The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. Darrus_
    Jan 25, 2016
    7
    This game is okay. There, I said it. Fight me on the side of the street, fanboys.
    My main grudge with the game is just how uninteresting the characters were. Geralt is this "edgy" guy, with a voice actor who strains his voice so hard to sound tough that he can't even raise his voice. Yennefer really isn't that attractive, and reminds me of the emos at high school (Triss is pretty hot,    This game is okay. There, I said it. Fight me on the side of the street, fanboys.
    My main grudge with the game is just how uninteresting the characters were. Geralt is this "edgy" guy, with a voice actor who strains his voice so hard to sound tough that he can't even raise his voice. Yennefer really isn't that attractive, and reminds me of the emos at high school (Triss is pretty hot, though) Ciri, to me, is just some **** with daddy problems. Vesemir tries to pull off the "old wise guy" character, but he ends up just being a creep.
    The open world is pretty interesting, though. And the game itself looks stunning. The combat system is pretty rusty. There's really no point having the dodge mechanic when you can just spam the attack button and get things done quicker. The story is pretty interesting, but I really wanted to get involved in the Nilfgaard vs Redania war.
    Overall, it's meh.    … Expand
  2. Nasmr
    Jan 2, 2016
    7
    Visually stunning graphics and environments.

    Awesome story telling and world building. Very shoddy combat. Let me explain and hear me out before you spam that dislike because I critiqued "tha best game evaaaar!!!" It's just another batman, assassins creed, mad max type scenario. Hold block, counter, spam spam spam, hold block. Rinse and repeat. It's slightly more challenging    Visually stunning graphics and environments.

    Awesome story telling and world building.

    Very shoddy combat. Let me explain and hear me out before you spam that dislike because I critiqued "tha best game evaaaar!!!"

    It's just another batman, assassins creed, mad max type scenario. Hold block, counter, spam spam spam, hold block. Rinse and repeat.
    It's slightly more challenging than the other listed games when enemies are attacking groups, but all you need to do is spam side step until you get out, and go back into the fight or just retreat because don't worry...they won't follow you!

    I wish it was more grounded, where geralt doesn't do these silly and fancy spins and flips during basic attacks. Less arkham ballet, more dark souls or blood borne with the bonus of when enemies agro...they agro! So they follow you unless you get too far from sight on roach or something.    … Expand
  3. tomvs123
    Apr 8, 2019
    6
    Western RPGs haven't changed much over the past 20 years. Every 5 years or so, I'd play one and find out that besides graphics, it's essentially the same or worse than Baldur's gate. But The Witcher 3 at least takes a noticeable step forward, with small improvements all around.

    Western RPGs (WRPGs) normally have a very basic and short main plot, with the majority of the game comprised    Western RPGs haven't changed much over the past 20 years. Every 5 years or so, I'd play one and find out that besides graphics, it's essentially the same or worse than Baldur's gate. But The Witcher 3 at least takes a noticeable step forward, with small improvements all around.

    Western RPGs (WRPGs) normally have a very basic and short main plot, with the majority of the game comprised of unrelated subplots, side quests, and exploration. The Witcher 3 isn't different here, but improves on most of this when compared to past WRPGs. But it's far from perfect and likely won't change the minds of people who aren't fans of the genre.

    The side activities take up the vast majority of the game. This is definitely a game for people who want to roam about in an open world, exploring and doing random tasks for its population. As someone who doesn't like these sort of activities, I actually had a great time during the first 10 hours of doing this. Saving villages, finding hidden treasure, and hunting down monsters while going place to place in my quest to get information on my daughter (the main quest) was great. But there's only so many different side activities, and they're eventually repeated, several times.

    What immersed me during those first hours is that the world is more real than most WRPGs I've played. The NPCs, while not very talkative, did a good job convincing me that they lived in the world. Quest givers would interrupt me and give me convincing reasons why I should help them. And all of this was taking place while I was on the main quest to obtain information, so all side activities felt like they were potentially useful for that purpose. This is opposed to other WRPGs were you have an urgent main quest, but it's somehow put on hold whenever you feel like doing side quests.

    The other WRPG I played most recently is Dragon Age Inquisition. To compare the two: The side content in The Witcher 3 is much more interesting, but just about anything is more interesting than Dragon Age Inquisition's boring and inconsequential fetch quests. The world is simply more believable and feels less like developers randomly made up things or plopped down monsters on an evenly-spaced grid. The protagonist is much more believable since he's a set character and not a blank-slate made up by the player.

    As I became bored of the side content, I focused more on the main plot: finding your daughter, and the things that come afterwards. It's mostly believable, but it's an average drama at best. At least it doesn't immediately thrust us into a "save the world from the bad guy with stupid motivations" plot. This is better than most video game stories, but isn't up to par with the best that video games have to offer. You might be disappointed if you're looking for a story with deeper meaning or something comparable to the best fiction that humanity has to offer.

    All characters are fully voice acted. Unfortunately, all of the voice actors aren't equally good, so if you're one of the few who can point out bad voice actors, you'll find a few here. It's also a bit jarring when most characters use a British accent, but some large roles are played by people with cartoon-quality American accents.

    Combat is fully action-based and isn't amazing. It's serviceable, but clunky. I never felt like I had accurate control of my character, and primarily resorted to spamming the same attack with an occasional spell. And that's really all you need to complete the game on the normal difficulty level.

    The in-game menus are slow, swimming is horribly clunky, and horse riding is about as good as the combat. The game doesn't feel very polished and it can really hurt the immersion for some.

    And then there's the bugs. This is the buggiest PS4 game I've experienced. Clipping models during cut scenes, invisible swords/gloves, dialogue overlapping, monster corpses with required quest items on them disappearing, getting stuck, full game crashes, and load of other issues that really hurt immersion for me. Well, at least the automatic 10-minute autosave comes in handy, so I never lost much progress.

    And one last thing that really bugged me: The mini map. The game's navigation and quests depend on it. You're rarely told where a monster is or your next quest objective is. NPCs seem to know that you have a magical map that tells you exactly where everything is, complete with a dotted line that shows you the quickest path to take. It wouldn't be so bad if I could ignore it, but it's simply not possible. You receive so little information from NPCs that you'll never find out where to go unless you follow the mini map. Just count this as another thing that takes away from the game's immersion.

    So, this is likely an amazing game for WRPG fans, or for those who easily become addicted to side content in open worlds. But for me, I found it to be a slightly above average experience.    … Expand
  4. illphil
    Mar 27, 2016
    7
    I know that most people were throwing out 10s for this (critics included) but i don't think it was anything special. i completed it and sold it. going through the story and a few side quests here and there, i did enjoy it. its got a lot of content to be fair and the graphics are really good. gwent is also good fun to get into. it was just the gameplay i thought that wasn't up to par.I know that most people were throwing out 10s for this (critics included) but i don't think it was anything special. i completed it and sold it. going through the story and a few side quests here and there, i did enjoy it. its got a lot of content to be fair and the graphics are really good. gwent is also good fun to get into. it was just the gameplay i thought that wasn't up to par. i played it straight after bloodborne and for me the combat seemed clunky and repetitive. the sword parrying and fighting isnt very smooth and for a lot of enemies all u really do is go at them swinging until they die, with a bit of dodging and the occasional bit of magic thrown in. its all just a numbers games, if ur too low level u have no chance of killing them and if ur a couple more then theyre a piece of cake. and as u ride around theres such a mixture of levels in the enemies that u seldom match up. the quests are sometimes interesting story-wise but many of them are a case of 'go here, kill this and come back'. u ride around and find badass enemies but at no point did i really feel like i wanted to go back when i was level 34 to batter them and maybe get a reward for doing so. i spent ages going round for the good armor upgrades and weapons but there wasnt really any great pay-off at the end.

    its still worth a buy if u havent already, and especially if u get it cheap. but to be honest don't expect miracles- its good to see the story through. but i really think the hype is way overdone for this one.    … Expand
  5. BLK99
    Jun 27, 2017
    7
    Pros:
    Graficos
    Escenarios Historia Personajes Animaciones Contras: Combate: Esta mal equilibrado, entre Geralt y los enemigos, hay demasiadas facilidades para el jugador, desde poderes a ralentizar el tiempo cuando se dispara, incluso bombas, no hay estrategia en los combates, es solo presionar atacar hasta que se muera el enemigo. La escala del mundo abierto: se desaprovecha tanto    Pros:
    Graficos
    Escenarios
    Historia
    Personajes
    Animaciones
    Contras:
    Combate: Esta mal equilibrado, entre Geralt y los enemigos, hay demasiadas facilidades para el jugador, desde poderes a ralentizar el tiempo cuando se dispara, incluso bombas, no hay estrategia en los combates, es solo presionar atacar hasta que se muera el enemigo.
    La escala del mundo abierto: se desaprovecha tanto espacio con un sistema de combate tan pobre.
    El rendimiento:
    La exploracion: es aburrido todo se torna tedioso por culpa de los sentidos de brujo, el jugador no tiene que hacer nada solo seguir el color rojo.

    Conclusion: Este juego esta bien escrito, y graficamente es hermoso, pero el combate que deberia ser lo que mas pesa esta muy mal ejecutado    … Expand
  6. zoob_m
    Dec 13, 2018
    6
    The problem I have with this game is that I just can't get into Garelt's head space. Every other game I have played, I could connect with the player character to some extent; Regardless of whether they were a blank slate or had little to no narrative choice. In this game, somehow, every single choice I make feels out of character, and I just can't rap my head around why.
  7. jpacor
    Feb 12, 2018
    7
    Unpopular opinion, but I found The Witcher 3 to be incredibly average. Disclaimer: I tried playing Witcher 2 a few years back, but it was too difficult and complex for me.

    First off, Witcher 3 is much better and more accessible than 2, where the creation of potions, crafting, and use of traps is only required on higher difficulties. Now, the combat to me is still pretty boring: mostly    Unpopular opinion, but I found The Witcher 3 to be incredibly average. Disclaimer: I tried playing Witcher 2 a few years back, but it was too difficult and complex for me.

    First off, Witcher 3 is much better and more accessible than 2, where the creation of potions, crafting, and use of traps is only required on higher difficulties. Now, the combat to me is still pretty boring: mostly hack n slash, roll, and use some spells, but it is slow paced and clunky compared to other current action-RPGs. There are many exciting boss battles and combat sequences, but most of the combat is clunky and repetitive.

    That being said, the amount of content, open world, graphics and story of Witcher 3 are outstanding. There is so, so much to do, the story is engrossing with many choices that actually matter and impact the story, and I had the most fun exploring the open world. The side quests are also all meaningful, with unique scenarios and actually fleshed out characters (instead of fetch quests with carbon copy NPCs like almost every other action RPG). The story and exploration of the beautiful open world kept me going through the game, even if the combat was mostly boring for me.

    Overall, I would say the Witcher 3 is worth playing for fans of action-RPGs, and those looking for a good story in a game. However, if you are not a fan of the genre, this game won't sway you.    … Expand
  8. mixotic
    Oct 27, 2020
    6
    Don't spoil the party! This game has everything! Adventure! Excitement! More adventure and excitement! It's simply INCREDIBLE!!!
  9. hifumitogo
    Nov 22, 2017
    5
    Posted the review at the wrong game page and I was unable to delete the review, so I will just make a review on metacritic website instead. This website is pretty buggy as I can't delete my review and the confirmation email takes quite a long time to reach my email.
  10. carvalhojulie
    Oct 8, 2019
    5
    Os temas abordados no game, como aborto, discriminação às minorias, racismo, imigração, guerras etc, o torna subversivo e complexo, sem perder a magia da fantasia fantástica.
  11. cradel
    Nov 11, 2019
    7
    not a bad game but not worth this rating with all due respect , gameplay was a bit buggy and awkward overall , the world altho big didnt deliver any memorable encounters .. other than one that was short lived , the story is great but the way you get to choose your way around the entire game will probably throw into some unexpected ending .
    i had absolutely zero incentive to go back to the    not a bad game but not worth this rating with all due respect , gameplay was a bit buggy and awkward overall , the world altho big didnt deliver any memorable encounters .. other than one that was short lived , the story is great but the way you get to choose your way around the entire game will probably throw into some unexpected ending .
    i had absolutely zero incentive to go back to the game after i completed it , not even for gwint .    … Expand
  12. mitsarakos
    Sep 7, 2021
    5
    Not very bad. Actually I just dont like Open world games. Its ok though, you can buy it
  13. Dio_Brando_
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Не понимаю настолько большого хайпа вокруг этой игры. Безусловно, история и харизма персонажей на очень высоком уровне, но не стоит забывать, что это игра, а не фильм или книга, а в игре должен быть хороший геймплей, чем эта игра точно не может похвастаться. Если прямо, то ЭТО БЛЯТЬ ПРОСТО ПОЛНЫЙ ПИЗДЕЦ. Графика времён 2010, омерзительное управление, физика полная хуйня, боевая системаНе понимаю настолько большого хайпа вокруг этой игры. Безусловно, история и харизма персонажей на очень высоком уровне, но не стоит забывать, что это игра, а не фильм или книга, а в игре должен быть хороший геймплей, чем эта игра точно не может похвастаться. Если прямо, то ЭТО БЛЯТЬ ПРОСТО ПОЛНЫЙ ПИЗДЕЦ. Графика времён 2010, омерзительное управление, физика полная хуйня, боевая система настолько дерьмо, что это уже смешно, до безумия ебанутый интерфейс, абсолютно не проработанный мир, во время катсцен персонажи говорят то замедленно, то ускоренно, это пиздец, как бесит.

    Сюжет(и всё, что с ним связвно)-10/10
    геймплей-2/10    … Expand
  14. Bulletnot
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    Pros: great story and so many interesting side quests to complete.
    Cons: gameplay is a bit over simplified where I beat many enemies by spamming and dodging most of the time. Humans are most fun to fight as you can counter them and perform cool finishers. Also I experienced a lot of glitches like enemies not attacking, getting stuck, etc.
  15. Redman_07
    Oct 25, 2022
    7
    Story, graphics, characters, great. Truly amazing.

    But, gameplay is horrible. Is no rpg at all (+1% crossbow damage is no talent tree). No AI existing, enemies are bad and stupid. You can literally beat the last boss in hardest mode without any equipment by light attack, Barrel roll, barrel roll light attack, forever. The 2nd Tavern i visited was a copy paste already. Bugs, a lot of bugs.    Story, graphics, characters, great. Truly amazing.

    But, gameplay is horrible. Is no rpg at all (+1% crossbow damage is no talent tree). No AI existing, enemies are bad and stupid. You can literally beat the last boss in hardest mode without any equipment by light attack, Barrel roll, barrel roll light attack, forever.
    The 2nd Tavern i visited was a copy paste already.
    Bugs, a lot of bugs. Spells are, bad and useless. No progress in terms of your character.
    If you have no expectations on a game, it's perfect.potions are useless. And yes. Probably the perfect game for someone' playing 1-2 games a year . Hype train made it a 90+, which it isn't even close    … Expand
  16. PaleNielsen
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
    I've traded this game for my Fallout 4 and played it a few times but never really got into it after the 1st and the 2nd time I tried playing it, I've shelved it for 5 years before trying it again. After giving it a 3rd chance, and this time I got to experience most of it, I can say that it's really a good game and the lore behind it is really good and I've read a lot of the story onlineI've traded this game for my Fallout 4 and played it a few times but never really got into it after the 1st and the 2nd time I tried playing it, I've shelved it for 5 years before trying it again. After giving it a 3rd chance, and this time I got to experience most of it, I can say that it's really a good game and the lore behind it is really good and I've read a lot of the story online but it's just too repetitive for me and there is a lot of things to do and to explore, I wish I should've just focus on the main story before losing interest and got tired in it rather than going to every question mark on the map before moving on. Despite all that GWENT is the best thing I really love about the game which made me bought Thronebreaker. After i've beaten every Gwent opponent, got all the rare cards and be the best Gwent player after the expensive tournament I joined, that's the moment I start losing interest playing it. Also Skellige is so effin huge man. I still recommend it.… Expand
  17. psylife
    Oct 14, 2018
    5
    The combat has weight and managing the stamina adds a welcome tactical layer to the experience ; that said the game knows only to challenge you by spawning a stupid amount of enemies. Button mashing is often necessary and interior combat is as bad as it gets, which is a situation the game puts you in often.

    The magic signs have their importance but you will be spending most of your time    The combat has weight and managing the stamina adds a welcome tactical layer to the experience ; that said the game knows only to challenge you by spawning a stupid amount of enemies. Button mashing is often necessary and interior combat is as bad as it gets, which is a situation the game puts you in often.

    The magic signs have their importance but you will be spending most of your time recharging your shield which essentially confines your magic abilities to boosting your armor. The perks, abilities, and weapon upgrades are mechanically useful yet they fail to excite beyond their functionality.

    Dialogue wise, the genealogy of answers is quite shallow and deprived of branching - Suffice to experience Deus ex: Human revolution's dialogue system to understand what I mean by that. There is no "Game" to be found in the dialogue mechanics. The characters are inanimate dolls and the choices on offer are nothing more than a bunch of glorified playback buttons.

    Exploration wise, I think the game does a descent job in terms of environmental story telling, but nothing that is worth the praises beyond the best the competition has to offer. Shenmue 2 does much more in my opinion and the game came out nearly 20 years ago. The investigative phases are a real joke too, where you are mindlessly following red marks - yet another example of shallow, unaccomplished mechanic.

    The pacing is a real problem too ; During the first half of the game (10hrs), the story literally stalls. The game becomes more engaging once you reach the second half, but it feels too little too late. The characters are likable and by the end of the game I did feel some attachment towards some of them. The difficulty is also an issue, where the beginning happens to be much harder than the end; I beat the final bosses on my first attempts while being vastly under-leveled.

    The visuals are fairly bland retrospectively ; For instance, I find the sunsets particularly vulgar and over-saturated . The towns also, lack authenticity in their structure and layout, and that is particularly jarring if you compare it to the original Assassin's creed's urban layout, which feel substantially more authentic and researched.

    To conclude, I'd say that the disproportionate success and admiration this game has generated, comes from the fascination that the average nerd historically hold toward medieval sword and shields ; It's the "game of thrones" generation that has brought Wild hunt to the pinnacle.

    Wild hunt is not a bad game, it's just so far from being this timeless masterpiece.    … Expand
  18. Huizi
    May 28, 2016
    5
    Graphically, the game is beautiful, mechanically it leaves ALOT to be desired. The fighting is slow and sluggish, the controls respond a 1-3 seconds after the input, controlling your horse, Roach, is even more difficult and won't go where you tell him a good portion of the time. The sound is great but broken up by ambient sounds occasionally that are louder than what's actually going on.Graphically, the game is beautiful, mechanically it leaves ALOT to be desired. The fighting is slow and sluggish, the controls respond a 1-3 seconds after the input, controlling your horse, Roach, is even more difficult and won't go where you tell him a good portion of the time. The sound is great but broken up by ambient sounds occasionally that are louder than what's actually going on. also, when fighting enemies I've had several glitches(?) where a move that goes in a straight line makes a 90 degree turn to hit me, or I'll take damage from enemy attacks when they aren't performing said attacks.
    All in all its a very beautiful game and rich world I could get lost in until some glitch, flawed mechanic, or poor design choice pulls me right back out. Pretty average for a AAA title, but pretty good for a small studio without a lot of talent.    … Expand
  19. LinttaFlamingo
    Sep 10, 2021
    5
    Imagine being CD Project Retard and making a game that's great in all other aspects except the fu***** GAME aspect :DD smh I knew CDPR was dumb but I didn't know they were this dumb, bltch

    So here we have a game that's filled with quality writing, ranging from just decent/forgettable to fantastic and creative quests. We get great music, and a massive world with garbage annoying swamp    Imagine being CD Project Retard and making a game that's great in all other aspects except the fu***** GAME aspect :DD smh I knew CDPR was dumb but I didn't know they were this dumb, bltch

    So here we have a game that's filled with quality writing, ranging from just decent/forgettable to fantastic and creative quests. We get great music, and a massive world with garbage annoying swamp areas that can eat my ass, and a big awesome medieval city where the game improves massively. We also get memorable characters with awesome sex questlines :D

    CDPR creates all these things, all these ingredients for something potentially special, and throws them into this fu***** s*** game. The gameplay is so BAD. It is so pathetic, so worthless, so bad that I want CDPR to apologize to me. The gameplay is a fu***** hate crime. I'd rather get raped than play this combat ever again. CDPR messes up the most important part of a GAME, the GAAAAAME. Why? Just seems like no-one seems to have fu***** bothered. I am utterly lost for words. The W in Witcher 3 clearly stands for Wfu***** terrible combat.

    But if we ignore that, even though how could we, is the game still good? Yes, in many ways. Is it the best game ever made? **** no. But is it the worst game ever? Probably :DD

    I will be using the Witcher 3 disc to clean my anal. stfu    … Expand
  20. tsakiym
    Jul 27, 2016
    7
    the style, the atmosphere, the quests is just perfect but on the other hand we have the gameplay... for 2015-16 this is a joke. no combat mechanics, a stupid horse that u cant ride, Gerald's walk-swim style was so unstable that u cant loot in front of you,laggy menu (when you have many items), and much more. but the worst of all is the freaking loading's.

    many times wile i played it i    the style, the atmosphere, the quests is just perfect but on the other hand we have the gameplay... for 2015-16 this is a joke. no combat mechanics, a stupid horse that u cant ride, Gerald's walk-swim style was so unstable that u cant loot in front of you,laggy menu (when you have many items), and much more. but the worst of all is the freaking loading's.

    many times wile i played it i sed "f**k it i quit, this is awful".i finished it, i want to play it again (new game +) but i dont    … Expand
  21. prince_warhero
    Apr 7, 2017
    7
    The game is great in following things
    - Amazing graphics, with very detailed environment , day night cycle . Nice character models overall very impressive visually
    - The story is amazing and characters are great. A true fantasy world that deals with all sorts of political, racist etc other issues that few games dare to. Thats all thats the only thing i like about the game.. now for    The game is great in following things
    - Amazing graphics, with very detailed environment , day night cycle . Nice character models overall very impressive visually
    - The story is amazing and characters are great. A true fantasy world that deals with all sorts of political, racist etc other issues that few games dare to.

    Thats all thats the only thing i like about the game.. now for the things i dislike
    - 75% of game is go from point A -> B then see a cutscene, rinse and repeat
    - Combat and movement is clunky and its just a two button mash combat, where is rpg combat like skyrim, the inventory system is very tedious to use
    - There is no exploration aspect in the game , every little thing is marked on map. So it again makes me feel like i am just walking from point to point seeing the mini map and then triggering cutscenes thats all..

    Its better if this game is a movie because a game should offer good and variety gameplay and this game fails to do that.. but since the story is great with multiple choices,endings and because of graphics i give a 7/10. Will give a 6.5 but cant score like that in metacritic i guess.    … Expand
  22. SCLancho
    May 18, 2016
    7
    The longer the better, in most of the cases yes, in some others is not true. would be better something shorter, mostly because then you have less bugs and glitches. Too many side missions distracting and not related to the main line. Graphics are much worse than promised. Music is great, but after o many hours became repetitive.

    I really like the way the level of difficulty increases    The longer the better, in most of the cases yes, in some others is not true. would be better something shorter, mostly because then you have less bugs and glitches. Too many side missions distracting and not related to the main line. Graphics are much worse than promised. Music is great, but after o many hours became repetitive.

    I really like the way the level of difficulty increases and the huge amount of monsters and diversity you find. The way the weather changes, day-night effect, is great.

    The game is good, i would recommend to buy, but i think we all expected something more as a "closing story" game, like the last game of Uncharted for example. Sort, but perfect.    … Expand
  23. Rocketman64
    May 13, 2016
    7
    This game has had a lot of love and care put into it and you can feel that as soon as you start playing. The biggest problem is how disjointed it is. The controls for experiencing the story are completely separate from those that are used in combat, and those used to solve puzzles and explore. The game isn't really an experience as much as it several little bits of game play aspects. SideThis game has had a lot of love and care put into it and you can feel that as soon as you start playing. The biggest problem is how disjointed it is. The controls for experiencing the story are completely separate from those that are used in combat, and those used to solve puzzles and explore. The game isn't really an experience as much as it several little bits of game play aspects. Side stories are great and you really affect the world which is near unprecedented in a game, but a lot of the stuff that is in the game is tedious and not fun. Once you have finished a Witcher contract or investigation you have really done the all because they are always the same. The game's combat is also boring. I got used to it on the hardest difficulty, because that is how I like to play action RPG's, but it just became a tedious slog of the same **** The only reason to play this game is for the beauty of the world and writing, which are so great, they outweigh my qualms with the game. This game had so much love and heart put into it is amazing and worth buying just for that reason alone. Ultimately it is let done by it's game play which is repetitive as **** and honestly I wish I could skip just to experience the world which is so great. And I am someone who loves the **** out of game play, I love Mario because it is raw game play and Dark Souls because it lets you learn and master its mechanics, but the Witcher never introduces new challenges in game play, it just has the same encounters dressed in different ways.… Expand
  24. GoodApollo88
    Aug 24, 2016
    6
    I am not entirely convinced by The Witcher 3. Yes it's big and rixh with story quests but it seems outdated in terms of controls. Riding that damn horse Roach is shoddy, better to go by foot. The combat to be fair has improved since The Witcher 2 and there is not such a big emphasis on rolling around like some idiot. The story is good and choices do have hefty consequences. The game isI am not entirely convinced by The Witcher 3. Yes it's big and rixh with story quests but it seems outdated in terms of controls. Riding that damn horse Roach is shoddy, better to go by foot. The combat to be fair has improved since The Witcher 2 and there is not such a big emphasis on rolling around like some idiot. The story is good and choices do have hefty consequences. The game is full of things to do but it is extremely glitchy and the overall mechanics are pretty average and outdated, even on a console it feels like your playing a PC game. If you like big games, you'll like it but I don't think it's as good as it was made out to be.… Expand
  25. ADIposiDAS
    May 31, 2017
    6
    Since I bought my PS3 in 2009 I played about 60+ games on the Playstation platform (PS3 and PS4). Among my favourite games and game series are The Last Of Us, Uncharted, God Of War, Mass Effect, Heavy Rain, Deus Ex, Dishonored, Hitman and Splinter Cell.

    I have never considered myself a RPG fan but I enjoyed some RPGs in the past (I absolutely loved Gothic). Since Witcher 3 has such a    Since I bought my PS3 in 2009 I played about 60+ games on the Playstation platform (PS3 and PS4). Among my favourite games and game series are The Last Of Us, Uncharted, God Of War, Mass Effect, Heavy Rain, Deus Ex, Dishonored, Hitman and Splinter Cell.

    I have never considered myself a RPG fan but I enjoyed some RPGs in the past (I absolutely loved Gothic). Since Witcher 3 has such a high metascore I thought that I would enjoy it as well even though it is a RPG.

    Technical kinks aside (controls, camera etc.) I have to say that this game was just not for me. I appreciate when games have a lot of story to tell and The Witcher is full of nice little and not so little stories but the game seriously lacks gameplay. For me there was no sense of accomplishment. The game constantly gives you detailed instructions where to go and what to do. Even the fighting was no real challenge.

    In the end I feel like I watched a 50+ hour movie and that leaves me kind of frustrated.    … Expand
  26. FrozenCB
    Aug 25, 2017
    6
    I love this game for its story, the world, and characters. However, the gameplay left me wanting for something a bit better.

    When the game works with me, it works. It feels nice, looks nice, and is something that I could play for a very long time. However, I am then shat on by the game's movement system and weird combat issues I have. My issues concern the difficulty and mechanical    I love this game for its story, the world, and characters. However, the gameplay left me wanting for something a bit better.

    When the game works with me, it works. It feels nice, looks nice, and is something that I could play for a very long time.

    However, I am then shat on by the game's movement system and weird combat issues I have. My issues concern the difficulty and mechanical problems that I have.

    The movement has been annoying so many times that I've learned to just accept it and move on. So for me, this makes the game feel not very fun with the amount of traveling you do. I abhor the swimming and underwater sections. Your horse seems to just perform a full stop over a small rock, or a sharp turn on trees, or fences whose actual space in the world affects the riding mechanic.

    I've played on Death March. So many people advertise this as the correct way to the play the game. For me, it ended up being a sponge-fest of prepping for the battles when there were a lot of enemies (spam them with bombs), or a big boss fight whose A.I I haven't triggered yet (alchemy and signs). It all blended into Quen, using the same potions and oils. Wait for my moment and attack when necessary. It was good the first hour, it then became repetitive and routine.

    The story and characters were what made it all worthwhile in the end. That is essentially the only good thing about this game for me.

    It's a solid story on top of a base that is ready to crumble and crack based on my experiences. So for me, the game is above average. That is because of what you will be spending most of your time doing, which is exploring and doing quests.    … Expand
  27. drauf
    Sep 23, 2017
    7
    I couldn't get past the terrible fight system, especially on the higher difficulties. It makes opponents feel like sponges, able to absorb ridiculous amounts of damage and results in really long fights. If you don't care about that or enjoy playing on lower difficulties, you'll probably enjoy this game.
    It's a shame because I've read and enjoyed all of the Witcher books, and the story    I couldn't get past the terrible fight system, especially on the higher difficulties. It makes opponents feel like sponges, able to absorb ridiculous amounts of damage and results in really long fights. If you don't care about that or enjoy playing on lower difficulties, you'll probably enjoy this game.
    It's a shame because I've read and enjoyed all of the Witcher books, and the story felt good up to the point I quit playing.
    There's a vast amount of side quest that will take you about 100 hours to finish. They are often based on Slavic folklore and fully deserve the name "quest". I think that's the biggest pro of this game, which is why I'm rating it this high even though I've only completed about 20% of it.    … Expand
  28. Tastet55
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    Second most overrated game this generation behind RDR2. Good game though. Just not what people make it out to be
  29. Mindurbidniss
    Nov 18, 2022
    6
    Is it good? Absolutely. Is it the best game ever made? Hell no. It's incredibly janky, oh so repetitive, and the combat simply isn't good. So many fans willingly overlook this games shortcomings and they just haven't aged well. That being said, the Witcher 3 was innovative in that the side quests, actually eclipse what you'd consider a main quest as far as their level of depth. The levelIs it good? Absolutely. Is it the best game ever made? Hell no. It's incredibly janky, oh so repetitive, and the combat simply isn't good. So many fans willingly overlook this games shortcomings and they just haven't aged well. That being said, the Witcher 3 was innovative in that the side quests, actually eclipse what you'd consider a main quest as far as their level of depth. The level of agency you're given as a player is unmatched to this day as well. The story can go in so many directions. The Witcher 3 is also an amazing value as far as time taken to complete. At the end of the day this day often just feels like work though.… Expand
  30. B0rn2_w1n
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    Good game but in my view quite overated.

    Pros: - Characters (specially Geralt) - Script and dialogues - Your decisions have an impact on the story, or the end of the story (though you might not care) - Many hours of content if you are enjoying the experience Cons: - Controls are very clunky. Simple actions like riding or mounting the horse can be very frustrating. - Very easy    Good game but in my view quite overated.

    Pros:
    - Characters (specially Geralt)
    - Script and dialogues
    - Your decisions have an impact on the story, or the end of the story (though you might not care)
    - Many hours of content if you are enjoying the experience

    Cons:
    - Controls are very clunky. Simple actions like riding or mounting the horse can be very frustrating.
    - Very easy (I played in 'Blood and Broken Bones' difficulty, Please play on 'Death March' difficulty if you want to enjoy the combat).
    - The combat system is ok, but the enemies set of movements and AI is poor.
    - The story is quite poor till the last 5/6 hours of the game. It´s summarised in: Find this person. in order ot do so, you need to finde 20 people you don´t care about who ask you to find other people you care even less about.
    - The word looks quite simple and there is a lack of landscape variety.    … Expand
  31. SHANJIJI
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    graphic，music and story：9
    control，gameplay and combat：3
    totally :6
    this is just a commen game，i bought it because it was on sales. It's wierd that this game won TGA award of 2015 and there were so much positive comment
  32. Mjea
    Oct 5, 2020
    7
    This game have a good story but i don't like a Middle Ages it's good game
  33. Fodwazle
    Feb 8, 2020
    7
    Now this review could very well change and only for the better as I have not played the full game yet but so I'm a little bit disappointed by this game. I see games in a different way to most. A lot of people see story in graphics in games as important, sometimes more important than anything else. I'm not like that at all. I see graphics and story as secondary features something that'sNow this review could very well change and only for the better as I have not played the full game yet but so I'm a little bit disappointed by this game. I see games in a different way to most. A lot of people see story in graphics in games as important, sometimes more important than anything else. I'm not like that at all. I see graphics and story as secondary features something that's nice to have in a game but absolutely not necessary. In terms of the gameplay the crafting system seems to be very promising if not a bit overwhelming. The combat is alright but doesn't seem to be great at rewarding skillful plays with parties and whatnot, it's mainly just using signs and then mashing x. The graphics and story are amazing but as I said I don't find that quite as important. The music is also good. In terms of enemies there's a massive variation, obviously, and each feels unique, although some attacks aren't telegraphed too too well. I have 2 gripes with the camera:1 the lock on mechanic in this game is the worst of any game I have ever played. I'm not exaggerating at all it is **** I could do a better job than them and I'm one person as a low level programmer but I genuinely could. 2 the camera seems to love geralt back. It gets a bit irritating that geralt takes up half the screen, especially when the FOV of this game is so small. The camera does go back for combat but I wish we had either a wider FOV or the camera was just pulled back a bit. It makes the character feel clunky. The side quests are well done but another issue I have is the white dotted line that leads you everywhere. I won't cover it but game makers toolkit has a great video on why minimaps suck.

    In conclusion this feels like a massive game that has potential but I think a few things were dropped for other things that in my opinion are of less importance. But as I said I haven't gotten too far in the game so my review may change    … Expand
  34. HarisBIH9
    Dec 23, 2020
    5
    Story, Open World, Characters, Side Quests are top.

    But a 5 because of the Stupid Leveling System, why can i wear the New Witcher Netflix armor only when im lvl 40 and have to be in Toussaint??, just Stupid.

    And the Story is way toooo important, to do sidequests etc. you just Feeling like a Idiot. Because 1/3 of all Sidequests are disapearing when you finish the Main Quests.
  35. Eienmatt
    Feb 5, 2021
    6
    I finally completed Witcher 3 after trying to get into it when it was released and again a year later. Having put well over 100 hours into it, i can say that it does some things well and does some things terribly. The best thing it does is create an open world begging to be explored. I so often enjoyed seeking out a "?" to find a side story, some treasure or a fun battle. It also has someI finally completed Witcher 3 after trying to get into it when it was released and again a year later. Having put well over 100 hours into it, i can say that it does some things well and does some things terribly. The best thing it does is create an open world begging to be explored. I so often enjoyed seeking out a "?" to find a side story, some treasure or a fun battle. It also has some great character development. I genuinely cared about several side characters and enjoyed seeing how my choices played out. The worst thing it does is in regards to it's battle system, item management and leveling system. The battle system is just... bad. It may have been good in 2015, but by 2020's standards, it's clunky, boring and repetitive. It also seems to want you to use magic and a variety of weapons but these are attached to ring selection systems that detract from the overall action. Item management is rough. The UI isn't great overall on the PS4 but trying to keep track of crafting, junk, collectables, consumables, etc, takes much entering/exiting of several menus and submenus. The levelling system is interesting in concept but starts to get boring about 40 hours in. The limited number of slots means that you really have to specialize, which isn't always great depending on the enemies you encounter. Further, it feels like the game wants you to try a few different Geralt types (speedy/tanky/magic/etc) but trying to do this requires rebuilding and reorganizing your character quite a bit. None of this is easy to do or convenient.

    Overall, i think this type of game must appeal to a certain type of gamer as the positive reviews really had me scratching my head as i tried over and over to get into it. I can say now that the game is probably worth $20 but was never worth full price. As well, if you feel like you're not able to get into the game, it probably won't change - even after forcing yourself to continue on just a little longer. i wouldn't spend time buying the add-ons as you'll be burnt out before you get tot them anyway.    … Expand
  36. SearchBy
    Nov 28, 2020
    6
    The combat and controls are terrible and clunky AF. No real customization of your character. Weapons break and you have to spend time traveling to specific areas to fix them. Quests like finding a pot for an old lady or some guys sheep or learning how to bow correctly are really dumb. The main story is pretty boring and most of the world all looks the same. The game railroads you intoThe combat and controls are terrible and clunky AF. No real customization of your character. Weapons break and you have to spend time traveling to specific areas to fix them. Quests like finding a pot for an old lady or some guys sheep or learning how to bow correctly are really dumb. The main story is pretty boring and most of the world all looks the same. The game railroads you into quests so exploration is discouraged. You do get to see **** in the game so maybe that is why so many thirsty nerds like the game. This is one of the most over-hyped games I have played besides Breath of the Wild. Its not a bad game its just meh with a 10/10 rating for some reason.… Expand
  37. Skyborn
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Well I tried playing it for all the hype and such but just it not really into me, combat seems boring, story is fine I guess but potion making learning your enemies is nice.
  38. direfol
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    Оптимизация при такой то графике на пс 4 считаю плохой,игра могла бы при хорошей полировке идти в 60 фпс даже на слимке и на фатке.
    Сеттинг не смогли реализовать так,как бы этого хотелось.Мир пустой,хотя есть и прям красивые интересные места.
    Боевка наверное сильнее всего отвращает от игры,2 удара-сильный и мощный. Есть еще заклинания,но они почти никак не добавляют интерес к игре. Вся    Оптимизация при такой то графике на пс 4 считаю плохой,игра могла бы при хорошей полировке идти в 60 фпс даже на слимке и на фатке.
    Сеттинг не смогли реализовать так,как бы этого хотелось.Мир пустой,хотя есть и прям красивые интересные места.
    Боевка наверное сильнее всего отвращает от игры,2 удара-сильный и мощный. Есть еще заклинания,но они почти никак не добавляют интерес к игре. Вся игра это скучное скитание по миру и убийство мобов(некоторые боссы выполнены хорошо) на пути к следующий катсцене. В игре выполнен хорошо только сюжет,но сам игровой процесс настолько нудный что меня максимум хватило примерно на 11 часов(начинал играть примерно раз 9). Техническое состояние игры для 2015 года я бы сказал постыдное.
    Диалоги не в катсценах это 3 кадра: сам геральт,твой собеседник и общий план лиц этих двух героев.
    Если не играл в хорошие игры подобного плана-как ознакомление с жанром отлично пойдет.
    Но после того же бладборна который вышел в том же году играть в ведьмака очень больно.    … Expand
  39. IHave25FPS
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Хорошая игра, но очень много проблем: баги, боевка и сюжет местами
  40. TwitchFFLighto
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Прошёл 2-а раза со всеми ДЛС,

    Геймплей: 5 из 10 (после ДС игр в это играть очень казуальнинко, понравилось только билдостроение) Визуал + звук:: 6 из 10 (играл на ПС4) Сюжет: 6.5 из 10 (Мейн сюжет 5, Сайд квесты и ДЛС 8) Итого моя общая оценка игры: (5+6+6.5)/3=5.8(3) из 10    Прошёл 2-а раза со всеми ДЛС,

    Геймплей: 5 из 10 (после ДС игр в это играть очень казуальнинко, понравилось только билдостроение)
    Визуал + звук:: 6 из 10 (играл на ПС4)
    Сюжет: 6.5 из 10 (Мейн сюжет 5, Сайд квесты и ДЛС 8)

    Итого моя общая оценка игры: (5+6+6.5)/3=5.8(3) из 10
  41. Gabechill
    Jun 6, 2021
    6
    6 is a generous score. The combat is shallow and repetitive. There is little variation in enemy patterns during fights. Hitting with a sword feels clunky. Exploration felt like a chore. This is possibly the most overrated game ever made.
  42. ps_meta
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I found this game to be incredibly boring - which is strange.. it ticks all the boxes for a game (good story - supposedly, beautiful open world, 3rd person action RPG) that I should Love, but multiple efforts to try and get into the game, I just could not - I may revisit one day, because of how Loved it is by many and I may edit this review, if I do and it changes my mind, but for me rightI found this game to be incredibly boring - which is strange.. it ticks all the boxes for a game (good story - supposedly, beautiful open world, 3rd person action RPG) that I should Love, but multiple efforts to try and get into the game, I just could not - I may revisit one day, because of how Loved it is by many and I may edit this review, if I do and it changes my mind, but for me right now, it's easily the most overrated game of all time.… Expand
  43. JaneyD
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    Marked down for gratuitous problematic representations, occasional teenage-fan-fictionesque storylines, ridiculously long load times and just so, so, so many bugs. Some which severely effected gameplay (no sound for whole swathes of quests etc) which should really have been patched long before I got round to playing it several years after release. I would have been furious if I had paid aMarked down for gratuitous problematic representations, occasional teenage-fan-fictionesque storylines, ridiculously long load times and just so, so, so many bugs. Some which severely effected gameplay (no sound for whole swathes of quests etc) which should really have been patched long before I got round to playing it several years after release. I would have been furious if I had paid a lot for the game on pre-order rather than picking it up second hand to play during lockdown. Despite those points it was still enjoyable to play through, some very likable characters, fun puzzles and some moments where I was laughing out loud. It's one that will go into my collection rather than being sent straight onto the resale market and if the studio produce another follow-up, I would play it.… Expand
  44. Sebalara22_
    Oct 25, 2020
    5
    Que juego mas aburrido ctm, la jugabilidad una mierda, los graficos, para ser de 2015 una menuda basura. La historia regular.
  45. Andy_5
    Jul 16, 2020
    7
    Pro :
    - Game dengan grafis yang detail dan indah.
    - Combat system yang lumayan menarik Con : - Map kurang interaktif dan sepi - Musuh yang jarang bisa ditemukan - Cinematic/movie yang muncul di trailer tidak ada dalam gamenya sendiri - Main mission yang terlalu singkat dan minim cutscene - Side mission yang terlalu banyak dan repetitif - Slot item yang terlalu dibatasi dan tidak    Pro :
    - Game dengan grafis yang detail dan indah.
    - Combat system yang lumayan menarik

    Con :
    - Map kurang interaktif dan sepi
    - Musuh yang jarang bisa ditemukan
    - Cinematic/movie yang muncul di trailer tidak ada dalam gamenya sendiri
    - Main mission yang terlalu singkat dan minim cutscene
    - Side mission yang terlalu banyak dan repetitif
    - Slot item yang terlalu dibatasi dan tidak adanya item storage
    - TIdak bisa berlari kalau slot item sudah penuh    … Expand
  46. NxtDoc
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    Undoubtedly one of the most overrated games ever made. Combat is a little floaty. Geralt is bland. "But that's how Witcher's are supposed to be". Sure, but other stoic characters have been much more appealing.

    Despite being hesitant to bother with Witcher 3 after playing the awful Witcher 2, all the praise made be ignore it and give 3 a chance. And boy did I regret it. The game just    Undoubtedly one of the most overrated games ever made. Combat is a little floaty. Geralt is bland. "But that's how Witcher's are supposed to be". Sure, but other stoic characters have been much more appealing.

    Despite being hesitant to bother with Witcher 3 after playing the awful Witcher 2, all the praise made be ignore it and give 3 a chance. And boy did I regret it. The game just couldn't pull me in. I gave it 2 tries, and couldn't finish. Witcher is average at best. it.    … Expand
  47. ManiacUser-
    Jul 25, 2020
    7
    Makes a nice movie, not a great game. The controls are clunky and outright frustrating. Especially getting on your horse and riding it. The combat is boring and repentative. The menu is a headache and is overly complex. Unnecessary amount of nudity and sex scenes. Combat music is awesome, free roam music will put you to sleep or give you a headache, depends. Little motivation to free roamMakes a nice movie, not a great game. The controls are clunky and outright frustrating. Especially getting on your horse and riding it. The combat is boring and repentative. The menu is a headache and is overly complex. Unnecessary amount of nudity and sex scenes. Combat music is awesome, free roam music will put you to sleep or give you a headache, depends. Little motivation to free roam due to the clunky controls. Fast travel is a pain in the ass. On to the good. Massive amount of things to do. In fact you will never run out of things to do. The story is interesting. Gerald is a charming main protagonist. Characters and voice acting is great overall. Interesting monsters and witcher contracts. Side missions aren’t bad. Overall this game was a chore for me to play and wouldn’t recommend unless your a fan of the previous games/books or enjoy medieval stories and lore.… Expand
  48. Cagrimert28
    Jul 25, 2020
    7
    I would call this game mediocre if i had to try my best. This game is one of the most overrated games of all times. Nothing in this game makes it so special. Unrealistic main characters fails to amaze me and it is a major detail which spoils the game at any time.
  49. AashirAli
    Jul 26, 2020
    5
    The game has a massive open world but sooo many quests are completely pointless with a lot of bugs which ruin the experience. The level design is just to simple and bad. The combat is clunky and gets old soon. Lastly most of the cut scenes are long, pointless and terrible.
  50. SgtShred
    Oct 2, 2020
    5
    Shockingly weak controls. Did an amateur developer put this together? Or is this intentionally bad? Quite possibly the most over-rated game I've ever played. The world is amazing but its taken from a book.
  51. Eyas
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    Good story good charecters good acting but horrible combat. That’s why I give the game a 7 because it’s repetitive and boring and clunky
  52. IgelkottsMannen
    Oct 22, 2020
    7
    The Witcher III has a great story, an incredible world, interesting and unique characters and stunning graphics. It however also has terrible controls, annoying AI, a worthless inventory screen and boring combat.
  53. RimeElsaGanyski
    Dec 18, 2020
    6
    The game has a beautiful story and universe but Gameplay mechanics, Stroke sensation, Fluency....
    I felt like I was playing games through the scanner. I don't think witcher 3 can compete with Horizon Zero Down.
  54. A2thaMo
    Jan 26, 2021
    7
    Great Story, not very good gameplay imo. For some reason the lack of equipment stuck out to me negatively.
  55. Ponds98
    May 7, 2021
    5
    plastic graphic, framerate unstable that hurt eyes, ebery side and main quest is THE SAME: do something for someone in order to receive something.
    example: ehi do you know what time is it? yes kill the ogre of the forest and I will tell you.

    combat system boring as **** and empty, rpg mechanics unclear and so bad done
  56. DrPebba
    May 15, 2021
    5
    I have never liked the word overrated, because its just an opinion, but its the perfect way to describe the witcher 3, sadly i dont have to much good things to say, the game has a long story and thats amazing, the fact that the game its just endless it means they really put efford, but in other aspects of the game its just... not fun, starting with the bad things, the story at first itsI have never liked the word overrated, because its just an opinion, but its the perfect way to describe the witcher 3, sadly i dont have to much good things to say, the game has a long story and thats amazing, the fact that the game its just endless it means they really put efford, but in other aspects of the game its just... not fun, starting with the bad things, the story at first its interesting, but then it becomes slow and slow and boring, the gameplay its awful, its uncomfortable and not fun, the enemies arent interesting looking and they kill you with 2 hits and you cant even kill them, the world even if its big, its flat, so so so flat, there is nothing interesting to explore or do, nothing convinces me to make the secondary missions like other games as breath of the wild, geralt as a character is flat and uninteresting too, the graphics just dont look great, the humans look bright like if they have perfect skin, and i just dont like the look of the enviorment and the characters, the menu is awful, its so confusing and all over the place. This is totally a high quality game, but it just isnt good as people say, i dont recomend it, but idk if people like it i guess its for something.… Expand
  57. Semyon_McDale
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    Очень тяжелая и странная игра,графика на высоте,но реалестичность боя плохая,сюжет хороший,но тяжело во всём разобраться
  58. CnPx98
    Nov 8, 2022
    7
    To start with the controls are horrible. They are easily some of the most messed up controls I have ever played a game like this with. Seriously what were you think when you made triangle, heavy attack, square light attack, circle jump and X to mount house??? But no option to even change them even in the Ps5 update. It's just disappointing. I can adjust to new controls when they aren'tTo start with the controls are horrible. They are easily some of the most messed up controls I have ever played a game like this with. Seriously what were you think when you made triangle, heavy attack, square light attack, circle jump and X to mount house??? But no option to even change them even in the Ps5 update. It's just disappointing. I can adjust to new controls when they aren't that bad but these ones were impossible to get use to because they are so obscure. When your swimming under water you hold circle to surface. CIRCLE! It's X in every other game in the world but it's circle in this game. Story is quite good. Downsides are missions have to high level requirements as it takes for ages to earn enough levels to do them. So you basically do 1 story mission, several side missions and stuff then another story mission. Why are sidemissions so forced in this game rather then just make them optional? This makes it hours in-between each story mission. Every single fight is like this. The boss fights all have health regen. Like all of them. It's annoying when you have no idea how well a boss fight is going. Am I half way through? Am I doing well or is he gonna fill his health bar 3 more times. The odd boss is alright but every single one? Why....… Expand
  59. Tnawinthehood
    Jan 27, 2022
    7
    I guess I don't like RPG games very much. Although it satisfies the atmosphere in terms of graphics, I can say that I can't get used to the gameplay. I got bored after 4 hours. Maybe I will continue. Also, I would like to thank CD Project for providing Turkish language support for Us Turks :)
  60. Brad1669
    Dec 24, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played for 45 hrs and I got bored. I found that every mission was just running far away from point to point talking to people. The story line did not grab my attention at all… Expand
  61. Crimson9
    Dec 12, 2022
    7
    The Witcher 3 does one thing exceptionally well: writing! The sidequests in particular have an extraordinary level of quality and quantity, and together make this game exceptionally immersive. The main story doesn't quite reach the level of writing of some of the side content (especially the Baron's plot), but its still solid. The world and the music are also exceptional.

    However, the    The Witcher 3 does one thing exceptionally well: writing! The sidequests in particular have an extraordinary level of quality and quantity, and together make this game exceptionally immersive. The main story doesn't quite reach the level of writing of some of the side content (especially the Baron's plot), but its still solid. The world and the music are also exceptional.

    However, the game still gets a 7. Ultimately, the gameplay is 20% dialogue, 20% traversal, 60% combat. The dialogue is great but its not like this is a CRPG of old which provides many branching decisions. The world is beautiful and full of lore and consistency in world building, but the traversal is not involved whatsoever. The combat is very clunky.

    This is a looong game, and the gameplay is the main focus. So while the writing is exceptional, I can't give this game more than a 7 given how poor the gameplay is.    … Expand
  62. wojtulace1
    Feb 4, 2023
    6
    Without mods 6/10, with mods 9/10. Upi an tcuj antra shutm gewsz oi mince.a
  63. HeitorCampos
    Mar 13, 2023
    7
    It´s a good game that has a lot of issues, but the setting and acharacters are absolutely amazing.
  64. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    7
    Overall a pretty good game. Side quest writing is on another level, and the world is incredibly well-realized. The more grounded fantasy setting is something we don't see much of in games and it feels fresh. There isn't much to do in the huge gorgeous world besides kill groups of enemies for loot that doesnt matter, so exploration is carried by the incredible world they've built. MainOverall a pretty good game. Side quest writing is on another level, and the world is incredibly well-realized. The more grounded fantasy setting is something we don't see much of in games and it feels fresh. There isn't much to do in the huge gorgeous world besides kill groups of enemies for loot that doesnt matter, so exploration is carried by the incredible world they've built. Main story is poorly paced and drags on too long. Combat is bland and forgettable. Tonic system is interesting but too involved to be fun for me.… Expand
  65. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals
  66. Joshuaworld77
    Aug 22, 2023
    7
    Visually stunning. Story, fantastic. Combat, atrocious. Are people that give this game a 9 or 10 totally ignoring the elephant in the room which is the actual combat? Character is slow to respond during boss fights. Lining Gerald up to pick up items or to interact with anything is very annoying....dont even get me started on roach. If the controls were improved then Witcher 3 would be a 9Visually stunning. Story, fantastic. Combat, atrocious. Are people that give this game a 9 or 10 totally ignoring the elephant in the room which is the actual combat? Character is slow to respond during boss fights. Lining Gerald up to pick up items or to interact with anything is very annoying....dont even get me started on roach. If the controls were improved then Witcher 3 would be a 9 or 10 for sure.… Expand
  67. GVeagle
    Aug 29, 2023
    7
    the game is not worth all the hype about it, the gameplay is terrible, the story is too convoluted to finally reach an interesting part, the pt-br dubbing is horrible, but, graphically speaking, the game is pleasant, the world is alive in some places, and even if the story is convoluted like I said above, it's good.
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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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Metascore
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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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