Witcher 3 carries story elements of the world-building done by prior entries in the franchise but you wouldn't bother playing those because they suck ass and have aged horribly.
The combat of this game is genuinely fucking horrible, and the start of this game is total garbage. It has some interesting quests with consequences on either end which I really like, but after the battle of Kaer Morhen the game just decides to end in a climactic battle immediately after, when the game rolled the credits I was genuinely like "oh its OVER over.... huh".
The actual good content is in both the DLCs, where the painted world has a better story and blood and wine has the better boss (I also like the storybook theme). All in all I get why people like this game, I just personally find it poorly paced on both the starting and the end.
The combat of this game is genuinely fucking horrible, and the start of this game is total garbage. It has some interesting quests with consequences on either end which I really like, but after the battle of Kaer Morhen the game just decides to end in a climactic battle immediately after, when the game rolled the credits I was genuinely like "oh its OVER over.... huh".
The actual good content is in both the DLCs, where the painted world has a better story and blood and wine has the better boss (I also like the storybook theme). All in all I get why people like this game, I just personally find it poorly paced on both the starting and the end.