The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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9.2

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  1. king-flames
    Apr 26, 2019
    1
    the quests are repetitive and the story is so ugly i really do not recommend it
  2. 9to10Gaming
    Nov 2, 2016
    2
    I'm normally a big fan of this kind of games but I just didn't get used to Witcher 3. I tried it a couple times! I really want to like this game, but I can't! I get bored all the time and that's why I can't give it a good score.
  3. Unknown-Critic
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring as **** It starts off really slow and when the world does open up you are stuck in an endless loop of fetch quests and some of the worst combat ever. The side quests which this game gets praised so much for are nothing special. They are all the same, requiring you to gather an item or kill some thing. I wonder why a game like Assassin's Creed 3 did not get praised as much as this even though it had meaningful, story-driven, well written side quests in 2012? Why didn't that game get similar critical acclaim? Its combat system and characters are also a million times better.

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

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

    This game does nothing that hasn't been done before. Its main quests are nothing more than the countless fetch quests you find in a game like Skyrim.    … Expand
  4. premium_sauce
    May 24, 2015
    7
    *FOR SEASONED/VETERAN GAMER - READ*
    Good games these days are rare to find and TW3 lives up to its hype! I am personally not a story-type-of-gamer. My background is MOBA (no longer), FPS (no longer) and RPGs. I am a passionate soul player and recently finished Bloodborne (which I rated 10/10). I love complexity and challenges. I've played all games from MMOs (WoW to AION (and FF11)), to    *FOR SEASONED/VETERAN GAMER - READ*
    Good games these days are rare to find and TW3 lives up to its hype! I am personally not a story-type-of-gamer. My background is MOBA (no longer), FPS (no longer) and RPGs. I am a passionate soul player and recently finished Bloodborne (which I rated 10/10). I love complexity and challenges. I've played all games from MMOs (WoW to AION (and FF11)), to FPS (CS, COD and BF). Owned many consoles and loved Skyrim.

    Here is why you should buy TW3:
    - The world is HUGE - to a point that curiosity invades your soul (Skyrim fans will love it)
    - Graphics on PS4 are good!
    - The story.

    Now as I mentioned previously, I don't really dwell into the story when it comes to video games. I believe a better gameplay will always overshadow a good story line. Skyrim and Fallout are the only 2 games I really take time to read notes and story. That being said, the story line in TW3 is THAT good that it is REALLY hard not to LOVE IT. I am completely ADDICTED to side quests (not as much for the main story). The dialogue is great and really funny if you like black humor. I never hit the skip button (unless I have to talk a second time to merchants).

    The reason why I am rating this game a 7/10 is:
    -1 combat system
    -1 bugs (please fix it ASAP)
    -1 frame drop rate

    1) I personally dislike the combat system in TW3. The camera is really awful and 5 hours into the game, it really started to piss me off until I found that you can easily switch between multiple targets. Eventually I got used to it and 40 hours later, I am still loving this game.

    2) Bugs need to be fixed. I am not talking about glitches which are fine. I guess. I mean REAL bugs. Some quests don't work and I still have one pending quest in my journal (whom I already received the reward for it but still listed under treasure hunt). I crashed 3 times playing GWENT. And got stuck on several occasions. I also find sometimes crates or whatever to be hard to loot. You need a specific camera angle for it which is annoying.

    3) I am currently playing in Velen and the swamp is really laggy. Frame drop rate and bugs everywhere. Feels like the game isn't really polished. One of the quest (Baron going back to find his wife) - good luck lag and bugs feast.

    Still on v1.01 hoping to get a v1.02 soon. Need a solid 1.1.

    Should you buy this game? Yes. Will you like it? Yes if you are willing to ignore bugs (until fixed) and poor combat system (you'll get used to it and once you gain more levels then it's much more playable NOTE: I'm playing TW3 on Death to March mode - so camera and combat system really matter imo). Will you go for the plat trophy? Quite likely. I am!

    It's a good game!    … Expand
  5. PSMASTERRACE
    May 22, 2015
    10
    "GAME REVOLUTION" Witcher put 70 points and dragon age Inquisition 100 points.
    Apparently , they have some gays and lesbians **** that hammering each other in the ass LOL.
    "Game Revolution" and "POLYGON" Clowns game journalism.
    10 out of 10 !!! Repent !!!! 10 out of 10 !!!
  6. nbt98001
    Jun 27, 2015
    10
    In my opinion one of the best RPGs ever made. Hardcore RPG-fanatics might think it lacks desired complexity and depth, but for us just in for the ride its superb. Great story, great game(play).
  7. archonome
    Oct 26, 2016
    6
    Overrated game. I'm not a hater.

    The lore and the delivery is very interesting and feels like a distinct piece of art. However, I don't get it. I've been waiting for the story to deliver and blow me away but no... it goes nowhere interesting. I'm still chasing after Ciri and it's getting really boring and nothing in the story has made me interested. It's the type of game where    Overrated game. I'm not a hater.

    The lore and the delivery is very interesting and feels like a distinct piece of art.

    However, I don't get it. I've been waiting for the story to deliver and blow me away but no... it goes nowhere interesting. I'm still chasing after Ciri and it's getting really boring and nothing in the story has made me interested.

    It's the type of game where people are completely mesmerized by the presentation. But the MEAT and BONES are mediocre.

    All that was missing is to feed me with epic story unfolding AS IM LOOKING for Ciri. But it never arrived. After 20 hours, I'm sick and bored of it. It goes nowhere. Just another fetch quest game to "2 min cutscene" to the next 1000 fetch quests until next cutscene that is useless.    … Expand
  8. sirtay
    Jan 3, 2016
    5
    what the use of a nice looking game if you cant control your way properly.
    the combat mechanism is extremely poor, as it was made for ancient games like TR2!!
    no matter how I try, I could not sync with the character, I don't know maybe its me had a high expectation after playing Bloodborne. i am really confused, too many 9s and 10s. how you guys managed to have fun during fights???    what the use of a nice looking game if you cant control your way properly.
    the combat mechanism is extremely poor, as it was made for ancient games like TR2!!
    no matter how I try, I could not sync with the character, I don't know maybe its me had a high expectation after playing Bloodborne. i am really confused, too many 9s and 10s. how you guys managed to have fun during fights???
    ...whatever the reason is...this game is not playable to me.
    giving 5 for good graphic and design    … Expand
  9. Nutrition_Facts
    May 29, 2015
    6
    TW3 is only an OKAY game. It is a big world with your basic side-quests, main quests, collectibles, lore, glossary of the world, and population of beings. Still, a game that I enjoy playing, only if I'm in the mood. Graphics are beautiful, except some drops in frame-rate, but it isn't that bad. Cut-scenes are a bit choppy but still enjoyable. Dialogue is poor in my opinion. They sound andTW3 is only an OKAY game. It is a big world with your basic side-quests, main quests, collectibles, lore, glossary of the world, and population of beings. Still, a game that I enjoy playing, only if I'm in the mood. Graphics are beautiful, except some drops in frame-rate, but it isn't that bad. Cut-scenes are a bit choppy but still enjoyable. Dialogue is poor in my opinion. They sound and act like robots! Combat reminds me of Shadow Of Mordor, but not as enjoyable. Gameplay is OKAY, with clunky yet still playable controls. Story is okay so far, I'm not bored of it, with at least 5 hours in. An okay game, but could be better.… Expand
  10. Jacko48
    Jul 4, 2015
    5
    Being a fan (from fanatical) of RPG I was really excited by what we were hearing from Project Red about the Witcher three, a massive open world gaming experience to rival if not outdo Skyrim, and obviously to a complete nerd who spent over 300 hours on Skyrim this was music to my hears.
    Instead of actually writing in detail why I didn't rate it I will just list them,
    1. Not open    Being a fan (from fanatical) of RPG I was really excited by what we were hearing from Project Red about the Witcher three, a massive open world gaming experience to rival if not outdo Skyrim, and obviously to a complete nerd who spent over 300 hours on Skyrim this was music to my hears.
    Instead of actually writing in detail why I didn't rate it I will just list them,
    1. Not open world,obviously that's why they worded it an open World experience.
    2.A semi autonomous character that you sort of have control over apart from when it decides to draw its sword and go into a combat ready mode when you near an enemy even if you don't want to (not good In a RPG),maybe I should explain that in an RPG your are supposed to have control over your character not the console.
    3. A clanky old fashion combat system that wouldn't be out of place on a game ten years old ,there is a delay between you hitting the button and the character moving , most notable whilst in combat
    4. The movement dynamics of the character are atrocious, most notably when you try to position him next to a box or chest to gain access to it ,the only way I can describe it is it's like the character is made of jelly .
    5. Once you have visited a number of notice boards you will see on the map masses of ? meaning something of interest is here,the problem is 90% of those ? are a couple of monsters or Villains standing next to a chest which they call GUARDED TREASURE ,this happens at sea as well where instead of guarded treasure they call it smugglers caches, I call it monotonous filler , honestly after visiting the 40th one you lose the will to live.
    6.A character that whines like a big Girls blouse if he takes a fall more than 2 feet in height (He is supposed to be a superhuman being that as been genetically enhanced by mutagens).
    7.Even something as simple as the map they somehow managed cock up,once there are good number of characters on it the cursor travels across it in a serious jagged movements because each character pulls at the cursor as it passes by ,every game you come across as a map which doesn,t do this and works perfectly well so WHY?
    8.I cannot do the bare knuckle fighting justice in words, you really have to experience for yourself how bad and annoying it is.
    9.Ended up enjoying the card game known as Gwent more than actually playing the storyline.
    10. The Swearing is fine but after a while you feel like you are watching a talentless Comedian who tries to hide the fact of how bad he is by swearing a lot.
    11.Geralt can climb (sometimes) but cannot descend,you literally have to fall of of things to descend,and as already stated this is followed by a loud whinge and if the fall is more than six feet death.
    12. You can make a cup of tea whilst it is loading.Handy but annoying.
    13. Whilst on the horse every movement you make is followed by Geralt bellowing at it SLOW DOWN ,SPEED UP ,ETC, not needed.
    14.etc etc etc
    15. Projekt Red compared it to Skrim,here is why it is not as good
    No stealth, No bow, No magic to speak of, No Guilds, No companions, Truly open world, When there is a point of interest on the map there is actually something interesting there ,No pick pocketing, Skyrim had a fully fledged legal system you could end up in jail, No Dragons.You could do damage to your foes at a distance which I love as I always seem to play Bowmen, Play as different characters,Build your own House,much prefer the bar instead of the map, In the Right hand bottom corner there is a continous display giving basic action Info again WHY?, Mine Minerals and make your own Weapons, Armour.etc etc
    16.Here is whats better
    More memorable characters,Obviously better graphics its next gen.Not afraid of adult themes or content I mean can you imagine an Inn in the Elder Scrolls being called The Cunny of the Goose,The boat was cool, Rock Trolls or as I will always think of them trolliloes ,Sense of humour.

    A good Game but scratch the surface and there was not a lot underneath.    … Expand
  11. sp001
    Jul 9, 2015
    5
    I've never written a review of a computer game before but felt compelled to by seeing all the positive reviews. I don't know if it's because I'm probably a bit older than the average gamer, or because I don't really feel too strong an affinity with RPG systems, but I have never been so disappointed by a game.

    I'll focus on the positive first; the reason it got five stars. The graphics    I've never written a review of a computer game before but felt compelled to by seeing all the positive reviews. I don't know if it's because I'm probably a bit older than the average gamer, or because I don't really feel too strong an affinity with RPG systems, but I have never been so disappointed by a game.

    I'll focus on the positive first; the reason it got five stars. The graphics are tremendous, don't get me wrong, you know you're still in a computer game but the landscape is very well balanced. The lighting is warm and the sunsets are long. Animations are smooth and responsive. It is a beautiful game. Also, the scope for developing the character is very wide - I imagine one could spend a good deal of time and thought developing the character's skill set. Unfortunately, I can't stretch my positive comments any further. Here are a few critiques.

    Open world games are the epitome of gaming as far as I'm concerned. I never quite get a feeling of immersion in a restricted world. GTA and Skyrim of course come to mind, and I'm aware that there are plenty of comparisons out there so I'm just covering the same ground. Now, Witcher 3 had a world much larger than Skyrim's, and I admit I never explored too much of it, but I did get to the edge of the world a number of times, something which it took me weeks to do in Skyrim. This just pulled me out of the fantasy and reminded me that I was in a constructed world. Perhaps I'm asking too much, but why not just make the terrain impassable or an ocean / plain?

    Which brings me onto my second critique; the nature of the world. Initially I was amazed by how familiar the world looked, the forests looked like forests I'd visited, the gentle rise and fall, the shallow canyons and the density of the trees was all great. Unfortunately, I found it all too regular. I could ride for five minutes and encounter nothing new. I'd still be in a forest. The villages and towns were all strikingly similar. Yes, all the characters had interesting little animations, but ultimately it was all quite mundane. Compare this with Skyrim, where you have huge stone ruins and each city has its own character. I fear the designers weren't quite on their game when it came to creativity; I want sublimity not technical accomplishment. Even compared to GTA which is simply a city in the real world, you have such a wealth of different environments that the world feels vastly different within a few minutes walk.

    My final main critique is the acting. It was simply atrocious. Skyrim was bad, GTA was pretty good, excellent in fact. But the acting in Witcher 3 was like some terrible made-for-tv movie. Maybe it's good for a game, but I really did laugh all the way through. The story that the acting was meant to carry too, was very basic. I understand that story-telling in a game is still a developing field compared to film or literature, but it doesn't detract from the fact that this was very linear and tedious. Even the was the story unravels was fairly plain; talk to this guy, then talk to this guy. One interesting development was using the scent trails, at least it was interesting the first time. After that it was pointless, why not just highlight them on a map?

    Anyway, I'll call it a day. I found the game tedious, the story mundane and the landscape simply plain.    … Expand
  12. 3Potatoteers
    Oct 8, 2015
    6
    Okay I've only played this game for less than 10 hours yet I don't think anything will change my mind, this game is average. Despite the good parts of it, there are some serious flaws there which ruins it.

    First of all, the UI design is the worst I've ever seen, it is so awkward I could barely keep playing. Take the shop interface for an example, there is no way to quickly switch from    Okay I've only played this game for less than 10 hours yet I don't think anything will change my mind, this game is average. Despite the good parts of it, there are some serious flaws there which ruins it.

    First of all, the UI design is the worst I've ever seen, it is so awkward I could barely keep playing. Take the shop interface for an example, there is no way to quickly switch from your items to vendor's items, when you sell something, it left a hole there which makes navigating really weird, it's hard to explain, they really didn't optimize the UI, and the rendering time of map, items are ridiculously slow, 2 secs I think. The task tracking is a disaster, you can track only one task, if you pick up a new task when tracking something else, you have no idea where the new task is, and, why the menu always fold every time I open it?

    Then the combat system, god, it is horrible, it seems you don't have i-frames when rolling, and whether you can stun-lock enemy is unpredictable, I can't figure it out. The awkward camera, bad movesets, man, if they don't know how to make action game, then don't. I used to dislike QTE but maybe it is a better and simpler solution than this crap.

    The land has no variety, that is the problem with open world games, it is hard to add different layouts on a big map, yet Zelda manages that. You know, for a magic world, the environment doesn't look magic at all, Morrowind did a better job, Dark Souls is far more amazing, it's not the resolution or color, it is the design.

    The task, god. In order to get my help, kill me a griffin. In order to find Ciri, help me find my family. In order to locate something, help me find my lamb. This is getting out of control! The pattern is so predictable I am really getting bored.

    I think a 75% discount of GOTY version would worth the money.    … Expand
  13. Gamercritic777
    Aug 14, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I rated this game 6 previously. I was told to play the game on 3rd difficulty. Now please ignore that, the best way to play it is on Story only, ie the lowest difficulty. This game is not about the battles, they are extremely lame and repetitive. I now appreciate the game more with all the interesting missions and quests. I was really driven.......until i found Ciri. I thought that to be the end but.......it seems halfway as i am still going. The missions/quests are not interesting anymore though but lame and drawn out. While the Hunt is after us, i got plenty of time to wonder about and tie up lose ends, finish unfinished business. It makes no sense. When urgency is required, urgency should be in the gameplay. I feel it was a good attempt at a game, story great, most of the missions in first half quite cool. Graphics and the world great. Battles boring and not worth it. I am trying to push myself to finishing the main story so i can get into the side quests, as i was to low level to do them before, now i am at the right level but it feels like not making any sense to move away from the story line, once you are going, to stop move away a province to slay a beast. Perhaps when exploring the lands i will appreciate it more, unfortunate i was not able to explore before due to the strange level mechanics.… Expand
  14. JS99
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    Great game. The stories are interesting. The music is great. Voice acting is great. The combat is fluid and fun, the controls are responsive. The graphics are great. The only small negative, the combat can get repetitive. Overall my favorite game of 2015.
  15. 998817268
    Apr 23, 2016
    10
    This game is incredible. The combat, the gear, the crafting, and the quests are all some of the best I have seen this generation, and the amount of content in the game means that if you like it, it will have plenty of replay value.
  16. adrock_12
    Dec 11, 2016
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played, with my only 2 complaints being the following:

    1. There are so many pointless things to read. Like 90% of the books you read don't do anything or have anything really important to say. 2. There are way too many different types of each type of item; like herbs, food, crafting supplies and some of them you either never use, or use only 1 of ever    One of the best games I've ever played, with my only 2 complaints being the following:

    1. There are so many pointless things to read. Like 90% of the books you read don't do anything or have anything really important to say.
    2. There are way too many different types of each type of item; like herbs, food, crafting supplies and some of them you either never use, or use only 1 of ever and they just end of taking up inventory space which slows navigating through your inventory down tremendously. This game could have gotten away with having just 5 types of herbs    … Expand
  17. visiblelight7
    Jan 23, 2018
    5
    Just gave witcher 3 on another chance.

    finished heart of stone but forced myself. It's wasn't awesome. Out of the 10 hours, I maybe enjoyed 90 minutes in total. The begining was really exciting and I liked how you unexpectedly get captured after killing the frog prince in the sewers and are sent to be executed by a cult who think that you killed their messiah. That was the coolest plot.    Just gave witcher 3 on another chance.

    finished heart of stone but forced myself. It's wasn't awesome. Out of the 10 hours, I maybe enjoyed 90 minutes in total. The begining was really exciting and I liked how you unexpectedly get captured after killing the frog prince in the sewers and are sent to be executed by a cult who think that you killed their messiah. That was the coolest plot. Unfortunately, that's all there was that was.

    The main game: Wild Hunt had nothing interesting except the plot with the King and his wife which I am not going into detail but that too only lasted 2 hours. I played aprox 18 hours after that and it was incredibly boring repetitive: just chase after a girl named ciri from town to town and do mindless fetch quests after fetch quests with some really boring cutscenes which I considered FILLER material. The main story was dragging with nothing really substantial to keep me interested.
    Now that was the "best" part of my review...

    The open world design is incredibly well done and spectacular to look at. But exploring it was ruined due to retarded character control design. I really cannot fathom how retarded the people at CD project red must've been to think that it's okay for character movements to be buggy like this. To this effect, the camera movement and character controls ruined the experience for me. The quests were not fun as others made them out.... it was the same repetitive stuff as any other mmo just with cutscenes in between. I think what makes the game feel incredible is just the beautiful graphics and design of the open world. Unfortunately, exploring it sucked due to the fact that the viewing angle on the character didn't feel immersive for my taste and the moving geralt was annoying. The character makes unecessary movements, awful horse collision detection etc. Most buildings are not explorable and when you do go inside one, it's a PAIN IN THE ASS to explore them because the camera + character movements are horribly done(incredibly frustrating and tiring to move around). Also, there were far too many uncessary loot items everywhere it got confusing but what made it worse was...the inventory management and menu which was really tiring to oversee. Each time I had to look at the map or find an item, it was a lengthy process of reloading the menu, flipping through tabs(input lag on each one).

    It's far from the game everyone made it out to be.    … Expand
  18. Cloudy83
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    Juego muy sobrevalorado, sobre todo en la jugabilidad, la historia si es muy buena pero falla en lo más importante en un juego.
  19. truelogicwarrio
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Dull copy-paste of other games with a mediocre plot. PR company made a name for this game, bravo!
  20. Wakaflaka
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Overhyped parody hybrid of skyrim+robin hood. First and second games were much more better
  21. ankokukishijp
    Feb 14, 2021
    0
    I was really excited when I first got the physical copy of the game. It was well packaged and I could feel it, "This is going to be one of the best games I will play!". After playing games for decades I usually have this "hunch" whether I would like this game or not by seeing the cover of the game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    You would be able to enjoy this game more with lower expectations. Do not fall into the same trap like me.    … Expand
  22. asimmov
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    Игра очень сильно переоценина! Ужасная боевка, скучные квесты.
  23. Dattwood
    May 19, 2015
    5
    This game is like every other game out right now -- it's a bigger, better version of Shadow of Mordor, GTA 5, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Arkham City (open world, questing, simple enemies even on hardest difficulty, et al.) If you don't see the similarities in those types of games yet, or you're not bored by them, then you might still like this. For everyone else, don't believe the hypeThis game is like every other game out right now -- it's a bigger, better version of Shadow of Mordor, GTA 5, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Arkham City (open world, questing, simple enemies even on hardest difficulty, et al.) If you don't see the similarities in those types of games yet, or you're not bored by them, then you might still like this. For everyone else, don't believe the hype and save your money.… Expand
  24. dp77777
    May 19, 2015
    6
    Way too much praise and not enough criticism for the flaws.

    The game is VERY choppy, and everything feels herky jerky. Its so jerky its hard to stop and loot things because the loot box is so small and you can't stop right on the X marking to pick something up Also the lack of live motion capture is very evident. The animations are pretty awful. That being said, i love the witcher    Way too much praise and not enough criticism for the flaws.

    The game is VERY choppy, and everything feels herky jerky. Its so jerky its hard to stop and loot things because the loot box is so small and you can't stop right on the X marking to pick something up

    Also the lack of live motion capture is very evident. The animations are pretty awful.

    That being said, i love the witcher story and this game has great dialogue and interactions... but dear god, the movement and animations are terrible.    … Expand
  25. moisaras
    May 20, 2015
    6
    Very bad user interface, very small font size, and a game that doesn't make you feel that you are achieving something special as you progress.
    Also, very weird (in a bad way) character control.
    Very nice graphics and world details.
    I'll take Bloodborne any time.
  26. Ranatoro
    May 20, 2015
    7
    7, yeap thats it, love the story, love all the things you can do....love the graphics and the massive world... but...men the way he moves ....the camera precision...WHY?? The camera and controls in general, are just unbelievably bad. It is clumsy and unprecisly, makes it a little difficult to loot sometimes, is just anoying that you run into things and people like a frightened animal or7, yeap thats it, love the story, love all the things you can do....love the graphics and the massive world... but...men the way he moves ....the camera precision...WHY?? The camera and controls in general, are just unbelievably bad. It is clumsy and unprecisly, makes it a little difficult to loot sometimes, is just anoying that you run into things and people like a frightened animal or something.... If U have played bloodborne this is something you CANT deny it... Hope they can fix it... eitherway the game IS very good, they gave you more than 100hrs of fun (something rare this days)... is interesting and it transports you to an amazing fantasy world... somethig RPG gamers we love
    ENJOY    … Expand
  27. gnolnihs
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    Played 15 hours into the game, trying to find why people kept praising it. What I found was a sluggish combat system. An experience system that only rewards repetitively questing and hunting monsters was a colossal waste of time. Along with a game company that gets angry when people "play their game wrong" seeing fit to change anything and everything a player finds that isn't hack andPlayed 15 hours into the game, trying to find why people kept praising it. What I found was a sluggish combat system. An experience system that only rewards repetitively questing and hunting monsters was a colossal waste of time. Along with a game company that gets angry when people "play their game wrong" seeing fit to change anything and everything a player finds that isn't hack and slash mechanics. Leveling up magic is this game does not ultimately help you. Any time a viable magic build has been found by players CD Projekt removes it nearly immediately stating that you need to be a warrior.

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

    The quest mechanic, the only thing in the game that seems to reward experience. The level recommendations on it are by no means accurate. A level 5 quest my decide it has level 12 monsters. Meaning if you attempt it at say level 6 you will be destroyed. The quests are always fetch this or go kill that. There is little diversity and leaves the game feeling like a second job. Personally, I would rather be earning money then grinding repetitively though a very unrewarding experience. A large problem with this game is effort to reward ratio is far of base. Nothing makes you feel like you have done a good job or achieved anything. Monster killing is pointless, but you'll talk to the right villager and instantly granted 400 experience, every level only takes 1000 experience to gain, so 400 experience is substantial. The questing experience isn't granted based on how difficult the quest is or how long it took to do, simply at random. If you are looking for a rewarding RPG in this sense, maybe try Horizon or any of the From Soft games (Dark Souls, Bloodbourne, Demon Souls).    … Expand
  28. Assassin67
    May 25, 2015
    7
    The open world is unbelievable. There's so many things to do in the game that you may feel overwhelmed. The game looks fantastic even with the frame rate issues that occur from time to time. The biggest problem I have with the game is the combat. It does feel a bit dated and at times unresponsive. Definitely a game worth checking out. You will no doubt get your money's worth.
  29. 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
  30. hg1802
    Jul 31, 2016
    0
    Absolutely overrated. I won't believe Metacritic ratings anymore.
    relatively nice graphics. The gameplay is repetitive and Boring as hell. All you do go to A get this , then go back to B get that... Even the music is boring and makes you sleep.
    Character movement and combat is very bad.
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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
92

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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