It Took Me 8 Years To Realise Velen Is The Best Region In The Witcher 3.

[@farafyn2770]

Another cool detail in velen, there are almost none young men from 16 to 30 years old, it's because they are either in the army or became bandit

[@yellowflash511]

Women and children syndrome

[@itzjustboris7395]

And a lot of the young men that are still in their villages happen to be smiths who managed to get out of conscription by donating weapons to nilfgaard

[@gm08351]

if it took him 8 years to realize, he's not very smart

[@itzjustboris7395]

@@gm08351 took me about 3 minutes to realise I hate that swampy shit hole

[@FredrikSkievan]

@@gm08351 Why?

[@thephantomarcana]

Toussaint was mind boggling beautiful when I first played it. This game deserves another play through.

[@_MrToast_]

It is really magical. But since its the Witcher, the beauty is only facet. Hiding the danger that is really going on. And the music in Toussaint… Man i love this game.

[@nightgodd7865]

Toussaint is really beautiful. I prefer being there than anywhere else in w3

[@CygnusX-11]

indeed , but i wish the combat was better

[@_MrToast_]

@@CygnusX-11 The combat is fine, i dont get the crazy hate against it. I played all the souls games and still enjoy W3's combat. It might not be the most complex system, but it still feels smooth and looks satisfying.

[@niro6492]

I have like 5 playthroughts on the game

[@AsleepPig98]

Velen's soundtrack makes the zone. its perfect

[@Alpharabius99]

the magic of tw3 comes from soundtracks imo

[@Zwidawurzn]

@@Alpharabius99 I always turn the music off in Witcher 3. Geralt certainly didn't listen to music while exploring forests and caves. Creates a totally different atmosphere.

[@michaelfoley906]

​@@Zwidawurznthe soundtrack is one of the all time greats in video games and dictates the tone of the different regions. It's utterly integral to the game.

[@guy12327]

agreed, excellent soundtrack. Most great crpgs have great soundtracks. it is just way more immersive with a strong ost. But Witcher 3 is excellent in all aspects imo.

[@Chris-q4h]

god the soundtrack in belen has been stuck in my head for 3 years

[@TheeCambion]

Witcher 3 is one of greatest rpgs of all time. Love it when my subbox gets a witcher 3 upload.

[@JamesHunt-d1m]

its the second best singleplayer game of all time

[@nathanbarnhart7823]

@@JamesHunt-d1mwhat’s #1?

[@Scyzoryk9]

Whats first?​@@JamesHunt-d1m

[@nubiancaynes2128]

It's like a drug. You're not alone. Wish I finished the books before playing. But regardless, TW3 is the new bar for greatness

[@nathanbarnhart7823]

@@JamesHunt-d1m what would you consider the best?

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

Velen is an essay in atmosphere. Out of all the areas in the game it tells us the more about the world simply through sight and sound

[@TheHawkman221]

I didn’t notice those details but now i realize i always felt uncomfortable exploring velen compared to other regions not even isles of mist in skellige gave me the creeps as much as crookback bog lol

[@IsThatOC]

On my first playthrough while traveling through Velen at night i came across my first foglet and that scared the heck out of me. I saw the fog moving and was intrigued by it then this big ass monster popped up, i said no sir and turned off my Playstation. I came back to the game the next day but for a while i was afraid to travel in velen at night😂

[@melcedrictoledo7725]

Lmao u made me laugh

[@borisgrishenk0]

Thank you for making the point that the people of Velen were not meant to be seen as in need of conquering, but rather were victims of that kind of mentality, caught up in war after the assassination of the Temarian King and due to their being located between the other warring empires. Landing in Velen early in the game provides context for the greater geopolitical strife and the consequences of it for those without power.

[@SF61984]

Great to see this game still getting love. Quality games have no time limit. Skellige is my personal favourite, but Velen is beautiful. 200 hrs of consistent brilliance has me wondering if we'll see anything like this again anytime soon. Skyrim is good don't get me wrong, but it ain't no Witcher 3.

[@Geral454]

Hope in The Witcher 4!

[@SF61984]

@Geral454 Yes, hope so. I'm playing Cyberpunk for the first time, and it's not bad at all now they've fixed it. Still would have preferred two more W3 expansions instead mind! 😆

[@Isko.koz156]

rookie numbers buddy ive got 350 at least, jokes aside i got so much dopamine from this game that it has ruined every other game out there for me

[@markstott6689]

+700 hours in Skyrim, and I thought that it was a great game. Then came Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. Nearly 900 hours and on a fourth playthrough. Now, Skyrim feels like a hollow shell and a game that I will never return to. It's been superseded completely. Geralt and his family are the peak of game creation.

[@Jacobell97]

@@markstott6689 I love skyrim for it's exploration and the map is absolutely massive even compared to today's standards. But it fails at creating the atmosphere of a civil war. No battlefields with dead bodies, no bodies hanging from trees, no patrols marching the roads, just empty. The world itself does not show the war at all. It is only shown in the narrative. And the civil war questline is absolutely terrible. All the cities in the game are piss poor compared to novigrad and oxenfurt. The best probably being solitude. Every questline and aspect of the game can be greatly improved with mods, which is always how I play now. Witcher 3 doesn't need mods to feel complete.

[@Yookatz]

Because Velen is land of a Slavic myths. I'm Polish that grew up in nineties and Velen brings back memories of my upbringing in the country side. With many of these stories being a part of our folklore, legends and beliefs about these creatures and spirits haunting the forests, fields of rye and wheat, the equinox celebrations... The ritual of talking to the dead so on and so on.. this is all part of our history of common folk. That history is dark, full of terrifying tales and fight for survival. Velen is our Legend.

[@WretchedRedoran]

I think that you're lucky to have grown up in a land so rich with culture. The prairies of western Canada are desolate in that respect.

[@MiSt3300]

13:30 here as a Pole I have to slightly disagree, I think that Redania symbolises the Polish Lithuanian commonwealth (Poland's golden age) because of tiny details, like the scene with a redanian soldier singing the redanian anthem (which is a copy of the gaude mater Polonia), the crest of redania and the imperial ambitions are also reminiscent of polish imperial ambitions. Before 1795 Poland was an important player in European politics, and I think that the game is probably based on that.

[@GeneralMiller92FIN]

Exactly, this is what I have understood also. And Nilfgaardian Empire should be the Russian Empire where the Emperor is "God like" -figure. Not Prussia.

[@Vitalis94]

@@GeneralMiller92FIN I mean, there are many influences in Nilfgaard lore. Like the previous Nilfgaardian War had army groups names straight from September Campaign German Army, for example. So it is similar to many states at once, Prussia, Russia, Nazi Germany, even the Holy Roman Empire.

[@MiSt3300]

@@GeneralMiller92FIN I never equated Nilfgaard with Russia, because of one very important obstacle: the language. All northern kingdoms speak the "common language", but Nilfgaard speaks their own language which is similar to elvish. I think it's supposed to be the German empire / Nazi germany because they also spoke a completely different language from Poles (unlike Russians whose language is also Slavic), and also they enslaved people they conquered for a long time. It's hard to pin point Nilfgaard, because as you rightly mentioned, their authoritarianism is very reminiscent of Russian imperial customs... But in the end, since the witcher is sort of a medieval setting, and Russia was not a threat to Medieval Poland (it was a threat after 1650) I think Nilfgaard is a sort of a hybrid of German and Russian empires but more towards Germany. As a Pole I always thought of Nilfgaard as Germany when reading the books (;

[@tedbed1389]

Nilfgard is obviously allegory of German colonization , drang nach Osten and Kultur Kampf. With its pompous officials, population expultion and ruthless discipline and organisation it is hard to mistake it. Also the linguistic factor. Redania is more complex as this particular interpretation belongs to the game only. In the books Northern Kingdoms AS A WHOLE were "Poland" as they spoke a common language but were disunited and bickering amongst each other - while somehow wholesome at the same time, valuing personal freedoms. My interpretation of game's Redania is an image of what it would have taken hypotheticaly from historic Poland to oppose the invaders.

[@MiSt3300]

@@tedbed1389 agreed 100%

[@wildcaffeine8906]

even without exploring Novigrad and Oxenfurt, it has been so fun exploring Velen and just experiencing all the quests both marked and unmarked

[@nerdoutreachprogram5358]

I envy you.

[@TheLegendaryAryeh]

I’m still playing this masterpiece and discovering new things

[@Zwidawurzn]

I have about 700h played in Witcher 3 and sometimes there's still things happening i've never seen. One of the best games ever.

[@udayshankaruday7163]

​@@Zwidawurznbro what the hell are you doing in this game for 700hrs 😂

[@Zwidawurzn]

@@udayshankaruday7163 Enjoying it with all these different story twists and easter eggs, takes some time.

[@udayshankaruday7163]

@@Zwidawurzn don't know man I'm not fan of RPG games I love games like gta 5 but i bought witcher 3 on this sammer sale, don't know I'm gonna enjoy or not

[@buckyhurdle4776]

@@udayshankaruday7163 The games been out for many years, thats less than a playthrough a year if you're doing most of the content

[@franktothemax]

A true masterpiece of a video my friend. Thank you for teleporting back in time to the time I first discovered velen. It was an incredibly transformative time in my life, and it felt good to revisit it. Keep doing what you do

[@_MaZTeR_]

I played all three games first time at the start of this year and damn this game blew my mind. The contrast between even just the two previous games was huge. Though, if I hadn't played Red Dead Redemption 2 first a year ago and played this when it arrived in 2015, Witcher 3 probably would be my all time favourite.

[@Geral454]

Would you kindly elaborate the contrast between the games, please? Currently I can only play the third one, but I will play the first two at the first opportunity

[@_MaZTeR_]

@@Geral454 Well, for one, the fact that the game is open world and lets you do anything even in the beginning White Orchid tutorial map. The first two games are pretty tight, even if they have some freedom. They just consist of a bit larger hub areas with a ton of walking between points of interest and you end up doing a TON of walking back and forth. Turning on the speedhack of the Cheat Engine on PC helped a lot. Witcher 3 however has a huge map with a ton of side content in addition to the main plot and to top all that, two excellent DLCs with Blood and Wine probably being as long as Witcher 2. Second, a lot of people have said the combat is bad in Witcher 3, but personally it felt much smoother than in the previous games. I wasn't artificially locked in an animation when I got hit and could do moves however and whenever I wanted. I've yet to play much of these types of games so I can't say if it's better in 3 compared to others, but at least compared to 1 and 2, it's miles better. Third, I suppose the writing and the general direction of how the characters interact with each other just flows better in 3 than it does in the previous two and what helps is that the animations aren't your 2010 Xbox 360/PS3 era jank. However, I do wish they had some characters brought back from the previous games, but it's obvious they ran out of time.

[@rafiulamin2763]

@@_MaZTeR_can’t agree with your last para - the overall writing, voice acting and dialogues are constantly at an astonishingly high level throughout the series. Considering the woeful lows of RDR2 (chapter 1, chapter 5, epilogue 1), I would pick Witcher 3 over it any day of the week, especially after playing the first 2 games

[@LukeSparrow221]

Could not disagree more with you. Witcher 1 has very poor writing. Not much better voice acting either.

[@rehlean]

Witcher 2 has the best Dandelion as a bard character. In W3 CDPR adjusted to the cultural change

[@jekw23]

Such a well realised world. It’s a work of art really. When I read the books it’s this game I see in my mind.

[@CHAOSDixieMan]

Exactly what I thought. Velen sums up most of the world of The Witcher as described in the books.

[@jekw23]

@@CHAOSDixieMan did you read the books first?

[@mmgla4608]

Man, this game is an absolute masterpiece. Over hundreds of hours of pure fun. You start and are immediately pushed into the story so hard, it's impossible to stop. You finish one quest and you're curious what happens next. On the way to the new location to find out, there's something new happening, some random event turns out to be a complete side quest that you end up spending another few hours on, while you could just ignore at the time. But you try once instead and know the more you explore, the more the game rewards you with pure dark slavic magic and traditions where often instead of happy ending you end up with a regret and a feeling "damn... I could have chosen the other story line". And it's just a side quest. Then you also have add-ons that feel like complete new games. Amazing experience. Wish I could erase my memory and start the game over and over again. Once beaten it's not as much fun because you know what to expect and the curiosity goes away. The fighting system, skill tree, pottery, magic and pure dark slavic theme in the landscape and music. It's easily one of the best rpg games ever created.

[@sniperelite360]

Velen was easily my favourite part of the game. It is such a rich tapestry of ambience, lore and game play that you can interpret much more about the world than any other part. I like to think that the area of Velen comes close to representing the fear and evil that real medieval people saw the world. Minis the monsters, it reflects the dark superstitions, war and famine of the times.

[@tonytime2821]

The Witcher 3 is genuinely so good and so layered that you can actually apply post-colonial theory to it 😂 Cd project ted really hit a different level with this game

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Absolutely agreed. The game is a geniusly made masterpiece.

[@inigoaraluce8493]

Incredible video man. You should do more like these!

[@lazygaming6683]

Velen truly makes you feel like a you are in a warzone. I mean all those hanging bodies corpses where ever you go and beasts like ghouls and necrophages on top of that really works as a charm to this game.❤ Witcher 3 is masterpiece.🎉🎉

[@RhysoTV]

The feeling of unease when I'd stray from the road and into the forest was amazing. Such a great atmosphere.

[@AhriOfAstora]

I come from Mazury region and it is uncanny how similar it looks to my home. I was brought to tears like many of Poles when playing this game for the first time. Especially when I am homesick in another country I start new playthroughs. Also Forefather's eve is an actual polish custom, we call it Dziady.

[@casamir1]

Surprise Griffin and Leshen encounters while riding through the woods in a dark room made me feel things. Soundtrack still makes me feel things

[@lukebocko]

Would love videos like this on all the regions in the game!

[@bobthestinky7369]

If DLC counts then Toussaint is my favourite, if not then probably Skellige is my favourite.

[@eddard9442]

I agree

[@babw]

Great video! Velen is also my favorite region in the game. Thank you for sharing your views on why it is good, some of which are also my thoughts, while also introducing me more reasons why it is so immersive.

[@WhiteCourtain]

I was stuck exploring Velen for so long on my first playthrough I didn't get to Skellige until my level was way over the intended for the main quest and I was sorry I didn't go sooner because I was SPEECHLESS after the area and soundtrack changed so drastically. I didn't expect it, and being a huge fan of Northern Europe and esp. Scotland, it made Skellige easily my favourite. Maybe because I got so used to Velen and the change was a surprise, but still I will never forget Velen's music, the ever looming danger, the whispers the creeking and crackling of branches. Being from Hungary very close in culture and scenery to Poland, no other game has brought feeings of my home country the way W3 did. Velen is just like what the fields and marshes look like I can almost smell the breeze the ponds the grasses. Makes me believe it's not fantasy but actual history, or what it might have been when people believed in folklore.

[@viktorfunk1819]

5:53 Up until this day I was convinced the Baron was voiced by Mark Addy (King Baratheon in the first season of Game of Thrones)

[@ninjastellar]

when I was reading the books, I pictured Velen and other regions very close to the game depiction. CDPR did an amazing job, a perfect mix of intricacy and horror.

[@ryangoslingdrive]

First time arriving at the hanged mans tree was something else man it was mind boggling how such a simple looking area could have such an effekt on people

[@waxer3223]

I really love the stories you tell with your videos. Thanks for making this amazing content!

[@Watcherobot]

Skellige is my favourite area, Velen is my second

[@matro2]

I agree, the same.

[@lorddouchbag3494]

Same bro

[@baileltoro5766]

Same

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

Those two areas have the best atmosphere by far. Touissant is fine but it's not that immersive in my opinion, as opposed to Skellige and Velen which really make you feel like you're in a real place

[@Watcherobot]

@@Captain_Insano_nomercy Novigrad is good too it's my third favourite, it's my favourite city in all of gaming No I don't go the brothels why do you ask

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

That was a great showcase of what makes Velen and why it is appealing in-game, but I'd like to also see now a comparison of Velen and the other regions (including Touissant), and what makes Velen better than any of them!

[@viorelush4187]

Lore and atmosphere wise, Velen is the best. I still get that dreaded feel when traveling though there. It's the music, the lighting, the environment itself, swamps, bandits, monsters everywhere and the wind that never stops. Not to mention that the land is cursed and you feel watched all the time...

[@ConfusedDesertCobra-kw9fc]

Kinda wish they would have released a final version of Velen at this point with DOC. It’s clear south of fyke island has bones, but whatever quests were planned for down there got scrapped.

[@phamthang476]

Velen has great landscape. I cant never argue with that. But it flows with numerous of sad stories, and deep stories which scars me every time I go there. The Crones, the Baron Quest line, for me they are too heavy and dark emotion. Dont get me wrong, it is a good thing for a game when player feel the depression behind those wonderful landscape. But once Im done with Velen quest line for the first time, I can never look at it with the same eyes before. It brings me of depression. At least Novigrad get me the crowded atmosphere that helps me forget of those awful things behind the wall.

[@theogrundy7445]

This was an incredible video. Would love to see more videos of yours on The Witcher 3

[@nt93]

The Witcher 3 is the best game ever I have everr played. It combines everything perfectly from the soundtrack to the gameplay, characters, lore etc. And because of the graphics it will not age very soon. Just can’t wait to play the next part !! Avarti you re doing a great work making these videos. The re very interesting and your voice and you re style of narrating is keeping it up!!

[@paulsmith-rz9rl]

I've just started playing this game again.

[@SledgeMain69]

Amazing video! Please make a video on other areas of the Witcher 3!

[@obscurity3027]

This is one of the best Witcher video essays I’ve ever watched. Well done. I really hope the next gen Witcher game CDPR just announced has the same depth and phenomenal writing that this game has. I’m excited for it. I’m going to go start a new playthrough now.

[@morse2511]

Velen depict a warzone so perfect, first time I moved to Novigrad and Skellige I'm surprised people could actually live happily there. I first thought the whole world gonna have that warzone vibe

[@123beyaahqb]

The villages in Velen look alot like those in Poland, especially those in Podlachia region, maybe that's why I loved playing in Velen as it reminded me of my home country❤

[@DrJones0801]

I think Velen accomplishes its goal so incredibly well. You feel like you're literally in no man's land where you're all alone and there are monsters and bandits everywhere. It just makes the first time you make it to Novigrad that much more special. This game is a masterpiece.

[@josephroman2669]

I’m literally beating myself up cause I had the chance to play this when it came out. Fast forward 2024 I’m literally playing it for the first time and I’m so in love with this masterpiece

[@bromber]

The whole aura of the region has been set so well, this dark and grim feeling everywhere, i fell relieved and happy when i could leave Velen for good and move on with my game

[@noveezy10]

To this day i cannot name an RPG that i enjoyed more than this game. An absolute masterpiece.

[@drek782]

It’s the perfect high fantasy medieval landscape… swamps small villages monsters and In the middle of a war.. you can just tell life is hard and brutally short. The people have no choice but to pray to darker gods. It is my favorite area in my favorite game.

[@ichangedmyusernamebecausei2551]

I won’t lie sometimes I go there and fight monsters just so I can hear that dope soundtrack. The fight soundtrack in Velen and the main soundtrack in skellige just sound so beautiful.

[@thenightcentaur]

I’ve had 3 playthroughs of W3 so far. I still get goosebumps if I ever travel south in Velen.

[@Дмитрий_1981]

A great review from a grateful player who can truly appreciate the developers' love for their world and the amazing work they put into this incredible game 👍

[@kistovisback]

I know, right? It's the one I remember most and where nostalgia hits the hardest.

[@pRiMeEmIrP911]

I literally contemplated playing this game again cause I lost 70 hours of progress , I recently just picked it up and I already dove into the lore of the Witcher universe and how it came to be , truly a fascinating story I’d put it up there with Beserk

[@Sgauthus]

One day, i'll make a video about The Witcher 3, and i'll have the exact same opinion, well done

[@dominicp9296]

The baron quest line alone makes it the best zone plus there's other great quests and sode quests. But the baron questline is absolutely perfect

[@SiddharthSinghFiery69]

Velen - 'No man's land'. It's bound to be the best because of this very reason.

[@siddhantmishra3939]

music for the area is so goood.

[@juliancardenas623]

Its fucken insane this game out almost 10 YEARS AGO and still holds its own as one of the best games ever to be produced i truly hope they do a 10 year anniversary remastered edition for the next gens !

[@senorsleepy2359]

Valen is exactly where you’d picture a Witcher working.

[@alex9990lal]

I think you've done such an incredbile job at explaining and portraing what Velen is. Its made me want to replay the witcher again, possibly for the 10th or 15th time, I have lost track of how many times I've played this game. Overall, your video pays tribute to this wonderful game in a really fantastic way. One note on the order of the factions. I think Redania and the north are a political statement to reflect the dispersed European countries that come together against this tyrannical empire, Nilfgaard (dont get me wrong the north is also tyranical). In this sense, Nilfgaard is more like Russia, which is prone to annexing and banning flags and languages in areas that it annexes. Nilfgaard is also far more similar to the communist system than the north economically as it centralises everything. Redania on the other hand, is a sort of average between Germany and the Uk, with a city like Oxen(Oxford)-furt(Frankfurt). Even the red coats are similar to those of the British. Whilst mad king Radovid V, is almost similar to Henry the 8th, particularly with his violence against witches. I also remember at one point that the Polish author who wrote the book even said that Nilfgaard is meant to be similar to Russia, while the North is meant to mirror Europe. Poland was meant to be Cintra in his mind I believe, and its fall almost a warning to what would happen to the rest of the continent should Poland fall.

[@urosjovicic3988]

It was always my favorite zone of all the zones well except Kær Morhen of course. :)

[@nicholasstensson9699]

Witcher 3, Elden Ring, and now Baldurs Gate 3 are the greatest games ever made

[@canadian0099]

Been my favourite since I played at release: enjoy exploring it more than any other region.

[@dahliaflair]

i really like velen but skellige is *so* good for me. the feeling when you get to kaer trolde and look up to see the castle nestled in the mountains, and the whole difference in culture its just amazing. also sailing to random marker spots or smaller islands and finding cool text or quests. maybe the water and boat combat, if better, would attract more people too, but i think its fine

[@MiSt3300]

My God he's back! And with another Witcher video!

[@DraxLatharion]

Just started the witcher 3 for the first time and I'm so happy I waited

[@Quasimodo-mq8tw]

"...a more compelling character..." Dude! I dont know about others but i love the Pellar. Probably shows that i am from a tiny village and knew my Grandparents(who were Teenagers when Germany had still an Emperor in peacetime) but the pellar is so facinating to me. I find the Villiagers presented very well. You see what you want to see. How they live is awefull and they do awefull stuff but i have big problems judging them. But i also would sleep with at least one eye open if i would be their "guest".

[@foxc8646]

God fine I’ll replay it

[@pigeon9471]

Novigrad has always been my favorite followed by toussaint, but all of them are great I think.

[@beltempest4448]

There is actually a third way to complete the bloody baron quest line. You have to go to the whispering spirit in the tree and feee it before you speak to the witches. This is the only way to both save Anna from or mutation and save the baron from misery or suicide.

[@uptowndrums3142]

Maybe I’m crazy but despite the many war torn and dreary vibes, parts of Velen are really pretty, especially along the coast. I wish Kiera’s cabin was my cabin. 😅

[@leonardocook4444]

Honestly yea, but I’ve always loved the northern vibe of these medieval places so Skellige was always one of my favorites.

[@maxcaysey2844]

I agree... its just such an interesting area... I love it!

[@moodyirl]

From someone who ain't played computer games in long time as have had spare time to get back into gaming. When I stopped it was when all the online stuff started campaigns got really short, lost interest, with catching up with today's games there a lot more of what I liked now in games longer campaigns less about online & more open world's which is cool , but why I post here is to say after finishing this and the experience I had, I said if this game was three times as long like loads more big action scenes twists and craziness to the main quest, better graphics but still not like real life done sort of like art like it is and was in virtual reality third person even may suit with a just joypad and with the scale of worlds and environments , this would be best game you could experience not just the best game you played but a milestone in games , like star wars is to science fiction started in the late 70. It has a lot of potential ,the machines are not I say equipment for that run time etc , I say for me it be the most epic gaming ever, , parts in this game that where mind blowing. Add this as someone who played early open world games stopped picked up a pad today, seeing the difference , Think if I played what I describe above that would be the best gaming experience full stop,parts of this game where there which was dope if had more realistic detail to the fictional world in VR , glad I played it wasn't what I was expecting most check out Velen more !

[@SilverForMonsters]

I don't think I can say there is any particular 'best region' in the game, just that they all have their own strong identities, and I love variety. However, I'd probably make Toussaint my favourite.

[@あすらゆ]

man i love the witcher 3

[@pierovittori1076]

by far my favourite hunting reserve for gwent and armours toussant for selling stuff and whores novigrad for chilling, with best lanscapes, herbalists and just roaming around with the best theme music in the game it is skellige

[@LEON19990]

I don't know why but I love White Orchard ambient, especially music

[@gamecouch1554]

Skellige is the best area. You can just feel the cold wind on your face while you travel the islands. Not to mention the amazing soundtrack.

[@jakubczekaj8328]

Hiii, Awesome video. I can't play the game at the moment so this is great for scratching that vibe. One thing I wouldn't like to point out is that Redania both in books and in games is most definitely supposed to resemble Poland( even the symbol is the same - white eagle on red flag). Btw I'm Polish and I know Redania is not portraited in the best light, those are just some of the worst Polish traits slightly exaggerated but not too much, that's just the truth.

[@Ramon-py8mw]

Bought it for ps5 again and I love it so much

[@Hostile2430]

I found the game boring at first and couldn't get into the story but after doing the Barons quest i was hooked into it one of the best mission quest in the game and absolutely fell in love with Witcher 3.

[@MegaShens]

One of the things Velen reminds me of is the movie Come and See

[@Lulasz]

I've always thought so!

[@moonknightish]

Velen would've been even better if they didn't cut the Plague quest with Iorveth and Gaunter O'Dimm (a first version , different from what seen in HoS) and Lara Dorren's grave

[@HEKVT]

I definitely think the soundtrack makes up for a lot of what is great about Velen. Going into Crookback Bog, meeting the crones whilst the Ladies of the Wood plays is one of the greatest moments I've experienced in gaming. CDPR absolutely smashed it with creating the atmosphere of a war torn forsaken cesspit of swamps and death. One thing I dislike though is the map layout with the islands, the river seperating Velen and Novigrad is meant to be the Pontar, one of the most important rivers in the universe, going from the sea all the way to Flotsam, and Aedirn and Kaedwen, yet the river doesn't feel big, nor can any boat or ship actually pass through it because of all the islands, but that's my only dislike.

[@vince_unemployed]

Velen feels like it's always evening and all day is wet

[@vpapako]

I was always confident that Redania represented Poland. Even the royal crest is very similar to the Piast royal crest.

[@Darth.Augustus]

Velen is classical swamp drenched with blood of 2 armies. Original place where witcher would have most work. Novigrad is city, Skellige and Toussaint foreign lands.

[@deanjelcic9299]

Not any other game is such emotional, realistic, and story telling masterpiece 😊

[@dominicp9296]

I agree it's my favorite to I always said novigrad for years and personally I like skellige to but I've spent the least time there and I know for a fact I never finished everything there and after all these years but I'm playing now again actually and I plan on it this time lol

[@TBombz]

Not many games nail poverty as well as W3. Just some of the conversations the locals had in addition to this music and all the visual atmosphere in Velen stopped me in my tracks. Like two mothers talking about one sending her child into the forest because there's not enough food for the family. Something like "How do you call yourself a mother..."/"Well everyone's eating much better now" wtf. You could hear all the sickness, the disgusting hacking and coughing. People on their knees crying in the mud during a thunder storm. All the while its 11am out and looks like it 8pm from how dark it is. Just pure misery. Novigrad wasn't much better but instead of sadness and desperation its an overwhelming sense of oppression, debauchery and hatred.

[@wendyvdrheeden7999]

Velen for me is the most depressing area in the game. From the music to the quests. My favorite is Toussaint. It's a breath of fresh air for me.

[@aleksahrnjak4311]

Well done. Perfect video !

[@AleeVeli]

Tbh i know in case of lore and significance to the story Velen is better but it's just a couple villages on a swamp on the otherside Skellige is absouletly beatiful with it's vast mountains and Kaer Trolde, Novigrad is so well designed that you feel like it's a real city, Toussiant is the most beatiful of them to me it really is like a city popped out of a fairy tale, beaculair palace is so gorgoeus on the top of the mountain where you can see it everywhere on the map. This game still amazes me how good they designed the openworld. It's a dumb comparison i know but to me it's like RDR2.

[@Zezeze.]

Man Velen is a shithole that made me feel like a gritty, tired and hardworking witcher lmao. The contrast of peasants from Velen to those from Toussaint is insane, just wildly different standrads of living. I loved hating Velen, the swamps, the monsters, the people who in reality need so much help that hating them felt bad, until the next bandits came about. Yet you realize they too are a result of violence committed against the entire region. You kill the bandits in self defence but it only feels like putting down an old sick dog thats in pain. There is no glory, no satisfaction, no accomplishments. Just dirty work that must be done. The game really managed to showcase the misery of war and how many of its victims aren't killed quickly, but made to slowly waste away instead. Spectacular game.

[@varonvan6336]

My favorite thing is going from the grey and depressing land of Velen to Novigrad. Such a contrast

[@theunseenunknownthatcanbeheard]

In my 2nd newgame plus, cat eyes crossbow build with combat skills ,synergy and flood of anger for magic. No witcher gear or fast traveling quests. Its something else. Its super easy or super difficult against the same monsters. Instakill monsters or they instakill you.

[@linguaLatinae]

Velen was always my favorite region in Witcher 3. It feels like you are in a brothers Grimm fairytale

[@varunl6948]

Wow can we get other islands breakdown as well?