This is the Oblivion of the Witcher series. It isn't nearly as good as the Witcher 3, much like Oblivion isn't nearly as good as Skyrim, but like Oblivion, it shows a lot of promise of what would come next. The lack of map markers for side quests is one issue the game has, not a huge deal but looking up how to finish some of the side quests can be a pain, and the inventory, character, and meditation system isn't nearly as good as the third. But with all the small flaws put to the side, its still a fun game and has some great dialog, storytelling, and action. All in all, totally worth picking up on sale.
Been following this franchise since the start. The graphics kept getting better but the game play would get a little stale, I like a mix between exploration and action and only Tomb Raider 2 and Legend gave em that, so I finished those two of the original series, but never finished the others. I imagine in the end Lara wins however. ;) I tried this reboot years ago but had some odd off and on CTD issue so after an hour I gave up and got a refund. This time around, same ctd issue but I read if I set the hair to normal instead of Tesshair and disable high point whatever, it should be stable, so I'll give that a go later today. But with that being said, I do like what they've done with Lara, she looks more realistic, the story is actually dark and almost horror like which is cool, and the story has far more depth than earlier games. Some whined that at earlier points in the game, at least one of the bad guys did try to sexually assault her, but she kicked his ass so they should be happy, shows a woman overcoming the odds, shows empowerment. But well, can't please everyone...
