The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

I had big expectations for this game – firstly because it is a continuation of Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings which was, in my opinion, a great game and secondly, because it was critically acclaimed, it earned many awards and many people think that it was GOTY of 2015. Now I'm thinking that maybe my expectations were a little unrealistic, because, although I like Witcher 3 very much, I'm also a little disappointed by it.

But let's start with strengths of this game, especially that there are plenty of them. I love side-quests, they are good-written, interesting and there are so many of them. Even the simplest one can make you feel strong emotions (for example Little Red - short, and simple quest, but I still remember it nonetheless), really good writing. Another think I like very much about Witcher 3 is its open world. It feels real, people living in it have their own lives and they are doing something, not just waiting for Geralt to talk to them. What I also like it's that in the beginning of the game, you can be in real danger if you decide to wander, because it's possible that you will meet monsters too powerful for you. It's great, because it makes world more immersive, more real. I also love visuals, even three years after release the game is still looking great. You could argue that every village in Velen looks the same, but look at Skellige, look at Novigrad! Impressive.

Now it's time to say few words about things I don't like about Witcher 3. Unfortunately I'm rather disappointed by the main story. It's not all bad, but the end is unsatisfying. After finding Ciri story loses its pace, becomes chaotic, feels like it's been done in the rush.. And main antagonist is plain and boring, he is almost just a generic bad dude (this is the guy to whom Ciri was attracted in the books ?). Final fight is also disappointing. I have one more complain - if you are doing side quests, after some time, you will be so powerful, that nothing in the main story will cause you trouble. It's not a good game balance.

Witcher 3 is a very good game. It is not as good as I though it would be, but it still took more than one hundred hours of my live and I have no regrets. I recommend playing this game, even if, storywise Witcher 2 was better, in my opinion, at least.