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Mummelmann on 28 January 2018
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Nogamez said:
Mummelmann said:

Repetitive, boring quests, flat writing, poor animations, recycled voice-acting, poor and unresponsive combat, quirky angles and uninteresting lore. And then you cite Mass Effect, Skyrim and modern Fallout games as an example of, what? The opposite? Those games fall flat on those points to such an incredibly higher degree than TW3 that it beggars belief that anyone would even go there. I hope OP is some form of parody or satire, it certainly reads that way.

I understand how it might not appeal to everyone, but the critique in the OP is against the very things the game is the most lauded for by far for doing way better than other games in the same genre.

In fairness to the OP i really like fallout and eldar scrolls games (not played any Mass Effect) buy i dont like The Witcher 3, which is a shame as i bought GOTY edition but it juat doesnt click with me at all.

Hey, I take no issue with critique or that people like different games, my main gripe was that the main points for deduction were the very ones where TW3 is objectively miles ahead of the competition, and where it has gotten the bulk of its praise from. Its main issue is that it's not very approachable in the gameplay, combat is difficult and requires timing and actual player skill and questlines and lore requires one to actually enjoy the mythology and setting, which many don't. It's a weird fantasy setting where elves are bums and scoundrels and farmers curse and complain loudly. It's a very unconventional fantasy setting, as is.

Skyrim's greatest strength is how approachable it is, you can sit down and figure it out in 15-20 minutes on your own, and the story is easily digestible, mostly because it doesn't exist. For me, Skyrim is close to worthless without a slew of mods installed though, mostly ones that fix the dreary combat, add some much needed variation and some plain, old common sense to the world.

Skyrim's greatest weakness is that it's a fairly dumb RPG, they simplified almost every single mechanic and the amount of work they put into the characters seems on the extremely low side. For me, TW3 was more or less the opposite of the OP (which is fine, by the way); it showed how shallow and lacking games like Mass Effect, Skyrim and Fallout 3, NV and 4 are in many respects.

Honestly though, I really do understand people having problems liking TW3, it's not really like most other WRPG's, which is a good thing for me, but not for everyone. I also have complaints about it, but they're mostly overshadowed by how amazing I think the overall package is.