GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

I absolutely love the new patch (for the first time since HC I really got that "special feeling" and want to play my beloved Gwent for hours) and the direction the game appears to be taking, there's still some issues but I'm very optimistic and I can’t wait for new leaders and expansions to arrive. Art in Gwent is phenomenal and sometimes I open the game just to stare at the cards.

I have played this game since the closed beta and I can say the Gwent team is not afraid of changing stuff around, which is great, because they really try to create the best possible card game game. And this is not easy without having a blueprint (like Magic for most online card games). This is also the main reason for the bad reviews, because some people don't like change and not all of it was good. But they are not afraid of reverting stuff either, if it isn't fun, healthy or worse than before. That being said, graphics are great, sound is nice, gameplay is really good and the game is quite generous on top of that. My favourite card game so far (second or maybe even first would be duelyst, but that game is kinda dead) and I've played a lot (Hearthstone, Magic, Faeria, Duelyst, Eternal, Shadowverse to name a few). So give it a try and see for yourself! Good luck!

These critical comments are mostly from people, that didn't even play after homecoming. New changes are awesome, and even tho CDPR had a few bad updates, they are still growing and learning from their mistakes! This game is also the least RNG dependant, and our devs are doing everything, for it to be even greater. Art in this game is unbelievable, each card is piece of art, that could be in art museums for future generations to watch. They are ridiculously detailed, they have many easter eggs from the witcher universe, and they aren't closed by paywall, like it is in Artifact. Gwent also has the most generous progress system, which is good for both sunday players, as for competetive non-stop gwentists. If you are unsure if this game is worth it, just give it a try, and you won't be disappoined! PS Gwent is non-stop growing, with constant updates bringing a lot of changes and improvements!

I've been playing Gwent forr about 2 years now. The game is by far the most esthetically pleasing out of all card games available. It's economy is fair, especially when compared to the competition (It is CDPR after all, they love us). Gwent has been in development for a while now and in late 2018 they finally went out of beta. The game got a complete overhaul. People don't like change all too much and that might explain why we see a lot of negativity in reviews and on forums. I don't think it's deserved, but I do understand. Gwent has been in the development for a while and at the start of 2018 we got a last big update for the beta version of Gwent. It was the last itteration and Gwent was in a good spot. Now however the team has decided to start from scratch again. So yes the refinment in abilities, balance, archetypes took a big hit. However, this is how I see it: The developers gained a lot of experience and insight since 2015. They saw what restricted them from improving Gwent even further and decided to start fresh. At this point the game is not as fun as the open beta was after the last patch (yet still fun). BUT this a great time to jump in, to get to know the game. As proven with the Gwent beta... When a couple of patches have past, Gwent is going to be in it's best state ever, I'm sure of it. So jump in, get to know the game, build your card collection and know this game is going to turn out great. Have fun!

Gwent has had a rough couple of years after the midwinter update made all of the wrong changes, but after the Mulligan Update at the start of 2019 it finally feels like the game is back to a similar state that we had before the disaster. I am once again playing a game I love because it is fun rather than the obligation of hoping it would return to its former glory.