The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone

heart of stone is lot of story and video with limited actual game play. recommend skippping heart of stone and going striat to blood and wine. That expansion is loaded with story, gameplay, new location and characters

i don't usually write reviews but when i do, its about the witcher excellent game!

Just finished the main campaign after 70 hours of playing and had a lot of fun with it! Decided to start with this DLC. This is the first time after those 70 hours that I started to skip dialogue. Not a single interesting character or choice, they're all really annoying. Not to mention I've been branded in the face like cattle. I actually hate it! My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined

the story feels like its completely drug out compared to the original game. it never feels practical or relevant. no significant upgrades or armor or gameplay. i finished with the same set of armor i started and only 1 sword upgrade which was barely noticable. there isnt even a real final boss. just a challenge that is completed with a properly placed sign.

First of all: I just love The Witcher III. I finished it four times (the hardest level, of course - which is easy anyway). I love the story, the sense of humour, the beauty of the art. But the Heart of Stone is painfully boring. Boring characters gab idly, after half an hour you have to skip the endless conversations. No true emotions, no true characters. No real choices, you are forced to make one of two bad decisions (although in a "real" life you'd act totally different). It was visible earlier, in the main Witcher III game: you had to make one of two stupid choices, or you were forced to make a choice with absolutely no clue what would be the effect in the future. Here it is pushed to the level where you finish a game not with satisfaction, but with a deep disappointment. The missions are even more boring than the dialogs, you are forced to do some pointless and uninteresting tasks consuming hours. The fighs are easy (as generally in the Witcher III), but longer (the opponents are not smarter, just have much more health points). Moreover, all the system of your character's developing is ruined, every strength you were developing becomes useless. During The Witcher III you had to collect lots of money. So there is a guy introduced who takes this money and gives you almost nothing (a new, totally worthless runes to improve your equipment). Yjere was only one reason I even finished this cr.p: at the beginning you are branded like a cattle. To remove it and enjoy the Blood and Wine you have to finish this sh.t.. Of course it is just MY opinion. Sure there are people who liked it. So why not try. Anyway, I would never buy it again. MUCH better is just lovely, very immersible Blood and Wine.