The Witcher 3 is the best RPG in the last decade.

[SvennoJ]

Mummelmann said:

SvennoJ said:
I liked The Witcher 2 better, 3 has too much repetitive elements and the restrictive game play becomes too big of a contrast to the narrative. The open world was certainly fun to explore in W3, yet was more of a hindrance to the story than helping it along. I got bored with it before the end and had to push myself to complete the story. 7.5/10 (I played through W2 twice thanks to the completely different paths)
I'm reading the books atm, very enjoyable and no clunky controls getting in the way :)

Dark souls is the best RPG in the last decade anyway. Ni No Kuni was more fun than W3 to me too, and also massive.

How are you liking the books? Just started the first one, I find that it is way too heavy on the exposition dialogue at times but I really like the way Geralt is portrayed, he's a fair bit "meaner" in the source work (books) than what I imagined him from playing all three games.

It could be the translation at some points, but there are a couple of issues with the first 100 pages or so of the book I'm reading, perhaps it'll improve as the series carries on in the other books.

PS: After actually having spent time with the game, I still don't understand why some are calling the controls clunky, I haven't had a single issue with neither controls nor camera, save for once when fighting a werewolf in a cramped cave.

I'm almost through the Blood of elves. The translation was a bit lacking in the last wish, and it's still not the best in blood of elves. I would have expected Dandelion to speak with a lot more flair for example. It might be part of his writing style too, explaining things through dialogue which often doesn't feel all that natural. Sometimes it makes the characters sound like teenagers. The story is good anyway, even though the execution is a bit lacking. Action sequences are described very well and often put the game mechanics to shame. I get far more immersed with the books than I did with the game.
It's a good read, not as epic as Wheel of time or equivalent, but also a lot easier to get into.

The controls were just passable to me and sometimes got in the way in fights. Camera getting stuck behind trees, Geralt getting stuck on terrain, trouble to scale a simple wall in places, akward hill climbing, lock on feature that keeps losing lock. The horse near fences was almost impossible to steer. While sailing the camera always looks right into the sail, can't see where you are going. Backing up the boat was a pain. Swimming up or down was frustrating, especially while trying to get into a ship or other small spaces. It was certainly playable, yet all the little annoyances kept adding up.