The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. shadeglare
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    That's the first witcher game I ever played and it was just a month ago... So I think it was a revolution in 2015. Never seen such a detailed vast game world. The score speaks for itself.
  2. Sylaman
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    It's the best f***ing game ever regardless of your preferences in genre and others. Absolutely must-to-play for everybody.
  3. musiol108
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    In my opinions its the best RPG and Open World game. A huge amount of work has been done (just like in God of War - real actors, orchestra, talented graphic designers). U can feel the slavic mood just like greek mood in God of War. They thought about every little thing. The music is amazing, story is not linear and have a lot of good side quests. The DLC are fantastic - everyone shouldIn my opinions its the best RPG and Open World game. A huge amount of work has been done (just like in God of War - real actors, orchestra, talented graphic designers). U can feel the slavic mood just like greek mood in God of War. They thought about every little thing. The music is amazing, story is not linear and have a lot of good side quests. The DLC are fantastic - everyone should play them.
    For me its 10/10 game - it has almost everything.    … Expand
  4. Brandonw43
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    BEST RPG EVER! played it multiple times through and never get tired of it. Story is enthralling and graphics are amazingly perfect in every way. It’s nice to have such a AAA game have mature content and still have wonderful voice acting and long story with a huge open world, quests that seem like they make a difference in the game world. I wish they would make a Witcher 4.
  5. HenriqueMAM
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Jogo é fantástico. Quando terminei o jogo fiquei com dificuldades de encontrar outro jogo a altura. Tanto as questão principais quanto as secundárias são muito envolventes.
  6. Barkidom
    Dec 28, 2019
    10
    Melhor game! Eu ja tinha jogado no pc e agora comprei pra ps4 só pra conferir e pra variar, amei. Recomendo!
  7. ElBruno
    Jan 9, 2021
    9
    GREAT GAME.

    pros:
    - Story
    - Very charismatic characters
    - World in general
    - Freedom
    - Secondary missions
    cons:
    - Bugs
  8. MamaGhandess
    Oct 27, 2020
    0
    Hold on, I'll come change my review next week. Or maybe next month, or the month after that. I just want to make sure my review is polished.
  9. Ferman
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    One of the best and not boring games I've played.The witcher freezes me in the fact that she does not let me get bored during a lot of side missions and tasks
  10. fausttw
    May 20, 2015
    10
    CD PROJEKT RED you deep respect for all of the Witcher, but what you have done daungred graphics? Even in 2014, the game looked much better. Ah ... I'm very disappointed in you, and I would like to see you do better graphics at least a year? Because I'm not going to play this version. version for consoles ...

    Why are you so with the fans? That is with you since 2007? Or maybe even    CD PROJEKT RED you deep respect for all of the Witcher, but what you have done daungred graphics? Even in 2014, the game looked much better. Ah ... I'm very disappointed in you, and I would like to see you do better graphics at least a year? Because I'm not going to play this version. version for consoles ...

    Why are you so with the fans? That is with you since 2007? Or maybe even earlier. It originally came out Witcher for PC. To hell with Rockstar, they need the money, but you do it? If the console can not draw such a picture , why do not you do this for the PC what was?

    Ah ... CDPR what you've done , I'm very much cried when I realized that you did downgrade the graphics ... the whole atmosphere lost . Maybe I do not understand , but one thing I know ... Money talks , yes, talks in this age of **** money and connections . I am very disappointed , because I have never doubted and always has been for you. But from that moment , my faith in you shaken.

    CD PROJEKT RED I will still be with you, but just more do not do it , I'm sick and not me alone , have a lot of PC gamers.

    PCMASTERRACE!
    YOBAMUSTDIE!

    This is the best game , it would be better only CD PROJEKT RED.    … Expand
  11. blackdogpt
    May 20, 2015
    7
    First I must say I had really high expectations for this one, maybe because the hype was huge, but well.. that's what CDPR wanted us to feel so I let myself go with it. Day 1 buy.
    Graphics are very good, but not something we've never seen before.
    Story and role-playing is amazing, the true value is here!! Soundtrack is not fascinating, sometimes it is even annoying, but don't mind this    First I must say I had really high expectations for this one, maybe because the hype was huge, but well.. that's what CDPR wanted us to feel so I let myself go with it. Day 1 buy.
    Graphics are very good, but not something we've never seen before.
    Story and role-playing is amazing, the true value is here!!
    Soundtrack is not fascinating, sometimes it is even annoying, but don't mind this too much.
    Now what really prevents it from being a 9 or a 10 is..
    The controls and mechanics... It feels like the we're back to gta 3 or something.
    The movement is poorly calibrated for sensitivity (you can only change camera sensitivity, not movement). You find yourself constantly struggling not to hit random people. Taking stairs and ladders is one hell of a nightmare. Mounting the horse is hard as well, you have to aim at the horse, figure out how not to run into it, make a full stop and press X (X won't work if your'e moving. same applies when looting).
    Combat mechanics are less bad.
    Fix this and you have GOTY.    … Expand
  12. FRAge
    Jun 9, 2015
    10
    Best RPG eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  13. fallouts
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    Witcher 3 is a perfect example of how to do an open world RPG with in-depth quests. Unlike Dragon age, Witcher 3 is more down to earth and gritty in its presentation and lore, which is a huge compliment. The graphics are best I've seen so far on the next gen consoles, with each environment teeming with detail. The true beauty of this game is how each quest - from minor to major - has anWitcher 3 is a perfect example of how to do an open world RPG with in-depth quests. Unlike Dragon age, Witcher 3 is more down to earth and gritty in its presentation and lore, which is a huge compliment. The graphics are best I've seen so far on the next gen consoles, with each environment teeming with detail. The true beauty of this game is how each quest - from minor to major - has an interesting setup and backstory, and each character that plays a significant role in the game is memorable. Clocking in at 100 hrs, I have yet more to do. Go for this gem right now.… Expand
  14. pequenocristo
    May 23, 2015
    5
    I bought this game at release and am still waiting to truly enjoy it. Everything feels like a chore.

    My issues: -Combat is basically hopping around and then striking. The quen shield is sort of useful. None of the other spells really add anything exciting. -Combat and movement in general are horribly clunky. It feels like swimming in molasses. I'm coming off playing Bloodborne, so    I bought this game at release and am still waiting to truly enjoy it. Everything feels like a chore.

    My issues:

    -Combat is basically hopping around and then striking. The quen shield is sort of useful. None of the other spells really add anything exciting.

    -Combat and movement in general are horribly clunky. It feels like swimming in molasses. I'm coming off playing Bloodborne, so I guess it's hard to have an experience as good as that game's dynamic fighting. Tracking enemies is stupidly hard as the lock on skips around.

    -Along with movement, the mount and looting are are far more complicated than they should be. Overstepping things should be a game achievement.

    -This is not an open world. It's like Dragon Age: Inquisition where they story pushes you from large zone to large zone.

    -The story? ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

    -Items? Jesus. How much crap do I need? Why do RPGs feel like loading me up like a pack horse equals awesomeness?

    -Weapon durability. I have to repair my swords after every 5-6 encounters.

    Basically, I do not get they hype.    … Expand
  15. t4b4sco
    Aug 14, 2017
    2
    I was desperately looking for something, ANYTHING worthwhile to play. I don't play a lot of games, I admit. The few games I've enjoyed most in the (more or less recent) past were titles like GTA V, Far Cry 3 & 4 and Gran Turismo.
    Let me just say: I was fooled by the good reviews. Game of the year and whatnot. Surely, this must be an enjoyable experience, for some innocent soul looking to    I was desperately looking for something, ANYTHING worthwhile to play. I don't play a lot of games, I admit. The few games I've enjoyed most in the (more or less recent) past were titles like GTA V, Far Cry 3 & 4 and Gran Turismo.
    Let me just say: I was fooled by the good reviews. Game of the year and whatnot. Surely, this must be an enjoyable experience, for some innocent soul looking to spend a few hours of his precious remaining lifetime on a video game? There must be something in it for everybody, right? Considering the rave reviews?? Right???

    So I gave this festering heap of nerd dookie a shot.
    Played it for I don't know, 5, 10, 12 hours? I couldn't even keep track of the time because I kept nodding off.
    I don't understand what they want from me in this game. I really don't.
    Why I should invest my time figuring out if I could brew some kind of... potion or lotion or ointment or oil or whatnot out of some mushrooms and flowers and slain monster entrails that I picked up a thousandfold along the way, stumbling through this fantasy wonderland that's supposed to be "open world", only I can't do a thing that I would really do in the real open world.

    I'm an adult with a real job and with real stuff I have to know, review, and study from scratch to stay on top of things, why the everloving **** would I want to spend my time studying and perfecting this completely made up nonsense? Like.. uh.. you have to combine the haunted seed of barleyflower, which blossoms in the fertile soils of the ancient lands of mongo, which are under the evil reign of Balthasar Mourningwood, with the blessed dust of fookstone, which thou can buy at ye olde farmers market in dwarf springs? Are you out of your mind? What is this and why is this considered entertainment?

    This game is a 10/10 if you yourself are a 10/10 roleplaying supernerd. If you're a halfway normal person, you won't know what hit you. For its niche genre, it might be a really good game. But please don't make the same mistake I did and buy it because of the reviews. This game isn't for everyone.    … Expand
  16. GuapoGrande
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Serviceable but honestly pretty disappointing considering all the hype. Mostly it is a generic 3rd person open world game (a market that is massively over-saturated these days) in a Skyrim-style dark fantasy world that is most notable for the sheer never-ending volume of sidequests.

    The story is fairly poor. Geralt is a Mary Sue fanfiction character: he is a fearless world-famous    Serviceable but honestly pretty disappointing considering all the hype. Mostly it is a generic 3rd person open world game (a market that is massively over-saturated these days) in a Skyrim-style dark fantasy world that is most notable for the sheer never-ending volume of sidequests.

    The story is fairly poor. Geralt is a Mary Sue fanfiction character: he is a fearless world-famous badass, all women want him, even his enemies respect him, and he is always ready with a snappy comeback. He never suffers any serious defeats or reverses, and never even seems to worry this is even possible. He is amusing at first but quickly becomes dull. The villains are one-dimensional and bland (and mostly absent from the story, to be honest), and the main plot arc never feels even slightly urgent, so feel free to spend weeks doing odd jobs and hitman contracts for smelly villagers. Most of the main plot is "find this missing person, now find that missing person, now help this guy find his missing people so he gives you clues to find the other missing person" and on and on. A whole epic fantasy world gripped in the middle of war and intrigue, and you spend most of your time lackadaisically searching for Geralt's sassy daughter.

    There are also way too many characters, most with minimal effort put into their development yet the game expects us to care about them. It's miles away from games like The Last Of Us or Uncharted 4 which are tightly plotted around just a handful of fleshed-out characters.

    Meanwhile the combat is so-so. Pretty clunky, to be honest. Just use fast attack, sidestep, parry, and shield spell, and you can win almost any fight in the game pretty easily. The upgrade system is uninspiring, with most benefits just coming from increasing stats and with minimal variety added to gameplay over time. The crafting and looting systems are gruesomely awkward and tedious, I mostly stopped bothering trying to loot anything about 12 hours in because the camera is so awkward and it slows the game to a crawl. At first I tried crafting a ton of different potions, oils, etc, then finally realized all you ever need is the health potion and the damage up potion (oils and bombs are totally worthless), and things went a lot quicker after that.

    There is way, way too much content here. The side missions and contracts become tedious and repetitive before the game is halfway done, and a lot of them are obvious filler (admittedly a few feel substantial and well thought out). Using detective vision to follow bright red footprints is kind of neat the first couple times, but deadly boring by the 20th time even though there are dozens more times to go. It would honestly be a much better game if it were shortened 50%.

    It's also buggy. I'm playing it over a year after release with all patches installed, but it has crashed and frozen multiple times and pretty frequently I encounter weird broken animations, clipping, teleporting NPC's, non-functioning controls, and other issues that have no business being in a final release game. I appreciate the ambition of what the developers went for but that's no excuse for sloppy product.    … Expand
  17. ithinkiplaygame
    Aug 16, 2017
    1
    I went into The Witcher 3 with such high hopes, with everyone praising it as the best game ever made. Basically no one had said a single bad thing about it, and anyone who did was shouted down as an idiot.

    However, this game was BAD. Like, legitimately terrible. It seems like for how much graphic polish they gave the game, the rest of the game was an afterthought. The main "story" is a    I went into The Witcher 3 with such high hopes, with everyone praising it as the best game ever made. Basically no one had said a single bad thing about it, and anyone who did was shouted down as an idiot.

    However, this game was BAD. Like, legitimately terrible. It seems like for how much graphic polish they gave the game, the rest of the game was an afterthought. The main "story" is a pitiful excuse, you just go and chase after a random character you're given no reason to care about, playing as a character you feel like you have no control over. There is so little choice, and the dialogue choices you do get are vague and often opposite to what I expected. At one point, I was trying to peacefully settle a conflict, and when asked where I was going, I chose, "none of your business," and then Mr. Generic RPG Man decided that meant **** off and die."

    Which leads to the combat. It is the actual worst RPG combat I've ever seen. Mash square, sometimes press trigger to take less damage while mashing square. The entire combat system is designed around one-on-one fights, with parries and rolls, which you can never use because every encounter is with 3+ enemies swarming you, blocking your movement.

    The map is boring, bland, and large for no good reason. The game does exactly what Assasin's Creed and its ilk do, by scattering meaningless side objectives and **** fetch quests across a map that was five times larger than it needed to be so they could advertise its "expansive open world." The side quests always boil down to "get a thing" or "kill a thing and get its thing," and while their stories are supposed to be interesting, they aren't.

    Moving around the map itself is sluggish and boring. You can move as slow as molasses on foot, making navigating the once again too large towns and cities a chore, or call your magic teleporting horse to move around slightly faster, with a tiny stamina bar of actually going a satisfying speed. I like the idea of your horse following paths automatically, but every path is a weird branching system of unnecessary ways to go, which of course your horse always chooses.

    Then, comes Gwent. I hate Gwent. I HATE Gwent. It is the actual worst game-inside-a-game I've seen since Caravan in Fallout: New Vegas. The rules are cryptic and stupid, and the game forces you to play it on multiple occasions, scattering dumb cards across the map. Many times I'd do a side quest, to get a glorified Yugioh card as my prize. How did people like Gwent enough to actually warrant a standalone game of it?

    In summary, The Witcher 3 is an overhyped, overly large, overrated, bloated, boring, repetitive mess of a game. Use it as a PC benchmark, or pick up the complete edition for 75% off like I did.    … Expand
  18. Raistx
    May 24, 2015
    9
    Great game! It took me about 12 hours to slowly reach level 5 (I wasn’t in a rush). Considering I just found a weapon schema requiring being level 30, that’s a good sign that I will be playing this game for 100-200 hours. That is an amazing value for money. And, that’s even before any of the upcoming free DLCs. The future is looking great!

    The open world is beautiful. I saw people    Great game! It took me about 12 hours to slowly reach level 5 (I wasn’t in a rush). Considering I just found a weapon schema requiring being level 30, that’s a good sign that I will be playing this game for 100-200 hours. That is an amazing value for money. And, that’s even before any of the upcoming free DLCs. The future is looking great!

    The open world is beautiful. I saw people complaining about this world not worthy of being “an open world”. They don’t know what they are talking about. This isn’t a corridor game. This isn’t a “Destiny open world” either. It’s a massive world and you can pretty much go wherever you like. Only in a while, they block access to an area mainly to prevent the gameplay from unravelling too quickly.

    The gameplay and storytelling is of very high quality. Goof variety of choices (spare them, kill them, insult them, be nice, etc). The fighting system is responsive and fluid.

    My four small annoyances with the game are: the fiddly inventory system (Witcher 2 system was better). The game text is too small (read the studio is working on it – I activated PS4 “Accessibility” feature in the meanwhile). The movement first step is often awkward and off (obvious when in building trying to loot (steal) items). The video sequences, even if high quality images often lack the smoothness in their movement (surprisingly with the techs of these days).    … Expand
  19. Parangaritiwi
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Absolute trash, overrated junk.
    Do not recommend there are games that actually are worth playing.
  20. Shiftian_Be
    May 25, 2015
    7
    Really intresting, beautiful game but SERIOUS issues with controls, camera.. Dull combat system and as of now really buggy.. Audio cuts in and out, autosave not working, being hit and being able to hit while not even near target.. The soundtrack when roaming is fit for a funeral..
    Lots and lots of pop-up.. Serious framerate problems.. And longer loading screens than Bloodborne.. Which is    Really intresting, beautiful game but SERIOUS issues with controls, camera.. Dull combat system and as of now really buggy.. Audio cuts in and out, autosave not working, being hit and being able to hit while not even near target.. The soundtrack when roaming is fit for a funeral..
    Lots and lots of pop-up.. Serious framerate problems.. And longer loading screens than Bloodborne.. Which is saying something.
    Hope, by patching this game, a lot of these issues will be a thing of the past soon.
    Don't they test this **** before releasing anymore?
    Still .. As a lover of Skyrim and general RPG's, you'll love this.    … Expand
  21. SirGladez
    May 20, 2015
    10
    This is the best RPG i ever played so far. The open world is stunning, every quest is created with love, geralt is a badass, the amount of monster is incredible.... just drive to your game store and buy this game... you wont regret it... best Game 2015
  22. Niglett
    Jun 8, 2016
    4
    I have a ton of problems with this game, first of its just not fun to play. You spend the entire game chasing after some chick who ultimately is more interesting then the main character and makes me wish i could play as her thru the whole game instead.

    the combat is garbage with two different "dodges" one thats makes you jump too far leaving you to have to roll again to get back to    I have a ton of problems with this game, first of its just not fun to play. You spend the entire game chasing after some chick who ultimately is more interesting then the main character and makes me wish i could play as her thru the whole game instead.

    the combat is garbage with two different "dodges" one thats makes you jump too far leaving you to have to roll again to get back to being able to hit them and some kind of side step thing that is way to short and useless to the point were you might as well just roll like a retard.
    you are also suppose to change between light and heavy attacks, both of them make the main character look like a ballerina in armor swinging around and spinning all over the place. So after two hours when Gerald is done spinning around to get his sword to connect to an enemy, the enemies are just fancy looking sponges who takes way to much damage. So spamming the heavy attack is just as good as anything else.

    the map is way to big for its own good, with next to nothing to do and uninspired and boring enemy models. you are suppose to use your horse to get around the map, and you can put the horse on autopilot but the autopilot works just as well as letting jesus take the wheel when driving up a mountain.
    The horse tries its damnest to stick to the roade but keep crashing into things and making you stop, go backwards and try to continue on the roade.

    I really tried to care about the characters, and get into the world with the quests but the quests usually as exciting as watching paint dry. I completely gave up at the akward werewolf mission were the poor voice actor had to snarl and grunt as if he had too much mucus in his throat. At that point i gave up and turned off the game.

    at the end of it all i sold the game and deleted it from the ps4. I never wanna play it again and i have warned any friend of mine that want to play the game.    … Expand
  23. khotboat
    Apr 21, 2018
    0
    Extremely overrated game and the most boring combat I have ever seen. Would not recommend buying this game
  24. phil24
    Aug 29, 2015
    10
    Witcher 3, everyone loves it and no one has finished it :) yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
  25. Saratosa75
    Jul 11, 2015
    6
    Good game, but not without flaws and glitches. I'm not sure how to interpret the 10 out of 10 scores anymore. In my opinion, it should be preserved for the absolute best. I can understand, that many people got used to broken and bugged games so much, that they are willing to push out a 10 for a game, which has several problems in both technical and design.
    I'm not going into what the    Good game, but not without flaws and glitches. I'm not sure how to interpret the 10 out of 10 scores anymore. In my opinion, it should be preserved for the absolute best. I can understand, that many people got used to broken and bugged games so much, that they are willing to push out a 10 for a game, which has several problems in both technical and design.
    I'm not going into what the Witcher 3 is about, or how you progress in the game. You can read 99% of the reviewers describing of what this game is.
    Instead, I point out obvious and not so obvious issues.
    Let's start with the menu system. While it's not the worst, neither great. For example, if you enter the inventory (key: i), it takes 2 steps to get out. The Witcher's inventory is also quite disorganized. Your weapons and armor plus potions are lumped into one screen, while other items you collect are under other tabs. Looking at the items you pick up, is confusing and that little yellow star indicating the newest item is barely visible or completely invisible if the item is yellow. Most of the time it's hard to make out what exactly I picked up, especially looking at the herbs and miscellaneous items, because the icon is small and after a few hours, your inventory fills up to a point, where you loose track of what you have or what you should do with.
    Trying to pursue to make one specific sword, armor or potion could be frustrating and tedious, so best advice is to pick up everything. I mean everything, even a rotten piece of meat or a broken fishing rod. You are going to spend a good amount of time of picking up everything that is pickable. If you thought Dragon Age: I was bad with herb picking, you ain't seen nothing yet, until you play this game.
    Actually the title should have been Witcher 3 : Public Waste Management.
    Another issue has to be the money system. You are not going to have a lot of money throughout the game. You are going to spend it on repairing your sword and armor after every 10 enemy you fight. At boss fights, your equipment will brake and your potions will run out. Sound challenging - yes, but plan to visit a black smith in about every 20 minutes and spend enormous amount of money on repairs. You found a unique sword and armor? You may consider finding another one, instead of repairing it. Kinda makes the rune stones almost useless and equipment with sockets for them.
    Potions.Equipment
    I have 2 different potions i can use during traveling or combat, but I can switch them out, if I access my inventory, which as I said, involves hopping through 3 different screens.
    Why not just let me equip at least 10 of them? I got 10 numbered keys on my keyboard. Why the redundancy and the immersion braking by navigating through menus while in combat?
    Combat:
    Maybe it's only me, but blocking is almost useless. Most people will not block, because it can cause plenty of damage anyway, or stagger. I mean my level 12 witcher staggers from a level 1 bandit. So why should I even bother blocking, if I can just roll around? So they made the blocking another useless function, and with it, the whole parrying and counter attack options as well. Now, my old and experienced witcher relies on rolling around the ground left and right and its sword skills consist just a little more than whirlwind cuts and then roll. Spin around again with the sword, roll away quick.
    I'm not sure what happened, because blocking/parrying/countering worked quite well in Witcher 2. They just dumped the whole thing, or is it bugged?
    I also noticed, that even if the enemy doesn't hit towards me, the hit still counts? For example, a wolf was biting towards me, so I side stepped. It bit into the air, but apparently I lost health, like it bit me directly.
    So now, I don't side step. I only roll and stab. Stab, stab roll. Roll roll stab. Rinse and repeat, if I want to live and win.
    Bugged or a design feature?
    Bugs and glitches.
    This may be temporary, but they still exist.
    1. On shores, if I get off the horse, sometimes Geralt starts swimming in an ankle deep water. Kinda funny, but if you got enemies around, you are dead.
    2. Re-loading a quick save can have various effects. For example, you can can't open the same chest or various items missing from the ground. You use your witcher senses, but the items that were highlighted before are gone. Or the chest won't highlight anymore.
    Or you can't complete a mission, because the mission specific item is gone. I couldn't free a jailed person, because the key disappeared upon re-loading the game.
    3.
    Bugged, stucked animations, clipping issues.
    There are certain lootable boxes, that can't be looted, because it's under other items and the "loot" text doesn't appear, no matter how you turn towards it.
    Geralt puts away the sword if it fights an enemy, which can disappear and re-appear. Like a wraith or a ghost. This can be a pain in the butt, because that one second could cost your life.
    I'm out of space, there are more    … Expand
  26. veilex
    Jun 29, 2015
    10
    This is the epitome of what a good PC game looks like. It is in depth, lacks petty money-grabbing micro-transactions, includes free DLC, is absolutely gorgeous, with believable characters that you can't help but want to know more about. Its a game that makes you want it to never end!
  27. tbutcher1
    Jun 11, 2015
    9
    This game can be objectively argued to be one of the absolute best fantasy action RPG video games ever made. The story is memorable and very captivating. CDProjekt RED made no mistakes when writing it, especially because of the fact that it is totally non-linear. All the quests are very smooth and don't drag on too long. Even if there is a lot of traveling involved, I have always found itThis game can be objectively argued to be one of the absolute best fantasy action RPG video games ever made. The story is memorable and very captivating. CDProjekt RED made no mistakes when writing it, especially because of the fact that it is totally non-linear. All the quests are very smooth and don't drag on too long. Even if there is a lot of traveling involved, I have always found it fascinating to ride through unexplored terrain on horseback, even discovering new towns whilst in the middle of a quest, which I may do upon my own bidding. The characters, you may love or you may hate, but they strike emotion, and that is what makes them unforgettable. The world is vast and filled with a myriad of things to explore. It would take hours for me to bore myself looking around the map, let alone a single town. It is very obvious that there was some inspiration from other games, such as Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. If you have not played either of the first two Witcher games, I recommend you play at least one to familiarize yourself with some of the core elements of the game.

    I am afraid , however, I must address the graphics. If you were expecting to play what you saw in the 2013/2014 trailers, then you may be disappointed. The game was heavily optimized to keep frame rates up. In doing thus, the game has become a lot less pretty and overwhelmingly realistic. The foliage is clearly not three dimensional, the hair (even with Nvidia Hairworks) does not look very kosher, and some of the terrain textures look rather grainy. There is still some very beautiful imagery, but overall, it is definitely not up to par with some of the less recent games, like DA: Inquisition. However, this does not take away from the gameplay.

    All in all, this game is a marvelous experience and I highly recommend you try it out, graphical downgrade aside.    … Expand
  28. Poopypants123
    Jun 6, 2015
    10
    This is by far the best RPG ever made. The attention to detail is astounding. You feel fully immersed in the world and like your choices have an actual impact on the world. One of the best games to ever come out. Not to be missed
  29. Lamoi
    Jun 26, 2015
    7
    Firstly I would like to say this game has many fantastic qualities. And it's one of the few games that I can safely recommend as being a quality product and it's clear a lot of love went into making it.
    It's plays relatively smoothly. The atmosphere is amazing, and the details the game has is very impressive.
    However, anyone thinking about buying this game I would simply suggest    Firstly I would like to say this game has many fantastic qualities. And it's one of the few games that I can safely recommend as being a quality product and it's clear a lot of love went into making it.
    It's plays relatively smoothly. The atmosphere is amazing, and the details the game has is very impressive.

    However, anyone thinking about buying this game I would simply suggest considering a few things.
    I have found this game to have a really plodding pace. And it's been difficult to get over it. I would say so far my experience has been, travelling the world, talking to folks +++ (there's ALOT of talking!), looting items which there value and usefulness is not clearly explained. The menu system and crafting system are not clearly explained at all... I spend my time walking around, looking at stuff, trying to read books and notes (quest items) so as not to miss stuff.. But the thing is - this is 70% of my time spent with the Witcher 3. All this is then bookended with action about 30% of the time. Now the action is straight combat. There's no stealth, no bow and arrow, so no long range combat really. And it gets a little repetitive especially against humans. But the combat is good, but considering apart from talking a lot, and exploring, this is the only thing there is to do. However, the boss battles mostly are absolutely epic!

    I'm just saying this for anyone who gets a bit inpatient with cutscenes and a lot of talking in games, I would be hesitant to recommend this game. And I've played the heck out of games like Skyrim. So I was ready for a lot of talking in this game but was not prepared for how much talking and the slow pace that cannot be deviated from. And dare I say, at risk of being fire bombed by fans, a good portion of the content isn't terribly interesting.

    I'm simply saying this game often requires of you hours in a single sitting to get to something worthwhile. And in between there's alot of walking about and gassing to the locals and not doing much that's interesting.    … Expand
  30. Big_Bear
    Jun 2, 2015
    8
    A very, very good RPG that for me places better than DA Inquisition but is not a Skyrim beater.

    As usual there are a host of ludicrous reviews by people who are not gamers and are too stupid to understand a 0-10 scoring system; like do they realise a 0/10 would be a game that did not even load up? A particularly pathetic 'review' comes from hb1209, read if you want a laugh. Good -    A very, very good RPG that for me places better than DA Inquisition but is not a Skyrim beater.

    As usual there are a host of ludicrous reviews by people who are not gamers and are too stupid to understand a 0-10 scoring system; like do they realise a 0/10 would be a game that did not even load up? A particularly pathetic 'review' comes from hb1209, read if you want a laugh.

    Good - Beautiful and huge game world, unlike games like Red Dead or GTAV there is plenty to do in it as well. The story is excellent and even without playing previous Witcher games will keep you hooked. The voice acting is also superb compared to most other games and is up there in quality with the likes of Mass Effect series. Finally, finally you are now able to customize Geralt a bit. Gameplay is good enough to facilitate your journey through the game.

    Bad - Levelled armor; in any game ever made, is just annoying, games should follow Skyrim and Souls and just let players wear anything, it just works better. Also, no RPG should have armor that is unobtainable; once again, much like FF games, the antagonists wear cooler armor than can ever be obtained by the player, a crazy design decision by the devs. The reason I lasted an hour on the Witcher 2 was because I couldn't customize the player character; now I can which is a huge plus but it would be better if players had the option of designing their own character from scratch.

    Verdict - If you enjoy the games I have mentioned, Skyrim and Dragon Age especially, you will enjoy this game also. The lack of character creation takes away from the RPG element but doesn't ruin the game. 8/10.    … Expand
  31. mokamig
    May 25, 2015
    10
    Muchos años esperando este juego hasta que por fin pude tener en mis manos la Edición Coleccionista -un regalo de mi novia- y solo puedo decir que me ha fascinado en todos sus aspectos. La verdad no tengo muchas palabras para definir lo que me causo este juego, solo sentimientos con grandes recuerdos de los libros, de mis favoritos para siempre.

    Empezamos por la parte grafica que para    Muchos años esperando este juego hasta que por fin pude tener en mis manos la Edición Coleccionista -un regalo de mi novia- y solo puedo decir que me ha fascinado en todos sus aspectos. La verdad no tengo muchas palabras para definir lo que me causo este juego, solo sentimientos con grandes recuerdos de los libros, de mis favoritos para siempre.

    Empezamos por la parte grafica que para mí es excelente, tiene muchos lugares diversos y llenos de vida, en los cuales me perdí por muchas horas por ejemplo Novigrado es una ciudad muy bellamente diseñada me quede mucho tiempo en ella, también el modelado de personajes para ser un sandbox está muy bien conseguido. Puestas de sol increíbles, anochecer hermoso y sistema climático muy bueno.

    En el apartado de sonido es increíble, los encargados del audio junto con Percival hicieron un gran trabajo, música que acompaña cada momento y en ocasiones que solo me quedaba escuchando la melodía, una banda sonora épica.
    La historia es grandiosa y ese montón de guiños a los libros y personajes de juegos anteriores me dan una gran alegría. Ver a Yen y Ciri -que es de mis personajes literarios favoritos, la vi crecer y evolucionar durante los libros- simplemente me causó una emoción indescriptible. La toma de decisiones es demasiado genial, muchas que tomar durante la aventura y personas que a veces crees que ayudas pero no lo es así, este mundo creado por Andrzej Sapkowski es muy gris, no todo es lo que parece, no hay un bien o mal a veces bien definido, es algo que me encanto en los libros y aquí se plasma muy bien.

    En el apartado de misiones todas las principales están geniales y las secundarias igual, aunque algunas más simples que otras pero la mayoría muy bien hechas y con sus propias mini historias, que a veces involucran menciones a los mismos libros o personas de los otros juegos. La caza se monstruos es el punto fuerte, hay que averiguar sus debilidades y estudiarlos muy bien para poderles hacer frente, en niveles de dificultad altos hay que planificar todo muy bien, me sentí como un verdadero brujo.

    En el apartado jugable también me encanta muchísimo, es una evolución de lo que vimos en The Witcher 2 pero mucho más ágil y en el nivel mas alto hay que ser muy cauteloso y saber utilizar muy bien las señales de brujo. Las diferentes armaduras y armas nos dan ventajas pero también desventajas ante ciertos rivales. El uso de pociones y aceites esta genial y hay que saber bien como y cuales aplicar para hacer una pelea bastante equilibrada con algún rival fuerte o monstruo. CD Projekt ha querido calcar mucho ese baile que hacen los brujos al pelear según lo descrito en los libros y lo hace muy bien.

    Obviamente no hay juego perfecto, tiene algunos pequeños errores gráficos y otros en el combate, uno que otro bug menor pero en sí nada que haya afectado mi experiencia de juego pero es parte de hacer este mundo tan grande pero tan bien detallado, no hay juego perfecto pero si juegos hechos excelentemente bien y con amor.

    Los minijuegos muy bien implementados, Sardinilla a veces se controla un poco extraño pero en términos generales cumple, las cartas me pareció un juego muy divertido y los puños algo parecido a lo que era en The Witcher 2. El sistema de navegación está bastante bien y para mi es bastante entretenido navegar por ratos.

    En definitiva es una saga que amo muchísimo me ha dado grandes momentos desde que tuve la oportunidad de leerme todos los libros y empezar a jugar The Witcher 1 fue una experiencia sublime, ver como muchos de los personas que leí cobraban vida en un medio como este es magistral. The Witcher 2 también me encanto en todo y este que analizamos, obviamente desde una perspectiva totalmente subjetiva es uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado y de los mejores juegos de rol en mi top.
    Nada mejor que un estudio lleve una de tus obras favoritas de la literatura a un videojuego y mas que sea épicamente en tu genero favorito que es el rol. Vamos a esperar con muchas ganas la expansiones, ojala traigan mucho contenido.

    Muchas Gracias Andrzej Sapkowski por crear tan hermoso pero real mundo literario, con personajes carismáticos y temas de muchas importancia en el ámbito social, económico, filosófico y Muchas Gracias CD Projekt por llevarlo y ampliarlo de una manera tan magistral a los videojuegos. Te has retirado de la mejor manera mi gran amigo Geralt de Rivia. Hasta Siempre.    … Expand
  32. nachanok
    May 26, 2015
    10
    Best RPG game ever!!!! say good buy to social life for a while!!! :)
    If you like DA, you will love this game more!!! Huge and beautiful world to explore.
    Let's the hunt begin.
  33. gabooto
    Jun 7, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. amazing story with incredible gameplay. Probably the closest thing to a perfect game I have ever played.
    fantastic game! Best RPG game ever ! Large diverse open world    … Expand
  34. rmaximal
    Jun 11, 2015
    10
    Facilmente o jogo do ano! Há tempos não me impressionava os com gráficos de um jogo. A CD Project realmente não enganou ninguém e entregou muito mais do que prometeram!
  35. OrionPax
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    This game is awesome.You can find every type of people,quests,caves,enemies,monsters etc. It's map is huge and full of everything.Every main and side quests made very carefully.Storyline is awesome.Not like every RPG game you're not the chosen one.Definitely GOTY.
  36. Geraltsucks
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Just about the most boring game I've ever had the displeasure of playing. Boring story, boring combat. Boring boring boring.
  37. Ballz313
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Игры - это не политика! Какого хрена вы игры и творчество в политику впутываете, ебаных нацистов и русофобов.
    Games are not politics! What the hell are you doing games and creativity in politics, **** Nazis and Russophobes.
  38. YourBro7771
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    You banned russian players to buy your games. As you know no one gamer took a part in desicion to attack Ukraine. But you ban russian players. Ok. Now we will not buy NO ONE COPY OF YOUR GAMES.
    Stop WAR STOP BAN ordinarry gamers STOP bulling russians!
  39. Doror17
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #GamesOutOfPolitics
    #ИгрыБезПолитии
  40. Massad86
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    there is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in gamesthere is no politics in games!!!!!!
  41. Flint19862
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    It was the first game pre-order that I've ever done. Played it on ps4. Later I've defended CDPR on the Cyberpunk fiasco. Who could've known that these guys turn out to be pretty much nazis? Well, they're Polish so historically it's not so surprising, i guess. You could've just say "sorry, guys. we know gamers are not responsible for everything's that happening, but we can't make moneyIt was the first game pre-order that I've ever done. Played it on ps4. Later I've defended CDPR on the Cyberpunk fiasco. Who could've known that these guys turn out to be pretty much nazis? Well, they're Polish so historically it's not so surprising, i guess. You could've just say "sorry, guys. we know gamers are not responsible for everything's that happening, but we can't make money nobody will work for free" It's understandable. But you had to bring in the politics. More of all on the problem you know nothing about. And just for some cheap pr stunt.
    When you'll return to the Russian market, we're expecting an apology. Loud and clear one.    … Expand
  42. Milliudes
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Thank you so much for the politics in the video game industry.
    I am eager to tell you many interesting words, but I am a cultured person, and therefore I will convey my opinion with the following phrase: "when everything is over and your master orders
    you to return to the Russian market, do not forget to wag your tail like an obedient dog"
  43. merfald
    May 16, 2022
    0
    My russian friend told me that you have closed your shop page on steam for their people.

    Honestly, considering that you weren't forced to do so, I'm sure you made a real bad move here. Cancel culture is a disease of our modern world. It brings no justice - only hate. It's a shame you've chosen to divide your community. Moreover, it's obvious now, that you are ready to cancel everyone    My russian friend told me that you have closed your shop page on steam for their people.

    Honestly, considering that you weren't forced to do so, I'm sure you made a real bad move here.

    Cancel culture is a disease of our modern world. It brings no justice - only hate. It's a shame you've chosen to divide your community. Moreover, it's obvious now, that you are ready to cancel everyone YOU don't like.

    Besides, your last game was a disaster (CP2077, remember?), but both of my russian friends were supporting you, even though I still think you are spoiled forever.
    Thankfully, where are still good companies, who can differ games from politics.    … Expand
  44. Captiosus
    May 25, 2015
    7
    I WANT to LOVE Witcher 3. The story is great, graphics are great, the combat (although mildly repetitive after a while) is enjoyable, and the world is amazing. But all of these things come at a very real cost: Performance. The performance of this game is downright atrocious. There are many times where the game will drop sub-25 fps and stay there for prolonged periods. It makes the gameI WANT to LOVE Witcher 3. The story is great, graphics are great, the combat (although mildly repetitive after a while) is enjoyable, and the world is amazing. But all of these things come at a very real cost: Performance. The performance of this game is downright atrocious. There are many times where the game will drop sub-25 fps and stay there for prolonged periods. It makes the game look extremely choppy and can negatively affect combat sequences with multiple enemies on screen. Texture pop-in is also a very real issue.

    Yes, we knew this console generation was underpowered when we went into it but there is simply no excuse for this kind of performance. Any game that regularly drops into the low 20 fps range and stays there for more than a second or two deserves scrutiny for poor optimization. The game is beautiful, yes, but this is a clear example of graphics being considered over stable gameplay.

    I would LOVE nothing more than to sit behind this game for hours on end but the performance problems make this a game I can only play in short sessions. I find that most of the widespread high reviews tend to gloss over these issues. If you want to see them in action before buying the game yourself, look up the Digital Foundry side by side performance evaluations of the post-patch PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. Then compare that to Digital Foundry's side by side evaluation of the game's performance on their budget PCs, downgrade not withstanding.

    I'm hoping CDPR can further patch the performance issues. Until then I have to knock the game down significantly for having periods of time where the frame rate and pop in renders the game utterly unenjoyable. Story, design, graphics, sound and music: All 9's; Gameplay: 7 for repetition and bad inventory UI design, but performance gets a 2.    … Expand
  45. griffey546
    May 22, 2015
    5
    With constant fps drops, extremely noticeable pop-in causing it hard to see ahead, the game is hard to play just about 100% of the time. I think it's time we stop calling these things the "next-generation" of consoles, when you cant even sustain more than 30fps in a game on a console that is only 1.5 years old, there is something definitely wrong with the hardware, 30fps is rarelyWith constant fps drops, extremely noticeable pop-in causing it hard to see ahead, the game is hard to play just about 100% of the time. I think it's time we stop calling these things the "next-generation" of consoles, when you cant even sustain more than 30fps in a game on a console that is only 1.5 years old, there is something definitely wrong with the hardware, 30fps is rarely acceptable, and 20fps is never acceptable, and thats what we get on the PS4 with the Witcher 3...… Expand
  46. Turbodowg
    Jul 7, 2015
    10
    After beating the epic Bloodborne for the second time, I couldn't find pleasure in any other games for a few weeks. That was until I bought The Witcher 3. I'd not played the first 2 games and was a little worried I would feel alienated when it came to the story and characters, but was very pleasantly surprised when I realised how accessible this game is to new players to the series. TheAfter beating the epic Bloodborne for the second time, I couldn't find pleasure in any other games for a few weeks. That was until I bought The Witcher 3. I'd not played the first 2 games and was a little worried I would feel alienated when it came to the story and characters, but was very pleasantly surprised when I realised how accessible this game is to new players to the series. The gameplay is fantastic. Beautiful graphics complement the fascinating storyline littered with interesting characters and quests. The quests are varied and span across a highly detailed massive world map. Combat is tight and controls work very well. The music is stunning and the voice acting perfect. There is so much to do and achieve and the game will last way over 100 hours. I highly recommend this awesome game.… Expand
  47. Jumpernot
    Jun 4, 2015
    7
    Honest review here, I wanted to give a balanced and fair opinion of the game as this page is littered with fan boys, and it's nice to read something that's fair.

    I've been playing the game for about 10-15 hours so far. I have never played the other Witcher games before this was my first. I started the game on what would appear is the hard setting (thought this would be fair considering    Honest review here, I wanted to give a balanced and fair opinion of the game as this page is littered with fan boys, and it's nice to read something that's fair.

    I've been playing the game for about 10-15 hours so far. I have never played the other Witcher games before this was my first. I started the game on what would appear is the hard setting (thought this would be fair considering I enjoy my souls games and like a challenge)

    Story: 7.5/10
    It's hard to tell at this stage as I have only just scratched the surface but the main quest sort of has my attention, but I often find myself getting sidetracked by the secondary quests. There are a lot of different names, places, characters mentioned of which you have no clue how they tie in with each other or even their importance, which I suppose could be awesome, but I often atm feel like it's just information overload, and a bit unnecessary.

    Combat: 4/10
    Ok this is one of my biggest gripes with this game, the combat in this game is tragic. Some of my fanboy friends have put it down to me playing on hard, whereas they breezed through the first boss fight playing on easy. You cannot restore your health through meditation (leaving the character stationary) on higher difficulties, so after battles I find myself having to grind enemies and wildlife to gain meat to heal myself. This I do not mind, but I normally get hurt in battles due to the clunky movement and getting stuck in scenery, poor sprite detection. Fights can be won by standing at a distance and firing numerous bolts (which you have unlimited of, followed by dirty tactics of charging up yours skills, use it, run around til it charges, repeat, again and again.) You can attack on your horse which is also kind of clunky as sometimes your weapon will go straight through an enemy, and you'll be hit by an attack that didn't connect. I feel battles would be ridiculously on a lower setting, and with the ability to change the difficulty at any point I really think this cheapens the games approach. Battles tend to feel more like a grind chore than a skill. I've been so annoyed with it that I considered stop playing it altogether, but I will persevere

    Graphics / Visuals: 9/10
    Very impressive, although i'm not a graphics freak the visuals on this game are amazing the creatures and landscapes are beautiful to look at.

    Movement 7/10
    I haven't come across boats yet so cannot comment on that, I have been using the horse, but I think in the early game your lack of control of the horse all depends on the type of gear you have for it, the steering isn't very fluent and I keep getting stuck on fences, and everything seems to feel like it has slight lag. I try to "loot" something next to a candle flame and I end up lighting the candle instead of picking the item I wanted up, too many buttons do the same thing and you end up having to attempt about 3-4 times to do something before it actually works. Try talking to a villager and you end up getting on your horse which is annoying, your character turns like a bus, and sometimes when you're running from a battle your character will turn and face the enemy automatically which stops you running which lets them gain ground on you, and kill you or taking out a lot of health leading back to the whole grind for meat cycle mentioned in combat.

    Characters/Creatures 9/10
    I really like the amount of different types of creatures in this game and the attention to their weaknesses at certain times of the day and the tactics you'll have to use to defeat them. I still have to come across many but it looks like they've taken a lot of time to put the effort in there.
    The characters and voice acting in this game is second to none I feel like everyone has an interesting tale to tell, and feel like every quest I begin can lead to something worthwhile. I do enjoy the exploring, but only wish I could loot a bit quicker.
    I am very excited for the characters i'll meet along the way as again you can tell they've put alot of time and effort into this and it has paid off so far.

    Extras:

    Card Game 1/10
    I think the card game is awful, i read the rules played my first game and won, it was terrible. Far more interesting things to do than this bag of s**t.

    Leveling up 8/10
    Still a bit confused by it all atm, but looks like you can specify exactly how you want your character to be so you can build yourself the perfect class with mutagens, points bonuses, something about potions and crafting that I haven't even got around to yet.

    Verdict:
    Seems like a very good game hampered down by the clunky movement and combat system. I'd say if that was improved this game would be a 8/9.5. I would recommend playing this on a harder difficulty as it seems far too easy on the lower difficulties. I feel like this game was made to cater for people who struggle with hard games, which has cheapened it slightly. Worth giving it a shot though.    … Expand
  48. JackKasket
    May 25, 2015
    9
    Many many hours in to the game, and I felt compelled to edit my original sceptics review.

    My god, the main story in this game is likely the best written in any game, period. I was hooked at the early steps of the game, but the Baron storyline sucked me in like a promiscuous black hole. This is the first time, I'd like to say ever, when I wished I had made different choices in a video    Many many hours in to the game, and I felt compelled to edit my original sceptics review.

    My god, the main story in this game is likely the best written in any game, period. I was hooked at the early steps of the game, but the Baron storyline sucked me in like a promiscuous black hole. This is the first time, I'd like to say ever, when I wished I had made different choices in a video game, and actually felt feelings. Not ashamed to say, but there were tears…

    Gwent, best mini game ever embedded in any game, period. When someone says it's the small things that count, they mean including Gwent as part of Witcher 3. I've spent countless of hours slapping cards with people ranging from inn keepers to royalty, and I'm not going to stop until I'm done. What I'm now hoping for that down the line there will be a DLC that expands Gwent to some new unimaginable dimensions. What was I going to say…. Right! Gwent is pretty good.

    Well, there are still some glaring issues touched in my original review. To this date, the game has crashed on PS4 upwards to 10 times. In bigger cities, the loading times are so bad that a dialogue option doesn't pop up in time, and that merchant you're so willing to save is beaten to death before your eyes. Controls work the best if you just spam X, and run around like a headless chicken while looting. Swimming is equal to water torture. And so forth… It's not a finished game, in my opinion.

    I also do not really like the battle system that much. At the beginning, it was challenging, but once your gear and skill improves, battles become quite trivial. One reason for this is the skill tree. There is a very obvious "best solution" to enhance your combat abilities. It really is a no-brainer later in the game, and The One strategy for upgrading skills takes much of the challenge out from fights.

    Second thing about the battle system is that there is at times very little control over the character and camera movements. Particularly in tighter spaces. I've somehow managed to kill griffins without ever actually seeing the monster, if that gives you any idea…

    Side quests, yes, there are a TON with capital all letters. However, going through all the locations and side quests becomes quite repetitive after a while. Fair enough, there are only so many things anyone can do, and only so many ways of how to make them interesting, but riding through a bog for the 50th time to search for a body and blood tracks is not my cup of tea. I'd rather play Gwent at an inn.

    (Second) Final verdict: As an RPG, this game is a master piece. Despite the annoying bugs and plagues of all RPGs of massive scale, no self-respecting gamer can miss this title. This is the first game since vanilla WoW that has sucked me in so badly that I just have to play to the wee hours, and do just "one more quest". Fantastic work.

    ******Original Review********

    Close, but no cigar. A few hours in, what can I say about this game? I had high hopes based on all the hype surrounding this edition in the Witcher saga, but let's be honest here for a second: It's not a finished game.

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    Final verdict: If you're willing to put up with the bugs, controls and out-dated graphics, buy it. The story is compelling and the world is big. But, I would wait a few months for patches to start rolling up so the obvious problems don't spoil the experience.    … Expand
  49. Iberian_Buffalo
    Jan 19, 2016
    10
    Currently PS4 version is in great shape. Smooth gameplay, nice graphic, responsive control. Game itself is great and everyone should play it. All problems from past are fixed.
  50. TurtleAttack
    Jun 12, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad story with bad characters and locations. The graphics are also very bad and realistic when live is like minecraft with many details. The map is to big and there is nothing to do. The battles are slow and only 2 enemies.… Expand
  51. Moki
    May 31, 2015
    6
    It was a good game, good concept with which they made a lot of interesting choices. Some of those choices were good and some not so. I had the PC version and while my PC is not high end it is pretty decent, certainly more than what was required to run. Unfortunately I had to run the game on very low settings with virtually every feature turned off and still had frame rates that oftenIt was a good game, good concept with which they made a lot of interesting choices. Some of those choices were good and some not so. I had the PC version and while my PC is not high end it is pretty decent, certainly more than what was required to run. Unfortunately I had to run the game on very low settings with virtually every feature turned off and still had frame rates that often dipped below 10. Is this the fault of the developers to make something so demanding or me for not having the latest high end computer; errr no, just choices they made. Still some optimization would have been nice.

    I was not a fan of constant cut scenes, but that was a concept choice. I did not like that there were virtually no quests/contracts that were straight forward. Every single quest could not be completed because to do this quest you needed "A", but the person who had "A" would only give it to if you did something for them. To do that for that person you needed to do something else for someone else. Every single time, again and again and again and again and again and again. I am quite certain there is not a single npc that can use the toilet unassisted. How are they even alive when I suspect they need help breathing. There are a significant number of issues with quests which make them impossible to finish; which increases frustration with the quest issues. Ever had to give up your weapons and all of your abilities just to enter some area where you know you will have to fight enemies, well in this game you will. Trivial quests can take hours. Sometimes getting a lot of bread is just that, it is not an epic quest that takes days to complete, there has to some events that are not epic.

    This game is epic but it is rather like building the Sistine chapel and forgetting to put doors on it. Just because you build something that is so great you still need to get little things right. After playing this game for over 110 hours there are still many quests I did not start, partly because I was simply tired of the endless Brobdingnagian quests. It was a relief to finally finish this game. Furthermore, I find I have absolutely no desire to replay this game. The choices you make in the development of Geralt have little to no effect on how the game plays out, so why would I start over, it will just be the same.

    I found the class, Witcher, was trivial. Anyone who used any weapon could have done as well, possibly better since it's often impossible to use anything but weapons in combat as witcher abilities are easily disrupted. Mages have significantly more power and the witcher comes across as a fighter/flunky. This game is optimized for consoles. As such, I found the controls for the PC clunky at best, menus are a labyrinth to navigate. There are choices of what you will say in conversations but often not what you intended in terms of results.

    This game is huge in scope, very detailed in design. The story has interesting moments but they are often overshadowed by trivial quests.There are however issues with many quests. There is little to no optimization so expect brutal frame rates that make the game choppy and unpleasant. Menus are frustrating and overly complex. Watching Geralt do some ridiculous spinning pirouette again and again makes you realize this is a really slow attack, shouldn't sword attacks be fast and precise. "Can't you just stick him with the damn sword". It's like a 6 year old's idea of what sword fighting is. I realize that there are fan boys who will love this game unconditionally regardless of its issues. This game is superficially pretty but the underlying game mechanics are flawed, clunky and frustrating. Yes after 4 hours I can imagine many people think this is a perfect game, play for 100 hours then write a review, your opinion will likely change.    … Expand
  52. Dukay66
    Jul 3, 2015
    6
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a great game with a fantastic sense of realization. The world brought to life in the game is absolutely groundbreaking and the character inhabiting it are interesting enough. I would say those two things warrant a playthrough if you have a spare 60+ hours. Where The Witcher 3 stumbles though, is with it's combat, movement, and quest structure. After playingThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a great game with a fantastic sense of realization. The world brought to life in the game is absolutely groundbreaking and the character inhabiting it are interesting enough. I would say those two things warrant a playthrough if you have a spare 60+ hours. Where The Witcher 3 stumbles though, is with it's combat, movement, and quest structure. After playing Bloodborne the combat and movement in The Witcher 3 felt almost game breaking and it was a struggle at some points. Quest in the game are very paddy as well and consist of very, very long fetch quest. The main quest could have been cut in half if the main quest had been straight forward, instead they consist of fluff. Wild Hunt ends up being a fun game with lots of things to adore, but unfortunately the core mechanics that make up the game hinder it.… Expand
  53. Holyhesk
    May 22, 2015
    10
    Was going to give it a 9 but giving it a 10 for the 1 or 2 CoD kids giving it a 0. It's the type of game you think you have played for a couple of hours then when looking at the time it's 3am. Addictive, so much to do , excellent charactors and dialogue, combat is challenging and rewarding. Side quests are enjoyable with their own shorter stories. Lots of character development. Story isWas going to give it a 9 but giving it a 10 for the 1 or 2 CoD kids giving it a 0. It's the type of game you think you have played for a couple of hours then when looking at the time it's 3am. Addictive, so much to do , excellent charactors and dialogue, combat is challenging and rewarding. Side quests are enjoyable with their own shorter stories. Lots of character development. Story is excellent. The only gripe really is the long load times upon death and the odd fps drops. Other than that an amazing title.… Expand
  54. Anund
    Jun 20, 2015
    10
    I just beat this game. I was sad when it ended, it feels as if I have lost a bunch of friends I used to hang out with. Yes, the controls are a little challenging sometimes, but everything else is superb. The story, the world and the characters. Even the numerous side quests are worth doing for the writing and the stories they tell. This game is in the top five games I have played, allI just beat this game. I was sad when it ended, it feels as if I have lost a bunch of friends I used to hang out with. Yes, the controls are a little challenging sometimes, but everything else is superb. The story, the world and the characters. Even the numerous side quests are worth doing for the writing and the stories they tell. This game is in the top five games I have played, all time. Can't wait for the expansions.… Expand
  55. plinqster
    Jun 22, 2015
    6
    This game is an amazing achievement -- the richness of the world, and the sheer amount of voice acting and story line material is very successful. For anyone who likes the open world experience, and in particular is looking for a strong cinematic experience, I think it should be awesome (as you can see just by scrolling through all of the positive reviews).

    On the other side, the combat    This game is an amazing achievement -- the richness of the world, and the sheer amount of voice acting and story line material is very successful. For anyone who likes the open world experience, and in particular is looking for a strong cinematic experience, I think it should be awesome (as you can see just by scrolling through all of the positive reviews).

    On the other side, the combat and the control frankly blow. The enemies have poor AI, are generally leashed, and are rather repetitive and uninteresting overall.

    The wealth of items and crafting materials to my personal taste are a bit of a chore as well. If you love spending time on such things you will be well rewarded. Otherwise....

    I played initially on Death March, and the challenge was real enough but pretty easy to negotiate if you fought near your level. Eventually I set it all the way to casual, which was the best way for me to enjoy the game, since it is not a tactical or action masterpiece but any lights.    … Expand
  56. tom123456789012
    Jun 21, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best RPG ever... I spent a lot of time and I'm still on second map... I will still spend a lot of time on that. I will buy DLC too. GREAT! GREAT! GREAT!… Expand
  57. edgreencorp
    May 29, 2018
    7
    repetitive without depth and another rpg of those that come out 10 a year, very nice on the outside but empty inside.
  58. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Possibly most boring and meaningless video game i have ever played. Lots of nudity is not enough to sell boring video game to me. It was nice to have stripclub in GTA 5, but that was never the reason why i liked that game and Red Dead Redemption 2 has almost zero nudity and is better video game than Witcher 3 in basically every aspect possible. Moving forward with my life i will startPossibly most boring and meaningless video game i have ever played. Lots of nudity is not enough to sell boring video game to me. It was nice to have stripclub in GTA 5, but that was never the reason why i liked that game and Red Dead Redemption 2 has almost zero nudity and is better video game than Witcher 3 in basically every aspect possible. Moving forward with my life i will start acting like Witcher 3 don't even exist, because it's extremely overrated and i simply don't want to even remember that this game exists. Whenever someone asks me for video game recommendation (and lots of people do) i will never even mention Witcher 3. That's a promise!… Expand
  59. Sh4rk82
    Jun 26, 2015
    8
    Is The Witcher 3 the masterpiece who everybody expected? Of course not! The game has some bug and the frame rate is not really good in some parts of the game. The combat system has several problem as well. At the beginning you can't feel very confident about the lock enemies system and the AI of enemies is often stupid because for example a soldier never comes out from your own area duringIs The Witcher 3 the masterpiece who everybody expected? Of course not! The game has some bug and the frame rate is not really good in some parts of the game. The combat system has several problem as well. At the beginning you can't feel very confident about the lock enemies system and the AI of enemies is often stupid because for example a soldier never comes out from your own area during a fighting. Anyway I'm not saying that the game is not good. huge world, good graphic and addictive story are enough to be appreciated. Good job CD project but you could do a little bit better.… Expand
  60. alexaxa
    Jun 13, 2018
    10
    Probably game of the decade !

    It reminded me a lot of red dead redemption but in a much much larger scope. Every missions was enjoyable, unique and memorable in it's own way. The story was great and the voice acting was very good !

    A must buy !
  61. Solm
    Mar 25, 2016
    10
    I'm not usually into open world RPG's, but having spent 7 days and 18 hours in this game world I can say it's one of the best games I've ever played. Story, Characters, beautiful scenery and lots of side quests, there is plenty to keep you occupied and it never gets boring.
  62. ravenheart42
    Jun 2, 2015
    10
    This game is a true gem, there's a lot of good reasons we're all so happy with this fresh and in depth game, I have had no problems with it so far, and play at night till I can barely keep my eyes open, it's been a while since I've played a game that has me doing that, and the awesome gifts I got with my copy, a cool poster, the soundtrack, and wolf head stickers , plus some cool codes,This game is a true gem, there's a lot of good reasons we're all so happy with this fresh and in depth game, I have had no problems with it so far, and play at night till I can barely keep my eyes open, it's been a while since I've played a game that has me doing that, and the awesome gifts I got with my copy, a cool poster, the soundtrack, and wolf head stickers , plus some cool codes, and one thing really stood out as well, a thank you card with the game, that surprised me, plus a detailed map, the game is amazing, I have the PS4 version, and it is already one of my favorite games, if you own a PS4, you should get this very powerful title to add to your library… Expand
  63. TLMMA
    May 23, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. May contain spoilers. Summery - Story: 8/10. Missions: 7/10. Aesthetics: 10/10. Audio: 8/10. Game-play: 7/10. Content: 9/10. Controls: 6/10

    In-depth review - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a brilliant game. Having sunk many hours into it, I have seen and done much but not nearly everything. It has taken me around 30 hours (not including exploration of which I have done around 10) to get to the near the end - I am just a few missions away. So, I have decided to share my thoughts on this staggering game.

    Story and Missions - As I said, around 30 hours and I haven't quite yet completed it and personally, I find the story a little boring and long-winded with the missions being a bit too repetitive. However, I have scored them an 8 and a 7 respectively because, my personal opinion aside, they are well written and occasionally very interesting with some well put together characters.
    But personally, I found the missions all too much the same - go here, mop up a room of hostiles or take on a monster, return for pay/information on Ciri. The almost endless stream of speaking to someone who wants you to find someone else so they will tell you where the person you're looking for isn't just wore the experience down for me. Throw in an often dry and lengthy story while talking to someone and getting nothing from them beyond more "find area, search for clues, find nothing and move on" missions and it really took the wind right out of my sails which too often made me put the game down. You may like it which is why I am not judging based on personal preference.

    Aesthetics and Audio - The sounds of slicing someone's head clean off or severing their arm and head from their torso is rather horrendous... which is why it is fantastic. The detail they have taken to the bulk of the audio is brilliant. However, there are many sounds that just seem clunky and almost don't match. Galloping a horse across sand makes a muffled, scratchy sound - like hitting a wall wearing a Hook and Loop glove - yet in the game, it sounds like 2 halves of a muffled coconut smacking together. Also, the music tends to either not really fit or just fade into the background making it a bit of a waste. Aesthetically, the game is beautiful - very well-crafted and each section looks almost like nature itself had created it. The detail on the creatures and people of the land are actually very good and feels as though someone had actually been there and recreated the man and beasts as CGI. Bugs and glitches are relatively common, but none I would consider particularly game-breaking and I won't mark the game down for them as they can be fixed in patches and so fourth.

    Game-Play, Controls and Content - Here the game stumbles a bit. The controls tend to be quite counter-intuitive, clumsy and very sluggish at times - often too much of the time. Times I have wanted to go from jogging to sprinting and Geralt has stopped and extinguished a fire or I have been stood in front of a flame and he has opened a container of loot or I have wanted to draw a sword quickly and he has taken his time, seemingly pondering the complexities of the universe while a gang of thugs roll on me, are simply too often. However, once you get a rough handle of the controls (after many hours) they still feel a bit awkward, but, aside from the occasional muck up, can pull themselves together. I have explored a great deal of the world but there is still much much more left almost begging me to explore it. I wouldn't say it is as seductive as say Skyrim's world - and by that I mean I haven't as often seen a cave or castle and been drawn in - but this is mainly due to it being mostly out in the open, whereas Skyrim and Oblivion, there was more mystery in not being able to see into a cave before entering. However, it is very interesting and so airy, I actually enjoyed just walking through a plain or a Forest or something; even without seeing anything off interest as it was just so lovely and pleasing a place to be.

    Overall verdict - Staggering and beautiful land with plenty of interesting and well-crafted inhabitants - man and beast - but let down by clumsy controls and somewhat repetitive missions giving a score of 8/10. A great game, definitely worth getting - especially if you enjoyed Dragon Age: Inquisition and want to explore almost something like an open-world version. If you just want something to fill The Elder Scrolls gap while waiting for The Elder Scrolls VI, then I would advise you dabble with the story, not going too deeply just to see if you like it, and just enjoy the world. Enjoy responsibly - a friend of mine adores this game and he used to have a social life before he purchased this.    … Expand
  64. Enhok
    Jun 23, 2015
    10
    Deep, intense, complex, mature awesome adventure.
    The witcher 3 will be one of the best game you've played in your life.
    The visuals are outstanding and the sound is probably one of the best EVER in a computer game. You will get involved in a mature, filmic story with an intense storytelling and STUNNING visuals. The combat is very fun, even tho they could make it a more complex, maybe    Deep, intense, complex, mature awesome adventure.
    The witcher 3 will be one of the best game you've played in your life.
    The visuals are outstanding and the sound is probably one of the best EVER in a computer game.
    You will get involved in a mature, filmic story with an intense storytelling and STUNNING visuals.
    The combat is very fun, even tho they could make it a more complex, maybe implementing combos etc.
    Anyways, if you didn't buy TW3 yet, take your money and go for it.    … Expand
  65. GoatesOates
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    Gigantic in scale, intelligent in its writing, beautiful in its presentation and quite simply the best game of this generation. Congratulations CD Project Red for giving us a game that truly warrants a purchase for these so called "nex generation consoles".
  66. Spartakruz
    Jun 27, 2015
    10
    O melhor RPG da feito ate entao na historia da industria dos games. Um jogo para comprar e aplaudir após terminar. Bugs ocorrem, normal, qualquer jogo gigante possui. Porém, a infinidade de side quests bem feitas, contratos de bruxo, e como tudo que voce faz no game interfere na campanha principal com 36 finais diferentes torna o jogo cada vez mais imprevisivel. Uma trama impecavel, queO melhor RPG da feito ate entao na historia da industria dos games. Um jogo para comprar e aplaudir após terminar. Bugs ocorrem, normal, qualquer jogo gigante possui. Porém, a infinidade de side quests bem feitas, contratos de bruxo, e como tudo que voce faz no game interfere na campanha principal com 36 finais diferentes torna o jogo cada vez mais imprevisivel. Uma trama impecavel, que prende o gamer como poucos jogos jamais fizeram. Combate liso, crafting sensacional, direção de arte impecavel. Um jogo para sempre. Este é the witcher 3… Expand
  67. Drow360
    Apr 1, 2016
    10
    Best Rpg I`ve ever seen in years. really good performance, quest, characters, story, skills, combat system, art, graphics, sounds, voices... everything in the game is well designed and of course well developed to have the best and most immersive experience in this kind of games.

    100% recommended.

    This game is unique.
  68. kurbonhart
    Apr 5, 2016
    10
    The Witcher 3 represents a generational leap in world design and fidelity, and is a spectacle that deserves to be savoured at its very best and the best game of this generation so far.
  69. venomlocke
    Jun 27, 2016
    10
    Definitely GOTY. My favorite game of all time starting today.

    Pros
    1) Great gameplay
    2) Great story with great characters
    3) Beautiful graphics

    Cons
    1) FPS problems on consoles
    2) Gameplay can be too boring if not played in Blood and Bones or Death March difficulty.
  70. VermilionPrime
    Aug 9, 2016
    10
    It´s just a Masterpiece and the best open world game to date, the world, the music, the story , the rich characters, the gameplay. You can go for the main missions and get distracted with a secondary missions and easily get lost in it, you only realize it was a secondary mission when you finish it, everything is so well scripted, the dialogues are so rich and fun, characters are soIt´s just a Masterpiece and the best open world game to date, the world, the music, the story , the rich characters, the gameplay. You can go for the main missions and get distracted with a secondary missions and easily get lost in it, you only realize it was a secondary mission when you finish it, everything is so well scripted, the dialogues are so rich and fun, characters are so different. If you haven´t play previous witcher games i recommend at least watch on Youtube, some story summary from witcher 1 and 2. You will find videos that explain main story in 5 min. You can also find videos that were made like a movie so you get familiar with the characters. The game had some technical flaws at the begining,on consoles, frame rate, and graphical issues. Now the game is perfect to play, and all expansions are already released. I recommend to start the game on Death March to get the full experience, and deactivate the enemy health bars and all the unnecessary HUD like button prompt, just leave your health bar the mini map and enjoy.… Expand
  71. XxJoseManuelxX
    Dec 17, 2016
    9
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open world action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt RED.

    + Massive and Beautiful World
    + Great Characters
    - Bugs
    - Clunky Combat
  72. Eyelessman
    Jan 27, 2018
    7
    A Fetch Quest Simulator.
    Everything will be solved by just following Instructions of the game.
  73. jugadorhardcore
    Feb 2, 2018
    10
    The new paradigm of videogame industry. Simple as that...
    The best game for many years to come
  74. Serx79
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    unplayable game on release from company that are super politically engaged.
  75. UserReviewsLUL
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    Best game ever made. This is the only "modern" game I can still go back to and enjoy it.
    Every aspect is masterfully crafted. Gameplay is fun and story is entertaining and meaningful.
    Its only flaw is that it ended.
  76. DigitalDrifter
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Incredible Game. Not only did this game have an incredible main story line, but the side quests were actually interesting with characters and situations that made you feel for the character's involved, even if you only interact with them for a few minutes.
  77. Vikingatheart
    Nov 16, 2020
    4
    Graphics are dated even for its release. The story is basically 1 long quest. Gameplay is not too bad but nowhere near as good as dark souls series. Not quite sure why its been given the high score it has.
  78. RagnarRagnarov4
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Игра года!
    Визуал на высоте!
    Игра вызвала уйму положительных эмоций. Только вот ускорение голоса в ру озвучке огорчило и ? на Скеллиге).
    Конченые.
  79. Aveforest
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Вместо листьев на деревьях будут висеть нацисты и русофобы. Игра хорошая, конторка гнилая.
  80. SAF1
    Mar 4, 2022
    1
    Шикарная игра, в первую очередь сюжетом. И пусть остальные ее аспекты не так хорошо как могло бы быть, но на это совсем не хочется обращать внимание.

    А теперь о главном - Поляки, вы поднялись на деньги жителей постсоветского пространства, я лично уже даже не пытаюсь посчитать то количество копий ведьмаков которые я у вас купил. А теперь я враг для вас, я значит напал на вас? На Украину?    Шикарная игра, в первую очередь сюжетом. И пусть остальные ее аспекты не так хорошо как могло бы быть, но на это совсем не хочется обращать внимание.

    А теперь о главном - Поляки, вы поднялись на деньги жителей постсоветского пространства, я лично уже даже не пытаюсь посчитать то количество копий ведьмаков которые я у вас купил. А теперь я враг для вас, я значит напал на вас? На Украину? И вы больше не будете мне ваши игры продавать? Ну хорошо, только помните что все это пройдет, а я это запомню.    … Expand
  81. playerunknown1
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    Good game, but company after whole witchers ftom witcher 1 to witcher 3 in Russia decided to play in potilics, when ru fans bought witcher1 and made it possible to made w2 and w3.
    And now company just spited in ru community with the decision to cancel the market.
  82. MrManul
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Плевок в сторону русского комьюнити, мы поддерживали всё серии игр, мы оправдывали кибербаг… Expand
  83. Lawgun
    Aug 8, 2016
    4
    One of the worst RPG games because of plain MC, boring fantasy setting and awful plot. One of the worst slashers because of primitive fighting system. One of the worst openworld games because there are nothing to do and everything is the same. One of the worst adventure games because of "slice of live" dialogues and no epic.
  84. Kashik
    May 20, 2015
    7
    A Fantastic story with interesting characters you care about is mixed together with poor gameplay controls and a significant frame rate issue that is ever present.

    Let this be a warning to those of you who are on the fence about purchasing this game. While there is an intriguing game in the Witcher 3, it is a constant struggle with both character movement controls and frame rate issues.    A Fantastic story with interesting characters you care about is mixed together with poor gameplay controls and a significant frame rate issue that is ever present.

    Let this be a warning to those of you who are on the fence about purchasing this game. While there is an intriguing game in the Witcher 3, it is a constant struggle with both character movement controls and frame rate issues.

    I'm annoyed to see so many 9 and 10 ratings from both user and critic's alike as the issues in this game are unlikely to be "fixed" and ones that certainly affect enjoyment. You will find the poor movement controls rarely mentioned by critics, and the frame rate issue glossed over as if it doesn't affect the game or is a rarity.

    ** Movement controls ** are a fundamental design choice that the devs have obviously committed to; if it were thought to be poor, or could be improved upon, I'm sure it would have been done long ago. Some reviewers may say you will get used to the movement, but poor gameplay will always be poor whether you invest 10, 20, or 100 hours. From the start of the game until the end, it will be a struggle to control Geralt leaving you frustrated in a game that demands exploration.

    ** Frame rate ** issues are very evident and leave me wondering just how often the game even hits 30FPS. Fights with two or more enemies bog down and absolutely affects how you move and react. Exploration of towns and cities are similarly affected by poor frame rates, leaving animations jerky and lagged. Cut scenes can require loading screens, and often have frame rate and texture loading/pop-in issues.With frame rate issues affecting nearly every aspect of the game, it is unlikely that CD Projekt will be able to improve upon it substantially. It is more likely that we will be told a fix is in the works, aimed largely at getting potential buyers off the fence, but have to wait months for something that will only provide very modest improvements.

    It is concerning that games such as the Witcher 3 can be released in this state. If the game can be optimized, the delays to launch should have allowed it. If the game cannot be optimized further, it is a wonder why the devs decided such poor performance was acceptable. While I enjoy very much the story, I feel burned by CD Projekt and all the review sites that failed to mention just how significant some of the gameplay and performance issues are.

    Have a search for these issues (CD Projekt forum) before buying.

    Be careful of the hype.    … Expand
  85. redo
    Jul 24, 2016
    0
    Please don't play this game. It's very boring. Combat system is bad. There are a lot of bugs which was not fixed until now. Only graphics in this game is good.
  86. Vynewind
    May 30, 2015
    10
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
    Best. Game. Ever. Made
  87. Hellome7
    Aug 31, 2015
    0
    This game is SO overrated it gets ridiculous. I ended up selling it after playing it for just 5 days since I couldn't stand a couple of things about the game:

    - A messy and poorly documented inventory (you never get to really know how important some items are, keeping them there with no use at all). - A very clunky combat system which just doesn't work. - Geralt movements (running,    This game is SO overrated it gets ridiculous. I ended up selling it after playing it for just 5 days since I couldn't stand a couple of things about the game:

    - A messy and poorly documented inventory (you never get to really know how important some items are, keeping them there with no use at all).
    - A very clunky combat system which just doesn't work.
    - Geralt movements (running, jumping, etc) are very robotic and poorly done.
    - There no interaction with NPC. You can't even attack them.
    - The AI of roach (the horse) is broken. I mean come on, he can't be more stupid and useless.
    - Auto-Sheave the sword in the middle of a battle is so annoying!
    - Too many cut scenes and dialogue scene, really affects the rhythm of the game.

    I could go on and on, ill stop there. I totally hated it.    … Expand
  88. sbxmmr
    May 20, 2015
    7
    The Witcher 3 is a good game but it isn't perfect. Minor things take away from the experience but it still better than most other open world games out there.

    Pros: Characters are very interesting Level of exploration is amazing Skill Tree is very intriguing Monster battles awesome Lore is engaging The Card mini game is by far the most fun mini game in a video game. I don't know if    The Witcher 3 is a good game but it isn't perfect. Minor things take away from the experience but it still better than most other open world games out there.

    Pros:
    Characters are very interesting
    Level of exploration is amazing
    Skill Tree is very intriguing
    Monster battles awesome
    Lore is engaging
    The Card mini game is by far the most fun mini game in a video game. I don't know if it is a good thing or bad thing but I'd rather play the card mini game than the actual game.

    Cons
    Control Scheme takes some getting used to. It feels clunky but after you realize that you actually have to walk instead of run in certain spots and time your attacks more it will feel more natural.
    Frame rate issues. Not as bad as Assassin's Creed Unity but still there
    The story gets boring the only thing keeping it interesting are the character themselves NOT the overall story.
    The combat doesn't really feel that fun sometimes. After a while you will realize that the enemies do the exact same moves over and over again. (I just came from playing Bloodborne which has near flawless combat so that could be influencing my opinion of the combat in the Witcher)
    Open world Curse: This game keeps the same mechanics of other open world games. You go to a point on your map then you go to another point kills enemies then talk to someone and repeat all over again. I would have preferred you stumble across a very interesting building you go inside and see someone dead on the floor then you have to figure out who did it, find them and then take it from there. There are to many dead bodies and NPC's that after a while you don't care about any of them at all. Instead of going point to point let the player do something fun at every place instead of just talking to characters.

    Overall this is an OK game. If you love open world RPG's then you will probably love this game. I dislike open world rpg's I found skyrim, dragaon age, fallout, etc. very very boring but yet I can still play this game so I'm guessing it is one of the better RPG's made.    … Expand
  89. Batmanplayer
    Sep 6, 2015
    5
    The movement and combat control terribly. The mission design is repetitive, and the story mainly has you doing fetch quests for people so they will tell you information.
  90. LaSh4wn328
    Nov 12, 2018
    2
    I have some criticisms to make about this hugely overhyped game:

    - The combat is shallow, awkward, and static. By the time you've beaten the prologue mission in White Orchard you've seen all there is to see. No new combos, no new weapons, and very limited enemy behavior variety. Almost all fights can be won easily by just spamming fast attck and dodge. The spells, bombs, and crossbow    I have some criticisms to make about this hugely overhyped game:

    - The combat is shallow, awkward, and static. By the time you've beaten the prologue mission in White Orchard you've seen all there is to see. No new combos, no new weapons, and very limited enemy behavior variety. Almost all fights can be won easily by just spamming fast attck and dodge. The spells, bombs, and crossbow are all worthless except for rare specific situations.

    - The graphics are bland. Sure you get the occasional pretty sunset through the trees but that's as good as it gets. There's also pop-in, clipping, re-used assets, uncanny valley doll people (LMAO at the "sex scenes") and muddy textures. It honestly looked like a PS3 game most of the time. Plus there's not much variety, just medieval forest, medieval village, medieval town.

    - The story is crippled by the presence of dozens and dozens of characters who are treated as important, but who (as a new player) I don't know and couldn't care less about. All it takes is Geralt saying "Hey, it's my old friend Blorbo!" and the game thinks this guy is now my friend too. The absolute worst was when I had to spend like 15 hours trying to rescue "Dandelion" without ever having even seen the jerk. Here's a clue to the developers: if you need an in-game glossary to remember who the hell is who, you need to trim the cast way way down.

    - More broadly, the plot is an awkward mish-mash of medieval private eye noir and epic fantasy. Geralt must urgently save his adopted daughter from evil warping Skeleton Knights, but he also has weeks of spare time to unite a drunk with his estranged wife and spring his buddy from Church Jail. The Wild Hunt are the most cardboard, cliched villains I've ever seen in a widely praised game, and are honestly barely in the game until quite late (tbh the Crones are far better villains, though the end of their arc is unsatisfying). Geralt himself is pretty shallow, just a gruff-talking tough guy who everyone claims is a cynical antihero yet he always somehow does the right thing and helps the little guy.

    - It crashed a bunch of times. It is by far the buggiest AAA title I've ever played.

    - It has the MGS4 problem where it often felt like in an hour of play, I spent 35 minutes watching cutscenes (including choosing dialogue prompts like a choose-your-own-adventure novel). This was frequently very boring. People claim "your decisions have consequences" but this isn't really true, it usually comes down to which of 2 NPC's winds up dying at the end of a sidequest, but I didn't care about either one anyway and the rewards I get are equivalent. In any case if I wanted a novel I'd read a novel, I want fun gameplay and character growth.

    - The looting/crafting/gear was just awful. Most of the alchemy stuff isn't worth bothering with, and once you can craft Witcher sets they render the rest of the crafting redundant (I had a million crafting diagrams I never even looked at, they just clogged up the crafting menu). In the early game my best weapons were ones I randomly found on dead guards, and every "important" heirloom weapon I was given by the plot (Iris, Aerondight, etc) was crappy and useless. Repairing was also a huge pain as I had to return to town after every couple missions, which meant loooong sloooowwww loading screens.

    - Lastly, there is nothing fresh or creative here. 3rd person open world games are a dime a dozen, and this one doesn't even have stealth or parkour. There was not a single thing that makes this game stand out in my memory as a unique experience, aside from the unusually tangled and flabby storyline.    … Expand
  91. Iejen
    Feb 24, 2017
    3
    - Warning - Not popular opinion incoming -
    Graphics are amazing though, but the whole game is just cutscene after cutscene.
    It felt like watching a movie with the possibility to walk around and kill monsters.
    Killing monsters ain't easy due too the terrible controls and camera view.
    I think the story is good after reading other reviews?!..
  92. shootingstars99
    Sep 5, 2019
    0
    Liking this game enough to give it a 10 out of 10 is the gamer equivalent of a 14 year old girl in YouTube comments a few years back saying, "I'm not like the other girls, I like heavy metal like Asking Alexandria and Bring Me The Horizon". So many people act like this game is so great and think they are different for thinking it's a masterpiece, when in fact they all are parroting theLiking this game enough to give it a 10 out of 10 is the gamer equivalent of a 14 year old girl in YouTube comments a few years back saying, "I'm not like the other girls, I like heavy metal like Asking Alexandria and Bring Me The Horizon". So many people act like this game is so great and think they are different for thinking it's a masterpiece, when in fact they all are parroting the same thing about a game that isn't that great at all. First off, this game isn't very good at, you know, being a game. The combat is abysmal, their pitiful attempt at adding any modicum of depth was adding oils to the blade that are useful in certain scenarios to make it appear as if you aren't playing a game who's combat is half a step away from being as shallow as something like Kingdom Hearts. Who cares if the world is expansive or the story is fine if the game play itself is abysmal; it's like having an oven that doesn't heat anything up. Next time someone says something to the effect of, "I'm not a normal gamer that likes Call of Duty or FIFA, I like real games like The Witcher", remember the teenage girl scenario mentioned in the first sentence, and just have a chuckle.… Expand
  93. pHorte
    Dec 28, 2019
    0
    The only reason im giving it this bad of a review is due to bs enemies, in name, the werewolves, go stick self uber healing enemies up your backside.
  94. dadadad597
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    Rly? 10000 ratings for PS4 and PC? Rly? Six months ago there was not even half ratings. Good job Metacritic! CDP or Fanboy did own show. What a shame :((((
  95. SpunkyMonkey
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    Not as good as TW2, and over-rated in general. It's got a lot going for it, the aesthetics are superb, but it's ultimately a dull & draining experience. Firstly, it's now more like Assasin's Creed than TW2 - the villages & towns are all condensed into a mathmatical setup of Store, Noticeboard, Inn, quest - which kills the roleplaying feel a LOT. The general movement and control of GeraltNot as good as TW2, and over-rated in general. It's got a lot going for it, the aesthetics are superb, but it's ultimately a dull & draining experience. Firstly, it's now more like Assasin's Creed than TW2 - the villages & towns are all condensed into a mathmatical setup of Store, Noticeboard, Inn, quest - which kills the roleplaying feel a LOT. The general movement and control of Geralt is AWFUL, and you spend probably most of your time running around banging into people. The Open World aspect adds nothing to the game at all, it just means more ball-ache getting from one objective to the next, and everything you can find is usually already revealed by a marker. And the story - whilst OK - isn't anywhere near as gripping, deep or surprising as TW2. The Wild Hunt are barely for the first 20-30 hours. It's a real slog in all honesty, and the great bits which are in there are spread too thin over a mountain full worth of dull filler & fluff. Not a bad game, but a real backwards step from TW2 in my opinion.… Expand
  96. kendrickdk
    May 25, 2015
    8
    There is so much to love about this game but it's not perfect.
    The Good: The graphics are astounding... it's like watching a movie. The voice overs and sound are excellent. The story is very immersive and interesting.
    The Bad: Not the best port over from console to PC. They got really lazy in not building a complete key remapping system... it's like they figured everyone used W,S,A,D.    There is so much to love about this game but it's not perfect.
    The Good: The graphics are astounding... it's like watching a movie. The voice overs and sound are excellent. The story is very immersive and interesting.
    The Bad: Not the best port over from console to PC. They got really lazy in not building a complete key remapping system... it's like they figured everyone used W,S,A,D. I'm half tempted to write a separate program to give people this option. The movement seems weird... it's fine for a console but PC users like precise movement. The combat systems needs work... it seems to have a slight delay.

    All this is forgivable I guess. I picked up a copy on ebay for $36 so not a big investment. I find the game is easier and more fun if I use my xbox controller to play it. Looking forward to playing this over the next few months.    … Expand
  97. GrandScale
    May 30, 2015
    7
    Yes, the world is huge. Yes, the writing is excellent. But its shortcomings are too significant for me to thoroughly enjoy this game. First, there's the controls. It's too unresponsive making combat a clunky, unsatisfying experience. Then, there are the dialog options, which most of the time are too vague turning a lot of the decision makings a guessing game. And then, there's the loadingYes, the world is huge. Yes, the writing is excellent. But its shortcomings are too significant for me to thoroughly enjoy this game. First, there's the controls. It's too unresponsive making combat a clunky, unsatisfying experience. Then, there are the dialog options, which most of the time are too vague turning a lot of the decision makings a guessing game. And then, there's the loading time. It take 1:30 minutes to load the game after a game over. Unexceptable.

    Ultimately, I'm having fun with this game, despite several flaws. It's just not a perfect experience SO MANY POEPLE claim it is.    … Expand
  98. Sky-Line___
    Sep 19, 2016
    7
    Beautiful story and environment, but really bad fighting system IMO. Also, I noticed a lot of framerate drops which is unacceptable when you know that it's running at a poor 30 fps on PS4.

    I quickly got bored of TW3 because of those problems I mentioned. However I watched my brother playing it entirely (2 DLCs included) and I must admit that the story is a real masterpiece, almost every    Beautiful story and environment, but really bad fighting system IMO. Also, I noticed a lot of framerate drops which is unacceptable when you know that it's running at a poor 30 fps on PS4.

    I quickly got bored of TW3 because of those problems I mentioned. However I watched my brother playing it entirely (2 DLCs included) and I must admit that the story is a real masterpiece, almost every quest is fascinating.    … Expand
  99. dragonddark
    May 20, 2015
    6
    Okay, I know a lot of people will disagree with the score but hear me out.I'll make this quick by just pointing out the negatives and positives:
    positives : +Amazing big world +Great graphics. +replay value.
    Negatives : -The story really isn't good. -IMO, The combat seems dull. -The AI is really weak, they really don't even defend themselves a lot which made the game easy and really    Okay, I know a lot of people will disagree with the score but hear me out.I'll make this quick by just pointing out the negatives and positives:
    positives : +Amazing big world +Great graphics. +replay value.
    Negatives : -The story really isn't good. -IMO, The combat seems dull. -The AI is really weak, they really don't even defend themselves a lot which made the game easy and really simple?

    Please don't be mad or anything this is just my opinion.    … Expand
  100. DeepBlue
    May 20, 2015
    6
    Overhyped. I was very excited about this title. My first few hours were a mixture of awe and disapointment. Why it felt awesome? Because all the themes were so familiar. Landscapes like taken from my childhood on a countryside. This is a mature game as well. Perhaps that's why the critics are so forgiving. Homosexual themes in DA: Inquisition? Forget it. In the Witcher 3 you're tasked toOverhyped. I was very excited about this title. My first few hours were a mixture of awe and disapointment. Why it felt awesome? Because all the themes were so familiar. Landscapes like taken from my childhood on a countryside. This is a mature game as well. Perhaps that's why the critics are so forgiving. Homosexual themes in DA: Inquisition? Forget it. In the Witcher 3 you're tasked to kill a stillborn turned into a monster (also a product of home violence) few hours in.

    So, what's wrong? Basic gameplay mechanics are literally broken. The controls on PS4 are jerky, sluggish and imprecise to say the least. The menus are also hard to navigate, especially if you want to do something quick. Combat would be fine, but weak animations and omnipresent framerate drops make it more of a struggle than fun. To sum up, gamplay and the overall feeling of the game is very poor and, for me, gamebreaking.

    For the record, I'm from Poland, so I have every reason to praise this game as a national product. But I can't. Sunked **** of time in Mass Effect, DA: I, Bloodborne, so I may be spoiled by "western RPGs". But at least they all got the mechanics right. I get the feeling that the Reds were too ambitious here and I have a bad feeling about Cyberpunk making the same mistake.

    Un-installed the game for now. I recommend waiting 2-3 months, so that the game is patched properly, to a playable state.    … Expand
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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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