Been playing Blood and Wine all morning. It really does feel like it's own self contained game despite the progress I've made with my Geralt through the base game and HoS. HoS tried to make to feel like you were at a wedding, part of a hiest and in a horror film and it succeeded but Toussaint just makes you feel part of a story book and makes everything feel like the best parts of your life somehow, like looking bavk on memories of sunny days or fancy weddings when the world was bright. It is such a tonal shift from the rest of this game it feels entirely new even if systems tie back to it. Tbh, the main quest isn't as good narratively as HoS but it feels so much better. The characters just a smidge less chiseled out but it doesn't matter cause riding the feeling of a fairy tale and vibes that are evoked is better. The systems are better too, looking for Grandmaster gear, looting coin to upgrade it and your own vineyard also and really great side quests, some of the best in the game, I haven't gotten to them this run just yet but I know they're there waiting as well as that fairy tale quest and the whole back end of the story which ramps up fantastically and litterally so. Gwent revived with the epic new music. Holy fuck, this is the best gaming one can do on any device ever and It'll be hard to change my mind on that.
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