Is this one of the best games ever made? ... Yes. The Witcher 3 is the epic and final chapter in the Witcher Video Game trilogy. It is a game that proves that you don't have to sacrifice good storytelling in order to give the player freedom. The main story is excellent, fun and well written, and the best part is, that so are the side stories. They all feel important and meaningful (except maybe the witcher contracts, but hey, witchers have to eat too.) This game like it's predecessors feature great and fleshed out characters, great story telling an fun gameplay. The Combat from the Witcher 2 has been perfected and polished, and the signs have been made awesome again. The menus are way better than in the previous game and Geralt finally has a beard. The game also runs smoothly and it's a well polished game, I've personally not experienced any huge glitches or bugs, there were some hovering guts once after I killed a ghoul, but that's pretty minor stuff. Ultimately it does everything the old games did, but better, and then some, you now have extra activities, such as horse racing and Gwent, which is the new minigame, which is probably one of the greatest games withing a game ever. I spent a lot of time playing against people, and I realized that Geralt had become me, a bearded bum that will never pass up an opportunity to play some obscure trading card game. But I digress. Dice poker is no longer in the game, so if you looksed forward to that, then I have bad news for you. But overall I got little to no complaints about the game, it runs smoothly, it looks gorgeous and it's tons of fun. It's not perfect, but no games ever are, but so far it's the best game I've played all year, and it proves that CD PROJEKT RED, knows how to deliver great quality games, and this was their first open world game, ever. P.S. Just a warning, having a relationship with both Triss and Yennefer will end badly for you.
Let us get one thing clear right off the bat, the game is not perfect. The main thing I can think of is probably the combat, which is fine once you get used to it, but it takes a few rounds in the tutorial before you get the hang of it somewhat. The signs are also a bit less exciting than in the last one, but overall the game is good. The Witcher Geralt has been accused of a crime he didn't commit and has to go out there, get revenge and clear his name, and who knows, maybe he learns something about friendship along the way. The story and gameplay itself is more enjoyable in this game than in the previous one, and the game looks gorgeous, especially considering how old it is. In this game you team up with old and new friends in order to clear your name after you've been accused of assassinating the King. It's an overall good story, with a lot of grey choices without any clear indication of right and wrong. And the game will be a blast from start to finish, a somewhat unforgiving and at times diffucult blast, but I digress. The story also seems more focused than in the last game. One downside though is that there really isn't any endgame gear, I got my swords at a fairly low level and never replaced them because I never found anything better.
The Witcher is a great game with a great fantasy story. I don't think I would say that the game has aged well, Geralt kinda looks like a frog. The voice acting is a bit sub par at times, and some people might find the combat a bit clunky. But besides those minor issues the game is awesome, it's a great story and a lot of fun from start to finish. How easy it is for Geralt to get laid is kinda ridickulous though. But overall the game is great, the story is entertaining the characters are awesome and reasonably fleshed out, there are a lot of grey choices and the kids in the game don't drive you nuts. So if you can get past how the game looks you're in for a real treat.
