The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

TW3 GOTY 2015 I'm probably one of the few that believed TW1>TW2. For me, TW3 is the sequel TW1 deserved. I miss dice poker... Performance is great minus the pre-rendered cutscenes. Something needs to be fixes there. 1080p 60fps[locked], all 'Ultra' settings with 'High' shadows and 'High' foliage draw distance. No fancy hair either. GTX 970 + 3570K.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a thoughtful, diverse, and frequently awe-inspiring adventure. Its stories are deep and satisfying, unafraid to touch on themes of personal character, presenting players with choices and consequences that aren’t about turning into a hero or a villain. In the end, it’s quite simply one of the best RPGs ever made. Its shockingly cohesive world is as beautiful as it is demanding, and it's packed full of mature content that throws you from one emotional response to the next. Its storytelling is superb, its combat is grippingly refined, and its often unforgiving nature only lends itself to a brilliantly rewarding experience.

Loving my time in Witcher 3, and by that I mean taking my time. I'm walking not running and hardly ever use Roach, the horse. Scouring every inch is a treat. Sometimes I just stand and watch the view and enjoy the passing weather. Superb. I really hope fellow players aren't just rushing through, if they are it would be a travesty, more fool them I say. Graphics are truly awesome and so is the sound...just beautiful. There is tons to see and do, and I've hardly scratched the surface of the main storyline. I'd write more - but I've got to get back...

Pros: *Fantastic graphics (gpu: Nvida GTX960 cpu: Core i54690 at 3.5 Ghz) - Most settings on Ultra and a few are set to High, Facial expressions are vastly improved upon from tw1&2 *Truely open and dynamic world *Importable tw2 game *Choices still matter a lot more though now *Great voice acting *Horses, what can I say? *Nice inventory system compared to tw2 *Not very consolitisy for those PC gamers, very servicable menus *The world feels huge Cons: *Graphics are not as pretty as the trailers and were somewhat overhyped in the advertising - I tried to not watch too many of these for fear of the game being ruined since this is the way that games are going :( *Leveling "tree" is now more of a grid *Not being able to harvest herbs while on horseback (its just annoying to get down is all like in Skyrim; however it adds to realism) I have played tw1&2 before this and I have to say that CD Projekt Red really did the witcher trilogy justice. I look forward to the DLC and hope that they release an enhanced edition with the graphics that we saw in the earlier lets plays while it was still in production. I only hope that the game continues to be as fun as it is right now as I type this only about 4 hours in. I suspect that this will be my next Skyrim and hopefully it will be that for many people.