The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

 PlayStation 4
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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 18653 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,101 out of 18653
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  1. Scandaltown
    Aug 23, 2016
    0
    I would have honestly given this a 5/10, but since it was so ridiculously over hyped, for so long, that I bought it thinking it would be a solid time sink an entire year after it's release, this review is going to be a brutally honest tear down of this second string game.

    This game is awful, controls are sloppy, combat is arduous, easily glitch exploited, and uninspiring. Leveling, and    I would have honestly given this a 5/10, but since it was so ridiculously over hyped, for so long, that I bought it thinking it would be a solid time sink an entire year after it's release, this review is going to be a brutally honest tear down of this second string game.

    This game is awful, controls are sloppy, combat is arduous, easily glitch exploited, and uninspiring. Leveling, and thus skill unlocks, are tied to main quests making the game droll and needlessly open world. Every vendor gets an often pointless cut scene. I can carry hundreds of reagents (needlessly) but only alcohol and meditation is necessary to craft after the initial production. Objects have weight, but there seems to be no purpose to it as a constraint at all.

    The game plays like an old "choose your own adventure" book, only with long uninspired, and awkward, walks through areas you are punished for exploring.

    There is extremely low experience for killing random world monsters (each kill within experience range will net you approximately 0.4% of a level which is worse than individual mob killing in WoW and each kill takes much longer) which removes a good deal of interest from exploring the "open world."

    This is combined with the oppressive finance system which actually punishes you for exploring and killing "the monster curse that still haunts the countryside."

    As an example of the terrible implementation of finance: a sword sells for less than a piece of bread costs, repair costs are imbalanced however you can always sell tons of needless herbs for a gold a piece (if you enjoy running circles around overly populated herbs that have to be in L.O.S. of the third person camera AND in front of your character to collect).

    Combat is a game of attrition, heavily dependent on holding down parry, rolling, and waiting for stamina cooldowns (could be more entertaining on face roll difficulties but I wouldn't know). There is no real "out of combat" engaging as ranged weapons do no damage of any import, enemies are obviously tethered and easily exploited for it, enemies typically attack in packs which throws out the counter mechanic most of the time, dodge is inferior to roll against packs and equally as useless as counter.

    There is no functionally new, clever combat in the game, but there is tons of rehashed combat concepts from other games that have been horribly reused here.

    The game is overly controlled to give purpose to poor implementation: missing reagents for recipes to prompt you forward, poor experience for not following the story, a poor economy to constrain your trade and attempt to limit your roaming due to the high cost/low reward of killing monsters despite easy (boring) exploits to circumnavigate it.

    The graphics aren't great for ps4, the game repeatedly failed to maintain a proper render before patching: either slowly degrading textures, or failing to display loot images, or parts of the HUD, and once dumping half of the polygons for the world littering black boxes in straight lines.

    Even after its 20+gig patch monsters often glitch below ground and pop back up, climbing over barriers rarely looks correct other than hopping fences, and additionally the text is unreasonably small and useless on my 40" tv 9 ft from my face....

    The story is choppy and terse due to the interactive implementation, not to mention forced and puerile. I'd honestly skip it if there was any other redeeming quality to the game, but there isn't.

    I could go on. There is no way I would have released this game as is, and there is little or no chance I would consider buying another title from this producer.

    I should have researched it more online, but after a year I was foolishly confident it was a solid bet given its high price point and visibility. I haven't been this disappointed since Dragon's Dogma, and I think it was even worse this go around.    … Expand
  2. lwnewton
    Jul 17, 2016
    1
    After reading so many good reviews I was stoked for this game...Do not be tricked people this game is weak. The play control is absolute garbage, it's super clunky and sloppy. Compare it to Shadows of Mordor and you'll see what good controls should be like. The menus are way too complicated for them doing nothing. The voice acting is so cliche and lame. Every character in the game looksAfter reading so many good reviews I was stoked for this game...Do not be tricked people this game is weak. The play control is absolute garbage, it's super clunky and sloppy. Compare it to Shadows of Mordor and you'll see what good controls should be like. The menus are way too complicated for them doing nothing. The voice acting is so cliche and lame. Every character in the game looks like they had liquid wax poured all over their bodies. Everything in the game is tiny. The fighting is clunky and non-responsive.… Expand
  3. bowsers2
    May 21, 2015
    3
    What a staggering disappointment.
    First off: The controls of Geralt is an abomination.
    Everyone do this test; Watch how in his first two steps after you first push on the controller, they are really slow steps, and then he moves into stride - It's terrible. What precision and control is possible with that ? Then this test: run straight and then immediately push directly left or right    What a staggering disappointment.
    First off: The controls of Geralt is an abomination.

    Everyone do this test; Watch how in his first two steps after you first push on the controller, they are really slow steps, and then he moves into stride - It's terrible. What precision and control is possible with that ?
    Then this test: run straight and then immediately push directly left or right on your gamepad - after that turn, Geralt stops slowly, turns like a slow moving robot, and then moves again. It's insane.
    The basis of the main characters movement has gigantic flaws that makes this game unplayable.
    Not only that but all his movement is sugglish and non-resonsive, and when the combat is difficulty already, it makes the gameplay in the Witcher 3 an exercise in endless frustration. And it was built this way. AMAZING.

    The players animation when on rocks, against trees, sliding down a hill etc, is all terrible. The physical connection of Geralt to this nice looking world when exploring, is awful.

    If they fixed the controls, the combat would still be really boring. None of the early enemies showed much intelligence or proved an interesting or visceral fight. Hit by weapon animation when you hit the enemies leaves no strong impact, and the AI behaviour in combat very soon into the game feels very repetitive. Sure you have some strategy with the Signs, but it's still in a dull combat system against plain enemies.

    The positive: is that some of the writing is vastly improved from the Witcher 2, and even most games.
    But you have to spend such a long time traversing what is a pretty nice designed world, but that setting quality is still not high enough on it's own and for all that imposed length extending traversal imperative, or as compensation for the really poor controls and gameplay.    … Expand
  4. kweckstrom
    May 20, 2015
    2
    A large, diverse open world, lots of quests and absolutely stunning graphics. What's not to love? Well, I hate to say it, but the graphics in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are merely a lipstick-on-a-pig distraction. What the graphics will ultimately fail to do is make you forget the fact that the combat mechanics are absolutely terrible. Much of the combat in-game is purely based on timing.

    The    A large, diverse open world, lots of quests and absolutely stunning graphics. What's not to love? Well, I hate to say it, but the graphics in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are merely a lipstick-on-a-pig distraction. What the graphics will ultimately fail to do is make you forget the fact that the combat mechanics are absolutely terrible. Much of the combat in-game is purely based on timing.

    The average gamer is going to love how the game looks, but hate how it plays. RPG's live and die by how well their combat system is received, and this game's combat system is an unintuitive, poorly-timed and oddly-keystroked mess.

    See all those good reviews? I'm pretty sure they're all just too mesmerized by how good the graphics look. It's a shame the way you interface with them is such a turd.    … Expand
  5. hb1209
    May 22, 2015
    0
    Witcher 3's combat gameplay is just horrible, i just bought it because everyone is praising it.
    Gameplay is medicore at best to be honest. I agree with people saying Witcher 3 have good story. But what good is story if the gameplay sucks. Might as well be watching a movie then? When it comes to games, GAMEPLAY is more important than STORY.This game have the same problem as Bioshock    Witcher 3's combat gameplay is just horrible, i just bought it because everyone is praising it.
    Gameplay is medicore at best to be honest. I agree with people saying Witcher 3 have good story. But what good is story if the gameplay sucks. Might as well be watching a movie then? When it comes to games, GAMEPLAY is more important than STORY.This game have the same problem as Bioshock Infinite. As good as people say it is. The story is all it is good for. The combat is lackluster and I would rather watch Bioshock Infinite as a movie than play the game. I would rather watch people play the game than playing it myself.

    This is coming from a guy who enjoys Dark Souls, Monster Hunter series, God Eater, etc.

    And we all know how much dodging and rolling there is in games like Monster Hunter.
    But Witcher 3's rolling is just.. Unsatisfying, overly obsessive rolling and spinning.
    Monster Hunter's rolling = precise timing to dodge a hit that would otherwise kill you. Rolling eats up your stamina bar so every roll has it's purpose.
    Witcher 3's rolling = You might as well be the Tasmanian Devil. Because spinning and rolling is the new style. I think Geralt is dancing and spinning like a fool when he attacks and its always the same.
    He does switch the swords automaticly in this game.

    CAMERA while fighting is the worst CAMERA i have ever seen in a videogame, really and this game has such a high rating?
    Story is good, but for the most part people are talking nonsense when you speak with them.
    graphics have a downgrade but are still looking good.
    this game is a let down like destiny, the order and watchdogs to be honest and it doesnt live up to the hype.
    My hopes are Batman and MGS5.    … Expand
  6. Funch
    May 19, 2015
    3
    Most of the things in this game are very good.. BUT!!!!! The camera and controls in general, are just unbelievably bad. It is clumsy and unprecisly, makes it a little difficult to loot sometimes, some fight combats looks a bit ugly because of it, and it is just enoying that you run around/running into things and people like a confussed animal or something. If you have played the buggyMost of the things in this game are very good.. BUT!!!!! The camera and controls in general, are just unbelievably bad. It is clumsy and unprecisly, makes it a little difficult to loot sometimes, some fight combats looks a bit ugly because of it, and it is just enoying that you run around/running into things and people like a confussed animal or something. If you have played the buggy Assasins Creed then you probably know little about how it feels like.

    It irritates me, cause this game got so much potentiale. It have potential of course, but the bad controls just ruins the experience a bit. I really dont see the point about making a game with that much content, without making some of the most important basic things optimal. It feels like the game is unfinished, and i would LOVE if they could patch this problem, then it would be a really good game.    … Expand
  7. Herpyderpy
    May 22, 2015
    0
    World is big yet boring, there is too much of the same stuff. Combat is too repetitive. Text is too small. Geralt has a bad voice. Stroy is full of cliche stuff. An immensely overhyped game. Expected something more original.
  8. Matinski
    May 19, 2015
    1
    WOW... to say I was excited about this game is an understatement. I know 1 is a low score and this is based purely on the broken and choppy movement/camera

    DO NOT BUY THIS BEFORE PLAYING SOMEONE ELSES COPY OR RENTING. I really tried to love it... I gave it 3 hours of gameplay before I couldn't take any more. At first I thought there was lag or similar... the videos were choppy and    WOW... to say I was excited about this game is an understatement. I know 1 is a low score and this is based purely on the broken and choppy movement/camera

    DO NOT BUY THIS BEFORE PLAYING SOMEONE ELSES COPY OR RENTING.

    I really tried to love it... I gave it 3 hours of gameplay before I couldn't take any more. At first I thought there was lag or similar... the videos were choppy and the gameplay jerky. The gameplay is only slightly choppy but it ruins the whole experience. How on earth anyone can rate this game highly is beyond me. I went to a friends house and their game played the same. This would be a great game if the choppy/jerky camera was sorted out. It is going back tomorrow and is the biggest disappointment of the year for me.

    If they had saved the money spent on the 'free extra crap' and spent it on development this could have been epic. Alas no though.    … Expand
  9. Lolkek
    May 20, 2015
    0
    There is nothing special about this game other than the dialogue choice mechanic. The world is the same as in any western RPG, and the gameplay is the embodiment of averageness. Most players will be amazed by its graphics and the fact that the world is huge, but that doesn't change the fact it consists of unimaginative forests, mountains and swamps. The enemy designs are equallyThere is nothing special about this game other than the dialogue choice mechanic. The world is the same as in any western RPG, and the gameplay is the embodiment of averageness. Most players will be amazed by its graphics and the fact that the world is huge, but that doesn't change the fact it consists of unimaginative forests, mountains and swamps. The enemy designs are equally unimaginative, and the combat system you fight them with is dodge and hit with no strategy involved.… Expand
  10. kenmil
    May 19, 2015
    4
    What an unmitigated piece of crap ! Controls and mechanics from the 1990's were enough for me to stop after an hour and ask for a refund on this overhyped nonsense.
  11. xudwii
    Dec 13, 2022
    0
    Что бы творите? Выпускайте версию на ps5 для всех кроме России? Главный вопрос- зачем вам это? Ухудшить ещё больше свою репутацию? Ну что у вас это получается.
  12. eyePROSTOeye
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Я продолжал в вас верить даже после вашего провального релиза! И не вернул деньги за предзаказ не смотря на отвратительно проделанную работу вашей команды!
    А в ответ на преданность фаната вы вот так с нами поступаете! Игры должны быть выше политики, мы не виноваты в решениях этой власти и мы её не выбирали!
    Вы предали наше доверие и плюнули в душу тысячам преданных фанатов! Война    Я продолжал в вас верить даже после вашего провального релиза! И не вернул деньги за предзаказ не смотря на отвратительно проделанную работу вашей команды!
    А в ответ на преданность фаната вы вот так с нами поступаете! Игры должны быть выше политики, мы не виноваты в решениях этой власти и мы её не выбирали!
    Вы предали наше доверие и плюнули в душу тысячам преданных фанатов!
    Война закончится но ваше предательство не будет забыто! Киберпанк был последней игрой вашей студии которая была куплена. До встречи в торренте ...    … Expand
  13. konigsstein
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Горите в аду. Я поддерживал вас, даже когда у вас было всё плохо, я топил за глючащий и багающий киберпанк, я говорил что Проджекты выживут даже когда ситуация будет критической и поддерживал вас своими деньгами. И вот так вы повернулись к русским игрокам.

    Игры вне политики, вы, продажные куски дер**а! Идите нах**, увидимся на торрентах. Ненавижу вас.    Горите в аду. Я поддерживал вас, даже когда у вас было всё плохо, я топил за глючащий и багающий киберпанк, я говорил что Проджекты выживут даже когда ситуация будет критической и поддерживал вас своими деньгами. И вот так вы повернулись к русским игрокам.

    Игры вне политики, вы, продажные куски дер**а! Идите нах**, увидимся на торрентах. Ненавижу вас.
  14. Tina_Shat
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Нельзя политику к играм приплетать! Глупый поступок так относиться к фанатам!
  15. kana222
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    контора пидоpасов
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  16. Ashkan0098
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    One of the overrated game I have ever played control is very bad and fighting system is trash
  17. Retrozyal
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Ну, я любил ваши игры) да и буду продолжать в них играть, правда вот прибыли вы от этого никакой не получите
    По вашей логике, что мы должны сделать? Мы разве начали этот конфликт? А что, если я вам скажу, что беларусы вообще тут не при чем, потому что они не так давно пытались что-то изменить, но у них не получилось. Где вы были, когда им требовалась поддержка? Я так зол на вас, потому    Ну, я любил ваши игры) да и буду продолжать в них играть, правда вот прибыли вы от этого никакой не получите
    По вашей логике, что мы должны сделать? Мы разве начали этот конфликт? А что, если я вам скажу, что беларусы вообще тут не при чем, потому что они не так давно пытались что-то изменить, но у них не получилось. Где вы были, когда им требовалась поддержка? Я так зол на вас, потому что вы под копирку делаете то, что делают другие, не хотите разбираться в ситуации. Ведьмак крутая игра, Киберпанк я купил по предзаказу, но обосрался, когда увидел что там. Но возвращать не стал, все надеюсь что почините. Не стал возвращать, только из-за уважения к вашему труду.
    Можете перестать делать локализацию - мы сами переведем. Можете не выпускать игры в России больше совсем - мы найдем где их взять. Мы любим ваши игры, но больше не любим вас    … Expand
  18. Console_god
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Русофобы.......................................................................
  19. Jelyd
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    За блокировку на территории РФ.
    За блокировку на территории РФ.
    За блокировку на территории РФ.
  20. JenikMax
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Всегда поддерживал вас , не ожидал что вы настолько конченые.. Лицемерные фашисты!!!
  21. fat_pony
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Прекрасная игра, даже не ожидал, что разработчики окажутся латентными нацистами.
  22. Gronx_96
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    русофобы
    пришло время и проявили своё истинное лицо, жаль что столько лет доверяли вам, а вы так со своим комьюнити которое не имеет отношения к политическим играм
  23. Aseptolin_TDA
    Mar 5, 2022
    1
    Ведьмак 3 занял в моем сердце одно из самых почётных мест. Я не помню, сколько раз благодарил команду разработчиков и небеса за этот шедевр. Но ваша ангажированность и желание подлизнуть политиканам убили веру в вас. С сегодняшнего дня, вы для меня мертвы. CDRP RIP. Покойтись с миром под руинами моей разрушенной любви.Ведьмак 3 занял в моем сердце одно из самых почётных мест. Я не помню, сколько раз благодарил команду разработчиков и небеса за этот шедевр. Но ваша ангажированность и желание подлизнуть политиканам убили веру в вас. С сегодняшнего дня, вы для меня мертвы. CDRP RIP. Покойтись с миром под руинами моей разрушенной любви.
  24. satama
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    раз уж в стиме вы трусливо прикрыли страничку вместе с оценками то оставлю заслуженную вами оценку тут
  25. Dl9cegoeto
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    не нравится отношение разработчиков к людям. Применяют двойные стандарты. Позор.
  26. Yosetsu
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Отличная игра, но гнилые разработчики, от всей души надеюсь, что успеха вы больше не увидите.
  27. VadimFreeman
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Witcher 3 Отзыв не про игру, а про студию : Русские специально покупают ваши продукты в стиме, чтобы как-то поддержать ваши продукты, а не просто качают пиратки и бесплатно играют. Русские хотят поддерживать разработчиков, русские хотят, чтобы у игр появлялось продолжение. Я специально не проходил эту игру на пиратке, потому что понимал, что это игра хорошая и стоит ее купить, чтобыWitcher 3 Отзыв не про игру, а про студию : Русские специально покупают ваши продукты в стиме, чтобы как-то поддержать ваши продукты, а не просто качают пиратки и бесплатно играют. Русские хотят поддерживать разработчиков, русские хотят, чтобы у игр появлялось продолжение. Я специально не проходил эту игру на пиратке, потому что понимал, что это игра хорошая и стоит ее купить, чтобы поддержать разработчиков. А теперь эти разработчики плюют мне в лицо и говорят, что мы запретили наши игры в твоем регионе. Польская студия с каждым днем теряет кредит доверия и фанатов, которые хотят Вас поддерживать. Я призываю всех больше не покупать продукты этой студии и пиратить, лишать этих лицемеров всех денег, которые они могли бы заработать на русско-язычном населении. Вы не достойны нашей поддержки, поддержки людей, которые ни в чем не виноваты и от которых ничего не зависит в этом государстве.… Expand
  28. NazgulzLegacy
    Sep 6, 2019
    1
    Surprisingly bad game too many bugs, glitches, and crashes, walking, swimming, and riding horse controls are sloppy at best, quests are long and pointless, fights are easy except when they block constantly.
  29. Geraltandiz
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    CDPR opened for me a huge universe of Witcher games. It was with great pleasure that I went through the Witcher 3 3 times and then the first and second parts. Cyberpunk 2077 was also very much waiting for, despite the poor technical component, I passed the game and got incredible pleasure. I bought your games for support, even started using GOG, because of your noDRM policy. And I want toCDPR opened for me a huge universe of Witcher games. It was with great pleasure that I went through the Witcher 3 3 times and then the first and second parts. Cyberpunk 2077 was also very much waiting for, despite the poor technical component, I passed the game and got incredible pleasure. I bought your games for support, even started using GOG, because of your noDRM policy. And I want to thank you for all these emotions. But you spit in your biggest community's face. We have supported you all this time, protected you, rejoiced with you. You have lost your most loyal fans...… Expand
  30. jrdnnn
    Mar 8, 2018
    4
    I may be missing something here, but I have been totally unable to get behind this game, despite 20+ hours of trying. I'm wracking my brains to uncover why I cannot enjoy it, and it is difficult to put into words. The graphics (especially light effects and weather cycles) are really nice, and the Eastern Europe-inspired countryside is wonderfully realised. There is a nice atmosphere aboutI may be missing something here, but I have been totally unable to get behind this game, despite 20+ hours of trying. I'm wracking my brains to uncover why I cannot enjoy it, and it is difficult to put into words. The graphics (especially light effects and weather cycles) are really nice, and the Eastern Europe-inspired countryside is wonderfully realised. There is a nice atmosphere about the game and when you reach the second 'continent' it truly opens up. The dialogue choices are staggering and expansive for sure. The effort that has went into making this game is so evident throughout but unfortunately, for me, there are too many key flaws that mar the whole experience for me and have actually made me give up playing.

    The combat is awful, there are no two ways about it. Controls (both in and outside of battles...horse riding is a nightmare) are sluggish. Options for attacking are quick or hard strike, or dodge pretty much. 3 out of the 5 signs (spells) effectively do the same thing (stun the enemy). The camera and screen placement causes enemies to linger unseen ready to pounce on your preoccupied back. You can increase your damage output with potions and oils. And this is pretty much when the combat ends. The skills you can choose upon levelling up have little to no impact on the game, unlike similar lightly RPG titles like Fallout of Bioshock. The absence of true RPG elements here is probably what disappointed me most, yet the game feigns these properties often. Levelling up is almost entirely achieved via quest completion. The minimal amount of XP gained from killing enemies is baffling to me and one of the system's biggest flaws. And in the game's more difficult moments, there is no respite for trying to better yourself (like the Souls series or other traditional RPGs) - losing is often not your own fault but one of the many system flaws'.

    The story and characters are fine, but the endless fetch quest plot was already grating on me by the 20 hour mark. A single quest stretches on for hours with literally the same tasks repeatedly in succession. I failed tasks through absolutely no fault of my own (people dying in other locations). There is little motivation to complete anything, and when you do your rewards are meager. This all adds up to giving me little desire to progress in the game.

    This may be the game for many people out there (evidently), but I cannot play it any longer on account of the above issues. I recognise its merits as a well-presented, expansive and busy medieval world with loads to do and see. But being marketed as an action RPG, I expected these elements to be strongest when they are in fact the contrary. I can't get over the lack of depth in the game's battle and growth systems. I completely appreciate that the depth lies in the story/quest/dialogue-focused branching narrative, but this is not sufficient for a title in this genre. I'm maybe misinterpreting what the game's truly all about, but I thought this after the first few hours, after 10 hours, after 15 hours. It would be a waste of time continuing to play something that I don't enjoy, but this is not to say the game is rubbish. I just cannot see by its flaws giving their importance to me, and wish everyone playing it the best of experiences. The Witcher 3 is just not for me.    … Expand
  31. DanneSmith
    Jan 26, 2020
    4
    10/10? A masterpiece? Best game ever?
    Who's everyone rating this game like it's a masterpiece?
    To me it's mediocre. It has its peaks. Sometimes it's enjoyable. But as others have said it has too many poor design choices to be good or above that. There's nothing special here. Story is just cliché medieval fantasy with boring conversations adding nothing to the main plot. Combat is    10/10? A masterpiece? Best game ever?
    Who's everyone rating this game like it's a masterpiece?

    To me it's mediocre. It has its peaks. Sometimes it's enjoyable. But as others have said it has too many poor design choices to be good or above that. There's nothing special here. Story is just cliché medieval fantasy with boring conversations adding nothing to the main plot. Combat is mostly unbalanced. Enemies are either too easy or suicide level challenging. It's painfully obvious how the developers made soldiers almost impossible to kill to force people into fighting monsters, so reviews wouldn't say "It's like Assassin's Creed."
    Mission payouts are close to 0. What you're gonna do with 50 Coins? Might as well loot everything and sell that for better profit. Perhaps you earn more later. I might figure that out some day.

    There's alot potential here. The design of the world is impressively detailed (especially rural locations), but that's pretty much the only impressive aspect.

    Back to my question. Who's everyone rating this game like it's a masterpiece?
    I know who. It's kids who aren't old enough to know the true masterpieces of gaming, and those who love it just because of the genre of setting and/or gameplay.
    To me it's nowhere close masterpieces such as BO3.

    I mean... masterpieces such as MGS3.    … Expand
  32. LoFi
    Oct 5, 2019
    4
    I played through all of The Witcher 3, from base game to DLC. The story was engaging enough to keep me going that far, but that was it. The character writing and story was great, but actually playing through the game was torturous.

    * The movement controls are bad. Geralt can not turn for anything. Neither can Roach for that matter. This has created a number of scenarios when I just die,    I played through all of The Witcher 3, from base game to DLC. The story was engaging enough to keep me going that far, but that was it. The character writing and story was great, but actually playing through the game was torturous.

    * The movement controls are bad.
    Geralt can not turn for anything. Neither can Roach for that matter. This has created a number of scenarios when I just die, because not only is turning a huge pain, but so is fall damage. How does fall damage work? You either die, have one hit of health left, or no damage. I have fallen from a cliff mouth and died while running from enemies.

    * The glitches.
    The glitches take the cake for what make this a disastrous playing experience. We have basic bugs, like flocks of birds flying away in a big cluster ball, or NPCs Ubisofting through the floor, ot even the game screaming at me in bright colors. Those are okay. Those are fine.

    We also have the glitches that make you reload or hop a cliff to undo. A good example is one of the locked buildings in Skellige: I came across it while exploring and fell through the wall and into tje building, and since I wasn't to the quest it was involved in, I couldn't get out. I have also fallen into knee-high puddles with no way to get out.

    * The combat is boring.
    The Witcher 3 is a hack-and-slash RPG. You have three attack skills: Sword, crossbow, Igni sign. It gets pretty easy unless you crank the difficulty, amd even then it's a game of rolling until you win.

    Overall, this game was not worth the amount of time I put into it, and I feel it was a major step down from The Witcher 2.    … Expand
  33. Ural555
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    The game isn't interesting, boring... There is still no version for PS5. It is not possible to play it with 60 FPS. Well, I am dissapointed.
  34. C4dovnik
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Лицемеры, которые плюнули в лицо всем игрокам РФ
  35. GromRost
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    русофобы
    пришло время и проявили своё истинное лицо, жаль что столько лет доверяли вам, а вы так со своим комьюнити которое не имеет отношения к политическим играм
  36. Slenge
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Это за остановку продаж в России
    Это за остановку продаж в России Это за остановку продаж в России
  37. Nikolas_super
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Отличная игра с большим открытым миром, с хорошим сюжетом. Большое разнообразие дополнительных заданий, монстров, брони и оружия и так далее.
    Отличные графика и эффекты.
    Поставил плохую оценку, так как разработчики этой легендарной игры влезли в политику!    Отличная игра с большим открытым миром, с хорошим сюжетом. Большое разнообразие дополнительных заданий, монстров, брони и оружия и так далее.
    Отличные графика и эффекты.
    Поставил плохую оценку, так как разработчики этой легендарной игры влезли в политику!
  38. riskofpain
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Bed optimisation on ps4, post game is rotten, the same gothic and Elex are more flexible in the plot, in fact, what choice do not make will be an analogue of the variability of Mass Effect
  39. BelleNimos
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    CD PROJEKT RED стали теми, кто есть, благодаря российским игрокам. Теперь они отплачивают нам закрытием ГОГа и закрытием продаж в Стиме в РУ регионе из-за событий, к которым обычные игроки непричастны

    Я предзаказал кусок забагованного говнокода под названием Киберпанк в ГОГе, поверив в эту компанию. Я не стал делать рефанд, чтобы поддержать их. За это, опять же, получил хреновое отношение    CD PROJEKT RED стали теми, кто есть, благодаря российским игрокам. Теперь они отплачивают нам закрытием ГОГа и закрытием продаж в Стиме в РУ регионе из-за событий, к которым обычные игроки непричастны

    Я предзаказал кусок забагованного говнокода под названием Киберпанк в ГОГе, поверив в эту компанию. Я не стал делать рефанд, чтобы поддержать их. За это, опять же, получил хреновое отношение к себе, как к игроку

    И о каком вдохновении в сердцах/умах людей во имя глобальных перемен вы смеете говорить, когда живёте в другой стране и не в курсе, как обстоят дела здесь?

    Теперь и я отплачу тем, что эта компания заслужила. Пускай это будет всего лишь обзор, но игроки всё помнят

    Игры вне политики, правда, лицемеры?    … Expand
  40. CYBEREBLANIUM
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    What the **** are you implicating games and creativity in politics, ****ing Nazis and Russophobes. You spat in the face of the CIS community. Our state wiped its feet on us, and you did the same. We have always supported you, and you have betrayed us. Go **** yourself! **** CD PROJEKT RED!
  41. Greewitch
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    CD Projekt RED лицемеры Всегда покупал ваши игры на самом релизе, даже Cyberpunk 2077, который наиграл на страте 9 часов и бросил, потому что вы выпустили забагованный кусок к*ла (еще и публично лгали своим фанатам по поводу консольных версий игры)! Даже после этого я не писал негативных отзывов, потому что любил вашу компанию за великолепного Ведьмака, но тут вы решили залезть в политоту,CD Projekt RED лицемеры Всегда покупал ваши игры на самом релизе, даже Cyberpunk 2077, который наиграл на страте 9 часов и бросил, потому что вы выпустили забагованный кусок к*ла (еще и публично лгали своим фанатам по поводу консольных версий игры)! Даже после этого я не писал негативных отзывов, потому что любил вашу компанию за великолепного Ведьмака, но тут вы решили залезть в политоту, и показали свою русофобию! Смею полагать что русские, самые преданные фанаты ваших продуктов (в прошлом). Вы настоящие нацисты, и предлагаю ваши грядущие куски кода, даже не выпускать на Российском рынке. Продаж не ждите, и оценки вам обрушим. Ваша репутация на Российском рынке уничтожена!… Expand
  42. MamaGhandess
    Oct 27, 2020
    0
    Hold on, I'll come change my review next week. Or maybe next month, or the month after that. I just want to make sure my review is polished.
  43. t4b4sco
    Aug 14, 2017
    2
    I was desperately looking for something, ANYTHING worthwhile to play. I don't play a lot of games, I admit. The few games I've enjoyed most in the (more or less recent) past were titles like GTA V, Far Cry 3 & 4 and Gran Turismo.
    Let me just say: I was fooled by the good reviews. Game of the year and whatnot. Surely, this must be an enjoyable experience, for some innocent soul looking to    I was desperately looking for something, ANYTHING worthwhile to play. I don't play a lot of games, I admit. The few games I've enjoyed most in the (more or less recent) past were titles like GTA V, Far Cry 3 & 4 and Gran Turismo.
    Let me just say: I was fooled by the good reviews. Game of the year and whatnot. Surely, this must be an enjoyable experience, for some innocent soul looking to spend a few hours of his precious remaining lifetime on a video game? There must be something in it for everybody, right? Considering the rave reviews?? Right???

    So I gave this festering heap of nerd dookie a shot.
    Played it for I don't know, 5, 10, 12 hours? I couldn't even keep track of the time because I kept nodding off.
    I don't understand what they want from me in this game. I really don't.
    Why I should invest my time figuring out if I could brew some kind of... potion or lotion or ointment or oil or whatnot out of some mushrooms and flowers and slain monster entrails that I picked up a thousandfold along the way, stumbling through this fantasy wonderland that's supposed to be "open world", only I can't do a thing that I would really do in the real open world.

    I'm an adult with a real job and with real stuff I have to know, review, and study from scratch to stay on top of things, why the everloving **** would I want to spend my time studying and perfecting this completely made up nonsense? Like.. uh.. you have to combine the haunted seed of barleyflower, which blossoms in the fertile soils of the ancient lands of mongo, which are under the evil reign of Balthasar Mourningwood, with the blessed dust of fookstone, which thou can buy at ye olde farmers market in dwarf springs? Are you out of your mind? What is this and why is this considered entertainment?

    This game is a 10/10 if you yourself are a 10/10 roleplaying supernerd. If you're a halfway normal person, you won't know what hit you. For its niche genre, it might be a really good game. But please don't make the same mistake I did and buy it because of the reviews. This game isn't for everyone.    … Expand
  44. GuapoGrande
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Serviceable but honestly pretty disappointing considering all the hype. Mostly it is a generic 3rd person open world game (a market that is massively over-saturated these days) in a Skyrim-style dark fantasy world that is most notable for the sheer never-ending volume of sidequests.

    The story is fairly poor. Geralt is a Mary Sue fanfiction character: he is a fearless world-famous    Serviceable but honestly pretty disappointing considering all the hype. Mostly it is a generic 3rd person open world game (a market that is massively over-saturated these days) in a Skyrim-style dark fantasy world that is most notable for the sheer never-ending volume of sidequests.

    The story is fairly poor. Geralt is a Mary Sue fanfiction character: he is a fearless world-famous badass, all women want him, even his enemies respect him, and he is always ready with a snappy comeback. He never suffers any serious defeats or reverses, and never even seems to worry this is even possible. He is amusing at first but quickly becomes dull. The villains are one-dimensional and bland (and mostly absent from the story, to be honest), and the main plot arc never feels even slightly urgent, so feel free to spend weeks doing odd jobs and hitman contracts for smelly villagers. Most of the main plot is "find this missing person, now find that missing person, now help this guy find his missing people so he gives you clues to find the other missing person" and on and on. A whole epic fantasy world gripped in the middle of war and intrigue, and you spend most of your time lackadaisically searching for Geralt's sassy daughter.

    There are also way too many characters, most with minimal effort put into their development yet the game expects us to care about them. It's miles away from games like The Last Of Us or Uncharted 4 which are tightly plotted around just a handful of fleshed-out characters.

    Meanwhile the combat is so-so. Pretty clunky, to be honest. Just use fast attack, sidestep, parry, and shield spell, and you can win almost any fight in the game pretty easily. The upgrade system is uninspiring, with most benefits just coming from increasing stats and with minimal variety added to gameplay over time. The crafting and looting systems are gruesomely awkward and tedious, I mostly stopped bothering trying to loot anything about 12 hours in because the camera is so awkward and it slows the game to a crawl. At first I tried crafting a ton of different potions, oils, etc, then finally realized all you ever need is the health potion and the damage up potion (oils and bombs are totally worthless), and things went a lot quicker after that.

    There is way, way too much content here. The side missions and contracts become tedious and repetitive before the game is halfway done, and a lot of them are obvious filler (admittedly a few feel substantial and well thought out). Using detective vision to follow bright red footprints is kind of neat the first couple times, but deadly boring by the 20th time even though there are dozens more times to go. It would honestly be a much better game if it were shortened 50%.

    It's also buggy. I'm playing it over a year after release with all patches installed, but it has crashed and frozen multiple times and pretty frequently I encounter weird broken animations, clipping, teleporting NPC's, non-functioning controls, and other issues that have no business being in a final release game. I appreciate the ambition of what the developers went for but that's no excuse for sloppy product.    … Expand
  45. ithinkiplaygame
    Aug 16, 2017
    1
    I went into The Witcher 3 with such high hopes, with everyone praising it as the best game ever made. Basically no one had said a single bad thing about it, and anyone who did was shouted down as an idiot.

    However, this game was BAD. Like, legitimately terrible. It seems like for how much graphic polish they gave the game, the rest of the game was an afterthought. The main "story" is a    I went into The Witcher 3 with such high hopes, with everyone praising it as the best game ever made. Basically no one had said a single bad thing about it, and anyone who did was shouted down as an idiot.

    However, this game was BAD. Like, legitimately terrible. It seems like for how much graphic polish they gave the game, the rest of the game was an afterthought. The main "story" is a pitiful excuse, you just go and chase after a random character you're given no reason to care about, playing as a character you feel like you have no control over. There is so little choice, and the dialogue choices you do get are vague and often opposite to what I expected. At one point, I was trying to peacefully settle a conflict, and when asked where I was going, I chose, "none of your business," and then Mr. Generic RPG Man decided that meant **** off and die."

    Which leads to the combat. It is the actual worst RPG combat I've ever seen. Mash square, sometimes press trigger to take less damage while mashing square. The entire combat system is designed around one-on-one fights, with parries and rolls, which you can never use because every encounter is with 3+ enemies swarming you, blocking your movement.

    The map is boring, bland, and large for no good reason. The game does exactly what Assasin's Creed and its ilk do, by scattering meaningless side objectives and **** fetch quests across a map that was five times larger than it needed to be so they could advertise its "expansive open world." The side quests always boil down to "get a thing" or "kill a thing and get its thing," and while their stories are supposed to be interesting, they aren't.

    Moving around the map itself is sluggish and boring. You can move as slow as molasses on foot, making navigating the once again too large towns and cities a chore, or call your magic teleporting horse to move around slightly faster, with a tiny stamina bar of actually going a satisfying speed. I like the idea of your horse following paths automatically, but every path is a weird branching system of unnecessary ways to go, which of course your horse always chooses.

    Then, comes Gwent. I hate Gwent. I HATE Gwent. It is the actual worst game-inside-a-game I've seen since Caravan in Fallout: New Vegas. The rules are cryptic and stupid, and the game forces you to play it on multiple occasions, scattering dumb cards across the map. Many times I'd do a side quest, to get a glorified Yugioh card as my prize. How did people like Gwent enough to actually warrant a standalone game of it?

    In summary, The Witcher 3 is an overhyped, overly large, overrated, bloated, boring, repetitive mess of a game. Use it as a PC benchmark, or pick up the complete edition for 75% off like I did.    … Expand
  46. Parangaritiwi
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Absolute trash, overrated junk.
    Do not recommend there are games that actually are worth playing.
  47. Niglett
    Jun 8, 2016
    4
    I have a ton of problems with this game, first of its just not fun to play. You spend the entire game chasing after some chick who ultimately is more interesting then the main character and makes me wish i could play as her thru the whole game instead.

    the combat is garbage with two different "dodges" one thats makes you jump too far leaving you to have to roll again to get back to    I have a ton of problems with this game, first of its just not fun to play. You spend the entire game chasing after some chick who ultimately is more interesting then the main character and makes me wish i could play as her thru the whole game instead.

    the combat is garbage with two different "dodges" one thats makes you jump too far leaving you to have to roll again to get back to being able to hit them and some kind of side step thing that is way to short and useless to the point were you might as well just roll like a retard.
    you are also suppose to change between light and heavy attacks, both of them make the main character look like a ballerina in armor swinging around and spinning all over the place. So after two hours when Gerald is done spinning around to get his sword to connect to an enemy, the enemies are just fancy looking sponges who takes way to much damage. So spamming the heavy attack is just as good as anything else.

    the map is way to big for its own good, with next to nothing to do and uninspired and boring enemy models. you are suppose to use your horse to get around the map, and you can put the horse on autopilot but the autopilot works just as well as letting jesus take the wheel when driving up a mountain.
    The horse tries its damnest to stick to the roade but keep crashing into things and making you stop, go backwards and try to continue on the roade.

    I really tried to care about the characters, and get into the world with the quests but the quests usually as exciting as watching paint dry. I completely gave up at the akward werewolf mission were the poor voice actor had to snarl and grunt as if he had too much mucus in his throat. At that point i gave up and turned off the game.

    at the end of it all i sold the game and deleted it from the ps4. I never wanna play it again and i have warned any friend of mine that want to play the game.    … Expand
  48. khotboat
    Apr 21, 2018
    0
    Extremely overrated game and the most boring combat I have ever seen. Would not recommend buying this game
  49. Geraltsucks
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Just about the most boring game I've ever had the displeasure of playing. Boring story, boring combat. Boring boring boring.
  50. Ballz313
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Игры - это не политика! Какого хрена вы игры и творчество в политику впутываете, ебаных нацистов и русофобов.
    Games are not politics! What the hell are you doing games and creativity in politics, **** Nazis and Russophobes.
  51. YourBro7771
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    You banned russian players to buy your games. As you know no one gamer took a part in desicion to attack Ukraine. But you ban russian players. Ok. Now we will not buy NO ONE COPY OF YOUR GAMES.
    Stop WAR STOP BAN ordinarry gamers STOP bulling russians!
  52. Doror17
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #ИгрыБезПолитии
  53. Massad86
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    there is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in games!!!!!!
  54. Flint19862
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    It was the first game pre-order that I've ever done. Played it on ps4. Later I've defended CDPR on the Cyberpunk fiasco. Who could've known that these guys turn out to be pretty much nazis? Well, they're Polish so historically it's not so surprising, i guess. You could've just say "sorry, guys. we know gamers are not responsible for everything's that happening, but we can't make moneyIt was the first game pre-order that I've ever done. Played it on ps4. Later I've defended CDPR on the Cyberpunk fiasco. Who could've known that these guys turn out to be pretty much nazis? Well, they're Polish so historically it's not so surprising, i guess. You could've just say "sorry, guys. we know gamers are not responsible for everything's that happening, but we can't make money nobody will work for free" It's understandable. But you had to bring in the politics. More of all on the problem you know nothing about. And just for some cheap pr stunt.
    When you'll return to the Russian market, we're expecting an apology. Loud and clear one.    … Expand
  55. Milliudes
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Thank you so much for the politics in the video game industry.
    I am eager to tell you many interesting words, but I am a cultured person, and therefore I will convey my opinion with the following phrase: "when everything is over and your master orders
    you to return to the Russian market, do not forget to wag your tail like an obedient dog"
  56. merfald
    May 16, 2022
    0
    My russian friend told me that you have closed your shop page on steam for their people.

    Honestly, considering that you weren't forced to do so, I'm sure you made a real bad move here. Cancel culture is a disease of our modern world. It brings no justice - only hate. It's a shame you've chosen to divide your community. Moreover, it's obvious now, that you are ready to cancel everyone    My russian friend told me that you have closed your shop page on steam for their people.

    Honestly, considering that you weren't forced to do so, I'm sure you made a real bad move here.

    Cancel culture is a disease of our modern world. It brings no justice - only hate. It's a shame you've chosen to divide your community. Moreover, it's obvious now, that you are ready to cancel everyone YOU don't like.

    Besides, your last game was a disaster (CP2077, remember?), but both of my russian friends were supporting you, even though I still think you are spoiled forever.
    Thankfully, where are still good companies, who can differ games from politics.    … Expand
  57. TurtleAttack
    Jun 12, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad story with bad characters and locations. The graphics are also very bad and realistic when live is like minecraft with many details. The map is to big and there is nothing to do. The battles are slow and only 2 enemies.… Expand
  58. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Possibly most boring and meaningless video game i have ever played. Lots of nudity is not enough to sell boring video game to me. It was nice to have stripclub in GTA 5, but that was never the reason why i liked that game and Red Dead Redemption 2 has almost zero nudity and is better video game than Witcher 3 in basically every aspect possible. Moving forward with my life i will startPossibly most boring and meaningless video game i have ever played. Lots of nudity is not enough to sell boring video game to me. It was nice to have stripclub in GTA 5, but that was never the reason why i liked that game and Red Dead Redemption 2 has almost zero nudity and is better video game than Witcher 3 in basically every aspect possible. Moving forward with my life i will start acting like Witcher 3 don't even exist, because it's extremely overrated and i simply don't want to even remember that this game exists. Whenever someone asks me for video game recommendation (and lots of people do) i will never even mention Witcher 3. That's a promise!… Expand
  59. Serx79
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    unplayable game on release from company that are super politically engaged.
  60. DigitalDrifter
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Incredible Game. Not only did this game have an incredible main story line, but the side quests were actually interesting with characters and situations that made you feel for the character's involved, even if you only interact with them for a few minutes.
  61. Vikingatheart
    Nov 16, 2020
    4
    Graphics are dated even for its release. The story is basically 1 long quest. Gameplay is not too bad but nowhere near as good as dark souls series. Not quite sure why its been given the high score it has.
  62. RagnarRagnarov4
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Игра года!
    Визуал на высоте!
    Игра вызвала уйму положительных эмоций. Только вот ускорение голоса в ру озвучке огорчило и ? на Скеллиге).
    Конченые.
  63. Aveforest
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Вместо листьев на деревьях будут висеть нацисты и русофобы. Игра хорошая, конторка гнилая.
  64. SAF1
    Mar 4, 2022
    1
    Шикарная игра, в первую очередь сюжетом. И пусть остальные ее аспекты не так хорошо как могло бы быть, но на это совсем не хочется обращать внимание.

    А теперь о главном - Поляки, вы поднялись на деньги жителей постсоветского пространства, я лично уже даже не пытаюсь посчитать то количество копий ведьмаков которые я у вас купил. А теперь я враг для вас, я значит напал на вас? На Украину?    Шикарная игра, в первую очередь сюжетом. И пусть остальные ее аспекты не так хорошо как могло бы быть, но на это совсем не хочется обращать внимание.

    А теперь о главном - Поляки, вы поднялись на деньги жителей постсоветского пространства, я лично уже даже не пытаюсь посчитать то количество копий ведьмаков которые я у вас купил. А теперь я враг для вас, я значит напал на вас? На Украину? И вы больше не будете мне ваши игры продавать? Ну хорошо, только помните что все это пройдет, а я это запомню.    … Expand
  65. playerunknown1
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    Good game, but company after whole witchers ftom witcher 1 to witcher 3 in Russia decided to play in potilics, when ru fans bought witcher1 and made it possible to made w2 and w3.
    And now company just spited in ru community with the decision to cancel the market.
  66. MrManul
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Плевок в сторону русского комьюнити, мы поддерживали всё серии игр, мы оправдывали кибербаг… Expand
  67. Lawgun
    Aug 8, 2016
    4
    One of the worst RPG games because of plain MC, boring fantasy setting and awful plot. One of the worst slashers because of primitive fighting system. One of the worst openworld games because there are nothing to do and everything is the same. One of the worst adventure games because of "slice of live" dialogues and no epic.
  68. redo
    Jul 24, 2016
    0
    Please don't play this game. It's very boring. Combat system is bad. There are a lot of bugs which was not fixed until now. Only graphics in this game is good.
  69. Hellome7
    Aug 31, 2015
    0
    This game is SO overrated it gets ridiculous. I ended up selling it after playing it for just 5 days since I couldn't stand a couple of things about the game:

    - A messy and poorly documented inventory (you never get to really know how important some items are, keeping them there with no use at all). - A very clunky combat system which just doesn't work. - Geralt movements (running,    This game is SO overrated it gets ridiculous. I ended up selling it after playing it for just 5 days since I couldn't stand a couple of things about the game:

    - A messy and poorly documented inventory (you never get to really know how important some items are, keeping them there with no use at all).
    - A very clunky combat system which just doesn't work.
    - Geralt movements (running, jumping, etc) are very robotic and poorly done.
    - There no interaction with NPC. You can't even attack them.
    - The AI of roach (the horse) is broken. I mean come on, he can't be more stupid and useless.
    - Auto-Sheave the sword in the middle of a battle is so annoying!
    - Too many cut scenes and dialogue scene, really affects the rhythm of the game.

    I could go on and on, ill stop there. I totally hated it.    … Expand
  70. LaSh4wn328
    Nov 12, 2018
    2
    I have some criticisms to make about this hugely overhyped game:

    - The combat is shallow, awkward, and static. By the time you've beaten the prologue mission in White Orchard you've seen all there is to see. No new combos, no new weapons, and very limited enemy behavior variety. Almost all fights can be won easily by just spamming fast attck and dodge. The spells, bombs, and crossbow    I have some criticisms to make about this hugely overhyped game:

    - The combat is shallow, awkward, and static. By the time you've beaten the prologue mission in White Orchard you've seen all there is to see. No new combos, no new weapons, and very limited enemy behavior variety. Almost all fights can be won easily by just spamming fast attck and dodge. The spells, bombs, and crossbow are all worthless except for rare specific situations.

    - The graphics are bland. Sure you get the occasional pretty sunset through the trees but that's as good as it gets. There's also pop-in, clipping, re-used assets, uncanny valley doll people (LMAO at the "sex scenes") and muddy textures. It honestly looked like a PS3 game most of the time. Plus there's not much variety, just medieval forest, medieval village, medieval town.

    - The story is crippled by the presence of dozens and dozens of characters who are treated as important, but who (as a new player) I don't know and couldn't care less about. All it takes is Geralt saying "Hey, it's my old friend Blorbo!" and the game thinks this guy is now my friend too. The absolute worst was when I had to spend like 15 hours trying to rescue "Dandelion" without ever having even seen the jerk. Here's a clue to the developers: if you need an in-game glossary to remember who the hell is who, you need to trim the cast way way down.

    - More broadly, the plot is an awkward mish-mash of medieval private eye noir and epic fantasy. Geralt must urgently save his adopted daughter from evil warping Skeleton Knights, but he also has weeks of spare time to unite a drunk with his estranged wife and spring his buddy from Church Jail. The Wild Hunt are the most cardboard, cliched villains I've ever seen in a widely praised game, and are honestly barely in the game until quite late (tbh the Crones are far better villains, though the end of their arc is unsatisfying). Geralt himself is pretty shallow, just a gruff-talking tough guy who everyone claims is a cynical antihero yet he always somehow does the right thing and helps the little guy.

    - It crashed a bunch of times. It is by far the buggiest AAA title I've ever played.

    - It has the MGS4 problem where it often felt like in an hour of play, I spent 35 minutes watching cutscenes (including choosing dialogue prompts like a choose-your-own-adventure novel). This was frequently very boring. People claim "your decisions have consequences" but this isn't really true, it usually comes down to which of 2 NPC's winds up dying at the end of a sidequest, but I didn't care about either one anyway and the rewards I get are equivalent. In any case if I wanted a novel I'd read a novel, I want fun gameplay and character growth.

    - The looting/crafting/gear was just awful. Most of the alchemy stuff isn't worth bothering with, and once you can craft Witcher sets they render the rest of the crafting redundant (I had a million crafting diagrams I never even looked at, they just clogged up the crafting menu). In the early game my best weapons were ones I randomly found on dead guards, and every "important" heirloom weapon I was given by the plot (Iris, Aerondight, etc) was crappy and useless. Repairing was also a huge pain as I had to return to town after every couple missions, which meant loooong sloooowwww loading screens.

    - Lastly, there is nothing fresh or creative here. 3rd person open world games are a dime a dozen, and this one doesn't even have stealth or parkour. There was not a single thing that makes this game stand out in my memory as a unique experience, aside from the unusually tangled and flabby storyline.    … Expand
  71. Iejen
    Feb 24, 2017
    3
    - Warning - Not popular opinion incoming -
    Graphics are amazing though, but the whole game is just cutscene after cutscene.
    It felt like watching a movie with the possibility to walk around and kill monsters.
    Killing monsters ain't easy due too the terrible controls and camera view.
    I think the story is good after reading other reviews?!..
  72. shootingstars99
    Sep 5, 2019
    0
    Liking this game enough to give it a 10 out of 10 is the gamer equivalent of a 14 year old girl in YouTube comments a few years back saying, "I'm not like the other girls, I like heavy metal like Asking Alexandria and Bring Me The Horizon". So many people act like this game is so great and think they are different for thinking it's a masterpiece, when in fact they all are parroting theLiking this game enough to give it a 10 out of 10 is the gamer equivalent of a 14 year old girl in YouTube comments a few years back saying, "I'm not like the other girls, I like heavy metal like Asking Alexandria and Bring Me The Horizon". So many people act like this game is so great and think they are different for thinking it's a masterpiece, when in fact they all are parroting the same thing about a game that isn't that great at all. First off, this game isn't very good at, you know, being a game. The combat is abysmal, their pitiful attempt at adding any modicum of depth was adding oils to the blade that are useful in certain scenarios to make it appear as if you aren't playing a game who's combat is half a step away from being as shallow as something like Kingdom Hearts. Who cares if the world is expansive or the story is fine if the game play itself is abysmal; it's like having an oven that doesn't heat anything up. Next time someone says something to the effect of, "I'm not a normal gamer that likes Call of Duty or FIFA, I like real games like The Witcher", remember the teenage girl scenario mentioned in the first sentence, and just have a chuckle.… Expand
  73. pHorte
    Dec 28, 2019
    0
    The only reason im giving it this bad of a review is due to bs enemies, in name, the werewolves, go stick self uber healing enemies up your backside.
  74. dadadad597
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    Rly? 10000 ratings for PS4 and PC? Rly? Six months ago there was not even half ratings. Good job Metacritic! CDP or Fanboy did own show. What a shame :((((
  75. SpunkyMonkey
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    Not as good as TW2, and over-rated in general. It's got a lot going for it, the aesthetics are superb, but it's ultimately a dull & draining experience. Firstly, it's now more like Assasin's Creed than TW2 - the villages & towns are all condensed into a mathmatical setup of Store, Noticeboard, Inn, quest - which kills the roleplaying feel a LOT. The general movement and control of GeraltNot as good as TW2, and over-rated in general. It's got a lot going for it, the aesthetics are superb, but it's ultimately a dull & draining experience. Firstly, it's now more like Assasin's Creed than TW2 - the villages & towns are all condensed into a mathmatical setup of Store, Noticeboard, Inn, quest - which kills the roleplaying feel a LOT. The general movement and control of Geralt is AWFUL, and you spend probably most of your time running around banging into people. The Open World aspect adds nothing to the game at all, it just means more ball-ache getting from one objective to the next, and everything you can find is usually already revealed by a marker. And the story - whilst OK - isn't anywhere near as gripping, deep or surprising as TW2. The Wild Hunt are barely for the first 20-30 hours. It's a real slog in all honesty, and the great bits which are in there are spread too thin over a mountain full worth of dull filler & fluff. Not a bad game, but a real backwards step from TW2 in my opinion.… Expand
  76. king-flames
    Apr 26, 2019
    1
    the quests are repetitive and the story is so ugly i really do not recommend it
  77. 9to10Gaming
    Nov 2, 2016
    2
    I'm normally a big fan of this kind of games but I just didn't get used to Witcher 3. I tried it a couple times! I really want to like this game, but I can't! I get bored all the time and that's why I can't give it a good score.
  78. Unknown-Critic
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring as **** It starts off really slow and when the world does open up you are stuck in an endless loop of fetch quests and some of the worst combat ever. The side quests which this game gets praised so much for are nothing special. They are all the same, requiring you to gather an item or kill some thing. I wonder why a game like Assassin's Creed 3 did not get praised as much as this even though it had meaningful, story-driven, well written side quests in 2012? Why didn't that game get similar critical acclaim? Its combat system and characters are also a million times better.

    Another big problem I have with this game is the Witcher Senses mechanic (another way to say "Detective Mode"). This is basically same as the detective mode you find in Arkham games. But unlike those games where that mode is meaningful and helps locate enemies when you are surrounded by dozens of them and do not want to get spotted, the Witcher 3's Witcher senses serve no purpose. They are mainly used in those 'murder mystery' solving like scenarios where you walk around with the mode and everything is highlighted. You go up to the highlighted item or location and click a button and you do the same until the trail ends. I get no satisfaction out of this type of gameplay. I'm not solving any mystery. I'm just pushing buttons at the place where the game wants me to. Basically, I'm letting the game play itself.

    Even its most highly praised quests are the same. You need to find Ciri, a girl who is like a daughter figure for Geralt so he just goes around asking for her and for a little piece of information they ask him to do a favour for him and this is where the bulk of the game's story is. You doing stuff for other people who tell you to go meet next person who may know where Ciri is and then you doing a favour for them, rinse and repeat. Yet this is being hailed as "great writing". If this is great writing and storytelling then I'm sorry but that only means that video games have an incredibly low standard when it comes to storytelling.

    This game does nothing that hasn't been done before. Its main quests are nothing more than the countless fetch quests you find in a game like Skyrim.    … Expand
  79. Cloudy83
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    Juego muy sobrevalorado, sobre todo en la jugabilidad, la historia si es muy buena pero falla en lo más importante en un juego.
  80. truelogicwarrio
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Dull copy-paste of other games with a mediocre plot. PR company made a name for this game, bravo!
  81. Wakaflaka
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Overhyped parody hybrid of skyrim+robin hood. First and second games were much more better
  82. ankokukishijp
    Feb 14, 2021
    0
    I was really excited when I first got the physical copy of the game. It was well packaged and I could feel it, "This is going to be one of the best games I will play!". After playing games for decades I usually have this "hunch" whether I would like this game or not by seeing the cover of the game.

    I was mind blown the first few hours! The feeling was unique! I played many open world    I was really excited when I first got the physical copy of the game. It was well packaged and I could feel it, "This is going to be one of the best games I will play!". After playing games for decades I usually have this "hunch" whether I would like this game or not by seeing the cover of the game.

    I was mind blown the first few hours! The feeling was unique! I played many open world RPG and this is the first time I have seen the Story so well-developed! Not only that, the side quest itself is NOT a "copy paste of go here, fetch that, return here" type of lazy settings, it was well written and every interactions you had with this side quest, somehow affected the main story.
    Geralt the main character is also very unique and I could see this character serialized for a movie (it did).
    The world, the atmosphere was supportive enough to get you immersed in it. I was sure I would play this game for long time.

    So i thought. The "Magic" starts disappearing after the first 3 hours, then I was completely snapped out of Witcher's Charm after putting 5 hours. In total I have played about 12 hours and reached Novigrad halfway.
    What happened?

    I was overhyped. The story was well written, settings was well set. But that's it.
    Combat was just okay to get you going from one story to another story, it is clunky and boring tbh.
    Customization is quite limited. Outside of the main story, the environment feels very dead, you do not get many surprise element; although side quest is very engaging I'd still insist.

    Having skipped 1 and 2, i began to feel less and less connected as i progess further to the main character as more new terms and jargons been throwed in the main story.
    Combat became really boring after you figure out how to dodge enemies.
    Magic and Alchemy feels less impactful, its like just using an item from a paused-enabled menu.

    I can't explain very well, but overall I feel like this game may be rushed for some reasons.
    The pre-planning concept was well done; however execution of the development was all over the place.

    In conclusion, don't get me wrong, I think this game DESERVES a well-praised!
    The developer has put enough effort , time and expertise in creating such an amazing series!
    But the media has been over-hyping this in a sense it is like a bubble.
    I think this game is great but definitely not 9 / 10.
    A Fair judgment would be between 7 to 8 out of 10.

    To normalize this overhyped / overbubbled high ratings, please forgive me of giving this rating a zero because while I acknowledge the game's greatness, I want to be fair to all other gamers out there whom may have a spoiled experience because of the expectations of "9/10", "GOTY!", "Masterpiece" type of reviews being distributed all over the internet.

    You would be able to enjoy this game more with lower expectations. Do not fall into the same trap like me.    … Expand
  83. asimmov
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    Игра очень сильно переоценина! Ужасная боевка, скучные квесты.
  84. gnolnihs
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    Played 15 hours into the game, trying to find why people kept praising it. What I found was a sluggish combat system. An experience system that only rewards repetitively questing and hunting monsters was a colossal waste of time. Along with a game company that gets angry when people "play their game wrong" seeing fit to change anything and everything a player finds that isn't hack andPlayed 15 hours into the game, trying to find why people kept praising it. What I found was a sluggish combat system. An experience system that only rewards repetitively questing and hunting monsters was a colossal waste of time. Along with a game company that gets angry when people "play their game wrong" seeing fit to change anything and everything a player finds that isn't hack and slash mechanics. Leveling up magic is this game does not ultimately help you. Any time a viable magic build has been found by players CD Projekt removes it nearly immediately stating that you need to be a warrior.

    Why is the combat system bad? Let's compare it to Dark Souls, Dark Souls is a game where you telegraph your moves and if you do the wrong move you are punished. In the Witcher 3 you also telegraph your moves, but your character at random changes targets, and flys around like a ballerina. The need for spinning attacks to be your "fast attack" is ridicules. This game focuses entirely on attempting to look appealing and not throws common sense and good game play out the window. The hit boxes feel miles long (for your character only) and while there is a dodge button it is completely useless because all enemies have a jump at you an attack move. Negating your entire dodge due to the extremely poor hit boxes. If you hit an enemy whilst they are in mid attack fear not they will still hit you, there is no such thing as knockback for enemies, that is only something the player character suffers from. If you do manage to down a few hundred monsters, don't not fret you will not level. You can grind monsters to your hearts content and your character will never improve as experience is largely only granted by quests. The unending struggle to overcome bad controls make this game nothing more than an irritation.

    The quest mechanic, the only thing in the game that seems to reward experience. The level recommendations on it are by no means accurate. A level 5 quest my decide it has level 12 monsters. Meaning if you attempt it at say level 6 you will be destroyed. The quests are always fetch this or go kill that. There is little diversity and leaves the game feeling like a second job. Personally, I would rather be earning money then grinding repetitively though a very unrewarding experience. A large problem with this game is effort to reward ratio is far of base. Nothing makes you feel like you have done a good job or achieved anything. Monster killing is pointless, but you'll talk to the right villager and instantly granted 400 experience, every level only takes 1000 experience to gain, so 400 experience is substantial. The questing experience isn't granted based on how difficult the quest is or how long it took to do, simply at random. If you are looking for a rewarding RPG in this sense, maybe try Horizon or any of the From Soft games (Dark Souls, Bloodbourne, Demon Souls).    … Expand
  85. mikehettfield
    Apr 12, 2016
    3
    I'm tired of these "supposed to be RPGs" the User Interface is just ugly, story is dumb, the openworld is not well implemented, this game shouldn't be on consoles to begin with, the medieval theme it's so overused, but this is supposed to be the 2015's game, is the best thing we're getting nowdays i suppose
  86. hg1802
    Jul 31, 2016
    0
    Absolutely overrated. I won't believe Metacritic ratings anymore.
    relatively nice graphics. The gameplay is repetitive and Boring as hell. All you do go to A get this , then go back to B get that... Even the music is boring and makes you sleep.
    Character movement and combat is very bad.
  87. Morganfree
    Sep 28, 2019
    1
    I not impressed. Poor skill fights, cutting off game just to make more dlc. Greedy company with fake image. Btw did you know cd project is dissing all games with user metascore above The Witcher?
  88. epistm87
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    he camera and controls in general, are just unbelievably bad. combat gameplay is just horrible, flat map, empty, repetitive scenery wanted to like this game but the absolutely pathetic combat system
  89. vgolev
    Mar 3, 2022
    2
    If you like a mess in inventory, dull start, weak fight mechanics, close to nothing choices, good story, this game is for you.
  90. Equinox3600
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game is great. The characters are well written. Geralt is the best protagonist ever.
  91. Mugyman
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    This game is boring as hell. Also CDPR is a shady studio that deliberately misled players about Cyberpunk 2077. They got their money and now are doing nothing to fix the issues with a clearly broken game.
  92. SkullAbdo
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    This game is really sucks I don't know how u played guys e
  93. Iluvatar21
    Aug 24, 2015
    0
    -flat map, empty, repetitive scenery
    -clunky controls, imprecise object targetting, can't look completely down
    -even at the highest difficulty you can mash the attack button and everything will die (no potions, oils, bombs, etc needed)
  94. night4
    Nov 1, 2016
    3
    Extremely overrated. The graphics are only "ok," combat is clunky and basically comes down to rolling and dodging constantly, and the story/characters are boooring.

    I'm especially disappointed because I'd love to play as a magic-heavy character and it comes down to spamming one spell.
  95. RoWckYy
    Jul 26, 2019
    0
    Overrated game, i really tried to enjoy the game by exploring the map, doing as much secondary content as possible and understanding the story. But i just keep getting tired of the game. Hopefully CD Projekt Red seem to be making a huge step up with Cyberpunk 2077.
  96. gingerboss
    Jul 2, 2015
    3
    On the bright side: it could suck more, like if it were an infomercial for albino mythical warriors.

    Admittedly, it only approaches that status. With like 85% of game time spent with long-winded story animation, this game is as just about as boring as it gets. Not only does the game lack any decent combat, but its treatment of the story is also flat out stupid. Your character is given    On the bright side: it could suck more, like if it were an infomercial for albino mythical warriors.

    Admittedly, it only approaches that status. With like 85% of game time spent with long-winded story animation, this game is as just about as boring as it gets. Not only does the game lack any decent combat, but its treatment of the story is also flat out stupid. Your character is given options when interacting with others as to what he should say or do. The problem with this is about half the time, after you make your dialogue selection, you then have to *also select* the other options not chosen afterwards -- so you can engage in an incredibly pointless dialogue sure to take hours. If this is the best that PS4 RPG games get, count me out. Bloodborne may have been frustrating, but it was worth the endless repeated deaths; at least there was action. Witcher makes you envious of all the many things you could be doing instead of playing it -- like cleaning out your broom closet, getting that shamrock tattoo, or just waiting for flies to come in through the open window. Unlike Witcher, there seems to be purpose there . . . .    … Expand
  97. DontPlayGames
    Jul 26, 2015
    2
    I bought this game based on the good reviews. However, I found it to be very slow. To get anywhere you have to ride through huge landscapes. Too many cut scenes. Overall found it a bit boring.

    Mechanics for fights were not great either.
  98. degenetron
    Oct 4, 2016
    0
    This game is a polished turd, with all the mannerisms and depth of a brazilian soap opera. Whoever think it's an rpg game must be out of their minds, it aspires to be a middle age GTA and fails miserably.
  99. cancali
    Apr 15, 2018
    0
    This user resume well my thoughts about this game: "Played 15 hours into the game, trying to find why people kept praising it. What I found was a sluggish combat system. An experience system that only rewards repetitively questing and hunting monsters was a colossal waste of time. Along with a game company that gets angry when people "play their game wrong" seeing fit to change anythingThis user resume well my thoughts about this game: "Played 15 hours into the game, trying to find why people kept praising it. What I found was a sluggish combat system. An experience system that only rewards repetitively questing and hunting monsters was a colossal waste of time. Along with a game company that gets angry when people "play their game wrong" seeing fit to change anything and everything a player finds that isn't hack and slash mechanics. Leveling up magic is this game does not ultimately help you."… Expand
  100. Sogekin18
    Sep 1, 2015
    4
    Over hyped game.People are stupid thinking it's the GOTY/BGE.The GOTY is captain Toad Treasure Tracker,and if you think I am wrong then you are a casual.
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Universal acclaim - based on 79 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 79
  3. Negative: 0 out of 79
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 8, 2015
    100
    The conclusion of Geralt’s game saga couldn’t be better. The large open world, great storytelling and dozens of hours of pure fun – this game is an absolute must for every RPG fan. [Issue#253]
  2. CD-Action
    Jul 4, 2015
    95
    This truly outstanding game raises the bar to new heights that will be extremely hard to reach for BioWare, Bethesda and any other developer. [07/2015, p.38]
  3. Polygon
    Jun 23, 2015
    80
    The Witcher 3's subject matter, its almost defiant doubling down on its treatment of women as titillating props for Geralt and the player, even as it tries to flesh out more female leads, is its most disappointing aspect. This constant presence weighs down what would otherwise be an excellent bit of closure for Geralt's video game saga — which isn't helped by the control issues that often detract from sequences meant to break up open-world monotony.
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