How do I completely immerse myself in The Witcher 3?

[Grimbonzakura]

So, I'm the kind of person who has trouble immersing myself into games. It's not the same case with movies or animes or even books. But when it comes to games I find it really hard to immerse. Like for example I cry, laugh, chuckle and sometimes even feel sad after watching movie, anime or reading a book. But that isn't the case with games. I hardly feel anything. I can count on how many times I've felt badass that can do anything, laughed or chuckled, felt scared while playing a game.

I've spent around 20-25 hrs in Witcher 3 and honestly I'm having fun. I really enjoyed the White Orchard section. Now, I'm in Velen. I did all the Keira Metz side quests and I'm on my way finding Baron's wife. So, far I haven't felt any real following emotions. I did enjoy doing side quests but people often say that Witcher 3 has the most emotional narrative. and I don't see why?

PS: If you have any tips on being able to immerse yourself in games. Let me know.

[Just Guy 0_0]

everyone perceives things different , I myself have not cried or laughed , but I did feel the helplessness, pain , and suffering that the game is trying to portrait , (best part about it is that it was not said or presented in any obvious way it is just in details that once you put all puzzles all together you get an picture of the situation (the picture is not the same it changes depending on how you yourself perceive things) , regarding the quests , the world , how everything links to some degree , the dilemma , and how there are different side of things regarding various matters in game. (it would give you a conclusion that is different for everybody)

I really loved how great it is portrait , I have never read the books but the game made me curious and interested in buying the books just to have more detail about the world which is a good point in my opinion.

The game definitely does a great job at telling its story.

at the end for me playing games is for fun which the game delivered + great story behind the story

I dont really know how to explain it correctly as I am not a philosopher , to me at beginning I did not have any feeling at all and just played for fun , and then near end of game blood and wine it suddenly clicked in me and I got the picture of suffering , sadness , and pain when thinking about witcher 3 in general.

my heart also gets a bit heavy when thinking about it , which to me is amazing.

(obviously that is just my own experience and you might get a complete opposite or neither of such feelings , at the end just play the game , enjoy yourself , try to look into details , and thats it , dont force yourself to feel anything at all since it would backfire.)

( you should just focus on whatever you get , like feeling of fun and try to keep it , everything else would come naturally or not at all.)

[dantès]

turn off all the aids ie:mini maps etc. and get off google and forums that provide checklists & guides on how to do things. -- finally, read all the books/notes in the game and don't skip cut-scenes.

let your curiosity and sense of wonder take the front seat.

just my 2 cents.

[Raein]

I don't think games are supposed to have same effect as films etc since story is usually not their primary aspect. Gameplay is.
Anyway, for me harder=more immersive so when I first played witcher 3 i've chosen the highest difficulty and disabled map markers. This made me more aware of my surroundings which led to a more immersive gameplay.
Also I personally think Hearts of stone is worth a film adaptation, the story is so great. Other parts of the game story varies from ok to good but without any emotional suprises thats for sure. which is fine, the game is huge

[kad123]

If you want to immerse emotionally in a game you have picked the right one. It has by far the best story, characters, settings and background story of any games I have played.

For the best and possible emotional experience of Witcher 3, read the witcher books first, By reading the books you will get a far better understanding of the settings and background. You will also recognize several characters you have learned to know in the books.

There are 7 rather short books starting with “sword of destiny”. You can skip the last one, “season of storms”, it’s a late standalone novel. The books are not exactly great literature and the series has a disappointing ending, but I still liked them although I don’t care for fantasy. (I think “the lord of rings” is boring and juvenile.)

When you are done with the books, play the Witcher 2 game, choose the Iorveth's path. Then play Witcher 3. The games continue where the book series ends and saves the disappointing ending. Unless you really want to you don’t have to start with the Witcher 1 game. It’s not great and not really needed to connect the books and the games.

I suggest you either finish your play-through of Witcher 3 and then start over by reading the books and do the games as described above or stop right now and start reading the books.

I enjoy playing games but don't have any strong emotions when playing. However, I really felt something when I completed the witcher games by finishing the last game expansion “blood and wine “. It was a feeling of loss, like the one you get when leaving a place you have lived in for a while. I have never had any similar feeling about any other game.

(If you like bittersweet emotions that makes you both smile and cry when reading a book, try the heart-warming novel “A man called Ove”.)