Title: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Developer: CD Projekt RED
Publisher: CD Projekt
Release Date: May 19th, 2015
Game Engine: REDengine 3
Number of Players: Single
Genre: 3rd person Action RPG
Youtube Game Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Fx1JgC5Dw
Yes, Gamefly fixed their mistake and sent me a working copy of the game(though it took an entire week to get it). I’m very happy, as I didn’t want to be forced to give up my subscription. Also, I won’t be as … opinionated if it happens again.
Now it’s time to finally be able to sit down and see why Dan put this game as #3 on his “Totally Not Poop Games of 2015” video.
To understand this game, is like to trying to understand coding by just looking at the words and phrases. And I don’t. This game isn’t anywhere as lenient as other series games; meaning it doesn’t care if you started the series with this game. You’re literally forced to play the other games to understand what the fuck is going on.
There seems to be four sets of stories. Please note all three of these are assumptions in my part and may not be true; a “This is what caused the series to start” story, a “This is what happened last game” story (mixed with a “Geralt’s Dream” story), and the current story.
You play as this old guy named Geralt. He is known as a “Witcher”; a slayer of humans(bad ones of course), and demons. He has two swords. One for normal combat, and a silver sword for things like werewolves. Witchers have a history of doing anything for coin; never doing anything just because it’s a good thing to do. However, as the person playing the game, you can change that. Think of this game’s dialog, similar to a Telltale game, but with no limits to what you can pick (or “Person will remember you suck at choosing properly.”)
In the beginning of the game, after you see the guy you play as taking a bath in a tub… I couldn’t stop staring at his wife’s behind.. and boy did they show ‘dat ass a LOT.
Anyway, after saying you’re going to train with this 14 year old girl who wants to be a Witcher, you’ll be able to do tutorials. I recommend you do these if you haven’t played (like myself). The first one is movement, vaulting over things, and going down ladders.
The second involves combat stances and special Witcher abilities that you can use against your opponent. Once you had enough of your teacher handing your ass to you, you can sheathe your weapon by pressing left or right on the D-Pad.
Just before this story ends, you’re “introduced” to ‘The Wild Hunt’; a group of spirits unleashed by… who knows what the fucking hell from, but wow are they ugly.
Then the “Geralt’s Dream” story ends, and the current story begins of finding some person in some place. But before you can do that (and if you haven’t learned from the “story” tutorial), there’s another combat scene with Ghouls (and the first use of the silver sword). Was able to kick their ass easily.
After that, you’re introduced to your horse (named “Roach”). You learn how to canter and gallop with him.
At this point of the game, I think you can start doing side quests. I don’t really know, I never tested it. I was too busy trying to understand what the fuck I was just presented to (the backstory).
But I feel if I just not focus so much on the story and more on the actual gameplay, I might like this game more. Time for the review. This written review (in my opinion), was tough to write.
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Pros;
-‘Dat Ass in the beginning of the game. They sure know how to sell the game to geeks that will forever keep their virginity.
-Good, proper combat.
-Characters feel lifelike.
Cons;
-Confusing backstory. Who is this woman they’re trying to find, and why was she part in a fierce battle?
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Final Verdict: Kind of wish the game wasn’t so heavily story-driven, and the devs realized that newcomers would get into the series now. Also the ‘dat ass’ part was clearly planned to sell the game to people that still have their virginity, which I didn’t really like.
I will be playing this some more. Maybe my opinion will change.