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  1. Nov 8, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was standing near Keira's soulless body starring at her face wondering why it all happened this way. I would have helped her willingly if she had told me the truth from beginning but she instead tried to trick me. I got angry when I knew what was going on and I had a serious argument with her that led to a fight between us. Then happened what happened!

    This was part of my experience from one of the wicther's side quests that I described for you(you might have a different experience of course!) Here I will list some of the pros and cons of this game:

    pros:
    1-good story
    2-entertaining side quests
    3-well written characters
    4-big open world

    cons
    1-there are tons of ingredients that makes it hard for you to pick the appropriate ones for crafting a specific item so you have no way other than picking everything you see in the environment blindly(it might be of use somewhere!)

    2-some missions are boring. you must just walk from place A to B and talk to different people.
    3-the game is too buggy.
    4-althogh there is a variety of enemies in the game the way you must fight them is more or less the same.

    overall I recommend playing this game.
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  2. Sep 13, 2015
    8
    Good game, not perfect, but very good.

    Combat is fun and exciting and lets you go in a lot of different directions. Questing is extensive and the map is littered with points of interest. Story line is interesting and keeps you on your toes by not holding to cliche's as much as it could (i love a quest that turns out to have unexpected consequences). Only problem I had with the game
    Good game, not perfect, but very good.

    Combat is fun and exciting and lets you go in a lot of different directions. Questing is extensive and the map is littered with points of interest. Story line is interesting and keeps you on your toes by not holding to cliche's as much as it could (i love a quest that turns out to have unexpected consequences).

    Only problem I had with the game is if you are a obsessive side quest completer like myself, you will become godlike and the game breaks a bit and you have to go out of your way to find monsters that are a challenge. You'll also exhaust yourself and eventually just want to plow through to the finish to "get it over with". You don't have to complete every little thing and I think had I taken that approach earlier on I wouldn't have grown somewhat bored with the game before i finished it. Quests become a bit more of a checklist. Kill the griffin, check, kill the bog monster, check, kill the Basalisk, check.

    That is my only real complaint, had the quests kept up with my level a bit more and not become a chore it would have gotten a 9 or 10. As is, amazing game, but you feel like you leave something behind when a quest says level 8 and you are already 23 and just walking through the daisies.
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  3. Oct 7, 2015
    8
    Most of all in this game I enjoyed Storyline. One thing disappointed me, some things were similar to Dragon age:inquisition. So the game was not innovational as it should had to be. Also Witcher 3: Wild hunt loses its gameplay at its finest if you don't choose last game mode(Death march). Other modes just give you experience to enjoy only landscapes and trees. Also FPS sometimes drops.
  4. Nov 10, 2015
    8
    One of the best adventure/ role playing games I have ever played. Incredible combat system makes it skill that wins battles, not just button-bashing. You'll spend 80+ hours going through this game.... until you finish the quests... then there is literally nothing left to do... I mean not a thing! But still 80+, I regret nothing.
  5. Feb 26, 2016
    8
    The Witcher 3 is the first entry in the witcher series, an acclaimed series of videogames created by a small indie team of 523 people. this ps1 version doesnt really stand out graphically since it doesnt take advantage of the ps1 hardware. when in comes to gameplay the witcher 3 has a similar call of duty style, including bazookas and smgs. the witcher 3 is an awesome entry for a new sagaThe Witcher 3 is the first entry in the witcher series, an acclaimed series of videogames created by a small indie team of 523 people. this ps1 version doesnt really stand out graphically since it doesnt take advantage of the ps1 hardware. when in comes to gameplay the witcher 3 has a similar call of duty style, including bazookas and smgs. the witcher 3 is an awesome entry for a new saga which hopefully will continue. im looking forward to the witcher 12, and i hope microsoft can correct its flaws, because master chief is an awesome character, and i think he can go down in video game history as one of the greatest characters ever made. Expand
  6. Mar 8, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome, but not perfect.
    I wanted so badly give a 10 for this one. But I just simply can't. Let's see why.
    The game does so many things right, like many have said it before me. It' great.
    I love the setting, combat is awesome and the difficulty is just right (death march). If you prepare and know what you are doing, it is almost easy. If you do not take combat seriously, do not use potions / oils / decotions, forget to dodge or parry, you die in seconds. I love the combat.
    The story is very good, the quests are awesome, none of them are the same, the witcher contracts maybe a little repetitive, but not so much and I enjoyed all and every one of them.
    And the little things where imho W3 is shining the most. For example: slayed enemies loot is on the map, lootable containers are highlighted, route to the next objective on the map, books, tons of background info, living cities, dudes go even to sleep and **** Awesome.
    I love, that my actions have consequences. I love, that some quests have no good endings, just worse or even worse.
    But the best part is in my opinion, ***** SPOILER ALERT! ***** how you help Ciri grow as a person (if you do it right) and in the end, how it saves her life. Priceless. SPOILER OVER.
    But there are some things, I can not accept, even some things I hate. What are those? Let's see.
    1. Gwent. I hate it. Simple is that. Right now i am in my second run, death march. I am the kind of guy, who loves get all of the trophies / achievements of a game, IF the game is good / awesome. This one is. Then why the F must i play gwent?!?! I signed up for an adventure, not virtual poker crappy.
    2. Missable trophies / achievements. Come on, guys! Not cool.
    3. Geralt Glassbones. Enough said.
    4. ****ty camera. Died many times, because in the heat of the combat, the camera showed the wall, or the treetops. Really frequently happens indoors. In death march you are 3-4 hits. And ... You are gone. Then you can "enjoy" the ~90 sec loading time.
    5. Loading time. Just too much.
    6. F*ing Finneas on death march. Amateur, disappointing game balance problem. Harder than a griffin, harder than cyclops or a forktail, well anything I encountered so far. Come on! Just WHY ?!? Make no mistake, I going to beat him, just makes a 1000 pound monster a joke. Or 10 bandit. Or a smaller army.
    OR, dear developers, You could have name him Chuck Norris, this way it is completely understandable, why he is harder, than a f*ing dragon.

    As You could have guessed, my dear reader, right now I am at Mr. Overpowered Finneas. If I give in to my anger, this would be a big fat 0. Or -10. But this game is really awesome, especially the Ciri parts, and her growth, but this is not a perfect game. Awesome one, with flaws. Without the whole gwent **** I would have gave it a 9. Right now this is 8. For me. Still, go and buy it, because Witcher 3 is still better than almost all other games nowadays. Cheers.
    Ps.: oh yeah, stupid horse :)
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  7. Mar 16, 2016
    8
    Ill be simple: We have a wonderful masterpiece of game, one of the best of this gen, but honestly i didn't enjoy it a lot but its was truely amazing game and best CD projekt red game.
  8. Mar 19, 2016
    8
    The story is ok its just that when you finish the game theres nothing to do else but good enough to enjoy the side missions and good graphics for some of the creature's
  9. May 27, 2016
    8
    É um bom jogo! História cheia de detalhes, algumas batalhas frenéticas e muito sobrenatural! O personagem é carismático e gráficos/ambientação são excelentes. Pra mim o ponto negativo seria a mecânica de combate, achei um pouco travada.
  10. Aug 3, 2016
    8
    Good game but sometimes combat can be a pain. This is very different to elder scrolls. I felt also there should have been more side quests with civilians. The graphics though are freaking amazing!!!! I would buy it for $30 or so.
  11. Jun 3, 2016
    8
    So I mean, hey, Witcher 3 is good. You know this. It was named Game Of The Year by like, what. IGN, right? And Gamestop maybe, I dunno. Hey you've been in a Gamestop before, right? Is it just me or do they all smell like a couch? Not like a new couch, but a couch that's in your friend's friend's basement. And it has a stain on it and they say "oh that's from salsa" but dude, that's not aSo I mean, hey, Witcher 3 is good. You know this. It was named Game Of The Year by like, what. IGN, right? And Gamestop maybe, I dunno. Hey you've been in a Gamestop before, right? Is it just me or do they all smell like a couch? Not like a new couch, but a couch that's in your friend's friend's basement. And it has a stain on it and they say "oh that's from salsa" but dude, that's not a salsa stain. Seriously, Gamestop, if you ever read this, do some sort of trade-out cross-promotion with Febreze in your stores.

    So uh, Witcher 3. Good game. And, look, I'm going to judge the game based on what I am: a middle-aged guy with other things to do. Like, lots of other things, like a job and my second degree that I'm working on and a lawn and yelling at neighbor kids who ride their bikes on my lawn and stuff. Yeah, I don't care if it's just a corner of my lawn, Christ. Ride out in the goddamn street. Where were you kids born, Jerusalem?

    Anyway. So here's what I like about Witcher 3:

    Graphics are stunning. Some of the most enjoyable moments are standing in the wilderness, slowly panning the camera around Geralt, looking at the scenery. Wind blowing through his majestic hair. Under your breath, mumbling, "nerr nerr nerr NERRRR nerr nerrr nerr NAAH NERR NUUHNNN." That's the intro to Creed's "My Sacrifice" by the way. Maybe you weren't actually doing this but I was. Not because I thought it was a good song but, you know, stuff gets caught in your head sometimes. Look, shut up.

    And uh. Actually the graphics were the only thing I REALLY liked about this game. Yeah hey, look, no, I know. The story is really in-depth, the map is MASSIVE. Attention to detail, 10/10. But this is a game for people who can plunge into the experience and stay there for hours and hours or days on end. This isn't a criticism of the game, but if you're reading this and you're a 40-ish dude (but I'm sure you could totally pull of early 30s, really) with a bunch of other obligations, you need to know you're not going to appreciate this the same way ol' Weedy Joe in Colorado can during his 48 hour Doritos-Sponsored WitcherBingers.

    No, instead I found myself loading it up after a long workday, after my workout routine, after doing homework, and then spending the first half-hour trying to remind myself what armor and swords were on my to-do list to upgrade, and then figuring out which main quest or side quest I wanted to pursue. Right about that time it suddenly occurred to me it was about time to go the hell to bed because I had to wake up at 5am for work because somewhere in the past decade or so, against my realistic wishes, I became a goddamn adult.

    Look, it happens. You don't mean it to. You want to pretend you'll always be the version of yourself that can load a bowl with one hand and build a TF2 sentry with the other with seamless beauty. But you won't, man.

    You just won't.

    So for most of you, hit it. Enjoy. Sally-effing-forth. But for me, this game was too big, too much. Dare I say: Too Good. I'll still give it an 8 though.

    Also, why does everything that Geralt yells at his horse sound like softcore porn? SUH-LOOWWW NOW. UHHHHH. FASTER!! THESE FEELINGS DEEP DOWN, THEY A-SCARE-A ME, SWEET THANG. It's weird. It's just weird, I tell you.
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  12. 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.
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  13. Mar 1, 2017
    8
    Очень спорная игра с большой кучей минусов и плюсов. Есть неплохая завязка для сюжета, есть большой открытый мир и гг с интересной историей. Не понятно по чьей вине большинство плюсов перечеркивают эти же минусы. Мир большой, но исследовать его после пары часов игры не хочется, сюжет к концу скатывается в примитивщину, а боевка, которая по сравнению с прошлыми частями выглядит большимОчень спорная игра с большой кучей минусов и плюсов. Есть неплохая завязка для сюжета, есть большой открытый мир и гг с интересной историей. Не понятно по чьей вине большинство плюсов перечеркивают эти же минусы. Мир большой, но исследовать его после пары часов игры не хочется, сюжет к концу скатывается в примитивщину, а боевка, которая по сравнению с прошлыми частями выглядит большим скачком вперед, все такая же кривая и топорная. На 3 уровне сложности из-за Руны "квен" становится очень легко играть и почти никакой противник не представляет угрозы. Но сценаристы поработали на славу, практически каждый новый квест приводит к неожиданным последствиям и зачастую к нескольким вариантам решения. Музыка не то что плохая, от нее просто клонит в сон. Игра вполне заслуживает звания RPG, хоть и в большинстве случаев у нас 2 варианта ответа, но если учитывать, в каком состоянии сейчас находится жанр, то и это сойдет. Expand
  14. 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.
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  15. Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Buen juego de rol. El combate un poco tosco para los que juegan los juegos de From Software.
  16. Jul 30, 2017
    8
    You can consider this either a video game or virtual brothel. It's really up to you. Personally I plead the 5th on what I consider this game to be!!
  17. Nov 7, 2018
    8
    Sin duda una obra maestra. De los pocos juegos que he visto que utilizan las misiones secundarias como principales, tiene un gran peso argumental en la trama incluso.
    Mi nota viene dada a que hay momentos que te pierdes por la cantidad tan inmensa de información que recibes en poco tiempo.
  18. Jun 10, 2020
    8
    Ótimo jogo, no começo me bati com a jogabilidade, a movimentação do personagem não é muito fluída. Após um tempo, me acostumei daí foi só alegria, gráficos excelentes, jogo bonito e história boa. As DLCs são excelentes também.
  19. Feb 25, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First I want to start by saying that I liked the game and I recommend it. However the game is overrated. First the main plot has no urgency, at one point in Valen I had no idea what the main plot was, the bad guys are all dark and stuff but they never seem actually threatening. Interest points are mostly useless as well as most treasures and even weapons you get as rewards, game mechanics for tracking get boring after you use them 100 times, some quests have been written poorly by someone who does not appear to have read a book in his/her life - mostly are ok though, skillege as an area was particularly lacking in story quality and was a pain to complete but not do to difficulty cause the game even on the hardest difficulty is incredibly easy and boss fight mechanics lack luster. I would give it 7/10
    However if you play the expansions the game is totally different, it looks like a totally different team has written the quests, more mature and richer, boss fights with actual mechanic and difficulty, moral choices that made me go back and do them differently because the more I thought about them the more it made me think about what I perceive as good or bad. The expansion itself is as close to 10/10 it can be.
    Do to the expansions I would say the game is maybe 8/10.
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  20. Jun 6, 2020
    8
    The Witcher 3 is a great game but I feel its greatness is overstated a bit. Yes it has some of the best quest writing in any game that has ever existed but it's combat is far too clunky and the game is way too glitchy to really be the greatest game ever like many people would have you believe. Because of the slow movement that geralt is forced into when he engages in combat it makesThe Witcher 3 is a great game but I feel its greatness is overstated a bit. Yes it has some of the best quest writing in any game that has ever existed but it's combat is far too clunky and the game is way too glitchy to really be the greatest game ever like many people would have you believe. Because of the slow movement that geralt is forced into when he engages in combat it makes positioning Geralt to feel clunky and over rely on dodging and quen to get out of harms way. If the game wanted to look realistic it could've still had Geralt in his stance but allow some freedom of movement anyway. This would make positioning more important like in games like Bloodborne for example. This game also has very little depth. Yes you have tons of bombs and oils that help in defeating monsters but Geralt never gets any new moves throughout the entire game. At least none that really change your playstyle in a meaningful way. Every weapon in the game has the same move set even if the weapon is completely different like a hatchet. it gets stale after awhile. Nevertheless the quest writing is superb and this game has a lot of great characters and world-building. So that alone is worth the price. Expand
  21. Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Игра хорошая, но оптимизация на ps4 подвела, сама игра работает хорошо, но инвентарь работает отвратительно медленно
    Сюжет, геймплей и доп квесты твердая 9, но из за оптимизации на ps4 8 баллов
  22. Jul 2, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego inmersivo desde el principio con un mundo abierto increiblemente grande, toma de decisiones que afectan al futuro, misiones secundarias por doquier y una historia de 40 horas que se nos hara corta.
    Es un mundo, con su gente, y sus vidas y como tal es apasionante entrar en una ciudad y ver como la gente no para de hacer cosas, no eres tu quien tiene que mover el mundo para que sucedan cosas, por ejemplo, podemos ir en nuestro caballo en mitad del bosque y de repente nos encontramos a un grifo, si elegimos eliminarlo es posible que hayan una recompensa por su cabeza en pueblo cercano, eso esta bien porque hace que los enemigos no sean objetivos, si no animales que de verdad viven hay.
    Tambien tenemos el bestiario, en el cual se recoje la informacion de cada mounstro con el que nos encontramos y sus puntos deviles, hay entra el juego la alquimia, donde podemos hacer gran catidad de pociones, aceites o bombas especializadas en un mounstro en concreto, esto esta aun mejor, porque te hace sentir como un brujo de verdad.
    Hablando de los personajes, estos son carismaticos, tienen su propia seña de identidad, tienen su propia historia, sus preocupaciones ya que cuando acabamos sus respectivos arcos no nos olvidan, nos seguiran encomendando misiones, de este modo parece que de verdad estas conociendo personas y no solo trabajando en un contrato y ya.
    Lo malo de esta entrega, esque en ningun momento se nota que estamos en una carrera contra reloj por salvar a Ciri y eso de vez en cunado deja de sumergirte en la historia. / Tambien esta el hecho de que para hacer un tipo de aceite o pocion ya que esta muy desaprobechado, necesitas gran cantidad y variedad de ingredientes, y el juego no te incita a buscarlos por lo que optamos por opcion mas sencilla y tradicional. / El comerciar es demasido caro y no esque sea malo, si no que conseguir oro es demasiado dificil (en algunos contratos de brujo te pagan 25 de oro) / Los paisajes son preciosos pero despues de estar contemplandolos los primeros 20 minutos dejas de verlos y te centras en el minimapa y la direccion que te indican los puntos, otro apartado desaprobechado.
    Si te gustan mediana mente los juegos de Rol, las buenas historias con buenos personajes, sin preocuparte mucho de llevas y que ncesitas, este juego te puede interesar.
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  23. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Some of the very best storytelling in an open-world game perhaps ever, but with shallow and often arbitrary gameplay that does not play to the game's strengths. I would absolutely rather this game have much better combat and navigation or be a Telltale style game that focuses 90% on the story because both would be better approaches than the "middle ground approach" the game currently takes.
  24. Aug 23, 2019
    8
    The Witcher 3 is an enjoyable game, but it definitely has a few issues. The game world starts out alive and vibrant with clever storytelling, a memorable cast, scenic views, and music suited for an epic adventure. Before you reach the middle of the game, the player can start to notice recurring flaws that never seem to go away. Simply finding an item in the inventory can be frustratingThe Witcher 3 is an enjoyable game, but it definitely has a few issues. The game world starts out alive and vibrant with clever storytelling, a memorable cast, scenic views, and music suited for an epic adventure. Before you reach the middle of the game, the player can start to notice recurring flaws that never seem to go away. Simply finding an item in the inventory can be frustrating because the menu responds slow and there is so much clutter in your bag space. Moving around in the game world can be clunky, as well. Geralt often gets stuck in awkward spots or doesn't do what you want him to do. Falling a meager 10 feet results in annoyingly weak death. In my playthrough, I completely stopped using the crossbow and bombs because the aiming was incredibly stiff. Now I must say that the boss fights were fun and satisfying, but most fights in the game can be won with brute force. I appreciated the diversity among enemy types and some were particularly interesting to read about. However, those harpies and sirens flew above me for minutes instead of decisively attacking, which was a waste of time and ruined the pace of the action. At the very end, I felt that the conclusion to this series was solid. 8/10. Expand
  25. Jul 4, 2020
    8
    Had a great time playing time with interesting stryline and side quests. -2 for many lags and too long loadings. (I have PS4 pro)
  26. Feb 15, 2019
    8
    I am proud that my compatriots made so unbelievable beautiful game !
    The best open world game I have ever played in my life.
    Story is amazing, graphics, atmosphere. Polish masterpiece !
  27. Apr 15, 2020
    8
    Really great game with compelling story, deer characters and stunning visuals.
  28. Oct 1, 2019
    8
    One of the best games I've ever played! The story, the world and the characters are amazingly well developped.
  29. Dec 29, 2020
    8
    Um bom jogo, porém extrmamente overated. Os sistemas de gameplay ,a necesessidade de seguir um caminho pre estabelecido no game e alguns problemas de falta de polimento tiram o brilho do principal: a lore. A quest principal vejo como bem mediana, mas certas sides , como a do barao sao fenomenais.
  30. Feb 16, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Кто не купит данный шедевр тот многое потеряет ! Expand
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 79 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 79
  2. 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. 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.