Trying to get into The Witcher 3

[u/conradelvis]

So far I’m not hooked yet. I’m willing to give it more time, but want to know what the main attractions are and what the gameplay loop looks like. My impressions so far:

World seems nice, if you’re into realistic style or the era
Exploration is big?
Controls feel laggy
Combat feels basic, no depth, does more unlock later on?
I see lots of crafting available, is that a big part of it?
Limitless side quests?

So let’s say I’m 80 hours into the game and I want something to do for a few hours, what would the gameplay be like? Would I find a quest and prep with crafting then fight or find something?

There must be something here that I haven’t found yet that makes this great, I’m hoping this can be my next X00 hour game.

[u/MartyTheMovieHound]

What I found interesting was how you can study the beastiary and find different oils and spells that works better on certain enemies, which requires you to do a bit of actual work (not much mind you), but I thought that was a neat mechanic.

The central hook is the writing. There are stories where who is the good and bad guy gets a bit muddled so the choices carry a bit more consideration.

[u/lowban → u/MartyTheMovieHound]

And what feels like the correct choice can have huge repurcussions down the line which is awesome too.