After 300+ hours of gameplay, having completed absolutely every single quest there is in the game (I used a checklist for that) and completing all achievements, I think I have the right to express my opinion. The game is objectively bad – it sure has some pros, but they are definitely outnumbered by the cons.
- Some very good quests with an in-depth writing, interesting characters and plot twists. Example: The Bloody Baron questline, that’s probably the best thing in the whole game – the detective work you have to do is implemented flawlessly, the characters are interesting, have good background stories and the tasks connected to them seem purposeful and are actually quite fun.
- Great variety of creatures and monsters! Do you know how tired I am of games whose mobs are made like this: Goblin, Goblin berserker, Goblin assassin, Goblin warchief, Goblin fighter, Goblin archer, etc. etc. etc. In the Witcher 3 there is everything – gruesome zombie-like monsters, ghosts, spirits, witches, mythical creatures, animals and even some innovative races/creatures that you have never seen before in any other game or even movie or a book.
- Good lore (Mind that I say lore, not storyline)
- Great optimization. I run it at 1440p/100fps on max settings and it feels fantastic!
- Graphics. They are nice, but they look like any other AAA game made in 2015, so I don’t see the big deal.
- Scenery is alright, although it’s the same forest for 75% of the game and then some tundra.
- Loading times are not so bad.
- The witcher sense is a better way of leading the player to the objective instead of an ordinary quest marker.
- Gwent – it can be quite fun at times, but most of the time it’s a boring chore.
- Tremendously boring combat – it revolves around mashing your left mouse button and occasionally dodging an enemy attack or two. It’s so easy even on the highest difficulty that the combat feels like a chore. The final bosses are the same – the mechanics consist of dodging boring attacks and maybe some spell but that’s it. Even the combat in The Witcher 1 is more enjoyable. The spinning sword attack in fun, though.
- Roleplaying? Are you kidding me??? If you call having two available endings to one quest roleplaying, then don’t even try to talk to me. See, you can’t really roleplay in The Witcher 3 – For the most time you have just 2 endings of one quest and they don’t even matter at all! They alter almost nothing in the world and don’t contribute to the ending of the final quest. As of class roleplaying – the only available one is a swordsmaster. There are like five other weapons in the game other than swords and they are weak as heck, so you can’t really use axes or maces, for example. The potions and spells are useless, once you get the hang of the combat (which takes about 40 minutes), so you can’t be a mage or a potionmaster. You can’t be an archer – the crossbow is useless for actual combat and there is no stealth. Sure, you can roleplay as a good guy or a scumbag every once in a while, but that’s just a slight, tiny roleplaying component that does not create a full roleplaying experience by any means!
- Every single character is staggeringly obnoxious and the voice acting is stupidly cringeworthy. Ciri seemed nice at first, but then I realized she’s “the chosen one”, “the one of possession of great, unknown power” – what a cliché... And the godlings – they are nice at least, but their type of fun sucks.
- Items – 90% of the armors make you look like an ♥♥♥. All of the swords are the same, the sets are boring, nothing feels unique.
- The quests are generally very mundane, they usually go like this: “Oy, Witcha’! Can ye help me find me lass? She’s been lost all week! Please, I beg ye, I got some coin, masta’ witcha’!” And then you use your witcher sense to track something down, find a monster and that’s it.
- The story is very simple, boring and clichéd. You need to find someone, you have some difficulties in doing so, then you find that someone and everything is back to normal, woho!
- Stupid, meaningless dialogues.
- Herbalism aspect – there is nothing where you can read up where the herbs you need to get are located, so you just collect everything you find in hope you get what you need. That leaves you with bags full of crap for the rest of the game.
- Mini-tasks: Horse races – kek, brawls – kek (although the last two combatants are funny).

I am sorry to all the hardcore fans, but that’s really how I feel. I might update the review in the future!

After 300+ hours of gameplay, having completed absolutely every single quest there is in the game (I used a checklist for that) and completing all achievements, I think I have the right to express my opinion. The game is objectively bad – it sure has some pros, but they are definitely outnumbered by the cons. [h1] Now hear me out with the pros first! [/h1] - Some very good quests with an in-depth writing, interesting characters and plot twists. Example: The Bloody Baron questline, that’s probably the best thing in the whole game – the detective work you have to do is implemented flawlessly, the characters are interesting, have good background stories and the tasks connected to them seem purposeful and are actually quite fun. - Great variety of creatures and monsters! Do you know how tired I am of games whose mobs are made like this: Goblin, Goblin berserker, Goblin assassin, Goblin warchief, Goblin fighter, Goblin archer, etc. etc. etc. In the Witcher 3 there is everything – gruesome zombie-like monsters, ghosts, spirits, witches, mythical creatures, animals and even some innovative races/creatures that you have never seen before in any other game or even movie or a book. - Good lore (Mind that I say lore, not storyline) - Great optimization. I run it at 1440p/100fps on max settings and it feels fantastic! [h1] Some neutral stuff: [/h1] - Graphics. They are nice, but they look like any other AAA game made in 2015, so I don’t see the big deal. - Scenery is alright, although it’s the same forest for 75% of the game and then some tundra. - Loading times are not so bad. - The witcher sense is a better way of leading the player to the objective instead of an ordinary quest marker. - Gwent – it can be quite fun at times, but most of the time it’s a boring chore. [h1] Now, let’s look at the cons: [/h1] - Tremendously boring combat – it revolves around mashing your left mouse button and occasionally dodging an enemy attack or two. It’s so easy even on the highest difficulty that the combat feels like a chore. The final bosses are the same – the mechanics consist of dodging boring attacks and maybe some spell but that’s it. Even the combat in The Witcher 1 is more enjoyable. The spinning sword attack in fun, though. - Roleplaying? Are you kidding me??? If you call having two available endings to one quest roleplaying, then don’t even try to talk to me. See, you can’t really roleplay in The Witcher 3 – For the most time you have just 2 endings of one quest and they don’t even matter at all! They alter almost nothing in the world and don’t contribute to the ending of the final quest. As of class roleplaying – the only available one is a swordsmaster. There are like five other weapons in the game other than swords and they are weak as heck, so you can’t really use axes or maces, for example. The potions and spells are useless, once you get the hang of the combat (which takes about 40 minutes), so you can’t be a mage or a potionmaster. You can’t be an archer – the crossbow is useless for actual combat and there is no stealth. Sure, you can roleplay as a good guy or a scumbag every once in a while, but that’s just a slight, tiny roleplaying component that does not create a full roleplaying experience by any means! - Every single character is staggeringly obnoxious and the voice acting is stupidly cringeworthy. Ciri seemed nice at first, but then I realized she’s “the chosen one”, “the one of possession of great, unknown power” – what a cliché... And the godlings – they are nice at least, but their type of fun sucks. - Items – 90% of the armors make you look like an ♥♥♥. All of the swords are the same, the sets are boring, nothing feels unique. - The quests are generally very mundane, they usually go like this: “Oy, Witcha’! Can ye help me find me lass? She’s been lost all week! Please, I beg ye, I got some coin, masta’ witcha’!” And then you use your witcher sense to track something down, find a monster and that’s it. - The story is very simple, boring and clichéd. You need to find someone, you have some difficulties in doing so, then you find that someone and everything is back to normal, woho! - Stupid, meaningless dialogues. - Herbalism aspect – there is nothing where you can read up where the herbs you need to get are located, so you just collect everything you find in hope you get what you need. That leaves you with bags full of crap for the rest of the game. - Mini-tasks: Horse races – kek, brawls – kek (although the last two combatants are funny). I am sorry to all the hardcore fans, but that’s really how I feel. I might update the review in the future!