The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. filiptairi92
    Jan 8, 2017
    10
    What else to say,easily one of the best games ever. I wasn't the fan of long lasting rpg games,but Witcher is different.It always keeps you wanting more and more..You will have lots and lots of hours of fun.Side quests are good,and the characters are not forgettable,which is good.Witcher is set in a beatiful place.This game is a must have.
  2. Mikeb86
    Aug 20, 2017
    10
    Where to start, this game is incredible and to me has set the bar insanely high for western rpgs, I genuinely can't fault it, combat, story, locations, side quests, hunts, atmosphere, music, everything is amazing, easily one of my top 5 games ever, love it! Even the dlcs are amazing like full games themselves, can't recommend this enough
  3. SassyQuatch
    Jan 22, 2017
    8
    Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's high point is in the quality of its story and its well written quests. It truly succeeds in presenting well thought out quests with well written characters who you grow to care about.

    That being said, to give this game higher than an 8/10 I feel would be to overlook some of its more major flaws. The game packs a more expansive experience than other Western RPGs,    Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's high point is in the quality of its story and its well written quests. It truly succeeds in presenting well thought out quests with well written characters who you grow to care about.

    That being said, to give this game higher than an 8/10 I feel would be to overlook some of its more major flaws. The game packs a more expansive experience than other Western RPGs, but after playing it for a while you'll notice how the game loses some of its potency in the process. Unlike Skyrim and Fallout games, which set quests far off in still as of yet unexplored lands, the quests in this game more often than not involve you fetching items some 100 yards away, or running 50 yards away to smash a button against a somewhat underwhelming beast. To add to the banality of the experience, the quests often use the same sort of structure with different characters substituted in. This results in an eventual boredom with the game that isn't helped by the uneventful, button smashing combat system.

    Another flaw about this game is in the fickleness of its controls. A lot of the time the Witcher will be standing right next to an item that for some reason he cannot grab despite your pressing the pop-up button. The lock-on system in combat is also unnecessarily problematic. The game eventually dissimilates into a choice machine supplemented by short stints of boring combat.

    All in all, the good features of this game need hardly be repeated. However, it does seem to be a somewhat overrated game, especially taking into account its inability to provide compelling combat gameplay.    … Expand
  4. Leo_Manzano
    Jan 26, 2017
    10
    In 2015 CD PROJECKT brought us the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The end of the series The Witcher starring the wizard Geralt of Rívia can be defined in a word masterpiece.

    The world that presented us in The Witcher 3 is all that a RPG map needs to be huge, beautiful and extremely vivid. The main plot is about the story of the search for the wizard Geralt by his practically daughter    In 2015 CD PROJECKT brought us the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The end of the series The Witcher starring the wizard Geralt of Rívia can be defined in a word masterpiece.

    The world that presented us in The Witcher 3 is all that a RPG map needs to be huge, beautiful and extremely vivid. The main plot is about the story of the search for the wizard Geralt by his practically daughter Ciri being an engaging and entertaining story besides its secondary quests that besides several are always surprising giving a practically unlimited life to the game.

    The game also features incredible graphics and an exciting soundtrack and a range of charismatic and memorable characters that will make you interested in the history of each of them, The Witcher can please everyone from those who like good fighting to those who like Of long dialogues with several options or stop everything and have fun playing Gwent but do not forget to play the one that is the best game of the generation so far.    … Expand
  5. DrDjango
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Amazing open world and fantastic characters and storys. The side quests are amazing. Great game with an fighting system which doesnt satisfy the rest of the game.
  6. Zvezdochet
    Jan 22, 2018
    10
    Крутейший Эпик, с огромны открытым миролюбив отличнейшим сюжетом, разнообразными миссиями, сносной боевкой, впечатляющей картинкой! Нужно ли что-нибудь добавлять? Равнодушным не оставит точно! А любителей жанра погрузит в незабываемое фэнтезийном приключение!Крутейший Эпик, с огромны открытым миролюбив отличнейшим сюжетом, разнообразными миссиями, сносной боевкой, впечатляющей картинкой! Нужно ли что-нибудь добавлять? Равнодушным не оставит точно! А любителей жанра погрузит в незабываемое фэнтезийном приключение!
  7. grabberke
    Feb 22, 2017
    10
    Best game I played in the last years. Started on highest difficulty level (Death March) and taking things slow adds to the enjoyment of the game. Huge world, interesting sub quests with a lot of time a twist in the plot. Various amounts of beasts, monsters. Spells, potions, armor and weapon management, it's all there.
    The "mini"-game of Gwent is excellent (I would buy this immediately if    Best game I played in the last years. Started on highest difficulty level (Death March) and taking things slow adds to the enjoyment of the game. Huge world, interesting sub quests with a lot of time a twist in the plot. Various amounts of beasts, monsters. Spells, potions, armor and weapon management, it's all there.
    The "mini"-game of Gwent is excellent (I would buy this immediately if they ever release a physical card game of this). Hard to beat this one as a RPG experience if you add it all up!    … Expand
  8. Er1ktheRedd
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Beautiful world, enthralling story line and side quests, addictive combat, you name Witcher 3 has it. Simply one of the best RPGs of all time - truly sets a new bar for other developers to live up too. Thank you CD Projekt Red!
  9. AndersL
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    The best game ever made. Has it all, must have spend close to 300 hours with this game. Cannot think of many things I would want to change, aside from even more content!
  10. sincred
    Apr 20, 2017
    10
    es un juegazo,super completo, siempre uno sabe que hacer, he gastado cientos de horas y aun quiero seguir jugando, esta dentro los primeros 3 de las década.(También les recomiendo comprar las expansiones, le dan unas horas mas de felicidad.
  11. LZephaniah
    Dec 4, 2018
    9
    This is a great game. The depth and variety in the world and all the many side quests is extraordinary. It deserves the reputation it has.
    BUT... it's not 10/10. This is a flawed game. Obviously all games have flaws, but to my mind if you barely notice the flaws first time (because you're immersed, engaged or having too much fun) then such flaws are negligible; sadly that isn't true    This is a great game. The depth and variety in the world and all the many side quests is extraordinary. It deserves the reputation it has.
    BUT... it's not 10/10. This is a flawed game. Obviously all games have flaws, but to my mind if you barely notice the flaws first time (because you're immersed, engaged or having too much fun) then such flaws are negligible; sadly that isn't true of The Witcher.
    Some of the flaws are minor but frequent. Glitches are common. The inventory system is terrible. The UI for many game mechanics is counter-intuitive and never explained in-game. The combat is detailed but not that satisfying (for a game about being a master swordsman/fighter there really isn't enough impact to the combat).
    The biggest flaw here, however, is that this game really needs an editor. I love how much content there is, but often it feels padded. A lot of missions involve a cut scene, walking 50m, another cut scene, another brief bit of walking... There are times where it is effective and immersive to make the player do everything (like early on when preparing to meet [an important figure]), but often this stuttering approach to storytelling happens even at dramatic moments of the plot and it kills the pacing. (It doesn't help that cut scenes are often exposition heavy and delivered at length between 2 characters with a couple of fixed camera angles.) Side quests based around a single gag or interesting idea may turn out to take far longer than is interesting due to additional fetch quests, tracking missions and some generic fights. It all just needed a ruthless editor to keep pacing alive and side quests free from bloat.
    Compounding this editing problem is a subtle failing of game design: most games give thought to play sessions but the disrupted pacing means the end of a plot section can always be anywhere from 2 minutes to an hour away with no way to tell. And good open world games attempt to signal to the player whether a side quest is a brief diversion or a whole extra chapter. The Witcher doesn't: there's no way to tell from the beginning whether a side quest will be a 5 minute diversion or a 2 hour sequence of events. As I say: I love the amount of content and the variety on offer. But a bit of editing and game design could've stopped that content from becoming a deluge of tasks I've missed, forgotten about or am now overlevelled for.

    TL:DR great game, worth playing, pacing and game design problems slightly spoil the greatness of the open world and storytelling.    … Expand
  12. Firehalk_
    May 15, 2017
    10
    Time flies while playing this game - and I thought I was not a huge fan of the style. They manage to build this game in a way that fosters exploration. There is a lot of stories and it's not a game just about killing monsters all the time. The balance between action/exploration/conversations is awesome!
  13. German_Cruz
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    Una obra maestra atemporal... Sencillamente, el mejor RPG de lo que llevamos de gen. Largo, profundo, adulto... La obra que realiza CD Projekt Red es poesía hecha videojuego. Si le tengo que poner un "pero", es que no esté doblado al castellano, cuando sí que lo está en francés, ruso, alemán y un sinfín de idiomas, pero bueno. Mejor en inglés (que no en versión original, puesto que losUna obra maestra atemporal... Sencillamente, el mejor RPG de lo que llevamos de gen. Largo, profundo, adulto... La obra que realiza CD Projekt Red es poesía hecha videojuego. Si le tengo que poner un "pero", es que no esté doblado al castellano, cuando sí que lo está en francés, ruso, alemán y un sinfín de idiomas, pero bueno. Mejor en inglés (que no en versión original, puesto que los videojuegos no son como las películas) que no en un doblaje malo al castellano por motivos económicos... Si te gusta la épica medieval, la fantasía y los videojuegos de rol, no puedes dejar pasar esta auténtica maravilla. Además, por poco más te puedes hacer con sus 2 expansiones que añaden a la historia principal unas 50 horas de juego más... sencillamente increíble.… Expand
  14. dr0nzer
    Apr 16, 2017
    8
    If you're looking at this game you've probably already know of the reviews and the praise the title has received, and yes it's a beautifully crafted world with great story, dialogue, acting and depth, but I see a lot of the game's tech is outdated, the massive use of "cards" for foliage, collision detection system isn't great, jump animation is questionable and horse travelling is justIf you're looking at this game you've probably already know of the reviews and the praise the title has received, and yes it's a beautifully crafted world with great story, dialogue, acting and depth, but I see a lot of the game's tech is outdated, the massive use of "cards" for foliage, collision detection system isn't great, jump animation is questionable and horse travelling is just hard work and at times frustrating, it feels better to run on your own two feet instead.. the combat can feel a little unrefined, it's not as smooth as you would have liked or expected, it's also worth mentioning that the load times can be ridiculous, bordering on 5-10mins onwards for some scenes.
    The game world itself is massive, the content is non other than exceptional and definitely sets the bar for an RPG, the quest system is great and the choices given can at times make you think.
    The game will easily sink you in for over 100+ hours and this is just mainly doing the story and a few additional quests and exploration activities here and there.
    It's a great game but some the gameplay mechanics and systems aren't as smooth as I would have liked it to be.    … Expand
  15. Willmoy
    Mar 13, 2017
    10
    Honestly,probably the best game I have ever played. Graphically it is beautiful. Story and characters are outstanding.Meaningful sidequests.Decisions that ACTUALLY impact the game.

    If the game has any real drawback,it's the combat .While I felt it was improved compared to its previous installments, I can understand why some would find it cumbersome. However the game doesn't have any    Honestly,probably the best game I have ever played. Graphically it is beautiful. Story and characters are outstanding.Meaningful sidequests.Decisions that ACTUALLY impact the game.

    If the game has any real drawback,it's the combat .While I felt it was improved compared to its previous installments, I can understand why some would find it cumbersome.

    However the game doesn't have any negatives glaring enough to negate the positives    … Expand
  16. demonalter852
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    This GAME! MY GOD WHERE TO START! i'm going to put it into prospective of creating a chart of pros and cons of this game
    pros
    - amazing story and tons of quests (deep world to play in) - 100 to 200 hrs of game play (i think its a pro in my opinion) -amazing combat and variety of ways to approach your target - don't need to go into order from the first game -beautiful graphics and    This GAME! MY GOD WHERE TO START! i'm going to put it into prospective of creating a chart of pros and cons of this game
    pros

    - amazing story and tons of quests (deep world to play in)
    - 100 to 200 hrs of game play (i think its a pro in my opinion)
    -amazing combat and variety of ways to approach your target
    - don't need to go into order from the first game
    -beautiful graphics and scenery
    -huge and deep world
    -great ports for all platforms (best is pc)
    - the character you play as is not BORING!
    - crafting in this game is simple and easy
    -awesome rpg elements
    - hard game for new comers to the series (depends on what difficulty you are playing on)

    cons
    - stupid roach

    overall
    get this game if you are into the rpg genre
    i rated this 10/10 just because its a personal favorite of mine and to the rpg genre    … Expand
  17. Mrakovcic
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    After almost 400 hours in game, I don't know where to begin. Witcher 3 is a masterpiece, one of a kind stuff. This is the best game ever made. Period. It has few glitches and errors but in all, I can't really point out anything bad. This title is immersive, long lasting gaming experience made for role-play game fans.
  18. Kamikazeshocki
    May 7, 2017
    10
    This game is a masterpiece in general and one of the most impressive games of this decade. This is a rolemodel in gaming development. Just buy it and enjoy. I spent 180 hours in it (together with all DLC) and the world and the screenplay is amazing.
    The only things I have to mention is that your character will get overpowered and the fights become easy. Also in general the combat is way    This game is a masterpiece in general and one of the most impressive games of this decade. This is a rolemodel in gaming development. Just buy it and enjoy. I spent 180 hours in it (together with all DLC) and the world and the screenplay is amazing.
    The only things I have to mention is that your character will get overpowered and the fights become easy. Also in general the combat is way inferior compared to Bloodborne and despite being in awe with Witcher 3 I have to admit I was not infatuated with this game like I was with Bloodborne. So I love the latter one more in the end.    … Expand
  19. NescafeUser
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    I've played this game on PS4. I have all trophies and go through 2 DLC's
    For me Witcher 3 is a perfect RPG in open world. It has a good story, graphics are pretty good, face animation is better then most 2017 AAA games=)
    And Gwent, oh, I spent lot's of time in this 'ingame' game=)
  20. LucasOutland
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Great open world with strong main story and full of content like side quests and crafting. Really amazing combat with many possibilities to fight. 10/10 Masterpiece.
  21. Anndyfuentes
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    A masterpiece, soundtrack, story, characters, quest, this game has everything, a play like a 200 hours and still wanna playing, worth your money, just buy it!
  22. peepeetime
    Oct 23, 2017
    10
    It's difficult to put into words how much I enjoyed this game. The only thing I disliked was that it had to end. There are no more hunts for this Witcher and that makes me sad.
  23. davidplays3
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Really loved this game already completed it like 3 times, all the secondary missions are really well made and the story is really good and really liked the decision making sistem.
  24. madscientist4
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    RPG lover here. I enjoy getting lost in fantasy worlds highlighted by good writing.

    A couple quick random things: If the atmosphere of a land at war containing all that comes from a brutal war bothers you then give this game some time before you drop it. I didn't like this at first but then after I gave it 5 or 6 hours I got used to it. Humor does show up now and then to give some    RPG lover here. I enjoy getting lost in fantasy worlds highlighted by good writing.

    A couple quick random things: If the atmosphere of a land at war containing all that comes from a brutal war bothers you then give this game some time before you drop it. I didn't like this at first but then after I gave it 5 or 6 hours I got used to it. Humor does show up now and then to give some relief. So hang in there and give this game a chance. Also if you are like me and don't care to get stressed out while gaming, you can set the difficulty level at any time. If normal becomes too hard you can change it to easy at any point in the game. I loved this for when I wanted to just chill and lose myself in the story.

    This game was amazing all the way from character presentation and design to the writing. The only reason it doesn't get a 10 is that some of the side quests get repetitive(go to X...follow trail using witcher senses to Y...etc). Also dialog options with key NPCs were limited. Games like Dragon Age Inquisition had a lot of dialog options with key NPCs and it helped to connect the players with the characters more. The Witcher 3 does not necessarily suffer from this, especially if you've played the previous games or read the books but for someone new to the series it may have helped to have some more dialog options to connect them more to the characters. In the game they portrayed Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer, and Triss very much like the books do. I recommend reading the books before or while playing this game as there are some story lines that you'll get that you wouldn't get if you hadn't read the books.

    Combat: honestly, I don't care. It's not my personal interest although some people are really into to it so from what I could tell on easy and normal settings it was fun. There are other reviews that'll go deeper into this for those interested.

    Crafting and inventory management were not as tedious as some games but complex enough to satisfy the CRPG fan in me.

    DLCs for the most part are free so make sure to download them. The Expansions such as Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine are not free but reasonably priced. I played through both and didn't find them as fun as the main story. If you are a huge Witcher fan you'll want to play them, if not I'd recommend doing a second play through the main game.

    This is one of the best RPGs I have ever played. It was fun to be Geralt of Rivia for the 60+ hours it took to finish the game. I recommend it to any RPG fan or anyone wanting to step into the genre(although it will give you unreasonably high expectations for every other game).    … Expand
  25. Radoslavus
    Apr 4, 2017
    10
    I do not consider myself a good player, especially a game expert. I just like to play video games on medium or sometimes on a higher difficulty level. More for fun, relaxation and storyline than pure competition. Therefore, I often avoid multiplayer clashes that rob me of the two reasons for playing. I'm just an average player who has come in contact with some titles. One I liked more, theI do not consider myself a good player, especially a game expert. I just like to play video games on medium or sometimes on a higher difficulty level. More for fun, relaxation and storyline than pure competition. Therefore, I often avoid multiplayer clashes that rob me of the two reasons for playing. I'm just an average player who has come in contact with some titles. One I liked more, the other less, some frustrated me, and yet others pulled in enough that after a few years I even came back to them. Many of the hits I din't even play and probably that will never change. I can think of myself as a fan of rpg and I can not properly dress in words, HOW MUCH DID I HATE CD PROJEKT RED FOR THE WITCHER 3

    The announcements were boisterous, conferences, interviews and marketing were thought out, even the slow and fueling cinematics made me feel impressed. I live in this world for too long to be immune to omnipresent hype. So I waited, since the May premiere I closed in a tight cage of internet ignorance. I have not read, watched, and looked at a single: review, rating, comment, and opinion on the latest CDP production. I persisted for 3 months, and believe me it was not easy, I finally bought it and played it. (on a PS4 btw).

    What were my feelings, impressions, opinions? The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt pulled me in my chair so deep that almost for a month I became an antisocial zombie. During the game, I wanted to check the next marker, discover what is behind the next rock, river, hill, ect. Discovering another entrance to the cave led to the same excitement as when I saw a Christmas tree surrounded by gifts. Many times during my trip with Geralt I stopped to watch the breathtaking views. During breaks from The Witcher, I wondered how the story of Geralt and Ciri would unfold, how the fate of Velen, Novigrad and Skellige will resolve, and whether I made good decision. Many times I wondered if I was ready to defeat this monster who had mercilessly dumped me last time ...
    Okay, last seven times. The marker still shows that I am weaker than him, (and with this level cacan't beat him or it), but maybe this time it's possible (in the rhythm of great music during the fight) I will be able to do it. In short, The Witcher 3 dragged me into it's world without a doubt.

    So why I hate the Reds and their latest production? CD Projekt released his latest child, and unknowingly done a great harm to many players. They lifted the bar too high. Maybe I'm in the minority, but when I decided to play the Witcher I robbed myself of those things that would make me happy playing any other productions. I will unintentionally compare them to the latest Witcher, and the winner of this battle will be known before it starts.

    Is it perfect? Of course not, there is no such thing as a prefect game. But it's essential in every gamers collection.    … Expand
  26. fercaveri
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    A truly masterpiece. There is nothing to complain about this game. It's the perfection converted into a game. BEAUTIFUL environment, AMAZING history, EXCELLENT gameplay. Deserves the score
  27. Leandro5an
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Buen juego de rol. El combate un poco tosco para los que juegan los juegos de From Software.
  28. estradas
    Jul 23, 2023
    9
    Like reading a novel. Complex game.

    8/10 gameplay
    8/10 graphics
    10/10 story
    10/10 environments
  29. NZAnimeManga
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Brilliant game. Probably the best game I own on PS4. Would probably be a 10/10 game if it weren't for its basic and repetitive combat (even of Death March difficulty all you need to do is Quen up and you'll be fine). Gwent is amazing too!! Hands down the best game of 2015.
  30. RoloBianchi
    May 9, 2017
    10
    una OBRA MAESTRA! que mas se puede decir de este juego que no se haya dicho?, excelente apartado gafico, artistico, musical; personajes con carismaticos, historias increibles! de lo mejor que he jugado!
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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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