*I hate CD AND NVIDIA conspiracy!* *They called HBAO+ - RayTracing Shadows and turn off optimization.* *HBAO+ in past-gen was more better.* *Never buy NVIDIA cards.* *On 6900xt with 7800x 3d 140 fps with rtx off on Ultra+ in 2K 144hz - must have!*
I think only Mass Effect trilogy can get close to feeling I have for The Witcher. I can’t put it in words. You have to feel it. CD Project creates timeless games.
The Witcher trilogy and Mass Effect trilogy are my favourite games ever, they are the best, and both from 2007. And still there are no games like these. I love the plot, the story, the narrative and atmosphere of Cyberpack 2077, too, but the diving into the world and bonding with the characters are not up to the first two. And Kingdom Come can be added to the list.
@tr3vk4m thanks for your opinion, I'll put it in the trash where it belongs ME3 was one of the biggest trainwrecks in gaming history and andromeda was also a massive clusterfuck lmao ME2 literally carries the entire franchise
Personally It was one quite good game (with caveats), one decent but downgrade of few levels and third I did not even bother. :) Witcher 3 I held higher regard.
you hold mass effect up on too high of a pedastal, then. mass effect trilogy = 2 bad games and 1 great one. witcher trilogy = two great games and one okay-but-dated one.
Started playing this game through lockdown as a way to keep myself sane. I keep replaying it because I absolutely love it. Next Gen has me all kinds of excited!
funny enough its been so long since i last played this game that i've almost got that feeling again. Barely even remember the details of the story too so its kinda like going through it brand new again.
This is THE best game i've ever played in my life, sooo much good memories attached to this franchise and you guys made it even better. Thank you CDPR!
Going to need a new GPU to fully enjoy all the additions before I jump back into another playthrough. The first playthrough was one of the best gaming experiences of my life. I did the added Netflix quest yesterday on RT Ultra @1080p and it was pretty enjoyable.
Damn that music.....the wolf and the swallow... I keep picturing the scene in my head.... got chills each time I hear it. Bless you Stroinski for this masterpiece.
W3 is better for exploration and open-world for example, the game might come-off boring at first because i agree it begins slow. But later on it's much better than the first hour of gameplay.
@Yoyo Dude You also shut up. You can't stand the quality. All of these games are amazing. Saying otherwise means brain damage. RDR2 Is better and more enjoyable in some aspects, W3 is better in some aspects, GoW is better than both in writing aspect + cutscenes. Every one of these games is GOOD in something. Saying they're "trash" means your dad didn't give you the belt you needed.
Ooohhh I am back to it and fast ... Love this game .. Its just for me the greatest game ever created , and this pack upgrade just made me wanting to play it for the 22 time...And will enjoy it as it was my first time..
Witcher 3 already amazing game and best game i played. So it's good CDproject doing free upgrade. Some games truly deserve Remaster, like Witcher 1 and also Fallout New Vegas. Just imagine also some side studio doing F NV remaster. Games like this treasure, always deserve play!
Henry mate, if you reading this, know that we all feel you and hope that you can at least do another playthrough and experience proper Witcher story... cheers to you and merry xmas all ;)
This game is a straight masterpiece! From the visuals at the time, the soundtrack is phenomenal, the gameplay is amazing, the main story, the side quests felt relevant and fun, not to mention Gwent. This game is a must play for any level of gamer. Cannot wait to play this again.
@kyleward 7 music is nowhere near a gameplay mechanic. Although it CAN enhance the experience, I guess. But it's rather too subjective. They do react to attacks in GoW and Nier based on the enemy's body type. The heavier ones will not react as much, but that's how many games have it that way. W3 has similar thing going with bigger monsters, doesn't it? I dunno about the punching thing, but you're more complaining about artistic part of combat rather than combat itself. Geralt also does have problems with his fighting style; namely he shouldn't rotate when he swings his sword. It's both dangerous as he is constantly uncovering his back, and doesn't add strength to sword swings (in real life, according to what I've learned). I dunno about the "100 monsters" part. I remember playing 1st few-several hours of the game, and it was, like, same 3 enemy types. Including ghosts and kelpes. Ofc I realize GoW's number of enemies is laughable. Some people would complain about short fights. Cutting people in half, etc. - is also an artistic choice.
I literally hate teh soundtrack and the gameplay. The soundtrack is just some woman shouting or going LEILEILEILEILEI and its the same one every time you fight something. The gameplay is just really boring Batman Arkham but with a sword but instead of sick ass choreography and combos you just do the same 3 swings and do an igni or other sign every now and then lol.
@turbotrup96 Agreed I don't understand why people refuse to acknowledge any of this the combat in Witcher 3 was trash and this is coming from someone who's played it like 3 or 4 times. You can't improve on something if you refuse to criticise it's VERY apparent flaws.
*Lumen and Nanites give a much greater advantage for less loss of performance, and then if there is no lake or glass, you almost have to go with a magnifying glass in search of changes, as if ENB was simply turned on in places, although it gave more changes in GTA 4. Huang has earned so much on mining that he is no longer afraid to stick with his bestial attitude towards his own consumers, not giving DLSS 3.0 to 3000 cards and also DLSS 2 to 1000, where FSR is used. Only a fool will continue to want to support him and buy his cards.* LOOK AT FORTNITE 5.1 *Люмен и Наниты дают намного большего преимущества за меньшую потерю производительности, а тут если нет озера или стекла, надо чуть ли не с лупой ходить в поисках изменений, будто местами просто ENB включили, хотя он в GTA 4 давал больше изменений. Хуанг на майнинге так заработал что уже не боится палиться со своим скотским отношением к своим же потребителям, не давая DLSS 3.0 в 3000 карты и также DLSS 2 в 1000, где используют FSR. Только глупец будет дальше желать поддерживать его и покупать его карточки.*
Never Played Witcher 3 so looking forward to diving into this next gen update.RDR2 is my favourite game ever, so the question is will this takethe number one spot?
I just cant explain how much i enjoyed this game. A truly masterpiece. It will take you to completely different world where u will forget your every problem stress anxiety. The story emotion anger suspense memories every location combat wild life monsters characters side quests challenges different cultures landscape the level of enjoyment everything in this game is mind blowing. Thanks and love CDPR. I remember when this game came out i pre ordered for PS4. After playing for few days on PS4 i thought man this thing deserve some thing very special and i specially build a PC for this game to get all what this game offer and i am still using the same PC today. Whenever i will be able to afford another PC for this next gen update i will definitely not delay.
The game is truly a master piece, now the TV series is mmm ok, I guess, but then again, Netflix got involved with it. At this point in time, Netflix is the Anita of TV adaptations
@vault29a _its a shite game mate, dont be fooled, play the last of us 2 or smth_ We all understand how you get a special tingle in your naughty bits whenever you see Abby on screen. And we all understand that the Witcher 3 with it's copious depictions of naked ladies did nothing for you. But that doesn't mean we should decide if a game is good or bad based on where it gets your blood flowing.
@hopkins Im 32 years old, and for the past 25 years my family business was gaming saloons. I have played arcade games from the 80s to all the games you mentioned to the newest ones that come out every single year on any platform. I literally grew up playing video games.... Who are you again? Oh yeah, the guy that thinks assassins creed and counter strike are better than The Witcher 3. As you were, minion. 😂
Make the first and second parts of the witcher on the engine of the third part! They will buy everything and pass it again. I and millions of other fans will do it with pleasure!
@Mr. Acker Ok, I give you that, I may have gone too far with comparing it to Cyberpunk. But you also got right the part that I didn't play the next gen update for W3 - it wouldn't run and crashed immediately after startup for me.
@S. I've seen far worse. The game works and runs fine. If you honestly think this was as bad as cyberpunk's launch, you either haven't played cyberpunk or haven't played the next gen update for the Witcher 3. Probably both.
I bought it two years ago but didn't play it. Then they announced the next gen update. So I waited. Next week I'll be building a new PC and I am looking forward to playing it at long last.
Lots and lots of memories tied with this one. Feels like yesterday. The first play, emotions, music, views and city, villages, woods, bogs, hills, sunsets, hard-working poor villagers, their daily life, their own stories, characters, races, politics, magics, natural, supernatural, crimes, horrors, drama, love-hate and what not. Those times will not come again.
*I hate CD AND NVIDIA conspiracy!* *They called HBAO+ - RayTracing Shadows and turn off optimization.* *HBAO+ in past-gen was more better.* *Never buy NVIDIA cards.* *On 6900xt with 7800x 3d 140 fps with rtx off on Ultra+ in 2K 144hz - best choice!*
@Kate Z I know right! We need a new trilogy like ME or Witcher for the new generation! Some beautiful, mature, incredible saga thats created with time and love and care by these studios who have the resources to do so!
@burjalmadre yes, trilogy of Mass Effect and The Wither are the best, my favourite. Every time you play them, you sink completely into these worlds, you can’t break away, and your heart breaks when it’s over. And every time you rethink the story and experience. And there are no more games like this. Still can’t believe that they are from 2007.
@Timotej Labuda At 0:14 and 0:20 Lighting improvements. At 0:27 Water effects improvements. At 0:51 Texture improvements (The Wild Hunt armor) and particles. At 1:01 draw distance and volumetric clouds improvements. At 1:17 Alternate outfit appears in cutscene (which wasn't possible in the original because it was prerendered). At 1:26 Everything (Look at the foliage, the mountains, the water, the smoke and clouds in the distance).
@OsteMads58 This is a next-gen free update, not a DLC. They have upgraded the textures to 4k and included ray tracing. Don't expect a 7-year-old game to look like god of war or any other next-gen games that are made with modern softwares.
@Timotej Labuda I also had some trouble finding changes. There are some obvious ones however like the RTX reflections. It also just has a crisper look to it, but i cant explain why
@gingergamer94 I missed out on the wii Zelda games, I bought a switch twice but I just can't deal with long load times, pixalated 540p visuals. I need a current gen switch to play those games I missed.
This game is amazing. One of my fav games of all time. If you already have the 2 dlc’s (Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine), realize you need to pay again another 25 bucks to get the full next gen updated version of the game. Nobody seems to be reporting that although you already paid for the expansions, you need to pay for them again to play the whole game. Only the base game next gen is free.
"With new content inspired by the Netflix series" NO!!!!!! You are the better version! Do not make the same mistake Henry Cavill is regretting right now!
I've bought it on xbox one... ps4 nintendo switch and pc. They don't make games like this anymore. Breath of the wild doesn't even come close to this masterpiece
This is the first time I'm playing this - I can't believe it's taken me this long. One small thing though - why does it keep crashing? Anyone else playing on PS5 experiencing this?? Starting to really p*ss me off.
@Devin Aschenbrenner "It's free" is such a bs argument. Criticism is always valid. They could have done more. Maybe they haven't shown other improvements yet, so we'll have to wait to see, but the trailer only mentioned a few generic graphic upgrades.
@Lord J'zargo It's one of those upgrades that if you dont have alot of hours in the game, and are use to what it currently looks like unmodded then yeah I could understand that statement. The biggest difference is the Character Models and the armor itself. Metal actually looks like metal (some armors metal peices came off plasticity) Textures did get upgraded, but it's not a massive jump from where they where. It is an over all improvement to what it looked like before. And it's free. So 🤷♂️
First time i played this game, I was facing the castle on a cliff, and i just stared at the view, and listened to the wind through the trees for like 40 mins.
CDPR doesn't follow the Current Companies norms in charging for updates/ In Game purchases, thank you guys for the Free DLC, you guys are truly the Goat
I will always feel chills. This is the best game I have ever played in my life, there are so many good memories attached to this franchise and you guys made it even better. Thanks CDPR!
Am i really the only one whos a bit disappointed with how this next gen update looks? It looks totally identical to how I remember it when I played it. And going through the patch notes. It looks like all theyve done is streamed in a bunch of mods like the HD repack that we all used anyway. And thrown RTX ontop. And its taken them 3 or 4 years since the announcement to do all this? Genuinely disappointed. This was so hyped up. Yet really under delivers.
Its been five years since I got sucked into this world for hundreds of hours and since I was so sad to leave it behind after I've completed it. I think it's time to return!
It was an amazing two weeks, the best Christmas and New Year gift, thanks to the developers for this best game of all time, still don’t believe it came out in 2015, and thank you for being able to immerse myself in the Witcher world again. It was heartbreaking. it hurt. It is gloomy. But that’s the beauty of a good game. That’s how we know it’s stolen our hearts: We never want to leave.
nope. the mods you heard about were some community mods that got added officially to the game. just some better textures, balances changes, and bug fixes.
The words can't describe what this game means to me, it's literally a part of my childhood, and it will always have a special place in my hearth. I will never stop playing this game and neither should you.
@xLetalis Ha. No man. I would have been hugely surprised if you had played next gen upgrade. I have watched literally tens of hours of your videos and we've had back and forth before about stuff. I was asking if you had played Witcher 3. I was trying to be funny and obviously failing. 🤣
Its not even the fact they made this game look even better, but they are adding even more content to it as well. This is my fav game ever and i cant wait to replay it, especially when my pc upgrades come in.
Insane game 15/10 really! I came into it from Skyrim with modest expectations and at the start I was like, eh, okay, will do for the winter. But then it gets interesting, and then it gets REALLY GOOD and hooks you up on it, ultra deep story, insane characters, absolute out-of-the-box scenarios, wonderful combat mechanics, and now even better graphics?!? T H A N K S !!!
Im probably going to me mocked for this, but I just cant seem to get into this game. I’ve owned it for ages and tried 3 times to play it over the years. I love the TV show. I wish I could play it, but I find the movement and combat complicated and difficult to work with. I even bought a gamepad specifically to try to give it a go with that and still didn’t like it. Using mouse and keyboard frustrates me and makes me feel like I need a gamepad, but playing with a gamepad frustrates me with what is lost without a mouse. I’ll probably give the game a 4th try at some point, but it keeps beating down my enthusiasm after Ive not got far into the game. I play Skyrim, KKD and many other games with no problems, it is only the Witcher series that defeats me in this way. I don’t enjoy frantic button mashing games and maybe that is the real problem.
722 hours and the platinum on the PS4 version. This game has a truly special place in my heart, it’s all I played during lockdown and it absorbed me into the world like no other game ever has. So many memorable characters and moments. Almost in tears at how happy I am at the thought of getting to experience it again. Thank you CDPR, I love you.
I've played a game or two in my 60+ years, and to see this coming out all shiny and new has got me drooling. Oh wait, I was already drooling. NM... But still - this game is a jewel already. To remaster and update it is insane and appreciated. We've probably all updated our gaming rigs since we played Witcher 3, so yeah - bring it on!
One of the best single-player games to have ever been made. My first playthrough was Mesmerizing, Just doing yourself the biggest favor by playing this OUTSTANDING game! Now with the Next-Gen update its un-telling how crazy things will be.
Hey uum... did you notice that Caranthir has 2 staffs in the last shot?😆 A trailer for an update which is suppose to fix glitches and there's a glitch within this trailer, oh ironic. Seriously, it is the last shot, no way everyone in the company missed that. Instead, someone decided to just put the shot with a clear error, nice...
Very much looking forward to this!! Looks incredible! Can’t believe how much detail has gone into every part of this game. Almost wish there was another lockdown so I could play it all again!
I only started to play around a year ago since that was the time I finally got a pc but has been sitting in my games library for months ever since I got busy. I'll definitely return to finish the game once this update comes. I'm not even halfway done with the game but I completely understand why it's a masterpiece of a game.
Looking forward to play once more after update , over 700 hours already. Great job Cd Projekt Red this game is masterpiece , story , graphics , music and gameplay everything is great and its still fun after finishing game many times .
Even if it wasn't free, i would still buy this absolute masterpiece on nextgen. One of the best games i have ever had the pleasure of playing 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 incredible game
Even just watching the trailer gives me such pleasure! Other companies would have charged money for this update but not CDPR thats why I love this company as they care for their fanbase. Can't wait to download the update and play again as Geralt!!
I've finished Witcher 3 two times, the second time, after finishing main story and both DLCs I've started clearing the maps from all question marks. I've cleared White Orchid, Velen, Novigrad and Toussaint. Only Skellige was half-cleared. I KNOW that they will give us something more to play after endgame. And I cannot wait to find it all this time. Thank you CD Projekt. Best game I've played in my life.
Yesssssss, I’ve been waiting for this moment. I had a feeling CD Project Red was going to release The Witcher lll Wild Hunt for the new next gen consoles. Can’t wait till December 14 because I’ve been waiting to replay the game for a long time but I was waiting for this. Thanks for the Holiday Gift CD Project Red And I’ll miss you Henry Cavill as Geralt 😢
