The Witcher 3 - Review After 100%
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Talking about my experiences with The Witcher both over the years and with the more recent next gen update.
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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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#gaming #gamereviews #thewitcher #thewitcher3 - Hry
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.
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.
@@rafe9852it's really good but not a masterpiece. The terrible movement and combat brings it down.
@@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
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.
Except for the dwarves. Could’ve just skipped that annoying little jaunt
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
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...
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...
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)
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 !
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
Joseph Anderson's been real quiet since this dropped.
and before this dropped.
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.
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.
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 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.
I preferred the Gaunter O' Dimm content more than the Bloody Baron.
But Witcher III is hands down one of my top games
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
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.
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
Seee, nowwwww..... I love Yennifer. Everything about her.
Man, I love your content.
Also Bloody Baron story is peak witcher.
All the Joseph Anderson comments have me rolling xD
Joseph WHO?
Who is Joseph A?
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
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..
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!
A very comprehensive review. Great work, Motym! 💯
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
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.
Witcher 3 and BG3 my best games.
Add Enderal to the mix
Yes, and RDR2.
I’ve been waiting for a quality Witcher 3 retrospec, thanks Morty
Lol, I love Yen. Girl is Renegade Sheppard through and through.
still looks better and feels better than 90% of the games that come out today
love the way you close off videos, the little outro speech
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.
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
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.
One of my most played games as well. Great video brother. Really enjoyed it !
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
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
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 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...
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! :)
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
Amazing video! Good job! I built my computer initially in 2014 just to run this very game.
Thank you, and have an amazing day
Can you tell me what you mean at 1:51:00 when you say to use the steam deck graphics configuration that comes with the game. I have a steam deck, and booted up the game last night, and I didn't see any specific steam deck graphics configuration. In fact, the game ran at 10 fps until I switched it to the "low" in game graphics setting, which boosted it to just above 30fps.
It has a pre set for the steam deck, should just be in the options menu
Here is a question to anyone ive been wondering.
At certain crossroads in the game(including where you meet gaunter) there are paintings setup on easel, they will be gone after some time if you return. Is there anything going on with these or just set dressing, all the paintings from what ive found are different.
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 the Witcher 3 commentary we were waiting for
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 got some competition! (Joking ofc, you’re both fantastic critics)
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!
Hey Mortim just started kingdom come due to your review and man its awsome. God bless you and your family brother.
So are the opinions of movement based of the game before next gen updates ? Or after ? Cuz I want to play this but not if the moment feels super dated still
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.
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
When he thought Ciri was dead...I felt that sinking feeling as he approached. What a great game.
Looking forward to soon play this for the first time. I'm researching mods to iron the wrinkles.
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.
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.
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.
Top 5 game for me.every quest was worth doing and the world almost felt as good as a Bethesda game.highly recommended
Nice video! Have you considered reviewing Kenshi?
Its on my list
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.
I always play death march, so fun. Great video Mort👍
Good show sir 🥳
You have the absolutely correct take on Triss and Yennefer.
The biggest gripe I have is that the character progression doesn’t really open up until NG+. If you want the best skills, you have to dump a bunch of your points into stuff you aren’t interested in using. If you want to have the best perks of 2 different trees, you end up completing most of the game before you get your build together.
Thats why I recommend to anyone playing it, just focus on the main story and the side quests, don’t bother with trying to max out your character in your first playthrough. If you love the game like many do, you’ll want to play a NG+ as soon as you finish, and that’s when you want to do everything and go everywhere.
I had to read the title twice as I thought I imagined it :)
On paper I feel like I should love this game, I just wish I actually did
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.
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 :)
This is equal parts ridiculous in both how impressive and good it is. Thank you. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
One serious video essay man, must have taken ages to make this one 💪
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 😂
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!
This game is so good. One of the games that really showed me what a video game really can be. Every side quest, every monster, the prep before a hunt. Chefs kiss
Idk know if its on the pc version but on the ps5 version in blood and wine the sky is flickering and its very annoying. Its not fixed to this day
Re movement are you playing on keyboard or controller?
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.
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
Babe wake up, new mortismal upload
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 ~
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!
Hell yeah this is what I’m talking about. My fav rpg CZcamsr making a vid about my fav rpg
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 may be picky but its ahrd no to notice. was it a hot take by now? that i dont dig the combat reliant of side/back step and dodge rolls sicne parrying is so much risk when fighting 2 opponents and high level opponents
On my second run, I couldn't resist pushing Yennefer's buttons at Kaer Morhen. I nudged her just enough to have her fling me into the lake, which was a shortcut to the other side for Geralt's exploration.
Brilliant review! Cheers!
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
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😆
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.
2 hours, gonna get a popcorn and a coke for this! :D
I love the Witcher 3. It is my favorite game of all time, even though it isn't even in my top 3 most played.
When I first beat the main story about 7-8 years ago I felt empty inside, like I just let something go I loved. No game has ever gotten that out of me, even if I know some games simply surpass TW3 in a few and sometimes even many aspects. But it simply had that.. thing.
Many games I consider to be masterpieces, but not one game to be "perfect". Because thats impossible. But it will always hold that special spot in my heart.
I just finished a playthrough of Witcher 3 as well!
To avoid the crashing issue play on DX11 (last gen client). Not the best solution but it also got graphical updates, just no RT.