The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 18653 Ratings

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  1. 20Gigabytes
    May 2, 2018
    10
    One of the greatest games of all time in my opinion. A very good game that I will most likely cherish and praise forever.
  2. Ieronimg
    Feb 25, 2019
    10
    Best game ever !!!!!Cd projekt nice respect!!! I hope to be continued.The game is really nice
  3. Lineart
    May 5, 2018
    9
    Massive in size, and meticulously detailed, The Witcher 3 ends Geralt's story on a high note.
  4. brainstormer
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    *Note: I'm reviewing the main game and the DLCs as well in this one review*

    The Witcher 3 is an outstanding game that delivers on so many levels. The amazing thing about this game is that even though the game is gigantic in scale and has many activities to partake in, these activities always feel meaningful and most of them are masterfully designed. And while this game is not perfect,    *Note: I'm reviewing the main game and the DLCs as well in this one review*

    The Witcher 3 is an outstanding game that delivers on so many levels. The amazing thing about this game is that even though the game is gigantic in scale and has many activities to partake in, these activities always feel meaningful and most of them are masterfully designed. And while this game is not perfect, it is still a great example of a game created with care and hard work to deliver an unforgettable experience. The locations in this game are so carefully designed and filled with detail that causes the world to feel alive and believable. Whether it is the mountainous and snowy Skellige, the romantic and picturesque Toussaint or the swampy and muddy Velen, the game never fails to awe with how fantastically designed those locations are. And, with all of that, it provides great main quests and side quests that are filled with memorable and well told stories, and also with interesting characters. Choices greatly matter here, since they can heavily determine story outcomes and they enrich this already fantastic game with more replay value. It is known that the combat is not the game's strongest point, but it is still very fun IMO, albeit in some instances easy. And there are a plethora of creatively designed monsters to fight against, with everyone of them carrying different kinds of strengths and weaknesses, and with the help of potions, signs and bombs, there's multiple ways to fight enemies. Now, I've been showering the game with praise by now, but let's talk about some negatives. I found the boss battles of the main game to be incredibly dull and easy, which is a disappointment, however the game's DLCs have some awesome boss battles and they seem to overshadow my disappointment. There's also some story pacing problems that kind of hinder the experience slightly. And, there are some weird glitches, however, considering how huge the game is then that flaw is to be expected. Even though The Witcher 3 has some clear flaws, these flaws are easily overshadowed by the game's grand achievements.
    Also, the soundtrack of The Witcher 3 is beautiful; probably one of my favorite soundtracks out there. The soundtrack enriches the experience significantly, making the main story even more exciting to play.
    So, The Witcher 3 is a masterpiece. If you're thinking of buying this game, then definitely get the GOTY edition, since it includes the two outstanding DLCs that also have amazing storylines and add many cool things to the game.    … Expand
  5. MrZfinger
    May 6, 2018
    10
    The best action-rpj game ever! The best Slavic setting! 10/10 I recommend to all!
  6. adrewtoremember
    May 17, 2018
    10
    An absolutely breathtaking game. Even for a game that is now 3 years old, it has some of, if not the best graphics on the system. The world is deep, well written, and chock full of lore and secrets. Combat punishes you for being unprepared, and is one of the more fun combat experiences in an open world RPG. You have signs (spells), two swords with separate uses, bombs, crossbows withAn absolutely breathtaking game. Even for a game that is now 3 years old, it has some of, if not the best graphics on the system. The world is deep, well written, and chock full of lore and secrets. Combat punishes you for being unprepared, and is one of the more fun combat experiences in an open world RPG. You have signs (spells), two swords with separate uses, bombs, crossbows with interchangeable bolts, and varied armors to fit your playstyle.

    The Witcher 3 also has what I find to be one of the best open worlds in gaming. Environments range between putrid, corpse ridden battlefields, harsh snowcovered mountainous islands, and beautiful French inspired country sides. The quests directly effect the world, and can be seen by the presence or absence of characters in different locations. This game also has fantastic enemy variety, which I feel has been somewhat lacking in many RPG's and AAA releases as of late.

    TL;DR version, this is an absolute must play and has so much to offer. Go pick it up.    … Expand
  7. nnikolov_cbr
    May 11, 2018
    10
    I definitely enjoyed the hell out of this game! Amazing story, impressive graphics and experience which will leave sadness once finished. The gameplay is something to get used to, however I believe that this is the best modern game money can get!
  8. pTwist1
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    Amazing, top 3 game of all time. Epic adventure that made me excited for Cyberpunk 2077, well oops on that, though sounds like better now but what a let down with NPC's for example. Witcher 3 NPC's were alive not disappearing acts.
  9. Ishmaul
    Jul 8, 2018
    10
    The Witcher 3 is a phenomenal final installment to trilogy that has continued to amaze since its inception. Not only does it take some aspects from well acclaimed games in multiple genres but it meshes them together beautifully. This games a blast to play whether its your first go round or multiple play through.

    Pros: The Characters brought to life in this game really make the game    The Witcher 3 is a phenomenal final installment to trilogy that has continued to amaze since its inception. Not only does it take some aspects from well acclaimed games in multiple genres but it meshes them together beautifully. This games a blast to play whether its your first go round or multiple play through.

    Pros: The Characters brought to life in this game really make the game shine due to the different personalities and view points. The player begins to love or hate each one of them. Interactions with each whether friend or foe help the story flow and take shape depending on the choices you have made or could make.

    The story itself is a great aspect of any game but The Witcher 3 really makes it stand out. It is like taking part a novel itself; one you don't want to put down. The plot twists, side stories, and subtle clues are award winning.

    The Combat is in a league of its own, due to the player preference in leveling that can change the entire style of the protagonist's combat abilities. I tended to play as a buffer with potions and decoctions but have dabbled in signs or just running over enemies with beastly sword skills and improvements. This game is easier to learn, but difficult to master especially in the higher difficulties and learning about each enemy is almost as important is leveling up in itself.

    Gear/Leveling was done well in a way that helps slow the pace of the game and helps players have a drive to do everything on the rather large maps with all those joyous little icons you want to grey out. Not to mention some of the Witcher sets are badass to look at.

    Finally, the size of the game isn't something to be upset about considering all the DLC with new quests areas and characters included and the replay ability is astonishing since the choices you make in the first and second game can change this game ever so slightly. Not to mention the choices in the game can be felt in the later areas and chapters with the final overview at the end.

    The game is a must buy for any avid gamer or RPG lover, the only downside is that this is possibly the final installment but one can dream for a Witcher 4. Buy this or rent it either way carve your way through monsters and humans alike to see how you survive The Wild Hunt    … Expand
  10. Gaudy
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    Lo juegue hace unos años y poco que decir. Uno de los mejores juegos de la historia y lo mejor de su generación. Graficos buenisimos, sonido perfectos, banda sonora excelente, historia perfecta, misiones adictivas.... No podia dejar de jugarlo!!!

    Encima le echaba horas y no se acababa, todo historias y secundarias de calidad. Personajes creibles y carismaticos. No te arrepentiras de    Lo juegue hace unos años y poco que decir. Uno de los mejores juegos de la historia y lo mejor de su generación. Graficos buenisimos, sonido perfectos, banda sonora excelente, historia perfecta, misiones adictivas.... No podia dejar de jugarlo!!!

    Encima le echaba horas y no se acababa, todo historias y secundarias de calidad. Personajes creibles y carismaticos. No te arrepentiras de cada centimo que te gastes en este juego.    … Expand
  11. GreenIgnitor
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best games ever made by far. I hardly recommend it to anybody that is mildly interested.
  12. Hagal
    Feb 8, 2021
    10
    Don´t know how I could have forgotten to put my score on metacritic, but now, as I play through TW3 for the fourth time I´ll do it. Easy and short. The Witcher 3 is the best game I have ever played. The worlds immersion and feeling is beyond the scale. The Characters are prestine. The Story & Lore are off the charts. This is my favorite game of all time.
  13. msokolnicki
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    The best game ever. In my personal ranking it's on first place before GTA5 and Baldur's Gate 2.
  14. Richard1766
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    Of course 10, this is not discussed, this game is beautiful to everyone, it has beautiful graphics, plot, characters, locations, additional quests, sound etc. I, as a huge fan of this universe, and to the Witcher 3 who read all the books and passed all the parts completely amazed by this game, for me this is one of the best games of the generation
    P.S. We wait Cyberpunk 2077:)
  15. Nadude
    Aug 1, 2019
    10
    The perfect game dosent exi...
    CD Project Red came to rescue the gaming industrie from bs practices and provided an amazing experience with not ****
    This game is a must buy
  16. Sveta7
    Jul 18, 2018
    10
    As someone who doesn't like magic/fantasy games this has to be pretty good for me to even try it and it IS one of if not the best RPG games
  17. Nekellor
    Aug 1, 2018
    9
    Вся боевка это перекаты, если ты маг то просто стояние под щитом даже на последней сложности. Превосходная музыка. Так себе основная сюжетная линия, но отличнейшие побочки. Самая красивая природа в играх которую я видел. Забаганная плотва. И отличная графическая система Hair Works (наверное отличная, я не знаю, у меня не тянет).Вся боевка это перекаты, если ты маг то просто стояние под щитом даже на последней сложности. Превосходная музыка. Так себе основная сюжетная линия, но отличнейшие побочки. Самая красивая природа в играх которую я видел. Забаганная плотва. И отличная графическая система Hair Works (наверное отличная, я не знаю, у меня не тянет).
  18. MaxSlattery
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    In every narrative and technical aspect, this game exceeds. I genuinely, can’t think of a single flaw of this game. I wish it was longer..
  19. Vitolo98
    Oct 10, 2018
    10
    Great game. Until God of War, no game came close to the quality and impact that the Witcher 3 has done to the gaming industry. Let's see if Red dead Redemption 2 takes the crown away from Witcher 3 as the king of open world games
  20. looka
    Aug 27, 2018
    10
    It's simply the best game ever. Story, characters, gameplay, graphics - 10/10 for everything.
  21. 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
  22. lipesbp
    Aug 31, 2019
    9
    I've played the game so many times and played both expansions as well, and I can say the only major problem with this master piece is the movement response. Geralt is light as hell.
    But the story is incredible, the content is so gorgeous. It's a master piece indeed.
  23. sonersupertramp
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Although this game is not technically a masterpiece everything else is awesome. music, atmosphere, art design, side missions (hello Baron) and Roach. Must play.
  24. Regmilion
    Oct 5, 2018
    10
    Шедевр в мире компьютерных игр. Больше и говорить нечего.
  25. DULAccd
    Jul 6, 2019
    9
    A fantastic game, one of the best RPG-s ever.
    The gameplay is disputed, many gamers saying that the controls and combat aren't so good, with an ok leveling system which will show you a little bit of the game's quests, but, at least to me, the bread and butter of this game is the story. The game makes you really feel like a witcher, with well detailed quests, activities and random events.    A fantastic game, one of the best RPG-s ever.
    The gameplay is disputed, many gamers saying that the controls and combat aren't so good, with an ok leveling system which will show you a little bit of the game's quests, but, at least to me, the bread and butter of this game is the story. The game makes you really feel like a witcher, with well detailed quests, activities and random events. The map is large, with plenty of things to do, but, to be honest, it is a little buggy, mostly in the underwater shipwrecks. There is a variety of weapons and armor to collect and trade with the merchants in the game, which are well realised and plentyfull around the map. A variety of enemies also exists, making the game less repetitive than other RPG-s,avoiding reskining the enemies.
    A grand minus of the game is the underwater combat, which could have been much better,I would tell you more about it, but I will let you experience it yourself.
    Overall, you will enjoy the game, if you let its problems aside and focus on the overall experience.
    I played it at launch, but recently I replayed it on my ps4, and it is decent even now
    , in 2019.    … Expand
  26. Carbine
    Jul 29, 2019
    10
    This game was an absolute masterpiece. It provided some of the best story telling I've experienced in games from the last decade. Graphics were absolutely mind numbingly good. From the first moment when you hop on Roach to ride alongside Vesemir - I just remember seeing the jaw dropping landscapes and immediately becoming hooked. The orchestrated music and voice overs fit itself so wellThis game was an absolute masterpiece. It provided some of the best story telling I've experienced in games from the last decade. Graphics were absolutely mind numbingly good. From the first moment when you hop on Roach to ride alongside Vesemir - I just remember seeing the jaw dropping landscapes and immediately becoming hooked. The orchestrated music and voice overs fit itself so well within the story that it also made me feel like I was watching a blockbuster film. I cant give this game enough praise. After playing through Witcher 1 ,2 and now 3, I can say without a doubt the Witcher franchise is probably one of my favorite, if not my favorite franchises on the market.… Expand
  27. ume1994
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    沉浸式的游戏体验，有血有肉的人物，自由开放的选择，苍凉的世界与音乐，利落的动作设计，动人的情感线，巫师三有着说不完的优点，或许通关后那种怅然若失的感觉是对它最高的评价。
  28. iOS
    Oct 11, 2018
    9
    Though the straightforward and fetch-quest-heavy main story overstays its welcome, the option of joyfully adventuring through a rich, expansive open world was always there for me when I’d start to burn out. Even if the plot isn’t terribly interesting, the many characters who play a part in it are, and along with the excellent combat and RPG gameplay, they elevate The Witcher 3 to a planeThough the straightforward and fetch-quest-heavy main story overstays its welcome, the option of joyfully adventuring through a rich, expansive open world was always there for me when I’d start to burn out. Even if the plot isn’t terribly interesting, the many characters who play a part in it are, and along with the excellent combat and RPG gameplay, they elevate The Witcher 3 to a plane few other RPGs inhabit.… Expand
  29. 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
  30. Kvantaliani03
    Nov 20, 2021
    9
    rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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4
#4 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
8
#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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