The main thing you need to know about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is that the creation of CD Projekt Red is strikingly impressive. The scale of it amazes: it’s definitely a successful bid for the company, which is now surely joining the major league.
In this part, we witness the great transformation of Geralt of Rivia. It may be considered one of the crucial things that happen to him throughout the franchise: he is now more mature and wiser.
Geralt is no longer young and fresh. Now he is more of a father figure – at least to the extent that a witcher and once-beloved woman of his can be considered parents. Not a conventional superhero, Geralt is more of a professional. After all, winning a battle is easier when prepared for it. Besides breaking in, slaughtering, or fleeing, it may include studying your enemies’ weaknesses or making potions. Making all these ordinary things exciting can be considered one of the undeniable benefits of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Even such an essential and usually tedious part of the game as getting familiar with the mechanics is just as easy and exciting as it could possibly be.
A discussion concerning the predominance of the technical characteristics over the plot has been recently raised in the gaming community. Yet The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt makes this question seem irrelevant, as both aspects are perfectly combined. The game’s whole experience is remarkably integral, as the game’s music, story, and action seem to blend into a unified whole.
The new Witcher game is still a classic RPG with monster fighting and gaining level-ups and loots to enhance your fighting skills. However, there is a lot more to unpack with this new part of the story: fabulous quests and adventurous explorations are diverse and well-designed.
But the moment you start to think that you have realized the actual scope of the game, Wild Hunt starts to expand, and you understand that you are only at the beginning of your journey. Although the open world is not that open, the number and size of areas you can travel to are enormous. Incidents, as well as story and side quests, are numerous and captivating, and you don’t always know where to start.
However, the main gameplay and emerging side stories are pretty balanced, as there are obvious links between those two. Instead of unrelated missions in different locations, there is always some kind of connection with the story of your main quest, no matter where you turn out to be.
Although there are some restrictions for each quest concerning your current level, you still can skip those recommendations at your own risk. The main story mission is as thorough and visually impressive as in any good linear game. The previous parts of the franchise were not always characterized by such elaborate storytelling with all its dialogues, fights with bosses, or action segments as in this new part of the story, Wild Hunt.
All of the above is merged into single unity with the help of exceptional sound production and general coherence of the story. The plot is still quite gloomy: ordinary people suffer from injustice amidst the war between empires, and there is not always a hero ready to help.
Worth special mention are the visual components of the game, breathtaking landscapes of which urge a player to explore them. An atmospheric scenery, created by combinations of colors, light, and shadow, shapes a believable magical world with authentic characters.
There are remarkably little reasons for discontent. All the main aspects of the game have been taken into account by CD Projekt Red. The only downside regarding interface is the fact that getting to the map menu was made unnecessarily complex. What is more, although repair kits aplenty, for those who enjoy extra authenticity, there is still an option to find and use the service of weapon-smiths, who can fix the gear.
It is still necessary to emphasize the fact that besides those minor complaints, the rest of the gameplay is just excellent. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is definitely one of those games that make you long for a similar experience from playing other games. If only they could be as brilliant and exciting!
Final Verdict
The enormous fantasy open world, excellent storyline, and well-thought quests, to name a few, are among those features that make The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt the top of the RPG list. The saga of CD Projekt Red has undoubtedly reached its peak with this brilliant sequel.
