Posted on: May 28, 2015

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Games: 27 Reviews: 4
CD Projekt Has Created Their Magnum Opus
I'm about 40-60 hours into the game, and haven't even completed the first act. Pros: - Extremely gripping story with memorable and endearing characters. - Rich world with NPC's that you actually empathize with. - Engaging combat that never outstays its welcome. - Mounts are actually necessary and useful. How refreshing! - Side quests are integrated into the main story line and never feel like filler. - Having never played a Witcher game before, I thought that Geralt was going to be a curmudgeon, but he actually has a hilarious personality. I really like his dry, sardonic sense of humor. - Triss is super cute. Just sayin' - Superb voice acting and an excellent soundtrack (although I recommend turning it down a notch so that it doesn't interfere with dialogue). - Difficulty feels just right. I'm playing on "Blood and Broken Bones." It's a nice challenge without being insurmountable. Might give "Death March" a shot on my second play through. - The game is pretty flexible in terms of how much time you have to invest in it. If you only want to play the main story on easy difficulty and blaze through things, you're probably looking at 40-50 hours. For a completionist playthrough (exploring all of the question marks, doing the side quests, playing on a harder difficulty, etc.), I'd say about 150-200 hours. Cons: - I wish the game was 400 hours long. Still can't believe this is CD Projekt's first stab at a truly open world RPG. It feels like they have years of experience. Definitely better than anything Bethesda or Bioware pumps out. Looking forward to the two expansions! Now back to Skellige!
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