The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4)

Look, I already beat this game on my Xbox Series X. Since the PS5 upgrade is coming out on December 14th, I decided to buy the game again but on a different system so I can enjoy the upgrade that way. This game is phenomenal. If you're looking to escape reality and fully immerse yourself in a story that'll take you away from your real life pain then this is the game for you. I love it so much. I'm looking forward to the next-gen upgrade and beating this game again. Thanks for reading. I hope this helps with your purchase. Oh, and buy the game!!!!

I have the PS4 version and had played through it before but didn’t really find it to be very entertaining. It felt like a chore to have to complete all those quests when I played it on the PS4. Playing it again on the Switch offered an entirely new perspective even though it’s the same game I played years ago. I’m enjoying this game so much more on the Switch and this time through I find myself looking forward to completing all the quests, including those optional secondary quests! There’s something about the Switch that makes this game better. I’m thinking maybe it’s the Switch’s ability to put the system to sleep and lets you come back to right where you left off without having to wait for the system to reload. Maybe that’s it.As for the Switch version, even ... MoreI have the PS4 version and had played through it before but didn’t really find it to be very entertaining. It felt like a chore to have to complete all those quests when I played it on the PS4. Playing it again on the Switch offered an entirely new perspective even though it’s the same game I played years ago. I’m enjoying this game so much more on the Switch and this time through I find myself looking forward to completing all the quests, including those optional secondary quests! There’s something about the Switch that makes this game better. I’m thinking maybe it’s the Switch’s ability to put the system to sleep and lets you come back to right where you left off without having to wait for the system to reload. Maybe that’s it.As for the Switch version, even though many previous reviewers compared it unfavorably to the other console versions, at least graphically, I still really can’t notice the difference. I mean you’d have to really put both versions in front of you in order to be able to tell. Even if you were to do so (you actually can by watching those comparison videos on youtube), the difference is not that significant to be worthy of the average person’s concern. This is still a very pretty game on the Switch. There are occasional crashes but that doesn’t happen too often. In fact, I remember this game crashed a few times on the PS4 too. I’m a bigger Witcher fan now that I played this game on the Switch. Just in time for the Witcher series debut on Netflix in a few more weeks.

This game hasn’t aged well in my opinion. The PS5 version looks and plays well. The medieval musical score actually pulses through the remote in ways I haven’t experienced in a PS5 game yet. It has very bloated gameplay components. There’s crafting, alchemy, repairing weapons, armor, and different gameplay buffs. All of this needs to be micromanaged and utilized. It gets easier as the game goes on. As someone who dumped over 100+ hours when it first came out, I was still overwhelmed when starting the PS5 quest all over again.Combat still feels “off.” It takes some getting used to, but even after that, it feels way behind other games in the genre. I would’ve liked to see CDPR upgrade its battle system.The Witcher 3 isn’t a bad game by any stretch. For some gamers ... MoreThis game hasn’t aged well in my opinion. The PS5 version looks and plays well. The medieval musical score actually pulses through the remote in ways I haven’t experienced in a PS5 game yet. It has very bloated gameplay components. There’s crafting, alchemy, repairing weapons, armor, and different gameplay buffs. All of this needs to be micromanaged and utilized. It gets easier as the game goes on. As someone who dumped over 100+ hours when it first came out, I was still overwhelmed when starting the PS5 quest all over again.Combat still feels “off.” It takes some getting used to, but even after that, it feels way behind other games in the genre. I would’ve liked to see CDPR upgrade its battle system.The Witcher 3 isn’t a bad game by any stretch. For some gamers it’s an elder scrolls killer. I fall on the side of that. I enjoyed the Witcher 3 way more the elder scrolls.After playing games like elden ring, and horizon forbidden west, The Witcher 3 just feels slightly antiquated. Perhaps I don’t have the patience or time to play through a game like this anymore.All in all if you want an open world, immersive adventure with an endless amount of things to do and explore, then you will love this. If you want a more simple open world game, then don’t play this.At the end of the day, I still love the Gwent card game and travelled to every corner of the map to upgrade my card deck.