I also liked the way unknown spots on the maps were handled.

Some of them felt a little too excessive for my taste, though. The monster at the end of the investigation is often a strong mini boss that takes potions, oils, rolling, bombs and loud swearing to defeat. Surprisingly many side quests have this part built into them and it’s a nice digression from smacking monsters.Īpart from side quests, there are actual monster contracts to grab from notice boards in villages. Borrowing from games such as Rocksteady’s Batman series, I can turn on my Witcher senses (a fish eye effect then occurs) to spot evidence in red, examine it with comments, then perhaps following a red trail of footprints or a thread of smell meandering through the air. So many RPG pile this up with quests about acquiring ten bear asses, but in The Witcher 3 they are almost all interesting and varied, with lots of dialog and often a bit of detective work. If one part of the gameplay made me frown a bit, five other things made me grin like a child being offered an ice cream that needs to be held with two hands.Įspecially the side quests have been really impressive so far. Although I didn’t agree with all of the gameplay mechanics, it was clear that the developers really tried to do their very best in many areas. I persevered because I knew it would be like this for me in the beginning and it turned out to be the wise thing to do.Įventually it finally managed to grab me because of how meticulously it was designed. Tons of screens, skills, inventory tabs, a tutorial that frequently paused the action, and words on the internet about enormous maps with a never-ending amount of question marks to find and reveal. Graphically, this game sure is a feast for your eyes.īut as is typically me with big and complicated RPG these years, it didn’t actually grab me until the third session or so. The clothes really look like clothes, whether it’s dry or wet from rain – it’s almost like I can feel its volume at times. The faces of the 3D models are extremely detailed, with stubble, pimples and birthmarks accompanied by realistic facial animation that fits the lines of dialog well. The texture detail is really out of this world. This may very well be the prettiest game I’ve ever played so far. Developer: CD Projekt RED | Released: 2015 | Genre: RPG, Third Person

Witcher 3 inventory space