The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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  1. michivarela
    Nov 9, 2015
    9
    Incredibly dense and entertaining. Every corner is filled with fun things to do, and the graphics are out of this world. No "go pick 1000 flowers" kind of quests; all secondary quests are relevant and fun. The cities feel alive and the characters have soul. The one thing I missed is the grandiosity I felt with The Witcher 2 regarding the story. That, and at times a buggy horse called RoachIncredibly dense and entertaining. Every corner is filled with fun things to do, and the graphics are out of this world. No "go pick 1000 flowers" kind of quests; all secondary quests are relevant and fun. The cities feel alive and the characters have soul. The one thing I missed is the grandiosity I felt with The Witcher 2 regarding the story. That, and at times a buggy horse called Roach (whom I love despite that). It's a but it feels like a 10. Buy it. Play it. Live it.… Expand
  2. splitpolygon
    Nov 7, 2015
    9
    This game is amazing.

    I have never been so scattered brained and put off by so much to do in a game. Its an awkward feeling and a first for me. This might sound negative but in fact its positive.. very much so.

    -Controls get a little 'assassins creed' on me.
    -I find progression a little too slow for me to keep playing.
    -Difficulty is a bit skewed in my opinion.
  3. rapology
    Jun 14, 2015
    9
    One of the most ambitious games to date has managed to subjectively earn a near perfect score upon the first 100 hours of my foray in to the World of Gerald and my subsequent adventure throughout all of the Northern Kingdoms.
    After much fanfare and anticipation, this game garnered a reputation that preceded itself, realised in the immersive and expansive world that has become Witcher lore    One of the most ambitious games to date has managed to subjectively earn a near perfect score upon the first 100 hours of my foray in to the World of Gerald and my subsequent adventure throughout all of the Northern Kingdoms.
    After much fanfare and anticipation, this game garnered a reputation that preceded itself, realised in the immersive and expansive world that has become Witcher lore and a quintessential gem of roll playing adventures, exceeding my wildest expectations.
    There are so many strong points to this game it's hard to list them all but if I was to surmise it all with a terse dialogue I would state the strongpoints of this game stand with the awesome adventures of of Gerlad and his companions.
    This adventure plays out so fluidly with each and every quest and contract, accompanied by amazing screenplays, that narrate the many story and side stories and in such a way that leaves you fiending for more.
    This game however is not without some weakness, and the most bleeding obvious when you play this game for more than a few hours is the feigning character enhancement upgrade system.
    As you spent points upgrading you character you do not get a sure feeling that the upgrade system is truly progressing you to a point where there is a discernible edge in battle upon augmenting many of Gerald's abilities.
    Death march is a mode that many non-completionists may want to avoid as it is a gruelling game mode and takes away a lot of the real nitty gritty fun in playing the Witcher 3.
    This Death march mode should only be attempted by those hell bent on achievements completion as this mode is very avoidable and not entertaining in the slightest way possible.
    The game is not without its inherent share of problems as well, as is common with many of the type of games, especially given the shear size of this game a lot of the bugging issues are to be expected.
    Overall this game is Well worth the time and effort spent playing it and the game itself sets a benchmark that has raised the standards of roll playing games that a lot of other game developers will struggle to equalise or surpass in the future.    … Expand
  4. thegadfly44
    May 20, 2015
    9
    The game is awesome. I've got about 7 hours in it. Great graphics. Great game play. The only reason it's not a 10 is because there are some very small things that are a little wonky from time to time. It's not game breaking but it's not perfect either. I love it.
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 1, 2015
    9
    The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
    Beautiful, but broken.
    The Witcher 3 starts out perfect You’re introduced to a massive would where massive creatures roam and make their claims on territories. There’s a sense of fear and challenge in this aspect alone. As you travel the land of white orchard you hear people call out for help and you stop to speak with them and help them with their problems for    The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
    Beautiful, but broken.
    The Witcher 3 starts out perfect
    You’re introduced to a massive would where massive creatures roam and make their claims on territories.
    There’s a sense of fear and challenge in this aspect alone.
    As you travel the land of white orchard you hear people call out for help and you stop to speak with them and help them with their problems for some coin.
    Even the tiniest thing such as helping an old woman get her frying pan back feels immersive and draws you into the world.
    This is where you’re introduced to the idea of oils and potions, finding enemies weaknesses, using your witcher senses to find clue about what youre about to face, and preparing for fights, something that comes in handy for harder difficulties.
    I feel like this was the vision.
    White Orchard would be what the witcher 3 was all about, and then the game kinda just falls apart and its vision fades.
    The witcher tells a beautiful story of urgency, and for that reason alone, the side quests and question marks that clutter the map in velen and other locations make no sense to exist in the context of the games story.
    Geralt needs to get to the bottom of what happened, why would he waste his time with the problems of randoms and destroying monster nests.
    There are some great side quests that actually tie in to the story, and they are beautiful and fun quests but the ones there just to attempt and make the world feel alive ultimately feel like pointless grinding.
    Many times I found myself just skipping through the cut scenes of these quests.
    This could have been fixed with incentive more than coin, such as weapons and armors like treasure hunts offer.
    The witcher contracts should have been mandatory obstacles in your way of story progression.
    These type of things make sense in a Skyrim type game where you write your own story, but in the witcher 3, the story is already established... you aren’t an adventurer.
    You’re a rescuer.
    But as a rescuer there is tons to do to level up so you can take on the challenges that await you.
    Again contracts and sidequests could have used this idea for benefit, making them feel like training instead of just a job.
    You can set out in the world to clear up abandoned sites to repopulate them, you can go out to take down beasts terrorizing territories or just go out and fight random creatures blocking your way to a new undiscovered location.
    And the combat is satisfying, so fighting enemies never feels like a drag.
    You can block, parry, roll, dodge, heavy attack, fast attack, shoot at them with arrows, use any of the magic signs to shoot fire from your fingers, use a protective spell, magic traps, knock enemies back, control their minds, so much opportunity and combos that can be played with.
    And while defeating creatures doesn’t grant much xp, they are still worth the fight as enemies drop items for upgrades, crafting, and alchemy.
    The crafting in this game really is some of the best I’ve seen.
    You can dismantle objects for items you need to craft base items for main items, it may feel overwhelming at first, but once you really dive in, it’s clever and worthwhile to figure out.
    You can purchase items from shops and alchemists or you can explore the beautiful world that The Witcher 3 offers.
    When you do level up, you can use the skill points in a vast skill tree and choose the perks you want to use, with up to 12 free slots for these perks. This skill tree can be wrapped around your personal play style or the style you need to take down a specific enemy as there are potions to reset your perks so you can respend them.
    I’m a very aggressive player so I for the most part focused on combat skills rather than alchemy or magic.
    There are also races you can do, but your horse annoyingly gets caught up on nothing and will randomly just stop which can lead to frustration.
    And now my favorite part of the game. Gwent.
    Gwent is a mini game within the game and im not ashamed to say that I liked gwent more than witcher 3 itself.
    Gwent is a very addictive game with massive marketing potential, so get to making the app CD Projekt red.
    Now for the bad,
    for starters leveling up in the witcher 3 is a complete drag, not only does it feel unsatisfying to slay hordes of creatures, the games design actually discourages it.
    If you dare level grind like you’re supposed to in an rpg rather than stick to the main story, you’re punished for it by earning 0xp if you’re 6 levels or more above the suggested level for that mission.
    Not only does it discourage you from going on your own wild hunt, but it makes you look at side quests and blow them off, why waste your time and effort?
    The game also has many stability issues
    I lost count of the game crashes at 10, this was only in my first few days of playing the game, with and without game patches.
    The Witcher 3 makes the mistake of not constantly saving when you stumble on new locations or accomplish something tiny like a gwent win, causing you to have to re-do 10-30 minutes if the game crashes, gwent cards being random for wins adds salt to the wounds, as if the game crashes after a win, you’ll more than likely not get that card again that you were so excited to win.
    I also ran into head floating glitches that really just destroyed the world and its immersion, and there was absolutely no polish or attention to detail put into cut scenes where it should be most.
    Sure I expect items to ghost through objects in game, but in cut scene, it’s unacceptable.
    Not only are there game crashing bugs in this massive open world, but there are missables which is complete bs.
    Making a 200 hour long game and putting content in there such as side quests and collectibles and making them missable if you don’t drop the world to do them now is massively disrespectful to players and their time.
    At the very least put asterisk around missable quests so we know to prioritize them, so we don’t get lost in your story, heaven forbid…and have to replay a 200 hour game again to see content we feel robbed of, or better yet don’t make them missable at all, which leads me to achievements and more bs.
    The witcher 3 is all about choices, that being said it’s shady as heck to put in achievements that force you to make certain decisions, really lessoning the games experience having to try to spin a web around a mid-game ding.
    I know you don’t have to trophy hunt, , but that isn’t an excuse to disrespect a players experience by forcing those that do trophy hunt to play by your rules… that contradicts the entire premise of the witcher 3 as a game.
    While I was massively impressed by my first 10 hours of the witcher 3, there are too many flaws in game design for me to overlook.
    But that doesn’t take away from the fact that this is a gorgeous and intensely immerse game with thought provoking story telling, over 30 different endings you can get and hundreds of hours of content.
    For what it is.
    Action RPG – 9/10 Overall 9/10    … Expand
  6. FerLSanchez
    Aug 14, 2015
    9
    Awesome 100 hours playing this game. I didn't remember what do you feel when you have such a big game to play. Every spot has something to offer, every mission is different, with a fantastic script, and that goes also for side missions.
    Yes, it has some bugs. Yes, some of them are annoying, or has been annoying, since CDPR is delivering continuous patching, taking care of their players.    Awesome 100 hours playing this game. I didn't remember what do you feel when you have such a big game to play. Every spot has something to offer, every mission is different, with a fantastic script, and that goes also for side missions.
    Yes, it has some bugs. Yes, some of them are annoying, or has been annoying, since CDPR is delivering continuous patching, taking care of their players. But this game is just great.
    Buy it, dive on it, you won't regret.    … Expand
  7. theinfinityline
    Jun 17, 2015
    9
    What can I say... believe the hype! I have never played a game with a more immersive world, better characters, story or missions. It feels like an adventure every time I play, an absolute joy. Yes some bugs but none are game breakers. Almost perfect!
  8. ellimar188
    May 25, 2015
    9
    Before sharing my thoughts on CD Projekt Red’s “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” I just want to note two things. First, I am currently running into the Xbox One save bug that has been plaguing a lot of other players. However, while this is extremely annoying, I will not be factoring the bug into my impressions of the game. Just a friendly warning to anyone planning on playing on the Xbox! Second,Before sharing my thoughts on CD Projekt Red’s “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” I just want to note two things. First, I am currently running into the Xbox One save bug that has been plaguing a lot of other players. However, while this is extremely annoying, I will not be factoring the bug into my impressions of the game. Just a friendly warning to anyone planning on playing on the Xbox! Second, this review is more of a first impression, as I am still at the beginning of the game (10-15 hours in). My thoughts on “The Witcher 3” may very well change when I finally complete the game’s story.

    That being said, I am having an absolutely amazing time! “The Witcher 3” is not a game; it is an interactive experience. CD Projekt Red has managed to engross me in a way that few developers have. Everything is top notch! The characters, combat, narrative, and the world itself all make “The Witcher 3” a great adventure worthy of your time and money.

    The characters in “The Witcher 3” are all well written, something that I think is lacking in a lot of recent AAA games. Dialogue is believable and engrossing. Further, CD Projekt gives you just the right amount of control over Geralt’s responses. You are able to shape his actions as you see fit, but the White Wolf’s personality still comes across. I think that the game benefits from focusing on Geralt instead of letting players create a character, as is customary with most RPGs. I love how the inhabitants of war ravaged Temeria react to me as I roam the land searching for monsters to slay or my next quest location: taking on the role of Geralt makes me feel as though I am truly apart of the world. Playing as Geralt’s ward, Ciri, is also a lot of fun (though not nearly as engaging). Moreover, the narrative itself is very, very interesting thus far.

    Combat is a lot of fun. While it took me a bit of getting used too, fighting monsters is a smooth, deadly dance. I love diving to the side of oncoming attacks, springing up, and then using the igni sign (a fire spell) to light my enemies ablaze! Everything flows fairly well, though I occasionally have trouble with the targeting system. The game’s emphasis on preparation before combat is also interesting and enjoyable. Knowing your enemy’s weaknesses and preparing the right potions, using the correct signs, and applying the correct oil to your blade really pays off. However, you can also turn the difficulty down and enjoy fast paced, zero preparation combat if that suits you!

    The world itself looks beautiful, despite the graphical downgrades from the PC version. Characters look realistic and are well animated, while the environments in which you travel are detailed and vibrant. Exploring in “The Witcher 3” actually feels like stepping foot into another world! CD Projekt does an excellent job building the world in which you explore. From the comments of peasants as you walk or ride by to the many interesting side quests (which are all well-written and engrossing, unlike MMO-style fetch or grind quests), my time in “The Witcher 3” has been extremely engaging.

    I do have some minor gripes. I find riding Geralt’s horse to be a bit annoying due to slightly unresponsive controls, while the game’s inventory text is a bit small. Additionally, finding quest markers on the game’s world map can be frustrating. But these are miniscule gripes. Bugs aside, “The Witcher 3” is a fantastic experience so far!    … Expand
  9. petekwando
    Dec 7, 2015
    9
    Having never played the previous two games in the series, I picked up this one as a curiosity, something to play while waiting for other games to be released. over 100 hours later, I'm still playing, and it is without a doubt the best game I've played this year. This game is simply a master class in how to do narrative games right: quest design, writing, voice acting and animation, all areHaving never played the previous two games in the series, I picked up this one as a curiosity, something to play while waiting for other games to be released. over 100 hours later, I'm still playing, and it is without a doubt the best game I've played this year. This game is simply a master class in how to do narrative games right: quest design, writing, voice acting and animation, all are top notch, and should raise the bar for the whole industry going forward. Yes, the lore is dense, and the combat learning curve is steep at first. But learning both was ultimately rewarding, and complimented the story instead of detracting from it, or being completely detached from it. As I didn't play the game until months after it came out, I can't say for certain how many bugs were present at release, but I can say that, a few graphics glitches and occasional crashes aside, I encountered relatively few issues, and no unrecoverable problems. Many thanks to the team at CDPR for creating such a fantastic game, and for pushing to do better with each product they release, instead of resting on past laurels as so many other game companies have done.… Expand
  10. GrumpyGamer85
    May 20, 2015
    9
    Reminds me of red dead redemption/dragon age/diablo 3 but better.

    the game is big and it is hard,its also quite involved with items,crafting,looting etc. really nice graphics despite some minor problems with framerate also nice audio they did a good job with camera work when talking with people reminds me of the quality of mass effect series. it does deserve a high score you can    Reminds me of red dead redemption/dragon age/diablo 3 but better.

    the game is big and it is hard,its also quite involved with items,crafting,looting etc.

    really nice graphics despite some minor problems with framerate also nice audio they did a good job with camera work when talking with people reminds me of the quality of mass effect series.

    it does deserve a high score you can tell it feels well built and effort was made unlike most of the games that release now days.

    i played 15hrs and have achieved a huge 2% of the game lol.

    rate im playing it will take a month or so.    … Expand
  11. Snakevitoflames
    May 21, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible! This is an amazing game the story is well thought out. They put it in a manner were it's not cutting into your game play. The world is truly amazing in scale and look. Each little thing looks crisp and gorgeous in the game. The world is full of activities to do. It truly deserves this rating and i hope you agree.… Expand
  12. ValVonSputz
    Jun 15, 2015
    9
    Having not played either of the previous two games in the trilogy, I do not feel one bit lost on the story line of The Witcher. I am a huge RPG fan and this game delivers. Deep story lines, multi-dimensional characters, satisfying combat, hundreds of hours of quests, and extensive crafting and alchemy options. As for travel, I specifically enjoy the quest marker that also shows you theHaving not played either of the previous two games in the trilogy, I do not feel one bit lost on the story line of The Witcher. I am a huge RPG fan and this game delivers. Deep story lines, multi-dimensional characters, satisfying combat, hundreds of hours of quests, and extensive crafting and alchemy options. As for travel, I specifically enjoy the quest marker that also shows you the route to take. This saves SO much time that, in the past (in Skyrim, for instance), would have been wasted climbing a mountain in every way imaginable to reach my destination. The Witcher 3 also does not give up experience or gold as readily as many other games. It truly makes you work for it, which is a plus, in my opinion. This gives the incentive to keep at it to achieve game changing perks. The reason it's not a perfect 10 is because of the minor glitches that one will experience. For instance, loot that is made visible with Witcher senses but cannot be picked up, etc. Even given these small issues, this game is the best I've played to date.… Expand
  13. notcbram
    Jun 21, 2015
    9
    The Witcher 3 delivers everything that an RPG should, it's a game that made me believe in games again. I've been searching for a good title on the XBox One, I tried Dragon Age: Inquisition, which is, fir lack of a better word, dull. I tried every other title out there, and then finally, out came The Witcher 3. It looks beautiful, sure, but that's only skin deep. This is one of the onlyThe Witcher 3 delivers everything that an RPG should, it's a game that made me believe in games again. I've been searching for a good title on the XBox One, I tried Dragon Age: Inquisition, which is, fir lack of a better word, dull. I tried every other title out there, and then finally, out came The Witcher 3. It looks beautiful, sure, but that's only skin deep. This is one of the only games where I'm scared to carry on the main quest line, just in case my experience is over. There's so much to see and do and each new thing feels as important as the last. Your decisions can have real implications in the world and it shows us that the world of the Witcher, as with real life, is not always black and white. What seems like the 'right' decision can often have horrible consequences if you don't think it through fully. And the developers are completely en pointe, releasing 16 free dlc's, listening to complaints and fixing them quickly (even working through national holidays to make and release updates). No game is ever going to be perfect, hence no 10/10, there's always going to be some niggles and bugs, but this is as close to the perfect game as there is at the moment, it's certainly the best RPG.
    Congratulations CD Projekt Red!    … Expand
  14. AlpaChino800
    Jun 28, 2015
    9
    So close to a perfect game. There are a few glitches, none I have encountered were game breaking. The horse controls are a bit wonky. That's about it, fantastic in all other areas
  15. shenoc16
    Jul 10, 2015
    9
    Let me start of by saying this is the best game released this year, so far. There are many other that could kick it of the number one spot from my shelf.
    Game play is good, story is great and you can always intervene in situation were you would normally just be a spectator, combat system is better than the witcher 2 and plenty of side quests to go around.
    The graphics are amazing.    Let me start of by saying this is the best game released this year, so far. There are many other that could kick it of the number one spot from my shelf.
    Game play is good, story is great and you can always intervene in situation were you would normally just be a spectator, combat system is better than the witcher 2 and plenty of side quests to go around.
    The graphics are amazing.
    Talking about bugs I've not witnessed many just your average floating/limbless/headless NPC. My biggest complaint would have to be the controls for Roach, your horse, he stops for no good reason in the middle of the road just because there is a small rock in his way but he isn't bothered by the walls that he keeps running into, and i simply cannot grasp how you would be able to jump over broken bridges, I simply can't do it even in order to save my life. Also there should be some way to implement a way for the enemies to level up with you, as a lvl 24 fighting lvl 5 monsters is really simple, but don't underestimate those downers, I can recall numerous times when i was nearly killed by low level mobs because i was too cocky.I guess on the PC version mods could be added, but what about the consoles? come on CD project red, give is that.
    If your a big fan of RPG, open world, or or not expecting every story to have a happy ending, you should pick it up.    … Expand
  16. RockStarGamers
    Jul 28, 2015
    9
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has a rich world and varied cast of characters. Some technical issues and a lot of stuff to collect, but it's a truly epic piece of gaming.
  17. thatgamer200
    Jul 28, 2015
    9
    This game is what would happen if the witcher 1/2 and skyrim had a baby. The game play is great, the story is great, and there team actually cares about there fans. Its a must have and one of my favourite games of all time.
  18. PixiePopNixie
    Aug 23, 2015
    9
    Has good graphics, plot lines and character developments. Camera angles need some work and their are some really bad bugs that prevent quests being completed, but overall a really good game that's thoroughly enjoyable.

    Also. Trolls. Whoever scripted those trolls need a medal. Best bit of the game, for me.
  19. DayOneGameCast
    Oct 26, 2015
    9
    After putting well over 200 hours into the game, I am finally done with Geralt's tale. All I can say is "Wow". As corny as it may sound, that is a perfect description for the game. From the environment, combat, story, and side stories this game will impress. I'll admit, trying to do EVERYTHING in the game is overwhelming but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I give the game 9/10.After putting well over 200 hours into the game, I am finally done with Geralt's tale. All I can say is "Wow". As corny as it may sound, that is a perfect description for the game. From the environment, combat, story, and side stories this game will impress. I'll admit, trying to do EVERYTHING in the game is overwhelming but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I give the game 9/10.

    JohnnyBoy of the DayOne GameCast    … Expand
  20. drenvy2k9
    Feb 18, 2016
    9
    Sorry, Sorry, SORRY!!! I reviewed this game earlier this year, making a lot of comparisons to Skyrim. I made the mistake of reviewing the game before completing it! and now I absolutely want to change and update my review.

    Last time, my main complaint was the lack of "vastness" that the game had in both exploration physically and in the story, mainly compared to Skyrim. I still have to    Sorry, Sorry, SORRY!!! I reviewed this game earlier this year, making a lot of comparisons to Skyrim. I made the mistake of reviewing the game before completing it! and now I absolutely want to change and update my review.

    Last time, my main complaint was the lack of "vastness" that the game had in both exploration physically and in the story, mainly compared to Skyrim. I still have to say there still has been nothing like the incredible, sweeping, and varied environments and landscapes of Skyrim, but really what has changed my mind was one word/ place: Skellige.

    FINALLY! Here are the beautiful mountains, sea, and variation in altitude I was looking for! The little villages with their own interesting people and mini-cultures! Different monsters and villains!

    Also, once you get to Skellige, the story ramps up in major ways, both centrally and peripherally.

    And that's the last thing that has really, really swayed me. Whereas in Velen and Novigrad, you are mainly doing fetch quests and seemingly going nowhere in the story, once you finish the Skellige quests, finally major things start to happen that really suprised me and took me for quite an enjoyable ride, and the last few missions and the ending really, really put a nice little icing on the cake.

    Actually, I'm not sure how you can finish this game and not immediately want to play it again.

    I also wanted to add a few extra points for the Heart of Stone add-on. I really enjoyed- again it starts slow, but ends unexpectedly. I had to look up a few things to end it the "right" way; Gaunter O' Dimm/ Master of Mirrors is a GREAT character. Don't waste your time on the Runewright missions though- just a money dump- poor show!!

    I am playing the New Game + on Death March now. Really the only critiques I have are some of the mechanics. The horse riding can get a bit clunky, especially when you are enjoying yourself, riding like the wind, and then...ooops, the game decides that THIS is the hill/ cliff that the horse can't jump done. JUMP you F__KER! The transition between swimming and getting on land also can get pretty irritating, as sometimes you can't find one f--king piece of shore that the programmers have made "climbable." But then sometimes, it SEEMS like Geralt is going to get on shore, but then randomly JUMPS the OTHER way back on to the shore- this can get pretty irritating after a while. I wish they would fix this.

    All in all- great f--king game and can't wait for Blood and Wine!!    … Expand
  21. DausenMoore
    Nov 18, 2020
    9
    It's just a great game overall. If you like medieval RPG's I guarantee you'll like The Witcher 3. I only wish it had first-person.
  22. Sevalesh
    Dec 18, 2015
    9
    Quite honestly, the best game i have played. This has surpassed the previous favorites of the old Baldur's Gate series. The amount of work that has gone into this is overwhelming when you stop to think about it. The world is huge and filled with people, monsters and quests. It seems as if 1 in every 10 people you meet in the world has their own story or problem to solve. CDPR have outdoneQuite honestly, the best game i have played. This has surpassed the previous favorites of the old Baldur's Gate series. The amount of work that has gone into this is overwhelming when you stop to think about it. The world is huge and filled with people, monsters and quests. It seems as if 1 in every 10 people you meet in the world has their own story or problem to solve. CDPR have outdone themselves, and have set a new standard for others to strive towards. If anything, i feel quite sad that this is the first game i played on XBONE .... i think i should have started with Fallout 4, or other Open World RPGs as i can't see those games coming close to the magnificence of this game.

    I did find some bugs, such as indestructible bandits in a cave and that's why i cant give it 10... 10 to me must be perfection and this is not quite there.    … Expand
  23. Iwasfn47
    Jan 4, 2016
    9
    Not much to say that hasn't been said already. My 2015 game of the year. A game I dumped over 200 hours into and will probably dump another 200 into over the life of my console. As someone that had no experience with the Witcher series, I didn't know what to expect, and was delighted with what I got. The choices in this game generally matter, the combat is fun, and the graphics andNot much to say that hasn't been said already. My 2015 game of the year. A game I dumped over 200 hours into and will probably dump another 200 into over the life of my console. As someone that had no experience with the Witcher series, I didn't know what to expect, and was delighted with what I got. The choices in this game generally matter, the combat is fun, and the graphics and world are gigantic.

    It's also worth noting that the developers have done a better job than anyone I can remember post release at constantly adding patches and support that continue to make the game even better than it was upon release.

    9/10    … Expand
  24. Maverickneo
    Feb 18, 2016
    9
    Game of the year material here. I tried playing the witcher 2 and it lost my interest. This game kept me intrigued and going. So many hours of gameplay, big open world, lush graphics, beautiful lighting and scenery. One of the best games so far on current gen Xbox ONE/PS4. Great story, so many sidequests and tons of hours of gameplay. Combat is still much better than in previous titlesGame of the year material here. I tried playing the witcher 2 and it lost my interest. This game kept me intrigued and going. So many hours of gameplay, big open world, lush graphics, beautiful lighting and scenery. One of the best games so far on current gen Xbox ONE/PS4. Great story, so many sidequests and tons of hours of gameplay. Combat is still much better than in previous titles but still a little weird. Just nitpicking though. The only reason I gave it a 9/10 is because there were a couple of slight glitches here and there. GREAT game.… Expand
  25. Jrodg6950
    Dec 14, 2016
    9
    Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt Game Review
    Open world games are the labeled by some as the best in the market, they include hours upon hours of game time and several hours of side quests and expansions. The Witcher 3 does not break that chain, it comes with about 47 hours of main story time, 99 and a half hours with the side quest, with a total of 164 hours if you attempt to find everything the    Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt Game Review
    Open world games are the labeled by some as the best in the market, they include hours upon hours of game time and several hours of side quests and expansions. The Witcher 3 does not break that chain, it comes with about 47 hours of main story time, 99 and a half hours with the side quest, with a total of 164 hours if you attempt to find everything the world has to offer. It is the third game in its series of games written based off a series of fantasy books from 1992. Which in you follow around Geralt of Rivia a Witcher or monster slayer who goes around the world slaying monsters with bounties on them. A competitor in the world of open world games is Fallout 4. A game in which you are a survivor of nuclear fallout and have to explore your world to attempt and fix the world around you. Its main storyline is 24 and a half hours, 75 and a half with side quests, and 145 if you try to find everything in the nuclear wasteland. The games are both highly rated with the Witcher winning game of the year in 2015. The Witcher has more playtime and an well made combat system, but has a lot of glitches around the world the developers couldn’t find. While Fallout 4 has a more expansive arsenal and more personalized character with mods to go along with it. In the end because of its expansive world and vast story line along with the combat system, I give the Witcher a 9/10.    … Expand
  26. Refreshment
    Jun 12, 2020
    9
    The Witcher 3 is been one of the most satisfying experiences we could have seen in this generation of consoles. What's more, It is one of the best and complete videogames of history. Despite It's not a perfect game, no doubt that It has everything that makes a game a great one.
    The story that is told plays a really important part as in any other The Witcher. It's really deep and full of    The Witcher 3 is been one of the most satisfying experiences we could have seen in this generation of consoles. What's more, It is one of the best and complete videogames of history. Despite It's not a perfect game, no doubt that It has everything that makes a game a great one.
    The story that is told plays a really important part as in any other The Witcher. It's really deep and full of details we better not miss, because they could be important in the future. In addition, the characters are very worked out and each of them have its own personality, what makes you feel attached to them and interested in the plot. What's more, we are responsible of how the script unfolds in many situations thanks to the decisions we can take in the dialogues. Our choices will be important, what makes you feel participant of the story.
    Despite the importance of the plot, it's well balanced with the gameplay, which mixes perfectly elements from RPGs, adventure and action games. Along the game we'll be able to explore certain parts of the map depending on our skills in combat, our level and our progress in the game. That makes The Witcher to be challenging and gripping, because we'll be always looking forwards to see what happen next in the story and what is going to be like the next area.
    However, what is most impressing of this game is the overwhelming amount of content It has. There's a good number of main mission and a bigger one of secondary missions and contracts. We can also find a great variety of creatures that will never stop impressing us and different potions that will help us defeating them, the monster hunting experience is by far one of the most amazing thing of this game... Even though it has many. The equipment plays an important role in the game, ovbiously if we want to face some enemies or other challenges we'll have to wear a good armour and carry strong blades with us; to get them it'll be neccesary visiting certain points of the map, finishing missions, meeting blacksmiths and many other things.
    As I mentioned before, unfortunatetly there isn't a perfect game yet. And The Witcher 3 is not an exception... Despite the graphics look great, it's obvious the downgrade that it suffered and is something the gamers should not tolerate. It is dishonest promising something that developers can't make happen. Another thing that is annoying is everything related with horses in this game. They haven't work on them as hard as in the rest of the game for sure... And it is a pity due to its potential, it could have been great. To make a brief summary of this issue, they are uncomfortable to ride and the races and everything about them are really simple.
    Thanks to The Witcher 3, We'll have hundreds of intense hours that we'll spend stuck to our gamepad.    … Expand
  27. realestgamer11
    Jan 15, 2019
    9
    I don't see how anybody could give this game a negative review. The only reason I give this game a 9 is because Witcher 2 had way better boss fights
  28. MauryEdson
    Feb 26, 2020
    9
    é bom mas é grande demais meu Deus, levei 1 mês pra zerar kkkk jogando umas 4 horas por dia
  29. MajorKusanagi
    Sep 9, 2019
    9
    CD Projekt Red did a great job on Witcher 3 . The graphics are worthy of the Xbox One X .
  30. Japan_ab
    Jan 20, 2020
    9
    Pedazo de juego, imprescindible en esta generación. Historia impresionante, bastante larga pero sin hacerse pesada, tiene una infinidad de misiones secundarias y dialogos que si entras de lleno en el juego puedes estar un mes sin parar. La jugabilidad es muy buena, el mundo abierto es muy rico en contenido, no le doy un 10 por algunas fisicas que no estan bien conseguidas, por ejemplo laPedazo de juego, imprescindible en esta generación. Historia impresionante, bastante larga pero sin hacerse pesada, tiene una infinidad de misiones secundarias y dialogos que si entras de lleno en el juego puedes estar un mes sin parar. La jugabilidad es muy buena, el mundo abierto es muy rico en contenido, no le doy un 10 por algunas fisicas que no estan bien conseguidas, por ejemplo la forma que tienen de moverse las hojas de la vegetacion no son nada realistas. El juego cumple con su cometido.… Expand
  31. MrEddinho
    Jan 23, 2020
    9
    Um grande jogo, principalmente para quem gosta desse estilo RPG, que poucos conseguem sentir desde o Skyrim. o jogo tem uma historia que te prende no controle sem nem precisar trocar de game para se divertir, poucas falhas! acertaram em quase tudo, graficos. jogabilidade, apenas alguns erros em missões mas que passam despercebidos comparados a grande massa de qualidade que esse jogo tem.Um grande jogo, principalmente para quem gosta desse estilo RPG, que poucos conseguem sentir desde o Skyrim. o jogo tem uma historia que te prende no controle sem nem precisar trocar de game para se divertir, poucas falhas! acertaram em quase tudo, graficos. jogabilidade, apenas alguns erros em missões mas que passam despercebidos comparados a grande massa de qualidade que esse jogo tem. um jogo tão foda mereceu sim o GOTY no seu ano. e ainda mais na gamepass! é otimo para quem quer se divertir em games como esse. recomendo total… Expand
  32. falconhoof
    May 18, 2020
    9
    Meaningful choices, a ton of activities, areas and loot to explore, with a compelling story and a fantastic final third.
    Combat is fun and you're rewarded for preparation. Drawbacks are mainly to do with some animations such as horse handling and not being able to jump over things that you should definitely be able to jump over. Overall, an incredible open world experience in a dark    Meaningful choices, a ton of activities, areas and loot to explore, with a compelling story and a fantastic final third.
    Combat is fun and you're rewarded for preparation. Drawbacks are mainly to do with some animations such as horse handling and not being able to jump over things that you should definitely be able to jump over. Overall, an incredible open world experience in a dark country with few happy endings, except for the gamer.    … Expand
  33. ewenr
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    Previously played this game on PC and whilst I was very impressed, the story and World was just not my cup of tea. I returned to it on XBox a few years later and appreciated it a whole lot more. It still doesn't captivate me like a Fallout game does, but it's pretty impressive and I cannot deny, objectively, this is a much better game than most of the games I have ever played.
  34. valhallabound
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    An absolutely amazing finish to an amazing series. Strong graphics, enjoyable game play, and great story. Get this on PC so you can enjoy the mod community.
  35. irai16
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, definitely lives up to the hype. Great graphics, very cool, developed world (the size of Novigrad is still impressive in 2020), combat is enjoyable despite a finnicky lock-on system, and exploring the world is just really fun; the UI and inventory is kinda bad though, it feels antiquated and unintuitive. But of course the main draw of this game is the story and characters, which definitely ranks among the best stories I've played. This game has so many great characters like Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, and the Bloody Baron, and the side quests are awesome; there isn't a single stupid fetch quest in the whole game, which is truly a breath of fresh air in a genre that has so many. The worst thing about the story is definitely the villains though: the Wild Hunt is a bit lame and generic, a shame considering their interesting origins as literal space elves, and the main villain Eredin is just a bad villain. He barely talks, is very uninteresting, and his climactic boss fight was a bit of a pushover. The actual ending makes up for the lameness of the Hunt though, I was left grinning when the credits rolled and it was revealed Ciri became a Witcher. Would definitely recommend despite some minor flaws (Yennefer > Triss btw).… Expand
  36. DadkaMitka
    Jul 7, 2020
    9
    Топовый графон, топ сюжет, топ сайт квесты, топовый лор самой игры. Единственное что такое себе так это физика плотвы
  37. DrZombie
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    I’ve never been a big fan of rpg’s for some reason, they just never really appealed to me... this game changed all that.

    With an engrossing story, great characters, outstanding graphics and sound, engaging gameplay and a company behind the game that truly cares about the player/customer providing both free and paid extra content, the latter being an outstanding value for the price, this    I’ve never been a big fan of rpg’s for some reason, they just never really appealed to me... this game changed all that.

    With an engrossing story, great characters, outstanding graphics and sound, engaging gameplay and a company behind the game that truly cares about the player/customer providing both free and paid extra content, the latter being an outstanding value for the price, this game is a must play for any gamer.    … Expand
  38. Axelle_1
    Sep 6, 2021
    9
    одна из моих любимых игр, но я считаю ее немного переоцененной(много) но игра действительно очень хороша
  39. Zodiac71
    Apr 21, 2021
    9
    Great game ,Great storyline ,great DLCs available ,easy to control ,good graphics if your to buy one game on the system this has to be it .
  40. Zachpac
    Aug 30, 2021
    9
    Smooth gameplay and controls. The horse is clunky at times. I don't really care for any of the characters, to be honest. The objectives are always (most of the time) different, which adds variety. A lot of content to unpack.

    Must-buy.
  41. Triptykon
    Sep 8, 2021
    9
    There are very few negative things in this game, good graphics well ahead its time, a huge open world, tons of dialogues, tons of enemies, decent customization, an interesting story, interesting characters, the maps invite you to explore them, the combat can be both challenging and fun, there is a bunch of things to do. However, there is a bad thing that most players must know,There are very few negative things in this game, good graphics well ahead its time, a huge open world, tons of dialogues, tons of enemies, decent customization, an interesting story, interesting characters, the maps invite you to explore them, the combat can be both challenging and fun, there is a bunch of things to do. However, there is a bad thing that most players must know, bugs/glitches, they are not common all the time but they do happen frequently, it reduces the quality of the final product, TW3 is a masterpiece, but those things were never fixed entirely, a very, very good game, but i can't call it perfect for those flaws.… Expand
  42. pelaestrada
    Aug 6, 2022
    9
    One of my favorites. Profound dialogue ramifications, beautiful land scape and jogability
  43. BlueSpinner718
    Apr 26, 2022
    9
    Completely love this game. I had an amazing time playing it even though it's a very long game it's fun and captivating. I can't wait to see what CDPR has in store with Witcher 4.
  44. karayalcin
    Nov 11, 2022
    9
    İnanılmaz bir oyun , gerçekten inanılmaz , bir kere bitirmek yetmiyor aslında , zamanı olsa da insanın , o evren de yaşama fırsatı yakalasa denecek kadar özgün , özel hissettiren bir oyun. Atmosfer kesinlikle harika. Kombat sistemi gayet iyi , vuruş hissiyatı konusunda sizi kılıç kullanan bir witcher kadar iyi hissettirmese de , yine de emsallerinden çok iyi duruyor. Her bir yan görevİnanılmaz bir oyun , gerçekten inanılmaz , bir kere bitirmek yetmiyor aslında , zamanı olsa da insanın , o evren de yaşama fırsatı yakalasa denecek kadar özgün , özel hissettiren bir oyun. Atmosfer kesinlikle harika. Kombat sistemi gayet iyi , vuruş hissiyatı konusunda sizi kılıç kullanan bir witcher kadar iyi hissettirmese de , yine de emsallerinden çok iyi duruyor. Her bir yan görev kendine ait inanılmaz hikayeler barındırıyor. Böylesi bir oyun 10 yılda sadece 2 yada 3 kere gelir. Teşekkürler… Expand
  45. Gtytus
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    With no doubt it is the best game ever made. It have only to improve gameplay, besides that, it is a game full of details, that you can say it was made with love. The Witcher 3 wild Hunt raise open world rpg's pattern.
  46. goodgriff33
    May 25, 2023
    9
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  47. SchroederRock
    Dec 13, 2015
    8
    The Witcher 3 is a great game that gets in its own way. No history lessons for new players which would have been severely helpful in early game dialog where people, places and events are constantly referenced without any explanation. You engage with a fairly important player and are required to offer an account of what happened in the past couple games (I'm assuming) - boneheaded mistakeThe Witcher 3 is a great game that gets in its own way. No history lessons for new players which would have been severely helpful in early game dialog where people, places and events are constantly referenced without any explanation. You engage with a fairly important player and are required to offer an account of what happened in the past couple games (I'm assuming) - boneheaded mistake here, something that was not necessary in any way and yet Warner Bros IE felt it necessary to throw it in. And that's my feeling for several parts of the game, like buying/selling items acquired, certain crafting professions, and leveling - they all are half baked here and, while they work, all of these things are incomplete in their design and execution. I hate having to scroll with a thumbstick just to get to items are are for sale. These are all things Dragon Age: Inquisition, a game that is comparable to Witcher 3, did much better. But when you get out into the world you might let this all go, because it's a gorgeous game for being dumbed down (graphically) on consoles and is very expansive. I love RPGs, and if you don't mind a little lack of polish in certain game mechanics and supporting professions/trades, you'll definitely enjoy The Witcher's 3 good character development, longer unfolding story and great visuals.… Expand
  48. Kenmei
    Jun 1, 2015
    8
    A wonderful 3rd person Action RPG that is almost ruined entirely by the numerous bugs present in the game, The Witcher 3, once all the bugs are fixed, will easily go down as one of the best games of the year. Not to say that it's perfect. For all the wonderful things it does, it also tends to do some weird things. The controls for certain parts of the game (most notably the swimming andA wonderful 3rd person Action RPG that is almost ruined entirely by the numerous bugs present in the game, The Witcher 3, once all the bugs are fixed, will easily go down as one of the best games of the year. Not to say that it's perfect. For all the wonderful things it does, it also tends to do some weird things. The controls for certain parts of the game (most notably the swimming and climbing controls) are absolute rubbish. And the story takes so long to get going that the ending will surprise most people cause it kinda comes out of nowhere after the slow pacing the rest of the game had. However the biggest problem are the bugs, especially on the X1. I have never seen a single-player game have so many game crippling bugs in my life. From Save bugs to slow down to cutscenes not loading properly to the game just not wanting to move forward when you hit certain points of the quest, there are so many problems that I cannot in good faith recommend this to anyone right now. Once those are fixed this certainly is a wonderful experience but the bugs and freezes have to be taken into account and, in that regard, The Witcher 3 is a massive failure. Once patches are released to fix all the problems, I'd wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who enjoys these types of games. Till then I'd only recommend it to the ones willing to put with at least 1 freeze every 4 gaming hours and possibly losing your saves in the process.… Expand
  49. Daelus
    Jun 14, 2015
    8
    Given the number of noobs that point to Metacritic as some bible of objectivity instead of the center of the fanboy universe it is I feel obliged to weigh in. The number of 10/10 this game gets is nauseating and that so many came before the fanboys actually even played it should be a hint to anyone with integrity.

    OK, my thoughts on this game actually fairly well mirror the review by    Given the number of noobs that point to Metacritic as some bible of objectivity instead of the center of the fanboy universe it is I feel obliged to weigh in. The number of 10/10 this game gets is nauseating and that so many came before the fanboys actually even played it should be a hint to anyone with integrity.

    OK, my thoughts on this game actually fairly well mirror the review by True Achievements, however unlike that "reviewer" my rating and my review bear some connection to one another. Alas, such is this industry.

    Pros -
    The story, the story, the story - after the trainwreck I felt Witcher 2 was, I was very pleasantly surpirsed by this narrative. Witcher 2 catered to fans of the books and assumed you had some understanding of what was going on...cardinal sin. This game is very accessible and tells a great story with fully fleshed out characters. This is the SOLE reason I rate this game above a 6 (6 would be an average open world RPG to me)....fantastic job.

    Cons - my the list is long....far, far too long for anyone to rate this game anything close to a 10 unless they are a fanboy or sellout.

    Movement is bad....really bad, very imprecise. You are constantly overshooting everything...whether it is running, jumping, swinging your sword, looting (my god the looting!!!)....SO BAD. For a combat RPG that is astonishing. Witcher 2 combat was clunky, this is both clunky and very, very loose. The only amusing part in this mess was the fact that you can't fall off a mountain, you literally ski down it....no matter the height, no matter the grade....ski down it....god forbid there is anything with a slope at the bottom as you are then caught in a halfpipe for 30 seconds before you can get control of the character. Worse movement in a AAA game I have seen in years.

    Inventory - hands down the worst inventory system I have ever encountered...and for a game that invites you to loot every 3 feet that is a problem...which brings us to looting and crafting.

    Looting....the guy is a Witcher and yet to survive economically we are invited to loot every piece of twine, candle, plant, empty bottle, cows milk, you come across....the vast majority of it is absolutely worthless, but you have no way of knowing that as there is no JUNK spot in your inventory....and just about everything is worth1 crown...save at that 1 store in Novigrad, god bless A joke and very, very amateur.

    Crafting - I love crafting in RPGs...LOVE IT....this feels like an add-on. No thought went into it; you can't customize anything; there is a diagram for everything and the needed components are 1% of the stuff you loot; and everything is in sets you find while treasure hunting...rubbish.

    The font....egads the font.....55 inch TV...needed to be sititng right in front of it to read anything....and you need to read a lot.....the kink in my neck is still killing me.

    Sidequests - I get that we all like different stuff, but the praise I hear for these sidequests is boggling. Literally 90% of the sidequests see you "holding down your Witcher powers" to follow footsteps, follow scents, find chests, find hidden doors, etc....hour after hour of this junk....its as if in AC you need to hold down your eagle vision for 1/2 the game....and the Witcher vision camera is just god awful.

    Bugs, bugs and more bugs...for a game that was delayed for 9 months to fix the bugs.....just wow. My Unity experience at launch was better than this...and they gave us a free game....no fear though, we're getting 16 free DLC.....my beard looks great.....and I might have to play through another 100 hours after the next sword comes out....ridiculous gimmick.

    As you can see from the cons, I really, really loved this story :)    … Expand
  50. Mudgee
    Oct 18, 2015
    8
    The scope and magnitude of this game is unfriggenbelievable. I have no idea how they did it. There are many things I'd like to say about W3, but simply read the high-end reviews and you've got the picture. The diversity and scale of this RPG is almost unbeatable. The one thing that brought this game down for me was the combat mechanics, of which I'm not a big fan of. If this had aThe scope and magnitude of this game is unfriggenbelievable. I have no idea how they did it. There are many things I'd like to say about W3, but simply read the high-end reviews and you've got the picture. The diversity and scale of this RPG is almost unbeatable. The one thing that brought this game down for me was the combat mechanics, of which I'm not a big fan of. If this had a first-person combat perspective like Skyrim, this would be a 10/10 masterpiece.… Expand
  51. thedirtyrussian
    Jul 2, 2015
    8
    Let's weigh the pros and cons of this game. Starting with the positives, the game is massive, and has lots of quests and content to keep you busy for a very long time. The graphics are nice and the voice acting is great. The story keeps you going, and all the colorful characters you meet are interesting and diverse. More so than even the main character of the game. Another positive is thatLet's weigh the pros and cons of this game. Starting with the positives, the game is massive, and has lots of quests and content to keep you busy for a very long time. The graphics are nice and the voice acting is great. The story keeps you going, and all the colorful characters you meet are interesting and diverse. More so than even the main character of the game. Another positive is that the standard version of the game comes with a map, Soundtrack, and even lore booklet to explain backstory. Now that is something we rarely see these days in gaming.
    Now for the bad. Like I mentioned earlier, the main protagonist is bland. I know he is supposed to be a Witcher devoid of emotion, but I found him deeply boring and rather one-dimensional. The combat is wonky at first, but once you are used to it, it can be enjoyable. The difficulty in this game is staggering; and I've played many RPG's. I found the harder difficulty levels to be impossible.
    But the worst thing in this game are the cutscenes. Sure, I love the story and characters, but the cutscenes were one too many in this game. I found myself skipping a lot because I forgot at times I was even playing a game at all; I felt like I was watching a movie. Which in some cases can be good, but for me, not so much. There were also minor glitches throughout the game, but I never ran into anything major.
    All in all you WILL get your money's worth, and you will find yourself lost for hours in the game, which is all we can really ask for as gamers.    … Expand
  52. Athomeonarock
    Nov 17, 2015
    8
    Awesome world, story and gameplay. My only problem is it is very linear, and has little replay value. I Just personally don't like that lack of freedom or customization . If you don't mind that aspect of a game, then it is a 10/10
  53. johnbobs1
    Dec 11, 2015
    8
    Having read many reviews about this game before purchasing it myself, I was expecting something truly special. Indeed, the Witcher 3 is a generally beautiful and interesting game to play.
    The game is based around a ''Witcher'' named Geralt of Rivia. He is one of the witcher caste; A guild of warrior mages with incredible abilities, who wander the wilds of the kingdom and complete    Having read many reviews about this game before purchasing it myself, I was expecting something truly special. Indeed, the Witcher 3 is a generally beautiful and interesting game to play.
    The game is based around a ''Witcher'' named Geralt of Rivia. He is one of the witcher caste; A guild of warrior mages with incredible abilities, who wander the wilds of the kingdom and complete contracts to get rid of monsters and other nasties.
    In terms of both graphics and sound effects, this is a hugely impressive game. Landscapes are beautifully drawn and attention to detail on things such as grasses and bushes blowing in the wind, clouds in the sky and city-scapes are all stunning. But even better are the game's sound numerous effects. Speech samples are faultless - You'll encounter many hundreds of characters on your wanders throughout the game, and nearly all of them will have something different to shout at you as you pass - often quite amusing. Character acting is also excellent (strangely - other than Geralt). There are SFX for just about everything in the game - probably the most impressive thing about the experience of playing it.
    Gameplay-wise, these witcher contracts (generally side quests in the game) are pleasing to undertake. The variety of enemies you'll encounter, in terms of appearance, behaviour and abilities means that you're never assured of an easy time. The combat system in the witcher is generally satisfying to use as well, once you've mastered it. Many of the plot lines of the quests are also extremely interesting and immersive at first, and involve many interesting characters - all with enormous amount of detail paid to them.
    In terms of challenge, things can be fairly tough at times, even once you've become accustomed to the rigours of battle.
    What keeps this game from being an all time classic and sees it as merely very good are the fact that it seems to contain numerous flaws. It is all too easy to misjudge a battle sequence and end up dying unavoidably - cue the incredibly frustrating long loading time until you respawn from your last save point.
    The writing on the in game menu's is far too small, there are far too many graphical glitches, certain elements of the game can become repetitive, storylines drag on a bit too long at times.
    All of these things are not major problems on their own, but unfortunately add up and prevent a great game from being an incredible one.    … Expand
  54. GainesvilleGuy
    Jun 18, 2015
    8
    I'm going with an 8 for total score for this. Some aspects of it are a 10 but some things only around a 5 or so. Since most of the reviews here focus on the positives, I'm going to focus on the negatives instead just to give a non-haters view of what is wrong with this game. Again, there is a lot of great things here so don't take this as recommendation not to play it. But the 3 itemsI'm going with an 8 for total score for this. Some aspects of it are a 10 but some things only around a 5 or so. Since most of the reviews here focus on the positives, I'm going to focus on the negatives instead just to give a non-haters view of what is wrong with this game. Again, there is a lot of great things here so don't take this as recommendation not to play it. But the 3 items below keep this from being the game of the year and instead just very good:

    1) Why does the Witcher start the game at Level 1 with no oils or potions unlocked and crappy level 1 gear? This is the third installment of the game, his buddy even jokes he is 100+ years old, he's been like the top dog Witcher for decades, yet he starts at level 1 with no oils/potions unlocked and garbage gear/sword??? I think they needed to build this into the story somehow, but instead it is just like "Here is the great Witcher top dog but since this is RPG just level him up from peasant anyway." As much time and detail the devs put into this game this aspect was just plain lazy.

    2) Inventory management is tedious. Absolutely tedious. I don't get why they needed all of the various crafting materials. It's not like you can go searching for them, there is no guide to where to find what materials. It is just a giant RNG of hundreds of mats that clog up the inventory. As they pile up in the crafting tab there is like a 1 second delay whenever you highlight the crafting tab because it is so full of crafting junk.

    3) Combat is too easy once you get used to it. Really only the clunkiness of it gets you killed sometimes. I played this on hard mode and at first I thought it was difficult, but dodging is overpowered. Just dodge away from the action and you can't be beaten. Combat is only really challenging when you are in tight quarters but then you end up getting hung up on furniture, fences, etc. and the clunky control become frustrating, but at least a bit challenging.

    Overall though I think the game is definitely worth buying/playing due to the many positive things you can read in other reviews..    … Expand
  55. hzding621
    May 29, 2015
    8
    Excellent game for great storyline, character, graphics and music. A much better experience in combat system than skyrim. Geralt is an existing character with his own character history, which is different from games in which you create your character from ground up - which IMO results in a better story-telling, but it might depend on whether you like the character setting. There was aExcellent game for great storyline, character, graphics and music. A much better experience in combat system than skyrim. Geralt is an existing character with his own character history, which is different from games in which you create your character from ground up - which IMO results in a better story-telling, but it might depend on whether you like the character setting. There was a serious bug involved with infinite loading in initial release, which significantly affected game experience, hence an 8 out 10. Some other minor problems.… Expand
  56. Hollified-Ninja
    Jul 15, 2015
    8
    framerate has been locked at 30 butter smooth graphics supurb combat is better than last two.hard gives you almost no exp.kind of pointless but normal is to easy to much quest talking unless you like that to much open world but I don't care for open world games if you like wichter games yull love this it runs butter smooth now did not in beginning.
  57. DeathsMainMan
    Nov 13, 2015
    8
    Thanks CDPR, I am now hooked on Gwent. The Witcher 3 is one of the best RPG's that I have ever played. The combat is fun and playing Gwent is even better. DID I MENTION GWENT!!! I cant stop trying to collect as many cards as I can. This will easily go down as one of the best RPG's of all time.
  58. Dperks
    Feb 25, 2019
    8
    A beautiful world in grousing game with great characters and story's to be told this is definitely an amazing RPG experience my only complaints other then nitpicks would have to the combat which isn't bad but gets repetitive quick and really got to me the end. Not a reason not to play the game but important non the less. Also get the DLC with the game if you do there both really good.
  59. joysilence
    Dec 12, 2021
    8
    Huge open world. Good long game with own strong history. Maybe general story line must be more fully.
  60. DontListen2Me
    Jan 2, 2021
    8
    Fantastic story, characters, writing and voice acting and all that stuff. The world was pretty great but I would have liked to dive deeper into the ‘politics’ of the world, there was one or two quest lines here that were good but more in this area would have improved the game. Quests were interesting for the most part, played most of the side quests and some of the Witcher contracts, wouldFantastic story, characters, writing and voice acting and all that stuff. The world was pretty great but I would have liked to dive deeper into the ‘politics’ of the world, there was one or two quest lines here that were good but more in this area would have improved the game. Quests were interesting for the most part, played most of the side quests and some of the Witcher contracts, would certainly have played the rest if I enjoyed the combat more.

    The core combat is pretty fun and fair but certainly not amazing, it’s far better in this respect than games like Skyrim but worse than Dark Souls. Most of the bosses were decently made and unique from one another but I certainly got bored of some basic enemy types by the end e.g drowners and wild hunt hounds.

    Also many of the other gameplay mechanics weren’t that well done, for example, the crafting system in the game felt almost completely pointless, why would I go through the effort to find all the stuff necessary then go to a blacksmith and pay to get a sword when in a few hours time I’ll just find a higher level sword anyway. I rarely made use of other mechanics like the runestones or alchemy because they also felt pointless.

    Story 10/10
    World Design 9/10
    Quests 8/10
    Characters 9/10
    Core Combat 8/10
    Overall Gameplay 7/10
    Graphics 9/10
    Music/Sound 8/10    … Expand
  61. deadgoos72
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Incredible gameplay. Incredible story. There isn't too much to say about the story, it is great but I have seen slightly better, the best thing about the story however is the fact your actions have many consequences, some good and some bad. The gameplay is incredible, there are so many small things that heavily affect you such as potion crafting and upgrading spells. The only thing I canIncredible gameplay. Incredible story. There isn't too much to say about the story, it is great but I have seen slightly better, the best thing about the story however is the fact your actions have many consequences, some good and some bad. The gameplay is incredible, there are so many small things that heavily affect you such as potion crafting and upgrading spells. The only thing I can criticize about the gameplay is the fighting mechanics, especially if you're not playing on a harder difficulty it can be very easy and basic.… Expand
  62. ogii
    Jul 10, 2022
    8
    I don't think that it's as good as other people says but Witcher 3 deserves it's price.It's like a mix of medieval action game and rpg elements.For me,you should definitely try it.
  63. Sab1nX
    Aug 27, 2022
    8
    Game is awesome if you have a lot of free time.
    Fighting mechanics are way to simple. Roll, roll, attack. Maybe use a sign.
    Otherwise the story and the DLC are great.
    Definitely got me immersed. Would I play again when the next gen version comes out ? Honestly, don't think so.
  64. farrrullll
    Feb 5, 2023
    8
    Bad port , Graphics , and framerate on default xbox one .
    Witcher 3 Witcher 3
  65. trooper1993
    May 22, 2015
    7
    Realistically this game can be considered the only game that has met it's hype this year. Unlike many other releases this game has a flair for keeping the user engaged and willing to continue playing much like Skyrim did years ago. Although The Witcher 3 and Skyrim are essentially complete different games they both share two crucial aspects that enforce a genuine form of commitment on theRealistically this game can be considered the only game that has met it's hype this year. Unlike many other releases this game has a flair for keeping the user engaged and willing to continue playing much like Skyrim did years ago. Although The Witcher 3 and Skyrim are essentially complete different games they both share two crucial aspects that enforce a genuine form of commitment on the user; The gorgeous landscape within the open-world arena and the intriguing storyline characterised by rich dialogue and well-developed characters. These two features have the ability to successfully involve a much wider clientele of gamers that normally avoid Role-playing games.

    However, this game has some flaws which cause it to run short from a perfect 10. On a graphical point of view this game doesn't really impress on consoles. Although on PC it's a complete different story it is a little bit frustrating that a game like this cannot perform equally on these "next-gen" consoles. Furthermore, the combat system although pleasant and functional has a tendency to be inconsistent and difficult to follow. Hopefully a patch can resolve these issues as it would increase the pleasure of playing this game even more.    … Expand
  66. Nimzabaat
    May 27, 2015
    7
    The Witcher 3 is an excellent game that still has a few issues. The main issue is pacing. This game is much larger than Skyrim or Dragon Age Inquisition with far less to do than either of those games. You'll really need to use your horse in this game because playable content is really far apart. There is also a problem with level scaling. In the beginning you'll have a hard time findingThe Witcher 3 is an excellent game that still has a few issues. The main issue is pacing. This game is much larger than Skyrim or Dragon Age Inquisition with far less to do than either of those games. You'll really need to use your horse in this game because playable content is really far apart. There is also a problem with level scaling. In the beginning you'll have a hard time finding content of an appropriate level. This means you'll probably spend many hours just looking for something to do. Other than that the games quests are memorable and the graphics (numerous glitches aside) are spectacular.… Expand
  67. Allthegoodones
    May 26, 2015
    7
    Really wantdd to give this a higher score but the witcher 2 set the bar so damn high that, despite all the bells and whistles, the witcher 3 falls short of my expectations.
    Its gorgeous and gargantuan, granted, but its also somewhat bland and blasé. The feeling of adventure and, in fact, endeavor that the last iteration invoked is somehow missing. The witcher 2 grabbed you by the scruff    Really wantdd to give this a higher score but the witcher 2 set the bar so damn high that, despite all the bells and whistles, the witcher 3 falls short of my expectations.
    Its gorgeous and gargantuan, granted, but its also somewhat bland and blasé. The feeling of adventure and, in fact, endeavor that the last iteration invoked is somehow missing. The witcher 2 grabbed you by the scruff of the neck from the get go and shoved you into the action right away and you had such a hard time catching your breath that when you did find those few moments of reprieve, they felt well earned and rewarding. None of that holds true for the witcher 3 and the over all experience is more cumbersome than captivating.
    A huge part of what undermines the experience is the horribly ported inventory management system. It is clearly designed for a mouse and keyboard interface and no effort has been made to mold it for a user friendly console experience. Its so cluttered and ill organized that i dread getting new loot because of the time i will have to waste in locating it and assessing it. Add to that the maddeningly small font eveywhere in the game and its easy to see that the console version was not a priority for the developers. This is super disappointing considering what a marvelous job had been done with the witcher 2 port. It was easily the best RPG on the x360 and I had hoped history would repeat itself but no such luck! Luckily, these issues can be easily patched and once they are i might revisit this review because i want to love this game and i know that under the skin this is a great game but as it stands rights now, its a 6/10 game with an added point for the free dlc being offered by CD PROJECT RED and the carry over love for the witcher 2. Fixing the superficial stuff could raise it to an 8 to 8.5 game but its never going to be as ground breaking, breath taking and unforgettable as the witcher 2.    … Expand
  68. CoolDadTx
    Apr 1, 2020
    7
    Caveat: This is the original version and not GoTY. I own both but as everyone knows the GoTY version won't unlock any achievements. It is completely broken so I played through the original version instead.

    Gamewise this is identical to the PC version so it has all the strengths of the PC game. Not being moddable though means I had to play it like the devs intended and there were    Caveat: This is the original version and not GoTY. I own both but as everyone knows the GoTY version won't unlock any achievements. It is completely broken so I played through the original version instead.

    Gamewise this is identical to the PC version so it has all the strengths of the PC game. Not being moddable though means I had to play it like the devs intended and there were certainly some frustrating parts. Fortunately the devs had resolved some of the more controversial issues in the PC version ahead of time (like all ingredients having weight) but there were still some things I missed.

    Focusing just on the XBox-specific stuff though there are some downsides to this version.
    1. After extended sessions you could suddenly not dive anymore. While the options were shown attempting to dive did nothing. This was most common if you were swimming a lot and mixing in combat such that you might enter/exit combat mode sporadically like going around Skellige. The only workaround was to restart the game. You could also get near some drowners and have them pull you under and things reset as well. Still being out in the middle of the water just to realize you cannot dive wasn't great.
    2. Crashed after extended play sessions, frequently.
    3. Sometimes if you were drawing a weapon at just the right time some interaction was occurring then the game would act like you had a weapon in hand when you hit something but you could still see the swords on your back and your hands were empty. Had to "sheathe" and "unsheathe" to reset.
    4. A plus was that horse stamina didn't seem to work in this version. So in all the races you could run indefinitely which made them infinitely easier than the original.
    5. On the negative side horse races were very buggy. In some cases you could leave the path and you'd get a warning to get back on. In other case you'd be following the path and it would immediately fail the race saying you left the path. In some cases you had to figure out where the "path" was so the game wouldn't auto-fail.
    Unrelated you could be galloping along at full speed and suddenly you'd just stop for no reason. It's almost like you hit something but nothing was there. You could immediately start galloping again but by that point the other racer(s) have already passed you. I failed a couple of races just because of this.
    6. Locking on enemies in combat was iffy. For most enemies it worked out OK but any enemy that could disappear and reappear you'd lose the lock. On the PC this isn't a big deal as you can recover quickly but on XBox where spinning the camera around takes a while you often get hit before you get a chance to do anything.
    7. Some achievements wouldn't unlock after a lengthy play session. You had to restart the game and load a save prior to unlocking it.
    8. Why is there only 10 or so save slots?
    9. In several instances you'd get a loading screen between areas and it would just sit there forever. The only workaround was to restart.

    Overall I enjoyed this game as much as I did on PC but given the amount of time it takes to beat it I'm really glad it is over and I'm not playing it again. Classic game but only playable once. Overall I found the XBox version to be easier than the PC version. I played on the second highest difficulty and found the combat to be way easier than on PC.    … Expand
  69. ZekeMania
    May 24, 2015
    7
    CONTROLS. ARE. CLUNKY. If you take Witcher 3 as a narrative interactive experience it should easily be in the 8-10 range for you. Returning players to the series were quick to give it a "10" because Witcher 3 has most certainly delivered in this category. I am in agreement with them. But as a newcomer to the series I can't give the game anything higher than 7/10 because the controls haveCONTROLS. ARE. CLUNKY. If you take Witcher 3 as a narrative interactive experience it should easily be in the 8-10 range for you. Returning players to the series were quick to give it a "10" because Witcher 3 has most certainly delivered in this category. I am in agreement with them. But as a newcomer to the series I can't give the game anything higher than 7/10 because the controls have been breaking my level of immersion every step of the way. Combat is more of the same, and after 15 hours I have really lost interest in getting any better at combat and have dropped the difficulty level indefinitely. Really a shame because the amount of content in this game is staggering. BOTTOM LINE- Don't miss out on this game and try not to let it's shortcomings hurt your experience. I will play Witcher 3 all the way out because these days you rarely see this much value in a game at launch.… Expand
  70. jaymclain
    May 23, 2015
    7
    I have mixed opinions about this game...overall, the visuals and story are great. I like that the side quests aren't simple meaningless fetch quests, but weave nicely into the very engaging main story. The characters are very well developed throughout the early parts of the game.

    However, the controls are clunky and some major aspects of the game are overly difficult to control -- like    I have mixed opinions about this game...overall, the visuals and story are great. I like that the side quests aren't simple meaningless fetch quests, but weave nicely into the very engaging main story. The characters are very well developed throughout the early parts of the game.

    However, the controls are clunky and some major aspects of the game are overly difficult to control -- like horse riding and combat. The controls felt cumbersome and awkward. Frequently the frame rate drops are noticeable, particularly surprising to someone who doesn't normally care about such things. The game music is uninspiring, and frankly I didn't even notice it during any of the gameplay (unlike a game like Assasins Creed, for example, where the music adds greatly to many moments in the game).

    The main issue for me are the bugs related to game saving. I lost 5+ hrs of gameplay that I would really rather not perform over again. Very frustrating. I am going to set this game aside for a month or two and see how CD Projekt Red responds. I won't be pre-ordering any of "red's" games in the future.    … Expand
  71. Troublewalking
    May 20, 2015
    7
    I've only played a couple of hours so far. Early on it's okay. Feels better than DAI. But is no Skyrim. To put that in terms. Everyone in my family has finished and done multiple characters in Skyrim.. No one finsied DAI. So Witcher 3 at least feels like it's enough for me to finish it.

    Pro's... 90% open world is a gigantic upgrade for this franchise. Con's Early on this    I've only played a couple of hours so far. Early on it's okay. Feels better than DAI. But is no Skyrim. To put that in terms. Everyone in my family has finished and done multiple characters in Skyrim.. No one finsied DAI. So Witcher 3 at least feels like it's enough for me to finish it.

    Pro's...

    90% open world is a gigantic upgrade for this franchise.

    Con's

    Early on this game's 3rd person camera/wind are awkward.
    (Fortunately both of these seem to adjust after you get to bigger areas).
    I can't stand the cartoon segment's between areas. It destroys RPG games IMO. It stunk in Diablo III and it stinks in Witcher III. Frankly I'd rather see a loading screen with information, than a lame cartoon.
    Decision timer is so short sometimes, I don't even see it. Then it defaults to most violent choice.
    Game doesn't seem to auto save before timer. Which can leave you stuck with a choice you didn't pick.
    Playing a predetermined/looks/named character seems like RPG stone age. Seriously you have seen the KOTOR, Reven story. So you can do a story about a person, but let the player's customize everything about the toon so they feel apart of the story.

    Average...
    The combat view makes me feel like I'm watching it instead of doing it.
    Something about movement in the game can make the graphics seem very off. Liking seeing a zone wall in old school MMO's. It just ruins immersion.
    It's magic and leveling up system just seems subpar and restrictive compared to Skyrim.
    It's graphics are nice, but it's an XB1. So it's just about what you would expect.    … Expand
  72. Roldaddy78
    Sep 1, 2015
    7
    To sum it up quickly, The Witcher is a Fable NC-17. It is a good game with a compelling story. That's what kept me playing. The menu system is overly complicated. The game is super glitchy and has a terrible "Save Bug", that I thought was fixed. I had to replay sizable portions of the game because of this. The combat is almost very good. When you enter combat, the camera zooms inTo sum it up quickly, The Witcher is a Fable NC-17. It is a good game with a compelling story. That's what kept me playing. The menu system is overly complicated. The game is super glitchy and has a terrible "Save Bug", that I thought was fixed. I had to replay sizable portions of the game because of this. The combat is almost very good. When you enter combat, the camera zooms in and gives you a limited view of your surroundings. This is not a big deal with 1 on 1 boss battles, but can be aggravating when fighting a group of mobs. I also found the combat and on foot traversal to be very jumpy. All in all it's good game. If not for the saving issues and the glitches, I would have easily given it an 8 or possibly 9.… Expand
  73. vizzle311
    Jul 28, 2016
    7
    I know it's not a popular opinion among RPG fans but I just couldn't buy fully into Witcher 3. While I recognize the INCREDIBLE technical achievement that the game is, my reason is very subjective. I was let down mainly by the lack of customization with the main character and couldn't really immerse myself in the universe/lore.

    I'm a gamer who wants a total blank slate with my main    I know it's not a popular opinion among RPG fans but I just couldn't buy fully into Witcher 3. While I recognize the INCREDIBLE technical achievement that the game is, my reason is very subjective. I was let down mainly by the lack of customization with the main character and couldn't really immerse myself in the universe/lore.

    I'm a gamer who wants a total blank slate with my main character and full control of gear. It's really hard to get into a game for 100+ hours when you just don't find the character interesting. It was very bothersome to be pigeon holed into Geralt and only allowed to outfit him with 2 sword types and armor, that's it. Again, I recognize how impressive the amount of gear is in the game but it's still within this restrictive context. The reason I've played Fallout for over 200 hours is the total customization of your avatar/character.

    Also, similar to my experience with the Elder Scrolls games, I just didn't find the universe to be as immersive as others. If you don't see the appeal in the source material that influenced the Witcher, then you aren't as into it no matter how good the gameplay is. That being said, the gameplay design overall is a cut above and I did enjoy it for 10-12 hours.

    Ultimately, a game like this requires a true investment of time and I just couldn't get over the hump to that next level for the reasons listed above. Still a game that should be commended for being a true piece of art and work of passion in a hobby that too often just releases straight up **** to make money.    … Expand
  74. MoopMachine
    Jun 24, 2015
    7
    Didn't live up to the hype. Spent the time to master combat mechanics and explore the world—at the end of the day, the game inevitably got repetitive.
  75. Aladgar
    Jan 16, 2016
    7
    I give 7/10. Game is really cool and I want to give 10/10. So story is really good while lots of other things are good too. I really like this game but -1 because of the graphics. It's ok (I have xboxone I don't know the others) but sometimes the "appearance" of the environments is slow. I mean I can see how the trees appear instead of the trees are already on the screen. That's annoying.I give 7/10. Game is really cool and I want to give 10/10. So story is really good while lots of other things are good too. I really like this game but -1 because of the graphics. It's ok (I have xboxone I don't know the others) but sometimes the "appearance" of the environments is slow. I mean I can see how the trees appear instead of the trees are already on the screen. That's annoying. Other -1 is because of the horde of really stupid bugs. Like I can go under the pier with a boat (so the sails will be inside the pier...) or when the enemies with shield just standing and I can easily go behind them... and so on. The third -1 is because sometimes my last 2-3 saves are just gone. The game is really cool and I really like it but I can't give 10/10 because of these annoying things. I really want to give the 10 so I hope they will solve these problems with patches and than it's a really really big 10/10! :)… Expand
  76. Dalray3s
    Jun 6, 2018
    7
    Un mundo maravilloso con una ejecución mediocre
    El juego es una obra de arte en muchos aspectos, visualmente es la más clara pero no me voy a centrar en lo bueno que lo sabemos todos y son muchas cosas, después de 3 años de su lanzamiento me animé a jugarlo en una One X 1080/60 y me ha sorprendido la cantidad de bugs o errores de bulto, en los que si en lugar de ser el juego del que    Un mundo maravilloso con una ejecución mediocre
    El juego es una obra de arte en muchos aspectos, visualmente es la más clara pero no me voy a centrar en lo bueno que lo sabemos todos y son muchas cosas, después de 3 años de su lanzamiento me animé a jugarlo en una One X 1080/60 y me ha sorprendido la cantidad de bugs o errores de bulto, en los que si en lugar de ser el juego del que hablamos fuera algo de Ubisoft se le pondría de vuelta y media, los controles del caballo son bastante toscos, los saltos están muy mal ejecutados y ya no hablamos de querer subirnos al barco o un montículo de piedra.

    Es un Grandísimo juego que no lo han cuidado, solo se han dedicado a sacar DLCs.    … Expand
  77. Gman117
    Sep 2, 2019
    7
    NOT PERFECT BUT STILL GREAT

    My first play through of Witcher 3 was 80 hours of main quest, side quest and Witcher contracts. A very good experience however I believe it loses it's direction at a certain point in the game. As a huge fan of Witcher 2, the third installment does the series justice but does not add anything revolutionary and feels like it is playing it safe at times. I was    NOT PERFECT BUT STILL GREAT

    My first play through of Witcher 3 was 80 hours of main quest, side quest and Witcher contracts. A very good experience however I believe it loses it's direction at a certain point in the game. As a huge fan of Witcher 2, the third installment does the series justice but does not add anything revolutionary and feels like it is playing it safe at times. I was satisfied with how they intertwined the characters from 1 and 2 (Triss, Vernon Roche, Vesemir, Zoltan, etc...)
    The open world is fantastic, detailed, and filled with plenty of creatures to kill. The citizens are lively, and convincing, and the mythology imbued is at times creepy and intriguing. After a while of playing the game, you realize that there is not much variety in the monsters fighting. They're are a good amount of different species that is not the problem. The problem is many of them are very predictable in fighting styles and can be as simple as attack, attack, dodge, attack. It is easy to predict movement and to parry or dodge. It doesn't;t feel like you are truly mastering over any creature or specializing any specific combos of swordplay, spells and potions. It's not very intuitive and feels dumbed down.
    The Witcher 2 had better combat in terms of this, it was challenging, and required you to prepare before the fight not during the fight. The ai was much more unforgiving than in the third. I believe this was simplified because it was to be more mainstreamed to broader audiences which is fine by me. I believe more people should be allowed to enjoy the deep lore and story the Witcher universe has to offer. I played this game on the third highest difficulty and plan to replay on new game + on Death March with different choices. However even on the third difficulty the game just wasn't;t that challenging at all like in Witcher 2. So I can imagine it won't be that much of a stretch on Death March difficulty.
    One of the curves that the Witcher has fixed at least is that it delivers a good story for an open world game especially for today. The first 50 hours are fantastic (Except for Novigrad which is pretty lame and is consisted of mostly running around quest). The story has rhythm in these first hours, the exploration is thrilling and self-rewarding. The repetition and formula of the game that is at it's weakest is the constant investigation tack ons. Press LT to use your Witcher senses... This will be like a constant nag, much like Navi the Fairy annoying without the "HEY" but still quite tedious.
    For me personally this game tried to hard at the story at one point. Also I understand that Siri is a main character in the books and plays an integral part but I think she sucks in this game. Every time she's in a cutscene or every time you have to play as her, you just want to get it over with so you can go back to Geralt's flow.
    In Witcher 1 and 2 Ciri was not visually seen only mentioned by a npc here and there with subtlety. So when you go right to Witcher 3, your reaction is, who dis? Well more like she doesn't fit in, and the same goes for Yennifer, who was hyped up since the first game and the final reveal was pretty lame. She's **** degrades Geralt sometimes and talks down to him like he's nothing, and treats everyone like **** and your telling me I have to like her because??? I had Geralt stick with Triss, they did more together in the video game trilogy that you the player visualized than what he and Yennifer did the entire third game.
    The worst part for me was what the game is actually titled. THE WILD HUNT... This was the lamest villain I have ever seen in an RPG to date! They terrorize the people back and forth looking for Ciri, bringing frozen blizzard like magic around them freezing their victims to death.
    SPOILER SPOILER
    These Lord of the Ring like villains who pretend dress as wanna-be Saurons, are just fancy elves from another dimension... Yeah, thats it! No explanation to why their voices change when they wear the mask, why they bring frost with them even though they come from a world that looks the same as our world. Absolutely stupid and more proof that this game at one point just did anything and figured everyone will love it. This was horrible and when compared to the Witcher 2 is an embarrassment. The Witcher 2 was so great because you could really play up the Witcher neutrality and literally not fight the last boss. You could just be like "Hey um, I get your side of the story Letho so you know what. I don't think fighting is gonna solve anything so let's just go our own way." Sure enough it works! And at the time that was awesome and truly gave that feeling of this is more than a fantasy game. The Witcher 3 falls into this trap sadly, after 45-50 hours, it turns into a generic fantasy game. I can tell you exactly where it falls short in the main quest and that is after the fight at Kaer Morhen when you gather your allies to fight the Wild Hunt.    … Expand
  78. FistOOlio
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    I played this game to the final battle, which has a game ending bug that still exists even though this game was released over 5 years ago. The dialogue in the game is banal, so much that I skipped through 90% of it. You can’t pause when it starts, as it goes on and on. The controls take 3 clicks to do everything, such as mount your horse. Many quests will have you googling what to do, asI played this game to the final battle, which has a game ending bug that still exists even though this game was released over 5 years ago. The dialogue in the game is banal, so much that I skipped through 90% of it. You can’t pause when it starts, as it goes on and on. The controls take 3 clicks to do everything, such as mount your horse. Many quests will have you googling what to do, as the minimap doesn’t show any markers.… Expand
  79. SkipTheCutscene
    May 19, 2015
    6
    Gorgeous visuals, BUT... as one of the other reviewers pointed out, the movement is very disorienting. It's like they're using a weird focal lens, and it becomes extremely uncomfortable to watch after a short time. It's even more pronounced when using the special "Witcher Sense" ability, which is almost headache inducing.

    Also, be prepared for lots of cut scenes. Lots. Lots, lots, lots,    Gorgeous visuals, BUT... as one of the other reviewers pointed out, the movement is very disorienting. It's like they're using a weird focal lens, and it becomes extremely uncomfortable to watch after a short time. It's even more pronounced when using the special "Witcher Sense" ability, which is almost headache inducing.

    Also, be prepared for lots of cut scenes. Lots. Lots, lots, lots, lots. You can skip them, but there are so many, even skipping them takes a long time, because you'll be doing lots and lots of skipping. It's almost like an interactive novel with intermittent action. This is probably my own personal taste, but when I tried to embrace the cutscenes and enjoy it like a movie, it was kind of a letdown too, because ultimately the characters seem like animatrons, and the voiceovers feel very samey, especially relentlessly monotonous lead dude. It's clear the scenes were recorded by individual actors without interacting with each other. In other words, don't expect "acting," or to experience an emotional response... it's just endless exposition. Bottom line, BORING cutscenes. And lots of 'em.

    IF you're willing to deal with all that, it has fantastic fighting and spell mechanics (way better than Dragon Age) and pretty visuals (albeit presented in a borderline headache inducing way.)

    I will probably stop playing and wait for a patch to fix the strange and irritating visuals.    … Expand
  80. TheWaffle
    Feb 2, 2020
    6
    I wish I could love this as much as everyone else. I enjoy the detective elements and the world building is great. But this is a far cry from excellent RPGs like KOTOR, Mass Effect, and Skyrim. The combat is a mess, with enemies bumping around and lunging awkwardly at you. Mashing the attack button as fast as possible seems to be the key to victory in almost every fight. The open worldI wish I could love this as much as everyone else. I enjoy the detective elements and the world building is great. But this is a far cry from excellent RPGs like KOTOR, Mass Effect, and Skyrim. The combat is a mess, with enemies bumping around and lunging awkwardly at you. Mashing the attack button as fast as possible seems to be the key to victory in almost every fight. The open world really just disguises a very linear adventure. Walk into a tavern, someone says something snarky, the innkeep gives Geralt the information he needs, repeat. And, your conversation options are extremely limited, which makes it hard to keep up the role-play experience. There are also some quirks that ruin the illusion: it's rather weird to see zombie monsters walking around the beach only a stone's throw from a village. Alchemy is good in concept, but it's a lot of time spent researching and collecting herbs just to get a minor bonus.

    The graphics and glitches are inexcusable in this 2015 release (four years after Skyrim, three years after ME3). Walk into a room and you're likely to see two npcs talking, while a third one stands intersected with one of them. At one point I was talking with Vesemir and my horse was bouncing up and down on a fence post out the window. The control scheme completely breaks down in any enclosed areas, with Geralt crashing all over any room or cave that he enters. And it's hard to take a crime scene seriously when you can't get him to focus on the 1 mm spot where there's a highlighted clue.    … Expand
  81. RichardGreen
    Sep 22, 2016
    6
    These reviews are surprising. This game is nowhere near as good as Mass Effect or Middle Earth: SOW.

    The controls are awkward, combat on the horse doesn't work (Assassins creed did it better), the best battle is just fighting a gryphon which is won with simple dodges, some quests are way too hard for your level so pacing is off, creating items and armor has been made overly complicated    These reviews are surprising. This game is nowhere near as good as Mass Effect or Middle Earth: SOW.

    The controls are awkward, combat on the horse doesn't work (Assassins creed did it better), the best battle is just fighting a gryphon which is won with simple dodges, some quests are way too hard for your level so pacing is off, creating items and armor has been made overly complicated - need so many items to craft simple items. WoW did crafting so well.

    I really don't get the hype, yeah voice acting is amazing but that's about it. I got the game at $30 and still wasn't amused. Just go watch a movie instead.    … Expand
  82. DamianGX
    Jul 17, 2015
    6
    Good game, terrible rpg, got stuck in a puddle........................................................................................................
  83. Linthiri
    Jul 24, 2015
    6
    This game is excellent. The story is simply amazing! There is no downside to the story line. However, the game has become worse after the long awaited release of patch 1.07. After the patch, fps on Xbox One took a massive hit. Frame rates dropped from 30 fps to below 20 fps in some cases. The game's screen now goes blurry and freezes temporarily often during game play. As far as the game,This game is excellent. The story is simply amazing! There is no downside to the story line. However, the game has become worse after the long awaited release of patch 1.07. After the patch, fps on Xbox One took a massive hit. Frame rates dropped from 30 fps to below 20 fps in some cases. The game's screen now goes blurry and freezes temporarily often during game play. As far as the game, content, and story go, the game is AMAZING! However, since the release of the latest patch (1.07) there have been a ton of new bugs introduced that simply make the game unplayable. I am rating this game a 6. If I had written this review prior to patch 1.07, it would have easily received a 10. If you are willing to ignore the bugs, I would definitely purchase this game. However, be warned that there are too many bugs for a major title console game.… Expand
  84. Ockham
    Nov 29, 2015
    6
    Beautiful open world but the combat gets really repetitive. Deep story that will require a decent amount of play to get into. If you sit in front of your monitor for hours a day this story is for you. Not really a game for you unless you have a lot of time to devote to it.
  85. Broyax
    Feb 26, 2022
    6
    Je me disais à la fin de Witcher 2 : voilà un développeur qui se rapproche dangereusement de Bioware, le studio responsable des mythiques Mass Effect et du fabuleux premier Dragon Age. Et assez ironiquement tandis que CDPR va vers les sommets, Bioware dégringole… Je n’avais pas encore lu les livres mais en deux jeux seulement je m’étais retrouvé happé par ce traitement si dense et sansJe me disais à la fin de Witcher 2 : voilà un développeur qui se rapproche dangereusement de Bioware, le studio responsable des mythiques Mass Effect et du fabuleux premier Dragon Age. Et assez ironiquement tandis que CDPR va vers les sommets, Bioware dégringole… Je n’avais pas encore lu les livres mais en deux jeux seulement je m’étais retrouvé happé par ce traitement si dense et sans concession de la fantasy héroïque…

    Pourtant, l’ambiance générale est contre toute attente moins percutante que dans le second Witcher ; les choix sont souvent obscurs et piégeux ; les dialogues sont fourbes et leurs résultats inattendus, voire illogiques. L’histoire est diluée et simpliste à la fois, rien à voir avec la profondeur et la maturité du Witcher 2, hélas !

    Dans Witcher 3, Gégé le sorceleur traque et tue encore plus de monstres… ses sens surdéveloppés lui permettent de remonter la piste des monstruosités qui pullulent, et à cet effet, les mécaniques de la traque sont bien rendues. Chaque monstre exige une approche différente et un manque de préparation ou l’ignorance pure et simple des règles d’engagement mène à un trépas certain ou à de grandes difficultés, car ce gibier là n’est jamais ordinaire.

    Witcher 3 s’affirme également comme une jolie prouesse graphique et esthétique. Globalement, le jeu tourne plus ou moins bien (ou mal) sur la Xbox au fil des patchs mais le plus important concerne le degré de finition fort satisfaisant : très peu de bugs pour un monde aussi grand et aussi riche.

    Les combats ont été entièrement retravaillés par rapport à Witcher 2 et offrent désormais une maniabilité en net progrès faite de pirouettes, de contres et d’esquives… mais l’ensemble reste perfectible. A cela s’ajoute le système d’évolution du personnage, assez bien fait tout compte fait. Bretteur hors pair, spécialiste des signes, alchimiste expert (fabrication de bombes comprise), chaque voie permet d’aborder le combat selon son style…

    Quelques soucis, quelques détails irritent comme tout ce qui concerne la récupération du butin, relative à la position du personnage et non à la caméra ; les temps de chargement quand on meure… (de quoi vous laisser méditer) de pire en pire à chaque patch ; toutes ces icônes en pagaille dans l’onglet « alchimie et artisanat » et dans l’inventaire en règle générale, lequel reste un bordel sans nom.

    Le monde ouvert en lui-même est certes immense mais pâtit de son immensité. Pour tenter de le remplir, CD Projekt recourt toujours aux mêmes ficelles : des nids de monstres et des chasses aux trésors et aux équipements « légendaires », des camps de bandits… Heureusement, jamais de mission « va chercher, mon toutou à sa mémère » mais tout de même ! ça manque de variété dès qu’on sort de la quête principale et de ses non moins intéressantes quêtes secondaires.

    A propos de l’histoire décidément simpliste malgré des personnages souvent bien écrits, on s’étonne que les deux fins principales possibles soient aussi pourraves (je n’en vois que deux puisqu’elle reposent forcément sur Ciri et quelques dialogues de loin en loin qui semblaient anodins mais qui se révèlent à votre insu… décisifs, une fois qu’on l’a retrouvée !). Lors de mon premier parcours, j’avais trouvée la première très décevante…

    Mais que dire de « l’autre » fin dans ce cas ! un incroyable drame dont les justifications sont très discutables et dont les tenants pourtant positifs sont passés sous silence ou escamotés… il en résulte un sentiment de fin bâclée très désagréable. Il en est de même en ce qui concerne le destin de personnages-clés, destins inconnus balayés d’un revers de main par CD Projekt Red. Voilà donc une conclusion très décevante pour un jeu de rôle aussi long, certes pas rédhibitoire vu les qualités par ailleurs mais tout de même. On s’en retrouve dépité et aigri : et la note finale s’en ressent…    … Expand
  86. NxtDoc
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    Undoubtedly one of the most overrated games ever made. Combat is a little floaty. Geralt is bland. "But that's how Witcher's are supposed to be". Sure, but other stoic characters have been much more appealing.

    Despite being hesitant to bother with Witcher 3 after playing the awful Witcher 2, all the praise made be ignore it and give 3 a chance. And boy did I regret it. The game just    Undoubtedly one of the most overrated games ever made. Combat is a little floaty. Geralt is bland. "But that's how Witcher's are supposed to be". Sure, but other stoic characters have been much more appealing.

    Despite being hesitant to bother with Witcher 3 after playing the awful Witcher 2, all the praise made be ignore it and give 3 a chance. And boy did I regret it. The game just couldn't pull me in. I gave it 2 tries once on my PS4, and thought playing on my XB1X would change it. It didn'tand couldn't finish it. it.    … Expand
  87. HEAVYD2117
    Dec 21, 2021
    6
    Great big open world to explore with a good variety of tasks and missions to complete make this quite immersive. However I made the mistake of playing this game AFTER playing assassins creed Valhalla and unfortunately it compares poorly. Geralt is shockingly fragile, a strong gust of wind or slight incline is enough to kill him. No way someone that feeble should make their trade inGreat big open world to explore with a good variety of tasks and missions to complete make this quite immersive. However I made the mistake of playing this game AFTER playing assassins creed Valhalla and unfortunately it compares poorly. Geralt is shockingly fragile, a strong gust of wind or slight incline is enough to kill him. No way someone that feeble should make their trade in anything remotely physical. In addition he will frequently forget to draw his sword or even worse put it away mid combat. So combat consists of rolling around frantically trying to avoid direct fighting because he is unable to stand toe to toe with even the weakest enemies, really disappointing after playing a combat monster in Eivor. And just as you think Geralt is the weakest thing in the game you are forced to play as Ciri who is even more useless with a sword. You have to save constantly because you die so easily, there is so much in the game that can just one shot you out of nowhere, the slightest fall a couple of hits from a weak monster and its over. I found myself hating Geralt for his weakness, he dies so easily and often you dont care about him so you dont care about the story, the game is just a constant frustrating struggle to keep him alive. The movement is poor with your horse Roach randomly veering off course and then slamming on the breaks, getting stuck in trees etc. Other massive irritant is the dialogue, prepare to wear out your X button skipping the endless droning on you have to sit through. I guess had a played this in 2015 without any better games it wouldnt seem so poor but im playing it in 2021 and its aged terribly. Get AC Valhalla instead… Expand
  88. The_Joker6950
    Apr 12, 2022
    6
    It got old after play for maybe 15 hours I couldn't keep playing anymore, that's from person who put countless hours in Skyrim. I just wasn't into anymore after a while. I LOVE the card game, I put so many hours in the card game instead of the actual game.
  89. JackFrostyG
    Sep 6, 2023
    6
    This game feels like the perfect example of quantity over quality if i'm being honest. Sure, the map is huge, but the core of the game is flawed.

    Pros: - As mentioned, the map is huge, there's a lot to explore and a lot to keep you busy. - The graphics are great. Cons: - The story is mediocre, it's not terrible, but it's not great either. I didn't ever want to find out what    This game feels like the perfect example of quantity over quality if i'm being honest. Sure, the map is huge, but the core of the game is flawed.

    Pros:

    - As mentioned, the map is huge, there's a lot to explore and a lot to keep you busy.

    - The graphics are great.

    Cons:

    - The story is mediocre, it's not terrible, but it's not great either. I didn't ever want to find out what happened next when progressing through it.

    - The combat has an arcade feel to it in the worst possible way. There's a dodge, an attack and an ability button, that and the fact it's 3rd person makes it feel like i'm playing a flash player hack and slash.

    - The combat and movement in the game feels clunky and delayed.    … Expand
  90. Caffe
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    I expected more. I hated the story and the characters. I found the gameplay boring. The size of the map and the amount of side quests must be commended. Maybe it deserves more but the disappointment was too much.
  91. opSTOOmus
    May 31, 2015
    5
    I was really looking forward to this game but unfortunately it has fell to the same problem that A LOT of releases are subject to currently, it is simply NOT FINISHED!

    The reason why I have given this 5 is because there are just as many things I like about the game as there are things that I hate about the game. I'll start with things I like about the game. It is huge, simply    I was really looking forward to this game but unfortunately it has fell to the same problem that A LOT of releases are subject to currently, it is simply NOT FINISHED!

    The reason why I have given this 5 is because there are just as many things I like about the game as there are things that I hate about the game.

    I'll start with things I like about the game. It is huge, simply massive, there is so much story and side quests, this game will keep you going for hours. It also looks amazing, the graphics are stunning and the landscape just looks incredible. its also a very interesting landscape too as there are lots of really nice features to it scattered all over the place. The control system is nice and simple so it is very easy to get into.

    Things I really dislike, the game glitches and clips all over the place, I don't think the voice lip syncing is quite accomplished, the frame rate slows down every so often really badly as well. It bugs me a bit that you automatically run everywhere unless you half push the control stick, you have a horse that follows you every where so I think the defeats the need for this. The writing on screen is WAY too small, I have to get out my seat to go and read what it says and I wear glasses that are fully fine for my eyes. Finally, I don't like the health system, its really hard to come across food to replenish your health, I find myself half dead and looking for food most of the time.

    Now i will admit I have not finished the game, I am not even that far into it but these things bugging me are really influencing this from happening. i will solider on towards the end but I am less motivated to do that at the minute. I will adjust my score accordingly if I find it better later on.

    I can see what people do like about this game but I really can't forgive any developer for half finishing a game. Everything that gets released by Nintendo never has glitches or problems so why is it acceptable for any other developer to do it. It happens with too much now because it seems ok to just ping patches out at a later date. If i buy a meal at a restaurant, i don't expect half of it to come out with promise of the rest being posted to e bit by bit at a later date, so why is this ok?

    We will see how this picks up but for now it gets a solid 5.    … Expand
  92. diehard-gamer
    Jun 3, 2015
    5
    Not a bad as you'd expect after experiencing Witcher 2, but not as good as you'd hope given that its over a year since Elder Scrolls Online was released.

    Witcher 3 is OK - but once Elder Scrolls Online (after a year of bug fixes and polishing) hits the consoles next week I suspect Witcher 3 won't look quite so rosy.
  93. Understated
    Jul 10, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished playing through Witcher 3 a couple of days ago. I spent approximately 120 hrs. completing it and reached level 34. I have little interest in playing it anymore. And yet there were so many question marks and quests left pending to be fulfilled! I did complete a number of secondary quests to insure my character was strong enough to complete and retain story continuity without much difficulty. I did not want to stop and start with potentially many deaths. The load times are 'very long' in this game. I also played on easy mode. With RPGs I will initially play through the story with as few interruptions as possible and if I deem the gameplay and world interesting and fun, I will play at more challenging levels later on. Skyrim, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas I played for approx. 900 - 1000 hrs. each this way. And I can still have fun playing them. But alas, not Witcher 3. So why not? Assassins Creed Black Flag, Dragon Age Inquisition, and now Witcher 3 all share a common problem. They are rather flat worlds. Once the surface illusions and clever visual trickeries wear off, there is poor gameplay, poor management of menus and inventories(in Witcher 3 a 'chore'), trite purile exchanges of dialoque, immature understandings of relationships between men and women from love interests to the brothels, and so much 'sameness'. There is some significant square acreage, but the worlds are like Geralts personality, monocromatic! In the Witcher 3 I got absolutely tired of playing his character and listening to him. I had to force myself to finish this. And I did. I am sad for those giving this game such high marks. Perhaps getting a good liberal arts college education for all those who think so highly of this would help. You know, getting a rounded education in literature, art, composition, and history for comparison. One historical note came to mind, however. CDProjectRed is based in Poland which experienced only some 70 years ago major devastation during WW2 as both the German Nazi occupying forces and the counter occupying Russians forces destroyed much of the landscape and its people. The lands of Velen in the game are perhaps symbolic of this brutal period in European history. CDPR designs a virtual war torn environment and aftermath effectively as perhaps only they might. And if so, there could be so much more richness of experience than is portrayed here. This may not be a game for the faint of heart or for say an individual practicing Christianity. The game requires the player to perform and participate in rituals that are steeped in the occult. There are demon possessions, exorcisms, witchcraft, and others I wasn't necessarily familiar with. In one quest a Hag Wraith has gotten bold and is raiding the local village for villagers. A child has gone missing. Upon finding the Hags lair one finds a pot boiling in the corner. In that pot is a childs pelvis. There is so much of this in the game, especially in the Velen area, I was beginning to wonder what really this games agenda is. It truelly gives the game an 'oily' feeling. And I lost count of the number of heads, arms, and legs hacked off as well as torsos split in half. It was around this time in the game I really started to loose interest. But being curious and wanting to see it through, I decided to finish. The ending was disappointing as was the story for the most part. Summations of your choices are presented via story boards and the game does simply end. No real satisfying follow-ups to the relationships chosen throughout the game. If one wants to continue questing, you are required to pick up at an earlier save without any main quest items or activities. Where is the excitement and tension in that? Back to an even more narrow shallow world. Note: I found that when I had experienced visual glitching and/or quest problems, saving at that point, quitting back to the main menu, then loading that saved file, cleared some of those problems. They did not release a sound product, but they have been apparently making an effort to fix and improve it. The 1.07 patch comes out any day now, but I don't really care. These guys really need to improve their craft and respect better the consumers/players. We need a CPA that has some grit. I give this an average score. To me there are much better games I have experienced. I wouldn't give any of those a 10. Fallout 3 came close, after the dlc and the patches, but.... One more thing about the game, and yet there are so many things I could still say. I didn't care too much for the music and sound production soon after starting so I turned it completely off and opted only to listen to the developers ambient sounds of recorded nature. The rain, wind, birds, creatures, sounds of Geralts footsteps on different materials and ground cover, and torches/pyres burning. I found this much more satisfying and interesting. Lastly, Bethesda has ABSOLUTELY nothing to worry about from this Witcher 3 linear deception.… Expand
  94. B5HARP
    Jul 14, 2015
    5
    Why anyone rated this game highly is beyond me. It's so buggy and boring. You have to often maneuver your character around an object just for the action item button assignment to pop. Sometimes you circle around this item many times before you can gather the ingredients. The tutorial tries to do a good job explaining the menus, but if you blink or look down to grab your beer, you willWhy anyone rated this game highly is beyond me. It's so buggy and boring. You have to often maneuver your character around an object just for the action item button assignment to pop. Sometimes you circle around this item many times before you can gather the ingredients. The tutorial tries to do a good job explaining the menus, but if you blink or look down to grab your beer, you will miss it. It is also very boring and time consuming. the Witcher has to constantly talk to his horse every time you speed up or slow down and it is so repetitive. Want some positives? the Graphics are amazing. Other than graphical prowess and nothing else to do with your time, i see no reason to pick this up. I returned it in less than a week back to GameStop.… Expand
  95. Iluvatar2111
    Dec 2, 2015
    5
    +Story
    +Graphics
    +Immersion; insane armor and weapons detail -overused assets and music -limited monster animations -large windows between attacks -the weapons you can wield are only swords (because axes are hilarious on Geralt) -half of the skills are boring -boring, unlikeable main character -side quests tend to end anticlimatically -impossible crafting unless you look    +Story
    +Graphics
    +Immersion; insane armor and weapons detail

    -overused assets and music
    -limited monster animations
    -large windows between attacks
    -the weapons you can wield are only swords (because axes are hilarious on Geralt)
    -half of the skills are boring
    -boring, unlikeable main character
    -side quests tend to end anticlimatically
    -impossible crafting unless you look absolutely everywhere
    -a flat world map (unless in Skeliige) full of lazily presented busy work

    5/10. Not fun    … Expand
  96. HarisBIH9
    Dec 29, 2022
    5
    Story, Open World, Characters, Side Quests are top.

    But a 5 because of the Stupid Leveling System, why can i wear the New Witcher Netflix armor only when im lvl 40 and have to be in Toussaint??, just Stupid. And the Story is way toooo important, to do sidequests etc. you just Feeling like a Idiot. Because 1/3 of all Sidequests are disapearing when you finish the Main Quests. And they    Story, Open World, Characters, Side Quests are top.

    But a 5 because of the Stupid Leveling System, why can i wear the New Witcher Netflix armor only when im lvl 40 and have to be in Toussaint??, just Stupid.

    And the Story is way toooo important, to do sidequests etc. you just Feeling like a Idiot. Because 1/3 of all Sidequests are disapearing when you finish the Main Quests.

    And they missed many things that needed an Update, and Godammit, WHY DOES IT RAINS EVERY DAY IN THIS FCKIIING GAME!!!    … Expand
  97. TheWitcherGreat
    Mar 17, 2021
    5
    One of the best games I've ever played. I've played through the whole thing at least 3 times and yet I always come back to it. It is a timeless classic.
  98. nibblo
    Dec 30, 2015
    4
    Game is very buggy, it amazes me that Fallout 4 gets so much crap for being a buggy mess but I only encountered one time when I got stuck outside the police station with the Brotherhood of Steel, in The Witcher I was bugging out to the Xbox One dashboard every few hours and the quest with the merchant and bandits could never be finished if you didn't kill the merchant on horseback butGame is very buggy, it amazes me that Fallout 4 gets so much crap for being a buggy mess but I only encountered one time when I got stuck outside the police station with the Brotherhood of Steel, in The Witcher I was bugging out to the Xbox One dashboard every few hours and the quest with the merchant and bandits could never be finished if you didn't kill the merchant on horseback but somehow this game gets a pass!?
    Levelling is incredibly slow and if you make a wrong choice on which skill you upgrade good luck to you, it took me countless times to get through the caves when I followed the wild hunt because I didn't know I needed certain things like upgrading a specific magic skill and having bombs but could I go back and do these things? No. The inventory system is a mess, quests are run of the mill fetch and kill, Geralt sounds like a depressed clint eastwood character, difficulty levels on quests are random so one side quest could be easy and the one next door next to impossible. Just lazy design work hidden behind the justification of explore and come back idealogy.
    Games like Baldurs Gate did this type of thing so much better back in the day and this is really just a FP version of those games not done as well.
    Graphics are nice and some of the story beats are good but they are hiding a sub par game. Unfortunately everyone seems to be going gah gah for this game and it will probably get game of the year looking at the reviews but buyer beware you have to ignore a lot of shortcomings and be prepared to put up with a lot of lazy design here.    … Expand
  99. osprey
    Jun 1, 2015
    3
    This is my fourth and final review of this game. I have sunk at least one hundred hours into this game so far and haven't enjoyed any of it. There are many reasons for this . Firstly after all the hype and delay the game arrived broken and unfinished. The load times are endless and break the players immersion into the game. The choices make me feel manipulated and I don't feel I reallyThis is my fourth and final review of this game. I have sunk at least one hundred hours into this game so far and haven't enjoyed any of it. There are many reasons for this . Firstly after all the hype and delay the game arrived broken and unfinished. The load times are endless and break the players immersion into the game. The choices make me feel manipulated and I don't feel I really have any choice at all. I am just being forced into doing what is required for the story as you have written it. I really dislike the music and there is very little mood or atmosphere created by it. I honestly don't feel invested in any way and this makes me very sad. The avalanche of 10s this game is getting is a mystery to me. I still don't know if I can finish this game because I am not getting any reward for my efforts, it all seems so meaningless. I like RPG games as a rule and I love traveling by horseback but non of this is making this game fun for me. This is the last Witcher game for me and for sure the last time I fall for the hype.… Expand
  100. OneHonestReview
    Nov 25, 2015
    3
    Risen is one of the worst rpg games from last gen. This is risen for the next gen just labeled differently. Here is an honest review.

    The world which you travel is open world, Beautiful and wait, wait a second. No. No it's not. The world is not open and if you think it is you are a darn right fool. It is a segment map which means it is not open. You can zoom out on the entire map which    Risen is one of the worst rpg games from last gen. This is risen for the next gen just labeled differently. Here is an honest review.

    The world which you travel is open world, Beautiful and wait, wait a second. No. No it's not. The world is not open and if you think it is you are a darn right fool. It is a segment map which means it is not open. You can zoom out on the entire map which then shows areas you can go to. This does not make it open world. The fact I can't ride the worlds most retarded horse from the road that is shown on the map to the overall area to another is just horrible. It is not open world if you think so, you are clearly not the brightest cookie in the jar. They try to make it seem alive with the NPC's but has anyone even noticed they just do the same thing, the same kid is in the same puddle every day singing the same song. **** off with that.

    The graphics are standard nothing special. It only looks slightly better than a risen game. The world itself is boring and lack luster with stupid NPC's trying to make it feel alive. No once did I look at this game in awe with the sun shining down across these really boring places that all look the same, nothing sticks out. The world is dead with no real atmosphere. It just feels like a game.

    The movements. Ahh this is where the game truly falls apart. Playing a GAME you'd think the most important aspect really would be this... GAMEPLAY. Clearly not for CDPR. It is clunky, every swing of the sword is weightless, I might as well be holding a feather duster. The combat tries to copy Dark souls with it's timing and what not but fails, there is no weight, it is boring and the camera angles do not help, especially when you have multiple enemies on you, even three!! It becomes a chore, panning the camera yourself only to be smacked but a **** then as you stagger the rest come and gangbang you and opps its game over, hit load last save and go make yourself a cuppa cause that ****ing loading screen.

    Walking in this game is a hard task as is horse riding with retarded roach. "Look a small rock I must halt master, I am no match for tiny rock" says retarded roach. This is a next gen game in 2015. Games before this such as red dead had better horse handling, The best horse handling I've ever played has come from MGSV. There is no excuse to get this wrong when games from the past and present can do it better than you have done.

    The inventory. Holy **** balls. Try to go through it and it is just killing your brain cells one by one. It is so messy it's like someone couldn't get to the toilet, shat all over the floor and said hey, inventory system.

    Alchemy. It sucks plain and simple, Idk where to get these flowers or items really it does not give you any hint at all, which can be okay, hand holding in a game is kinda annoying, but when half the ****ing flowers look the ****ing same I just think how the **** and I meant to know what I'm doing. What the hell does this item even do, well you will probably never know, as the game doesn't really tell you.

    One thing that really pissed me off is the fact in game some one said I'm centuries old. So I'm a master witcher, wise and knowledgeable. So I do a quest, where I'm to fight a werewolf, He even said in his grumbling voice I'm looking for a werewolf, yet there is **** all in bestiary so idk what other things it hates apart from my silver sword and fire cause not many things with fur like fire. So I think to hell with this google will answer me. I google it, there are other things to use only problem is HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET IT!!!???!!! A bomb that is not in my crafting inventory, idk where to get it there is not indication. I will never find it I give up.

    I was playing it with a mate and I look at my level okay, I've got 725 exp, I go off and fight a **** ton of things, wolves, drowners, bears. Look at my exp 745. Are you actually kidding me, I start yelling and laughing because the fact you can't level up from fighting things in the "Open World" means there is no point what so ever to getting of retarded roach and fighting. Anything apart from the quests are there for meaningless. Though I also did a quest and revived 25 exp... Yeah it helped so much and did not waste my time having to listen to a boring cut scene with some **** spouting nonsense.

    In short.

    The world is dead and baron.
    The combat is ****ty and broken.
    The controls are piss poor.
    The graphics are nothing special.
    The horse should just go away I can run and jump and get to where I want faster with less difficult navigation.
    The inventory system is an abomination.
    Camera angles are just a no no especially in witcher sense mode.

    This game is over hyped and over rated. It's nothing special.

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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#8 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 17, 2015
    92
    Despite its vast scope, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt tells a personal, intimate and touching story, filled with characters you’ll love and hate, and stuffed with monsters to slay. I completed the main storyline in around 50 hours and - yes I know this is a cliche - I’ve barely scratched the surface. The Witcher 3 is an astounding achievement.
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  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Jun 27, 2015
    90
    Not quite the technical masterpiece we hoped for, but the mild disappointment soon melts away. The Witcher 3 is a huge, engrossing time-sink of a game that you'll happily spend dozens of hours on. [Issue#125, p.74]
  3. Games.cz
    Jun 4, 2015
    100
    The CD Projekt Red surpassed all expectations and they really managed to combine a megalomaniac open world with a strong story. Witcher 3 is a masterpiece, which you will talk to your grandchildren about.
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