The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Very pretty graphics. Choppy frame-rate. Completely horrible controls (designed for console, NOT PC). My specs: I7-5960X, 32GB DDR4 2800 ram, 8TB hard-drive, 2x NVidia GTX980's, Elite eVGA Mainboard. My specs are more than adequate to run anything without issue UNLESS the software itself has problems. In this case, TW3 has the problems. Using the current GoG patch so all the changes should be there. The game plays but still has choppy frame-rate issues. Doesn't matter what res I run at, what settings are used or any combination. Nothing in background except standard winblows stuff, don't use nV game exp either so that's not the problem. All other AAA titles (well-coded I should added) run at full-settings at any res without this kind of stuttering problem. How much high-end hardware does this game need? Apparently no amount of hardware can overcome the shoddy PC-code that ended up in this console port. Which brings me to the next major issue: Horrendous controls. Yes, it was designed for a gamepad and not KB/Mouse, and it shows it's ugly head. Camera ends up in geometry, camera sticks at odd zooms, no way to have the camera facing locked to mouse turns (which makes movement a real pain). This contributes to the problem of trying to face something to interact with it a lot of the time. Since there is no "slow-walk/crouch" it can be a trial to get Geralt to face properly to loot something. Sometimes it takes getting at an odd angle both with Geralt and the camera before a correct loot solution shows up. If they had made a Grabber toggle (make the mouse cursor active for interaction with world objects) it would have been far better. I'm disgusted CD Red didn't address these PC-side issues. I do not recommend it on PC at all. It's console garbage at it's best. It's 2015, you can't simply set the compile target to "PC" and hope everything will magically work out. 2/5 stars. *IF* they ever take the time to fix these issues, I'll reevaluate. TW3 = Console Garbage!

How is this the game of 2015? Yes, it's huge and no, it's not completely bad, but it has so many things that SUCK! The good: huge open world that feels like you're inside. Countryside destroyed by war, trees full of hanged corpses, witch hunt in the biggest city, but also tons of tiny stories that you find yourself caring about. And they finally brought Ciri and Yenefer and a storyline that continues the books. The bad: pretty much everything was better in Assassins of kings. Combat is almost the same, but in AoK, it was easy to change targets just by looking and someone else with you mouse; here, Geralt continues hacking in the same direction he's facing until he gets punched from behind, because he's too stupid to turn around. Also, the fast strikes could be actually fast stabs, not fancy pirouettes that take forever to hit a beast. And the game decides if you're in or out of combat. You can grab some ledges above you and pull yourself up, but not in combat. Doesn't matter that monster are too far away to do something and you could use some more space to maneuver or escape. Game says you're in combat, so tough luck. Potion drinking in AoK was awesome, new and in keeping with the books and commons sense: you drank you potions before combat and they lasted 10-15 minutes, so you could finish a dungeon before you ran out. Now, we're back to a diablo-esque drinking-in-the-middle-of-battle. Alchemy - you only make each potion once. Once. Then it sort of get refilled (up to a max of 1-4) when you meditate, using only alcohol, not the original ingredients. Am I diluting the original potion? Do we have homeopathy? The world seems to consist mostly of invisible walls and insurmountable knee-high fences. You wanted to roll out of the way of a golem's fists? Sorry, there's a log lying there, so you just roll in front of it, rather than over it. Also, devs dish out 16 DLCs, but don't fix bugs. Found at least 3 quests that can't be completed. Get AoK, this is crap.

Have been playing The Witcher on Steam for all these years, just decided to finnish them on Gog as well, to get all the achievements again & give my small amount of support again, to the worlds best developer and publisher, CDPR! #Warning! Fanboy imminent! Short Review: The Witcher 3 is STILL(After 4 years!) the best, most immersive game ever created. If you haven´t played it, you have missed out an essential part of gaming history. Longer Review: The game is mainly played out in Velen, a perfect location in my opinion, the environment is perfect in its bitter beuty. With death and downfall lurking in every corner. The level of detail is never before seen, walking around in these vast marsches, just taking in all impressions is astonishing. The game rely on well written characters to build a believable world with a deep lore and sence of complexity. There are a lot of good characters here, many of whom will help advance the storytelling and pacing of the game. The Sound; ., with detail and immersion The music, it´s just another level... the music fits soo well & always manages to do what it should: incites bravery when needed, or fear when that time comes or just boosting the already enormous immersion in the epic landscapes. Fetch and return, go and kill - quests? No. Here you´ll find that even the smallest of quests carry impact and effect on people. You can feel the suffering of these poor innocent people who are stuck between the wars of men and the terror of beasts from beyond the cunjunction... Combat, Gameplay; If you go for a higher difficulty, I would recommend the highest (once you are settled in the game). Then you Have to use the cunning mechanics designed to work with this great world. You have to use potion & a little research to take on the strongest enemies. As I said, in my opinion, this is STILL the best game ever created. If you don´t own it, buy it right now! The game that set a new standard for an entire industry!

This is, hands down, one of the greatest video games every created! The expansions, elevate that even further, and this is a must own for absolutely everyone! CDPR has replaced Bioware as my alltime favorite rpg developer (Bioware hasnt made a decent game since Dragon Age Origins)

This is not a game called Witcher, it's a simulation in the life of a Witcher! It's not one experience, it's a new episode every time you sit down to play! I NEVER got tired of it. Each new village or city, every strange cave whether below land or water, were never a repeat with slight changes, they were always unique. A plethora of monsters, and if you choose to watch the video, you'll see a demonstration put on by the Witcher himself as to how to take care of low-lifes permanently, of which there are plenty. This game is like a painting, where you finish, then wonder if you should add one more stroke of the brush, only to stop and realize, if you add, or take away, it'll ruin a Masterpiece. I'd like to see what CDProjekt could create with a smaller canvas but the same amount of detail. Oh I suppose some may salivate at the adult content, but I'm here to tell you even without it the game is a blast, and you can make it through without a single sexual encounter. I didn't have time for that. I was too busy moving on to the next story, the next monster slaying, the next Capital Punishment dealt out by the hand of the Witcher. Plus it's hilarious to see the subtle reaction when a pass is made and you brush it aside. Besides, I wanted to stay true to Yenn, and keep all behind closed doors. I was actually sad when I completed the game, including both expansion packs, yet felt that the content ending when it did was just right. Don't miss this. It's a defining point in gaming history! https://youtu.be/vSdz6JAbToc Just highlight the above, control-c it, then control-v it into your browser, and enjoy!