Just the sound design and soundtrack alone are magnificent enough to make me want to play again, just watching this video reminded me about just how good the music in this game is.
Just hearing that somber idle tone gives me feelings of wanting to recommend the game to a friend and cry because I'm not playing it at that very moment.
Just finished my first time last week and already want to play again because of the feel of the scenery and dark tone where you appreciate ppls kindness more since its rare. Sometimes games feel cringy when they over compliment me.
For some reason, I will never forgot the feeling I had when I first arrived in Novigrad. After spending so much time in boggy, poverty-ridden Velen, Novigrad felt so entirely different in the best way possible. Still probably my favorite city in any video game to this day.
yes it felt so comforting to arrive in this seemingly "safe" and nice place, that hasn´t been affected by the war yet, it felt like a safe harbour, like coming home in some way. esepcially, if you didn´t manage to pass the bridge with a letter of safe conduct and has to surpass it and swim aside.
Same here. For some reason, I felt the same when I arrived at meridian in horizon zero dawn. Spent so much time in the cold and heat and not seeing any major settlements, I was genuinely shocked to see a giant city when you look at it from the bottom
I feel the same mate. I loved Novigrad so much I went to Gdansk (where Noivgrad was based on) for my 30th birthday, just so I could feel like I was in Novigrad haha
ever since i played this game for the first time i have always had it at the top of my list. glad to see other people say the same (sorry the reply is late)
idk how all of you even like this game, it's the worst game I've ever played, it came out 2016 and even Tomb Raider from 2013 or GTA 4 from 2009 performs better in every aspect, from physics to graphics to everything, it's the worst game for me, big trash, immediately refunded it cause of how bad it was.
@@Shrnirpledorp a story telling masterpiece backed by actors and good gameplay as well. I don’t 100. Percent many games. I only have 3 done. Witcher 3 is among them and was my first game I ever 100 percented. Endless hours of things too do and some of the best downloadable content in gaming history. The wild hunt was truly ahead of it’s time.
There’s nothing quite like riding through war-torn Velen with that gorgeous sorrowful music accompanying you along. Or when you first wake up on the coast of Ard Skellig and you’re immediately blown away by “The Fields of Ard Skellig”. The music in this game is like an Ennio Morricone score. You simply cannot play it without that music, it’s so engrained in the experience.
God, yes! I got on Roach and I road up the pad from the beach, and I just had to stop for a moment there. The music and the scenery where just absolutely breathtaking.
I still remember this game was build with passion, with people that truly know and loved their craft as much as we, players love to play this game again. This is a masterpiece of its own.
@@intruder6570 I didn't play CB 2077 but as far as i know from the media, the game was a failure at launch due to big hype and there was a lot of bug to fix, the storyline wasn't good either apparently.
The soundtrack and quests in The Witcher III are top tier. In fact, the soundtrack in particular is possibly one of the best soundtracks in any game ever. The "yell" when u complete a quest, the random music playing in pubs and town centers, the battle music that kicks up when approaching a monster, the calming ambience when exploring with roach. This games music and narrative are incredible.
I played it for the first time during covid, it was a MASSIVE help to keep me sane while stuck inside. Being able to delve into a massive fictional universe was extremely interesting, and seeing this whole other side of fantasy I hadn’t experienced before was truly magical. Since then I’ve become a huge fan of the games, done several in depth prop builds inspired by them, listen to the score daily, and have bought and customized several figures that I admittedly play with often, lol. I am very happy to have had the experience of playing Witcher 3, and I would love to return to it a few years down the line once it leaves my memory a bit more. (I will say though, I am not a fan of the tendentious of gave me in my thumbs, I still struggle with it a whole year later hahaha. Stay safe, friends!)
@Aitor Díaz Paredes EXACTLY. It gives you an incredible and fantastical adventure when you're unable to have one yourself, I agree completely. I hope you're doing better after your surgery, that sounds like a very stressful time, I can only imagine what that must have been like. Between Witcher 3, a few very talented music artists I found during that time, and a very in depth fan project I've been working on for about 5 years now, I was luckily able to get by during 2020 and 2021. Thank you for sharing your story, I really really appreciate it. Knowing this game has pulled people through extremely hard times always inspires me.
I got this as a gift from my bf in the beginning of Covid, best time I ever had! Great game! I remember being amazed by novigrad city and I’m a medieval nerd 🙌🏻
@@ms7820 DAMN. I could only do it once, I was like “I’m not ready for another go at it yet, it hurts too much.” I only got about 1/8 of the way into Blood and Wine before I stopped playing, just because there was so much going on at that time, after this video I’ve since picked it back up, it’s AWESOME. Glad I have another 20-30 hours of content I haven’t seen before left to discover
This game changed my life. It was one of those few games that reminded me why I fell in love with gaming as a kid. I still listen to the soundtrack, and every opportunity I get I tell others to give it a try. I would start playing at 8 when I woke up and before I knew it the day was gone and the controller was still in my hands. I wanna go back and play it but I'm waiting for the PS5 upgrade. This is one of the greatest games of all time!
Waiting on the new gen upgrade too. But for me it's the series X update. I don't know how much will really change because already through the backwards Compatible xbox one x version I can play it at 4k 30fps or a little above 1440p at a solid 60fps. I still think they can squeeze more out of it like they did with cyberpunk.
I'm a getting bored very quickly kind of people, and yes i get bore with this game when i've been playing it like 50-70 hours, but the thing that make it special is all i need to do is give it a break for 1-2 days and when i come back it still as fun as i remember, and that's one of a kind to me.
Man I'm like that too. What I've learned is that, while mostly my boringness is sel counstiousness telling me to do disciplinary things instead of just playing games, If I play just for few minutes/ max 2 hours a day, as a reward, I feel great.
@@nik774 But the story, characters, just to see what happens in general should keep an individual at peak interest if combat if lacking in their favor, because this game has A LOT of interesting story, characters and what if's (I got to see what happens and next after that) moments. Not to mention that music... explore AND COMBAT.. is insane.
@@mikewil7571 game is 10/10 on every single department and deserves the praise it gets but witcher 3s combat system is something I hope I never get to experience ever again, it's the most Bottom of the barrel mechanics I've ever seen. I'd rather play Elden ring or dragon's Dogma.
I have actually started playing all the games saga in January, finished TW3 in May and I haven't been able to recover since. I never expected it to have such an impact, I felt like losing a friend, depressed and elated at the same time. My one regret is that I will never be able to experience it again for the first time.
This. Weirdly enough there is actually a name for it. Post Witcher Depression. (It's an actual real thing, you can look it up). Lots of people felt this way. I actually wanted to put this exact comment even down to the 'never being able to experience it again for the first time' but I wanted to see if anyone else had left it. You're not alone my man.
Luke, your Witcher 3 critique made me play the game, so glad I did. Nowadays it’s my favourite game. Played the game and it’s DLC’s and it’s truly something special. Really fun to see you revisit this masterpiece. Loved the video.
This game is so good that it has ruined so many other games for me. Once you see how good an open world narrative game can really be playing any other game just feels like a let down. The past three Assassins Creed games are a perfect example of this.
The Witcher is one of the the best immersive worlds in the industry. The main characters, side characters and even general npc's tell a story of how unforgiving life is with all the politics, wars, and monsters coming from all sides and perspectives.
Played it for the first time about a year ago. And it was a FANTASTIC game. I have never played a game that felt so alive. There's hours and hours of stories, quests and small details in every corner of the huge, huge world. Even the enemies have depth and complexities. Best game I ever played.
The music in this game is absolutely outstanding, it’s genuinely so distinct and iconic, like when you hear it you can instantly associate with the world of the witcher, a perfect soundtrack.
@@KingKong-ux3gg i mean, Elden ring gave me the exploration and freedom that Witcher 3 did except no dialouge option just a silent protagonist and your actions changes everything, idk Elden rinf, witcher 3 and Skyrim are now my top three favorite open world rpg's and yes the three dragon head meme can be fitted there.
Which goes hand in hand with the fact that The Witcher 3 is quite a slow-burn game. You really do need to take your time with it to enjoy the experience to the max.
Deathmarch knowingly not abusing Quen is the best experience the game has... also roleplaying as an alchemist witcher or a spellslinguer witcher are fun as well. As Luke said it really makes you know what you are doing, you memorize each enemy type, have to apply the correspondent oils and use the adequate decoctions, actually time your bombs and potions and all that... I risk sounding lame but in some sense the game becomes the dark souls of witcher games lol.
@@greatdelusion7654 because it is so OP it trivializes even the most difficult mode the game has. But you do you, im saying that using other strategies is a good challenge, knowingly not using the very best possible one you know. ..
For me it's the way the dialogue scenes are directed that I genuinely think is unrivalled in games. The camera angles and panning shots the game never had to give you but immerse you so much into whatever's happening at the time
From the moment I picked up the controller and started playing The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, I've been deeply invested in its world and lore. I have a tradition of playing this game through once if not twice a year. I always learn new things, new ways to fight different enemies and monsters, make new discoveries and find new easter eggs. I always try to introduce new challenges for myself. Most recently I obtained my platinum trophy and 100% completion for the main game and both DLCs. Next time I'm doing a fresh start on death narch difficulty with enemy upscaling and see if I'm really as good as I belive myself to be. This game never gets old for me and it's one of the best things in my life, outside of my wife and dog of course.
The one think that impresses me the most is how well they mix fantasy and realism. Like how they can mix realistic medieval things like peasants having quaint hay huts and vegetable and also griffins that will steal livestock and people. Idk I just love how they make it feel as though it could have happened in our world
Surprised you didn't wait for the release of New-Gen version with ray-tracing. This is probably my favorite game of all time. The story, characters, and world are all so wonderfully done. I hope CDPR can get back to this type of high mark.
Don’t need to wait if you have already have a decent graphics card. Native 4K with 60+ frames and the same Halk Hogan mods that they’re allegedly using for the next-gen update have been available for a while now. No real-time ray tracing, but there are mods that get close enough. Plus, real-time ray tracing is going to plummet frames, if you don’t have a good gpu. Definitely won’t be getting 4K60 with RT on consoles. Might get that on some PCs
@@CallMeTeci The writing of the DLCS are amazing. I will admit, the story for the base game is not that great and it's only special because it's being carried by the characters and not the plot. That's why I prefer the story of Witcher 2 overall. But of course nothing can compete with the DLC stories.
@@CallMeTeci the story makes a lot of sense for a character based on the books and lore. That being said, I don't think you need to read books (although books make it much more satisfying, and they're great) to enjoy the game as long as you are into character-oriented stories. While I agree that the concept of the story might not fit perfectly with the open-world game, I find the story itself written well (and the love that many players share for this game should indicate that I'm not the only one enjoying it).
This game has a insanely good story and art direction. Almost every side quest is like a episode in a HBO show. No medieval city in a game is as well done and immersive as novigrad, no other rpg has so many beautiful and practical swords and armor. I just wish the gameplay was a bit more fluid.
exactly! every single side quest felt like a little tv show adventure, i especially loved the quest where youre looking for the beast terrorizing novigrad by following clues and it twists and turns and you reconnect with old friends and have a final standoff
Played it in January for the first time and instantly fell in love with it, but I've rushed the game too much and only got to play about 80 hours. Right now I'm finishing college and having exams, but I cannot wait to finish them and sink into the Witcher again, this time for a lot longer. This game has been on my mind every single day since January and I cannot wait to play it again.
80 hours isn't bad. I completed the base game and both dlc in less time. But then I went back and put in another 30 hours just doing side quests and other activities. Those damn question marks never stop showing up lol.
if you are on pc i would recommend playing with mods to make the experience better if this is your 2nd playthrough you might as well get a good graphics and lighting mod to make the game look better anyway :)
@@olliered9924 exactly what I was looking for last night, saw some great mods to prepare mentally.. One more exam on Thursday and I'm locking myself in the basement for 2 weeks to play lol
I played this for the 1st time a few months ago. And played it on Death March. I died to alot of monsters and enemies and loved every second of it. I loved having to plan for battles using potions and signs. It made the combat feel in depth. I gave this game a 9.5 out of 10. Chefs kiss man. So good.
I played through this game years ago on the middle difficulty. Came back after I played through all the Dark Souls games and had to put it on the highest difficulty. Definitely made it more enjoyable.
Death march is absolutely the definitive experience of this game. When someone says they never used potions or oils, for example, it's just like ... bro play on death march.
I always hate when people say the combat in this game is bad as it’s actually super tight and feels good. The attacks take the perfect amount of time, all of them are varied and the magic abilities add plenty of room to experiment and kill your enemies faster and cooler. As well as exploration often adding to the combat by looking for plants and stuff to turn into oils and potions and stuff, that’s the crazy fun gameplay loop that kept me interested in this game.
Funnily enough I've been replaying and your older Witcher 3 videos have been superb company these last weeks. Great to watch your developed thoughts on this mammoth of a game. All the best mate
This game will never change from being my number 1 favorite rpg of all time. I remember beating this for the first time and then immediately hoping back in to see what I missed and what different paths to take. Witcher 3 is easily a master piece and I’m gonna be playing all 3 Witcher games back to back.
I used to dislike this game for years until I played it on PC, some mods were so damn handy. Now I got 500 hours on it, and its on my all time greatest list.
I remember the first time i played the game, it just TELEPORTED me in it. I've never been more immersed in any video game. I have countless memories on it, and now that i started the other 2 games i can't wait for the re release to come out, finish the prequels and do it again. Everything in this game is perfect, the world, the story, the characters, the graphics, the monsters, the MUSIC ooh the music. I would never tell someone not to try it. At the very least you don't enjoy one aspect but like some others, or you just fall completely in love with it.
Love that spooky music that plays when you're roaming around at night. I still need to beat this game and I'm with you I never liked the combat that much. I think now is a good time to give it a full playthrough.
That eye in the dummy sequence might just be a reference to all the boys that died in Kaer Morhen before they could become witchers. I don't know if I remember correctly, but I think in the books it gnawed at Geralt which is why he didn't want to put Ciri through it, since the death rate for the Trial of the Grasses was so high. He doesn't mention it to Vesemir because Vesemir already knows that.
Watching the opening scene as I was standing in the check out line in Gamestop this series turned from not on my radar to a must buy. The cinematic and the music really captivated me and I've been in love with the game ever since. Great story, God tier soundtrack and my love for the game eventually transitioned to the books and TV show( iffy quality aside).
I kinda envy these people that got into this game, I tried a few times to get into it but It just never hooked me. Finished the bloody baron mission and decided it wasn't for me.
Been chasing that platinum recently, played this game so much and as it is one of my favourite games of all time, I felt compelled to get every trophy. Still to this day, with a fresh play through, this game is special, I love it. Just need to finish off the blood and wine trophies now, I love it so much. I hope CDPR can rediscover this magic. 🙏
12:40 "Tesham Mutna" is the vampire's torture-chamber that you visit with Regis. On any playthrough you can get a black set of armour and the illustrated swords there. The similar red armour, which you are wearing in the video, is the "Hen Gaidth" set from the Unseen Elder's lair.
If I remember correctly the Hen Gaidth set is a complete set with swords just like the witcher gear. Do you find the complete set in the Unseen Elder's lair?
@@jidhed Question seen ... answer unknown ... trying to find a saved slot near there ... (Off the top of my head I don't remember matching swords but they may 'just' be the Tesham Mutna ones).
@@jidhed There are steel swords in the black and red vampire armour sets but not silver. A complete set is armour, trousers, boots, gloves, steel sword and mask, rather than silver sword. Yes, you can only get them in the respective vist during the relevant quest.
Witcher 3 will never get old. It's a masterpiece in every single way with literally everything. Love them to see to put the bar even higher in the future.
I remember my first playthrough, I got the bad ending. Now I'm thinking of revisiting it, right after I finish the Kingdoms of Amalur, Shadow of War, and Mad Max. Goddamit. P.S. My most remembered memory of the Witcher 3 wasn't anything in-game, it was Angry Joe's review where he shows a clip of him dancing to the Silver For Monsters battle music. *FIELDS OF ARD SKELLIG WILL ALWAYS BE A BOP*
Good news!! On the just passed anniversary of the Witcher 3’s release, their social media page announced that the Enhanced Edition will be released Q4 2022👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐺❤️
Almost like a developer crafting an experience based on one difficulty so they can balance everything to get an intended experience rather than multiple difficulties is a good thing.
I always have to limit myself on this game. Its so good, and even though i've played through so many times I can't help but get swept up in it, and lost to it for like 2 weeks. lol I Love this game.
Did you know that the guy who did the World Design and Side Quest design including the "choice" feature in Witcher 3 also did the same in Assassin's Creed Odyssey? Notable stories he worked on in Witcher 3 was the Triss romance parts and the infamous scene you get with Triss and Yen if you tried to romance both ..... In Odyssey a couple worth mentioning are the "plague" quest on Kephallonia and the Kyra questline on Mykonos .... His name is Nikolas Kolm and if you put his name in the search bar above you should get an interview of him from April this year that's definitely worth a listen for fans of either game ....
Personally I always viewed the eye on the training dummy to be a sort of older Ciri as Garlet gets older and his time is coming he's going to dream of her grown up getting possibly hurt because she's not a fully Witcher. And as such is why he's so hard on her, Trying to use training and her natural magical abilities to get her by instead of mutations and potions. And obviously that wasn't what he was taught and as such he's terrified of teaching her the wrong things thus leading to her possible death.
That's my favorite game of all time 🥺 everything in it, is amaaaazing imo. It's the game that got me back into gaming after 2 years of not playing anything. I look forward to the new Witcher entry and hope CDPR redeem themselves again
The face that Gerald sees, when he rips out the dummy is the one of grown up Ciri (not 100% sure). p.s. Your content is one of the best in youtube for me Luke. Keep up the amazing work.
Bro i m playing this game right now for the first time i m of lvl 18. not been priveldge enough to buy a game like this and didnt even have a pc. but now i m 19 and i m a 3d artist. This game is a true masterpiece at first i thought i couldnt be that good, now started paying 4 to 5 days ago and have something of 50 hours of gametime {which is a lot for me} going take a lot of inspiration for my 3d work too, but man does this pull u in. the combat is a bit shakky sometimes like getting stuck on something i m not supposed to be stuck on in combat. but everything else makes up for and sometimes just makes u forget that this game was built in 2015.
Read all the books, beat Witcher 1 with that prehistoric combat system and W2 just so I can enjoy this game properly when I get around to it. I'm actually trying to enjoy other games before I do play W3 because I get the feeling most games are just going feel hollow in comparison.
Witcher 3, one of my favourite games of all time, absolute masterpiece, the story telling, action, music, everything was excellent, still love exploring the game with Roach 👏👏👏🐴
I think the bleeding training dummy is simply supposed to symbolize the death Geralt or Ciri unintentionally brings. I've never found a conclusive answer (nor do I believe there is one).
I just f*king love this game till this day. Iam replaying the game for the 4th time now and all I do in therms of mods is giving some npc's new outfits to have some new visuals. But all in all its just a freaking masterpiece.
I remember playing Witcher 3 on 19th may 2015. It was soo good, that d-key on my keyboard died, and i had to quickly go and buy a 5$ keyboard. Seriously tho, this game is really timeless, especially the quality of side quests, soundtrack (a masterpiece itself), world, characters, and dialogues. 7 years ago it was a whole another level, especially compared to Fallout 4 which released months after W3. Story, dialogues, and characters were laughable to me compared to Witcher's. Witcher 3 was really something, and expansions... Legendary title.
Love seeing others that had pretty much the same experience during that time. Never finished fallout 4, though I will say it's gotten to a very cool place with hella mods.
I had just finished my last year of uni in June 2015 and had a month left until I had to go home and start my graduate job in the August. It was that perfect storm of time and place where I had nothing to do or anywhere to be and had 4 weeks of sheer engrossment I’ve never had since. 1080p 42inch tv in my studio flat, some weed and some rum. It was perfection and it’s why I’ve not gone back to it (other than the DLC) as I don’t think that experience can be matched. Sunk so many hours playing from evening until 2-3am wondering where that time had gone. Unbelievable game and an unbelievable experience.
I remember waiting for the Witcher 3 video. As a fellow Coloradoan knowing you were from Fort Collins was really cool, I supported your sticker campaign when you still had Khaleesi, and I still have that signed sticker. You're one of the best gaming channels I've ever come across! Here for many MORE years to come, Luke!
As a recent sub, I'd find it quite fun to see what it'd be like to see previously reviewed games with today's experience. Kinda why I'm already enjoying these revisits you're already doing on older games. 🤙
i tried to play it for the first time in 2022 and wasnt tht impressed, ive put it on hold indefinitely which is unfortunate cuz i really wanted to be absorbed and eventually play blood and wine, im a big rpg fan but a lot of things could be behind my non excitement.
This game has to be one of the most unengaging experiences I've played through. There were very few parts in the game that hooked me but the characters, especially the protagonist and the world he lives in, just didn't hook me in and make me feel invested. Going on a wild goose chase looking for your adopted daughter got stale fast. And the twirly, whirly combat made me feel fatigued after even months into the game. I just couldn't enjoy this.
The Witcher 3 is one of my favourite games of all time. I sank hundreds of hours into it and I love the deep immersion and world building that this game provides. So I can totally get the excitement for the next Witcher games, knowing now that they are confirmed to be a trilogy. I'm extremely curious at what kind of world and plot they are going to develop, especially since they are using a new engine this time.
To see if it holds up? HAHAHAHA xD Against what exactly? What are you even talking about? Like we have better open world RPG games now. Like, seriously, name ONE released after 2015.
It's such an incredible game. For such a surreal world it seems so real like every character seems like a real person. Its amazing storytelling. They really did achieve something amazing with the game. I find it near impossible to enjoy RPG's now because none of them come close.
The Best video game soundtrack ever. Ride your horse by the countryside when music is playing is one of the experience you could hace on any video game. Brilliant.
I’d love to see you go through these games again! The Witcher 3 is my favorite game of all time and your critique is how I found your channel, been watching your videos ever since
I think Witcher’s true accomplishment is creating a protagonist that we actually aspire to be like. Being Geralt for a while is one of the best feelings
It certainly is. I made a complete playthrough, dlcs included, se months ago. I was surprised when i realise the game felt just as fantastic now than it did years ago. Will always love this game.
Goated, the music by itself tells you how captivating this game is, the worst thing about it? It ends and if you really loved it, it won't be easy to get into anything else for a while.
Just the sound design and soundtrack alone are magnificent enough to make me want to play again, just watching this video reminded me about just how good the music in this game is.
Incredible music particularly outskirts of novigrad is my favourite
@@northide8785 skellige has to be my favourite but agreed, there’s so much to love with the soundtrack!
Just hearing that somber idle tone gives me feelings of wanting to recommend the game to a friend and cry because I'm not playing it at that very moment.
@@northide8785 YES YES YES.
Just finished my first time last week and already want to play again because of the feel of the scenery and dark tone where you appreciate ppls kindness more since its rare. Sometimes games feel cringy when they over compliment me.
For some reason, I will never forgot the feeling I had when I first arrived in Novigrad. After spending so much time in boggy, poverty-ridden Velen, Novigrad felt so entirely different in the best way possible. Still probably my favorite city in any video game to this day.
For me it was Skellige Islands.
yes it felt so comforting to arrive in this seemingly "safe" and nice place, that hasn´t been affected by the war yet, it felt like a safe harbour, like coming home in some way.
esepcially, if you didn´t manage to pass the bridge with a letter of safe conduct and has to surpass it and swim aside.
Same here. For some reason, I felt the same when I arrived at meridian in horizon zero dawn. Spent so much time in the cold and heat and not seeing any major settlements, I was genuinely shocked to see a giant city when you look at it from the bottom
I feel the same mate. I loved Novigrad so much I went to Gdansk (where Noivgrad was based on) for my 30th birthday, just so I could feel like I was in Novigrad haha
For me it was Toussaint😂
Anytime i see a beautiful sunset, I always think of the Witcher 3. The game always had a beautiful setting and colors.
White orchard sunset w it's theme
@@capacityseveneightseven26 Velen swamps with that crazy soundtrack ... . man I feel old now
100%
@@mohammadrezamirzadeh4589 so depressive, yet still beautiful
Whenever you see a beautiful irl sunset you think of a 7yo video game? That's sad tbh. I'm from a place with incredible sunsets though lol.
It's my #1 favorite game of all time. A masterpiece. The attention to detail is what really does it for me.
Hahaha arent you lucky? A free PS5! lmao
ever since i played this game for the first time i have always had it at the top of my list. glad to see other people say the same (sorry the reply is late)
Couldn't agree more👍
I agree. I still remember the first time I played this game. It was a emotional roller coster.
idk how all of you even like this game, it's the worst game I've ever played, it came out 2016 and even Tomb Raider from 2013 or GTA 4 from 2009 performs better in every aspect, from physics to graphics to everything, it's the worst game for me, big trash, immediately refunded it cause of how bad it was.
This game is timeless. I play it every single year since 2015
It’s the only game where I can 100 percent guarantee at least one full play through a year. Only game.
Same :)
Just bought it. What’s so good about it like I just played the Batman n damn that was a beautiful game n this looks like I went back to 1975
@@Shrnirpledorp a story telling masterpiece backed by actors and good gameplay as well. I don’t 100. Percent many games. I only have 3 done. Witcher 3 is among them and was my first game I ever 100 percented. Endless hours of things too do and some of the best downloadable content in gaming history. The wild hunt was truly ahead of it’s time.
This Game is so Good that my previous favourite openworld games are mid at best in my eyes now.
There’s nothing quite like riding through war-torn Velen with that gorgeous sorrowful music accompanying you along. Or when you first wake up on the coast of Ard Skellig and you’re immediately blown away by “The Fields of Ard Skellig”. The music in this game is like an Ennio Morricone score. You simply cannot play it without that music, it’s so engrained in the experience.
God, yes! I got on Roach and I road up the pad from the beach, and I just had to stop for a moment there. The music and the scenery where just absolutely breathtaking.
hangmans alley ooof
Wind's howling.
Fields of Ard Skelling is otherworldly. Literally makes me wanna cry every time I hear it.
The soundtrack is absolutely amazing! Can't stop listening to it even though I finished my game a few days ago, it's so good!
I still remember this game was build with passion, with people that truly know and loved their craft as much as we, players love to play this game again. This is a masterpiece of its own.
passion
whats your opinion on cyberpunk 2077
@@intruder6570 TW3 is still one of my favorite action rpgs of all time. But I still don't like cp2077 even as much as fallout 4.
@@intruder6570 I didn't play CB 2077 but as far as i know from the media, the game was a failure at launch due to big hype and there was a lot of bug to fix, the storyline wasn't good either apparently.
@@OuzoVodka16 People loved the Storyline, they just didnt like everything else (at launch, rn the games supposed to be excellent)
The soundtrack and quests in The Witcher III are top tier. In fact, the soundtrack in particular is possibly one of the best soundtracks in any game ever. The "yell" when u complete a quest, the random music playing in pubs and town centers, the battle music that kicks up when approaching a monster, the calming ambience when exploring with roach. This games music and narrative are incredible.
I played it for the first time during covid, it was a MASSIVE help to keep me sane while stuck inside. Being able to delve into a massive fictional universe was extremely interesting, and seeing this whole other side of fantasy I hadn’t experienced before was truly magical. Since then I’ve become a huge fan of the games, done several in depth prop builds inspired by them, listen to the score daily, and have bought and customized several figures that I admittedly play with often, lol. I am very happy to have had the experience of playing Witcher 3, and I would love to return to it a few years down the line once it leaves my memory a bit more. (I will say though, I am not a fan of the tendentious of gave me in my thumbs, I still struggle with it a whole year later hahaha. Stay safe, friends!)
@Aitor Díaz Paredes EXACTLY. It gives you an incredible and fantastical adventure when you're unable to have one yourself, I agree completely. I hope you're doing better after your surgery, that sounds like a very stressful time, I can only imagine what that must have been like. Between Witcher 3, a few very talented music artists I found during that time, and a very in depth fan project I've been working on for about 5 years now, I was luckily able to get by during 2020 and 2021. Thank you for sharing your story, I really really appreciate it. Knowing this game has pulled people through extremely hard times always inspires me.
I got this as a gift from my bf in the beginning of Covid, best time I ever had! Great game! I remember being amazed by novigrad city and I’m a medieval nerd 🙌🏻
I totally did the same as you. Except it was Dragon Age Origins I discovered; which was bloody brilliant.
Same here bro... Completed it twice in fact during COVID times
@@ms7820 DAMN. I could only do it once, I was like “I’m not ready for another go at it yet, it hurts too much.” I only got about 1/8 of the way into Blood and Wine before I stopped playing, just because there was so much going on at that time, after this video I’ve since picked it back up, it’s AWESOME. Glad I have another 20-30 hours of content I haven’t seen before left to discover
This game changed my life. It was one of those few games that reminded me why I fell in love with gaming as a kid. I still listen to the soundtrack, and every opportunity I get I tell others to give it a try. I would start playing at 8 when I woke up and before I knew it the day was gone and the controller was still in my hands. I wanna go back and play it but I'm waiting for the PS5 upgrade. This is one of the greatest games of all time!
Waiting on the new gen upgrade too. But for me it's the series X update. I don't know how much will really change because already through the backwards Compatible xbox one x version I can play it at 4k 30fps or a little above 1440p at a solid 60fps. I still think they can squeeze more out of it like they did with cyberpunk.
I need to finish the blood and wine dlc but same here. Waiting for upgrade to dona full replay
@@ThatGuy-en2nn you're in for a treat. It's a great addition to Geralts story
Totally my thoughts. Witcher represents modern proof of why fell in love with games 30 years back
Not long to wait now :)
I'm a getting bored very quickly kind of people, and yes i get bore with this game when i've been playing it like 50-70 hours, but the thing that make it special is all i need to do is give it a break for 1-2 days and when i come back it still as fun as i remember, and that's one of a kind to me.
Man I'm like that too. What I've learned is that, while mostly my boringness is sel counstiousness telling me to do disciplinary things instead of just playing games, If I play just for few minutes/ max 2 hours a day, as a reward, I feel great.
if you get bored playing this game you might need to see a doctor
@@RebornVengeancex maybe if the combat wasn't so barebones and shallow people wouldn't be getting that bored of the game.
@@nik774 But the story, characters, just to see what happens in general should keep an individual at peak interest if combat if lacking in their favor, because this game has A LOT of interesting story, characters and what if's (I got to see what happens and next after that) moments. Not to mention that music... explore AND COMBAT.. is insane.
@@mikewil7571 game is 10/10 on every single department and deserves the praise it gets but witcher 3s combat system is something I hope I never get to experience ever again, it's the most Bottom of the barrel mechanics I've ever seen. I'd rather play Elden ring or dragon's Dogma.
I have actually started playing all the games saga in January, finished TW3 in May and I haven't been able to recover since. I never expected it to have such an impact, I felt like losing a friend, depressed and elated at the same time. My one regret is that I will never be able to experience it again for the first time.
hello, same for me I started playing in January and finished in May. Other games look blend to me now! But I am ready to run the 2 DLC now !!
@@vincentnicolas5709 the dlc are amazing !
This. Weirdly enough there is actually a name for it. Post Witcher Depression. (It's an actual real thing, you can look it up).
Lots of people felt this way. I actually wanted to put this exact comment even down to the 'never being able to experience it again for the first time' but I wanted to see if anyone else had left it. You're not alone my man.
@@vincentnicolas5709 The DLC Are just as large as the game; just as good too. Blood and Wine might even be the Apex of that game.
Relax. It’s just a video game…
Luke, your Witcher 3 critique made me play the game, so glad I did. Nowadays it’s my favourite game. Played the game and it’s DLC’s and it’s truly something special. Really fun to see you revisit this masterpiece. Loved the video.
Luke made a Bloodborne video, but he deleted it for some reason
Same!!!
Still my favorite game of all time, its just so damn good and the replayability is off the charts, especially with all the great mods out there
What are some mods you’d recommend using?
Of all time? You must have super low standards.
@@drunkhusband6257 this game is so fucking over rated
@@kinga.t.242 Agreed, if the base gameplay of a game is boring, there is no amount of story or scenery that can fix that.
@@drunkhusband6257 for me I even think cp 2077 is better but thats only me
The greatest game ever made.
100% bro. I still can’t get over that feeling of emptiness after you finish the game.
yikes
@@BBQcheese nah bruh
This game is so good that it has ruined so many other games for me. Once you see how good an open world narrative game can really be playing any other game just feels like a let down. The past three Assassins Creed games are a perfect example of this.
@@BBQcheese nooooo bruh
The Witcher is one of the the best immersive worlds in the industry. The main characters, side characters and even general npc's tell a story of how unforgiving life is with all the politics, wars, and monsters coming from all sides and perspectives.
Played it for the first time about a year ago. And it was a FANTASTIC game. I have never played a game that felt so alive. There's hours and hours of stories, quests and small details in every corner of the huge, huge world. Even the enemies have depth and complexities. Best game I ever played.
I just discovered this game THIS year and I'm on my second playthrough. I will absolutely play this game for YEARS.
I played through half of it years ago, life happened and I'm about to give it another go. I can't wait, cheers!
This is simply an all time masterpiece! One of my best game experiences ever!
The music in this game is absolutely outstanding, it’s genuinely so distinct and iconic, like when you hear it you can instantly associate with the world of the witcher, a perfect soundtrack.
One of the greatest games ever made. Sure it definitely has its flaws, but this game is unmatched. 😌
Nothing came close, nothing comes close. And it’s aging like wine.
@@KingKong-ux3gg i mean, Elden ring gave me the exploration and freedom that Witcher 3 did except no dialouge option just a silent protagonist and your actions changes everything, idk Elden rinf, witcher 3 and Skyrim are now my top three favorite open world rpg's and yes the three dragon head meme can be fitted there.
Elden Ring outmatches this game in every way. Still love the Witcher 3 a ton but it's no longer the best rpg out there.
@@nilan3294 in what way
@@nilan3294 not in every way.
100% agree with you about deathmarch difficulty, You really get to feel the full game.
I agree.... It is best experienced death march mode.
Which goes hand in hand with the fact that The Witcher 3 is quite a slow-burn game. You really do need to take your time with it to enjoy the experience to the max.
Deathmarch knowingly not abusing Quen is the best experience the game has... also roleplaying as an alchemist witcher or a spellslinguer witcher are fun as well. As Luke said it really makes you know what you are doing, you memorize each enemy type, have to apply the correspondent oils and use the adequate decoctions, actually time your bombs and potions and all that... I risk sounding lame but in some sense the game becomes the dark souls of witcher games lol.
@@gottinrod
Why not abuse Quen? If it’s there to be taken advantage of, why not make use of it?
@@greatdelusion7654 because it is so OP it trivializes even the most difficult mode the game has. But you do you, im saying that using other strategies is a good challenge, knowingly not using the very best possible one you know. ..
For me it's the way the dialogue scenes are directed that I genuinely think is unrivalled in games. The camera angles and panning shots the game never had to give you but immerse you so much into whatever's happening at the time
This game is a masterpiece. Just the music gives me goosebumps all over my body. This is insane.
From the moment I picked up the controller and started playing The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, I've been deeply invested in its world and lore.
I have a tradition of playing this game through once if not twice a year. I always learn new things, new ways to fight different enemies and monsters, make new discoveries and find new easter eggs. I always try to introduce new challenges for myself. Most recently I obtained my platinum trophy and 100% completion for the main game and both DLCs.
Next time I'm doing a fresh start on death narch difficulty with enemy upscaling and see if I'm really as good as I belive myself to be.
This game never gets old for me and it's one of the best things in my life, outside of my wife and dog of course.
@Jared Lind LOL
Dont forget NG+
The one think that impresses me the most is how well they mix fantasy and realism. Like how they can mix realistic medieval things like peasants having quaint hay huts and vegetable and also griffins that will steal livestock and people. Idk I just love how they make it feel as though it could have happened in our world
Surprised you didn't wait for the release of New-Gen version with ray-tracing.
This is probably my favorite game of all time. The story, characters, and world are all so wonderfully done. I hope CDPR can get back to this type of high mark.
That’ll take forever they dropped the company that was working on it (Russian)
@@y0tam1 Of course they did 🙄. Virtue signaling punks.
Don’t need to wait if you have already have a decent graphics card. Native 4K with 60+ frames and the same Halk Hogan mods that they’re allegedly using for the next-gen update have been available for a while now.
No real-time ray tracing, but there are mods that get close enough.
Plus, real-time ray tracing is going to plummet frames, if you don’t have a good gpu.
Definitely won’t be getting 4K60 with RT on consoles. Might get that on some PCs
@@CallMeTeci The writing of the DLCS are amazing. I will admit, the story for the base game is not that great and it's only special because it's being carried by the characters and not the plot. That's why I prefer the story of Witcher 2 overall. But of course nothing can compete with the DLC stories.
@@CallMeTeci the story makes a lot of sense for a character based on the books and lore. That being said, I don't think you need to read books (although books make it much more satisfying, and they're great) to enjoy the game as long as you are into character-oriented stories. While I agree that the concept of the story might not fit perfectly with the open-world game, I find the story itself written well (and the love that many players share for this game should indicate that I'm not the only one enjoying it).
This game has a insanely good story and art direction. Almost every side quest is like a episode in a HBO show. No medieval city in a game is as well done and immersive as novigrad, no other rpg has so many beautiful and practical swords and armor. I just wish the gameplay was a bit more fluid.
exactly! every single side quest felt like a little tv show adventure, i especially loved the quest where youre looking for the beast terrorizing novigrad by following clues and it twists and turns and you reconnect with old friends and have a final standoff
the movement is hilariously bad
@@ryuhn8604 not as bad as your siege gameplay thats for sure
@@ume-f5j that all you got? lol
@@ryuhn8604 liking your comments instantly after posting them is all you got as well? lmaoo
Played it in January for the first time and instantly fell in love with it, but I've rushed the game too much and only got to play about 80 hours. Right now I'm finishing college and having exams, but I cannot wait to finish them and sink into the Witcher again, this time for a lot longer. This game has been on my mind every single day since January and I cannot wait to play it again.
Good luck my friend
Lets go you got this, remember to take frequent breaks and sleep enough so youll pass your studies with ease.
80 hours isn't bad. I completed the base game and both dlc in less time. But then I went back and put in another 30 hours just doing side quests and other activities. Those damn question marks never stop showing up lol.
if you are on pc i would recommend playing with mods to make the experience better if this is your 2nd playthrough you might as well get a good graphics and lighting mod to make the game look better anyway :)
@@olliered9924 exactly what I was looking for last night, saw some great mods to prepare mentally.. One more exam on Thursday and I'm locking myself in the basement for 2 weeks to play lol
I played this for the 1st time a few months ago. And played it on Death March. I died to alot of monsters and enemies and loved every second of it. I loved having to plan for battles using potions and signs. It made the combat feel in depth. I gave this game a 9.5 out of 10. Chefs kiss man. So good.
I couldn't be assed for that. I wanted to feel op so just turned off level scaling.
I played through this game years ago on the middle difficulty. Came back after I played through all the Dark Souls games and had to put it on the highest difficulty. Definitely made it more enjoyable.
It's 2024 now and the next gen update has come out you need to go back and replay it with the updates you won't be disappointed.
Death march is absolutely the definitive experience of this game. When someone says they never used potions or oils, for example, it's just like ... bro play on death march.
Fun timing, as I just started playing Witcher 3 about a week ago.
Been loving it
This game is just so perfect in any way. Always wanted to wipe my memory so I can experience this masterpiece for the first time again.
me too, this game is such a masterpiece
This vid should be titled: “reminiscing on my 1 mil viewed video… and we talk about witcher 3 for a bit”
The blood and wine dlc was absolutely gorgeous with its colours and setting
Indeed, and the hearts of stone has a killer story.
I read the books after - and they really nailed Toussant - how it is described and even the atmosphere of how it''s written matches
It was real art...
I always hate when people say the combat in this game is bad as it’s actually super tight and feels good. The attacks take the perfect amount of time, all of them are varied and the magic abilities add plenty of room to experiment and kill your enemies faster and cooler. As well as exploration often adding to the combat by looking for plants and stuff to turn into oils and potions and stuff, that’s the crazy fun gameplay loop that kept me interested in this game.
The problem is they compare it to games like Dark souls or Elden ring where combat is the absolute focus point.
I just replayed Witcher 3 again 2 months ago and I agree it’s still so beautiful of a game and one if not my favorite game of all time
Holds up??
Its a fucking masterpiece!
Funnily enough I've been replaying and your older Witcher 3 videos have been superb company these last weeks. Great to watch your developed thoughts on this mammoth of a game. All the best mate
This game will never change from being my number 1 favorite rpg of all time. I remember beating this for the first time and then immediately hoping back in to see what I missed and what different paths to take. Witcher 3 is easily a master piece and I’m gonna be playing all 3 Witcher games back to back.
Tried to get into this game for literally years and never could. Finally forced myself to beat it like 6 months ago and it was fantastic
I am happy you did my friend. Hope you played the dlc
@@revan5293 Yup they were awesome
I used to dislike this game for years until I played it on PC, some mods were so damn handy. Now I got 500 hours on it, and its on my all time greatest list.
@@Cbrunning849 that’s greattttt
Same. Think it took 3 or 4 tries to “get it”
I remember the first time i played the game, it just TELEPORTED me in it. I've never been more immersed in any video game. I have countless memories on it, and now that i started the other 2 games i can't wait for the re release to come out, finish the prequels and do it again. Everything in this game is perfect, the world, the story, the characters, the graphics, the monsters, the MUSIC ooh the music. I would never tell someone not to try it. At the very least you don't enjoy one aspect but like some others, or you just fall completely in love with it.
Love that spooky music that plays when you're roaming around at night. I still need to beat this game and I'm with you I never liked the combat that much. I think now is a good time to give it a full playthrough.
I really want to start my second playthrough but I needed that next gen update.
@@capacityseveneightseven26 yea, im too used to 45-60 fps now, playing 30 fps is hard on my eyes now lol
Once the next gen update drops, im jumping back in. Starting from the beginning.
That eye in the dummy sequence might just be a reference to all the boys that died in Kaer Morhen before they could become witchers. I don't know if I remember correctly, but I think in the books it gnawed at Geralt which is why he didn't want to put Ciri through it, since the death rate for the Trial of the Grasses was so high. He doesn't mention it to Vesemir because Vesemir already knows that.
It might also be the prophecy around Ciri. In the books it's said pretty often that she brings death.
Watching the opening scene as I was standing in the check out line in Gamestop this series turned from not on my radar to a must buy. The cinematic and the music really captivated me and I've been in love with the game ever since. Great story, God tier soundtrack and my love for the game eventually transitioned to the books and TV show( iffy quality aside).
I kinda envy these people that got into this game, I tried a few times to get into it but It just never hooked me. Finished the bloody baron mission and decided it wasn't for me.
After earning the platinum of the main game and playing both dlcs, I can confidently say this is the best game I’ve ever played in my life
Been chasing that platinum recently, played this game so much and as it is one of my favourite games of all time, I felt compelled to get every trophy.
Still to this day, with a fresh play through, this game is special, I love it.
Just need to finish off the blood and wine trophies now, I love it so much.
I hope CDPR can rediscover this magic. 🙏
12:40 "Tesham Mutna" is the vampire's torture-chamber that you visit with Regis. On any playthrough you can get a black set of armour and the illustrated swords there. The similar red armour, which you are wearing in the video, is the "Hen Gaidth" set from the Unseen Elder's lair.
If I remember correctly the Hen Gaidth set is a complete set with swords just like the witcher gear. Do you find the complete set in the Unseen Elder's lair?
@@jidhed Question seen ... answer unknown ... trying to find a saved slot near there ... (Off the top of my head I don't remember matching swords but they may 'just' be the Tesham Mutna ones).
@@jidhed There are steel swords in the black and red vampire armour sets but not silver. A complete set is armour, trousers, boots, gloves, steel sword and mask, rather than silver sword. Yes, you can only get them in the respective vist during the relevant quest.
One thing illogical in this game is that guards are at way higher level everywhere and still they need one 'witcher' to deal with daemons.
They do that because Geralt wouldn't go around slaughtering guards and if they were easy to kill people would just wipe out towns like in skyrim😅
once the next gen upgrade is out I'll get back into this. Never finished the 2nd expansion so will be the perfect chance to play the game again
This is so funny I just started playing the game so this is great to hear a review from you
That huge Witcher 3 Critique was one of the first of yours I had watched and I think it was the one that got me to sub.
Witcher 3 will never get old. It's a masterpiece in every single way with literally everything. Love them to see to put the bar even higher in the future.
Just that background witcher 3 music gave me goosebumps!
I remember my first playthrough, I got the bad ending. Now I'm thinking of revisiting it, right after I finish the Kingdoms of Amalur, Shadow of War, and Mad Max.
Goddamit.
P.S. My most remembered memory of the Witcher 3 wasn't anything in-game, it was Angry Joe's review where he shows a clip of him dancing to the Silver For Monsters battle music.
*FIELDS OF ARD SKELLIG WILL ALWAYS BE A BOP*
Good news!! On the just passed anniversary of the Witcher 3’s release, their social media page announced that the Enhanced Edition will be released Q4 2022👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐺❤️
It still does. I played it very recently, including the expansion packs.
Gladly waiting for the next gen update
@@JohnJohn-pm9wq same
@@JohnJohn-pm9wq That's the version I've been playing for years. Pc gamer here. I hope you get your updated version soon.
@@georgezachos7322 Nah man. The game is getting a remaster. Even us PC users need to wait for that.
@@haminoyou4210 i doubt that.
Almost like a developer crafting an experience based on one difficulty so they can balance everything to get an intended experience rather than multiple difficulties is a good thing.
I always have to limit myself on this game. Its so good, and even though i've played through so many times I can't help but get swept up in it, and lost to it for like 2 weeks. lol I Love this game.
Did you know that the guy who did the World Design and Side Quest design including the "choice" feature in Witcher 3 also did the same in Assassin's Creed Odyssey? Notable stories he worked on in Witcher 3 was the Triss romance parts and the infamous scene you get with Triss and Yen if you tried to romance both ..... In Odyssey a couple worth mentioning are the "plague" quest on Kephallonia and the Kyra questline on Mykonos .... His name is Nikolas Kolm and if you put his name in the search bar above you should get an interview of him from April this year that's definitely worth a listen for fans of either game ....
Personally I always viewed the eye on the training dummy to be a sort of older Ciri as Garlet gets older and his time is coming he's going to dream of her grown up getting possibly hurt because she's not a fully Witcher. And as such is why he's so hard on her, Trying to use training and her natural magical abilities to get her by instead of mutations and potions. And obviously that wasn't what he was taught and as such he's terrified of teaching her the wrong things thus leading to her possible death.
I'm a time traveler from 2058 and i came to tell you that these type of videos are still coming out every year, and yes, the wtcher 3 still holds up.
That's my favorite game of all time 🥺 everything in it, is amaaaazing imo. It's the game that got me back into gaming after 2 years of not playing anything. I look forward to the new Witcher entry and hope CDPR redeem themselves again
The face that Gerald sees, when he rips out the dummy is the one of grown up Ciri (not 100% sure).
p.s. Your content is one of the best in youtube for me Luke. Keep up the amazing work.
The Witcher 3 is one of the best ever made.Its my favourite game.Seeing your video makes me to start another playthrough
Bro i m playing this game right now for the first time i m of lvl 18. not been priveldge enough to buy a game like this and didnt even have a pc. but now i m 19 and i m a 3d artist. This game is a true masterpiece at first i thought i couldnt be that good, now started paying 4 to 5 days ago and have something of 50 hours of gametime {which is a lot for me} going take a lot of inspiration for my 3d work too, but man does this pull u in. the combat is a bit shakky sometimes like getting stuck on something i m not supposed to be stuck on in combat. but everything else makes up for and sometimes just makes u forget that this game was built in 2015.
Just bought the game for $10 on sale, I'm excited
Holy shit I just played this game for 8 hours straight
Your original witcher video is what got me watching you in the first place.
Took me months to finish this game. Serious void in life after beating it. Unbelievable game.
5:15 😂 they tried to fix that and people started getting mad over that...
Read all the books, beat Witcher 1 with that prehistoric combat system and W2 just so I can enjoy this game properly when I get around to it. I'm actually trying to enjoy other games before I do play W3 because I get the feeling most games are just going feel hollow in comparison.
Omg I was depressed for a good week after I beat the game 😂😂😂
@@revan5293 deadass, I was lowkey sad. Bittersweet
Witcher 3, one of my favourite games of all time, absolute masterpiece, the story telling, action, music, everything was excellent, still love exploring the game with Roach 👏👏👏🐴
A literal masterpiece.
There’s just something about the world that feels so alive. The sound design and weather simulation make every scene look like a painting.
I think the bleeding training dummy is simply supposed to symbolize the death Geralt or Ciri unintentionally brings. I've never found a conclusive answer (nor do I believe there is one).
even xLetalis doesn't know, he mentions in one of his videos :D
@@Bjjbhcoa86 If HE doesn't know I'm confident no one els does XD
looks like either Shani's or Ciri's eyes.
@@kurzackd Suppose so. Think it's one of those things where the player is allowed to fit the narrative themselves.
But yea, you're right. It could be.
I just f*king love this game till this day. Iam replaying the game for the 4th time now and all I do in therms of mods is giving some npc's new outfits to have some new visuals. But all in all its just a freaking masterpiece.
I remember playing Witcher 3 on 19th may 2015. It was soo good, that d-key on my keyboard died, and i had to quickly go and buy a 5$ keyboard.
Seriously tho, this game is really timeless, especially the quality of side quests, soundtrack (a masterpiece itself), world, characters, and dialogues. 7 years ago it was a whole another level, especially compared to Fallout 4 which released months after W3.
Story, dialogues, and characters were laughable to me compared to Witcher's.
Witcher 3 was really something, and expansions... Legendary title.
Love seeing others that had pretty much the same experience during that time. Never finished fallout 4, though I will say it's gotten to a very cool place with hella mods.
I had just finished my last year of uni in June 2015 and had a month left until I had to go home and start my graduate job in the August. It was that perfect storm of time and place where I had nothing to do or anywhere to be and had 4 weeks of sheer engrossment I’ve never had since. 1080p 42inch tv in my studio flat, some weed and some rum. It was perfection and it’s why I’ve not gone back to it (other than the DLC) as I don’t think that experience can be matched. Sunk so many hours playing from evening until 2-3am wondering where that time had gone. Unbelievable game and an unbelievable experience.
Can confirm. Is amazing. I'm playing it again, too.
I remember waiting for the Witcher 3 video. As a fellow Coloradoan knowing you were from Fort Collins was really cool, I supported your sticker campaign when you still had Khaleesi, and I still have that signed sticker. You're one of the best gaming channels I've ever come across! Here for many MORE years to come, Luke!
As a recent sub, I'd find it quite fun to see what it'd be like to see previously reviewed games with today's experience. Kinda why I'm already enjoying these revisits you're already doing on older games. 🤙
i tried to play it for the first time in 2022 and wasnt tht impressed, ive put it on hold indefinitely which is unfortunate cuz i really wanted to be absorbed and eventually play blood and wine, im a big rpg fan but a lot of things could be behind my non excitement.
Found you through the Witcher, so good to see both Witcher and Luke are still great
This game has to be one of the most unengaging experiences I've played through. There were very few parts in the game that hooked me but the characters, especially the protagonist and the world he lives in, just didn't hook me in and make me feel invested. Going on a wild goose chase looking for your adopted daughter got stale fast. And the twirly, whirly combat made me feel fatigued after even months into the game. I just couldn't enjoy this.
well you are definitely in the minority bro
@@FireKidSFFD I know
The Witcher 3 is one of my favourite games of all time. I sank hundreds of hours into it and I love the deep immersion and world building that this game provides. So I can totally get the excitement for the next Witcher games, knowing now that they are confirmed to be a trilogy. I'm extremely curious at what kind of world and plot they are going to develop, especially since they are using a new engine this time.
To see if it holds up? HAHAHAHA xD Against what exactly? What are you even talking about? Like we have better open world RPG games now. Like, seriously, name ONE released after 2015.
I will happily watch another 3 hour review of my favorite game
It's such an incredible game. For such a surreal world it seems so real like every character seems like a real person. Its amazing storytelling. They really did achieve something amazing with the game. I find it near impossible to enjoy RPG's now because none of them come close.
I just finished my first playthrough and seriously fell in love! Excited to watch this, right on cue
The Best video game soundtrack ever. Ride your horse by the countryside when music is playing is one of the experience you could hace on any video game. Brilliant.
There aren’t many games that I get nostalgia for, but this is definitely one of them
I’d love to see you go through these games again! The Witcher 3 is my favorite game of all time and your critique is how I found your channel, been watching your videos ever since
I recently started a new playthrough and it feels just as mesmerizing and immersive as the first time. Truly a masterpiece.
If this later save was done before the major rework of the menu systems that’s what probably caused the level bar to blink
I think Witcher’s true accomplishment is creating a protagonist that we actually aspire to be like. Being Geralt for a while is one of the best feelings
It certainly is. I made a complete playthrough, dlcs included, se months ago. I was surprised when i realise the game felt just as fantastic now than it did years ago. Will always love this game.
Goated, the music by itself tells you how captivating this game is, the worst thing about it? It ends and if you really loved it, it won't be easy to get into anything else for a while.