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The Witcher 3 Review

The Witcher 3 wild hunt is one of the most visually impressive games so far in this generation of gaming. With a huge open world and rich story and characters there are very few who could knock this game.

First of all I want to state for the record that I have not played any of the previous Witcher game but after playing the first hour of the wild hunt I felt like I at least knew a bit more about the state this world is in and who the people in it are. The story begins with your character Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher. Witchers are professional monster hunters. Geralt is searching for yennefer of vergerberg (Yes most people’s names follow the ‘someone of something’ formula) Needless to say he finds her and is pulled into a plan to locate his long missing adopted daughter Ciri, Ciri is being hunted by the ghostly riders the wild hunt. So if you’re looking for a deep story with lots of lore then you won’t be disappointed.

It’s not just story that would keep you occupied in the Witcher 3, you could spend hours following side quests as I did. Or you could explore the huge open world of Velen (where the majority of the game takes place), White orchard (where the tutorial takes place) and my personal favourite Skellige (think Beowulf with a bit of Skyrim thrown in for good measure).

One of the most interesting things in the game is the ‘Witcher contract’ quests. As you are playing as a monster hunter don’t be surprised to find a few monsters while you knocking about in the Witcher 3. These quests see you first negotiating a reward for the monsters head with the person who requires your services. Then you must figure out what kind of monster you’re going to be introducing to the business end of your sword, and prepare accordingly by making oils to coat your sword with that do more damage against a specific type of monster. Then follow tracks and scents left by the monster using your heightened Witcher senses. And finally kill it, take a trophy and collect your reward. These are some of the most fun but most challenging activities in the game.

I do have a few problems with the game, such as how the character controls. The slightest movement will make Geralt twitch and when you’re trying to interact with a small object this can be annoying, despite a patch that should have fixed this I still find it to be a problem.

All in all I think that the Witcher 3 gets and 8/10.