I beat the Witcher 3 but I don't want to leave

[@CoopHawke]

Hearts of Stone gets overshadowed by Blood and Wine but if it was in the main game I think it would be considered the best quest line

[@modelistas1]

I actually prefer heart of stones, story is so fkin good, characters are 10/10 , no bad thing about it

[@CoopHawke]

​@modelistas1 the reused areas and shorter length are what held it back.

[@Neil6393]

Heart of stone story is far better than main game or blood and wine but blood and wine is generally more complete.

[@modelistas1]

@@Neil6393 true, whole new area etc, new mutations

[@automaticwriting4220]

I would agree. If HoS got the BaW treatment (full new area, more in depth lore, characters, new armor, weapons, discoverables, etc) I think we’d be talking about it the same way we talk about BaW today.

[@robinvb7624]

This game changes a man. Your jaw will drop to the ground once you enter the vastness of Toussaint in all its splendor.

[@Mr_vd_risin]

i know why this is my favourite game of all time. This gut wrenching feeling, standing in an empty Kaer Morhen, just never goes away.

[@marlan5470]

Depending on how you play it, you may still have Keira left at the end of the game in Kaer Morhen.

[@jessica49arrow]

so true it made me tear up

[@themostunknown2293]

Hearts of Stone is pretty short but finish all things on the maps that you can before even starting Blood and Wine. Blood and Wine could have been a standalone game pretty much biggest DLC ever! But I do recommend finishing all side stuff for all the maps you have open before starting to get all the game in full.

[@WhosHypnotic]

Easily THE best game I have ever played. I think I have more fond memories from this game than any other games combined. There are just so many unforgettable moments littered throughout the game, including those in the masterclass of DLC's. And let's not forget that this game will be 10 YEARS OLD next year yet it still can go toe-to-toe with modern games in terms of performance, visuals, gameplay, etc. Truly a masterpiece that deserves all the praise it gets.

[@Irrelevance25]

Thank you, Rob. Your whole ride through this so far is an absolute 10/10. The DLC's will make it 15/10. Blood and Wine is to me the greatest expansion for a game ever made.

[@bendillon2540]

The voice actor for Emperor Emhyr also plays Tywin Lannister in Game of thrones. Think it’s safe to say they picked the perfect guy to voice act the Emperor 😂

[@gugugaga1233]

WAIT!! i never knew omg this is awesome

[@RSidd]

You're quite right in your assessment, my dude. I played this game back in 2015 when it came out and subsequently played all the other epic games like RDR2, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Elden Ring, Wukong, you name it. They are all absolutely amazing games in their own regard,...but still can't find a single one to top the Witcher 3. It's just that good. I don't think even CDPR can deliver something better than it at this point. It's just the perfect blend of everything right that have been building up since the books and the previous 2 games to an ultimate Magnum Opus which will be hard to beat by a huge margin.

[@Taco-in-a-Tahoe]

best witcher playthrough i've seen

[@doktormercer]

no cap

[@Gwynbleidd_0]

Check out MegMage. She cried in literally every scene 😂

[@Taco-in-a-Tahoe]

@@Gwynbleidd_0 I will thanks

[@doktormercer]

@@Gwynbleidd_0 that girl loves to overreact

[@ayoncruz]

Specially because of all the Triss mocking 🤣 Deservedly

[@cliffwhitaker470]

I was skeptical for the first few minutes of this playthrough when I heard you'd read all the books first, but I was so wrong. It was refreshing to see that foreknowledge enhanced your experience instead of hearing someone dissect every detail that didn't match their expectation. I've played this masterwork of a game for hundreds of hours, but you sharing that knowledge with such fanboy enthusiasm really expanded my appreciation for it. Your play style is so different than mine that it felt like playing it again for the first time. Thank you for that.

[@Keyammo]

Dude you are not ready for how good the DLCs are, I suggest to do Hearts Of Stone first, enjoy

[@TurtleSodadrives]

Btw, for me personally this new format of video hits harder than the stream playthroughs. Keep em comming! Can't wait for the dlc!

[@andreashess6940]

Good job man! Finally made it. Its not just her getting empress, the whole endscene is much more depressing and a lot sadder. You can see that she doesnt feel comfortable with the decision of beeing empress but somehow has to take this destiny. I personally think the witcher ending is by far the best ending and the most suitable one for ciri. She always wanted to be "free" and now she is a witcher teached by Geralt, which is probably the best that could've ever happened to her. Can't wait to see you in the DLC's. Blood and Wine is a masterpiece

[@Poisonthewells46]

watching the joy of someone playing this for the first time has been awesome. i play through this game about once a year but no time will ever be like the first. the heart of stone DLC and blood and win Expansion are 10000% worth playing. i enjoy blood and wine as much as the main story.

[@dominikam2920]

CONGRATS! Man, what a journey. It's far from over yet, but what a journey. Honestly these uploads have become the highlight of my day. Can't wait to see you play fhe DLCs.

[@user-km7rc4qc2j]

The music at the beginning of battle preparations is my most favourite. I took magic mushrooms and walked around that port area for like an hour. I’ll never forget how immersed I was. Geralts armour also looked SO real.

[@amamiyafr]

I don’t know if you’ve seen this, Rob. I’ve been following you since the start of The Witcher 3 series, and I have to say everything is perfect. You read the books before playing what I consider the greatest game of all time, which I envy you for. Luckily, your joy at seeing Ciri alive outweighed everything else. Many people were surprised to see Geralt appear in Kaer Morhen after completing the main story. I’ll let you cook !

[@I-Am-Batman_1988]

37:31 Geralt hates portals, he will refuse them if he can.

[@entropyfun]

Some channels have 90+ videos on Witcher 3, you did it in 19. Hats off sire! Btw I did take Ciri to Emir and she still became a witcher. I basically played like Geralt trusts her with her own decisions.

[@jasondetilly5647]

It was great to see you play one of the best game of all time. Even more so since you had read the novels. Really happy you enjoyed it so much!

[@anearthian894]

Nope! Triple plot twist. Think about it. Why would Eredin say that right when he was about to die. They carefully placed that to open the next saga with Ciri. Avalach has bigger motive...seems unlikely but thats the way Witcher 4 can take off with a brand new conjunction and fking lots of Monsters.

[@eisteezitrone_851]

what a journey. Witcher 3 is number one on my list. you will LOVE blood and wine

[@jessereed8192]

Oh mate. Blood and Wine you will love. Even more so because you read the books

[@nadeeeshikoo3837]

You cool dude rob. The series was great. I was playing along and watching the vedios to see how wpuld you react differently to how i reacted. It was a fun !

[@YuviKaran-kf5bp]

Bro hats of to u my guy ,never seen a youtuber to go through all the books to understand the game ROB MOB forever

[@siltzi]

Damn I wish I could experience this game for the first time again. Loved your playthrough, my favorite one I've watched and probably the only one I have watched completely through. You're gonna LOVE the DLCs, they're almost like a completely new game, there's so much content to be done.

[@itsfischer383]

You've still got Hearts of Stone and then afterwards, you've got Blood and Wine as a perfect wrap-up to Geralts story, you've got a bit to go yet, not to worry :P Absolutely fantastic content as always brother!

[@Hunkyforlife]

Bruh... Ciri didn't show up in my ending, i just finished the game😢

[@spidermonkey785]

It's going to be sad when this series ends. These videos have been great.

[@alanbrice2423]

Its so nice watching someone play this game for the first time 🥺 ⚔️

[@steppedwellerUA]

Witnessing you play this masterpiece has been a blast so far! Keep it up, the ride is not nearly over just yet.

[@cjgeel1]

and nailed every correct decision for Ciri. I think he only needed two for the good ending where she doesnt die

[@sebbrnz]

So excited for Hearts of Stone. Best quest line in the game.

[@Holtemann]

I love your reactions and your emotions over this game. As was mine. Its the best game ever made.

[@StewiGriffinthethird-r1f]

Btw, About the whole empress and emyr thing, I decided to visit emyr and still got the best ending, there are a few reasons: 1-I did not accept the coin from emyr, that is actually very important and that moment where you don't accept the coin and ciri holds your hand actually ends up being a bonding moment with ciri which she ends up remembering while confronting the white frost. 2-I didn't interfere with the war, the thing is if you visit emyr but don't kill Radovid or Dijkstra, She still becomes a witcher, But for me I didn't even do the quest (deadly plot) because I was too interested with the main story😭😂 3-I encouraged her when she decided to fight the white frost, that is a very important moment as well.

[@R__creator]

Well, The ONLY thing that actually matters for the empress ending is Nilfgaard winning the war. If you're just not kind to Ciri, the bad ending will trigger, regardless if you went to see Emhyr. These checks include the coin from Emhyr and trusting Ciri at the end. So kind + Emhyr and Nilfgaard winning = Empress Kind + no Emhyr and/or Nilfgaard losing = Witcher Not Kind = bad ending

[@DJ-mf6ft]

51:14 Wearing the cat armor makes this scene so much better 😆

[@Desparek]

After finishing the Hearts of Stone DLC, tackle any unfinished quests and focus on upgrading your gear-though, honestly, upgraded armor could already come in handy for Hearts of Stone! 😉 Blood and Wine is my favorite expansion (of all time) and I can't wait to see some episodes from this DLC - there's so much to explore and the story is fantastic!

[@fin911]

Loved watching the playthrough!❤ hearts of stone is so good I think you’ll really like it. Make sure to get better armour before starting it though I think you’re level 35 using early level 20 armour😂

[@rochjedrzejewski3548]

You got the best ending. Congrats! You can also watch both alternate endings of the game, they are beautiful but damn sad.

[@tomhenss]

DUDE Im so excited man awesome playthrough. MUCH LOVE❤

[@Pabay7]

If you would have taken Ciri to Emhyr you would have the different ending where (Spoiler alert) Ciri takes the throne after Emhyr. That ending happens when you take Ciri to Emhyr and decide to Kill Radowid in the side quest. In that case Nilfgaard wins the war and Ciri becomes the Empress. It wouldn't have happened however if you killed Radowid but then spared Dijkstra - in that case Nilfgaard doesn't win the war so you get a Ciri becomes a Witcher ending regardless.

[@cjgeel1]

Interesting, didnt realize the Dijkstra decision affect that outcome

[@januszaugustyniak4195]

I recommend you try Thronebreaker after DLC's. For both story and gwent.

[@Houssine_11]

Blood And Wine takes place 2 years after the end of Wild Hunt. So it will be the last adventure of Geralt. Do Hearts Of Stone before ! And in fact, the true canon ending is Ciri Witcher and Geralt with Yennefer like the canon comic that takes place between Wild Hunt and B&W

[@maxwellhunterr]

Rob I know you're going to Plat and do the DLCs, but if you're looking for another story rich game (albeit extremely different from TW3), Ori and the Blind Forest/Ori and the Will of Wisps are amazing games that have incredible stories. They aren't too long and I imagine the plats for them aren't so bad.

[@StewiGriffinthethird-r1f]

It Has been very interesting watching you play this game, I found out about this game years ago, but didn't really invest in it much for I was very young and due to the lack of my knowledge in English, I couldn't get what the story was about. A couple of weeks ago decided to give it a go, and by the end of it my mind was blown of what I had missed all these years, Just like yourself I played rdr2 and elden ring before this, but still The Witcher 3 is absolutely the best game I have ever experienced. And believe me, the dlc's are incredible, so your not done with this game just yet. As for the dlc's, both are very good but blood and wine is much better, but Hearts of Stone is enjoyable aswell. Amazing series, waiting for the next episodes!

[@icequeen.]

Caranthir was one of the easiest fights for me, when I played as Geralt. Especially when I found out he hurts the Ice Elementals he summons. All I had to do was lining myself with Caranthir behind them and he do the job for me. But I had huge problem with him on Ciri ;d.

[@D1X1S]

Rob, now we need cyberpunk, this will be same cinema

[@drGreenthumb1986]

If you like the music, go see the witcher orchestral Concert. It slaps

[@deenis197]

In my Opinion its the best game ive ever played and i played a lot of good games. This is peek gaming

[@emifaith]

If you take her to her father she can still become a witcher, it all depends on who wins the war in the north and that is based on decisions you make in the radovid assassination.

[@jarosaww2825]

First, just for the heartbreak, check "bad" endings. Second and third, I envy you the possibility to experience this game and amazing DLC's for the first time. And for the good finish, set your sights on Cytberpunk. Red's didn't loose storytelling abilities and immersion is paramount, even comparing to witcher.

[@misternebojsa]

cant wait for dlc's they are as good as main game

[@soullesscreed6886]

That is my second favorite ending i do like the other one more feels more complete to me such a beautiful ending

[@ivank4693]

KZbin just adviced me you. And know what? I like you, i like your emotions, it is kind of i play this amazing game one other time. Thank you for this time, really. And i am from Moscow, Russia)) We do love good games here too.

[@TobiasSebastianHanse]

Hearts of stone is a great DLC! But blood and wine is just something else! It's awesome!

[@anearthian894]

2:06:00 look and those political hate mongerers have been freaking out....

[@michaelcabrera787]

So iirc, you can still visit Emhyr and still get the Witcher ending instead of the Empress one. You just have to support and empower Ciri throughout the game, letting her make more independent choices like when you let her attend a meeting solo with Philippa and Margarita. And when you're talking to General Voorhis the dialogue has an affect on the outcome as well.

[@R__creator]

You can visit Emhyr and still gets the Witcher ending, but supporting Ciri iirc is only to counter the bad ending. The trigger for witcher or Empress comes down to Nilfgaard winning the war in that case.

[@sangameshvarma]

I had to play this game several times cause I got a different ending at first and then different for each time but still I'd say TW3 is by far the only game that will make you want to play multiple times

[@ogataisshinsai8354]

Wait before finishing all the dlc even if this video has 5 days you wpn't regret playing the dlc this game is beyond word i could say to describe how good he's and those 2 dlc are mind blowing ( i won't spoil anything for sure ) In my opinion you might feel empty after completing the dlc i dont know but i did have this feeling and i couldnt play a game for a 1week or 2 after play the witcher + dlc for 200h 😅. Im cured now but the first play through was beyond any word for me 😊 20/10 ( perso rate )

[@JunzhaoLin]

These videos are lit

[@lennonett]

Blood and wine, the best of the three dlc❤️‍🔥🧛‍♂️🍷 although heart of stone is sad and beautiful too.

[@candle2005]

Hype for the DLCs cant wait to see you play those, play HoS first

[@siddharthky]

Will you be playing the dlcs next?

[@jbabie04]

I did a couple of runs, didn't look up the decisions and Ciri still died at the end 😔

[@soullesscreed6886]

Played both red dead 2 and elden ring witcher is just way better to me im still replaying witcher to this day unlike those other two

[@warrior8666]

Upgrade Raffart potion to max, it will restore full hp and give u invulnerability for some time

[@nadeeeshikoo3837]

might wanna check out cyber punk 2077 after rob. Ciri is there or was.

[@jessereed8192]

You got the better ending in my opinion. This was my first ending. The ending I got today was sucky but okay I suppose

[@fluffy4354]

1:59:09 and bro hasn’t even played blood and wine yet 😭

[@HeroStrike]

Now go first Hearts of Stone and after that... Blood and Wine!!!!! You are not ready for those

[@Eeyeloorelevi]

This is the best game for me and then it will settle down for you and there will be top 3 I'm sure. The dlc's will be better than the main game in my opinion, hearts of stone is also in my opinion the best dlc's ever in gaming. And Blood and wine is very atmospheric something incredibly unique. You'll like that too but dude max out your armor for that dlc. Blood and wine especially will have really cool witcher armor.

[@Wxpt1010]

Have you changed Gwent difficulty to hard?

[@Pissonurmomaaa]

Good luck with the dlc

[@cmliulasefe]

MAN YOU GOTTA PLAY THE DLCS

[@chasekiddy8864]

I personally prefer the empress ending, but I get why people like Ciri becoming a witcher.

[@shaymoney40]

I fucked up my playthrough. I gotta run it back to get a better ending. I’m not worthy of calling myself a Witcher……

[@skullzy__yy]

Yo rob you gotta play blood and wine dlc its one of the best dlc ever

[@kilazili9]

My boyo don’t got the best sword!?? That thing is so worth

[@TurtleSodadrives]

How can Ermion be Mousac? I have to finish the books. Netflix killed him in their interpretation.

[@IAmRobPlays]

That’s just what I was told in comments. I have no clue how that can be lol

[@loati94]

Netflix show is not canon. The english version changes some names from the polish or even spanish version, I don't know why. Jaskier becomes Dandelion. Myszowor becomes Mousesack or Ermion. Sheala is named Sila, Demawen is Demavend, Wyzima is Vizima

[@pandanigg4]

1:23:50 oh my goood.......bro how can mess up this so badly

[@vladmos4333]

for me personally Blood and Wine is the best part of the game possibly better then the whole base game

[@mysticmajestic2360]

Definitely do Hearts of Stone first! You won't want to leave Toussaint if you do it first.

[@candle2005]

2:08:43 hahahaha I think I have said it before but my top 5 games are currently: 1. Red Dead Redemption 2 2. Witcher 3 3. ELDEN RING 4. Cyberpunk 2077 5. God of War 2018

[@Hunkyforlife]

Mine are 1 TLOU 2 TLOU 2 3 RDR2 4 GOW 18 5 UNCHARTED 2 & 4 I literally just finished Witcher 3 today, if I have to time to sit on or do the dlc and platinum it legit might move into my top 5, so far its top 10

[@candle2005]

@@Hunkyforlife you have not done the dlcs? Hell nawh bro, finish them

[@Hunkyforlife]

@@candle2005 I am gonna!

[@jakealllison6989]

Do Blood and Wine. TOP 2 DLC All time

[@andycampbell3929]

3:24 🤔

[@funnyrailroadcrossing2767]

Try dlc Hearts of stone after that Blood and wine.

[@Neco3376]

So... now what am i supposed to watch?

[@Michaellearnsart]

Just hope for him to continue it

[@marcelpapesz7012]

how do you know, how to get trophies without spoilers. Btw DLC's have better story than basic witcher.

[@mtlhkn]

base game boss fights are easy. on my playthrough which i played on death march, the hardest was imlerith then caranthir and at last the most easy one with eredin. you should wait until the hearing of "if you acknowledge and gods start prayin now" 🤣🤣

[@paulspl2581]

We're gonna have to wait a couple of days before getting another one of those vids ? Too bad

[@marijakanevce6254]

The fights don't get any easier from now on, trust me! Especially on Death March😬Get Undying red skill ..you'll thank me later..😊

[@mtgamingproduction4392]

I start it with you 2024 💔 can't play anything else what a game ❤

[@Thunder_Cheek01]

Does Rob know this game has target lock??

[@panpawe9738]

Go play the DLCs, there's tens of hours of very high quality content waiting for you.

[@thesaiyanelite2359]

Buy the dlcs they are pretty good

[@wellingtonrdm1]

Só 2 horas mano? Poderia ser mais um vídeo de 3 horas né?

[@Scalibur_Greg]

The Eredin fight isn't the highest quality as a final boss, let's be honest. But just wait till you meet the last one from Blood and Wine DLC 😅😅. CD Projekt Red devs have deffinitly redeemed themselves. On death march it will be pain in the ass on level with some m***f**ers from Elden Ring 😆 Fully upgraded armor, best swords, alchemy and oils - all are required or you don't stand a chance.

[@Desparek]

Upgrade your armor bro

[@PengPoyZneiz]

And to think he hasn't even played the dlcs yet! Your mind will get blown away for sure. Great series and personally MY goat video game!

[@DennisHecox]

now play the dlc !!!

[@BoXeNMusic]

WWWWWW

[@ukaszpustelnik6850]

Completing the main story and still having DLCs left means you have played through ⅔ of the game