I loved the original Witcher game, but struggled with Witcher 2, because it threw you in at the deep end with little training. As a result I found the combat difficult, and in the end just gave up on the game. My experience of Witcher 2 put me off gettting Witcher 3 for a long time, as I was worried that I would struggle with the gameplay and combat again. In the end I bought Witcher 3 on offer and wow, what an amazing game. Initially I struggled with combat again, but learned that just hacking and slashing with your sword doesn't work. You need to learn to dodge... a lot! Dodge.. dodge.. dodge.. strike. Until you get the hang of dodging, combat will be difficult. (I'm looking forward to going back and trying Witcher 2 again with my new found dodging skills!) Once the dodge was mastered, the game is just incredible. A rich world full of things to do. Detailed interesting quests, many of them fully voiced with cut scenes and conversations, and a huge map to explore. I've played 70 hours so far and have only completed less than 20%. I still haven't visited 2 of the available map areas. All in all this may just be the best game I've ever played.
