I had been on media blackout on this game for a long time. So I didn't really follow any of the hype, the launch or the blacklash that occured afterward. I am glad I didn't. The negative press might have swayed me from playing a game that I have enjoyed far more than any other game I have played in years. I have tried to come up with a comparison so some of my friends knew what kind of game it was, and I would say. It feels and plays a little bit like Skyrim, but with guns, set in the near future, but more adult, and with better writing. It is easy to get lost in Night City, and just take everything in. Its an immersive game world that is easy to lose yourself in. The graphics are top notch, the audio is Dolby Atmos and sounds excellent. The Quests are engaging, and the characters are interesting. I am running on a i7 8700k with a RTX 2080ti. Cant max everything out, but I played with enough of the settings to get it looking great with some raytracing and get a decent frame rate. There are some bads to it. The AI can be frankly kind of dumb. The difficulty leans a bit to easy (take your time, and before too long even the hardest difficulty is a breaze). The driving, is not good, but servicable. There are some bugs, but nothing game breaking for me. To be perfectly honest, the skyrim comparison seems spot on to me, cause a lot of the bugs and glitches feel skyrim in nature. So if you can deal with Skyrim level of weirdness, then this game shouldnt be an issue for you. But really that is all I can say about negatives. The more I play, the more that I like it. There has been moments playing, that are very exciting and memorable. Some of it is grotesquely shocking, while others are pulling at the heart strings. The only shame is that I do not have more time in the week to play.
I will not say much other than to say that the Witcher 3 is one of the best games, if not the best game, I have ever played. I have read all the English books, played all the games, and I am always very impressed the amount of fan services that is in the game. If you can, read the books before playing the game. Even more so than in the previous entries the shear amount of references to the books add to the depth of the game. The story is fantastic, and unlike some games where secondary quests are throw away filler, they seem to have more meaning in this game. I also plays very well, better than Witcher 2, although I would tell you not to play on any setting lower than the second hardest or the game is too easy. Performance wise, I am running a i5 2500k, and a Gtx 780 ti. While running at 1080p at 60fps, I run a mix of Ultra and High with Nvidia hairworks off. The visuals are impressive and by far the level of detail in this game is greater than any game I have ever seen. It is beautiful and rich, and you will find yourself just staring at the scenery in awe.
