Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

I love gwent, but I cannot stand this game. Most of the battles are just puzzles that involve trial and error until you figure out how to beat them (which there is only one way to beat them), and it feels like I'm just wasting my time, as opposed to having fun. I've played it for like 5 hours and I cannot wait to forget them. There is a story in there, but after the sour taste the gameplay left, I couldn't care less about it. I don't think I'll ever touch the game again.

Absolutely brilliant game with beatiful OST, great story and characters and engaging gameplay. I didnt expect it to be so breathtakingly good. The only thing that kinda ruins the experience for me is the last battle (only on hardest difficulty, bonebreaker, others difficulties are fine), which is rather unfair and cheap. There are not a lot of choices about that fight other than cheesing it with some OP combos. I had to turn down difficulty just for that fight cause it ruined the amazing momentum the game had gathered towards the end.

Honestly the game is cool looking and the story is interesting. However the gameplay is kind of rinse and repeat and it does a really dumb thing in game (giving multiplayer rewards instead of singleplayer rewards). Not even gonna refund it to support CDPR and GoG and the extras are cool but all in all it's really mediocre compared to the CDPR standards.

Thronebreaker is trying to tell a story with (the Gwent) card game mechanics and it’s doing a pretty good job. The beginning is really slow and annoying because you are continuously interrupted by the tutorial. But then the game keeps you from being bored by having more than one type of fight. There are “battles” with your constructed deck, battles with pre-set decks, and puzzles. What Thronebreaker tries, is a bit innovative, and I think they didn’t want to scare the players away by making the game too difficult, so at the very least the puzzles are a bit too easy. You can add to your “army” new units, upgrade existing ones, or find artifacts. You have some agency where to go and who to fight. It’s even possible to miss recruiting some characters or units due to the choices you make during conversations. Overall it’s a good game and you really don’t need to have any previous experience with card games. Good sound track, good story, and great lore. Also, if you buy it on GOG you’ll get some nice bonuses in Gwent. Rating: Praise be to the great sun! https://pixelloot.com

Thronebreaker is one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played. The combination of Gwent and a very well executed story make for a wonderful experience. The art in the game is beautiful and unlike so many games I did have the feeling that the choices I made did effect my game. There is so much love and dedication put in this game and you can really feel that. It took me 40 hours to complete the game and I absolutely would recommend everyone this experience.