The gameplay is boring, the combat is so bad

[Ifeelsane]

I don't know how I'm suppose to go through the game with that 0 impact combat and twitchy animations
I think that the cutscenes, the dialogs, the characters, the atmosphere - it's all good, but gameplay is really bad and boring, so this game is pretty overrated

[Dadpool]

Understandable, combat and animations feels a bit off even for a game made in 2015.

[Deo]

Look in the keybindings "Dodge" and change it to spacebar (blank).
"Roll" was useful in Witcher 2, and they nerfed it in Witcher 3. You now use "Dodge" as main damage avoidance ability in combat.

The fight then becomes kinda like brazilian Capoeira with swords, it looks and plays very good. You spam spacebar and attack enemies, that's the combat.

[Peculiar_Shenanigans]

I think this guy is trolling though?
You do have like 200 hours put into the game though. I think you got your moneys worth even if you didn't like the combat as much.
Also, you seem to like the Assassins Creed games (most of them) and they are almost all the same in gameplay (except since Origins). So, what's the difference in your opinion?

[Ifeelsane]

Originally posted by Peculiar_Shenanigans:

I think this guy is trolling though?
You do have like 200 hours put into the game though. I think you got your moneys worth even if you didn't like the combat as much.
Also, you seem to like the Assassins Creed games (most of them) and they are almost all the same in gameplay (except since Origins). So, what's the difference in your opinion?

I tried so many times to play w3, the gameplay always ruins it for me
Never even reached Skellige, dropped it like 10 times
This time I decided to finish the whole story + dlcs but the gameplay is killing me already in White Orchard, it's really bad and unpolished

[Peculiar_Shenanigans]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

Originally posted by Peculiar_Shenanigans:

I think this guy is trolling though?
You do have like 200 hours put into the game though. I think you got your moneys worth even if you didn't like the combat as much.
Also, you seem to like the Assassins Creed games (most of them) and they are almost all the same in gameplay (except since Origins). So, what's the difference in your opinion?

I tried so many times to play w3, the gameplay always ruins it for me
Never even reached Skellige, dropped it like 10 times
This time I decided to finish the whole story + dlcs but the gameplay is killing me already in White Orchard, it's really bad and unpolished

It could be. I mean, the combat is known not to be the best but still i hope you can pull through it.
Alot of good story games have average to bad or even not alot of combat (tactical RPG's). It's up to you if you wanna see the story unfold.
It's always hard to please everyone when creating games. Maybe it's just not your thing but saying it's overrated is a stretch.

[2D神]

I mean fair point. No one ever said it with their chest out that TW3 combat was the best thing ever. When people praise this game, it's not because the combat.

[Schrute_Farms_B&B]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

Originally posted by Peculiar_Shenanigans:

I think this guy is trolling though?
You do have like 200 hours put into the game though. I think you got your moneys worth even if you didn't like the combat as much.
Also, you seem to like the Assassins Creed games (most of them) and they are almost all the same in gameplay (except since Origins). So, what's the difference in your opinion?

I tried so many times to play w3, the gameplay always ruins it for me
Never even reached Skellige, dropped it like 10 times
This time I decided to finish the whole story + dlcs but the gameplay is killing me already in White Orchard, it's really bad and unpolished

So why are you torturing yourself then?
Gaming should be fun and you should enjoy it. Its pretty obvious that this game isnt for you and thats totally fine.
There are some mods out there which totally change the combat system and make it more immersive and challenging. But at this point, I wouldnt bother.

Just move on. Its not like there arent enough game out there.

[Ifeelsane]

Originally posted by Schrute_Farms_B&B:

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

I tried so many times to play w3, the gameplay always ruins it for me
Never even reached Skellige, dropped it like 10 times
This time I decided to finish the whole story + dlcs but the gameplay is killing me already in White Orchard, it's really bad and unpolished

So why are you torturing yourself then?
Gaming should be fun and you should enjoy it. Its pretty obvious that this game isnt for you and thats totally fine.
There are some mods out there which totally change the combat system and make it more immersive and challenging. But at this point, I wouldnt bother.

Just move on. Its not like there arent enough game out there.

I liked the first 2 games (because maybe they are not that big) and I read all the books + I'm hyped about Witcher 4
I must play this one anyway, even through suffering

[Flinsberg]

1 - The game was released 10 years ago (meaning it was prob in development since early 2010s), you have to keep that mind.

2 - The Witcher was never known for its fluidity of combat (anyone who's played the first 2 games knows that)

3 - Most people play these games for the story, the atmosphere, and the characters. The combat is secondary.

4 - If you think this is bad, you've clearly never played a Piranha Bytes game before xD

On a serious note tho, if combat is a deal-breaker for you: that's totally fine. To each their own. You're free to explore other fantasy games and see if you like them better.

[Xamurai]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

I don't know how I'm suppose to go through the game with that 0 impact combat and twitchy animations
I think that the cutscenes, the dialogs, the characters, the atmosphere - it's all good, but gameplay is really bad and boring, so this game is pretty overrated

People gave this 10/10 back then. In my opinion It was overated. i am not a fan of 3rd person combat and it can feel clunky. yet i think it was a solid game: 7/10, later with all fixes. 8/10 in my opinion.

But considering all woke crap, and bad games that got released in recent years i realize this game was actually a solid 23 out of 10! (no typo)

[Observer]

Stop playing it and go on

[Ifeelsane]

To all who says combat is not important:
IT'S A GAME ABOUT MONSTER KILLING MACHINE - WITCHER! SWORD MASTER! THE COMBAT SHOULD BE AT THE TOP PRIORITIES ALONG SIDE WITH STORY AND CHARACTERS!
They failed hard in this one and my only hope is that Witcher 4 will be so much better in terms of gameplay and combat

[Jem]

I agree with that.

[Dadpool]

Originally posted by Ifeelsane:

To all who says combat is not important:
IT'S A GAME ABOUT MONSTER KILLING MACHINE - WITCHER! SWORD MASTER! THE COMBAT SHOULD BE AT THE TOP PRIORITIES ALONG SIDE WITH STORY AND CHARACTERS!
They failed hard in this one and my only hope is that Witcher 4 will be so much better in terms of gameplay and combat

Agreed, except that one about Witcher 4, you probably gonna be very dissapointed considering that developer team was replaced with, how should I say, less experienced developers.

[DR GOO]

The combat has always been mash 'till you win.
W3 is really wooden and Janky.
Even Cyberpunk is janky and wooden.
I never could get on with Cyberpunk for some reason.