The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. jwanaps
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I rate the game a 4.5/10. This game is the worst of the Witcher series. The graphics, are outstanding, but besides that, this feels like an assassins creed game. It has been done before... The story could of been of been outstanding, but was just average. 'Whoreson Jnr' and the 'Baron's wife' were atrocious stories, and Roach (The Horse) and Crossbow, cheapened Geralt's image. Finally, what is with beards, for game heroes? Do you play as an old man? Come on, this game has its moments, but was no where near as good as the hype. Witcher 2 is much better, just not bigger!… Expand
  6. justnotintoyou
    Jan 30, 2016
    4
    I thought the game was beautiful, but there was something about it that just didn't do it for me.
    While the game has set the standard in play and beautiful background, with deep sea diving, gorgeous detail, and beautiful scenery, the storyline itself was a little off. Every one of the characters seem a little cold. Yennifer, Triss, etc. The only warmth came from Ciri and then not really.    I thought the game was beautiful, but there was something about it that just didn't do it for me.
    While the game has set the standard in play and beautiful background, with deep sea diving, gorgeous detail, and beautiful scenery, the storyline itself was a little off. Every one of the characters seem a little cold. Yennifer, Triss, etc. The only warmth came from Ciri and then not really. The world was a Hobbes playground where life was harsh, brutish, and short.
    IT just wasn't that satisfying of a game to play.
    In all honesty, I liked DAI a lot better.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. Zedorbruh
    Jun 28, 2017
    4
    Witcher 3 is the one of the game i dislike so much. Im sorry for the people who is a fan of it. The graphics are beautifull. Its very good at fitting the hemisphere, and making you understand the atmosphere. The game play was not that good. The character movement was a bit clunky. Repetetive attack animation. What i like about it was the signs and blocking. So to the enemies; They wereWitcher 3 is the one of the game i dislike so much. Im sorry for the people who is a fan of it. The graphics are beautifull. Its very good at fitting the hemisphere, and making you understand the atmosphere. The game play was not that good. The character movement was a bit clunky. Repetetive attack animation. What i like about it was the signs and blocking. So to the enemies; They were particulary the same, and not very little diversity (atleast when i playedtrough). The huge let down of this game is the loading screen. Yep you heard it right. And no "just get good". I took a timer, and it was over a whole miniute, A MINUTE. Dialoug was good. Story a bit dragging, but imversive and cool.… Expand
  9. 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
  10. Kindest
    Aug 11, 2023
    4
    The most overrated game in history. In almost every aspect it is either just bad or worse than any RPG game in history.
  11. Faxthtax
    Jan 13, 2022
    4
    Game is Epic enough. Story is good enough for me.
    What is not so great and REALLY drags the score down is the gameplay and controls. I can not remember the last time i played a game with such poor controls and combat as this one.
    Walking, running, riding horse is a pain. Geralt seem to go his own way at times when you dont walk in a straight line. idle controls are too sharp. No lag    Game is Epic enough. Story is good enough for me.
    What is not so great and REALLY drags the score down is the gameplay and controls. I can not remember the last time i played a game with such poor controls and combat as this one.
    Walking, running, riding horse is a pain. Geralt seem to go his own way at times when you dont walk in a straight line. idle controls are too sharp. No lag (which it should have had) and completely back to 1990´s style. Ugh.
    Riding your horse (named Roach, short for cockroach in real life) in the wild is painful in places where there is small obstacles. Roach is pretty dumb, instead of just do a small jump over it, he decides instead to come to a complete halt or run and go nowhere because of an invisible wall. And you bump into those, small obstacles or a tiny ledge keeps you walking without passing it.

    Combat was already outdated when the game was released. A very bareboned system. Hack, slash, dodge and hope for the best. Fighting groups is hopeless, they all come at you and you keep dodging until you find an opening. Devoid of choices and tactics, the combat is completely one-dimensional and dull / frustrating.

    Story wise its okay. Geralt is your usual tough guy. But overall a boring guy.
    Best and most interesting character is Ciri.
    During your playtrough there is too many characters you bump into, but neither has any develpment or are someone you care for.
    Inventory, menu are too large, clunky and messy with so much you do not need to care for.

    CPR did better story wise with Cyberpunk, but the game was a mess, and this is not unique either when you favour in the bugs. They are there. plenty-full.

    The TV-Show is a much better view. Much better character development and story. And you are much better off watching that than playing this mediocre game.

    CD Project Red along side Sucker Punch is one of the most overrated game developers out there. They have yet to impress me with a good title that gives a complete compelling package.    … Expand
  12. mikeg218
    Oct 20, 2018
    4
    Great gameplay, giant maps, lots of different **** to do, hours of gameplay - but at the cost of your sanity. Apart from the inevitable glitching the f out - as with most games this size - the story-lines are annoyingly long and leave you no freedom to leave or load a previous save. There are a lot of points in which if you proceed, you will probably fail a secondary quest you have yet toGreat gameplay, giant maps, lots of different **** to do, hours of gameplay - but at the cost of your sanity. Apart from the inevitable glitching the f out - as with most games this size - the story-lines are annoyingly long and leave you no freedom to leave or load a previous save. There are a lot of points in which if you proceed, you will probably fail a secondary quest you have yet to complete. You'll be pressing the skip button for upwards of 5 minutes just to get through the excruciatingly long dialogue just so you can load back to a previous save point and complete the quests you missed. Then you have to sit through the tedious story line that plays between loads and when you switch to different maps in the game - probably in place because the load times take for-fecking-ever. Then there are times where you can't follow a quest line how you would prefer because the game makes it impossible to finish a story with a character once youve gone too far. Essentially, it forces you to take your sweet time going through the story lines in the game or else risk failing quests, which to my mind is incredibly frustrating.

    Overall, great game, but holy hell it is a very frustrating game. You need the patience of a saint in order to fully enjoy playing the game.
    Overall, yes the game is    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. valcriston
    May 8, 2020
    4
    overrated at best?
    playing this in 2020. it doesn't aged well. graphic performance (even ps4 pro on OLED HDR TV) is subpar. gameplay felt clunky. (takes seconds to load item on screen? really?)
    what about the story? if you haven't played the previous installment. can you totally immersed and invested in the character? just put in couple of hours to be fair. really struggle to keep    overrated at best?
    playing this in 2020. it doesn't aged well. graphic performance (even ps4 pro on OLED HDR TV) is subpar. gameplay felt clunky. (takes seconds to load item on screen? really?)
    what about the story? if you haven't played the previous installment. can you totally immersed and invested in the character?
    just put in couple of hours to be fair. really struggle to keep enjoying it. damn!    … Expand
  15. JimLittle
    Apr 5, 2020
    4
    It's not like a game from 2015, may be they took too long to develop a game. Graphics and controls like playing something from 2005. You see, 2015 we already have games like Rise of the tomb raider, Fall out 4 and metal gear solid V, these are all beautiful games. No matter how well your story is, I found it hard to continue to play. I get it with discounted price for only 17 aud, fairIt's not like a game from 2015, may be they took too long to develop a game. Graphics and controls like playing something from 2005. You see, 2015 we already have games like Rise of the tomb raider, Fall out 4 and metal gear solid V, these are all beautiful games. No matter how well your story is, I found it hard to continue to play. I get it with discounted price for only 17 aud, fair enough, otherwise I will just give 1 pt for the developers.… Expand
  16. 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.
  17. WaffleFox
    Jun 5, 2015
    3
    I've constantly heard about the hype of this game and thought I'd pick it up to see what it's all about. Good tutorial if you're unsure of how to play which was nice. Combat during the training exercises felt decent. Traveling around by horse was also interesting as you can hold down X while on a road to automatically travel it, all without moving the control stick. Graphics are alsoI've constantly heard about the hype of this game and thought I'd pick it up to see what it's all about. Good tutorial if you're unsure of how to play which was nice. Combat during the training exercises felt decent. Traveling around by horse was also interesting as you can hold down X while on a road to automatically travel it, all without moving the control stick. Graphics are also quite nice, everything looks great!

    This doesn't really feel like a game though, it feels more like an interactive movie with little bits of combat sprinkled in. You will find yourself talking to NPCs for hours upon hours, repeating tedious and boring tasks such as, well...talking to more NPCs. Just when you think you've finished the quest and have spoken to everyone needed, another quest line will start that involves even more talking. sometimes between all the chatter, you will do a very brief battle where you fight 5 enemies or so, and then resume talking again. You get the idea.

    Combat during the tutorial felt decent but that's because they don't attack at the normal pace most enemies will. Doing a light attack is slower than most of the enemies' basic attacks, causing you to flinch before your attacks land. Timing the attacks is difficult due to clunky controls and sluggish movement. Dodging feels useless as there are no invulnerability frames during it.

    Text size is another issue why I couldn't enjoy this game. The text is way too small for any normal human being to read. That is unless you play with a huge flat screen TV 1 foot away from your face. So not being able to read how to do anything in the game is definitely something that ruined it. Finding items that do something, but can't tell what. Having to do quests (more than likely that involve talking) but can't read who to go to or why.

    Story is the one amazing thing about this game. It does very well with telling a story. I myself don't entirely understand it as I've never played the previous Witcher games, but it's not hard to tell that it does extremely well at story telling. Playing the previous games is recommended to fully enjoy this game.

    Overall I found the game to be very bland and repeatetive. If you enjoy running errands and conversing with local townsfolk, then you will enjoy this game. Combat and movement are both clunky and feel unresponsive at times. If you enjoy a good story, then pick this up.    … Expand
  18. jamiemgr
    Feb 2, 2017
    3
    Aweful game! This game is absolutely beautiful graphically but that's it. The gameplay is horrible, the dialog is horrible and the combat system was horrible and frustrating. Just as I would get drawn into the game, some terrible gameplay aspect would ruin immersion. Don't get why this game is so highly rated.
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. papadrew7
    Jun 12, 2015
    3
    I wanted to like this game but the absolutely pathetic combat system and clunky controls killed this game. The mythos and the main character I thought was interesting but if the gameplay is terrible than what is the point? In 2015 it is inexcusable that the combat system is left to simply mashing one of two buttons to defeat an enemy! The magic system was clunky as well when the gameI wanted to like this game but the absolutely pathetic combat system and clunky controls killed this game. The mythos and the main character I thought was interesting but if the gameplay is terrible than what is the point? In 2015 it is inexcusable that the combat system is left to simply mashing one of two buttons to defeat an enemy! The magic system was clunky as well when the game forces you to go into the menus and stop the action to cast magic. Maybe they will get it right in the sequel but I refuse to play a game where the main character is twirling around like an idiot when he is fighting.… Expand
  22. nitefox1337
    May 24, 2015
    3
    Overrated, hyperhypyed, very bad game. Poor voice acting, witcher whispers to himself, and somehow others hear him), incoherant character movements. Everybody in the game looks like robots. Action sequences are poorly designed. No an once of proper collision between objects, characters and the surroundings. Terrible graphics. Boring storyline. To avoid.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. Greghead
    Jun 30, 2016
    3
    Ignore the good reviews. They were left by people who've never played video games before.
    This game is another boring western style RPG with little imagination and terrible graphics. Yes the world is huge, but that is its only redeeming quality. Western RPG's just don't seem to have the same imagination and artistic flair as JRPG's.
    Avoid this game. It's as as boring as Skyrim and    Ignore the good reviews. They were left by people who've never played video games before.
    This game is another boring western style RPG with little imagination and terrible graphics. Yes the world is huge, but that is its only redeeming quality. Western RPG's just don't seem to have the same imagination and artistic flair as JRPG's.
    Avoid this game. It's as as boring as Skyrim and Dragon Age.
    Bring on the next Final Fantasy installment which will blow this game off the planet.    … Expand
  27. 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?!..
  28. 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
  29. Red-Eyes
    Oct 7, 2020
    3
    Worst combat system I've experienced since PS2 era: it is super clunky, Geralt seems to be stuck in a grid when fighting and you can best anything with light attack - light attack - dodge - dodge rinse and repeat; it is baffling (regardless of the difficulty you are on, the difference is that in hard mode you'll do that 15 times while in hardest you'll repeat the process 115 times). TheWorst combat system I've experienced since PS2 era: it is super clunky, Geralt seems to be stuck in a grid when fighting and you can best anything with light attack - light attack - dodge - dodge rinse and repeat; it is baffling (regardless of the difficulty you are on, the difference is that in hard mode you'll do that 15 times while in hardest you'll repeat the process 115 times). The controls are bad and unresponsive, the simple act of facing a chest and pressing X to loot is a dreadful chore because it is super hard to get Geralt to aim the correct direction.
    A big disappointment because I liked the world, the characters, the story seemed good, the side quests are entertaining and the Gwent card game is a fantastic idea (easily the best thing in the game). If the controls were somewhat decent I would be on board but they are insultant to the point I couldn't go further and it is no like "the game is old" kind thing, Bloodborne was released the same year and still have one of the best combat system ever made.
    The universal acclaim this game had tells a lot about how deplorable gaming industry has become    … Expand
  30. lackflag
    Aug 19, 2021
    3
    What killed it for me were the glitches.

    I was excited for this game, given is rating and the comparisons I'd seen. It wasn't quite what I hoped for but, I tried to be adaptable and learn how to enjoy it. Unfortunately there are points on the map that freeze the game, every time, effectively breaking it and making me fearful to travel at all because I'll have to sit through all    What killed it for me were the glitches.

    I was excited for this game, given is rating and the comparisons I'd seen.

    It wasn't quite what I hoped for but, I tried to be adaptable and learn how to enjoy it.

    Unfortunately there are points on the map that freeze the game, every time, effectively breaking it and making me fearful to travel at all because I'll have to sit through all the time it takes to restart the game, etc.

    So, I deleted it, and fortunately I still have time to return it.

    Oh well.    … Expand
  31. RedEye_
    Aug 31, 2021
    3
    i've finished the game and my conclusion is :
    It's a good entertaining game but it has a lot of side quests some are super boring and it needs a lot of time + the story is hard to understand bcz u should read the books and watch the serie to answer some questions that will come to your mind (like the story of Geralt and how he met Yen ...) . To be honest it doesn't deserve its current    i've finished the game and my conclusion is :
    It's a good entertaining game but it has a lot of side quests some are super boring and it needs a lot of time + the story is hard to understand bcz u should read the books and watch the serie to answer some questions that will come to your mind (like the story of Geralt and how he met Yen ...) . To be honest it doesn't deserve its current rating to be one of the best PS4 games there are better ones .    … Expand
  32. 777Faron
    Nov 9, 2022
    2
    Bad controls, flat generic overworld, immature characterizations and boring story makes this the most overrated game of all time. Well, maybe with Skyrim. Go buy something with actual emotion and value, like Xenoblade 3.
  33. Snipealot
    Nov 30, 2015
    2
    First of all I rarely write reviews but I had to warn others about this game, I was duped because of all of the great reviews but to me this game is unplayable, I really wanted to like the game but the controls are very clunky and unresponsive and this just kills the experience for me. Also the graphics are not really that impressive. So heed my warning and rent this one first, luckily IFirst of all I rarely write reviews but I had to warn others about this game, I was duped because of all of the great reviews but to me this game is unplayable, I really wanted to like the game but the controls are very clunky and unresponsive and this just kills the experience for me. Also the graphics are not really that impressive. So heed my warning and rent this one first, luckily I only wasted $25 on it.… Expand
  34. robomartion
    Oct 22, 2019
    2
    Dull story, borderline amateurish writing and voice acting, this is quite clearly a game made by Eastern Europeans and not in a good way. The Witcher 3 is lowbrow and unrefined like a blunt instrument made by someone who believes they know what they are doing but in reality is far from qualified. If it weren't enough that the games writing and characters are out of some odd fan fiction,Dull story, borderline amateurish writing and voice acting, this is quite clearly a game made by Eastern Europeans and not in a good way. The Witcher 3 is lowbrow and unrefined like a blunt instrument made by someone who believes they know what they are doing but in reality is far from qualified. If it weren't enough that the games writing and characters are out of some odd fan fiction, the dialogue moves slowly and lacks choice, character control is oddly primitive, combat like an arcadey, spammy hack and slash, the skill system bloated and unnecessary and the environments are boring and samey, not invoking the slightest bit of curiosity or wonder and the much touted feature - the graphics - are technically strong, testament to the quality of the asset libraries they are from, but somehow hard to look at, suffering from poor, or perhaps no creative direction. I could perhaps forgive the game for some of these problems if had at least one redeeming quality but there are none.. even the menus are an unwieldy mess. It is a travesty and telling of the gaming community as a whole that games like the Witcher 3 receive unhindered praise with its glaring and fundamental problems unnoticed. Perhaps it has honest intetions, and I'm sure it does, but someone needs to step in and say this is note the genre defining game it is touted to be. The Witcher 3 may just take the cake for THE most overrated game of all time.… Expand
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. jmasquerade
    Jun 2, 2015
    2
    I have to say that a next-gen game is 1080p and 60 fps. This game has a choppy 20-30 fps that makes it completely unplayable to anyone wanting next-gen gaming. Yes, huge open worlds and fine details are great, with the amazing story-line and the depth to choose your own fate are all on par to an astounding game... but at what cost? If the game is not running smoothly, if the game is notI have to say that a next-gen game is 1080p and 60 fps. This game has a choppy 20-30 fps that makes it completely unplayable to anyone wanting next-gen gaming. Yes, huge open worlds and fine details are great, with the amazing story-line and the depth to choose your own fate are all on par to an astounding game... but at what cost? If the game is not running smoothly, if the game is not next-gen material, it doesn't deserve a good score. The game looks amazing if you're not moving and just admiring the scenery, but that's not how a game is played, and imo, it's unplayable at this frame rate and that's why it only has a 2. If you don't mind the frame rate and/or can't notice a difference then I'm sure any RPG fan would be in love with this game.… Expand
  38. MajinNinja666
    Jun 7, 2015
    2
    Ok so to start many have said controls (and camera) are horrible and messy. And this is true, sure the story is good but this is a video game not a movie. First and up-most the gameplay and combat should feel smooth. I have set the game on the hardest difficulty Death March and at first just hated the controls. It took a lot of patience and playing to finally get the handle of things. OnceOk so to start many have said controls (and camera) are horrible and messy. And this is true, sure the story is good but this is a video game not a movie. First and up-most the gameplay and combat should feel smooth. I have set the game on the hardest difficulty Death March and at first just hated the controls. It took a lot of patience and playing to finally get the handle of things. Once i got the handle of the controls the combat became too easy. The only difficulties are the witcher contracts and even the only times i had difficulty where the contracts with red skulls. I spent nearly 60 hrs into and only for the reason that i am a completionist. I will complete the game 100% through but if it werent for my complexity i would have dropped it much sooner.… Expand
  39. Artemis5
    Jun 11, 2015
    2
    I cannot say this game was entertaining actually quite painful to play, ive seen better rpgs on a smartphone
    I was expecting something different when it came to this game, no lie the story was interesting to a point but the gameplay itself could have been better the control scheme was meh the camera control was a little tedious and sadly i could not sense any emotion in the game itself.    I cannot say this game was entertaining actually quite painful to play, ive seen better rpgs on a smartphone
    I was expecting something different when it came to this game, no lie the story was interesting to a point but the gameplay itself could have been better the control scheme was meh the camera control was a little tedious and sadly i could not sense any emotion in the game itself. This game lacks what all rpgs require and thats emotion , the main character gerelt showed no emotion he was always in that lone wolf phase and never even made a wince when it came to confrontation.
    I was rwalky hoping for something like i dont know lord of the rings or even baulders gate    … Expand
  40. straddieman
    Jul 2, 2015
    2
    Bought this game solely on all the great reviews it has received. I don't mind a RPG if it pushes the right buttons and this one did nothing for me. Fighting is extremely repetitive and boring. Way too much having to listen to people talk and their crap stories. Who cares about having to find a plant to make an oil to coat my blade to defeat a monster, I fell asleep ages ago. If your notBought this game solely on all the great reviews it has received. I don't mind a RPG if it pushes the right buttons and this one did nothing for me. Fighting is extremely repetitive and boring. Way too much having to listen to people talk and their crap stories. Who cares about having to find a plant to make an oil to coat my blade to defeat a monster, I fell asleep ages ago. If your not balls deep in RPG`s id give this a big miss… Expand
  41. JEllyJams15
    Jan 13, 2016
    2
    it is insanely tough which puts you in the mood of just not playing it is the first game to say "don't play me i am way to tough".This complete ruins the mood and how enjoyable it actually is.
  42. Calasade
    Jan 10, 2017
    2
    Me, personally, I think TW3 should have been subtitled Silver Platter because everything is handed to you on said piece of dishware. This is a simple, unchallenging game that offers little in the way of meaningful role-play and does almost everything for you. What the game doesn’t do for you, it instructs you how to do in excruciating detail.

    Role-playing traditionally makes the player    Me, personally, I think TW3 should have been subtitled Silver Platter because everything is handed to you on said piece of dishware. This is a simple, unchallenging game that offers little in the way of meaningful role-play and does almost everything for you. What the game doesn’t do for you, it instructs you how to do in excruciating detail.

    Role-playing traditionally makes the player contemplate and relies on intelligence more than the speed of your thumb on a gamepad. Therefore, don’t expect Baldur’s Gate 1 or 2 here. Hell, Witcher 3 is not even Dragon Age: Origins in the intellectual sense. Yet even so, Witcher 3 is not all bad. The game has its pluses (though not nearly so many as the thirty-five million dollar marketing budget and purchased awards would have you believe). The expansion pack Blood and Wine is meh whereas Hearts of Stone rises above the rest. It is a gripping story with hard choices and harder battles and a relationship that is deftly, maturely handled. I am tempted to say Hearts of Stone is worth the purchase price of the entire game, but even its excellence doesn’t validate suffering through the mindlessness of TW 3, which is 80% fluff and takes control away from the gamer at crucial stages to display yet another stupid cut-scene.    … Expand
  43. 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.
  44. 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
  45. spzHades
    Apr 28, 2017
    2
    After playing bloodborne i tried witcher 3. Unfortunately it was boring as hell... the combat system is lame, and since you fight half of the game , i guess half of the game will be lame. I sold it after playing 3 hours through it. I don't say.. for a beginner gamer , this is gold. But for someone who played countless games , and games like gothic.. this feels a little bit repetitive. ItAfter playing bloodborne i tried witcher 3. Unfortunately it was boring as hell... the combat system is lame, and since you fight half of the game , i guess half of the game will be lame. I sold it after playing 3 hours through it. I don't say.. for a beginner gamer , this is gold. But for someone who played countless games , and games like gothic.. this feels a little bit repetitive. It has good graphics, good skill tree , good story but that's it.… Expand
  46. 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
  47. 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.
  48. MissDove
    May 24, 2020
    2
    This is an exceptionally huge game. Near complete lore. Long main story. Expansive map. Countless items for crafting etc. Loads of side quests. But the positive aspects of this game pretty much end here. Every other aspect has either at best being implemented much better in some game, or at worst being almost broken.

    Generally, the world feels too compressed, not just content-wise but    This is an exceptionally huge game. Near complete lore. Long main story. Expansive map. Countless items for crafting etc. Loads of side quests. But the positive aspects of this game pretty much end here. Every other aspect has either at best being implemented much better in some game, or at worst being almost broken.

    Generally, the world feels too compressed, not just content-wise but also aesthetically, in a sense that the rations feel somewhat wrong (trees and houses only being slightly taller than the main character, for example).

    I also failed to see why the graphics got so much praised, as the reminded mostly of graphics of consoles of previous generations.

    Gameplay feels clunky and sloppy lacking fluidity. Meelee combat is limited to a couple of moves with lengthy animations. Spells are inconvenient to cast since it is needed to access a menu mid-combat to change the single active spell available. Menu navigation also feels too primitive and simplistic and ends up being annoying especially if taken into account the vast number of options in a single menu.

    The main plot is basically "find this person, to help you find this person, to help you find this person, to help you find this person, to help you find your daughter". Details of the story are not as bad as it sounds but the way it is delivered is anything but immersive. Characters are variable but some of them not deep enough, and could use a bit better voice acting.

    What really makes this game not fun to play though is its lack of polish and the too important bug that make The Witcher 3 feel more like an awesome alpha version of the game, or a descent beta version of the game. The auto generated path to objective will often be wrong. While riding the worse, it possible for the horse to stop moving instantly because it encountered a non-existent obstacle. Horse also auto steers when on roads which make it extremely annoying as it conflicts with the commands given by the player. By the far the worst thing I encountered is that some sound tracks will be missing during the majority of the game. This usually are combat or spellcasting sound effects, or worse plot important sound effects during a cutscene. Around 1/3 of game voice tracks of the character were completely absent which forced me follow dialogue solely through subtitles.

    In short, this is a huge game with huge potential, though execution was extremely poor. I would have preferred if this game was half the size but so big issues which are so evident even after a few hours of gameplay were resolved.    … Expand
  49. worldcitizen19
    May 31, 2015
    1
    I bought this for myself as a birthday present. Thought I couldn't go wrong with all the hype. Turns out I'm severely disappointed. Firs,t controls are a sham. Next graphics are average nothing near the hype. DA Inquisition graphics/gameplay were far superior. Characters seem unnatural as if jerky. Fighting is terrible. A complete waste of good money. The hype that this is better thanI bought this for myself as a birthday present. Thought I couldn't go wrong with all the hype. Turns out I'm severely disappointed. Firs,t controls are a sham. Next graphics are average nothing near the hype. DA Inquisition graphics/gameplay were far superior. Characters seem unnatural as if jerky. Fighting is terrible. A complete waste of good money. The hype that this is better than Skyrim is rubbish & utter nonsense. Skyrim kills this game easily. Too linear and scripted. I thought this was next generation goodness. Again wrong. Very sorry I bought it. Don't listen to the hype. Menus ugh!!! Can't read the fonts on my 50" TV. Terrible programming.… Expand
  50. jeanphilt
    Oct 18, 2017
    1
    At least, a recent update was released to support 4k on PS4 Pro, it now looks decent, even if I would have preferred first person to third person.
    The things I disliked so far :
    - the combats/controls/movements felt clunky and not rewarding/challenging when compared to Dark Souls - the witcher sense view is too narrow (I disabled the fish eye effect) - for some reasons, the steps to    At least, a recent update was released to support 4k on PS4 Pro, it now looks decent, even if I would have preferred first person to third person.
    The things I disliked so far :
    - the combats/controls/movements felt clunky and not rewarding/challenging when compared to Dark Souls
    - the witcher sense view is too narrow (I disabled the fish eye effect)
    - for some reasons, the steps to follow for some quests were missing (not sure if intended or bug yet)
    - looting useless stuff, alchemy and crafting
    - uneven graphic quality across the game
    - using the Quen sign felt like cheating so far
    - no option to set the FOV or to choose between 4k and higher frame rate    … Expand
  51. 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
  52. socialist6
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    Really pretty do look at, but not enough underneath the surface.
    Too limited movement, no need to sleep or eat, no effect of rain etc ...
    Disappointing.
  53. DegenCutter
    Jun 17, 2015
    1
    A terrible game with a boring lead protagonist and clunky gameplay. I really don't get all of the praise for this game at all. The graphics are fairly decent, but that is barely enough to keep it from rating a 0.
  54. 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
  55. Lost4ndconfused
    Jun 7, 2015
    1
    I got this game and quit playing it, deleting it from my hard drive. Here’s why...

    ***Possible spoiler (specific details withheld)*** There is a level 3 Contract to kill a Noon Wraith at a well. This is a Boss Fight (Defined as a monster with a ‘Special Health Bar’). You are told to read the entry in the bestiary to learn about the creature and you find it is venerable to certain    I got this game and quit playing it, deleting it from my hard drive. Here’s why...

    ***Possible spoiler (specific details withheld)***
    There is a level 3 Contract to kill a Noon Wraith at a well. This is a Boss Fight (Defined as a monster with a ‘Special Health Bar’). You are told to read the entry in the bestiary to learn about the creature and you find it is venerable to certain bombs, Oils, and Spells. So, I explored the entire area going to every question mark on the game map. I didn’t use my horse but I ran so that I could harvest every single plant I encountered along the way and loot every hidden cache I came across. End result, I didn’t have the pattern to make the bomb, nor the mats to make the Oil. Add to this that this game is insanely hard even on the lowest skill level, “Just The Story.” All I had in attacking this Noon Wraith was the spell and I got killed. Over and over again, even using the lowest skill level. Add to this that you can’t run from combat, instead you walk backwards facing the monster while it is still attacking you. I finally realized that if I mashed the space bar repeatedly I could roll away, meditate/heal, and return. It took me almost 45 mins to kill this monster, all the time screaming “M****rf****r!”
    ***End Spoiler***

    This pattern repeated itself for the following Boss Fights (again Boss defined as having a ‘Special Health Bar’). Boss Fights are insanely hard even on the lowest level provoking me to profane outbursts.

    This makes me wonder what they think they mean by “Just the Story?”

    My family complained about how much I was swearing while playing Witcher 3, and I had to agree with their assessment that the game just is not fun to play.

    This is a game for hard core adrenaline junkies who want the sense of satisfaction that comes from finally winning a fight after dyeing 10 or 100 times before you finally succeed.

    It this isn’t you, then stay away, you will not have any fun playing this game.    … Expand
  56. PeritoLeandro
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    The Witcher 3: Boring Hunt
    The world created is enormous and dense, but still, very boring. The combat system it´s a shame... specially today, when you have games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne as a good example of how to do a fight flow. There´s no challenge at all, and you are limited by your level (what is worst then invisible walls). Even GWENT is funny at first, but then, you take    The Witcher 3: Boring Hunt
    The world created is enormous and dense, but still, very boring. The combat system it´s a shame... specially today, when you have games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne as a good example of how to do a fight flow. There´s no challenge at all, and you are limited by your level (what is worst then invisible walls). Even GWENT is funny at first, but then, you take some powerfull cards, and say goodbye to the challenge, and become a stamps collector.
    A versão que comprei foi em Português BR, com uma dublagem boa, de vozes conhecidas, no entanto, em momentos do jogo, parece que a leitura está acelerada ou a entonação é incompatível com as emoções que as circunstâncias envolvem.
    O tédio venceu minha curiosidade de ir até o final deste jogo.
    Classificados: Vendo The Witcher 3: Boring Hunt    … Expand
  57. inazuma262
    Sep 14, 2015
    1
    i don't know why you guys like this game? but this game is so hard, yesterday i played this game for **** 1 hour to do 1 side mission and i never complete the mission until now
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. king-flames
    Apr 26, 2019
    1
    the quests are repetitive and the story is so ugly i really do not recommend it
  61. 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.
  62. Nost7
    May 26, 2019
    1
    내가 6시간 하고 지루함을 느낀다. 무슨 게임이 스토리냐? 액션성과 조작감이 구려서 못해먹겠다.
  63. SILCKO
    May 15, 2019
    1
    One of the most boring games I've ever played, the combat and the pacing and the graphics are awful. but considering people like minecraft and goat simulator and games like that, no wonder they're gonna like this, people's taste in games have gone downhill.
  64. Misterdaun
    Sep 22, 2019
    1
    I bought a computer at the bazaar, the grandmother said that the staff will be pulled on the ultra, so it means I bought the drive, the witcher 3 (ps4) stuck in the pitch and ano lays. I have a top campucter and your crap is not optimized, I will sue you
  65. 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?
  66. PartII
    May 15, 2020
    1
    Couldn’t play it more than a hour, garbage imo. The gameplay was like a ps1 game, garbage.
    The most overrated game of all time
  67. Heelpeer
    May 30, 2021
    1
    a **** ass boring game
    every mission i play is talk and talk and fucin talk
    dude i just wanna have some fun and the game is forcing me play side quests that i do not give a **** about {for the records i made this acc to review this ****ty game}
    and the controls overall suck
  68. Mr_Pozitiv
    Aug 4, 2020
    1
    Купил игру по скидке, думал что понравится так как имеет большие оценки от критиков и обычных игроков и у игры много разных наград, но в итоге спустя целых 20 часов проведенных в игре стало скучно. Много неинтересных, долгих и наскучивающих диалогов, не самая лучшая озвучка, а именно частые ускорения и замедления голосов (причем у значимых персонажей, а различные третьесортные npc такойКупил игру по скидке, думал что понравится так как имеет большие оценки от критиков и обычных игроков и у игры много разных наград, но в итоге спустя целых 20 часов проведенных в игре стало скучно. Много неинтересных, долгих и наскучивающих диалогов, не самая лучшая озвучка, а именно частые ускорения и замедления голосов (причем у значимых персонажей, а различные третьесортные npc такой ерундой не страдают, по крайней мере в десять раз меньше). Геймплей, а именно боевка не сложная, зачастую можно просто загнать противника в угол и бить его простой атакой (он ничего не сделает). Сюжет тоже пока не особо затянул. Особенно плохо играть в ведьмака после полного прохождения the last of us 2, игру с отличным и глубоким сюжетом, крутой графикой, с хорошей озвучкой (которая не страдает проблемами ведьмака) и игру с разнообразным и более интересным геймплеем. И кстати упоминания заслуживают очень долгие загрузки после каждой смерти и это в игре 2015 года в 2020 году, это прилично бесит. Но в ведьмак 3 есть и приятные моменты, а именно: большое разнообразие существ из славянской мифологии и красивые пейзажи во время закатов и рассветов. Но в общей сложности игра мне не особо понравилась и я знаю, что такое качественные, интересные и крутые игры с одиночным сюжетом, ведь я переиграл во множество одиночных сюжетных игр. И то, что мне не понравился ведьмак 3 не значит, что он не понравится всем, всегда можно попробовать и выразить свое личное мне про игру.… Expand
  69. PanPrado30
    Dec 12, 2020
    1
    Very bad game with stupid main character. The world is emty and plot is writing on knee.
  70. 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
  71. 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.
  72. 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
  73. 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)
  74. 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
  75. 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.
  76. 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
  77. Aruthis
    Jun 11, 2015
    0
    I've never written a review for a game before now, good or bad. Unfortunately I was so disappointed after spending £50 on The Witcher 3 that I feel I have to vent my anger somehow.

    Clunky controls coupled with terrible camera angles make both combat and travelling fairly tedious, constantly stumbling into obstacles and npcs like a confused animal (even worse when trying to ride on your    I've never written a review for a game before now, good or bad. Unfortunately I was so disappointed after spending £50 on The Witcher 3 that I feel I have to vent my anger somehow.

    Clunky controls coupled with terrible camera angles make both combat and travelling fairly tedious, constantly stumbling into obstacles and npcs like a confused animal (even worse when trying to ride on your horse).

    I can't say much about the story as after about 10 hours of play, 4 hours of that was just staring at a loading screen. Some taking up to 45 minutes to load the next area. I downloaded a game on my phone to play while it was loading and spent so much time playing it that I forgot I even had the Playstation on at one point. An hour was also spent trying to find a blacksmith to repair my silver sword (I couldn't do any damage to monsters or complete any quests without it) because the blacksmith icon doesn't appear on your map until you are physically standing in a town that has one.

    All text seems to be so small that despite playing the game on a fairly large tv, I can't read anything from the sofa. This can be a bit of a chore as there are a lot of missions that require you to read diaries or look up weaknesses on monsters in your bestiary.

    Some people may have had a better experience playing this game (may be better on pc) but I can't even bring myself to play for completionist sake. After so much hype I expected better, instead I spent £50 on one of the worst experiences I've ever had playing a video game. Will be up on ebay by the end of the week.    … Expand
  78. BattleSnake
    Jun 29, 2015
    0
    I couldn't get into the game. It is extremely boring and dull. The voice acting was nails on the chalkboard annoying. The combat is very simple and shallow. I had to get a refund and get myself something else.
  79. simeonamudzhiev
    Jul 3, 2015
    0
    This is one of the most overrated and disappointing games I have ever played. It lags frequently on the ps4 and has an AWFUL combat system. I really thought it was going to be a better game.
  80. LasVegasBartend
    Jul 9, 2015
    0
    Bad story line, Terrible RBG. Controls do not respond in real time, especially in combat. The people who made this need to go back to the drawing board.
  81. p0t1t4yp0t1t0
    Sep 7, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of things for do, but a game without soul.

    Only have 2 parts SPOILER firts chasing Ciri a lot of hours and the other is the wild hunt, but after all of hours with the part of Ciri I'm bored and the wild hunt no make me feel nothing even the death of Besemir. SPOILER END.

    And it downgrade was the deception of the year.    … Expand
  82. 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
  83. papakoji
    Sep 14, 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:
  84. rubentbe
    Nov 2, 2015
    0
    My game save was ridiculous glitched to hell. All the AI's head was floating and the floor was turning see through. It was unplayable i had to wait 2 weeks fot an update. Waste of two weeks and the retail price i paid.
  85. Akemiqq
    Sep 7, 2015
    0
    let me start telling you this, I bought the GOG version and I have been playing this game ever since it's released, currently I have its 1.08.4 patch which is considered as the latest . I admit I have a bit old PC but I can play GTA V with high settings fine, I can play Dragon age inquisition with high settings fine but not this game? why? some says this game is so demanding but to belet me start telling you this, I bought the GOG version and I have been playing this game ever since it's released, currently I have its 1.08.4 patch which is considered as the latest . I admit I have a bit old PC but I can play GTA V with high settings fine, I can play Dragon age inquisition with high settings fine but not this game? why? some says this game is so demanding but to be honest, when a game is so demanding it means either the game is graphically awesome or badly optimized but we everyone know Witcher 3 downgraded its graphic quality just before it's released and it doesn't have a realistic look so why it's so demanding? because it's unoptimized , the game is a console port and badly optimized, and there is poorly coded Maxwell favour Gamework on top of it.

    there are a lot of bugs in the game, character movement isn't that fluid like in GTA ,you feel like it's a bit robotic when moving, the same feeling has when fighting and riding a horse. water quality, terriann quality isn't that good either ,it looks like a bit cartoonish, the only pro side of this game is having good looking characters and weapons.

    animations are quite bad, character movement, tree shaking when it's windy are absolutely horrific. the trees shake like thick papers when it's windy, there is no realism at all in it. the water quality is quite bad, it doesn't even look like water, but some heavy fluid. combat is repetitive and boring and dull, horse riding doesn't feel like fluid, it's same as the character movement, so robotic, if you want the best character movement then go to GTA. the story is fine, level design is fine, the world is huge and wonderful ,there are a lot of places to explore , but the game performance discourages me from playing, who wants to play a game with 30fps and low?
    in towns it goes even low like 23fps, I reduced all settings lowest as possible but the situation is still same, I have seen that a lot of people defend this game, I dunno why, you need a gtx 980 to play this game with Ultra quality at 1080p@60fps but that card is so expensive, it just suggests gtx 770 as recommended means u should be able to play the game with max settings with 1080p@60fps with gtx 770 but it's quite impossible.
    when you set all settings to Ultra on gtx 770 ,the fps goes to 30fsp.so basically on a recommended system you can't achieve 60fps at 1080p on Ultra mode. then why it's even recommended?
    only SLI high end cards can pass the 60fps and single gtx 980 card can achieve 60fps in towns.

    this game purposely reduced the performance of AMD cards recently though it's fixed I am pretty sure still it favours Nvidia Maxwell users over other users. I feel like this game is developed to push people to buy Maxwell cards so it's more like a Nvidia marketing plan. Physx can't even be turned off.

    I suggest that wait for like 2-3 years until more powerful hardware shows up and bugs in this game are fixed, then go ahead and buy because this game is worth, I heard that DirectX12 patch might come so soon which means there will be a tremendous performance boost since gtx 400 cards. don't buy now and wait, so you can have the game at cheap price too.    … Expand
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. jio1337
    Dec 27, 2015
    0
    Game starts with a huge learning curve.
    the combat choice is move slow slow slow or 10 meters.
    and where in the early game do they tall you to stock up on hammers and food. so u enter a dungeon with no hammers no food and get **** or have to work the cave for hours to get out. better delete the save and start over. game looks nice but is over hype and crude. the horse will make sure    Game starts with a huge learning curve.
    the combat choice is move slow slow slow or 10 meters.
    and where in the early game do they tall you to stock up on hammers and food.
    so u enter a dungeon with no hammers no food and get **** or have to work the cave for hours to get out.
    better delete the save and start over.
    game looks nice but is over hype and crude.
    the horse will make sure u die by running into the combat and block your movement. dead.
    the horse will stick on stuff. to bad you cant beat the **** to death.
    now i only ask who will repay my sons granddad for this travesty?    … Expand
  89. megabear
    Jul 25, 2018
    0
    This game does not deserve a 9+. The game seems to have a lot of things to do, but when you take a step back the game is about rather than quality.

    - Quests are terrible. I wish they had been more creative.
    - Story is lacking. Feels very diluted and stretched thin.
    - Characters are not very likable.
    - Combat is clunky
    - Game is buggy, as expected of Bethesda
  90. arostislavna
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    Good, but not great. I have never been a fan of medieval fantasy games as a rule, and my experience basically consists of Dragon Age Origins, which I liked.

    There is a lot of care into the story of this game (and it pays off immensely), but some technological aspects were overlooked and they reused things and because of that, I cannot give it a perfect score. I have to say it has    Good, but not great. I have never been a fan of medieval fantasy games as a rule, and my experience basically consists of Dragon Age Origins, which I liked.

    There is a lot of care into the story of this game (and it pays off immensely), but some technological aspects were overlooked and they reused things and because of that, I cannot give it a perfect score.

    I have to say it has pacing issues, and I did not enjoy the hunt to find Ciri in the beginning of the game, it is after Ciri is back that the game is fleshed out and gets interesting.    … Expand
  91. 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.
  92. 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.
  93. 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 :((((
  94. 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
  95. 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.
  96. jdvb00
    Jul 13, 2018
    0
    this game is epic and beautiful although it makes a lot of mistakes........
  97. jokerthief
    Mar 3, 2017
    0
    Unfortunately I cannot play this game because I'm one of the people who have gotten the infamous CE-34878-0 bug that will crash the game every time you try to load a saved game. I got this error in 2017 and have read on the internet of others having this problem in 2015, yet they STILL haven't patched this bug. It's a travesty. So beware if you pick up this game, if you get this bug, youUnfortunately I cannot play this game because I'm one of the people who have gotten the infamous CE-34878-0 bug that will crash the game every time you try to load a saved game. I got this error in 2017 and have read on the internet of others having this problem in 2015, yet they STILL haven't patched this bug. It's a travesty. So beware if you pick up this game, if you get this bug, you will not be able to play it.… Expand
  98. 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
  99. 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
  100. khotboat
    Apr 21, 2018
    0
    Extremely overrated game and the most boring combat I have ever seen. Would not recommend buying this game
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Universal acclaim - based on 79 Critic Reviews

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  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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