The Witcher 3 - Review After 100%
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2024
- Talking about my experiences with The Witcher both over the years and with the more recent next gen update.
Death March Build: • The Witcher 3: Death M...
Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:02 Overview
00:01:45 Technical State/Next Gen Update
00:05:29 Difficulty
00:06:45 Story & Thoughts
00:52:59 Triss & Yennefer
00:55:57 Progression Systems
01:12:56 Gameplay & World
01:22:53 Hearts of Stone
01:33:16 Blood & Wine
01:44:15 Combat
01:50:21 Steam Deck
01:51:18 Positives/Negatives
01:54:43 Conclusion
01:57:05 Wrap Up
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Years after playing it and its DLC, I'm still kinda in disbelief just how well this behemoth of game came together. Masterpiece.
I hate how the term “masterpiece” is overused these days because it undermines the true masterpiece like witcher 3.
Yes and a modding kit released for it, hopefully it will breath in some more life into the game.
@@based-ys9umsure individually that’s an issue but as a sum of its parts being greater than the whole situation, I would still call it a masterpiece.
@@based-ys9um no game is perfect. There's always individual part that is an issue in every game but some games are more than the sum of its parts. Witcher 3 is one example of that even when its combat is mid and the movement is somewhat clunky
It still lives on my list of top games I can't help but compare everything else to.
Joseph Anderson: No Witcher 3 video for half a decade
Mortismal: Fine, I'll do it myself
JA has Half Life 3’d himself, it’s been too long, expectations are too high.
Couldn't have put it better myself! Mortismal is also pure quality and lacks the snide over-analysis (read: know-it-all) that JA sometimes does
There is honestly nothing JA could say about W3 that would justify a wait of this length.
At least he shut down his pateron when he got called out on it. The guy was getting thousands per month for literally nothing.@@Brooksey1992
@SphericAlpha JA isn't a know-it-all (unless you imagine that sort of tone). But he does sometimes lack perspective over certain design decisions made with a different kind of player in mind.
that Baron quest will always stick with me. SO GOOD.
It's the best part of the game imo
easily the best
that was also when I was like WOAH the quest writing here is actually top notch.
(I love anything with Remy too, such an interesting and enticing character)
CDPR has always had amazing writing. I felt emotional when Jackie died in Cyberpunk even though we only knew him for about 2 hours. He was essentially a "tutorial NPC" and yet CDPR managed to make his death felt impactful.
I get choked up every dang time Geralt meets Ciri on the Isle of Mists. CDPR handled that really, really well.
The music playing in that scene sends shivers up my spine every time. Just a beautifully directed scene.
Great moment
I was probably almost 70 hours deep at that point. It was incredible
I'm not ashamed to admit that I shed a tear at that point
@@crispy_338 you cant have Cinderella without the 7 dwarves
Almost a decade and still my favorite game. I go back to it all the time as a comfort game. Occasionally load up my 100% file just to walk around Toussaint with retired Geralt 😂⚔️
I go back to The Witcher trilogy and the Bioshock trilogy when I want to experience pure masterpieces
Me too .....toussaint is really relaxing...
We let him cook, and he delivered us a feast!
A two hour buffet if you will
I can't wait for this stupid saying to die out. It's cringe
Who let bro cook
@@Jaeno311 its just overused sooo much. Anybody does anything: "let him cook" (repeated 10x times)
The Bloody Baron quest was so amazing when I first played it. I was literally on the edge of my seat. It felt to real with emotions
Was hard to choose who to side with he was so likeable
It’s the most realistic depiction of a broken relationship I’ve ever seen in a game. Fantastic writing all around.
@@sainsburyshopper agreed. It showed how a spiral of bad decisions turned things from bad to worse for the both of them. She shouldn't have cheated but she was lonely and didn't know if he'd ever come back. He should never have hit her, but he was an alcoholic who began drinking because he couldn't cope with their issues, and the drink made him violent. She was rightfully afraid of him, but ended up fleeing into an arguably worse situation. He was genuinely remorseful and filled with self-loathing but can never take back what he did to her. It's messy, complicated, and ugly all around, but we feel bad for both of them.
You did complete TW3 analysis before Joseph Anderson, congrats...
Can't wait for Joseph Anderson to drop a diss track in response to this.
This is the fifth response I've seen mentioning Joseph anderson. Who the hell is Joseph Anderson??
Go watch the EFAP podcast covering him.
@@jmmywyf4lyf he started a comprehensive review series of the Witcher games. He has released the first 2 but the 3rd one has been 4 years in the making at this point.
@@FrostyMountain-wo3kl bro it’s from 5 years ago and it’s 4 hours long 😂😭
@@Teddy_L0ve so is he a youtuber? I'm still not sure
Joseph Anderson punching the air right now
Who's Joseph Anderson?
Who?
@@Lennox032 Was wondering the same thing. Apparently it's another game reviewer, who is also still active. And to the best of my knowledge, it's a running gag that he'll eventually release the Witcher III video he promissed years ago. At least there are literally dozens of reddit threads all doing the same injoke.
If anyone actually has something to add to this, please go ahead since i can't be asked to look further into it.
What confuses me though is the overlap here. Are people following many game reviewers ? Is it that simnple ?
Who is that
He is stabbing it, meanwhile I'm batting it
I'm working on the DLC right now. I understand now why this game is so loved.
That's your son's channel? So weird.
I unironically got introduced to the universe through the Netflix show which may be the one good thing it's done, because since buying the game in 2021, I've gotten about 400 hours, went back to play 1 and 2, and somehow I loved 1 at a level equal if not greater than 2 or 3 and I'm currently reading the books, the universe is amazing and I'm glad I discovered it.
Netflix series was dogshit though.
Despite whatever 'faults' it may have, its the general experience of it that just floors me still. its atmosphere, its music. i still love just walking around in this world. the immersion and escape of it. hell, the way the wind blows through the trees, the sunsets.... i love the side quests too, theres a lot of rich characters and experiences there to help you level. the game was always a little clunky in spots, but its easily overcome by its immersion.
CDPR really captured lightning in a bottle with this game, it really is a fantastic work of art with a awesome story and an amazing soundtrack !
I forgot how convoluted the plot is.
It's been fun experiencing this great game again vicariously. Thanks man.
It's not the plot, it's how you engage with it. If you write story from Ciri's perspective, it makes sense and is fairly straightforward, but we are playing as Geralt who is dropped in into the story around its middle. So we get to go both forward and backward trying to figure out what is happening.
One of my favorite games and had such good memories of playing it all the way back at launch in 2015. I had played the first two games earlier in the year and loved them both so much. I played it for a week straight and got the "best" ending blind, making everything turn out alright😊 when I played the dlc when it came out I had a blast too! One of the best games of all time.
After all this years I still love Witcher 3 story and i welcome this lengthy review to help me surivive working ours.
Also, as a liitle trivia, Heart of Stone plot is slightly based on a polish legend about Master Twardowski, who tried to trick the devil by escaping to the moon
I preferred the Gaunter O' Dimm content more than the Bloody Baron.
But Witcher III is hands down one of my top games
All the Joseph Anderson comments have me rolling xD
Joseph WHO?
Who is Joseph A?
Man, I love your content.
Also Bloody Baron story is peak witcher.
Thanks for making something I can play in the background while I get work done 👍
damn it mort, i have 1400h in this game, finished it 7 times and i now reinstall it to play it one more time
Twice (back to back last year, my second game ever), and it's very, very tempting..
Seee, nowwwww..... I love Yennifer. Everything about her.
An incredible game, suberp storywriting and together with Fallout New Vegas and Mass Effect 2 in my top 3. Your review is great, always have a blast listening to Mortismal.
Have no issues with crashes luckily.
Add Enderal to the mix
There’s times in games that we all look back and wish we could experience for the first time again. The baron in the Witcher 3 is one of those times
A very comprehensive review. Great work, Motym! 💯
I’ve been waiting for a quality Witcher 3 retrospec, thanks Morty
There's also that sweet quest in Skelligue where supernatural spawns of the world judge Geralt upon his actions regarding their kind/kin. Their plan is so naive, yet so heartfelt, it does make that quest truly feel special
The Roach mechanic to follow the road absolutely works for me, and always has since 2015, the only thing you have to do is direct her when you come across forks, and sometimes she gets stuck as she is wont to do. I have also always preferred to play this game with controller though, so maybe the difficulty you've always experienced is M&KB related? Idk.
That might be it, never had any issue with Roach - also played on controller.
I play M&KB and it works like you said, she just needs a little nudge at forks. CDPR know it's bad, with the Roach quest having some fun. I suspect they've left her a bit janky on purpose
@@SpaceMonkeyTCT - love the Roach quest so much! It's so much fun!
Roach speaking should have been a permanent feature!
Never get sick of that intro 😎😎🔥🔥
I guess he must have covered Kingdoms of Amalur and I must have watched it 100 plus times cause every single time I hear that intro music I associate it with that game :p
makes me feel like I'm journeying to friendly arm inn for the first time
Best thing about W3 on pc, is that all the issues you mentioned are already fixed by mod collection and modders.
I'm currently in a 3d playthrough with some incredible mod this time and its simply incredible, new items, combat, monsters!
Any recommended mods?
Which mods or mod collections would you recommend?
@@pikapika8294 tw3 ultimate experience is the best point to start. has all the important mods.
@@pikapika8294 Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition Redux is the best
Yes, please tell us which mods you would recommend.
The best game series I've ever played, Witcher 3 being my favorite game ever. Glad you took the time to give your take on it. Looking forward to new 100%s.
Witcher 3 and BG3 my best games.
Add Enderal to the mix
Yes, and RDR2.
I think that was a very well made review, you clearly thought through the points you made and put in a lot of effort. I am absolutely a fanboy for this game, but I can't deny that the criticisms you made are valid and meaningful.
Man, I need to replay this game again...
One of my most played games as well. Great video brother. Really enjoyed it !
TW3 will probably always be my all time fave game. I first played it during covid lockdown and my god it helped me get through it. The characters, the story, the music. Like you mentioned I never minded the combat and game mechanics too much even when they were annoying. It just made me laugh briefly and added to the games charm of being imperfect. I can’t wait for the Witcher 1 remake and then Witcher 4. I hope the corporate takeover of CDPR doesn’t harm the franchise however. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Imagine finishing a Witcher 3 review.
A decade old and despite all the problems, such a blast to play! Excellent video! And, I think I'll start a new game and this again! :)
Thank you, and have an amazing day
Lol, I love Yen. Girl is Renegade Sheppard through and through.
love the way you close off videos, the little outro speech
I don't want to spark anything with the whole Triss and Yen thing. But, I don't think the first game really counts for story stuff. When people say Triss manipulated Geralt in the first game by not telling him about Yen or Ciri I always think "well , neither did any of the Witcher who knew about them. "
I think with a remake on the horizon we'll get a clearer idea about what CDPR had in mind for Geralt's resurrection
I loved how a lot of side content feels as main content , being invested in the characters and stuff. Also loved getting the petter from Alvin
I cant add you on steam ;( hehe I am glad you are popular ma man ♥
amazing review and great watch, I am preparing to reply witcher 3 for some time now,
only game I only played once, but so many friends did reply and I partake in conversations, I know so much,
I had to forget "everything" to go back to it again ^_^ thank you for inspiring me
Joseph Anderson's been real quiet since this dropped.
and before this dropped.
Amazing video! Good job! I built my computer initially in 2014 just to run this very game.
This is the Witcher 3 commentary we were waiting for
still looks better and feels better than 90% of the games that come out today
Hey Mortim just started kingdom come due to your review and man its awsome. God bless you and your family brother.
The Witcher 3 is my all time favorite game... I have finished it 4 times... I simply love it so so much. Thanks for this awesome review. Greetings from Germany
Joseph Anderson got some competition! (Joking ofc, you’re both fantastic critics)
Good show sir 🥳
Well done review! I like your way of reviewing games. It's very thorough and objective enough for people to know if the should purchase the game or not. Subscribed!
I love medieval fantasy in general, I liked the Netflix Witcher series, read the books in the past, but found the books sometimes long winding and even boring at some parts, although I do LOVE the world building of the Witcher. The wold building, the lore is where this game and the books shine IMHO! It's of high, no, very high standards! The game too feels like it has a world that is lived it. It feels alive, not like a CTRL+C and CTRL + V Ubisoft movie set for you to play in.
I bought this game on PC, about a year after launch and on PS4 Pro at a sale, years after launch, to give it another go. In total I have about 60-70 hours in this game over both systems, but never finished it once. I think I have tried to finish it 6 or 7 times by now, but the game just doesn't click with me. I had the same with The Witcher 1 and 2 before, but after everybody saying "Best game evvah!" I though let's give it a spin.
The game has clunky feeling and stiff animations in combat, even taking it's age into account. The walking feels off at best. It feels kinda laggy or so. Don't really know what it is, but it feels off. In combat Geralt is more like a pirouetting ballerina and his hits don't feel like hits. I really dislike the sword combat (but combat was also the main problem with The Witcher 1 and more or less 2.) The potions, oils and Witcher's magic on the other hand is what I do enjoy of the combat. That makes it a bit more tactical and connects with the lore of the Witchers.
Another factor that I don't like, is the music of this game. You can turn it off, but one of the main driving factors for me finishing a game, is a good musical score! Good music pulls you into the story, pushes you forward, wants you to finish the game. Well, the ever repeating, dreary White Orchard area music wants to make me pull my hear out, bang my head against a wall repeatedly and quit the game the instant I hear it! It's like an invite to quit the game. The yelling and screaming in the (combat) music feels very, very, very cheesy to me. Yes, I really dislike the music and this could be the main reason for me not finishing the game.
The main story, told mostly via long cut scenes, wasn't very interesting to me either, at least not interesting enough to keep me playing and forget the other cons. I don't like long cut scenes in general, I like to play my games, not watch them, but if the story is really interesting, I can see past this one con.
I can absolutely see why other people think this games a classic! Like a lot of things in life, most of the points I mention here concerns personal taste.
Nevertheless, I would love to see a proper RPG in the world of The Wicher! One where I can create my own character, choose a class and skills and perks that go with that class and then venture off in the world of The Witcher to create my own stories instead of one story being forced upon you. The world of The Witcher is a really fascinating and interesting one to explore and discover.
Have rarely felt a game series satisfied me more then this one. So well rounded and stuck the landing wonderfully with the final dlcs.
My favourite thing about the next-gen update is simply that you can now pause the game during cutscenes. That's a very welcome feature
It’s funny since as someone who enjoys the books more than the games, I always preferred the Novigrad and Skellige portions to the Velen one. The way book elements are tied in is great for me. Awesome video regardless.
You have truely become my favourite creator. You put so much effort into all of your videos. And hearing your personal stories makes me appreciate everything you do even more. I hope you know you make so many people happy :)
I always play death march, so fun. Great video Mort👍
Wow I saw your last Witcher 3 2024 impressions video and thought to myself ‘aw I wish he did a full review’ and BOOM there it is!
Babe wake up, new mortismal upload
As a witcher book fan, it's always Yennifer and Geralt. not Triss.
yeah and the banter between Yen and Geralt so much better than Triss, it like they the old married couple.
Yen is a better fit for him, period. They complement each other so well.
The DLCs for this game continue to be some of the greatest stories, not just in gaming but in general.
I will never forget the first time I went into the fairytale land in Blood & Wine, or the scene where Gaunter O'Dimm comes walking out of the sky to come claim the debt owed to him.
Chills. So good.
A 2 hour long feast. I’ll be watching this during work.
makes me wish I had a job I could do while watching youtube...
No, work
My man, and this is how you should live!
One of my few gripes is that many of the quests conclusions fell flat imo...many times I found myself going '' is that it?'' the actual wrap up would not meet my imagination or hopes/expectation...especially w/ the queen's sister, I thought she'd like jump out the window and to her demise or be banished to the fairy tale land forever...anything but just actually accepting her sentencing
The instant sign casting on controllers with the next gen update was a game changer for fluidity in combat. Needs to be default for the next witcher game
This is equal parts ridiculous in both how impressive and good it is. Thank you. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
Banger!
I had to read the title twice as I thought I imagined it :)
I wonder what Joseph Anderson is doing right now?
Writing down more wrong takes? I don't get his appeal after his Silent Hill 2 playthrough
Probably staring blankly at his computer screen in a reocurring moment of realization that he has spent literal years of his life chasing an imagined unattainable standard of quality at the expense of his own health, ability to provide for his family, and the goodwill of his audience
Seems like just last week i was watching the trailer for this game and i was so excited. Man, 9 years.
Since i started making content, i can appreciate the work you put into your videos.
Last weekend I started my second playthrough of the game. I haven't played it since 2016 and I feel the same taste of awesomeness as the first time. I was shocked that this game hasn't aged at all.
Try minimising the HUD as much as you can tolerate. The game shines on no HUD.
One serious video essay man, must have taken ages to make this one 💪
When he thought Ciri was dead...I felt that sinking feeling as he approached. What a great game.
I agree with many points, I disagree with some. But all in all I absolutely love this video and can't believe the work you must've put into such a long and well-done thorough review of such a behemoth of a game!
The funniest bit in the game is where Geralt and the boys got drunk and they "prank called" someone. Makes me laugh all the time😆
Nice!
Hell yeah this is what I’m talking about. My fav rpg TH-camr making a vid about my fav rpg
On paper I feel like I should love this game, I just wish I actually did
2 hours, gonna get a popcorn and a coke for this! :D
Looking forward to soon play this for the first time. I'm researching mods to iron the wrinkles.
One of my favourite game of all time. Ive finished it on every platform multiple times. Ive just found out the ps5 has a seperate trophy list so im thinking of picking it up again on that 😂
Wow, i'm so used to hearing a calm voice giving as close to objective insight as possible.
But they Yennifer segment was something else.
This is why its such a long standing debate XD
I totally agree. That woman is unbearable.
Nice video, Witcher 3 is one of my favourite games and I appreciate that you took your time to review it thoroughly 👍
Btw, I would love to hear your thoughts on Dread Delusion. It's kind of a Morrowind-like which I heard some pretty good things about and has also recently came out of Early Access.
Here I am after 400+ hours in the game watching a review again… great video!
About the gear sets in Blood & Wine, actually my favourite sets are the Vampire sets (forgot the name, sorry!)
There’s a black version and a red version. The red version is my preferred, with the mask on. Then I have 6 pieces of the set equipped, and can still also equip Aerondight without foregoing the set-bonuses.
This is my favourite game of all time. I am doing the 5 run for now, enjoying it like the first time. This game its really special to me, its part of me life
Great summary of the overall experience. Likewise enjoyed the game and its DLCs a lot, but it's absolutely not without faults in the storytelling or design.
I just finished a playthrough of Witcher 3 as well!
One of my favorite games ever. Been interested in going back to this for next gen and dlc for years, too many new games keep coming out though ~
First and foremost Thank you for the most thoroughly cooked review of my favourite RPG to this date.
I had the immense fortune to be able to have enough tine to play through the entire game and its DLCs very shortly after Blood and Wine came out. The game was all I had hoped for and more. The post game depression was strong, but it wasnt a void or sadness, or dissatisfaction, it was the certainty that something this good that was perfect fit for my taste in vg can only be found every few years.
You make quite a few good points about Olgierd, but i come to a very different conclusion here. Yeah sure, aside from falling to temptation in a situation of humiliation, grief, betrayal and desperation, the man took the bargain. A free choice, Gaunter says. No, he didnt read the fine print at the time if there even was such a thing. Doesnt matter, says the eternal adversary that preys on noble souls whenever he can exploit a moment of weakness. Many of the terrible consequences of that deal Olgierd couldnt reasonsbly forsee and did his best to make up for.
Olgier is a sinner, but a noble soul (by the standards of that setting) in search of forgiveness and redemption. This is important to Gaunter, it is the unwavering noble quality of this soul that makes Gaunter so eager to obtain it.
Here is where I think you are missing the message. The "devil", the eternal adversary, is righteous, but never just.
Olgierd is a man that despite a heart of stone is sincerely regretfull and seeking redemption.
It is easy to say you "forgive" a man his sins, if you approve of his deeds or if you think what he has done bears little weight. That is not forgiveness, as forgiveness requires a meaningfull sacrifice on the part of the one who forgives a debt. That is why Gaunter oDimm will fight you on this with every fiber of his being. It is the one thing, that, with all his infernal intellect and all that fiendish power, he cant give, the one thing he cant have and the one thing forever out of his reach.
I think the moral ambivalency isnt there at all if you can be bothered to contemplate a bit.
Anyways. Great review. 🎉
Congratulations on finishing it! Can’t wait!
You have the absolutely correct take on Triss and Yennefer.
Top 5 game for me.every quest was worth doing and the world almost felt as good as a Bethesda game.highly recommended
I was interested in your Triss v Yen section.
I think a lot of this depends on whether or not you have read the books. Most (obviously not all) people who have read the books will pick Yen. Triss barely appears in the books and umm she doesn't really shine as a character to trust in the books (much worse than she appears in the earlier games) - conversely Yen actually allows herself to be physically tortured to save Geralt and nearly always puts Geralt's and Ciri's wellbeing ahead of her own, she really does think of Ciri as her daughter having trained her from when she was a small child. There is a lot more than that of course. The Netflix tv show didn't do her any favours and most of that rubbish wasn't in the books at all.
And I agree that both women are not the nicest of people in the games - I reckon most players would pick Shani over both of them if they had the option to.
Personally I quite like Triss in this game - but I read the books. I can see past Yens prickly nature because a book is always going to provide more insight than a game will.
I do like that the game provides more than one option for romance and especially what happens if you are daft enough to romance both because it's comical.
I loved this game and did 3 playthroughs over a number of years - you know I needed to work and eat and occasionally sleep :) , and oddly its a game I pop into and spend an evening doing something there without - now - feeling any need to continue playing which is probably just as well if I wanted to do anything else for the following month.
The DLC's - both of them - were superb. I still think this game was one of my favourite games of all time - and I'm ancient so have a lot of less enchanting games to compare it to.
I respect you for calling out the issues with the difficulty and the progression systems because for years I've been saying the same thing and felt fucking insane when 99% of people disagree on the progression systems in particular being mediocre for this type of game. Similar issues remained in CP77 even after the Liberty DLC. I hope they get their shit together for the new witcher game or the remake.
I was playing on Death March, the first 10-15 hours felt amazing and maybe a bit overtuned, but +20 hours in I got my first gear set, as well as unlocked what I found to be relatively strong talent skills for my "build" and the game became a cakewalk by then already, the loot started getting autosold, alchemy - worthless, if I was feeling extra cheeky I would spam Quen against enemies 10 levels above me and would still kill them (unrewardingly so, because for some reason they thought 100% protection is a good idea, it would've been a game changer if it was like 90%), etc. Absolutely hated how they handled the experience/loot gains on sidequests too, since if you spent too much time in Novigrad and the surrounding area and then finally went to Skellige, 99% of the content there would barely give you exp, quests in particular, which seems like the most insane oversight and maybe playing good CRPGs like DOS2 and Wasteland 3 spoiled me but those types of games have progression done perfectly in my opinion and CDPR have sooooooo much to learn instead of focusing on scale and bloated systems that lack polish.
Good take on Triss and Yen. I choose Triss everytime, but neither of them is a great deal excluding looks tbh
For the steam deck section. You can force the game to use dx11 and you.gain quite a few frames and no need to go to the original version. I like to keep dx12 and I can get 40 fps locked with a few graphical compromises that on the deck's screen do little to impact visual quality. You can also lock it to 30 fps and drop tdp way low. The deck settings are not well optimized imho. They have certain effects that tax the cpu and GPU too high that provide little image quality improvement and other settings lower that can be raised which makes image quality that much better.
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Re: combat, there are some great mods that add extra slots for abilities. I also like another one which adds magic tomes, allowing your signs to do special effects when you use the alternate cast mode, like curses and stuff. Makes the combat more interesting