Witcher 3 wild hunt , and the further iterations of the game is what I would call a masterpiece of game design. CDPR really out did themselves with this project which far surpasses the quality of their previous games . Not to mention the continuous support and updates with bug fixes and new content that were being added to it up until recent point . A lot of great things have already been told about this game in the 8 years since its launch, but I would like to briefly go over them.

The main story and its execution is probably the weakest part of the game in my opinion . The pacing of the story is all over the place at times , with at times some parts being too short or being stretched out for far too long . The Main Antagonists - The wild hunt being the weakest part of the already weak story . They have little to no character in them , all of their combined dialogue wouldn't even make a single page of a script (probably) . I would have loved it if they elaborated on Geralts time being part of the hunt , and his relations with other members of it , but no , not even a slight mention of those times . Though not all antagonist are that bad , the other ones such as The Three Crones , Gunter O'Dim , Detlaf and other folk are much better in that aspect .

Though the story is not that great the characters filling it are amazing as they have been in previous games and the books . Also would like to paint out the shear amount of side quests in game . Thou most of them are not much different from one another, what makes them special is the great writing that comes along with and some moral dilemmas you have to face when going though them .

The combat and overall gameplay are not the best there is, but it is good nonetheless , even though at start it doesn't seem that diverse , as the game picks up it pace near the mid game there a lot of different build types and routs a player may take Geralt , be it focusing on just swords , signs or balancing between those two . Though I have to admit a lot of features that make the combat really shine don't come into game right until the blood and wine expansion which is unfortunate since it lasts for just some 10-15% of total games duration .

Speaking of Blood and Wine , The main DLC's for Witcher 3 , them being Hearth of Stone and Blood and Wine absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing . Especially Blood and Wine which I consider to be the best DLC ever to be made and just being the best part of the game . The shear amount of content added by it is truly astonishing . Toussaint ( the best in game area ) is as beautiful as it was described in the books , being so much more bright , cheery and optimistic compared to the dark , glummy , muddy and constantly raining North Front . Also with this DLC CDPR reintroduced and brought back to life arguably the best character from the books Regis .

When it comes to the Heart of stone , its strong suit compared to the Blood and wine are a very strong cast of characters and a very well executed story . The newly introduced character such as Olgierd , Shani (not new) and Gunter O'Dim are wonderful in their own aspect . Gunter O'Dim being without a doubt the best antagonist of the whole game . Also it has the Wedding quest which is the best quest in the game . As to the gameplay mechanics it ads there is just one the runewright merchant , whose upgrades are honestly not worth the many you are paying for them aside from like 3 abilities ( ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 30k gold ) .

Furthermore , one can't speak of Witcher 3 with out mentioning Gwent . It is honestly great , not too complicated but at the same time not too easy to loose interest quickly . Thou around the late game a person who played has played at least moderate amount of Gwent should have a deck on hand that wins in 95% of the time which reduces the willingness to play it anymore .

When it comes to the technical aspect though the game is not really that good . With the recent patch 4.0 there have been a lot of problems in how the game runs. Notably the atrocious optimization for DRX 12 . When playing with DRX 12 the would crash every 1-2 hours , and every 10 minutes if in more or less populated cities .



To sum it up , even thou there are some meh parts to it , the good parts far outshines them with their quality and the quantity . Afterall there is a reason why this game is still talked about regularly 8 years since release . 9,5 out of 10 .

Witcher 3 wild hunt , and the further iterations of the game is what I would call a masterpiece of game design. CDPR really out did themselves with this project which far surpasses the quality of their previous games . Not to mention the continuous support and updates with bug fixes and new content that were being added to it up until recent point . A lot of great things have already been told about this game in the 8 years since its launch, but I would like to briefly go over them. The main story and its execution is probably the weakest part of the game in my opinion . The pacing of the story is all over the place at times , with at times some parts being too short or being stretched out for far too long . The Main Antagonists - The wild hunt being the weakest part of the already weak story . They have little to no character in them , all of their combined dialogue wouldn't even make a single page of a script (probably) . I would have loved it if they elaborated on Geralts time being part of the hunt , and his relations with other members of it , but no , not even a slight mention of those times . Though not all antagonist are that bad , the other ones such as The Three Crones , Gunter O'Dim , Detlaf and other folk are much better in that aspect . Though the story is not that great the characters filling it are amazing as they have been in previous games and the books . Also would like to paint out the shear amount of side quests in game . Thou most of them are not much different from one another, what makes them special is the great writing that comes along with and some moral dilemmas you have to face when going though them . The combat and overall gameplay are not the best there is, but it is good nonetheless , even though at start it doesn't seem that diverse , as the game picks up it pace near the mid game there a lot of different build types and routs a player may take Geralt , be it focusing on just swords , signs or balancing between those two . Though I have to admit a lot of features that make the combat really shine don't come into game right until the blood and wine expansion which is unfortunate since it lasts for just some 10-15% of total games duration . Speaking of Blood and Wine , The main DLC's for Witcher 3 , them being Hearth of Stone and Blood and Wine absolutely fucking amazing . Especially Blood and Wine which I consider to be the best DLC ever to be made and just being the best part of the game . The shear amount of content added by it is truly astonishing . Toussaint ( the best in game area ) is as beautiful as it was described in the books , being so much more bright , cheery and optimistic compared to the dark , glummy , muddy and constantly raining North Front . Also with this DLC CDPR reintroduced and brought back to life arguably the best character from the books Regis . When it comes to the Heart of stone , its strong suit compared to the Blood and wine are a very strong cast of characters and a very well executed story . The newly introduced character such as Olgierd , Shani (not new) and Gunter O'Dim are wonderful in their own aspect . Gunter O'Dim being without a doubt the best antagonist of the whole game . Also it has the Wedding quest which is the best quest in the game . As to the gameplay mechanics it ads there is just one the runewright merchant , whose upgrades are honestly not worth the many you are paying for them aside from like 3 abilities ( fucking 30k gold ) . Furthermore , one can't speak of Witcher 3 with out mentioning Gwent . It is honestly great , not too complicated but at the same time not too easy to loose interest quickly . Thou around the late game a person who played has played at least moderate amount of Gwent should have a deck on hand that wins in 95% of the time which reduces the willingness to play it anymore . When it comes to the technical aspect though the game is not really that good . With the recent patch 4.0 there have been a lot of problems in how the game runs. Notably the atrocious optimization for DRX 12 . When playing with DRX 12 the would crash every 1-2 hours , and every 10 minutes if in more or less populated cities . To sum it up , even thou there are some meh parts to it , the good parts far outshines them with their quality and the quantity . Afterall there is a reason why this game is still talked about regularly 8 years since release . 9,5 out of 10 .