Witcher 3 vs Skyrim

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victor83fernandes said:

shikamaru317 said:

I love them both, but Witcher 3 is definitely the better of the two. Bethesda has always been weak at main quest storytelling, and while Skyrim has a lot of great side quests, Witcher 3 has great side quests and a great main quest. Witcher 3 also has better combat imo, and of course better graphics. Music is about tied though, love both soundtracks, two of my favorites. Skyrim has better exploration and customization though, and stealth options which I love. But overall, Witcher 3 is the better game. Will be interesting to see if TES 6 can top it.

Why do people keep saying this? I found Oblivion and Skyrim to have better story, the story in Witcher is basically looking for ciri, where is ciri, she's been here, she's heading there, go there and look for ciri, get there she has already gone somewhere else, go there and repeat and repeat until the end.

Why is this story so amazing for a lot of people?

When people talk about Witcher 3 having a great story, they're talking less about the central thread of finding Ciri, and more about how much effort has gone into the individual strands; the way even optional sidequests have more depth than main story quests in most RPGs. Instead of just being "go to this location and exorcise the ghost" you'll find out the whole backstory of the person who became that ghost's life, for example. You'll find out about their relationships with the still living characters you talk to and interact with, who themselves may be directly affected by your taking on that sidequest, and its all treated with a level of gravitas and attention to detail far beyond most other games of this type.