Witcher 3

Witcher 3 is an open world action role-playing video game developed by CD ProjeKt Red. It was released worldwide for Microsoft PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in May 2015. It is the third in its series, following The Witcher and Witcher 2:Assassins of the Kings.

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is truly a game on epic scale and Geralt the Witcher is completely different from the sword swinging Mr.Loverman of the Witcher. Geralt is more mature, reflective and a fully transformed hero. And that is not all. The music, story and action all come together to give the player a completely different experience of playing an excellent RPG game.

As a player of the game, you control the protagonist of the game, Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter who travels through the Northern Kingdom and you fight against many devils who come on his way. You get to use swords and magic to ward off the evil designs of Geralt’s enemies. You get to use endless possibilities but, the key is never to get overwhelmed by these. CDProjeKt is trying you to get used to the systems, by encouraging you to find the notice boards, travel on horse backs and discover what lies ahead. Here in this game the sytem and the storyline blend together beautifully to bind you to the game.

The game starts with Geralt on a mission to find his beloved sorceress Yennefer. In his mission, Geralt spends a large portion of his time on horseback and you get to explore the wilderness, discover characters as you progress through his mission. You get to encounter the starving peasants who inhabit these areas and are easy prey for monsters lurking in the shadows. You get to see ordinary folks suffering, injustices are rampant and sometimes the hero has to look the other way. Even then, as you move along as Geralt, you need to fight these monsters off. You fight off beasts, spirits and otherworldly figures to reach Yennefer. In the process Geralt gets involved in intrigues that decide the course of the nations.

The game has every classic look of an RPG game. You get to fight monsters to gain experience and also gain loots so that you upgrade your skills to fight more monsters. To find his beloved, Geralt becomes more of a detective so his vision ability helps him to read his environment. He is able to detect foot prints, blood, scents and you can now identify and trace more monsters to kill. The visuals are astonishing, landscapes are beautiful and it uses fog, cloud, light and colour beautifully. The game has incredible options of exploring the landscape and your quest is very well scripted and full of adventure.

On the downside, the loading seems to take extra long time and the frame rate falters occasionally. Facial animations occasionally look stiff. Sometimes gauging combat can be tricky. Apart from these minor glitches, Witcher 3 is a brilliant master piece and is the largest and most convincing open world game.