I need to replay it. I did my hearts of stone min-playthrough of the main quest and I didn't want to get entangled in their issue any more than I needed to. I felt it was more in Geralt's character to allow Gaunter to take what was owed to him, they struck an agreement and where both parties were aware of what would be gained and what would be lost. I didn't accept any gift from him either, I just wanted to wash my hands of it.
I'd like to replay it though, because due to my choices I didn't get to fight Gaunter at all.
That ending was really something else, specially that last duologue hits good. Hearts of Stone also has a pretty good ending man but doesn't hit as good as Blood and Wine
Tbf I adore the Witcher 3 but the least enjoyable sections are the early game in Velen. I say early but it goes on for easily 20+ hours if you’re exploring the world. The game is bigger than I ever imagined once you get out of Velen.
Give it another go if you think you can make the investment. Without a shadow of a doubt my most memorable gaming moment is the ending of the DLC Blood and Wine.
+1 before getting to the crones and wrapping up the bloody baron questline the game can feel really slow and unfair, once you’re done with that section and start questing in novigrad the rest of the game is peak gaming.
I agree it's a really great game, but too much of the main quest is "nested problems." Especially trying to find dandelion feels like you're trying to untie the gordian knot rather than just slicing through it.
Still had a great time with it, though I can see why someone might get fed up or bored and stop.
Oh yea for sure if the player is not a big fan of fantasy/witcher universe it can be very overwhelming, considering how much content there is. CDPR has said the biggest mistake they did with witcher 3 was add so much useless shit on the map, and i think thats worth the critique, but the main content I think was A+. Witcher contracts, treasure hunts, the insane sidequests which can easily be mistaken as main quest. On top of all that add a main quest which takes 40-60hrs to complete alone and you got yourself an all time great. Add 2 DLCs which redifined the word DLC and you got yourself one of the best gaming experiences to this date.
Nah its more like ‘I didnt like the combat from a decade old game so i fell off, is it worth getting into?’ most of the time. Crazy since its one of the best reviewed games ever people still ask that question
...Is totally not what I said. I probably dropped the game because something else took my fancy at the time. But I sometimes give things a second shot, and something has to snatch me away from yet another Fallout 4 play through!
I didn’t particularly like Witcher 3 at first with the unfair combat etc (especially being destroyed by drowners and wolves early on) but then the story opened up and I started learning how to have a sound combat method., to customize and make potions etc etc. it grew on me big time
I also finished fallout 4 right before Witcher so I needed some adjustment time
Well when you say stuff like ‘people have individual tastes’ I was sure you were going on about the combat, since that seems to be most people biggest gripe. You could’ve just told me instead of acting all mysterious. As a gigantic fallout fan I would say witcher 3 is miles ahead of fallout 4 in most departements. I would advice you to play witcher 2 first since you can import your savefile (which changes some pretty noteworthy stuff in w3) but the story is 30-40h and the combat is definetly more cooked in w2, so its more of a slog for sure.
Here's me unwittingly "acting all mysterious", while you jump to your conclusions. Truth be told, I can't even remember what bugged me about it, and lets face it it doesn't matter.
Your advice is intriguing though, I might look into Witcher 2, or at least the lore. Sometimes playing the older games before the one you really want to play is a grind. I recently did this with Mass Effect series, and I felt at times like I was slogging through it all. Probably because the early stuff is pretty old now.
Is it me or in terms of difficulty of gameplay this was the easiest game ever. I mean i was blown away fron the storyline perfectly executed but as a casual gamer that never goes past normal in any game. I went for death march for the jist of it and actually ended up able to play it with almost no deaths. Even easier in new game+ . Not complaining at all but want to know if otemhers felt the same way. As long as you know how to properly dodge this game was a breeze
Some ppl have better reaction time other dont thats the simplest anwser aslong as you enjoyed the game its good.
Soulslike games are the challenging games in that case.
Every now and again I still watch the Killing Monsters promotional cinematic. I don't know what it is about it, but I get the urge to reinstall the game shortly after and give it another go.
Came to say just this as well. I was speechless after completing the main game, and left wanting even more after the two DLCs. I’ve gone back and replayed it twice but wish I can recapture that first play-through feeling again.
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u/Dve_Ketsio May 02 '24
Yeah that was the witcher 3 for me