TL;DR: Great story; great atmosphere. Pros: • Integrity: This game is made for gamers and by gamers. They spared no coin making sure the game was an excellent playthrough. Unlike Ubi and EA, who both clearly have at least thrice as much finance as CDPR does, yet still manage to make trashy games. • Gwent: A miniature card game which proves to be an excellent diversion from the bloodbath you'll experience much of throughout the game. • Story Quests: Each primary/secondary quest is superb in its own right carrying choices to be made and consequences to be had. There is no "good" or "bad" ending per se (for the most part) because each decision made is based on a subjective morality rather than an "objective" morality (for the most part). You're really driven to give your best sense of judgement. • Witcher Contracts: The contracts make you feel as if you're a true mercenary (a "Witcher" in this case or a mercenary specialised in monster slaying for simplicity sake). You're even able to haggle yourself a bonus rate. There are more options when dealing with sentient monsters though. • Social Interactions: You're able to develop a strong bond with the more "unique" characters throughout the game which is because you'll go through so much together. The voice acting and the body language of each cutscene is well-played. Cons: • Level Scaling: Most things won't scale to your level properly until New Game Plus (e.g. quests and items). • Environmental Interaction: It's difficult interacting with the environment during combat (e.g. opening an entrance or vaulting an object). • Quest Objectives: Failing "optional" or "one-way" quest objectives can prove to be quite annoying and trying to correct those errors can prove to be even more exhausting. It's nothing too major, but it's worth noting that seeing a red crossout (indicating failure) anywhere in your quest log entry is an eye-sore. 9.5/10. - It's worth the buy; even at full price. Make sure to play NG+ upon completion.
• The company which hosts this fine title is ethical in practice. • Open world map. • Story-rich and complex lore. • Choices you make do matter. • Gwent is a nice touch. • Various game-changing menu settings. • 64-bit computed. • Great atmosphere. • Smooth performance. • Astonishing graphics. • Epic soundtracks. I recommend this game. 10/10.
