#The witcher 3 wild hunt cover series#

There are dozens and dozens of quests available across the huge world, from tracking murderers to subduing local monsters to horse races to finding missing people, to name just a few. The main quest is lengthy, at somewhere over 40-50 hours, though it is exploration and side-quests that will easily take over 100 hours of gameplay.

While side-quests are mostly found on notice boards in each town, youвЂ™ll also find large and small tasks you can take on as you encounter these everyday ordinary people. As you ride through the countryside, youвЂ™ll see all these people living their lives: farmers tilling the soil, couples arguing, guards on patrol, prostitutes calling for clients, and the grisly fates of those who strayed too far into the wilds. While most fall into the unimportant peasant category, they breathe life into a staggeringly realistic, albeit dark and depressing, world. There are countless NPCs that inhabit towns, cities, farms, outlying shacks, and these are just the humans. You will undoubtedly need to refer to that encyclopaedia of knowledge on multiple occasions, as the world of The Witcher 3 is staggering in size, scope, and personality. Fortunately, thereвЂ™s a fairly comprehensive in-game glossary and character bios that will help you out, though the tiny text makes them a migraine-inducing read. Still, there are a significant number of returning characters and plot allusions youвЂ™ll be oblivious to, which would be a bit of a shame. For those of you who may be in a similar position, The Witcher 3 is fully playable without any experience with previous entries in the series. Fortunately, I had no such issues with Wild Hunt and, while I have not yet fully experienced all it has to offer (itвЂ™s massive!), I have spent dozens of hours with the game.

My inability to finish either was due to technical issues and time constraints, rather than a dislike of either title.

#The witcher 3 wild hunt cover series#

I should note that my experience with the series was limited before playing The Witcher 3: I played approximately half-way through The Witcher and about one-quarter of The Witcher 2. ItвЂ™s this attention to detail in each character, spoken word, item, and piece of lore that makes The Witcher 3 such a special game - one that any RPG fan should play. Yet when the fate of his вЂњadoptedвЂќ daughter Ciri is on the line, he transforms his patience wears thins, he lashes out more quickly, and he will stop at nothing in the search for the ashen-haired young woman and the ghostly Wild Hunt that pursues her. Insults, assaults, discrimination, and tedious tasks - Geralt deals with them all on a regular basis and, aside from a sarcastic comment and a sigh, takes them in his stride. Geralt is the most patient RPG protagonist I have ever had the pleasure of playing.