Out This Week: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Destiny: House of Wolves, Farming Simulator 15

If your name's not The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, then you may be asking yourself why you weren't delayed into next week. Seriously, it's hard to see anything breaking through the hype that's currently circling CD Projekt Red's open world escapade like a (white) wolf. To be fair, though, there's something for everyone here, from the enhancing expansion Destiny: House of Wolves to the uber-niche Farming Simulator 15. There's even a new Hyperdimension Neptunia game – but then again, it does feel like there's a fresh one of those every week.

Pick of the Week: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Sorry agriculture aficionados – your green-fingered host did fight Farming Simulator 15's corner, but The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was always going to be Pick of the Week, wasn't it? How could it not be when we've just described it as a "masterpiece" in our review, and the standard bearer by which all future open world role-playing games will be compared?

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt PS4 Review
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sets a new standard for open world RPGs. Its shockingly cohesive world is as beautiful as it is demanding, and it's packed full of mature content that throws you from one emotional response to the next. Its storytelling is superb, its combat is grippingly refined, and its often unforgiving nature only lends itself to a brilliantly rewarding experience. In an industry that's flooded with so many by-the-book open world titles, Wild Hunt stands out as a true labour of love from a developer that's uncompromisingly passionate about its creative freedom. Geralt's incredible adventure is nothing short of a masterpiece.

CD Projekt Red's latest RPG is a layered, thoroughly engaging experience. You'll play as Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher involved in a personal plot. While there's a very specific thread running through the Polish developer's sandbox release, though, it's the little stories that you'll encounter along the way that will keep you hooked... Well, for the next 100 or so hours at least.

PS4 | 19th May [NA], 19th May [EU]

Everything Else

Aces of the Luftwaffe
PS4 | 19th May [NA]

Alien Shooter
Vita | 19th May [NA]

Arcade Archives Terra Cresta
PS4 | 19th May [NA]

Destiny: House of Wolves
PS4, PS3 | 19th May [NA], 19th May [EU]

Farming Simulator 15
PS4, PS3 | 19th May [NA], 19th May [EU]

Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
Vita | 19th May [NA] | 22nd May [EU]

Is it The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that will be bewitching you this week, then – or are your interests elsewhere? Cast a spell in the comments section below.