The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

For better or worse I have spent about 256 hours of time on this game with just one file, there will be other's I assure you for as I find this game to be of the utmost enjoyment. Realistically there is possibly only 150-180 hours of game play Because of times I have left the game on pause and have taken time about real life.... to my dismay, lol. I have played many of the top titles out there in the past few months from AC Unity to DA: Inquisition to something a bit more independent like Pillars of Eternity. I will say this game is the one I have put the most time in with the least amount of time for certain. For those who have not played and are looking into buying this game and whether or not it is for you let me explain why. Story and lore, rich and detailed, definitely some great story telling and the monster and history in the game is just as always, fascinating and captivating. Side quests and treasure hunts Can take a bunch of time to complete and grab every point of interest in each map. This give the player a ton of optional( but I highly recommend in regards to better manuscripts and gear not to mention more experience to do these, because there is plenty of time to work on the main quests). As far as the combat and gameplay I have to say I believe is was very agreeable with both controller and mouse and keyboard, this being said is it perfect ? of course not there is always room for imporvement. I would say if there was thing that cause ire with this game it may be targeting system(mostly switching targets easily to the target you wish is not easy, and though this would be an annoyance to some I have found that using the block keybind and using that to circle around enemies is an easier way to go.) It is probably one of the very few negative features I have experieced and that I have read about other's dea;ing with in the game. As far as I am concerned though it s far from a deal breaker, which from the amount I have played in the past coupe weeks I am sure other's can already see that. The other thing I would point out that there has been a couple noticeable glitches and issues with the UI and gamplay, regarding some of the alchemy and runes, but many of these have been fixed as the game has been patched and fixed. The Witcher 3 crew does listen to it's fans and players, thankfully. With these minor issues and the fact that this game has offered me more choices and impact than my own life currently, lol... I beleive that between the story/lore, choice and change you can make, abilities, loot, logevity, and beauty of the game it is very very hard not say this game is one of the best i have played this year and possibly of all time as far as PC games go. I highly recommend this game if like the things I have listed and if you are on the fence I still recommend giving this a shot because chances are you could possibly love the game as well.

+ Realistic, well-written branching dialogue which fits the character speaking + Countless choices with unforeseen consequences makes the world feel much bigger than the player + Brilliant graphics and optimisation + Gwent...what a game! Nice break in the action, best minigame ever! + Cities feel like cities and villages feel like villages, each having a distinct culture which you might get mixed up in during some of the local quests and contracts + Quests are all of a high quality - even the smallest 'my brother got lost' quest becomes an engrossing mystery full of diverse and unpredictable characters, often including cutscenes too + Bold soundtrack with a unique style which perfectly fits the game + Best animations I've ever seen: Geralt crouches down to talk to children, and does things like roll his eyes or raise an eyebrow to convey expression without the need for dialogue. NPCs have a similar quality of animations, my favourite being the Nilfgaardian bow. + Cutscenes shot like a film, with the quality of the voice acting and animations they are extremely immersive. + Memorable story which rivals (IMHO) LotR and GoT, full of complex characters and factions. + Self-aware dialogue, often commenting on Geralt's lack of emotion, marking out Gwent as the ridiculous 4th wall game that it is, and even mocking the 'killing monsters' trailer. + In general, CDPR have not been lazy. Flashbacks are playable as Ciri, every character and area is fleshed out with ZERO fetch or deliver quests and there are liberal amounts of high quality cutscenes. + I've found TWO small bugs so far in the WHOLE GAME. - Music is often louder than dialogue in cutscenes - Inventory is cluttered - Crafting and alchemy are unnecessarily complicated - Witcher gear is generally your best option and much of the other gear is therefore mediocre and unused - Almost nothing to do post-main story as you outlevel all enemies (so make sure to do side quests as you go) This game is absolutely amazing.

I never thought i would be able to get so in to a game's world like i did in Skyrim but The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt proved me wrong. The world is massive and full of detail like in The Witcher 2, I honestly thought because the game was going to be open world it would take away the detail The Witcher 2 had. Here again CDPR proved me wrong. The detail makes it a lot of fun to just explore and look around every corner where you find some of the best world design ever. The gameplay is fantastic, the fluid sword combat combined with the amazing signs, potions and bombs to use, makes every fight different and unique. There are so many ways to kill a enemy and that makes every fight exciting and challenging. The story really got my attention and with every clue you found about Ciri it got more interesting. The amount of options you were given throughout the story makes this a game worthy of the RPG sticker put on it. The Witcher 3 has some of the best character design i have ever seen. I found myself becoming friends with characters from the game, and when i had finished the game, i started missing those friends. This for me got made me realize how good the witcher's character design actually was. And when a friend died it felt so real and painfull. the amount of content in The Witcher 3 is just insane. i have put around 140 hours in to the game, and i still find new things. Every sidequest has got it's own story and they are all unique. I really enjoyed the witcher contracts every monster you got a contract for is different than all the other monsters and all the contracts are boss fights! And with the Hearts of Stone expanion pack (10+ hours) and the Blood and Wine expansion pack (20+ hours) the game only gets bigger. The visuals of The Witcher 3 are stunning, and if want to improve them, or make them look more like the e3 trailers, there is the modding community to fix it! this makes The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt A must have for RPG lovers! and my GOT 2015

I bought The Witcher 3 for one reason, and one reason ONLY. To hunt monsters. Based on this alone, this is one of the greatest games ever. There are no such things as monster hunting games. Vampires, Werewolves, Ghouls, Ghosts, Demons... THOSE are monsters. (That nonsense in the deceptively named "Monster Hunter" are jokes... dragons and dinosaurs are stupid) There needs to be a game that is 100% dedicated to the kind of actual hunting of actual monsters that you can do in this game, and then set it in a realistic and more modern world... That would be the single greatest video game ever made. I'd probably stop playing everything else. NOW, all that being said, there is a lot more to this game... and that's where things start to break down. The RPG mechanics in and of themselves are great. There's a lot of different skills and your dialogue options don't feel too cramped. If you enjoy RPGs, there's not much to hate here. However, the inventory system is incredibly convoluted. Simply because it's too simple for there being so many different types of potions, herbs, bombs, ingredients, etc etc... It needed some more love without a doubt. There's one thing I just can't get over though, and this is personal preference... The story/setting. For what it is, the story is well written. The characters are believable, and motivations aren't random. WHAT IT IS THOUGH, is your typical 'fantasy-realm' bullcrap. Lords and Ladies and thys and thoughs nonsense. You hear annoyingly stupid crap like "Nilfgaardians" and "I was too afeared good sire" ... and if I have to hear him call his horse "Roach" one more time I might put a bullet in my brain... It's stupid and I hate it. However, circling back, if you like the concept of hunting down supernatural creatures and exterminating them... you will love this game. Provided you can get over the Tolkien level of nonsense that is present.

I've had Witcher 3 since release, sadly I kept putting off playing it, I had played it a little, liked what I had seen, but then a reinstall would happen, or another game was released that demanded my attention, I remember in my first attempt at the game I was stuck at Novigrad on a mission that didn't seem to lead anywhere, so the fact that I lost that save was probably a good thing, as this time, I started it and I didn't stop, I got good at battling in the game, and got a good feel how to use it's other mechanics, I recently completed the main quest, a really good main quest I should add, despite it's length nothing ever feels rushed, I then went on to Hearts and Stone, it's a nice story, Gaunter O'Dimm is a really interesting character, so with virtually all quests completed, you can go on Witcher contracts, the first time I saw a leshen I was so hyped, it's an awesome creature, but it doesn't take long before you're twiddling your thumbs, waiting for the next big DLC, then I discovered, Gwent, now the game suggests you try Gwent early on, I avoided it because usually I'm not a big fan of card games, I've tried Hearthstone but it just never gets me excited, I tried a few matches in the beginning, and like a fool I skipped over the tutorial so I spent all my cards on the first round thought, how am I supposed to get through 3 rounds of this? Thanks to me not finding anything else to do, I decided to do what I should have done and research how the game worked, and it's weird to describe, but it's only once I started playing the game with my newfound knowledge I found out how amazing the game was, the psyching, bluff, and planning you can do made it so amazing to play, I can't describe how sad I was finding out that there is no stand alone Gwent game you can play against others this is so needed! Anyway tl:dr Witcher 3 is amazing, fun to play, great story telling, the DLC is quite good, and Gwent is the best!