Time took to complete: 144 hours : 33 mins on Blood and Broken Bones (Hard) difficulty
Well, what to say about this game. My time played, topped with how hooked I was for pretty much every minute says it all.
The game is oozing with character which I love. They set very well each character and quest to the point you can easily mistake side quests as main ones. Every character has their story and you as Gerald, craft your own.
What is my favourite thing about crafting your story is nothing is clear. You just make decisions in that moment. How wrong or right they are don't even cross your mind, as a professional Witcher you do what you must and deal with whatever consequences it brings. Anything from a fellow witcher despising you to getting ambushed in town by someone who didn't like what you did about her problem few days ago. Memorable characters and great scenerios all around.
So it has what every great RPG should then, great characters, great quests and choices woven into the adventure subtly and expertly. Easy 10/10 right? Unfortunately not.
It might sound petty but you'll know if you have played or when you do; the menus are super outdated. I could write an essay but few highlights are; no junk system, no way to see how many alchemist materials you have when shopping, no way to filter anything in the menus, minimal and nonsensical category system, for example, your potions are in the same category as the books you collect, gotta scroll through few moments to get to the potions, and once you scrolled through books to get to potions, since there is no sorting, trying to find a specific potion can be pain. These are just headlines,mind. I write these points but almost a guarantee moments after I post this, few more points about the menu will come to mind. So yeah, unfortunately just badly designed and badly functioning menu systems all around. And for an RPG, that's a whole point off in my eyes.
I do not like ending on a negative as that's what sticks so I implore you to read the paragraphs before the last again and enjoy what is easily one of the best RPG game of our time;
9/10.
