The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

In an age where I had lost interest and faith in video games, The Witcher 3 restored that faith. This game is a true masterpiece of epic proportions. The cities and towns have a life to them that no other video game has replicated since. I had always been interested in what life would be like in a medieval city, this game realizes that dream. The quests, from the main storyline to the most unexpected side quest, branch into something that could easily be an episode on any HBO show. This game does everything right. From graphics, to gameplay. I cannot say enough about this game. To boot, the developers happen to be the antithesis of the scourge that we see from big box developers in this era of gaming. I put 150 hours into my first playthrough. I am currently on my new game plus pushing 240 hours. For me, this is an astonishing time put into a single player video game. I explored the world, and tried to uncover every rock that had been deliberately placed by the developers. I did this because that is the type of game that The Witcher 3 is. It is a game you want to explore, it is a game you want to invest time in, it is the best game I have ever had the pleasure of playing. Thank you for taking the time to read my review.

Ridiculous amounts of high quality content. Tremendously engaging characters and stories. Lots of hard choices which don't have easy good/evil or right/wrong alternatives. Even if you ignore the (very good) graphics and just compare the scope and quality of the story, this wins out over all of the old classics in the genre.

This game is so richly detailed in every sense of the word. The graphics are great, sure but it's not just about that by a long shot. Every side quest, every little thing you do feels like you are interacting in a truly alive world where your actions matter, every character has a uniqueness about them. This game has quenched a thirst I've not experienced since Baldur's Gate I & II Simply the best game I have ever played and I've played A LOT of games. A masterpiece, truly superb.

3 Epilogues 12 World States 36 Character endings About 80hrs for 1 play-through 12x80hrs=960hrs Best part: You won't regret one second

The game world is "jaw falls loose from skull and hits the floor" stunning. (given the level of gore in the game, I doubt many will cringe at that mental image I just painted) The combat mechanics are good and RED has done an awesome job on the overall witchery feel of the game. Coming to the core of the game; the monsters. AWESOME !! They are smart and will literally tear you to bits if you make mistakes. Love the difficulty increase for NG+ I just have one thing that's bothered me ever since I saw the trailer for the first game. I wish they design Geralt so that he looks like that; scary, unapproachable, almost evil, and possibly untouchable. Maybe in the enhanced version? Finally, why four stars? I levelled out and and had skill points I didn't need. I believe, in the first two games, one had to be really careful about assigning points to skills making our skill choices actually matter. Witcher 2 was similar somewhat in this aspect and was good too. But what the heck!! I can live with this. AWESOME JOB from CDPR!!!