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
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#8 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Universal acclaim - based on 79 Critic Reviews

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