The game is super overrated

[Ifeelsane]

And that is disgusting. Don't get me wrong, I love the Witcher universe, read all books, played two previous games (which are much much better that the third)
In the third the world is beautiful, the characters and dialogs are greats, the story is good so far, but gameplay is an absolut lazy garbage! It's just unplayable, it's boring, it's glitchy and unpolished! And I'm suppose to clear all those lazy made question marks for 300 hours with that cheap gameplay and awful combat system
I'm just saying, the game is GOOD, but not the BEST GAME EVER, it's so sad that people can't see it

[Swordgun]

I agree on some points but that doesn't make it super overrated. I still consider the game one of my favorite games of all time in spite of its shortcomings. The combat certainly needs improvements, as well as the way some quests are delivered (mechanically, not narratively). But the quality of these quests is fairly high so I can't really complain here.

[Starwight/ttv]

Unplayable, yet tens of thousands of people are on the game, playing it right now.

STFU.

[PostalGibbon]

Oh look were are offered opportunity to get glimpse to past in year 2015 when this exact same topic and its verbal excrement was flinging in all directions. Do not wake it up from hibernation.

[HUX]

Despite the combat gameplay which is perfectible, TW3 is still one of the best games ever so far.

It's not "sad that we can't see", but as objective as I can be, it is an exemplary and well balanced game overall.
My dream is a kind of witcher3 storytelling with an elden ring gameplay It shall happen one day i believe.
But back in 2015 and still nowadays, TW3 is a great game, that didn't need this update that much to be beautiful.

[PainkilleR]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

And that is disgusting. Don't get me wrong, I love the Witcher universe, read all books, played two previous games (which are much much better that the third)
In the third the world is beautiful, the characters and dialogs are greats, the story is good so far, but gameplay is an absolut lazy garbage! It's just unplayable, it's boring, it's glitchy and unpolished! And I'm suppose to clear all those lazy made question marks for 300 hours with that cheap gameplay and awful combat system
I'm just saying, the game is GOOD, but not the BEST GAME EVER, it's so sad that people can't see it

The terrible gameplay is the most common and popular criticism of the game so "people can't see it" part is a hyperbole really.

As for calling the game good - how is it good if you find the gameplay terrible?

[Thermal Lance]

Game is good. Just not AS good as some people make it out to be. The story is god-tier for a videogame thought. This is one thing I can never repeat enough.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by PainkilleR:

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

And that is disgusting. Don't get me wrong, I love the Witcher universe, read all books, played two previous games (which are much much better that the third)
In the third the world is beautiful, the characters and dialogs are greats, the story is good so far, but gameplay is an absolut lazy garbage! It's just unplayable, it's boring, it's glitchy and unpolished! And I'm suppose to clear all those lazy made question marks for 300 hours with that cheap gameplay and awful combat system
I'm just saying, the game is GOOD, but not the BEST GAME EVER, it's so sad that people can't see it

The terrible gameplay is the most common and popular criticism of the game so "people can't see it" part is a hyperbole really.

As for calling the game good - how is it good if you find the gameplay terrible?

I think what makes this hard. Is that there is nothing very bad with the gameplay, yet nothing outstanding either. Feels rather by-the-number if you ask me. Would be easy to criticize if the game really had elements to dunk on. The story is absolutely stellar but when people tell me "best game of all time", I expect a certain level of creativity or originality. Which makes it hard to point at something "bad" or a "problem" when the actual problem is the complete lack of "wow" on the gameplay end.

[Keiq]

poor opinion, sadly.

[PainkilleR]

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

Game is good. Just not AS good as some people make it out to be. The story is god-tier for a videogame thought. This is one thing I can never repeat enough.

Tbh, the story is nothing special imo. It's the writing that is amazing here. Or at least I find it very fun and engaging.

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:

I think what makes this hard. Is that there is nothing very bad with the gameplay, yet nothing outstanding either. Feels rather by-the-number if you ask me. Would be easy to criticize if the game really had elements to dunk on. The story is absolutely stellar but when people tell me "best game of all time", I expect a certain level of creativity or originality. Which makes it hard to point at something "bad" or a "problem" when the actual problem is the complete lack of "wow" on the gameplay end.

Well, I actually could name quite a few things about this game that are absolutely terrible: https://steamcommunity.com/app/292030/discussions/0/3200369647697731512/?ctp=3#c3200369647705276319

[Acidworm]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

And that is disgusting. Don't get me wrong, I love the Witcher universe, read all books, played two previous games (which are much much better that the third)
In the third the world is beautiful, the characters and dialogs are greats, the story is good so far, but gameplay is an absolut lazy garbage! It's just unplayable, it's boring, it's glitchy and unpolished! And I'm suppose to clear all those lazy made question marks for 300 hours with that cheap gameplay and awful combat system
I'm just saying, the game is GOOD, but not the BEST GAME EVER, it's so sad that people can't see it

What is funny is I got the Witcher 2 in a Steam sale long ago before The Witcher 3 was released, and I got bored quickly. I hated the quick time events, and it had too many cut scenes. I got bored pretty quick. I also tried The Witcher 1, and got bored fairly quickly, but maybe I should try it again. The Witcher 3 is great. The exploration is what mostly keeps me engaged, and I feel they got the balance just right between storyline and gameplay, which didn't click with the Witcher 2 for me. You have issue with the combat, but if I remember right The Witcher 2 was the same combat-wise?

[LordOfTheBread]

Sure, if you say so must be true OP LOL. I know one thing that is highly overrated: giving your p[onion when noone asked for it.

Game is a masterpiece, noi amount of salt making threads like this will change that. Being a masterpiece doews not mean everyone has to like it, I personally dislike several masterpieces in videogaming.

[Ifeelsane]

Originally posted by LordOfTheBread:

Sure, if you say so must be true OP LOL. I know one thing that is highly overrated: giving your p[onion when noone asked for it.

Game is a masterpiece, noi amount of salt making threads like this will change that. Being a masterpiece doews not mean everyone has to like it, I personally dislike several masterpieces in videogaming.

It's not a masterpiece, its a good game

[Swordgun]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

Originally posted by LordOfTheBread:

Sure, if you say so must be true OP LOL. I know one thing that is highly overrated: giving your p[onion when noone asked for it.

Game is a masterpiece, noi amount of salt making threads like this will change that. Being a masterpiece doews not mean everyone has to like it, I personally dislike several masterpieces in videogaming.

It's not a masterpiece, its a good game

"Flawed masterpiece" is a term that can be used.

[HUX]

I just came back after finishing the Red Baron quest, and it reminded me how incredible the writing is.

TW3 cannot be only judged as a good game.

Like it's not really a combat game with story line, but a storytelling game with combat.
If you're disappointed, maybe you should play any from software game that are built for gameplay first.

[LordOfTheBread]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

Originally posted by LordOfTheBread:

Sure, if you say so must be true OP LOL. I know one thing that is highly overrated: giving your p[onion when noone asked for it.

Game is a masterpiece, noi amount of salt making threads like this will change that. Being a masterpiece doews not mean everyone has to like it, I personally dislike several masterpieces in videogaming.

It's not a masterpiece, its a good game

Opinions vs reality. Your opinion is it is a good game, the reality is it is a masterpiece with unmatched quest writing and world setting.

Originally posted by Vim:

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

It's not a masterpiece, its a good game

"Flawed masterpiece" is a term that can be used.

Masterpiece does not mean perfect, perfection is boring.