The Witcher 3 - 9 Years Later
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- The Witcher 3 is widely regarded as one of the greatest RPGs ever, in fact, I can confidently say that this is my favorite video game of all time, and it's easy to understand why. Not only did I finish it 3 times, but each playthrough made me sink over 100 hours into the world. That's not even including the 2 DLCs. This is my personal review of the game and everything I love about it.
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0:00 - Intro
2:26 - The Continent
5:44 - Velen
9:12 - Novigrad
14:19 - Skellige
20:01 - Kaer Morhen
21:38 - A Witcher's Tale
40:16 - Gameplay
43:40 - Triss vs Yennefer
45:18 - Outro
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[b] is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third game in The Witcher video game series, played in an open world with a third-person perspective. The games follow the Witcher series of fantasy novels written by Andrzej Sapkowski.
The game takes place in a fictional fantasy world based on Slavic mythology. Players control Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer for hire known as a Witcher, and search for his adopted daughter, who is on the run from the otherworldly Wild Hunt. Players battle the game's many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to increase Geralt's abilities and purchase equipment. The game's story has three possible endings, determined by the player's choices at key points in the narrative.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2015, with a Nintendo Switch version released in October 2019, and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions titled The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition which was released in December 2022. The game received critical acclaim, with praise for its gameplay, narrative, world design, combat, and visuals, although it received minor criticism due to technical issues. It holds more than 200 game of the year awards and has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Two expansions were also released to critical acclaim: Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. A Game of the Year edition was released in August 2016, with the base game, expansions and all downloadable content included. The game has sold over 50 million units as of March 2023, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time.
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Enjoy the video! I have included subtitles aswell if you need 💜👍
Bro the hearts of stone and blood and wine are fire
Agreed!@@killshot4991
@@TheHiddenOne690bro you can try out phantom liberty it’s also fire too
Thank you for the subtitles! I wish more CZcamsrs (especially the biggest ones) include the subtitles in their videos
no problem! subtitles are helpful for everyone so its a win win@@dariusz.9119
You know a game is a master piece when people say " I wish I could replay this game for the first time " or " I envy people who never played this game ".
I’ve only played a couple hours into the game. I have the complete edition on series X but have yet to finish it lol. On my list this year for sure!
@@Historybuff_769the replay value is insane
I’ve only just started the game freaking stuck in this one town cuz it’s all main storyline missions… but it’s like a side story that ties into the main I think. Butttt I wana slay some monsters bruh! lol
I did think the same for RDR2, because I was given too much spoilers about the end of the game by my friends😭
I never played the game. I played the Witcher 2
at this point, The Witcher 3 is a timeless classic
To me, The Witcher 3 is what Lord of the Rings is to films. A project made with passion and care. It succeeds in building a believable fantasy world and is pretty faithful to the source material. I can watch LOTR over and over again. I can play the Witcher 3 over and over again.
Simply is just undisputedly the greatest achievement in gaming history. Its the best game of all time. Period.
One of the best game I play man when I first play this I was shock on how beautiful everything was I love it
I put 900 hours of my time in this game. And not a single second was wasted!
Those are rookie numbers
@@AntiChris84 😂😂
2040 hours my account says lol, i think ive played through about 8 times if i remember.
Daamn, i always wanted to play but it would take me 100 years to put that much time in a game. I only have time to put in an hour or 2 a week, so i figured theres no point even starting
I’ve always appreciated how despite being a Witcher/super human and the main character, Geralt isn’t the savior of the world or does he ever really get treated like a hero. Geralt is a monster hunter and viewed as a freak. He just raised the girl who ends up saving the world from the white frost and has god like powers. Meanwhile he enjoys traveling around and being on the hunt.
it is thanks to the author of the books. CDP relied on the books very faithfully
I played Witcher 3 for the first time last year, and it was unlike anything I've played before, even compared to RDR2. It's a truly fantastic RPG. I got so captivated by the side quests that I took a break from searching for Ciri. The side quests had compelling stories, and I liked how they influenced the main plot (like the Bloody Baron quest etc.)
I still don't know how to play Gwent tho 😂
That's an easy game too play read the rule book lol the highest number wins at the end of each round and there is only two rounds, you get multiplier cards that can double or triple your score, spy cards that go to your opponents field but brings back cards from your graveyard back onto your side of the field. Weather cards are continuous effects that reduce both you and your opponents points based on the rows that the weather cards effect the only way too be immune too the effect is to not play in the rows that are effected by the weather cards, or the sunny weather card that negates the effects of the weather cards and removes them from play. Also your leader card gives you added battle abilities.
Learn it. It’s the single best mini game in all of gaming.
@@skolcole i don't know man, i still think pazaak (from the Kotor games) is the best mini game in all gaming... sure you don't have fancy pics, is basically numbers and colors but the rules are simple and it's magic is in the simplicity, the one who gets 20 points first (or close) win the match in a total of 3 matches, also you can play the game anytime you want when in the ship in Kotor 2.
Red dead 2 sucks
Didn’t play gwent = didn’t play Witcher 3
Everytime i'm playing a new game, i always get reminded how amazing the witcher 3 is
It’s fucking wild this game is almost a decade old now. I remember when it released mostly because it was the same month I graduated High School. Like a fool I didn’t pick it up till the complete edition released a few years later and I got it for a steal. It’s just wild it’s been that long already.
I'll never get bored of playing this game annually during the winter months in a very narrative-focused style ('Geralt-like' decisions; Story and Sword! or at most Blood and Broken Bones! diff. which allows for using a lore-friendly sword combat based build and gear without the need of abusing any OP mechanics that were maybe cool during the 1st ng+ run; most icons on screen toggled off; logical quest order from a narrative perspective). No video game experience compares to this in my opinion, it's like playing yourself through a masterful film series with so, so much to rejoice in, especially the soundtrack.
Agreeeed
That’s funny cause I always like to replay this game once a year around winter to, lololol.
Same thing I do too …. Wow
I do that but with the Arkham trilogy. Different game same habit
I wonder how many people have noticed that Isle of Mists and the hut is a joke about Snow White and the seven dwarfs? I haven't seen many people talking about that fact
Id noticed as well :) This game is amazing.
Really? Everyone I know noticed that, its so obvious^^
I couldn’t agree more with all the praise on this comment section. I’d like to add that this soundtrack is simply amazing. Not just the context of the music but the way it’s applied and weaves in and weaves out so well that you don’t even realize it’s doing it, bravo music dudes
This game has been in my back log for such a long time, this video convinced me to finally tackle it. 🙏🏻
Have fun. I waited years to play it and can't believe I waited so long. I'm right near the end of the DLC which are also really worth your time
i have around 250 hours on this masterpiece and to be honest I would love to play this game again for the first time..thank you for bringing back that game to my mind
The Witcher 3 definitely is pure nostalgia. Seeing pictures and hearing its soundtrack will probably warm my heart for my entire life.
My favorite game. I’m just completing it for the 8th time. Played all games and read all book twice.🇵🇱
Lol ive played around 8 times too, 2040 hours according to my account.
Half way through my second playthrough atm, waited 7 years for the upgraded version and it’s amazing all over again.
A masterpiece of a video, bravo 👏
The music, the combat, the story, the characters the side quests, the weather effects, just everything it made me replay this game 37 times going for 40 then im taking a break :D
the solid 130 hours every time make the game unique and interesting every single time i play it in a differend way or the same way no matter. Love the game to death my favorite of all time.
37 times? Wow! How many hours have you clocked in then? ;)
I am considering starting my 4th playthrough soon, try for a heavy armor build. And I still haven't completed Blood and Wine, so I still have some unexplored content left :)
@@torbjrnvrebekk3178 Well i started in 2018 pretty late actually after the game came out. I played a cracked version meaning it doesnt count the playing hours bcs its not GOG nor steam. But you can do the math i need like 120 to 150 hours to complete everything in the game. Multiplied by 37 bcs thats the classic version the last 3 times im playing the next gen version and im at 450 hours and conting.
I am glad i born in the era where i played 2 best games of the century
Witcher 3 and Red dead redemption 2 both are the edge of gaming 90% of top games are not even 50% of these 2
I shed a tear watching this video. The last time I felt this way was the 1st time I played Witcher 3. You have explained the Witcher 3 world in a way that makes one re-live the world once again. I realized several things that unconciously immersed me but didn't know actually what it was until I watched this video. What was revealed in this video is mind blowing. Tye Skellige soundtrack takes me to cloud nine. If i could choose the way i die, i would want it to be listening to Skellige soundtrack as i transit to the other side. I wish I could hit the subscribe button like a million times. You have really made my day. Thumbs up bro
Wow, that comment means so much to me. I'm glad this video made you appreciate the game a lot more! This game is my favorite of all time and there's so much lore and details that make it so immersive and replayable. I appreicate your amazing comment. Have a beautiful day!
@@TheHiddenOne690 You said you played it 3 times and couldn't trigger the empress ending. You really enjoyed it in pure form without checking any online guides. Damn, I'll give anything to enjoy it this way one more time
Yep, any game from CDPR is my favorite. The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk..the story telling, the world building, the side quests, the characters.. It's 10/10 and that's why I love these games.
Yeah, I couldn't figure out how to get the empress ending. I will replay it again in the future and i'll make different choices this time!
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@@anjorinabdullaheniola9289 I have well over 2000h and I still am not bored playing it from time to time.
Great video! You have really come into your own style. I am glad I found your channel.
truly a masterpiece, i play trough it at least once a year. nothing else comes even close.
great video man! i love to see my favorite game of all time get love still almost 10 years later!
Your narrative here is also a masterpiece. Well done sir!
Absolutely that view from Keer Morhans room is amazing. As well as amazing complex characters.
Crazy how the first note of the main theme makes me thrill instantly
This game gets a yearly playthrough from me. This time I added a couple mods to it including hoods, wolf medallion glowing eyes, auto hide weapons when hoods equipped, griffin armor redesign, active medallion, cheap dye everywhere etc. Using hoods is honestly such a great addition. Feel like I can’t go back now. Something that should have been there at the start.
Edit: I’ve played through this game now 8 times. I’ve never chosen Triss once lol.
I just picked up the game a week ago. First time playing it through since it came out back in high school. It’s crazy how much I forgot and how amazing it felt to play through again. Going for Plat currently
The Witcher 3 is the only single player game I have ever put 500++ hours into. The Witcher 3 is the second only game which was so good that all other games which came after felt bad. It took until Red Dead 2 and Kingdom Come before I managed to enjoy a giant stroy driven open world game again. (The first game that destroyed other games for me was Cod Black Ops 1. It was so good that I never quite managed to enjoy any other shooters again. Even in the Cod franchise. It has exclusivly occupied my fps gaming all the way since it was launched up until today)
I can’t wait for a replay since the next-gen update! Thank you for your video to reignite this masterpiece in my library.
TY fof making this broskii
Nothing is more relaxing than just walking around in skelige or kar Morhen just listening to the music and the sounds of nature
Glad I'm not the only one. I've done two full playthroughs. Each around 150hrs total. I'll get a 3rd in eventually on NextGen once all the NextGen mods drop. Without a doubt the greatest game I've ever played and I've played it all since Mario Bros on NES, lol.
Yes this game hits all the right spots for me and still hits the spot every single play through after all these years
I finally beat it a few weeks ago since first playing it in 2017, and have been playing NG+ for the first time.
It really is a masterpiece of a game.
I just wish they'd include official NG++.
Only thing i don't like about this game is hunting for the armour sets , even if they don't suit my build i still have to have them all 😅
Almost at the ending for the first time I'm enjoying every second of it
I've finished this game three times now and I still get sentimental about it when I think about it.
Brilliant and magnificent, with unforgatble story, characters and music (2 fantastic expansions included) .. it's more a piece of art than a game. CDPR did an outstanding job with the execellent next-gen remaster as well. One of the best Ever made rasy ❤🔥
Kaer Morhen is modeled on the Tatra Mountains (mountains on the border of Poland and Slovakia). Each location in The Witcher 3 is modeled on a different European region, so they look different and have a different atmosphere.
Up until I played this game I was mainly a Shooter player, but this game definitely solidified my unbridled love for amazing and compelling story telling. This is the game that transitioned me from shooters and onto other amazing videogames I was missing out on.
Such an awesome game. I've played it a few times and could easily play it again. So much enjoyment in its diversity of quests and choices.
You really made me laugh with that Triss shit haha. Good video.
I've never played this game and i dont know anything about it apart from Netflix's show...
I hear people saying how great this video game is and that makes me want to try it!
That trash show got nothing on the game. Witcher 3 is what Netflix show should’ve been. Soundtrack and story is perfect. The game is the goat.
Don't judge the game based on the show. The game is trillion times better than the show in every way shape or form (No. i'm not exaggerating)
This Game did a lof for the Game industy.
This game is so awesome, i remember being at kaer morhen for a quest and needed to repair me weapons, so i fast traveled to novigrad for a blacksmith and ended up in a quest where i got an op sword
Nearly 16 months and still not finished the main quest ..
Witcher 3 will live with me
The Witcher 3 is simply the best experience anyone can have in a video game. There is simply no game even close to it!!!💪🏾
Wow CD project red made the greatest card game ever they even put in a mini game where you play as a witcher looking for a girl.
Oh btw great content hidden one I've been watching for about 6 months and even though i don't agree with some of your takes i really respect your content
Dude, I've been playing it since 2018, and yes, the same playthrough. I'm taking my sweet slow time with it cause i know once it's done I'll feel hollow
------- I have never played this game before, despite all my friends and my brother telling me I should. So, finally - I decided to try it a week ago and suffice to say, I'm hooked! it's everything I want in a game - LOVE the open world and all the side missions too! Just so well done!
Damn, has it really been 9 years? I feel so old now. I want my teens back
I was extremely excited to play this game being a fan of RDR2 and GOT so I downloaded a trial period and deleted it an hour later. I think I was overwhelmed with the magic wheel and everything they threw at me all at once where other games slowly build up your abilities in bite size chunks. I really wanted to like this game and maybe I need to give it another chance.
I'm about to prep for my first death march run through. Wish me luck on the path Witchers
Good luck and enjoy the ride. :) death march is not even that difficult.
It was very difficult for me to move on after I finished this game the first time. Skellige is so amazingly beautiful.. Velen was the scariest for me, scary and exciting. The music, witches of crookback bog, botchling, grave hag, etc and I was so focus & making sure that I was on my guard at all times, ready with Quen, potions, the best blades, armor. I read about mutations, chanting, monsters, I even bought the whole Witcher book set. I was never even like this for my school exams !! It was such a superb feeling, I was fully absorbed in the universe and it's stories. I felt that I was truly Geralt himself. This is one of the greatest RPG ever.
Do you play gewnt? 😂
After 3 years of no gaming, I just started this game for the 3rd time. I love this game so much. I will keep playing it in different fighting setups each time. So much to do!!!
Started my 1st proper playthrough on PC a week ago. I have played it a few times over the years but didn't get any further than around 20 hours or so and ended up getting distracted and playing other games, games curse I call it. I have racked up 70 hours in the last few weeks and I am so much more invested this time. I still think the dialogue is a little heavy at times when it doesn't need to be but I have got past it this time and gonna try and do everything.
It's an amazing game and I strongly suggest everyone to play it
More than just a game. It's crazy that I literally cannot imagine anything surpassing TW3 as my favorite of all time... I could go on for days talking about this game, but instead, I'll just say this, I played this game so much, that even after I hit level 100, and platinum, and did every quest and crafted every piece of witcher armor and mutagens, collected all Gwent cards, I still continued to play the game because simply riding horse around the world and observing the suroundings is enough, the atmosphere and world building is just thatg good.
great video!
this game had such emotional impact on me i felt bad over bad outcome and immediately replay it to have better. NO OTHER game had such immpact, no other man..😮
You’re still gonna be BIG
Its been a while, but i think you get Ciri to be an Empress by taking her to see her father and letting them discuss just before the finale quests of the game. But that is if you did all the things that trigger the good ending
Tip for any first players loot every single person you kill for there weapons n armour n keep stacking n saving them in your chest so when your in blood and wine you can sell it all for a shit tone of money so when you go into new game plus you won’t have to worry about money n good armour
Money is ridiculously easy to make in NG + anyway. You can just kill some bandits, loot their weapons and sell them for 200 - 1000 gold each
Im about to play the game for the first time ever 9 years later a bit long after its release but i want to experience the greatness
I love my open world rpg's games but just couldn't get into this game for some reason might have to give it a go again
I am 20 hours into my 1st playthrough and using some quality of life mods. Its incredible!
I miss playing this game! I can’t wait for Witcher 4
Finally had the chance to play this masterpiece and it's a game that I'd never want to end.
You've probs heard this already but if you take the history of the games and books into account, the Triss vs. Yen dilemma becomes more nuanced. What we see in W3 of Triss is her redemption arc for her past misdeeds so we see the better aspects of her. Also Yen actually becomes a lot more agreeable after the battle at Kaer Morhen. Her maternal concerns about Ciri exacerbates her sassiness and ruthlessness in earlier parts of the game. And if Geralt ends up with Yen after the finale, we see a glimpse of a much more relaxed and positive dynamic with her and Geralt once you finish Blood & Wine, hinting at a happy future together. Defs personal preference, but one isn't necessarily better than the other if the whole context is considered.
I've never played witcher 2 or witcher 3. I've only played the first game when it first came out. Guess I'll have to visit this series again.
How did you get that circular Icon that you move over your map ?
God damn now i wan't to play this game again from the beginning i've never played a game so insane in my life and there are so many details and secrets in it. A true masterpiece!
Just picked it up and I’m hooked
New gen
Finished this recently. It is game you can enjoy even in small pieces giving you month or so to Finnish the game. Much more like this than cyberpunk. I played on quite easy difficulty. I don't seek challenge in game like although I love dark souls games.
My favourite game, love it!
I think kaehr morhen is one of the best regions in the game. As soon as you walk out on that balcony (if you know, you know), you realise it is the most beautyfull place in games you've ever seen. I admit I didn't think much of Kaehr Mohren (please don;t make me spell it again), untill I really delved deep into it. It turns out there is so much hidden places, so much ancient stories and pure witchers lore it was nothing short of fascinating to get to know all what... this region... has to offer. Don;t forget one of the most memorable parts of the main game take place there - the beginning, familliarising with your fellow witchers, drinking with your best friends (one of the funniest parts of the game), fighting Wild Hunt, getting close with Ciri, Avallah, burying the best side character in TW lore and more. This region, despite small, has so much to offer, densly packed, but if you deliberately do not search for it, you'll never find it, and in some cases, you need to search reaaaaly deep.
Kaer Morhen ☝️😳
@@ksatriairfana i have way above 2000hrs in this game and still can't spell it 🤣
Yes it really is dlc is fire too and I can replay it over and over never bored and find new things
They still havent fixed the wolf school gear quest. But now its not a bug, its a feature.
You’re not crazy about Kaer Morhen. It’s real mountains not just mountainous islands. And it is extremely isolated way up north
Well... I am from Poland so I knew what is The Witcher very well. We had that tv show in 2002. It wasn't great but I think that it is closer to the original than Netflix show. Then there were games like W1 and I was totally ignoring it. I was playing at that time Heroes of Might and Magic 4 and Prince of Persia: The sands of time. And then.... There was The Witcher 3 and I was curious. And you know what? Instead of Playing W3, I have started from the beginning, from The Witcher 1. And this game is absolutely my top 5 games! The characters and stories are absolutely fantastic. I am so happy that I have started from the very beginning. I understand that this game is very outdated but I can't wait for The Witcher remake. You will love this game if *CDPR* will make it properly. Oh, and after finishing W 1,2,3 I have read all of the books too. They are very good. Also Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is really good story driven gwent game (ok, sometimes it is frustrating cause it is rally hard on highest difficulty).
Ja szczerze bym się wykończył z tą mechaniką walki, ale czasem oglądam sobie Wiedźmina 1 choćby dla tekstów.
Przeszedłem 2 i 3 dwa razy.
Also, I don't really get why some people seem to dislike the combat. I personally love the combat and know that others enjoy it too. The fast movement feels fluid and 'free' and it's super fun to zip around the battlefield. It feels like a nice blend of Arkham and Souls-like combat. I personally hope the company retains this style of combat in their future Witcher games.
I loved the story and lore - maybe the best storytelling game ever - but the combat didn't have that feeling to me that prime AC or Ghost of Tshunima had. Great video.
Looks like im playing witcher 3 again. Man i need to finish baldurs gate😂
Great video
Finished it 12 times just to get every outcome/reward in every single quest, and every time I missed something, I play it, when I see it while scrolling I play it, when I hear it from someone I play it
Ive played through 8 or 9 times, and every time i made the exact same choices lol i just cant bring myself to go against what i feel is right.
that is so right, felt that way too at my first replays @@yozza4978
Only RDR 2 comes close. But there’s something about the Witcher 3 that it simply makes it theGOAT
I'm with you 🤝
Rdr 2 is miles ahead of it tho
The greatest game of all time and i have finished more than 1300 games across 7 generations of consoles.
everything about the game is simply amazing...the story, the atmosphere, the emotional journey...everyone can have their favorite game (mine is GTA SA) but the Witcher 3 is simply goat-ed
One of the best decisions in my lofe was NOT passing Witcher III until now. I reached level 20 on my PS4 and stopped. And so now I can enjoy my FIRST pass of this game in Next-Gen edition on my 4090, with better-than-real-life level of graphics. Thanks my Polish brothers for this masterpiece.
jealousy. u have 55 fps on full ultra?
@@LessbetterJoe ~100 with dlss
@@simplenumber idk if they fixed efficiency, but it was said that 4090 Ti could give max 40 fps right after the next gen. They patched it several times but I wasn t sure if 60 fps on full ultra is aviable even today ( I mean full uktra with ray tracing)
@@LessbetterJoe I only played Next-Gen like 4hrs lol. I have full ultra with ray tracing but I have DLSS frame generation and DLSS anti-aliasing enabled (not sure BTW if its the same thing as resolution upscaling). This gives me stable 100+ FPS. That said, I've only been to Novigrad and a few fights.
Triss may not get as much dialogue or screen time in the wild hunt, but you have to consider the fact that she was the focus in the other games, and this is literally the first appearance yen has in the whole witcher trilogy. But if you were to play witcher 2 you'd know that triss found a brainwashed geralt, who had just lost his daughter and beloved yen, and instead of helping him, triss decided to pretend ciri didn't exist and to tell geralt that she herself was the sorceress that he loved before his memory wipe. She fucking manipulated the shit out of him. And she even owns up to it shortly after encountering her in wild hunt. She says something like " be careful, you wouldn't want someone to take advantage of you... I did".
dude you should make a video like this about hzd 👀
The writing in this game is truly phenomenal especially with the side quests.
Still, 9 years later, it's the best game I've ever played
are you using any graphics mods in this video ?
Nope. That's the beauty of the witcher w
A few years ago a friend of me kept bugging me that i needed to play this game because i would love it. After he almost forced me to play it i finally tried it just to make him stop annoying me. It is safe to say he knew exactly what make me tick!!!! Novigrad is the most impressive ingame city i ever seen!
Haven't watched the video since I'm playing through this game for the first time right now, just started Final Preparations. I just want to say yes, it is the greatest game of all time. Fact.
I have never played this game through solely because I could never get my head around the game of gwent, tried a few times and it never clicks.