Posted on: May 22, 2017

Arryma
Verified ownerGames: 28 Reviews: 2
Absurdly great
My one complaint about The Witcher 3:The Wild Hunt is that other new releases compare so poorly that I can barely enjoy them. The Witcher 2 represented a quantum leap over The Witcher and a similar trend continues with the The Witcher 3, which is remarkable considering the fact that The Witcher 2 was itself an incredibly good game. In TW3, the geniuses at CD Projekt Red expand everything that made TW2 great - the deep and dark story, interesting characters, gorgeous visuals - across an incredibly large, detailed and open world. I recall feeling great skepticism upon first hearing that TW3 was set in a large open world - I could not imagine that CDPR could possibly cram a large open world game with the amount of content required to maintain the same rich density of storytelling, characters and memorable moments that so distinctly characterized TW2. But they did it. Somehow. This is the greatest achievement of TW3. This is not to say that TW3 is merely a vastly larger TW2. Every aspect of TW3 is improved over its predecessor. The combat is fluid, challenging and deep - but I believe that you must play on the "Deathmarch" difficulty to really appreciate this. The crafting system is vast. The character build has been entirely revamped, allowing more flexibility in choosing combat, sign and alchemy abilities. The action is balanced with an engrossing main story that is best digested in chunks, taking time out to explore the world and generally behave like a witcher. Story-line choices in TW3 are as difficult as ever, with little in the way of clear right-and-wrong outcomes. The DLCs, included with this latest edition, are simply the best DLCs ever made for any game. "Hearts of Stone" is a major expansion with a great story and "Blood and Wine" is so vast it may as well have been called "The Witcher 4". The base game plus the DLCs tie together elements from TW1, TW2 and the stories of Andrzej Sapkowski for "full circle" satisfaction. Amazing.
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