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I think this game is a bit over-hated at this point, sure it has a lot of problems but i feel the constant videos of comparison between this and GTA is actually getting annoying.
On the surface this game is filled with bugs and glitches, the performance is all over the place and without a high end PC you will either sacrifice a gorgeous looking visuals or you will have inconsistent fps.
The game also suffers from lackluster premise, the lifepaths mean so little that they feel like an afterthought. The endings dont make a lot of sense and feel not satisfying (except for one and no its not the Panam ending).
The dialogue also sometimes comes off as tryhard and edgy unlike Witcher 3 where it flows naturally and feels real.
The open world is stale and devoid of any life beyond the quests themselves, there is so very little encounters, the A.I of NPC and traffic is basically A without the I.
A lot of the choices dont matter or have any impact on the world you inhabit so the world feels stale and not evolving, again unlike their previous Witcher games.
Also i understand the devs promised a lot more than they delivered.
However beneath all that i still had a lot of fun with this game, i can see this game has great art direction, the visuals look very pretty especially at night. The soundtrack and the music is original to the game (not licensed like GTA) and its actually a blast, i loved the soundtrack and the voice acting. Female V voice is much better than Male V btw.
The gameplay and the combat is one of the best for a first person rpg, the gunplay in particular is satisfying and well made.
The story and side quests have their high moments too. I liked the main characters too except for Silverhand lol.
Customization sucks, the clothing system is a joke.
With all its problems i still enjoyed it and i believe this game is still above average when played on a good PC.
Hope for a good DLC and good fixes to make it better.
6/10
I think this game is a bit over-hated at this point, sure it has a lot of problems but i feel the constant videos of comparison between this and GTA is actually getting annoying.
On the surface this game is filled with bugs and glitches, the performance is all over the place and without a high end PC you will either sacrifice a gorgeous looking visuals or you will have inconsistent fps.
The game also suffers from lackluster premise, the lifepaths mean so little that they feel like an afterthought. The endings dont make a lot of sense and feel not satisfying (except for one and no its not the Panam ending).
The dialogue also sometimes comes off as tryhard and edgy unlike Witcher 3 where it flows naturally and feels real.
The open world is stale and devoid of any life beyond the quests themselves, there is so very little encounters, the A.I of NPC and traffic is basically A without the I.
A lot of the choices dont matter or have any impact on the world you inhabit so the world feels stale and not evolving, again unlike their previous Witcher games.
Also i understand the devs promised a lot more than they delivered.
However beneath all that i still had a lot of fun with this game, i can see this game has great art direction, the visuals look very pretty especially at night. The soundtrack and the music is original to the game (not licensed like GTA) and its actually a blast, i loved the soundtrack and the voice acting. Female V voice is much better than Male V btw.
The gameplay and the combat is one of the best for a first person rpg, the gunplay in particular is satisfying and well made.
The story and side quests have their high moments too. I liked the main characters too except for Silverhand lol.
Customization sucks, the clothing system is a joke.
With all its problems i still enjoyed it and i believe this game is still above average when played on a good PC.
Hope for a good DLC and good fixes to make it better.
6/10
2 Comments
I totally agree with you on this, i think the game itself is pretty decent, but every time i remember the marketing before it, how CDPR handled the situation after release and how much of a wasted potential it was and how much of a disappointment it came to be, it just makes me want to rate it -10/10.
Maybe i was too optimistic but i was riding the hype train, those Night-Wire episodes felt too good, i loved the previous work on Witcher 3 and its expansions, i thought this will be a major step up and one of those games to define a generation, but sadly it was all smoke and mirrors.
Even now im still disappointed about it, it's like 2 years later and there's no expansion, only 1 jacket DLC and few updates and fixes, while their previous game had 16 DLCs and 2 big expansions in a span of 1 year. It's crazy.
Maybe i was too optimistic but i was riding the hype train, those Night-Wire episodes felt too good, i loved the previous work on Witcher 3 and its expansions, i thought this will be a major step up and one of those games to define a generation, but sadly it was all smoke and mirrors.
Even now im still disappointed about it, it's like 2 years later and there's no expansion, only 1 jacket DLC and few updates and fixes, while their previous game had 16 DLCs and 2 big expansions in a span of 1 year. It's crazy.
TheGamingN00b
1 year ago
It was all the buzz around it. All the lies, the manipulation and the... almost deliberate teardown of all the good reputation that CDPR had built up at that point.