The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition - Xbox One

This installment tells its story well even without experience with its predecessors. The storytelling through well animated and choreographed interactions and inspired dialogue is the best I've seen since Vampire the Masarade: Bloodlines. It keeps you engaged. But really only in the main quests. Combat is fluid and well paced, although it is too heavily skewed towards swordplay. Magic is basically a utility and mage builds are not satisfying. Ranged weapons are completely for utility purposes (like getting a flyer to the ground) so archer builds are out. It all seems a waste of the good bones. Even at the highest difficulty swordplay quickly becomes Assasin's Creed-like where you are God and easily and repetitively dodge, counter, and hack your way through everything. Meh. The world is large and beautiful as are the graphics. It does have the feel that it's been crammed full of stuff for the sake of stuff and if you're the completionist type, it's a chore. Most of the side and free roam stuff is boring. However the main quests are really great and well done. If you're playing on console like me there are several drawbacks that will wear on you: the load times are absurd, even on an external drive if you fast travel, die, or reload you will be waiting 1-2 min. Timed it at an average of 1:40. Many times longer than PC I hear. Looting is a hassle on console. They didn't include an acurate way to point at loot objects but did include thousands of stacks of boxes and sacks with 5 objects you need to loot separately but can't select easily. Gets aggravating to the point I hate looting - the bread and butter of RPGs. Inventory management is also a chore on console. You have hundreds of items and have to select them through lists where you can't directly click because you have no mouse. It also loads slow enough to bother you. Sigh. This would be 5 stars on PC. But the frustration factor on console makes it 4 for me. Don't let the cons keep you from this game though. It is a worthy play, esspecially on PC.

This game is the greatest RPG I have played. Hands down. Don't waste your time, this complete edition is the COMPLETE game. I haven't been satisfied with a game as much as witcher 3. The dynamics are flawless. There is only one glitch/bug which is the swimming and boarding mechanism. But this is very minute, and you can circumvent it to enjoy the game. I have played this game the most, and it is the best campaign I have played.. It's the game of the year from 2015, so you know it is good. The story is very addicting and strong. All of your actions in the game dictates what will happen in the end. And we are talking about 40+ hours of gameplay here. It's a beautiful game and a must have.. I didn't know I was going to enjoy it as much until I started playing. This is a must play.

I'll try to bullet point this review: -The game is gorgeous. Some of the best visuals on the system. -The game is huge. It can sometimes be overwhelming (in a good way) the amount of things there are to do and see. -The sound design is great from music, to sound effects and voice acting. And they improved all the sound level issues Witcher 2 had. -The story is interesting and well written. -Combat is simple, but strategy is important. While button mashing can work in some instances, often you will be overwhelmed if you don't make good use of the dodge and parry abilities. -This version of the game comes with all the DLC. Overall an improvement in every way over the previous game in the series.

The awards alone for this game speak for themselves. Over 43 different Game of the Year awards should tell you that this one is something special. You play as the titular "Witcher", who is named Geralt. He is a mix of a knight/swordsman and a wizard, as he can cast many powerful spells. You accept missions from various characters throughout the huge in game world and are rewarded handsomely after returning your quests. Speaking of the in game world, it's massive! This game has tons and tons to do, it can take you over 100 hours to see it all. And everything looks amazing. Some of the best graphics you're likely to see on console or PC. In short, if you haven't played this one yet and you are into Fantasy or RPG at all, you owe it to yourself to pickup a copy of this amazing game today.

The Witcher 3 Complete Edition is probably one of the best values in games today. The standard game had a ridiculous amount of content and with the complete edition you also get the expansion. The game is a visual treat with an incredible world to explore. The story line is interesting and has many side adventures that branch off as well. The combat takes some time to get used to if you are not familiar with the franchise. The only reason this game did not receive a five star rating for me is because I was very disappointed to learn that my save files from the original version did not carry over the complete version. Otherwise its an excellent adventure that I'm sure many gamers would enjoy.

I spent about 27 hours on this. But I have not even scratched its foot. Calling this a "game" does not do a justice. I wish there was a name for a game that is so great that it broke the boundary of gaming. The story is deep. The characters penetrate the minds of players. The world is so well built. I wonder how a game like this can be built. If you are a gamer who values stories, character building and immersiveness; you will love it. If you are a girl, you might fall in love with Geralt.

I bought it for my girlfriend, but I find myself playing it as much as her. We take turns playing which works out for me, because I'm playing on the hardest difficulty. It's also an entertaining game to watch. Some words of advice... Playing on the hardest difficulty is actually really difficult. You die almost instantly and the loading times are rather long. I wouldn't recommend buying this for younger children. There can be some nudity (T&A) and the graphics are pretty decent. Save your game a lot!

Without typing up a dissertation, which would be easy, as a 34 year old that has been brought up from the original Mario on up, I've never been so emotionally involved in a game before. I actually FELT for Geralt and the decisions he/I made. Never to this extent have I been so involved in a game before, on every level possible. The graphics, score, cinematography...ugh, I think I'll have to go replay it again right now. If video game perfection is possible, this is it.