Last year, we gave The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a 10/10 in our review, and we gave its first expansion, Hearts of Stone, another 10/10. For weeks now, we've been wondering if the second and final expansion, Blood and Wine, would secure a similar score, making it a perfect run for Geralt of Rivia. As it turns out, we're not quite ready to deliver our judgement just yet, but if reviews from other sites are to be trusted, then CD Projekt Red has delivered another absolute cracker.
Eurogamer - Essential
All in all, Blood and Wine is a fitting swansong for The Witcher 3. It's a playful goodbye, but also a testament to what made the series so good in the first place. It brings a vibrant new perspective to the world of The Witcher while remaining true to the gritty, medieval P.I gameplay that made it great in the first place. It's an emotional yet mirthful fairytale; one every Witcher fan ought to experience.
GameSpot - Review in progress
I can confirm what you likely guessed: Blood and Wine is quite good, quite big, and quite likely to make you glad to return to one of video games' most engaging worlds.
VideoGamer - 9/10
There is wit and wisdom here that was always detectable in The Witcher games, but never quite so accomplished as it is in these, his final hours.
Destructoid - 9/10
Blood and Wine is the best The Witcher has ever been since the first game. I came in merely expecting a bigger Hearts of Stone, but ended up getting something more expansive in nearly every sense of the word.
We'll hopefully have our full review ready for you to read soon, but until then, are you looking forward to joining Geralt on his victory lap? Grab some wine in the comments section below.
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I haven't played the Witcher 3 since completing the main questline (and the majority of the side-quests - just not the fist fighting, racing and gwent ones). I have been waiting for both expansions before considering jumping back in. I don't really think I would replay the whole story with 'different' decisions as I made the choices I did because that's what I think I would have done...
I wouldn't mind a GotY version, with all the content to be released as I would consider buying it for my PS4, I bought the main game on XB1 (I pre-ordered long before I got my PS4) but don't play so much on that console.
Only 9's? I guess the extra point went to Overwatch.
It's amazing to think how far CD Project Red have come as developers. Witcher 1 was scrappy but full of heart and love for the source material, Witcher 2 expanded on it, added the sense of scale needed for epic drama and 3 just crowns everything they've been working towards, the whole time never really compromising what they've believed in or the trust they get from their fans. Think how much further they could go
I can not wait........CD Projekt Red has arguably created the finest setting / world in any video game franchise, on any platform (granted it's based on the books, but still, a homerun for sure).
The game of this gen is about to get better.
I think my level 4 Geralt has a ways to go . Too many games, not enough time!
I. Can't. Wait.
Can't believe I've missed this game out I usually jump on anything Medieval and RPG's are probably my favourite so let's hope a GOTY comes out because it sounds too good to miss!
@sub12 I would argue mass effects world is top of the tree, but that would be splitting hairs Witchers world is great.
Now I wish my wife would bugger off I've got Witcher to play.
Sounds incredible and I imagine going by the words it's actually a 10/10. Exciting times.
Uncharted and then witcher dlc. Its a great couple months off gaming for me.
@themcnoisy
Are you going to tell her that? lol
@PostmanPatinator You can buy the game plus expansion for €50 on the store right now, that's basically the GOTY edition
Is Witcher 3 really a 10 though? It's a good game, but I felt the controls were very clunky which held the experience back for me.
@itshoggie
Is it perfect? No......is it a 10? Absolutely.......go back and play it again.
@itshoggie
Ya know I actually felt the same way. The controls were clunky. And it's not just this game either- it's most AAA games now that have clunky controls, yet praised 7 ways to Sunday with no mention of the very foundation of gameplay being built on shaky ground.
Not to say I don't love The Witcher 3. Just that, no one mentions this. Have AAA controls gotten so bad people now think this is the norm? Because most people will say it didn't bother them. I'm used to playing games with pinpoint precision mechanics- Dark Souls, Monster Hunter, pretty much every Nintendo game and Platinum game... when you're used to precision you really notice when something's off.
@JaxonH
Could the controls be better, yup, for sure.......that doesn't undermine the fact that TW3 has some of the best characters, quest design, and world design in any game since, well, to me it stands on it's own........it's a fantastic title.
A game with bad combat and annoying horse riding doesnt deserve a 10/10
@sub12
I never said otherwise. I've done nothing but praise this game since it released.
But like I was just saying, despite being a great title, the controls definitely felt clunky and this is the first time I've actually seen somebody talk about it since the game launched.
@JaxonH If you go on any gaming forum discussion about Witcher 3, about 40% of the posts are people saying "I dunno how you can play this" "the combat is awful" so don't worry, it's been noticed lol.
@JaxonH
You've never heard of this guy called Sammy B? He said he didn't agree with Ramsey's 10 at all, eventually I think he came around to respect the game more, but it took a very long time (hey, great guy, but you can't buy good taste!).......
I disliked the combat in The Witcher 2 at first but the game was so interesting that I got used to it and eventually mastered its faults to enjoy it. The Witcher 3's combat was greatly improved upon and even more so with patches. Sure, it feels floaty and light but I think it suits Geralt's character and slicing drowners in half actually feels satisfying.
It's the best game I've played in years and years.
Worth remembering (once again) that a 10/10 doesn't mean the game's perfect. While I agree that the controls are a little rough (using the alternative movement mode helps immensely in my opinion), I think it's far from being something that ruins the game. Granted I've put about 500 hours into it, but...
I think its 10/10. It kept me interested from start to finish. Which is pretty good since its 100hour plus game.
I don't really rate TW3, it was interesting but I've tried twice and I just can't get through it. I'm sure I'll play it some more, though.
But yeah, it's a 10/10 game despite my personal opinions on it.
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