In all seriousness, I knew nothing about the witcher universe until I picked up witcher 3 and I loved it. It's a story driven rpg with light rpg mechanics (equipment, dialog choices and perks picked from 4 skill trees[combat, magic, alchemy, and general]). Where the game shines is in its ability to tell a story and make you feel for the characters. Another strength is the environments and the developers ability to tell a story though them as well as making the world feel alive( during the conversations I'm wishing the story could keep progressing right then and there making me want to follow the story further, at the same time, while I'm scavanging ruins hunting down an acient artifact or a bandit groups treasure trove, I find myself wanting to keep exploring). Like most RPGs its full of decisions you get to make, some will have an immediate impact, while others might not show their effects until you get further into the game(as a dirty save scummer i enjoyed this, forcing me to stick with my previous decision rather then replay 4 hours). I personally find that the combat gets a little repetitive once you learn the enemies attacks(cast spell, light attack till the enemy is about to attack, dodge, repeat) although, you do have various tools to attack enemies(4 spells, light and heavy attack, various bombs, and a crossbow) and augment Geralt(potions, decotions, and oils)to use in combat. To top off this amazing story driven rpg, is a card game called gwent that you will find yourself playing as you go from town to town winning rare cards of the locals(even a few optional gwent tournaments). Even with its flaws, gwent cough ah I mean witcher 3 is one of the best games I've played.
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Reply to Can someone give me a quick summary on why Witcher III is so universally loved, and why someone who knows nothing about it should play it? by selway111
Gwent..../s
In all seriousness, I knew nothing about the witcher universe until I picked up witcher 3 and I loved it. It's a story driven rpg with light rpg mechanics (equipment, dialog choices and perks picked from 4 skill trees[combat, magic, alchemy, and general]). Where the game shines is in its ability to tell a story and make you feel for the characters. Another strength is the environments and the developers ability to tell a story though them as well as making the world feel alive( during the conversations I'm wishing the story could keep progressing right then and there making me want to follow the story further, at the same time, while I'm scavanging ruins hunting down an acient artifact or a bandit groups treasure trove, I find myself wanting to keep exploring). Like most RPGs its full of decisions you get to make, some will have an immediate impact, while others might not show their effects until you get further into the game(as a dirty save scummer i enjoyed this, forcing me to stick with my previous decision rather then replay 4 hours). I personally find that the combat gets a little repetitive once you learn the enemies attacks(cast spell, light attack till the enemy is about to attack, dodge, repeat) although, you do have various tools to attack enemies(4 spells, light and heavy attack, various bombs, and a crossbow) and augment Geralt(potions, decotions, and oils)to use in combat. To top off this amazing story driven rpg, is a card game called gwent that you will find yourself playing as you go from town to town winning rare cards of the locals(even a few optional gwent tournaments). Even with its flaws, gwent cough ah I mean witcher 3 is one of the best games I've played.