The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

70+ hours and counting, marvelous story line, epic characterization of the protagonists, fantastic scenarios, level design, dialogues, models, sountrack. Can't find a flaw in this game.

Best game ever!!!!! evryone have to play that!!! i'm waiting for witcher 4 :)

Bad and buggy controlls, very light wannabe rpg elements when advertised and reviewed as the gratest and latest in the rpg genre (i have no clue why), conflict between an unmemorable game environment and the UI (having to constantly look at the ui minimap for navigation) and a god damn idiotic ending system that just punishes you for logican dialogue choises you make earlier in the game right at the end. They dont even once teach you that these dialogue choises have this big of an impact in the end. What a heap of trash. Spent many many months finishing this and was able to look past some issues and care about the game untill the ending. That was just a slap to the face. So fucking dissatisfying.

The witcher 3 is an awesome game. The story is excellent and the graphcis are marvelous (the sunsets are a beauty to behold). The game world is large and there is so much to do (119h played, lvl35). The side quests are fun and the gwent card game is a fun game on its own. I had the good queen ending to the game and allthough that's a good ending, it left me feeling kind of melancholical and a bit sad, great that a game can have such an emotional impact. There are also a lot of funny moment in the game that had me laughing out loud and there are plenty of funny references to other games or movies. There are a few items that are not so good though: - What happens with Ciri in the end is determined by a few ridiculous micro choices from which it's hard to tell what the effect will be. It has a bit of the same problem as the original mass effect: the short sentences on screen don't reflect properly what that choice entails. You just have to try out both options and if you know what to look for then you know what effect it will have. For the biggest choice in the game that determines the whole ending this feels very unsatisfying and cheap. The biggest flaw in the game in my opinion. - Some choices in the story are more black/white than grey like in the previous games. - If you romance Triss and Yen then it's strange you are not forced to make a choice, the effect that has on the ending is strange and unsatisfying. It's also inconsistent: throughout the whole witcher series you sleep with lots of women and now suddenly there are consequences? - Lots of filler content. The amount of question marks on the map at sea on skellige is ridiculous. - You can't chose a lot of skillpoint and it doesn't feel like the ones you do chose make a lot of difference. It's the new weapons and armor and extra hp each level that make you strong. - Bugs. I played with patch 1.06 and then 1.07 after a whiel and there are still a lot of bugs. Patch 1.07 made it even worse and added more bugs.

Way better than expected. Runs beautifully, even on midrange hardware (R9 270). Frequent updates, free dlc, DRM free if you want, the way it should be! CDProjektRed gets it. Now for the actual game. Incredible amounts of stuff to explore. Almost all sidemissions are stories, a lot of them need to be followed to uncover information that can be necessary to complete the quest through preparation (high difficulty setting, you're about the same level as the quest). They're not just blank fetch quests or dull fights in repeating environments, every one is truly unique. Gwent. A cardgame. Totally optional. Lame right? No. Deckbuilding, decent complexity, collecting of cards, fun rules, strategies will actually mean something, takes hours to complete the gwent-related sidequests, and doesn't feel like a chore. The main story... Wow. Great writing, interesting characters, incredible attention to detail. Can't talk negatively about this, it's just fantastic, go discover it! The gameplay. What you would expect after all the praise this game has been getting. The fighting isn't boring or buttonmashing (maybe on the easiest setting it can be, but you'll get destroyed on the two harder difficulties). The skill tree is kinda meh, to be honest, but it doesn't take away the fun of fighting. What I mean with "meh" is that you don't REALLY have a choice of what to upgrade. You can go full alchemy, but it won't help much. You just can't go full signs (magic), because fast stamina recharge takes longer to get, and all the while you'll deal little damage. But still, it's really fun and challenging to fight! The item collecitng / loot is really fun. You'll find a lot of garbage if you do it right (meaning crafting the Witcher Gear when you can makes a lot of magic / rare items of higher level redundant or even laughable). If you like atmosphere, great story and a challenge, this game is for you. If you wan't to play on easy and enjoy the environment, this game is for you. GOTY