The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition

"Game" is a word we use to describe things like The Witcher III and its predecessors simply because we don't have a better word. But this is not Pac-Man. The whole series is a labor of love by CDPR, who have long since proven their loyalty to Sapkowski's absolutely brilliant source material. Stood up against other epics like Fallout (esp. 3 and 4) and Kingdom Come Deliverance (soon to be a series itself), this is one of the titans of the game world and absolutely not to be missed by anyone with a love for exploration, deep fiction, or games that tell the kinds of stories that mean a dozen things to as many people. Oh, one caveat: as you probably have guessed, there are plenty of spots in this game that are best kept out of reach of small children. Parental discretion and all that, you know.

What else can be said about a game that changed the landscape we thought we knew for RPGs? Never before had I been invested that much into the character I was playing nor the story itself. Even though the game offers plenty of content one wishes it had even more monster contracts, side missions or other activities... Basically, CPR could should release DLC for years to come & I would buy them! The only real hickup would be the combat mechanics, but apart from that this is as close to perfection as it gets! What The Last of Us did for storytelling, Witcher 3 did for immersion. Into my top 10 for sure!

I think The Witcher 3 was completely overhyped and I don't even understand why. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's a bad game but not that much of a masterpiece as many people declare it to be. Yes it's gorgeous, yes the combat is fun, but in terms of story and characterwriting? It lacks in my opinion, the scope was too big and many dialogues feel rushed, they lack depth, you meet a character, talk two sentences and are already on your way again! The mainstory suffers a lot from that. Nonetheless, I still grew to like some of hte characters, particularly Ciri and Avallac'h, and I wish desperately they could have gotten more and longer and deeper dialogues. However, "Blood & Wine" did all these things much better and I was hooked rather quickly when I realised this DLC (or rather full-blown Addon) won't repeat the mistakes of the main game. It's also the main reason I give this review 4 instead of 3 stars

Loved it!

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