The sword play mechanics in the Witcher franchise are difficult to master and not easy to get into. I mean, It's possible to land a few hits, but it requires a lot of practice for the player to achieve the rhythm needed to make the combat feel satisfying. The franchise became very popular yet it's still not for everyone I suppose.

Ain't that kinda like asking the wrong person? lol!

Then why diy you bother with the game in the first place, because thats pretty much the gameplay of WItcher game? Would you buy a shooting game if you didnt like aiming down the sights and shooting projectiles?

yet other people are having good fun and are able to get the controls and getting through the gameplay with some ease (not like games are supposed to be easy anyway), I guess it's just not your cuppa.

People bought The Witcher 3 because they wanted something that wasn't fun to walk, ride, gallop, fight and forage? Well, good for them but I bought it because I thought it would be fun to walk, ride, gallop, fight and forage.

Your post implied that those activities at their own are not fun, not that they are not fun in just witcher 3.

If you meant it other way around, then i misinterperted your post, my bad

Read my original post. I was speaking specifically to early RPG's, I actually mentioned early Ultima's and FF games, as that was the topic that started the conversation. I expanded by saying even some more recent RPG's don't have massive amounts of dialogue or stories. Some certainly have immense amounts like Xenoblade, or are extremely story driven, but that's not all of them. 

It appears that The Witcher 3 is a good, maybe even great, game for the right audience. Is just not the right game for me. Glad I didn't buy it.

It appears that The Witcher 3 is a good, maybe even great, game for the right audience. Is just not the right game for me. Glad I didn't buy it.

In short, The Witcher is definitely not made for people thinking that fun is the most important thing in a video game.