Ведьмак 3: Дикая Охота - Издание Игра Года

This game is the best western open-world RPG ever made - Period. What makes the Witcher 3 so incredibly is I think, the way it pushes forward in terms of storytelling and implements it in every other aspect of the game and everywhere in its universe, from the side quests to the persistance of the world that is the most radiant and lively virtual environment I've ever seen. There is a post-witcher 3 era, and everyone who played the game can tell, this just toped the standards and blew the ceiling. I fear I'll be disappointed until Cyberpunk 2077 comes out because I don't know if other studios can match such a masterpiece.

I don't know why it has "only" 93% on Metacritic. This game deserves so much more. These Developers deserve a rating way above 93% for their game policy and how they handle the community and Dlc releases etc.. "PCWorld" sums it up best in their review: "Probably the best open-world RPG ever made". I just leave it at that.

I've been gaming for some 25 years now and as I get older it becomes more difficult to really get lost in another world the way I would as a kid. I thought maybe it was just a natural part of maturing but playing the Witcher 3 made me realize that it's more to do with narrative motifs that don't engage me anymore and gameplay mechanics that attempt a 1 size fits all approach. This game doesn't try to be for everyone and it shines in that; it deals with mature themes working from an extensive (although more hit and miss) source material and succesfully gamifies them without detracting from them. Get lost in it, it's worth it.

I bought the game as soon as it was available in my country and re-bought the GOTY too after it got released. Completed it 3-4 times and still... can't get enough of it. Simply the best game I have ever played!

Witcher 3 is roughly as big as Fallout 4 or Skyrim in terms of hours of gameplay - about 200 hours from the base game and 80 hours from the DLC if you are thorough. The combat mechanics aren't as good as those in the two Bethesda games, but the storytelling in Witcher 3 is a notch above everything else I've seen. Many of the storylines in the main and side quests involve moral decisions that are more nuanced and thought-provoking than what you are used to seeing in other RPGs. There are many branching paths that allow you try different decisions. Consequences from those decisions can be shocking, and are not often predictable. The writing, quest designs, cut scenes, all the lore text, character bios, bestiary info, etc., are all top notch. And the game world is huge. Other than loading a save, there is no screen-loading anywhere you go, astonishing for a world this size. One minor quibble is that the dungeons in Witcher 3 are generally kind of small. Another minor quibble is that the game starts with an underwhelming tutorial zone that takes 6-8 hours. That usually leads to an unfavorable first impression in many first-time players. But once you are past that, the game really gets going.