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Top positive review
Walk The Path
November 7, 2015
Probably the best all around game I've ever played. I just finished my first play through and I cant actually believe there was a time in my life when I didn't care about this game. I never played the previous two and I had heard about this game during development but never really paid any attention to it. In fact the only reason I bought it was because I was bored and it was on sale... That was one of the best choices I ever made! Every aspect of this game is just magnificent, you can tell how much work went into this game. Consider I spent around 125 hours playing and almost all of that was side quests/contracts/main quest that were all uniquely crafted and extremely enjoyable.
I'm looking forward to playing all the DLC and playing through the whole game again, I'm not ready to be done yet!
I'm looking forward to playing all the DLC and playing through the whole game again, I'm not ready to be done yet!
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Top critical review
Included disk is defective
June 8, 2018
I purchased the game based on good reviews.
As I was involved in other games, it waited quite a while till I opened it and tried to play.
Upon attempting to install, Xbox did not manage to read disk, so I cannot utilize the game.
I will see if I can get any assistance to adequately resolve this issue...
As I was involved in other games, it waited quite a while till I opened it and tried to play.
Upon attempting to install, Xbox did not manage to read disk, so I cannot utilize the game.
I will see if I can get any assistance to adequately resolve this issue...
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November 7, 2015
Probably the best all around game I've ever played. I just finished my first play through and I cant actually believe there was a time in my life when I didn't care about this game. I never played the previous two and I had heard about this game during development but never really paid any attention to it. In fact the only reason I bought it was because I was bored and it was on sale... That was one of the best choices I ever made! Every aspect of this game is just magnificent, you can tell how much work went into this game. Consider I spent around 125 hours playing and almost all of that was side quests/contracts/main quest that were all uniquely crafted and extremely enjoyable.
I'm looking forward to playing all the DLC and playing through the whole game again, I'm not ready to be done yet!
I'm looking forward to playing all the DLC and playing through the whole game again, I'm not ready to be done yet!
July 24, 2015
I’m a bit late on my review, as the game was released over 2 months ago, but I prefer to spend quality time playing a game before I send out a review. I meant to post my review after around 50 hours of gaming. I’m currently 250(!) hours in and just now getting around to it. My free time has been so consumed with actually playing the game that I haven’t taken the time to do anything else. That should tell you what you need to know about this game. If it doesn’t, then this should – GO BUY THIS GAME RIGHT NOW!
I am a Bethesda fanboy so I hate comparing games to the Elder Scrolls series in terms of how another game stacks up against it. So I will say this, Witcher 3 is by far the best third person RPG I have ever played. CD Projekt Red knocks it out of the park with this game. In an age where games are pushed out half completed, it is refreshing to have a game developer take their time and deliver a home run product from the moment you open the wrapper. Do you remember what it was like to open a game case and have it contain more than just the game itself? You may have to think back several years. That’s why I was shocked when I opened the case and, along with the game itself, it contained a thick manual, a map of the game world, a thank you from CD Projekt Red, and a few other goodies. It took me back to my younger days in a good, nostalgic kind of way.
Before I begin my in-depth review, I feel I should state my Witcher series background as a point of reference. I never played Witcher 1 (although I read a quick summary before I began W3). I did play Witcher 2 but, to be quite honest, I never really got that into it. So my review comes as someone who isn’t a biased fanboy, but someone who was actually looking for ways to not like it. And so we begin…
Combat: 9/10
I’ve read some reviews where the combat was given a poor score as an ‘X’ and ‘Y’ button masher. This couldn’t be farther from the truth, in my opinion. You have your two basic light and heavy attacks, sure, but there is so much else that goes into the combat. Each monster in the game has a unique style of fighting and you must change your fighting style accordingly. Some monsters have quick attacks so it is best to fast attack them because if you try to heavy attack they will hit you before you swing and cancel your attack. Some creatures are slower to attack so you can afford that extra time to hit them with a heavy attack and deal more damage. You can block (some) attacks with a parry. Others you have to backstep or roll away from. With dozens of enemies comes dozens of combat strategies.
I haven’t even began to talk about using signs (magic abilities) and preparing for combat with blade oils and potions. Monsters each have weaknesses to certain oils and signs, which are fortunately kept in a Beastiary glossary on the menu screen in case you forget (which is easy to do since there are dozens of unique monsters). If you’re playing on easier difficulties, preparing before entering combat isn’t as important. But if you’re playing on one of the harder difficulties, preparing before battle becomes vital. There are blade oils for each species of monster that you can apply to your weapons that increase damage. Oh yeah, did I mention that there are about a dozen unique bombs and a crossbow at your disposal as well?
Movement: 7/10
The movement is weird to get used to at first because Geralt doesn’t react immediately after giving him a command. You know, like a real person. Once you get used to it it’s not so bad and I actually prefer it now. With the v1.07 patch, a more reactive movement option was added as an alternative that you can switch to in the Options menu. I used it for about 10 minutes and had to switch back because it didn’t seem as real. The only time when I don’t like the less reactive movement is when I’m in a confined space.
The underwater swimming movement was horrid at first but a patch seems to have corrected it some. It’s still not perfect, but it’s better than it was. It’s easy to get caught swimming in circles underwater and almost drowning.
Plot/Quests: 10/10
It’s been a LONG time since I’ve been as immersed into a game’s story as I have with W3. There are some recurring characters from previous games, so I recommend reading the Wikipedia plot summary if you haven’t played them, but it is not make-or-break to enjoy this game. Apart from the main quest, there are countless side quests. It’s such a great feeling to open the quest log and see 20-30 quests sitting in there. I won’t divulge too much information because it’s hard to do so without giving away spoilers. But there are certain quests that will leave you emotionally drained. I got so invested and emotionally attached to some quests and characters that I was left empty when it was done, and not all of them have happy endings. That is the mark of truly great storytelling. The game also has great replayability because there are 36 different endings that your actions throughout the game determine. I’m currently 100 hours into my second playthrough and it’s like I’m playing the game for the first time because I’m, for the most part, taking different routes on quests that will change the ending.
Exploration: 9/10
The W3 world is enormous! Easily the most expansive world I’ve ever experienced. On their Wikipedia page, it’s described as 30 times larger than previous Witcher games and 20% larger than Skyrim. That should give you a scale to realize how large this world is. I’ve played Dragon Age: Inquisition which is possibly close to the size of the W3 world (hard to compare since DA:I was several separate regions), but in Inquisition it annoyed me at how large the world was. By the end of the game I was so sick of exploring and hated it when I looked at the world map and realized I still had 3 or 4 more regions to explore. This never happened in W3. There are so many villages, caves, camps, monster nests, and many other things to explore. Despite that, I never felt that it became redundant. I had just as much fun clearing the last cave as I did the first one. The only reason I took 1 star off is because there isn’t an abundant amount of diversity of the landscapes. Of the two main areas, one is a snowy, mountainous region and the other is a sprawling grassland with forests and swamps.
Difficulty: ?/10
Obviously, difficulty is a hard topic to review because there are 4 different difficulty settings and everyone prefers something different. On my first playthrough I played on the second easiest difficulty. The early parts of the game are tough as you get used to the controls, learn what combat strategy to use against different monsters and people, and as you don’t have many upgraded abilities. Once you get into the groove of things and start upgrading your character, weapons, and armor, it becomes quite easy, in my opinion. On my current playthrough, I’m playing on the hardest difficulty and it’s made the game even more fun. The early game is extremely tough, especially since meditating (in game waiting) doesn’t replenish lost health (which it does in the easier difficulties). But once you get start building your character, it becomes easier and less frustrating while still maintaining enough difficulty to keep combat interesting. On the easier difficulty by mid-game I found myself consistently fighting monsters 10+ levels above me, simply because I could. On the hardest difficulty I would get my face stomped in if I did that. It keeps the combat exciting. If I were to give a suggestion, I would recommend playing on the second hardest difficulty on your first playthrough.
RPG Aspects (Character leveling, abilities, crafting, etc.): 10/10
Trust me, there are enough RPG elements to keep you interested for the long haul. What I loved about the character leveling is when you reach a certain level (not sure which), the experience needed to get Geralt to the next level is capped at 2000 XP points. So instead of leveling up quickly at the beginning of the game and grinding for a bazillion XP points to increase one level in the later game, it allows you to continue leveling up throughout the game. We all know that slight feeling of excitement when you hit a new character level. This allows for you to keep experiencing that throughout the entire game. There are three main areas to spend your ability points: combat, signs, and alchemy. Each area has 5 sub-areas to spend points on. For example, in the combat tree you can spend points on upgrading fast attack, heavy attack, your crossbow, adrenaline points, and combat defense. You won’t have enough ability points to upgrade them all, which helps the replayability factor. In my first playthrough I wielded light armor and primarily used fast attacks (as light armor offers benefits to fast attack). In my current playthrough I am wielding heavy armor and primarily using heavy attacks (heavy armor benefits heavy attacks). It lets you play the game in an entirely different way. As far as crafting, I don’t even want to venture a guess on how many armor, weapon, bomb, oil, and potion recipes there are. Hundreds upon hundreds. Heck, you can even craft the ingredients that you need to craft the items. You’ll just have to take my word for it that you won’t be disappointed in a lack of crafting.
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Overall: 10/10
In an age where game developers are pushing out broken content once a year to maximize revenue, it’s refreshing and I appreciate that CD Projekt Red took the time and spent the money to develop a game that is truly one of the best ever released. If you don’t believe me, Google “Witcher 3 reviews” and check out the scores that is was given from gaming websites that criticize games to their bone. In fact, Gamestop awarded Witcher 3 a perfect score, making it one of 9 games EVER to receive that honor. I can’t gush enough about this game. Years from now I will look back on this game as one of the select few to make my personal list of “favorite games ever.” CD Projekt Red has gained another follower and I will most certainly be anxiously their next release. Do yourself a favor and pick up your copy as soon as possible.
I am a Bethesda fanboy so I hate comparing games to the Elder Scrolls series in terms of how another game stacks up against it. So I will say this, Witcher 3 is by far the best third person RPG I have ever played. CD Projekt Red knocks it out of the park with this game. In an age where games are pushed out half completed, it is refreshing to have a game developer take their time and deliver a home run product from the moment you open the wrapper. Do you remember what it was like to open a game case and have it contain more than just the game itself? You may have to think back several years. That’s why I was shocked when I opened the case and, along with the game itself, it contained a thick manual, a map of the game world, a thank you from CD Projekt Red, and a few other goodies. It took me back to my younger days in a good, nostalgic kind of way.
Before I begin my in-depth review, I feel I should state my Witcher series background as a point of reference. I never played Witcher 1 (although I read a quick summary before I began W3). I did play Witcher 2 but, to be quite honest, I never really got that into it. So my review comes as someone who isn’t a biased fanboy, but someone who was actually looking for ways to not like it. And so we begin…
Combat: 9/10
I’ve read some reviews where the combat was given a poor score as an ‘X’ and ‘Y’ button masher. This couldn’t be farther from the truth, in my opinion. You have your two basic light and heavy attacks, sure, but there is so much else that goes into the combat. Each monster in the game has a unique style of fighting and you must change your fighting style accordingly. Some monsters have quick attacks so it is best to fast attack them because if you try to heavy attack they will hit you before you swing and cancel your attack. Some creatures are slower to attack so you can afford that extra time to hit them with a heavy attack and deal more damage. You can block (some) attacks with a parry. Others you have to backstep or roll away from. With dozens of enemies comes dozens of combat strategies.
I haven’t even began to talk about using signs (magic abilities) and preparing for combat with blade oils and potions. Monsters each have weaknesses to certain oils and signs, which are fortunately kept in a Beastiary glossary on the menu screen in case you forget (which is easy to do since there are dozens of unique monsters). If you’re playing on easier difficulties, preparing before entering combat isn’t as important. But if you’re playing on one of the harder difficulties, preparing before battle becomes vital. There are blade oils for each species of monster that you can apply to your weapons that increase damage. Oh yeah, did I mention that there are about a dozen unique bombs and a crossbow at your disposal as well?
Movement: 7/10
The movement is weird to get used to at first because Geralt doesn’t react immediately after giving him a command. You know, like a real person. Once you get used to it it’s not so bad and I actually prefer it now. With the v1.07 patch, a more reactive movement option was added as an alternative that you can switch to in the Options menu. I used it for about 10 minutes and had to switch back because it didn’t seem as real. The only time when I don’t like the less reactive movement is when I’m in a confined space.
The underwater swimming movement was horrid at first but a patch seems to have corrected it some. It’s still not perfect, but it’s better than it was. It’s easy to get caught swimming in circles underwater and almost drowning.
Plot/Quests: 10/10
It’s been a LONG time since I’ve been as immersed into a game’s story as I have with W3. There are some recurring characters from previous games, so I recommend reading the Wikipedia plot summary if you haven’t played them, but it is not make-or-break to enjoy this game. Apart from the main quest, there are countless side quests. It’s such a great feeling to open the quest log and see 20-30 quests sitting in there. I won’t divulge too much information because it’s hard to do so without giving away spoilers. But there are certain quests that will leave you emotionally drained. I got so invested and emotionally attached to some quests and characters that I was left empty when it was done, and not all of them have happy endings. That is the mark of truly great storytelling. The game also has great replayability because there are 36 different endings that your actions throughout the game determine. I’m currently 100 hours into my second playthrough and it’s like I’m playing the game for the first time because I’m, for the most part, taking different routes on quests that will change the ending.
Exploration: 9/10
The W3 world is enormous! Easily the most expansive world I’ve ever experienced. On their Wikipedia page, it’s described as 30 times larger than previous Witcher games and 20% larger than Skyrim. That should give you a scale to realize how large this world is. I’ve played Dragon Age: Inquisition which is possibly close to the size of the W3 world (hard to compare since DA:I was several separate regions), but in Inquisition it annoyed me at how large the world was. By the end of the game I was so sick of exploring and hated it when I looked at the world map and realized I still had 3 or 4 more regions to explore. This never happened in W3. There are so many villages, caves, camps, monster nests, and many other things to explore. Despite that, I never felt that it became redundant. I had just as much fun clearing the last cave as I did the first one. The only reason I took 1 star off is because there isn’t an abundant amount of diversity of the landscapes. Of the two main areas, one is a snowy, mountainous region and the other is a sprawling grassland with forests and swamps.
Difficulty: ?/10
Obviously, difficulty is a hard topic to review because there are 4 different difficulty settings and everyone prefers something different. On my first playthrough I played on the second easiest difficulty. The early parts of the game are tough as you get used to the controls, learn what combat strategy to use against different monsters and people, and as you don’t have many upgraded abilities. Once you get into the groove of things and start upgrading your character, weapons, and armor, it becomes quite easy, in my opinion. On my current playthrough, I’m playing on the hardest difficulty and it’s made the game even more fun. The early game is extremely tough, especially since meditating (in game waiting) doesn’t replenish lost health (which it does in the easier difficulties). But once you get start building your character, it becomes easier and less frustrating while still maintaining enough difficulty to keep combat interesting. On the easier difficulty by mid-game I found myself consistently fighting monsters 10+ levels above me, simply because I could. On the hardest difficulty I would get my face stomped in if I did that. It keeps the combat exciting. If I were to give a suggestion, I would recommend playing on the second hardest difficulty on your first playthrough.
RPG Aspects (Character leveling, abilities, crafting, etc.): 10/10
Trust me, there are enough RPG elements to keep you interested for the long haul. What I loved about the character leveling is when you reach a certain level (not sure which), the experience needed to get Geralt to the next level is capped at 2000 XP points. So instead of leveling up quickly at the beginning of the game and grinding for a bazillion XP points to increase one level in the later game, it allows you to continue leveling up throughout the game. We all know that slight feeling of excitement when you hit a new character level. This allows for you to keep experiencing that throughout the entire game. There are three main areas to spend your ability points: combat, signs, and alchemy. Each area has 5 sub-areas to spend points on. For example, in the combat tree you can spend points on upgrading fast attack, heavy attack, your crossbow, adrenaline points, and combat defense. You won’t have enough ability points to upgrade them all, which helps the replayability factor. In my first playthrough I wielded light armor and primarily used fast attacks (as light armor offers benefits to fast attack). In my current playthrough I am wielding heavy armor and primarily using heavy attacks (heavy armor benefits heavy attacks). It lets you play the game in an entirely different way. As far as crafting, I don’t even want to venture a guess on how many armor, weapon, bomb, oil, and potion recipes there are. Hundreds upon hundreds. Heck, you can even craft the ingredients that you need to craft the items. You’ll just have to take my word for it that you won’t be disappointed in a lack of crafting.
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Overall: 10/10
In an age where game developers are pushing out broken content once a year to maximize revenue, it’s refreshing and I appreciate that CD Projekt Red took the time and spent the money to develop a game that is truly one of the best ever released. If you don’t believe me, Google “Witcher 3 reviews” and check out the scores that is was given from gaming websites that criticize games to their bone. In fact, Gamestop awarded Witcher 3 a perfect score, making it one of 9 games EVER to receive that honor. I can’t gush enough about this game. Years from now I will look back on this game as one of the select few to make my personal list of “favorite games ever.” CD Projekt Red has gained another follower and I will most certainly be anxiously their next release. Do yourself a favor and pick up your copy as soon as possible.
June 4, 2015
I own both a PS4 and an XBOX ONE. Of every title released for either concole, the Witcher 3 is by far the best one I've played. I'm a big fan of RPG style games, and I'd put hours and hours into Dragon Age: Inquisition prior to picking up Witcher 3. While I very much enjoyed DA:I, I decided to pop in the Witcher to see how it was. I haven't stopped playing it since. I tend to get bored with games - I have sort of a video game ADD. I typically play a game for a few hours, get bored of it, play something else and eventually come back to it. Nothing has drawn me away from the Witcher 3. I'm only about 15 hours in, and I couldn't be more entertained.
I played through the Witcher 2: Assissin of Kings and really enjoyed that game despite it's flaws. Witcher 2's combat was a little complicated at times, particularly when casting spells. Witcher 3 improves on this completely. Spells are now a simple press of a button. Combat is smooth and is more than just hack and slash. You must parry (reposte), dodge, use spells and in some cases oils to be successful. It's not overly difficult, it just requires a touch of skill that is easily learned after a couple of fights. The looting is great - you can loot almost anything, from a corpse to a bag of grain in some hut. The open world is HUGE. It really seems like it's Skyrim times two. There are plenty of main and side quests to keep you busy - and they generally have substance. Not just a bunch of fetch missions. The story line is very interesting the voice acting is first rate. The graphics are what you'd expect from a next gen game (I have this game for XBOX ONE).
PROS:
- Excellent story
- Great voice acting
- Tons of content; lots of missions
- Good, fun combat
- Lots of enemy variety
- Good graphics
CONS
- Over the first few days of playing the game, I did encounter a few glitches, such as a failure to load a saved game that forced me to completely reboot the system to make it work. However, a patch has since been released that seems to have fixed the glitches I had experienced. So far, so good.
Overall, I can't recommend this game enough. In my opinion, this is $60.00 well spent.
I played through the Witcher 2: Assissin of Kings and really enjoyed that game despite it's flaws. Witcher 2's combat was a little complicated at times, particularly when casting spells. Witcher 3 improves on this completely. Spells are now a simple press of a button. Combat is smooth and is more than just hack and slash. You must parry (reposte), dodge, use spells and in some cases oils to be successful. It's not overly difficult, it just requires a touch of skill that is easily learned after a couple of fights. The looting is great - you can loot almost anything, from a corpse to a bag of grain in some hut. The open world is HUGE. It really seems like it's Skyrim times two. There are plenty of main and side quests to keep you busy - and they generally have substance. Not just a bunch of fetch missions. The story line is very interesting the voice acting is first rate. The graphics are what you'd expect from a next gen game (I have this game for XBOX ONE).
PROS:
- Excellent story
- Great voice acting
- Tons of content; lots of missions
- Good, fun combat
- Lots of enemy variety
- Good graphics
CONS
- Over the first few days of playing the game, I did encounter a few glitches, such as a failure to load a saved game that forced me to completely reboot the system to make it work. However, a patch has since been released that seems to have fixed the glitches I had experienced. So far, so good.
Overall, I can't recommend this game enough. In my opinion, this is $60.00 well spent.
July 12, 2015
I think the game is amazing. You will have enough to keep you busy for many hours. One warning for those of us that do not possess the reflexes of a fifteen or twenty five year old, you will find the game very frustrating. I am 69 and was excited to get a game I can play on my Xbox one. But even on easy mode the first area you end up in is basically a breeze, but when you get to the next area of villages you will notice the big enemies the ones that you can get good loot from, are a real challenge to kill unless you possess the reflexes of a 15 or 25 year old. As I said I believe this is a fantastic game, and I am sure there are some older people out there that can play the game and enjoy it. Let’s face the facts these games now are designed for the biggest money audience and that is kids. I have played Assassins creed black flag, Far cry 4, many time over, and can do very well at it even though I don’t really like those kinds of games. I personally like RPG like Fallout 3, Fallout new vagus, Skyrim, kingdoms of amalu and the like. I have played those games through 15 or 20 times each and of course had to put up with the constant overheating with Xbox 360. I was really hoping the next gen gamed wouldn’t leave me behind because I wanted to play the type of games I prefer without over heating consoles. It looks like us older gamers are being left out of the equation on many of the so called next gen games. I am really hoping someday the gaming industry will have more game like the ones I can play for many hours and enjoy them very much. I am not talking about remaking old games for Xbox one, I want games created for xbox one like the ones I enjoy. Now most of the games seem to be geared not only to a young audience but they are incorporating multiplayer aspects into most all the games . Personally I don’t find it fun to play a game when there are literally hundreds of other player running this way and that all around you, and for me that takes the fun of playing because it can be so distracting trying to focus on the game while all this activity is going on around you that has nothing to do with you. You are no longer the hero of the game you are just one of a huge bunch of players. Just my opinion.
July 10, 2015
I had been hesitant to get involved in an RPG, but the glowing reviews of Witcher 3 convinced me to give it a shot. And boy am I glad I did. This game is the deepest, most immersive gaming experience I have ever been involved in. The story is engaging, the world looks absolutely spectacular and the gameplay is deep and engaging without feeling overwhelming.
But what really sets Witcher 3 apart are the side quests. In most open world games, there tend to be a few different types of side quests and the missions for each type are pretty similar. Witcher 3 has a few different types as well (Contracts, Treasure Hunts, etc.) but the missions are each their own self-contained story. You never feel like quests are getting repetitive or that you're wasting your time, even on ones where your level is too high, so you don't get the full experience reward. You can spend hours just on side quests and still feel like you're getting a complete gaming experience.
I absolutely love this game and wish I had more time to play it (as it is, I'll probably spend the rest of the year finishing it). If you're looking for an extremely rewarding gaming experience that never gets old from the first hour to the 200th, you need to play this game.
But what really sets Witcher 3 apart are the side quests. In most open world games, there tend to be a few different types of side quests and the missions for each type are pretty similar. Witcher 3 has a few different types as well (Contracts, Treasure Hunts, etc.) but the missions are each their own self-contained story. You never feel like quests are getting repetitive or that you're wasting your time, even on ones where your level is too high, so you don't get the full experience reward. You can spend hours just on side quests and still feel like you're getting a complete gaming experience.
I absolutely love this game and wish I had more time to play it (as it is, I'll probably spend the rest of the year finishing it). If you're looking for an extremely rewarding gaming experience that never gets old from the first hour to the 200th, you need to play this game.
March 20, 2017
Woooo, this game is awesome! As a lover of RPGs, this one reigns supreme. Now while I am more personally invested lore/story-wise in the Bioware developed universes (Dragon Age, Mass Effect, etc.), this game is vastly superior in terms of animation, side quest depth, and overall game play. Honestly, it's such a shame that I find Geralt and his friends kinda dull, since this game is beautiful, and reflects very, very well on CD Projekt Red - ESPECIALLY because it's the first open world game by the studio. It's incredible! And I say this as someone who didn't really enjoy the first two Witcher games (2 being better than 1, but still). So while I wasn't personally invested in Geralt's narrative, I can't take a star off for that, since the dialogue was incredibly well written and voice acted, and it really just came down to my personal preferences. So go get this game, and have an absolute blast.
Also, in regards to the seller, the shipping was quick and I got the game in excellent condition.
Also, in regards to the seller, the shipping was quick and I got the game in excellent condition.
September 11, 2015
Awesome game, I couldn't be happier with the purchase. Extremely in depth story line and plenty of side quests to keep you busy in the meantime. I was a huge skyrim and oblivion fan and this might be even better than those. The gameplay is much more strategic and it took some getting use to at first. Gameplay is challenging, which is a good thing, and often times you have to die to a boss several times before you figure out there movement and attack patterns and how to beat them properly. You also need to prepare and for big boss fights by crafting different potions and oils to help you in the fight. The non-linear aspect of the game is also really cool. Depending on how you interact in conversations with other characters can affect quests that you get and events that happen in the game.
There are a few things that bug me. While the non-linear aspect of the story is cool, it also leads to some quests being impossible to complete depending on the order you do things. For example, If you finish the baron questline before beating him in gwent then you can't go get his unique reward card or finish the collect em all quest. This happens fairly early in the game and at that point I didn't care about gwent or really know how to play so I just figured I would do it later. Well now that I know how to play gwent and got into the questline I will never be able to fully complete it because of this. Kind of a bummer but I am not going to restart my game to finish one quest and collect one card. The other thing that bugs me (pun intended) are the bugs in the game! I have experienced numerous crashes and several load failures. I have even had to hard reset my xbobx one several times to get the game to work.
Overall the cons very heavily outweigh the pros. If you like open world RPGs, I think this is possibly the best one available.
There are a few things that bug me. While the non-linear aspect of the story is cool, it also leads to some quests being impossible to complete depending on the order you do things. For example, If you finish the baron questline before beating him in gwent then you can't go get his unique reward card or finish the collect em all quest. This happens fairly early in the game and at that point I didn't care about gwent or really know how to play so I just figured I would do it later. Well now that I know how to play gwent and got into the questline I will never be able to fully complete it because of this. Kind of a bummer but I am not going to restart my game to finish one quest and collect one card. The other thing that bugs me (pun intended) are the bugs in the game! I have experienced numerous crashes and several load failures. I have even had to hard reset my xbobx one several times to get the game to work.
Overall the cons very heavily outweigh the pros. If you like open world RPGs, I think this is possibly the best one available.
January 19, 2016
This game is a fantastic, fun, hack and slash RPG. I enjoy almost every aspect of this game from the quests to the crafting. The voice acting is on point as well. Before buying this game, I had not played any of the prior games in the Witcher series, so I was not familiar with some of the choices that I needed to make (the game also gives you the option of allowing it to pick for you so that was my fault). With the repetitive and frankly kind of boring nature of ESO, The Witcher III was a very welcome change. I can easily see myself playing this game for a couple of hundred hours.
July 9, 2016
I simply cannot believe all the crazy stuff you can do in this game, I'm into my 120 hours into this game and looks like I'm only 65% into it !!!
All quests are very exiting and intriguing, moral choices are tough than ever, seriously!!!
My only problem is the sub-part inventory system, they could use more filters, especially when crafting, it's hard to tell which items are better from the stuff you can craft and you have to scroll from a bunch of low level garbage, but besides that this game is near-perfect. It will be considered (and justifiable so) as a golden standard in RPG for years to come.
For a while that crown was held by Skyrim but not anymore folks. If you haven't played this yet, go get it, it's an absolute buy masterpiece.
I would also suggest you watch a few recaps videos of Witcher 1 and 2 because there's so much Lore to delve into, you'll be missing a lot of nifty details and backstory ... although they did a very good job with the glossary and books to give you a decent idea as to what's going on and who's who.
All quests are very exiting and intriguing, moral choices are tough than ever, seriously!!!
My only problem is the sub-part inventory system, they could use more filters, especially when crafting, it's hard to tell which items are better from the stuff you can craft and you have to scroll from a bunch of low level garbage, but besides that this game is near-perfect. It will be considered (and justifiable so) as a golden standard in RPG for years to come.
For a while that crown was held by Skyrim but not anymore folks. If you haven't played this yet, go get it, it's an absolute buy masterpiece.
I would also suggest you watch a few recaps videos of Witcher 1 and 2 because there's so much Lore to delve into, you'll be missing a lot of nifty details and backstory ... although they did a very good job with the glossary and books to give you a decent idea as to what's going on and who's who.
January 1, 2016
Just in the package alone, you get your money's worth. For $30 I got a soundtrack CD (30 songs!), stickers, a poster, a background storybook, and a awesome note from the developers saying they have 16 FREE DLC's for anyone who buys the game! Not to mention the game itself is addicting. A little challenging and hard to learn the controls, but once you do it is a blast. All around this game looks beautiful, has an awesome story (even explained what has happened before since this is the first Witcher game for me), and tons of content. A great buy for any gamer that likes an adventure with replay-ability.
