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The Witcher 3 is So Close to Being the Best RPG of All Time

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is without question one of the best RPG's of this generation, but what could be fixed moving into Cyberpunk 2077.

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CrimsonWing691875d ago

It is in my book.

Hell, I got lost in the meta games like Gwent for hours only to realize I was supposed to be doing a quest. The amount of content, the production values, pretty much everything was just epic on all fronts. I could go on forever talking about my amazement with the game but I'll just leave it at: in my humble opinion it's the best RPG I've played.

Brave_Losers_Unite1875d ago

I found it to not be that great. There were only a few parts that I found good but overall it was above average to me. The story wasn't too interesting

bluefox7551875d ago

Did you do the Bloody Baron quest? Easily one of the best storylines and writing in a video game ever.

goldwyncq1875d ago

Same here. The game excels in its sidequests, which are some of the best in any game, but the main story itself isn't anything special, save for some parts like the Bloody Baron storyline.

slayernz1875d ago

Totally agree main questline I found boring and rushed through it just to finish the game and combat was awful so repetitive....I still cant work out why people keep raving about it

Count_Bakula1874d ago

I thought gameplay was actually pretty bad. Enjoyed it, and glad CD had a hit on their hands, but it definitely didn't feel great. The avatar's movement was clunky (so much so that they patched in an alternate system to choose from), constantly switching spells was poor, hacking and slashing at health bars with no dynamic wounding or marks. Definitely not a 10/10, and certainly not greatest RPG of all-time.

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solideagle1875d ago

its much better than overrated Skyrim but I sometimes find this bit boring. gameplay is very simple dodge dodge hit...dodge has huge iframe. I have started it few months ago on Death March from scratch, although at times it felt challenging but if they improve the combat in next one that would be great.

dumahim1875d ago

"I got lost in the meta games like Gwent for hours only to realize I was supposed to be doing a quest."

That sort of thing sort of ruins RPGs for me a bit. "Hey, we need you at X just over there to take care of a situation." 3 weeks later... "Got here as fast as I could"

zypher1875d ago

It's definitely in the running for mine too. The only one I can say I like more is Suikoden 2 ... and I fully admit that nostalgia has a bit to do with it.

FullmetalRoyale1875d ago

I didn’t actually like or play Gwent during my playthrough. Then when I beat it, I had decided to platinum, and I played it agin on Death March! During that second playthough, when I had to collect every Gwent card, I grew to really enjoy it.

DrumBeat1874d ago

Agreed. Best RPG I've ever played and I was born in 81. I've played a lot. Decent amount of JRPG and lots of old TSR PC games. Witcher 3 is in a class all its own. I've said so much about this game and why it's so great, so I'm not going to go into a long-winded, laudatory gushfest.

If you can't get into it, I urge you to keep trying. I was put off initially, but I kept playing and it clicked.

Veneno1868d ago

I like your comment 👍. I tried with with a friend and was also put off after playing for 1 to 2 hours. I put the game in my wishlist. Hopefully I'll pull the trigger on it and give it another try. To me though it seems this game's legacy is something like the original Mass Effect. A beloved game but still flawed enough to keep it out of the GOAT 🐐 realm.

alexkarkar1874d ago (Edited 1874d ago )

i found it pretty bad. repetitive and boring combat, clunky controls, buggy and jerky gameplay, small font. not even close to such games as fallout, neverwinter nights, kotor, skyrim.

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opc1875d ago

Complaining about character customization is is bizarre. The story is specifically about Geralt. Imagine playing Batman and complaining that you can't change your character.

MadLad1875d ago

Seriously. It's HIS story. You can just influence it. That's the whole point.
Having a more open experience, set in this universe, would be cool though.

FalconofLucis981875d ago

Ill put 12 FF games over TW3 in my books.

pietro12121875d ago

The only FFs that I'd rank along the Witcher would be Tactics and FFXII

MadLad1875d ago

@pietro

We must have very similar tastes, being those are easily my favorites of the series.

pietro12121874d ago

TedCruzsTaint
You have great taste my friend!

BoneMagnus1874d ago

Yes - having the story about Geralt allows for the relationships that were interesting.

Games like Skyrim don’t allow for that level of relationship and interaction between the characters.

leahcim1875d ago

Just try name 1 that surpass it in production values, story, scope, character writing, graphics....
It is my friend. It is the best of all times.

King_Noctis1875d ago (Edited 1875d ago )

You are right. No RPG come close in size, scope, and story to the Witcher 3. If there is ever a Witcher 4, I don’t know if CDPR can ever top TW3.

pietro12121874d ago

yomfweeee
There's a lit of bad things about RDR2, but it's story wasn't one of them.

ShinRon1875d ago

red dead 2 better story, characters and production values

Hroach6161875d ago

That’s up for debate. Both are top notch games that are hard to compare.

MadLad1875d ago

Most of that is subjective; and I'm sure people would fight you on the writing part.
As for production values, well, while Witcher 3 is still one of the most impressive open worlds to be found, after five years and unlimited resources, I would hope the largest developer around would be able to make something more technically impressive than the indie developer a fifth of its size.

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yomfweeee1875d ago

RDR2 story was a complete joke.

goldwyncq1875d ago

I agree that RDR2 is the better game of the two but I wouldn't really call it an RPG. Just an open world game with RPG elements.

sevilha821874d ago

very debatable indeed,i loved the game but had to force myself to finish it,too depressing and the pace was soo slow.after a 9h sifht of retail it was just to much to bare,still best game i played this year no doubt about it.

King_Noctis1874d ago

We’re talking about RPG. Is RDR2 even qualified as an RPG?

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Cmv381875d ago

I can make a few that are better, but its my opinion. Witcher 3, is overrated, but I would gladly play a witcher 4. You guys who love it, that encourages them to make a sequel.

PoSTedUP1875d ago

ive never played it. sound like i have no other choice now lol. i keep hearing so much about it.

knight_drives1874d ago

And gameplay...? too bad that sucks

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ShinRon1875d ago

they just need to maintain the solid writing and actually put in some compelling gameplay systems. as good as the story was the gameplay was pretty bad

starchild1875d ago

The gameplay wasn't bad. It was much better than what you get in most RPGs. It's just not as good as the combat in games like Nioh and Dark Souls, but combat is the whole focus in those games so that's not surprising. The Witcher 3's combat is still enjoyable for me, even as a veteran of From Software's games.

MadLad1875d ago

Mine held as Morrowind until New Vegas came out. After playing Witcher 3 though, it definitely is my favorite.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B2d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv722d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii2d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast2d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM2d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife2d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit1d 23h ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife1d 21h ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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Source Code For The Witcher 3 & Cyberpunk 2077 Has Allegedly Been Compromised

Source code for CD Projekt's action role-playing games The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have allegedly been compromised.

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just_looken15d ago

Well they are using unreal engine now thanks to there work culture and horrific job on making cyberpunk so for the future no impact.

But it will be interesting to see what mods will be made

https://rebel-wolves.com/

just_looken14d ago

7 disagrees shows how many look at one dlc that had a rip off fight from ghost in the shell and goes wow what a goat team i love cdpr while ignoring that they only made 2 games that were good witcher 2/3 in 20yrs.

But its a new world we want a criminal that support's legal murder as president/support shoplifting love toxic work environments and have a mass casualty event every other day.

GhostMirror14d ago

I’ll admit I didn’t play it at launch, but Cyberpunk 2077 is a really good game now.

And who the hell knows what you’re even going on about in your second paragraph here.

EazyC14d ago

Wait a min...I swear to god CP2077's source code got leaked before. CDPR needs to stop using "password123" for all their accounts 😅

just_looken14d ago

Na its hundreds ex employees no doubt just getting there revenge.

Profchaos14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

This is the same leak the threat actors have been trying to sell the source code after cd project didn't pay the ransom.

They didn't manage to sell the source code to any company largely because it would be unethical for say EA to buy it so the threat actors failed to find a buyer.

After they failed to make any money they went through with their threat of simply giving it away.

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Cyberpunk 2077's Sequel Should Bite the Bullet on an Industry Trend

Cyberpunk 2077's launch resulted in a loss of goodwill with gamers, but there is a way to earn it back with the upcoming sequel.

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anast15d ago

They will need to add everything they promised in the first one and not over promise on the second one.

just_looken14d ago

They also need to drop esg then hire employees that have knowledge not hire them because they have a set of tits.

Official video they hired people to fill the esg clipboard

Hofstaderman14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

As somebody who has been playing the tabletop games since the 90s and was let down on launch by my PS4 version, you can bet I'm not going the preorder any sequel.

nmbr1esq14d ago

3rd person option, and everything else that was originally promised. Next don't force agenda driven naratives. Finally, release a finished product without need for day one patches.