The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a third-person action role-playing game set in a dark fantasy open world.
What is Great about this game:
- Fully fleshed out and realized world that feels lived in and realistic while maintaining its fantasy world character
- The core Witcher game mechanic of investigating, hunting and killing monsters is exceptionally executed and fits perfectly in this type of open world game
- A huge world with an enormous amount of content where each piece of content feels hand-crafted with the intent to be meaningful
- Large, absolutely gorgeous and detailed environments that reward you for exploring
- The story-telling, even (and sometimes especially) in the side quests, is exceptional
- The game provides real choices with real impacts to how you progress through the story and side-quests
- The voice-acting is pervasive and almost entirely excellent
- Character creation is nuanced and allows for many different playstyles
- The combat is tactical and deep allowing for the player to improve their own skill as they progress through the game
What is Good about this game:
- Good use of Steam features such as trading cards, achievements, and cloud saves
- The crafting system, including the Witcher equipment quests, is enjoyable to master
What is Bad about this game:
- At times, the character movement on foot, on horse, and swimming can be slightly finicky and excessively difficult
Conclusion:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is easily among the finest role-playing games ever made and likely among the finest games of any genre ever made. It is simply a delight to be in the world it creates and should be played by everyone.
10.0 / 10.0
