanity, as most of the main story seems like an endless "bait and switch" type of deal.
    2. Battle system - Simplified, which is a plus for me, even though the battles themselves are nothing to write home about.
    3.    1. Story - While some parts of the story are really worth grinding through the end, other parts will ruthlessly attempt to murder your will to play with their indescribable inanity, as most of the main story seems like an endless "bait and switch" type of deal.
    2. Battle system - Simplified, which is a plus for me, even though the battles themselves are nothing to write home about.
    3. Quests - Absolutely NOTHING you haven't already seen. Fetch quests, hunt quests, Races, treasure hunts, they might sound different but they're not. You go somewhere, get a quest, go somewhere else, use witcher senses, kill something, get treasure, repeat. The battles are extremely boring, and i was playing on Death March difficulty. I would compare the quest variety to that of "Arkham City".
    4. Music and Graphics- These are two of the very few aspects that are so well done, they actually make the rest of the game bearable.
    5. Content - The forging system from Witcher 2 is here as well, meaning You'd have to scour the map for an armorer that is able to craft a decent pair of swords and armor. Though, you'll find, later in the game, that most of the diagrams you've amassed are inherently worthless unless they are of Witcher quality. Basically they get you chasing for an actually USEFUL diagram, only to find out you can't use the item until level 150. Which is fine and well in a free-to-play MMORPG, that uses the gimmick to get you hooked and playing, but this is a single player game. To resort to such methods in a game of this caliber is just stupidly unnecessary. I've never ridden a horse in real life, but even i can tell that the horse's animation and movement is terribly stiff. Lucky you can change Geralt's movement. The monsters are rehashes of their old designs, with an updated texture and animations. There are some new Monsters that spice things up, some mini bosses that are basically bigger versions of regular monsters meaning the battle won't be that much different. The maps are large and filled with trees and wolves. Fast travel helps, but not a lot. There is a fair amount of hidden treasure spots scattered across the map, which can help decrease the boredom, though, again, not by a lot. The Gwent mini game can be heaps of fun, but it's like a fetch-quest-driven-Hearthstone, meaning your game depends a lot on the cards you have found thus far.

    In summation, it seems to me that Witcher games are an acquired taste. They're not for everyone, but some might just get lost in the game and enjoy themselves thoroughly. Me on the other hand, I have played/liked this game for days. Didn't love it, mind you, but i thought it was well made and occasionally fun. But after completing almost 90% of the Novigrad map and the quests found in it, i got really tired with the slow pace of the main storyline, the predictable quests, the uninspiring game play, to the point where i lost the urge to keep on playing. Now, even a 10 minute run feels like a colossal waste of time. So, good game, but not for me.    … Expand
  21. Kurtsi
    May 22, 2015
    10
    Pre-ordered 5.11.2014 totally worth. I'm not genius at writing so let me tell you this.
    This game has THE best side quests ever, yes, ever. I even lost track which is side quest and which is main campaign, and i love that you can do different main quests before others.
    Love the leveling, exploring is very rewarding, very rich landscapes, just overall the developers hit the sweet spot    Pre-ordered 5.11.2014 totally worth. I'm not genius at writing so let me tell you this.
    This game has THE best side quests ever, yes, ever. I even lost track which is side quest and which is main campaign, and i love that you can do different main quests before others.

    Love the leveling, exploring is very rewarding, very rich landscapes, just overall the developers hit the sweet spot with this game.

    I had one con with this game which is the soundtrack. It just got repetitive after 30+ hours.

    Btw: warning contains very long dialogues (but you can skip them)    … Expand
  22. MrBrioche
    May 21, 2015
    10
    3 words to describe this game : OH! MY! GOD!
    Only down side I can think of is : This game gonna punch your PC in the face! I think you need 2 GTX 980 in SLI to run this game at ULTRA/60fps with HAIRWORKS and everything.
  23. darkzelda
    May 21, 2015
    10
    This game is the bets game I've played like in the last 10 years, there's something about this game that feels as if you were there and achieving that is remarkable. Combat is awesome, is challenging but it's not frustrating, and the story is simply amazing, you actually care for the Geralt's fate as if it was your.
  24. 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
  25. Korgarath
    Jun 1, 2015
    7
    As someone who is a fan of the previous games and also a graphics connoisseur with a powerful computer, I will attempt to give my true honest opinion on the good and bad points of this game for the PC platform.

    First of all the much contested topic of the graphics. I play in 4K resolution with everything maxed except for Anti-aliasing and NVIDIA Hairworks, which are switched off. The    As someone who is a fan of the previous games and also a graphics connoisseur with a powerful computer, I will attempt to give my true honest opinion on the good and bad points of this game for the PC platform.

    First of all the much contested topic of the graphics. I play in 4K resolution with everything maxed except for Anti-aliasing and NVIDIA Hairworks, which are switched off.

    The good:

    - Character and NPC models along with clothing textures are the best I've ever seen in a PC game hands down, no contest. Even the best Skyrim mods don't come close.

    - Foliage detail/variety/amount and the physics of it is excellent.

    - The visual style generally, the amount of clutter and placement in the world and the way the cities are full of character is top notch.

    The bad:

    - Texture quality seems to vary to the point you actually get quite stark contrasts and it detracts from immersion. It's clear not every texture is to a quality we should expect for a PC game and this is especially apparent at 4K. I'm not saying they're all bad, but they definitely could have a done a better job here.

    - Particle effects are quite limited, with poor smoke effects and fire spells simply looking like sparks shooting out of Geralt's hands.

    - Poor looking "goopy" water with not much going on.

    - Lack of tessellation in some areas resulting in some flat looking textures.

    - No FOV slider! The games camera is irritatingly close to Geralt.

    - Seems poorly optimized in general, given that I hover on around 35-40FPS with an overclocked GTX 980 at 4K and anti-aliasing + hairworks turned off. GTA V has no such problem and is a smooth 60fps throughout, whilst managing to look better for the most part.

    Graphics score: 6/10. It is clear that the downgrade is real and the fact CDPR tried to deny it for so long is also a bad point. It's by no means horrible, and most average people will be wondering WTF I'm on about here. But hardcore PC gamers with an eye for detail who have tried the best titles and modded games will be disappointed. There is much room for improvement in future patches and mods here.

    On to the gameplay...

    The good:

    - It's an open world version of the Witcher series, and it maintains the same gripping story as the first two games had. For non-Witcher fans, you could easily draw comparison to Game of Thrones here - and that's hardly a bad thing.

    - The side quests are worthwhile, varied and have proper stories to them. None of this "collect me 100 spider brains for no good reason" malarkey. And there are absolutely loads of them.

    - The world is seriously massive. I mean seriously, think GTAV and Skyrim put together massive. Not to mention there's plenty of stuff to explore. You will find it very, very difficult to get bored playing this game and even the card game is a time sink in itself.

    - The combat is fluid and easy to control in contrast with the previous games.

    The bad:

    - The game clearly wasn't designed for Keyboard & Mouse input. Movement feels clunky and awkward and will definitely take some getting used to, especially on the horse. Resolve by plugging in an Xbox controller.

    - While open-world, people expecting it to be Skyrim 2 will be disappointed. There's no extras such as player housing, interacting with NPC companions to the same level, marriage/adoption, joining a guild etc. This is to fit with the story of Geralt being a lone wolf slayer-for-hire and a nomad though, but as I said don't expect Skyrim - this isn't really a criticism just something to be aware of.

    Gameplay score: 9/10. There is literally hundreds of hours of fun to be had here, and at the end of the day that's what games are about isn't it?

    Music/Voice acting/effects:

    The Good: - Sound effects help to create a truly absorbing and realistic atmosphere. - The music can't be faulted either. - Every character has a voice-over, there must have been thousands of hours going in to the voice acting in this game alone. The main characters all sound great, obviously Geralt's gravelly voice is probably an acquired taste but I like it. Can I just say Charles Dance for Emperor Emhyr var Emreis was the best voice casting decision ever, for those who miss the presence of Tywin from GoT he's basically playing a very similar character here. The Bad: Nothing. Sound score: 10/10. In conclusion, if you love RPG's and love the Witcher series then get this game RIGHT NOW no questions asked. If you're not a fan of the previous games, or are expecting a Skyrim clone then you may be disappointed but I'd say give it a try anyway. If you're a finicky graphics connoisseur like myself then you may want to hold out purchasing until future patches and mods have made it look more like the old screenshots than it does now - that is if you have the patience. I don't. And now - back to playing!    … Expand
  26. Zibit
    May 19, 2015
    8
    Witcher 3... An amazing story in a wonderful world, with above average graphics, unfortunately plagued by sub standard controls and random crashes. 8/10 currently, 10/10 if KB/Mouse controls are fixed and crashes are resolved.
    Short synopsis, long review. If you want in-depth discussion, this post is for you.
    The world is a mixture of open world areas, reminiscent of DA: Inquisition.    Witcher 3... An amazing story in a wonderful world, with above average graphics, unfortunately plagued by sub standard controls and random crashes. 8/10 currently, 10/10 if KB/Mouse controls are fixed and crashes are resolved.
    Short synopsis, long review. If you want in-depth discussion, this post is for you.
    The world is a mixture of open world areas, reminiscent of DA: Inquisition. This actually suits the game well. It feels like a massive version of Witcher 1, alive and breathing, there for the taking. But the game still has ways to ferry you along, presenting the story and driving it's world home. It's best if I don't say much here and let you discover it for yourself! I've played many hours and am finding it fantastic!
    But not far into the game, I noticed a cut scene was not playing properly. I crashed to desktop; the nVidia driver stopped responding. Okay. No problem. It's a new game, after all. An hour later, freeze in menu, crash, no notice of problem. In 8+ hours, I've had five crashes, all but one of which have been followed by an nVidia driver error. I've cleaned, then clean installed multiple drivers, but am still having issues. Many people have "fixed" it. But at this point, every single setting in the game has been blamed as the culprit. Please know that the game is amazing, and worth the hassle. I have also played for multiple hours in a row without a crash. But the freezes and crashes are very real, common issues, for some nVidia users.
    Okay. Controls. Sigh. First, if you ever use a gamepad on PC, consider doing so for this game. I say that with a tear in my eye. I LOVED the Witcher's original combat style of weaving strikes and timing mouse clicks, all while aiming the camera and using signs at will. Exploring the world felt natural. In Witcher 3, keyboard control feels like controlling a boulder. The camera control feels like you're controlling a leaf in a tornado! I don't know if this is one of those of implementations where the WASD key presses are translated to directional accelerations. But, it sure feels like it. Try it out, you'll see what I mean, but you might want to turn down mouse sensitivity a bit. Another odd thing is the actual binding system. What a key press does is changed whether Geralt is in combat, swimming, riding, etc. But, the binding screen doesn't allow you to bind one key for multiple actions. Bind it in one place, then it's already used, despite the game's own defaults using keys like Shift multiple times itself. I'm using a 360 pad and it's working great so far. The best part is I can still use the mouse for my inventory and menu since the game switches between controls seamlessly. A close second is the 360 degree dodging of attacks. With a gamepad, the gameplay is quick, more responsive, and ultimately feels like the way the game was designed to be played.
    The story and gameplay are so good, that the following graphics section is mainly for those for whom the graphics are the main purchasing point. I'm a image quality whore, but twenty minutes in, I was having so much fun I couldn't care less... even about aliasing! The graphics look very good, even great, but not 2013 mind blowing. There are areas where the drive to get the game running on consoles has limited what you'll see on PC. With my nVidia GPU on ultra and hairworks off, I get almost constant 60 fps. But texture quality just doesn't look ultra. Reflections are NOT dynamic, instead using a generic shader. The anti-aliasing is almost useless. Hairworks looks great, but I get large amounts of micro stuttering. I maintain a fairly high frame rate with it on, but my frame times become erratic and spiky. I feel like instead of spending development time on nVidia specific physics package, CDPR could have refined the controls. Or for a more one to one change, they could have focused on lip synching.
    My final score [review in progress] is 8/10. So far, the Witcher 3 has been the most interesting, lore infused game I have played in years. The feeling I get playing this game is similar to the first time I played early Might & Magic titles. It's like arriving in the province of Daggerfall, or Oblivion for the first time. Forging a path in a world so familiar, yet utterly foreign. There is so much fun and story to be found in this game, that even stability issues and strange controls can't sink it. Ultimately, I believe CDPR will overcome these issues. In that case, my review will be changed to a 10/10.    … Expand
  27. maybetoday
    Jan 22, 2021
    0
    Pretty boring game, your typical "kill dragons and goblins rpg". I would recommend Assassin's Creed Valhalla instead. AC Valhalla at least has some historical stuff, not your boring fantasy stuff that anyone can come up with.
  28. Magnethead
    May 1, 2016
    10
    This game is as good as the hype and the rating, which is rare. It's huge, it's well written, it's beautiful, the combat is intuitive and hard to master, the acting, the design, everything comes together. It's a rare gem, it really is. If you're looking for a large RPG to really emerge yourself in, this is the best you'll see around. I've played computer games since the 80s and this joinsThis game is as good as the hype and the rating, which is rare. It's huge, it's well written, it's beautiful, the combat is intuitive and hard to master, the acting, the design, everything comes together. It's a rare gem, it really is. If you're looking for a large RPG to really emerge yourself in, this is the best you'll see around. I've played computer games since the 80s and this joins a pantheon of a handful truly stellar games like Civilization I, Thief The Dark Project, Europa Universalis, Baldur's Gate that stand out as true masterpieces of the industry.

    The only less than brilliant thing in the game is the Skellige area which isn't as astoundingly fantastic as Velen and Novigrad (they are so ridiculously well made with such an attention to detail and life that it's genuinely mind-blowing) but it's still very good.

    One of the impressive thing is the story-telling, which has become standard in the witcher games but should never be taken for granted anyway. Arguably, we'll never see the level they reached in Witcher I simply because the game is more mainstream now than back then, but the structuring of the narrative is impressive and the choices made and how they affect the final outcome make sense and feel smooth. The only word of caution is that some choices made regarding the romantic outcomes are made very early and are irreversible so if you care a lot about that aspect, I recommend finding a short post about it that doesn't spoil too much before you play the game too far. The choices regarding Ciri's story are just splendid, she comes alive as a complex and loveable character which is really, really hard to achieve for a character that isn't the main protagonist. The main story in general is fantastic as usual, subtle details for the enthusiast, solid telling for the main stream gamer.

    You can easily spend 250 hours on this game and still have places unexplored. You won't be bored either, it won't feel like they're trying to copy/paste scenarios to stretch the runtime, the game has insane value.

    Witcher III is a really impressive feat as is the entire franchise series - arguably the best franchise series ever made in gaming. Well done CD Project Red, please never stop being you (I'm looking at you Bethesda).    … Expand
  29. srafdssa
    May 22, 2015
    10
    GOTY no doubt game is just amazing!! storytelling i never seen before, DA:I sorry but witcher 3 is just masterpiece , witche is the best trilogy/sage of games history, i just wait for HBO to do a movie!! GJ CDPR!!!
  30. DRMSUX
    Nov 17, 2015
    10
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
    A very true masterpiece!
  31. Azeriel
    Jun 23, 2015
    10
    That's as high as this chart can go unfortunately. The Witcher 3 is a magnum opus. It was a monumental achievement of staggeringly aching beauty, the Witcher III stands proudly as the greatest video game of all time, regardless of genre. Geralt’s final, epic ride, is the high water-mark by which all future games will be judged and found lacking. Indeed, it’s only disadvantage is that itThat's as high as this chart can go unfortunately. The Witcher 3 is a magnum opus. It was a monumental achievement of staggeringly aching beauty, the Witcher III stands proudly as the greatest video game of all time, regardless of genre. Geralt’s final, epic ride, is the high water-mark by which all future games will be judged and found lacking. Indeed, it’s only disadvantage is that it completely ruins every other title on the market right now by nailing every single aspect of game design with almost supernatural clarity and perfection. You do not play as a messiah, the chosen one, the hero, instead, you're living the world through the eye of Geralt of Rivia. A character who has been shaped by multiple stories and events. Playing as a character however, oddly made you pay attention more to your surroundings. I care deeply about the rich cast of supporting characters of the game that I can tell you in details on why Nilfgaard Empire advanced towards Temeria in the first place. I can show you exactly why Vernon Roche insisted on leading the guerrilla fighters and ended up turning against his own King Radovid to save Temeria. It's a complex entangled world that you can't help to be immersed and be a part of as you go through your journey in this title.… Expand
  32. Thothistox
    Nov 9, 2015
    9
    TW3 is a strong narrative-based RPG that takes place on a enormous stage, and is probably the only narrative-based AAA RPG title to have done this well. Most of the story is on par with the earlier games, occasionally even exceeding them, but also falling short in a few places. Just as TW2's showed us a good character whom a bad situation forced to do something horrible that affected aTW3 is a strong narrative-based RPG that takes place on a enormous stage, and is probably the only narrative-based AAA RPG title to have done this well. Most of the story is on par with the earlier games, occasionally even exceeding them, but also falling short in a few places. Just as TW2's showed us a good character whom a bad situation forced to do something horrible that affected a whole kingdom, TW3 repeats something similar on a personal level, and shows us its relevance in the world by rendering nearly the whole thing for us to explore. The player can appreciate the unpretentious story at whatever desired depth--literary or just fun--it's good all the same. TW3 repeatedly provokes the player with morally ambiguous situations, and this is precisely why it is an adult RPG--not because of the r-rated content but because it doesn't sugarcoat life for you. That being said, there are at least two major cases of plot armor in the story, and at least one annoying plot hole. The story also suffers from pacing issues, which brings me to the many ways the game has suffered by jumping on the open world bandwagon. Hours of carefree exploring can clash with the supposed urgency of some quests. The game also suffers from a difficulty hill. Combat is fun when it is hard and limitations compel the player to be careful and strategize, but those limitations evaporate soon after level 10 in the vanilla game and thereafter nearly everything is easy. Even with the Enhanced Combat mod--which delays the difficulty "hill"--on Blood and Broken Bones difficulty the game is disappointingly idiot-proof. And speaking of idiot-proof, that brings me to the alchemy system, which has the bizarre property of auto-refill in spite of the vast amount of (overwhelmingly useless) loot there is to be found. We fans begged CDPR not to do this and they didn't listen, instead nerfing the alchemy in fear that no one would use it. And, yet, they already had two very good alchemy systems in their two earlier games! The easy combat is contrasted with the nearly impossible fist fighting, which is not much easier than the Operator fight in TW2. Your character can take a few blunt hits with a sword, but he can't take four punches. I'm also quite disappointed by how the enemies respawn. Is implementing permanent death for enemies really that hard? I'm a software engineer and I really doubt it. Soured as I am by these flaws, they are still outweighed by the breadth and depth of this game. TW3's world makes sense as a society, and the cities look like they were made by people who have seen real mediaeval cities (instead of Disneyified bs) and the combat is strategic and interesting--not simple potion spam. Over all I'd say this game deserves 8/10, but with mods I'd lift that to 9/10. I can't give it 10 with the flaws it has. That being said, I hope it becomes influential and a wake-up call to the industry and the generic riskless material it keeps producing.… Expand
  33. OnyxShadow
    Aug 29, 2015
    7
    Witcher 3 has an almost unheard of (for a triple A title) over 90% from players on Metacritic. It is indeed a very good game, but it also has numerous rather significant flaws which makes me surprised that reviews in general are so forgiving.

    The Good LOTS of content. The main game is fairly lengthy in itself, but there's a mountain of extra quests, treasure hunts, and exploration.    Witcher 3 has an almost unheard of (for a triple A title) over 90% from players on Metacritic. It is indeed a very good game, but it also has numerous rather significant flaws which makes me surprised that reviews in general are so forgiving.

    The Good

    LOTS of content. The main game is fairly lengthy in itself, but there's a mountain of extra quests, treasure hunts, and exploration. Most of this feels fairly rewarding, too.

    Interesting characters. Also, the dialogue is better than most games. In most RPGs I am frequently tempted to simply skip most conversations and get right back to the action. In Witcher 3 dialogue is interesting enough that I didn't mind listening to most of it, and the majority of the time I even listened to most of the optional conversations.

    It looks great. Unfortunately I have to play the game at low settings because my 4 year old gaming machine has seen better days. However, even at low settings it still looks terrific.

    The Bad

    Levels are just horrible. Monsters a few levels lower are trivial. Monsters a bit higher are nearly impervious to damage. In some games this might be logical, but Geralt is an overwhelmingly experienced monster slayer and has "progressed" about all he ever will. I understand the general idea behind this mechanic, but the outcome mostly just results in bad gameplay. Coming upon a monster and having to save it for later feels bad. Banging your head against a dragon that's 8 levels above you because its annoying to have to make the trip back later is worse. Witcher 3 shouldn't have had levels on the player, monsters, or gear (or find a way to make it not suck).

    Load times are very long. In most games quick loading takes moments. In this game its about 30 seconds. Even more aggravating is being forced to listen to derp-lord Dandelion every time you die or load into the game.

    Movement is often sluggish. For instance, Geralt turns very awkwardly. Its hard to get him to face the direction you want. This issue is magnified while on horseback. It can take 3-5 seconds just to negotiate your mount in another direction.    … Expand
  34. Skrolm
    Jun 15, 2015
    8
    The Witcher 3 is a good game, a very good game. Is it deserving a 10, not really, for me it's a solid 8.
    There's a lot of love for this game out there and it's easy to get over excited on it.
    But as much as I do like this title, I think there's quite a list of cons that shouldn't be overlooked if you plan to buy this game. First of all, the Witcher is a great role playing game with an    The Witcher 3 is a good game, a very good game. Is it deserving a 10, not really, for me it's a solid 8.
    There's a lot of love for this game out there and it's easy to get over excited on it.
    But as much as I do like this title, I think there's quite a list of cons that shouldn't be overlooked if you plan to buy this game.

    First of all, the Witcher is a great role playing game with an open world. The liberty you get is pretty amazing: you can rush your main storyline quests or take your time and explore the world, get contracts and side missions and end up living the witcher life.
    Here lies one of the main flaws of the game: You are in pursuit of Ciri who's like a child to you and she has nothing less than the Wild Hunt on her heels. Problem is then: why would you lose time wandering left and right, getting an extra coin here and a piece of equipment there. It just doesn't add up.
    Most role playing games that have side quest will have you look at them as a way to gain an edge for the remainder of the game (and I'm not talking about XP).
    For example, instead of telling you "Hey, you can make an extra buck by killing this wraith..." the game would have been better telling you "Hey, the Wild Hunt has wraiths in their ranks, if you kill this wraith, you will get some coin and a better knowledge of wraiths so fighting the hunt will become easier."

    Also, this game as probably one of the worst crafting systems known to mankind. It's just a mess, the alphabetical ordering makes no sense and there's no way to filter your recipes (say "Highest usable" for example).

    That leads me to one of the most debated points: Combat.
    When people read "revolutionary combat system" they - rightfully - have very high expectations.
    Problem is, if you expect a crazy combo system like you would have in Batman for example, where you would jump in the middle of 10 monsters, slash one, stab the next then kick a third and keep on until all monsters are dead, you are heading for a big let down.
    In the witcher, you do the fighting, you need to think before you move. If you get surrounded, you will have a bad day.

    Finally, the main reason for not giving it a higher grade is the overall clumsy controls. You will sometimes miss ladders by an inch, you will fall from a wall you are walking on, your horse will stop running for no valid reason.
    This is for me the most frustrating thing about this game.

    To sum-up: The Witcher 3 is a very good game with a lot of meat, if you can live with the elements mentioned above you will have a jolly good time.
    If you expect to parkour like in assassin's creed, fight like in batman and ride like in red dead redemption, you're up for a big deception.    … Expand
  35. Tagirix
    Jun 8, 2016
    10
    I haven't not played the previous games, but I really enjoyed Wild Hunt. It's an addictive game which contains a lot of quests, sidequests, question marks, and so on. If you like screenplay, you should definitely buy this game. Hopefully, DLCs will be splendid, too.
  36. Praesi
    Sep 7, 2015
    9
    I rate this Game as it is and ignore the Downgrade that happened. Otherwise i would have to rate it very low.

    Pro: - still very good Graphics - huge World - tons of Quests and Locations - even the smallest sidquest has some Story to it - crafting system give you the best Items in the Game - overall the Story is very entertaining. - brutal finishers and some slatter effects in    I rate this Game as it is and ignore the Downgrade that happened. Otherwise i would have to rate it very low.

    Pro:
    - still very good Graphics
    - huge World
    - tons of Quests and Locations
    - even the smallest sidquest has some Story to it
    - crafting system give you the best Items in the Game
    - overall the Story is very entertaining.
    - brutal finishers and some slatter effects in Fights.
    - state of the Art Charackter Animations and Movement
    - Dialog System makes Fun and give you tons of Informations
    - Card Game is Fun, i skipted it at some point. Too many of this.
    - cool Monster Design
    - Dark and brutal World. Hate and Fear at every Corner
    - Ciri is a wonderfull and refreshing Charachter. You will love her.

    Con:
    - simple skillsystem, many skills useless
    - Fighting always feels the same. Level 1 Geralt fights almost the same like Level 40 Geralt.
    - Level Balancing is bad, after 10 Hours Geralt is almost undefeatable on any Difficulty, no matter what you skill or what Gear you wear.
    - If you explore "too much" You will become far too powerfull for the Mainstoryline and all Bossfights become a Joke.
    - The Horse sometimes is just stupid.
    - Mainstoty has some Plotholes and will let some serious Topics unanswered.

    Overall its a Great Game and it does alot of things right. But for the perfect, the ultimate RPG, there have to be improvements in Case of Skillsystem and Fighting itself.    … Expand
  37. demonlordcip
    Jul 30, 2015
    10
    Witcher 3 Wild Hunt is one of those awesome fantastic games that come out once in 10 years.
    It has:
    - strong RPG mechanics
    - fast paced and challenging combat
    - beautiful and engaging storyline
    - immersive world to lose yourself in.

    If you didn't buy it yet I suggest you get it, its worth every penny
  38. JQLeitch
    Jun 24, 2015
    10
    This game, like the others in the series, is a masterpiece and only the guys at CD Projekt Red know how to pull it off, never have I played a game where the dialogue, story, atmosphere was this well delivered. You play as Geralt of Rivia who's motive is to find his "daughter" Ciri, who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, however it plays little role in your experience, most of the timeThis game, like the others in the series, is a masterpiece and only the guys at CD Projekt Red know how to pull it off, never have I played a game where the dialogue, story, atmosphere was this well delivered. You play as Geralt of Rivia who's motive is to find his "daughter" Ciri, who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, however it plays little role in your experience, most of the time spent will be doing side quests, which all have their own story and are enthralling to play, most notably the quest in the Fyke Isles.

    The game is well optimised on PC, I'm using a GTX 970 and play the game on Ultra (with distance detail down a notch) and never goes below 45FPS, usually maintaining 55ish at 1080p. The sound is also superb with some of the soundtrack sending shivers down my spine, it's that good. The voice acting is also top notch and believable, better than most films I've seen actually.

    The only reason this game gets a 9 rather than a 10 is the combat and controls are not great, but this was the case with the other games as well. In my opinion you play a Witcher game for its story and game world but it would of been nice to see a well executed combat system.    … Expand
  39. DaedricLord
    Jun 11, 2016
    9
    Pros:

    Size-game is huge and you can spend probably 150-200 hours if you want to explore every map marker. I finished the game in about 70-75 hours and had many map markers that were still unexplored. Graphics-really pretty, especially faces and armors, animations are pretty good too. And game performs quite well, my laptop has quad core i7 and GTX970M and I was able to play on 1080p    Pros:

    Size-game is huge and you can spend probably 150-200 hours if you want to explore every map marker. I finished the game in about 70-75 hours and had many map markers that were still unexplored.

    Graphics-really pretty, especially faces and armors, animations are pretty good too. And game performs quite well, my laptop has quad core i7 and GTX970M and I was able to play on 1080p with everything on ultra except foliage distance was high (not much difference anyway) and hairworks were turned off, with nice fps rates generally staying in 40s with occasional drops to 30s and spikes to 50s, more on that in Cons section. I also turned off vignetting, blur and sharpening because I dont like them. You can tweak just about anything to squeeze the fps you want from your computer. Cities are filled with people and look lively and realistic with the exception of repetitive comments from some of them.

    Quests-nearly every quest has a backstory, and many are interconnected, and while it starts off slowly in White Orchard by the time you move to Velen and Novigrad the game feels like a real living world with well written quests and interconnected stories. Massive improvement over just about any game out there. I immensely enjoyed the quests related to the main quest and didnt have this much fun since Dragon Age Origins&Awakening. Other developers should take note. And many quests require thinking, not too much, just enough to keep quests interesting, but not making you swear in front of your computer all the time because you cant figure it out. Game will also tell you what is the recommended level for a quest, you can manage to do it on lower levels, but not much lower, you get raped if you try it on 10 levels below recommended.

    Voice acting-generally very good to excellent and pleasure to listen to.

    Humor-game has lots of humorous moments that are well conceived and entertaining. Rock trolls particularly.

    Combat-improvement over 1 and 2 and decently enjoyable, gets slightly monotonous after some time but I guess that is caused by restrictions from the books, Geralt fights in certain way and has certain skills and that is all, you cant have spells, new weapons and stuff, there is a crossbow which is a nice addition but not terribly useful except in some situations.

    Crafting-it is a mixed blessing but I will put in under Pros, you can get some powerful stuff from crafting, but it can be tedious to find recipes, ingredients and right smiths, good for those that like to explore everything in the game, but somewhat tedious for people that just want to enjoy the story and loot or buy their armors and weapons.

    Scattered treasure-exploring seemingly irrelevant and empty locations can get you powerful armor and weapons, exploring the obscure parts of the map is worthwhile in Witcher 3.

    Difficulty-now it is much more balanced than in previous games, it has hardcore levels for the fanatics and Just The Story which is the new Easy that allows you to finish the game without too much trouble. If you found 1 and 2 difficult on Easy, no need to worry because 3 is more balanced on Easy and you will be able to enjoy the game in "tourist mode" though it is not a walk in the park, you will need to invest a little bit of effort however far less than in 1 and 2.

    Cons:

    Graphics-the engine seems to suffer from sudden fps drops here and there, you are in the same area and moved 5 meters yet sometimes the framerate drops by 15-20 fps for no particular reason, good thing is that it is right back up so you dont notice the drop much.

    Main quest-I found it to be a bit underwhelming and quests that lead to the conclusion much more interesting. Also in one quest writing is off and makes no sense to how a certain character would act, it doesnt fit his personality, lets say it is a quest that involves a king, those who played the game will likely know what I mean. Writing is generally very good but this error made me angry a bit because I liked that character.

    Dungeon crawling-not much of that in Witcher 3, most locations are above ground and loot is stingy.

    Economy-making money in Witcher 3 is somewhat difficult, you tend to have a lot of money when you are too powerful anyway and dont need it much. Before that you spend what you earn on obtaining a few items and repairing armor and weapons.

    Enemies-not too many variants, this could definitely need improvement. Boss enemies are better and usually connected with quests which makes them more interesting.

    NSFW-they definitely cut down the NSFW content compared to 1 and 2, yes there are still boobs and asses, and you have brothels, but overall NSFW content is not as strong as 1 and 2.

    Overall it is a massive and interesting game with lots of attention given to details. Despite a few flaws, and very few games dont have them, it is an excellent game that is worth every euro I paid for it    … Expand
  40. james2003
    Jun 27, 2015
    9
    Now I would be the first to admit that Ye olden Times stories have no meaning to me. I dislike games set in medieval times, give me a space age game any day. But that is my personal tastes and taking that into account I still really like this game, which says a lot. But on the down side there are just parts of the story that bore me and leave me clicking through the endless lines.
    A great    Now I would be the first to admit that Ye olden Times stories have no meaning to me. I dislike games set in medieval times, give me a space age game any day. But that is my personal tastes and taking that into account I still really like this game, which says a lot. But on the down side there are just parts of the story that bore me and leave me clicking through the endless lines.
    A great game that requires a strong computer, but delivers breath-taking graphics. Great story that will keep you riveted to your chair for hours, with a lots of great happy and sad moments. A simple combat system that is a thousand times better than The Witcher (which brings back a shudder.)
    This is the game that everyone loves, even though there are a hundred and one minor issues. Pointing most of them all out is often met with a laugh and shrug (in a humorous way) and a mention of how overly critical you are. So here is the double standard list of the small and very numerous bugs and quirks can quickly grate.
    1) Having struggled through the frustration of the 100th ignition of a candle instead of opening that chest/bookshelf/etc. How could a company not see that, where are CD Projekt RED’s Game testers, shoot them all! And why does a chest need an unlit candle on it in the first place?
    2) The fact that Geralt can roll up mountains, still makes me laugh. While a fall of 5-10 feet is met with instance death. This lead to the discovery that Roach can jump from mountains, falling 50+ feet without the same death response. Further leading to the discovery that rolling up mountains and jumping off with roach is actually good fun.
    3) Navigating at speed can make it difficult to get Roach or Geralt through doorways. Extremely annoying and awkward in towns and tight places.
    4) The ends of potions that generally serve no purpose. Granted I made the decision of getting the Cat Armour which boosted my attack power ludicrously. To the extend I was able kill a wolf with a single death punch. Early on you realise you can get by with slashing and use of the signs, using potions/bomb seems like an over extravagant extra.
    5) The silly notion that you can repair your weapons in combat but can’t use oils… well that was an oversight!
    6) Overly critical … told you, but at the end of the game it all adds up.

    But the crux of the matter, if this was EA, I would be more relentless … shoddy this … rubbish that. But this is a small company that is starting up. But that got me thinking, while they are still small by compassion, they have been around for years (Witcher, and REDengine, came out in 2007) and they boast around 230 employees. So half of me wonders why in the third release of this franchise they haven’t sorted these things out yet? It just seems a less polished turd than EA would normally dish out. And maybe it’s a bit unfair to compare them, though at this point I am still willing to give them the benefit of doubt.
    None of the above is an attack on how good this game is and it was well enjoyed… Expecting great things for CyberPunk2077 (and hoping that they will decide to release it.)
    But the perhaps the biggest shocker is that Ciri isn’t the only one with Elder Blood … Equine haired, able to teleport … Roach looks very suspicious!    … Expand
  41. Shempler
    Jul 14, 2015
    9
    Dark, huge world of Witcher is inviting you once again. Geralt will have more blood on his hands, more girls on his... more spells in his arsenal.

    Lol, CD Projekt Red made a masterpiece again. This one will keep me glued for weeks.
  42. moneyshots
    Aug 2, 2015
    10
    very nice RPG games. A lot of details and great story. Smooth combat control, various monsters and enemies, unexpected plot twist. Decision you make in the game can cause immediate effect or end game effect. So be wary of your decisions.

    Recommended!
  43. MattyBoyBudz21
    Aug 5, 2015
    10
    This game is a must have!!! big beautiful open world with a fantastic ending, the game in my opinion is the best of 2015 and everyone should have it, its worth every cent
  44. Guerrierogd
    Sep 9, 2015
    10
    Without a doubt is one of the best game i ever played , It's not perfect but i think that no game is/was/will be perfect , so i decided to reward it with a 10 . The game is so big , at times overwhelming but it never falls in repeatability . The graphics are simply the best that could be found in a RPG atm . The gameplay has some flaws but still is one of the best in the action RPG sceneWithout a doubt is one of the best game i ever played , It's not perfect but i think that no game is/was/will be perfect , so i decided to reward it with a 10 . The game is so big , at times overwhelming but it never falls in repeatability . The graphics are simply the best that could be found in a RPG atm . The gameplay has some flaws but still is one of the best in the action RPG scene . The world is so beautiful that more than once i stopped watching the panorama . The characters are so well done that some times you feel like you're actually speaking with a real person , they react rationally and make you actually care for them.
    This is one of the best value/for money games out there .    … Expand
  45. AtOm_96
    Sep 12, 2015
    10
    Вот и вышло продолжение моей любимой серии,и я очень ему рад,игра получилась отличной,в этом обзоре я разложу игру на плюсы и минусы.
    +Игра сделанная с душой а не ради денег
    +Сюжет (Просто отличный) +Графика (Может графо♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ и будет придираться,но разумный человек будет доволен) +Открытый мир (Очень большой) +Оптимизация Минусов в этой игре я не нашел вообще,так как игра    Вот и вышло продолжение моей любимой серии,и я очень ему рад,игра получилась отличной,в этом обзоре я разложу игру на плюсы и минусы.
    +Игра сделанная с душой а не ради денег
    +Сюжет (Просто отличный)
    +Графика (Может графо♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ и будет придираться,но разумный человек будет доволен)
    +Открытый мир (Очень большой)
    +Оптимизация
    Минусов в этой игре я не нашел вообще,так как игра шикарна !!!    … Expand
  46. Bobk
    Dec 26, 2015
    10
    It is hands down Game Of The Year! The game offers great story, though it has many repetitive quests. The combat feels great and has a lot of viariety, steel and silver swords, fast and strong attacks, crossbow, bombs, spells, amnd potions. The loot is great and that is the resean that you will want to play the game after the main story.
  47. Ciristan
    May 9, 2017
    10
    Visualmente es espectacular, solo tienes que ver las imágenes, los vídeos. Todo esto acompañado de una banda sonora perfecta para cada una de las instancias en la que estés.
    El argumento es fascinante. Aparte de la línea central del juego hay montones de misiones secundarias con un trasfondo digno de ser una historia principal. Tal es la riqueza de contenido que disfrutarás con cada    Visualmente es espectacular, solo tienes que ver las imágenes, los vídeos. Todo esto acompañado de una banda sonora perfecta para cada una de las instancias en la que estés.
    El argumento es fascinante. Aparte de la línea central del juego hay montones de misiones secundarias con un trasfondo digno de ser una historia principal. Tal es la riqueza de contenido que disfrutarás con cada misión que se te presente.
    Sobre la jugabilidad es buena. Te aconsejo jugar el juego en la máxima dificultad para hacerlo más desafiante y así tengas que prepararte antes de pelear. Por ejemplo aplicando aceites para espada, bebiendo pociones, leyendo sobre las debilidades del enemigo, etc.. De esta forma explotarás todos estos aspectos que tiene el juego para las batallas.
    El rendimiento es fluido, si tienes una buena computadora no tendrás problemas.
    Sobre el mundo enorme. Hay punto de interés a lo largo de todos los mapas. Si quieres completar el juego de forma detallada y con la dificultad máxima, te das el tiempo de leer todas las entradas y te gusta jugar gwynt, tienes para mínimo, pero mínimo 200 horas (sin considerar las expansiones).
    Conclusión: Uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en mi vida (por no decir que es el mejor).    … Expand
  48. UserReviewsLUL
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    The best game of this generation and possibly the best game ever made. The story is absolutely amazing. You can play it without having played the first one but if you did play Witcher 2 then you will end up appreciating it even more after you had finished Witcher 3. The game feels really good to play. The animations and physics are the best I have seen. The graphics are only rivaled by aThe best game of this generation and possibly the best game ever made. The story is absolutely amazing. You can play it without having played the first one but if you did play Witcher 2 then you will end up appreciating it even more after you had finished Witcher 3. The game feels really good to play. The animations and physics are the best I have seen. The graphics are only rivaled by a few other games like Detroit: Become Human and God of War.… Expand
  49. deadcansing
    Nov 7, 2020
    7
    Great game with amazing story line, great graphic , impressive open world, funny and interesting quests with alternative choices.
    But it is the most bugged game i ever played, control system is totally broken ( auto targeting, crapy response and accuracy). You character can hide his weapon just by stepping on different texture, sadly it is console game ported to pc with very bad keyboard    Great game with amazing story line, great graphic , impressive open world, funny and interesting quests with alternative choices.
    But it is the most bugged game i ever played, control system is totally broken ( auto targeting, crapy response and accuracy). You character can hide his weapon just by stepping on different texture, sadly it is console game ported to pc with very bad keyboard and mouse support. Control system killed me more times than enemys ;(
    5 years after it was launched you can still fall in textures with out any chance of going back...    … Expand
  50. resetdelete
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Cyberpunk 2077 is the best game in a long time and will hopefully be game of the year! Thank you CDPR! And don't listen to the morons who fall for every hype and now have to play the insulted liver sausages! Buy decent hardware you crybugs!
  51. 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
  52. Ghua
    Jan 12, 2017
    10
    Best RPG game I ever played, and I played a lot. I didnt like first two parts, but this one is spot on. Combat is good, inventory is good, story and characters are BRILLIANT.

    You must play it
  53. Reginthorn
    Jun 21, 2015
    9
    An excellent adventure that concludes the Witcher trilogy. The game does a fine job of melding story and character development as one. In fact, the outcome of the ending is tied to how the player matures Geralt. On top of the strong character building, the game nails world building. The occasional sidequest foreshadows future events, but even standalone quests feel like their own miniAn excellent adventure that concludes the Witcher trilogy. The game does a fine job of melding story and character development as one. In fact, the outcome of the ending is tied to how the player matures Geralt. On top of the strong character building, the game nails world building. The occasional sidequest foreshadows future events, but even standalone quests feel like their own mini stories. The sense of place of this game is secondary only to the likes of Bethesda RPG titles. All that being said, the game is far from flawless. The tightly focused linear narrative in Witcher 2 is not present in the Witcher 3 due to the intrinsic properties of an open world experience. For me, I got overwhelmed with the amount of content in the game. The gameplay overall is much easier to approach than the first two games, but responsiveness is very wonky. Despite these minor setbacks I think the game is one of the finer games in the RPG genre as well as the open world one. 9/10… Expand
  54. Vespine
    Oct 18, 2015
    10
    This is simply the best RPG made to date. Over 3000 positive reviews, I can't think of anything that hasn't already been said hundreds of times. As a fan of the original cyberpunk RPG, I just can't wait to see what CD Projekt red do with it.
  55. Mattheusheck
    Oct 7, 2015
    10
    Absolutely epic game with gripping game play, great scenario, brilliant soundtrack, eye-catching scenes and stunning graphics. There are a few bugs, but none of them affects the game play enough to change the score. The combination of open world with a leading story came out surprisingly well. Each and every RPG fan has to play that game.
  56. Epitome22
    Oct 10, 2015
    10
    You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be angry and torn and experience the full rainbow of emotion at this amazing game. The story is top notch, the game play and mechanics are tight as a drum. The open world style gives the game a huge populated feeling, when you first crest the hill and see the scope of the games capital you'll be floored. It's beautiful, it's fun, it's packed with content.You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be angry and torn and experience the full rainbow of emotion at this amazing game. The story is top notch, the game play and mechanics are tight as a drum. The open world style gives the game a huge populated feeling, when you first crest the hill and see the scope of the games capital you'll be floored. It's beautiful, it's fun, it's packed with content. Get it, get it now.… Expand
  57. angmarec
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Best game of last decade, and one of the best games ever made. Gigantic open world, amazing side quest, which are better than main storyline in other games, choice, consequences. This is how plot should look like in modern game! Beautiful graphics, that still look good. Around 200 hours of gameplay.Yes this game have some minuses, but all positive sides overcome, that make this gameBest game of last decade, and one of the best games ever made. Gigantic open world, amazing side quest, which are better than main storyline in other games, choice, consequences. This is how plot should look like in modern game! Beautiful graphics, that still look good. Around 200 hours of gameplay.Yes this game have some minuses, but all positive sides overcome, that make this game absolute masterpiece… Expand
  58. ZaPaAl
    Aug 20, 2015
    9
    A very good game, with a deep story background, very interesting characters, quests and decisions, excessive details. Fun game play overall. It looks good and runs very smooth even on older hardware.

    High level complaints I have: it has far too big maps, too many side quests, too many ? points to discover (which you don't need, except to get them of your map) and too much loot. The    A very good game, with a deep story background, very interesting characters, quests and decisions, excessive details. Fun game play overall. It looks good and runs very smooth even on older hardware.

    High level complaints I have: it has far too big maps, too many side quests, too many ? points to discover (which you don't need, except to get them of your map) and too much loot.

    The crafting and alchemy system (and inventory) is tedisome and largely pointless. Potions can be very useful, but you only have to make each one once, after that, you no longer need hundreds of gathered ingredients. Same in crafting: The only thing you want to craft is the one set of witcher gear you like.

    And finally, the ending ... do yourself a favor and read a guide, when handling Ciri, otherwise you are likely in for a disappointment after ~200 hours of playtime. This they badly screwed up, giving very minor decisions an incomprehensible nasty impact. Maybe to force you into a new game+?

    Baseline, if you can relate to the universe in any way, play this! It has a lot more quantity, and a little less quality then the previous installations. Maybe wait a bit for the final bug fixing, and some good game play altering mods, which are already popping up.    … Expand
  59. Mars0112
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    It is difficult to talk about the game, from which expect a lot, and eventually you get absolutely everything wanted. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - is the quintessence, in the literal sense. This game really is something subtle that permeates the souls of millions of players around the world! A brilliant role-playing game with an incredibly excellent staging. It is obvious that the third partIt is difficult to talk about the game, from which expect a lot, and eventually you get absolutely everything wanted. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - is the quintessence, in the literal sense. This game really is something subtle that permeates the souls of millions of players around the world! A brilliant role-playing game with an incredibly excellent staging. It is obvious that the third part of the great saga deserves the title of the best games of 2015, and all the more deserves to be called one of the best games in history. It is a pity that such projects come infrequently. The trilogy is completed, and now the saga about "The Witcher" is erected in a cult like never before!… Expand
  60. Annoymous1
    Oct 10, 2015
    9
    With my GTX 980 Ti, I run this game very very well. Considering that, this game is mind-bogglingly expansive, and full of things to do. The story of course, is very mature and well done. 60 hours is enough for a story, and considering what there's to do, there's a lot to be done and played.
  61. karmanaut
    Feb 27, 2018
    10
    Dialogue 10/10; Story 10/10 ; Gameplay 10/10 ; Music 10/10 ; Inside-Minigames 10/10; Graphics 10/10; General Atmosphere and Feeling 10/10.
  62. Mallenlane
    Nov 13, 2017
    10
    The scope of the game is incredible. The amount of true unique content on display is ridiculous. Most side quests here get more attention to detail than main quests in other games. Emptying a chamber pot for someone in Witcher 3 would get you a full voiced cutscene and a chase sequence. If there is one consistent flaw with the Witcher 3, it would be that the parts are stronger than theThe scope of the game is incredible. The amount of true unique content on display is ridiculous. Most side quests here get more attention to detail than main quests in other games. Emptying a chamber pot for someone in Witcher 3 would get you a full voiced cutscene and a chase sequence. If there is one consistent flaw with the Witcher 3, it would be that the parts are stronger than the whole. It's side quests, and especially the excellent DLC releases, are in many ways better stories than the main arc.… Expand
  63. PaulJazz24
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    A masterpiece. Stunning and detailed open world to explore, interesting quests, great dialogues and cinematics, very long to complete. Worth every cent.
  64. BluBlaBlu
    Jun 18, 2020
    10
    Best game ever.
    After this game I went to play other stuffs and had fun, but still got the Witcher's syndrome: There won't be a game good enough that will give me the fun this game gave to me, at least until Cyberpunk 77 release.
    Pros: Everthing. Con: Only one. The after Epilogue. Being able to play after the Epilogue made the game lose the immersion., but still this won't downgrade any    Best game ever.
    After this game I went to play other stuffs and had fun, but still got the Witcher's syndrome: There won't be a game good enough that will give me the fun this game gave to me, at least until Cyberpunk 77 release.
    Pros: Everthing.
    Con: Only one. The after Epilogue. Being able to play after the Epilogue made the game lose the immersion., but still this won't downgrade any single point in the score.    … Expand
  65. jokerdeus
    Dec 9, 2015
    10
    Witcher 3 is the best RPG I ever played with Zelda : The Wind Waker. The atmosphere of the game is mindblowing, thanks to its incredibly beautiful soundtracks and graphics. Even though the game can be, strictly in terms of gameplay, slightly repetitive, it didn't bother me as I was totally sucked into the stories of this amazing, fantastic world.
  66. lastfox
    Apr 22, 2020
    9
    The Witcher3 is a pretty good open-world game. The graphic and the world-building is gorgeous. The combat system is solid, nothing outstanding but it does it's job. The potion system gives it a little bit of edge.

    But I have to say the main quest is a bit boring with the usual 'chosen one' narrative and it always gets interrupted by the flashbacks of Ciri, which are not fun to play. The    The Witcher3 is a pretty good open-world game. The graphic and the world-building is gorgeous. The combat system is solid, nothing outstanding but it does it's job. The potion system gives it a little bit of edge.

    But I have to say the main quest is a bit boring with the usual 'chosen one' narrative and it always gets interrupted by the flashbacks of Ciri, which are not fun to play. The game could have done better without them, it would also add more to the mystery. The thing that kept me going were the side quests to be honest. They are quite well written and seemed to have more urgency than the main quest.
    It's a bit of a bummer that sometimes the quest schedule can be confusing because there's lack of additional information. Certain quests have to be paused because you didn't level up yet, so at some point you will be juggling with a lot of unfinished quests that you have to jump back and forth. And some you can't even return to, because they have a time limit.

    The game certainly kept me entertained for one and a half months, but after I finished all the side quests it started to lose interest in the main quest completely. But the game is well worth it's money.    … Expand
  67. nima1990
    Aug 17, 2015
    9
    The Witcher 3 is one of those RPGs that you actually feel involved with the story and your choices matter. however, it's wrong to compare it to DA: Inquisition since they are both different things. What we have here is a beautiful world filled with life, but also the ugliness of the medieval times. Geralt is a likeable character that actually has a personality due to the novel background.The Witcher 3 is one of those RPGs that you actually feel involved with the story and your choices matter. however, it's wrong to compare it to DA: Inquisition since they are both different things. What we have here is a beautiful world filled with life, but also the ugliness of the medieval times. Geralt is a likeable character that actually has a personality due to the novel background. The story has its highs and lows with some parts being really interesting and some parts really boring. The length was a bit too long. The huge world felt really alive and was really beautiful. It's actually so big, in some parts there is nothing to do but to explore the nature. The gameplay however, was a unsatisfying. The combat is solid and rewarding but controlling Geralt himself was sometimes really painful. The game is not designed to be played with mouse and keyboard, despite the fact that The first game was a PC exclusive. Overall, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt is a satisfying experience and should be a role model for the future titles in the genre. It makes you feel acknowledged and involved. Your choices define the story in many ways.… Expand
  68. Xevon
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    I suppose we should start by getting the bad stuff out of the way first.

    Some of the plots could be more engaging than they are. The gameplay, while good, isn't perfect. The game has a few superficial bugs. Some areas in the game, Velen comes to mind, are largely unappealing if immersive and full of things to do. Roach (your horse) can be a pain in the ass to manoeuvre. As for the    I suppose we should start by getting the bad stuff out of the way first.

    Some of the plots could be more engaging than they are. The gameplay, while good, isn't perfect. The game has a few superficial bugs. Some areas in the game, Velen comes to mind, are largely unappealing if immersive and full of things to do. Roach (your horse) can be a pain in the ass to manoeuvre.

    As for the good? Literally everything else. Graphically it's fantastic and holds up four and a half years on, runs good too. The voice acting is top notch. The story writing is without a doubt some of the finest in a video game in recent memory, with several plots (The Bloody Baron, Hearts of Stone, etc) standing out as some of the best video game writing I've experienced in many years. The game comes packed to the gills with an incredible wealth of content, it would take a good 120 - 130 hours at my estimation to have done everything (counting the games expansion packs of course). No microtransactions, no loot boxes, no tacked on multiplayer, no always online, absolutely no **** - just 2 expansion packs which are arguably worth vastly more than their ticket price, especially Blood and Wine which expands upon and adds so much you might as well be playing The Witcher 4.

    Now, the game can take a while to get moving. It's a slow burn that can start off feeling tedious at first, but keep with it and it will reward your time immensely. Oh, and do get the Game of the Year version or the expansion passes - they're worth every cent and maybe even more. Hearts of Stone introduces new content and mechanics in the Velen region as well as a 10 hour story which is one the best in the game. Blood and Wine is more like 30 hours, give you a large new area which also happens to be arguably the best and prettiest area in the game, expands upon the gameplay and mechanics considerably and has a great plot to boot.

    My final rating would be 9.5, but we'll round it up to 10 for the sake of Metacritic. A genre defining must play of the highest order. Emphatically recommended.    … Expand
  69. Doc_Hopwood
    Oct 8, 2015
    9
    Great game. I don't like to review anything until I've played it for awhile. With 57 hours logged I think I have a pretty good impression of what I'm dealing with.

    The boring stuff first. Graphics are great, sound is pretty solid (lots of repeat ambient chatter but.. whatever), and lots and lots of open space to look around. I really like the lore and mechanics. Geralt, as others    Great game. I don't like to review anything until I've played it for awhile. With 57 hours logged I think I have a pretty good impression of what I'm dealing with.

    The boring stuff first. Graphics are great, sound is pretty solid (lots of repeat ambient chatter but.. whatever), and lots and lots of open space to look around.

    I really like the lore and mechanics. Geralt, as others have said, handles like a tank but you get used to it and after awhile you can get pretty good at dodging, parrying, and fighting with a solid mix of spells, bombs, and hacking away.

    I really can't find any fault with the game except one. Ciri. The parts where I'm forced to play as Ciri are excruciating... I'm not a CGI guy and don't know how tough cutscenes are but I really wish they'd just tell me her story through cutscenes instead of making me do these tedious asides with her. At one point I spent a solid 25 minutes trying to climb a tower to save a side character. Absolutely hate it.

    Otherwise it mixes up pretty cool monsters and I like that there are places where I can run into one type of beast I can handle easy and on top of a nearby hill will be another monster that's 10-20 levels too high for me. Even monsters that are way out of your league can be killed if you're very careful and do everything just right (though it'll take awhile).

    Overall, I'm enjoying the hell out of it and I think anyone who is a fan of dark RPG's would too. I played the first two and wasn't blown away. This one is by far their best effort. Hats off guys. (Except for the Ciri sides. My God...)    … Expand
  70. Mahdiar
    Dec 12, 2015
    10
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 10
    Story : 10
    Sound : 10
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    Overall : 10
  71. Slevin310
    May 27, 2015
    9
    This game is so amazing I'm not going to review it, instead I'll just assume you're going to buy it because it's so good who wouldn't want to and now I'll just go over important details you should know when you start playing (spoiler free). First and most important, loot everything. In this game you can pretty much breakdown anything into materials which are all useful for differentThis game is so amazing I'm not going to review it, instead I'll just assume you're going to buy it because it's so good who wouldn't want to and now I'll just go over important details you should know when you start playing (spoiler free). First and most important, loot everything. In this game you can pretty much breakdown anything into materials which are all useful for different things. The hardest thing to determine with your inventory is, what can you sell and what should you keep. You'll want to mix a good amount of items that will be sold for money and what should be kept. You can figure this out simply by knowing what kind of build you want. This game offers some interesting customization for different builds. There's light armor and fast attacks with conventional weapons, medium armor mixing fast and strong attacks or heavy armor and heavy weapons. Signs and potions can be added to any type of build. Although I highly recommend picking two things and going with that. Don't distribute your points so widely when first starting out in the game. The game gets very difficult all on it's own, a bad build will only make that worse. Every build (unless you're trying to challenge yourself) will use weapons and physical attacks. Build up attack damage either max out fast attacks or strong attacks, pick what kind of armor you want and upgrade the armor skill ability then around level 6 you can branch to either Signs or potions while continuing to add to weapon damage.

    Once you figure that out you'll have a good idea of what items you can sell. I don't use potions so much so I sell a lot of the ingredients. Although it's a good idea to have the basic potions. Search everywhere, if you're walking or riding you should be holding that instinct button nearly the entire time. It's very easy to miss things, that hallway which branches off you're thinking about skipping will have something good in it... I can promise you it will. I found easily the best early weapon in a game by going down a dead end branching path during the Magic Lamp mission.

    Points of Power are places that will buff your Signs but the first time you activate them you'll get a skill point. Explore as much as you can so you can find these places, rarely should you take a main trail. Always go off the beaten path. Never run into a fight without being prepared, save often (duh) and read all the books/notes you find. The lore in this game is not only interesting but it will add important back stories to certain things you encounter. You may find some knowledge within a book that will help you kill certain enemies faster. Try to avoid buying weapons and gear, you can easily find better stuff for free by doing some searching. Keep the money for important rare items you'll need to either craft weapons/armors. It's easy to not get that super rare drop of that important material you need, so shops can help there. The best weapons and armor will come from treasure hunts and crafting. So avoid buying their extremely overpriced mediocre gear.

    Explore all dialog options and don't always go with the first option you get. Without spoilers I'll just try to explain, if there's somewhere you need to go and there's a thing you need to get there, it's possible to get a few different options on how to acquire it, don't always go to the easiest option. You may come across a situation that you can either end now and be over with it and your quest will be completed, or if you're willing to do a few extra missions to come to a better conclusion you may end up being awarded something you'd terribly miss out on by rushing it. Terribly... miss.... okay you get the point.

    Combat is very reliant on quick movements. Even with heavy armor and a protection spell you aren't going to be able to mash the attack button while being hit. Rolling and dodging are very very important to staying alive. Figuring out an enemy's attacks can be a bit difficult because the combat AI in this game is very intricate. So make sure you learn when the best time to roll is and when the best time to attack, it's easy to miss your opportunity on an attack. Parrying is also a great defensive and offensive move but you can't parry certain types of enemies, rolling always works but rolling can also make you miss a perfectly good opening to hit.

    I personally recommend building Signs over potions, but that's just me. After seeing what Quen can do when it's leveled up all the way is just OP. It protects you from attacks of course but it can also heal you, knock down enemies by exploding when it breaks, return damage to an enemy and takes multiple hits to break... and that's just one Sign.

    There's my review... go buy it.    … Expand
  72. DeusXCom
    Dec 1, 2015
    9
    I loved previous 2 Witcher games (still considering The Witcher 1 to be one of the best RPG's of all time), to prepare for this 100%, I even read all 8 books, falling in love with Witcher universe even more and now after my 2 months long journey through this I'm finally happy to say that The Witcher 3 didn't disappoint and delivered the goods on basically every level. Transition toI loved previous 2 Witcher games (still considering The Witcher 1 to be one of the best RPG's of all time), to prepare for this 100%, I even read all 8 books, falling in love with Witcher universe even more and now after my 2 months long journey through this I'm finally happy to say that The Witcher 3 didn't disappoint and delivered the goods on basically every level. Transition to open-world went really well and even though there are some minor problems, Wild Hunt is an excellent RPG and a fantastic closure for this epic trilogy.

    Despite all the internet drama around the visual downgrade, the visuals are absolutely beautiful, probably the best looking open-world game to date and what's even better, it surprisingly runs smoothly even on high details on my older rig. I was worried about optimization, but CDPR did a great job here. Beautiful environments, vast landscapes, but still very detailed, light and weather changes, those sunsets man...

    Controls and UI has been significantly improved from the terrible consolized Witcher 2, fighting mechanics feel much more fluid and even though it's still not Dark Souls level, it comes very close and it's perfectly fine. I played on hardest Death March difficulty and for the most part the element of challenge was pretty solid throughout the game.

    The most important thing about RPGs - writing, quests, characters, it's all excellent, even little side-quest activities often provide really interesting stories, there are tons of references to previous games, to books and even to our pop-culture. I caught a glimpse of so many, Fallout, Madonna, David Lynch, Prodigy, Fight Club.. just to name a few. Characters feel really alive, with face expressions and great voice acting, even though many of those faces and voices are repeated quite a lot.

    As for the mini-games - I was a huge fan of dice poker from previous games, especially TW1 version and I didn't like Gwent as much at first, but once i got around it a bit and gathered good enough cards for my deck, it really started to grow on me and now I consider it to be probably the best mini-game ever in RPG.

    Now to my problems with this game and why i don't give it a full score (even though it was very close). First, CDPR obviously felt the need to to fill this world with question marks, if every question mark was actually worth visiting, containing interesting quest, or something unique it would be great, but most of these are some random chests filled with junk, monster nests, abandoned sites and so on, where you repeat the same activity all over again countless times. Abandoned sites for example makes you clear the area from monsters/bandits/whatever just to get the 1:1 same result animation every single time, if it was there once or twice, ok, but there are like 50 of those. The same goes for all those marked chests and smuglers caches, I spent entire weekend just sailing the seas around Skellige clearing all those chests and selling all that junk afterwards, not fun at all, I know you can skip these and you can just go for the main quest, but the completionist in me just must do 100% everything the game has to offer and this felt like an artificial way how to prolong the game length, because in the end you spend almost as much time doing all this busy work as you do with regular quests. Quantity not always means quality and quality is always more important.

    Another gripe was with bugs and glitches, after first starting the game on release day and realizing I can't even finish one of the first quests because of the bug and seeing all those extensive patch notes with each incoming patch, I just had to wait a few months to even start playing to enjoy the game 100%. All this patching and bug fixing should have happened before the release not after. Even now half a year later there are /still quests in my log that cannot be completed, objects often become inactive so the only solution is to restart or reload the game and so on, but all considered, the experience was relatively problem-free.

    Despite this, I love The Witcher 3, I loved being in this world for so long and I'm kinda sad it's over. Until the DLC arrives... 9/10    … Expand
  73. Genezi
    Jun 10, 2017
    9
    Great game. i have spent a lot of time on this title. It has a great story with memorable characters. Good gameplay with lots of possibilities during missions and best cut scenes with good dialogs.
  74. Soulen
    May 27, 2015
    9
    This is the best open world RPG I have ever played. And I have played them all. The only thing keeping the game itself from being perfect is the combat system which takes a lot of practice getting used to and leaves more to be desired. You are never fully in control of Gerald as he spins and swings his sword. Fighting mobs even half your character level can be dangerous simply because theThis is the best open world RPG I have ever played. And I have played them all. The only thing keeping the game itself from being perfect is the combat system which takes a lot of practice getting used to and leaves more to be desired. You are never fully in control of Gerald as he spins and swings his sword. Fighting mobs even half your character level can be dangerous simply because the combat was designed best for one on one encounters.… Expand
  75. kyle242gt
    Sep 13, 2015
    9
    Fantastic open world game. Great story, plenty of exploring and side missions too.
    My only gripe is that there's so much to do and explore you wind up leveling up a little faster than they seem to have expected... so new side missions can be too easy.
  76. Sten-Bengt94
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    It is difficult to give games a perfect score but this game deserves perfect rating.
  77. AM0N
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    One of, if not the, best single player games made. Ever. One of the most vivid universes ever -- vast swamps, big cities, small villages, mountains. The Witcher 3 covers every base in terms of environment. These environments are furthered by amazing theme music all through out the game.

    Questing/contracts have different conclusions depending on your decisions, and the amount of quests    One of, if not the, best single player games made. Ever. One of the most vivid universes ever -- vast swamps, big cities, small villages, mountains. The Witcher 3 covers every base in terms of environment. These environments are furthered by amazing theme music all through out the game.

    Questing/contracts have different conclusions depending on your decisions, and the amount of quests are basically endless. Combat mechanics are nice when you get used to them, and character build can vary greatly -- all of these things leads to amazing replay-ability (not to mention all of the different endings). Dumped about 80-90 hours in to the game, and I've probably explored 10% of the game in terms of total content.

    Both DLC's are amazing, and distinctly unique from one another.    … Expand
  78. Woofies
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Simply the best game that ever was. After the first couple of hours the game started to pick up and the main quest story along with the many side quests will have you wanting more.This game is a 10/10 when compared to other rpg released around the time it came out, while it is not perfect it is just on another level when it comes to detail and questing.
  79. aver233
    Dec 28, 2017
    10
    The best game ever made, and it's not even close. Of course it ain't perfect, but it's as close to a perfect game as we've ever come. It's sets the bar for ALL future games. Whenever i play a game i can't help but compare it to this masterpiece. I didn't play the Witcher 1, i liked The Witcher 2 and would give it a 8/10, but this is on another level.
  80. Batushai
    Nov 1, 2016
    10
    The Wicther 3 isn't just one of the best RPGs, it's one of the best games ever! I regret not buying this game earlier. The game is being compared to Skyrim, GTA 5 and Dragon Age. But this feels next level because those worlds are large, but largely empty. The Witcher 3‘s world, by contrast, crammed with stuff to do, stuff to see, stuff to get lost in. For example with "Gwent" a game card.The Wicther 3 isn't just one of the best RPGs, it's one of the best games ever! I regret not buying this game earlier. The game is being compared to Skyrim, GTA 5 and Dragon Age. But this feels next level because those worlds are large, but largely empty. The Witcher 3‘s world, by contrast, crammed with stuff to do, stuff to see, stuff to get lost in. For example with "Gwent" a game card. The level of detail is incredible, not only in computer graphics. You see babys, children playing in the street, wind blowing through trees, etc, etc. Amazing!… Expand
  81. stinkybuttface
    May 27, 2015
    9
    This game is great. You should buy it. Its like Zelda for adults. Its gritty and dark. It has a real open world feel. It looks amazing. I have been playing it a ton.
  82. IIIMuerteIII
    Jun 5, 2018
    10
    I don't give 10/10 scores normally as no game can be perfect and Witcher 3 isn't an exception. The game IS NOT perfect. Anyway the overall package of this game is mind blowing. it is hard to describe. It is a game that brings other AAA games within its genre to shame. Not only because of ist content but also because of every way the developers are handling everything around the game.
    It    I don't give 10/10 scores normally as no game can be perfect and Witcher 3 isn't an exception. The game IS NOT perfect. Anyway the overall package of this game is mind blowing. it is hard to describe. It is a game that brings other AAA games within its genre to shame. Not only because of ist content but also because of every way the developers are handling everything around the game.
    It may not be everyone's cup of tea but it is hands down one of the best games ever produced and a beacon of hope that there are people in this industry who create things beyond the expactions of today's gamers and who aren't consumed by pure greed.    … Expand
  83. rizzyD10
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    I'm happy that there are studios out there who still care about the PC. The improvements the three games are on an exponential level. I managed to get about 120 hours of gameplay to beat the game on the hard difficulty and every second of it was enjoyable. The side quests in this game has a better story line than most games. Choices you make will make an impact and 100 hours into the gameI'm happy that there are studios out there who still care about the PC. The improvements the three games are on an exponential level. I managed to get about 120 hours of gameplay to beat the game on the hard difficulty and every second of it was enjoyable. The side quests in this game has a better story line than most games. Choices you make will make an impact and 100 hours into the game you'll you can now never go back. FREE DLCs! It's a must play for any RPG fans.… Expand
  84. skidoosh
    Dec 27, 2019
    10
    Quite simply the best game ever made, no matter which platform you play on. I have to admit though the experience on PC is amazing. Fast load times and over 100 FPS on ultra is just breath taking three years on.
  85. pinkytwist
    Jan 27, 2016
    9
    Amazing game that really sets the bar high for future RPGs. Really immersive world full of life and interesting NPCs to meet, amazing and huge city to explore, fleshed out and well thought sidequests, great personal story with ups and downs, lots of choices and consequences and engaging combat. Couldn't ask for more. Even though I prefer to play as a female in videogames, I had no problemsAmazing game that really sets the bar high for future RPGs. Really immersive world full of life and interesting NPCs to meet, amazing and huge city to explore, fleshed out and well thought sidequests, great personal story with ups and downs, lots of choices and consequences and engaging combat. Couldn't ask for more. Even though I prefer to play as a female in videogames, I had no problems playing as Geralt. Real fun and interesting character right there. Hope future companies are taking notes on this. *cough* Bioware *cough*… Expand
  86. No1Livz4ever
    Oct 7, 2017
    10
    The best game of current decade. You can play it wherever PC or consoles, it doesn't really matter, this game will hook you up and never let you drop it till the end. Masterpiece.
  87. rosnk30
    Aug 10, 2015
    9
    Gorgeous game. The Witcher has a entire world available to you. A magical world with a lot of decisions to do. This game is a root RPG with more action, especially at battles.

    Graphic 8/10 Sound 9/10 Storyline 8/10 Gameplay 7/10 Environment 10/10 Replay 10/10 This game has a lot of stuff to do, so prepare yourself to 200+ hours to do all things. Welcome to the incredible world    Gorgeous game. The Witcher has a entire world available to you. A magical world with a lot of decisions to do. This game is a root RPG with more action, especially at battles.

    Graphic 8/10
    Sound 9/10
    Storyline 8/10
    Gameplay 7/10
    Environment 10/10
    Replay 10/10

    This game has a lot of stuff to do, so prepare yourself to 200+ hours to do all things. Welcome to the incredible world of Witcher 3 Wild Hunt!    … Expand
  88. Thirustime
    Mar 21, 2017
    9
    A great game, but a poor opw. The worlds only purpose is to be beautiful and atmospheric. Narrative and quests are disconnected from the world and tho there are decisions to be made within the narrative none of them is displayed in the world. The quest desgine is linear and doesnt takes advantage of an opw ( to be fair the fewest opw games do). There is no exploration. Everything is markedA great game, but a poor opw. The worlds only purpose is to be beautiful and atmospheric. Narrative and quests are disconnected from the world and tho there are decisions to be made within the narrative none of them is displayed in the world. The quest desgine is linear and doesnt takes advantage of an opw ( to be fair the fewest opw games do). There is no exploration. Everything is marked on the map and besides of the marks there is nothing to find in the world.

    The visuals are amazing, voiceacting on point, production even in sidequest from times to times breathtaking, satisfying combat tho its too easy (lack of stamina), The character develoment is minimal and boring, tho the pick perk tree with 12 slots could be a start for a good one. The perks itself are boring element and other systems build around it are missing completely.
    The mainstory is visualized very well, characters are great and it gives a good pace to "explore" the world. Tho its good it isnt outstanding as it is praised so often. It doesnt expands the story of the books and even adds less to it. Key elements are missing (in regards of the elderblood and the wild hunt, as well as the iceage). The antagonist is the worst of the entire franchise. Hes underrepresented.

    This sounds a lot more negative than 9 doesnt it? For me its barley a 9 (i would give it anything between 88 - 90). The quest quality is amazing. There are so many quest which are staged so well, with interessting small or bigger stories. Everything has a narrative. The world is maybe just the set of the game but damn it is looks great. Dialogues look like cutsence. The game has a lot to offer but it fails at being openworld and using this feature.

    Is it better than Skyrim? Dont even compare. Witcher 3 is a story based rpg which uses its opw as a beautiful set, skyrim is build around an opw. Skyrim for sure is the much better opw game and which for sure has the much better narrative.    … Expand
  89. gimini
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    After 150 hours I played, I can say that : One of the sucks and most annoying game that I ever played, that's joke i freaking love it
  90. davidprice96
    May 26, 2015
    9
    The Witcher 3 is the best RPG that I've played in years. It boasts dozens of hours of content that is as deep as it is numerous.

    RPGs are typically divided between two areas - Questing and exploration. Just like its predecessors, questing is the Witcher 3's strong-suit. Every quest in the game has a story worth experiencing - and they are stories that you have some level of control    The Witcher 3 is the best RPG that I've played in years. It boasts dozens of hours of content that is as deep as it is numerous.

    RPGs are typically divided between two areas - Questing and exploration. Just like its predecessors, questing is the Witcher 3's strong-suit. Every quest in the game has a story worth experiencing - and they are stories that you have some level of control over. A seemingly minor decision can have huge consequences, and it's those consequences coupled with the moral ambiguity that the Witcher is known for that makes questing a joy; they also add to the games replayability. Exploration is interesting as well, and is often necessary as the loot that you can acquire is crucial to keeping an edge on your enemies.

    The combat in the Witcher 3 is strong as well. Animations are fluid, landing hits is satisfying, and the game does a good job of giving the player several ways to approach combat, which further adds to the games replayability.

    The Witcher 3 does have a handful of minor issues though. My game has crashed 5 times so far and I don't seem to be the only one affected by this. The games' stability could certainly be improved. I've also experienced some minor texture pop-ins in cut-scenes that can be quite distracting (Both of these issues could just be my computer but, like I mentioned, I don't seem to be the only one complaining about it and I took the time to optimize the game to fit my computers hardware so the problem is likely not on my end). Lastly, the game suffers from consoleitis - an infection that has plagued many PC games recently. The game lacks some basic customization options (being an FOV slider and the fact that some keys cannot be remapped) and I actually find the game to be more comfortable on my Xbox One controller than on a mouse and keyboard. Another console-related issue is the fact that there was a graphics downgrade so that the consoles could keep up. I have no qualms with the graphics though - the game looks beautiful and I'm able to maintain 60 fps and sometimes higher on a $700 PC. The game is very well optimized.

    Verdict: If you like RPGs, then you''ll love the Witcher 3. Buy it if you're on the fence. Definitely a GOTY contender.    … Expand
  91. Elinathen
    May 25, 2015
    8
    Superb Game, outstanding graphics and full action. The most favorite Geralt Costume made by Sky-Seller, Witcher 3 Wild Hunt game is like drive you in another world.
  92. John_T_Brooke
    May 25, 2015
    9
    The Witcher 3 truly lives up to its hype, with beautiful graphics and perfect concoction of storytelling and game play, CD Projekt Red certainly did not disappoint. Controls might require quite some time to get used to though, some might say that it is wonky and slow, however I personally feel this to be a deliberate choice of the developer for further immersion through character movementThe Witcher 3 truly lives up to its hype, with beautiful graphics and perfect concoction of storytelling and game play, CD Projekt Red certainly did not disappoint. Controls might require quite some time to get used to though, some might say that it is wonky and slow, however I personally feel this to be a deliberate choice of the developer for further immersion through character movement and it did succeed (at least for me). The Wicher 3 unlike what most sites say is not the Skyrim killer, and personally I vastly prefer the Witcher 3, or even Witcher 2 to Skyrim. Skyrim will always hold a special place in this market of open world RPGs, with it's masterful illusion of choice and complexity. Witcher 3 may not be as great of a thrill-ride as Skyrim, but the amount of depth it contains, certainly far exceeds it. (At least to me)
    In conclusion, yeah Witcher 3 is great. Played the hell out of it.
    Also, comparing world sizes is stupid. It's always about the damn content.    … Expand
  93. Battletoad
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Witcher 3 is a great story with excellent graphics. I recommend this game to everyone. The Poles showed everyone how to make great action-rpg in open world.
  94. Midds
    Jun 7, 2015
    8
    One of the strongest releases this year. The Witcher 3 contains a significantly large amount of quality content with the variation amongst the side quests, a solid main story, and what seems like hours of quality voiced dialogue, a lot of entertainment can be had with this game.

    Whilst it does lack some of the depth of it's predecessor in terms of character progression and items, what    One of the strongest releases this year. The Witcher 3 contains a significantly large amount of quality content with the variation amongst the side quests, a solid main story, and what seems like hours of quality voiced dialogue, a lot of entertainment can be had with this game.

    Whilst it does lack some of the depth of it's predecessor in terms of character progression and items, what the game does boast in these areas is still more than adequate.    … Expand
  95. bskierys
    Jun 1, 2019
    10
    Completing this game took me over 200 hours (including DLC's) and I don't regret any second spent with Geralt. Since then I played multiple open world games and I always compare them to this one. And to be honest, none of them stands a chance. They may have large worlds with tons of side-quests and content but compared to Witcher 3 - they all seem like generic fetch quests.
    I believe that    Completing this game took me over 200 hours (including DLC's) and I don't regret any second spent with Geralt. Since then I played multiple open world games and I always compare them to this one. And to be honest, none of them stands a chance. They may have large worlds with tons of side-quests and content but compared to Witcher 3 - they all seem like generic fetch quests.
    I believe that what makes this game so special is the quests. Basic mechanics are pretty simple: you can fight enemies, investigate the area using the witcher senses and talk to the NPC's, but the execution and the story of these quests are what makes them so special. Almost every quest in the game has its own story with a twist, a moral choice, a reward and sometimes with the consequences at some point of the game. Did you free a poor unlucky man that was captured by some nilfgaardian guards? Too bad he turned out to be a thief and a murderer and you can find his victims later in the game. Shame.
    But the quests are not the only activities in this world. There are contracts (boss fights that requires you to learn what tactics are effective against which monster), super addictive card mini-game called Gwent and many more (some generic treasure hunting and bandit camps are also here).
    The combat system is deep and satisfying. Especially on higher difficulty settings.
    And the main story is just great. It is touching and engaging (especially for someone who read the books).
    One of the best if not the best game I ever played. If you are still hesitating - stop. Just buy the game.    … Expand
  96. YoloSwag4Doge
    Sep 3, 2016
    9
    This game is an excellent example of what consists of a well made RPG. In contrast to ubisoft rpg's, such as assassin's creed and the division, The Witcher 3 isn't simply a large fantasy world filled with generic, copy & pasted quests/missions, nor mindless combat mechanics.

    The vast majority of quests involve (highly) creative plots, in-depth characters and meaningful choices. The    This game is an excellent example of what consists of a well made RPG. In contrast to ubisoft rpg's, such as assassin's creed and the division, The Witcher 3 isn't simply a large fantasy world filled with generic, copy & pasted quests/missions, nor mindless combat mechanics.

    The vast majority of quests involve (highly) creative plots, in-depth characters and meaningful choices. The combat is engaging and offers a diverse array of defensive/offensive tools to use. Bombs, crossbows, swords, maces, axes, potions, sword oils and signs. The signs are basically like jedi powers, (similar to mass effect abilities as well), that you can use to help you in fights. There's a parry mechanic when fighting other swordsman, but the dodge and roll mechanic is what really gives you the freedom to position yourself better. And unlike AC, enemies don't attack you one by one. They come at you all at once and while it can be frustrating at first, it becomes a rewarding challenge. There's of course a complex skill tree as well.

    My only main beef is the way the main character and his horse interact with objects and terrain. For lack of a better word, it can become extremely derpy and frustrating, especially when trying to get out of a puddle, because for some reason Geralt forgets how walking works. The horse can get stuck on tiny rocks, or jammed on a small 0.5ft cliff as if there's an invincible, impenetrable wall in front of it. These bugs aren't game breaking by any means and you learn to avoid them, but they can be bothersome nonetheless.    … Expand
  97. Lukeazade
    Jul 5, 2019
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. Everything thing about it is fantastic. The visuals, sound design, music, characters, story, setting, voice acting and gameplay are all amazing. Both expansions are also incredible. A Masterpiece.
  98. Inf1inite
    Aug 6, 2015
    9
    Great game!
    Spoiler Free.
    You know what great in this game? EVERYONE can enjoy it. If you not a witcher fan, you will enjoy this. If you don't like RPG's, you will enjoy this. Why? cuz it take all of the best RPG elements and combine them with great Action games. Combine it with is great story and graphics, And you got a masterpiece. Final verdict: Love the witcher: The is    Great game!
    Spoiler Free.

    You know what great in this game?
    EVERYONE can enjoy it.
    If you not a witcher fan, you will enjoy this.
    If you don't like RPG's, you will enjoy this.

    Why? cuz it take all of the best RPG elements and combine them with great Action games.
    Combine it with is great story and graphics, And you got a masterpiece.

    Final verdict:
    Love the witcher: The is defenetly on of your best games.
    Don't love the witcher (But dosen't hate it as well) you get an unforgettable game, possibly you spent lots of hours on this game.
    HATE the witcher: maybe you enjoy and maybe you don't, 80% you do, cuz the game is pretty different from the other games in the series.

    There is some bad things, check angry joe for examples, but they forgiveable and don't make the game unplayable.    … Expand
  99. DommieDomingez
    Aug 10, 2015
    10
    CD Projekt Red deserve huge praise for creating this game. Understanding single player RPGs aren't for everyone, they sit firmly as my genre of choice and I feel like this game is a near masterpiece. It has been such a pleasure watching the evolution of the series from the first game to now, gives ya faith that people with such skills and passion are out there creating video games. ThankCD Projekt Red deserve huge praise for creating this game. Understanding single player RPGs aren't for everyone, they sit firmly as my genre of choice and I feel like this game is a near masterpiece. It has been such a pleasure watching the evolution of the series from the first game to now, gives ya faith that people with such skills and passion are out there creating video games. Thank you Cd Projekt Red fro giving us this experience, and Andrzej Sapkowski for giving us this story.… Expand
  100. Nazzeth
    Aug 14, 2015
    9
    Every now and then, a game comes along that changes the way we look at gaming. Half Life, Portal, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty 4 all changed the landscape, changed the "target audience"

    The Witcher 3 has done it to, By telling an amazing story, that adjusts subtly around the slightest decisions you make. They made a game that is both beautiful, deep and amazingly fun. They made an    Every now and then, a game comes along that changes the way we look at gaming. Half Life, Portal, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty 4 all changed the landscape, changed the "target audience"

    The Witcher 3 has done it to, By telling an amazing story, that adjusts subtly around the slightest decisions you make. They made a game that is both beautiful, deep and amazingly fun. They made an RPG with side quests so interesting you sometimes forget about the main mission, with characters so well written, you can't help but get invested. The game is fantastic, addictive, and will appeal to all gamers, casual, hardcore and fledgling.

    But it has one drawback. one fault that, really is a result of overachieving. This game is so good, I was forced to buy over $3000 in Hardware upgrades, just to see its beauty in full swing. But even with that upgrade, including a brand new Titan X, I can still not play the game in Ultra. Its just to much win for even my beastly system.

    It will create a hurdle for many players, but will also ensure the game competes with titles in a couple of years time.

    I will continue to play joyfully, while I save for a second Titan... I just have to see what it looks like 1 setting up!    … 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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