It's been years, years, since the last time something like this happened. For a game to be hyped this badly and then to not only live up to it, but actually surpass it and surpise me... it is almost unheard of. This game is the pinnacle of RPGs, nay, dare I say of all third person open-world games. Masterfully crafted story with so much attention to detail, so well written, so well acted, so well presented it's downright criminal, and for the first time in video game history: a proper choice system. No longer are you forced into a good-evil dychotomy, no longer are you forced into a bad-worse dychotomy, no longer are the consequences of your choices made readily appearant to you(random joe approves +10!), but you make choices in a nuanced, believable way. Sometimes the consequences are immediate, sometimes you may just be exploring the world hours after making a choice and you'll come across something that shows what the effects of that was. And this is true not only for the main quests but even the smallest ones. As for the combat, I personally like it. It isn't the best, nor is it the most demanding ever, but it's great fun nonetheless and complex enough to keep you on your toes all the way through. No idea what people are complaining about, it is a better version of the Witcher 2 combat system, so it's good. And if it ever gets stale, you can always try a different method, go sign-heavy instead of melee. This is becoming long, so I'll list the rest of the pros here just quickly: characters, graphics(yes, even with the unfortunate downgrade of the particle effects, still amazing), aesthetics, the open world and the size of it, and the soundtrack... have I mentioned how amazing the soundtrack is? But that is not to say the game doesn't have it's flaws. Some pretty big ones as well. I'll not list them, since I don't have any more space, but I'll say this: while annoying, they don't in any way negate the achievment that this game is. So buy it.
