The Witcher 3: The Masterpiece That Should Have Failed

Discussing the success of The Witcher 3 and CD Projekt Red
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[@DownwardThrust]

If you want the best experience in The Witcher 3 turn off the HUD and map assists. It changes the game completely.

[@plainoldplains2580]

Downward Thrust goes with most games. If you can kill the HUD, you should.

[@CoconutChriss]

I recommend using the Friendly HUD mod for this. You can modify it so you can turn on the hud when using witcher senses. Some quests are pretty much impossible to complete the first time around since they rely more on the hud/map and don't provide clear directions in game.

[@elliottdoherty929]

Downward Thrust Nah play with no health bar, map for quests, becuase they're usually too tedious without it, and no fast travel. The fast travel ruins open world games imo

[@GuncaFromlv]

Sassy you druggo LOL like hell i'm running around 2 islands just to finish a quest

[@rwalker0130]

I recommend playing on dearth March difficulty as well for better immersion. It makes you really have to think about the combat and use blade oils and spells instead of button mashing

[@ReuvelMusic]

Let's be honest. This game was and will be a milestone for gaming and it won't be forgotten. I finished it 3 times and still playing it to date. Hope to see a new one!

[@bitheroesaustralia4289]

Metro Bamin' dang I thought about buying it still am

[@ReuvelMusic]

BIT HEROES AUSTRALIA you definitely should buddy!

[@venomm4563]

If you didn't play the previous games and you didn't even read the books DON'T buy it...

[@fluffymarshmallow4959]

BIT HEROES AUSTRALIA It doesn't matter if you have knowledge of the previous books or games. Just play it, you will get introduced to everything important.

[@ReuvelMusic]

Fluffy Marshmallow agreed

[@LuxasVTUBER]

Well thank God it *didn’t*

[@discojoe3]

haha so am i

[@KeyboardWielder]

discojoe3 you are what?

[@sosman747]

Carolus he's thanking god it didn't fail

[@WafelixRox]

you thanking who??

[@Cyussify]

Topkek

[@zenoxy9555]

Now to just wait for Cyberpunk 2077...

[@ridalger16]

Zenoxy Cyberpunk 2077's trailer's release date (2012ish) + 2077 days = 18 November 2018 ;)

[@Choteron3]

after watched bladerunner 2049 cant wait for cyberpunk

[@RuptimusPrime]

*beep*

[@onion4297]

I really didn't liked it tho.The gameplay they showed us bored me.Maybe I like to play more than watch just like Witcher 3.I get bored just by watching it really easily.

[@kavinter9890]

@@ridalger16 Well thats not true haha

[@maksimlozanoski]

I can go on a rant about all the things that make this game the best open world rpg experience out there but imma just say one thing. Best game I have ever played.

[@shawklan27]

MaxBlaze same

[@filipmoravcik1506]

MaxBlaze couldnt have said it better brother.

[@drpepper3838]

Damn right

[@drewsilberman6644]

I totally agree

[@NilfgardianNationalist]

100% right

[@wolfmaster7746]

The world doesn't deserve the Witcher 3, yet I'm still thankful we got it

[@Geozuki554]

It's now been out 4 years and I'm still playing every day lmao

[@RapRealityyy]

@@Geozuki554 still Playing it?😅

[@jpw6017]

@@RapRealityyy yes

[@benlev3375]

The Witcher 3 is my favorite game ever. CDPR have made a pact with Gaunter O'Dimm. Also, I hate click bait titles.

[@trinidadjamieson236]

WhoDarestheMAN gamer lol yeah that’s not how we do it in America bud

[@nickpoynton8918]

The clickbait is pretty strong here. TLDW, it should have failed because open world games are generally harder to make and CDPR hadn't done one yet? Hmmm. There is just no basis for this video. Talented people make good games, simple as that.

[@LightningRaven42]

Witcher 3 is CDPR's third game, ever. Prior to W1 CDProjekt had no developer division. Imagine that. They succeeded three times by putting effort and care and their third game, as stated by this video, managed to succeed where major publishers and well established studios struggled, still struggle or outright failed. On top of being the third game ever, their previous experience was only with linear games, which is why the Witcher 3 had a lot going against it,yet succeeded beyond our expectations (even if it has some flaws). Here. You can't get things more explained than that.

[@weaverquest]

Ravan Santos Also Ubisoft nailed open world with their first attempts like earlier Assassin's Creed and Far Cry but now they just care about milking what worked before while focusing on marketing, rushing deadlines and dropping quality so it is hard argue that they are struggling to make a good game when they aren't even intending to.

[@LightningRaven42]

+Cutter Elf I'll give you far cry, but the first Assassins Creed was pretty weak, even though it had some good elements in there. It was the only one I've played, mind you, but it was boring in so many fronts and the ending was so bad that I genuinely got lost by how abrupt it was and thought that it wasn't the actual ending. But as I've said, major developers struggled and still struggle to create a good experience that also delivers on the main story front. The Elder Scrolls:Skyrim is a good game, so much so that Bethesda has been milking it for years, but we all know that the base game without mods is full of flaws, weaknesses and only it's mod community that made it survive for so long.

[@weaverquest]

Ravan Santos First AC was a visionary game basically established one of the biggest franchises ever and the open world was pretty amazing riding to Damascus and seeing the city from afar laid in front of you while you are on your horse is to this day a breathtaking moment. I agree about the story and weak ending but the parkour mechanics and combat was solid and the overall concept of animus was well integrated to gameplay with sync points and desyncing when you do something your ancestor wouldn't do like killing civilians, falling in the water or... you know, dying. Skyrim also has so much to offer in vanilla game otherwise it wouldn't survive on consoles this long I mean the game got ported the Switch 6 years after its release without mod support and people are enjoying it also there is Skyrim VR. Anyways the lore in Skyrim is amazing and the possibilities are endless for example you can fight dragons but also collect butterflies. Become a werewolf and terrorize people but also decorate your house with weapons and troll skulls instead. Go to Winterhold college to learn cool magic or get married and adopt a kid you get my point it is still the greatest fantasy sandbox adventure game. Guerilla games also nailed open world in their first try with Horizon Zero Dawn the games has excellent world-building, compelling narrative and engaging combat system with brilliant machine designs that have excellent physics and animations. The movement of Aloy is also very responsive and combat in particular isn't bogged down by combat stances and lock on enemy systems but rather you feel more freedom and is more tactical with scanning machines and developing your strategy based on particular weaknesses and components of the machines instead attacking in the general direction of the enemy one area it beats Witcher 3 but doesn't have as interesting or compelling side-quests as Witcher 3.

[@NilfgardianNationalist]

did you wrote all this?

[@bluskyy84]

I still don't understand what people are talking about when they say they didnt enjoy the combat

[@Corsharkgaming]

It was rather easy and had very little punishment. Even death march was practically a stat check once you had the signs and combat figured out. If they made you go through an animation to drink the potion or apply an oil it would make the combat much more meaningful and challenging.

[@nickythepro5743]

Becaut it's hard for them

[@ChefofWar33]

Seriously. It has one of the best combat ive played. They just suck at it.

[@matthelfrich4528]

Kingdoms of Amalur was complete easy mode, you had to be completely fucking off to get beaten. You talk about no potion animations, at least you never magically pull a shield out of your ass on the Witcher.

[@valkyrion_ex1173]

Because it's *janky as hell*. The combat can still be fun, especially when you start unlocking the late game skills. But it's definitely not Triple-A standard. It feels like a beta most of the time. >Most enemies are either basic melee monsters or trash mobs with tiny movesets who are only dangerous because of high level or sheer numbers >Garbage hit detection >Atrocious lock-on and disruptive melee auto-aim >Dodges and rolls send you an unnecessary distance away most times and usually result in unwanted target switches >Magic tied to a continuous stamina bar - in an RPG >All magic costs the ENTIRE stamina bar no matter how weak or strong they are Dont get me wrong, I *ADORE* playing The Witcher 3, warts and all. But let's be honest, the combat is easily its weakest aspect; it definitely would *not* have carried the game on it's own merit, and it's not what this game will be remembered for in 20 years.

[@awesomeanimal]

Hey Downward Thrust, first let me say that I am a big fan of your videos. I generally agree with almost every point that you make. But one thing I noticed is that your titles always have a negative connotation. Complaining about loot boxes and modern gaming trends is one thing, but even your positive videos always use this negative rhetoric like "Witcher 3 should have failed". Gaming is one of my favorite hobbies and I fully believe in critiquing it, but your titles always leave me with a feeling of fatigue, like I need to ready myself to watch it. I don't know if that makes sense. I still enjoy your work but I would appreciate at least a little more positivity in your titles and videos in general.

[@SicSemperBeats]

this is something Im just now noticing, like can we just celebrate great games for what they are sometimes

[@Thinkableness]

Could be a marketing trick or whatever since negatives grab reader's attention and interest.

[@wearsjorge55]

Yeah I think it's just a way to pull in views. Not necessarily click bait but people do flock to negativity more than positivity on the internet

[@pinkrose076]

Just A Dork I have to agree with you. I almost didn't look at this one because of the title. I'm glad I did I've never played Witcher 3, but I'm definitely going to now. I hope he put a little more positiveness in his title where needed.

[@alpinestarsssss]

I don't watch a lot of his videos because of this. Always seems like each video is about some sort of drama thing.

[@blackout.X]

My first playthrough was eye opening for me. Hurt my heart. Ciri died. I'm going back in from the beginning, to save Bloody Baron, and Ciri. I realized some of the choices I made wasn't best for Ciri.. it made me feel and think in real life, I grew as a man and person from that. Can't move on, until I save Ciri at the end of it all. She's a good girl and daughter.

[@finntheviking5579]

I know you will porbably never see this...but be at peace, Ciri doesn't die! Devs have confirmed that she just...leaves...and never comes back, because of how Geralt treated her.

[@VegaGameplayz]

Makes video complaining about modern era games, notices backlash, makes a video based on the most amazing game in the modern era full of the lists of complaints made in the last video. Weird logic but great video nonetheless

[@luk4aaaa]

Lionman Gaming Or, get this, not all games are bad, you know, as he said.

[@LillWawrence]

This is the second, if not third video about why 'Witcher 3 is amazing'. Some people have been saying he's running out of ideas, and I'm starting to think they're right. Cleanprincegaming is where it's at now.

[@Monasso09]

Maybe just running out of good games ;)

[@AceCrasher24]

Wiru also, constant posts on ea after saying no more.... and all points were biased against 1 game, he didn’t even mention how ea have been the same for a decade and it’s only now that we noticed the loot crate bs. He even hints at blaming other games for adding loot boxes, making ea use them, which is the furthest from the truth. Ea invented the bs crate long before these games existed.

[@GuyLogicGaming]

*wink wink nudge nudge* :p

[@Arcadia21]

no offence but you are really running dry on ideas in the last month or so

[@ridalger16]

Arcadia What did you expect, he does videos for children 3d toys

[@lawfulneptune14]

Lol I would love to see that

[@adamjensen2304]

Zack Fair 2 edgy

[@vallgron]

Jordan Cormier How is that edgy?

[@isidorodaviddoro1920]

I agree bro

[@PyskoDude]

witcher 3 is so excellent i can talk about it for too long

[@gamersinger5118]

Buddhismism Somehow I feel like it could have been a whole lot better if they hadn't tried to make it open world. The narrative would have flowed better and they could have focused on improving their combat and controls among other things.

[@luuketaylor]

I can talk about it as long as it took me to beat it. Forever!

[@romiboise]

Why is it so great? It seems boring

[@gamersinger5118]

romiboise Well. It will be boring to some people. I kind of felt that way myself even though I played it all the way through. And others might just like it. We all like different things. Nothing wrong with either of those things.

[@romiboise]

But everybody just says "it's so great, it's so great" but nobody says why... Only thing that I know is that I tried The Witcher 1 and it was so bad it was laughable. Quickly tried The Whicher 2, boring. But this one seems more fun

[@cosmic2750]

You're right...Witcher 3 was not supposed to be soo good...as good as it turned out to be... And yet...it still is the best game of our generation. Perhaps Cyberpunk will be a great and fantastic game, but for some reason, I feel as if it'll never top Witcher 3. Witcher 3 is on another level.

[@potionseller2083]

Was shitting on game 2 days ago

[@nippleferdtheiv4251]

Ikr.

[@H.E.M.]

Then again, no game is perfect.

[@Strawhat_Kal]

no he wasn't

[@couchgamingnews9379]

Mackube Animations funny world we live in

[@HeavenRoadV]

? He never did so, not about tw3

[@MLDeS100]

A true masterpiece

[@gamersinger5118]

Hose Clamp I can't call any game a masterpiece that had tons of bugs, glitches, and frame rate issues at launch. Same reason I can't call Bethesda's games masterpieces.

[@yeeetbiggeryeet6146]

Gamer Singer Masterpieces are not done in a year or two,they were nothing but then they became true masterpieces

[@kyriacoskeravnos7228]

I don't call many things masterpieces. However, it's hard to look back on the Witcher 3 and say that it wasn't a masterpiece. No matter all the insignificant flaws that get COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY overshadowed by all the things that this game does right. No game has ever made me feel this way about it's characters,story, lore and world. The amount of outstanding detail that CD Projekt red has put into this game is phenomenal. Any game i play now at days feels empty and shallow compared to this masterpiece.

[@gamersinger5118]

Cobalt Gaming That is an interesting way of looking at it. But I was referring to my own particular perspective of the term masterpiece. It may mean something different to others and how they use the word.

[@courage552]

Facts !

[@stervfalls2630]

I'm lost. I heard comments as to how it COULD have failed, but not why it SHOULD have failed. Tldr for the video; if cdpr hadn't have improved upon the previous games and made the choices it did, it wouldn't be as good. Pretty, huge difference between could and should.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Sterv Falls ya title is bullhonky it should have been less of a success. But even then I think that title is wrong because a good game is a good game. Good devs are good devs. You could say the same about morrowind or dark souls or any other game. And you could say the same about cod 1. Cdpr have had a decent eu following since the first witcher the game was built on the profits of 2 and almost all who bought that game wanted 3 so it wasn't ever going to fail.

[@stervfalls2630]

Mike Donoghue I have absolutely no issues with the content of the video. Just the title. When I see someone I consider to have integrity using clickbait it bothers me (haaate clickbait and misleading titles). It's the whole "you're better than this" arguement. As for what you said. Yeah, pretty much. They built 2 solid games, 2nd improving massively from the 1st. All they had to do was continue with that same commitment to the game and it would be impossible to fail. Although personally I think it got the success it deserved and worked for. Everything else I could write explaining why it was a success is in this video. So I'm not going to repeat it.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Sterv Falls I agree, well put.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Toucan Sam I enjoy the word bullhonky quite a bit. It sounds absurd.

[@babblingbrook341]

Am I the only one who really liked the combat in TW3? It was very compact and well made with all the factors like signs, armors and weapons, execution finishers, oils and potions, different enemies with different attack patterns, but especially the dodge that would allow you to evade attacks at the last second making you feel like a god. Or can someone tell me why the combat is so bad in many peoples eyes?

[@valtteriimmonen7757]

I'm thinking the same thing. Everyone says that the combat sucks in Witcher 3 and is great in the souls games, but they feel quite similar to me.

[@JustANyanCat]

Probably because those people decided to just use the strongest armor, weapons and runes, then use only Igni out of all the spells to cheeze every fight even on Death March... I did that and the combat was really boring. Playing without armor made combat so much more fun, as it forced me to time the dodges/rolls and attacks, switch between spells (Quen became important lol) and actually use potions (which I ignored for way too long) :D

[@toolshedvideo]

Golo Wirz Yes, you're the only one. The combat is outright bad.

[@babblingbrook341]

toolshedvideo Care to explain why?

[@toolshedvideo]

Golo Wirz Geralt has poor control over his moves. He doesn't always dodge in the direction you commanded. Too much emphasis on spins and twirls may look cool, but it's a bad combat mechanic. His attack speed becomes unpredictable, because he adds so much superfluous movement to every attack. People who try to use the books as a defense for the twirling moves are being idiotic, because good lore does NOT make for a good game mechanic. Skill trees are basically useless, because every player has the same skill set. All the magic was insanely OP, even on Death March. Quen makes you legitimately invincible, it's an in-game cheat mode. Potions are not essential at all. You can completely ignore that entire skill tree, and it won't affect the game in any real way. Crossbow just straight up doesn't work. Hit detection was atrocious, even at point blank range. Play Nioh, Souls, or Bloodborne to see what real dodging and combat mechanics look like. W3 is garbage across the board in regards to combat.

[@alexstolt7902]

Why it "Should Have Failed"? You never answer that. Don't praise Withcer 3 if you want to title the video like that...this is misleading

[@andrejanastasovski1189]

Because it set the RPG game standards too high and every RPG you play after it feel kinda boring..

[@easytargetYT]

Yep, the guy is really rather awful at this video making thing he does. Also, W3 was painfully over rated.

[@MisterK9739]

Jeff Russell Witcher 3 has bugs, it has glitches (so far as it‘s called Glitcher 3 by some) and Geralt can be really annoying to control out of combat. Apart from that, how is this game overrated. Easily the best SP game I‘ve ever played

[@slywhitewolf5460]

Alex Stolt so is your point that your stating like are you fan or some Bethesda kid

[@MisterK9739]

Sly White Wolf Try again in English. Also your name shows your fanboy-ism to the Witcher series

[@XxAnalxLegendzXx]

>Make a video shitting on modern day video games and receive backlash for specifically calling out the Witcher 3 >Man, these people are not happy about that, how should I respond to it, if I do at all? Oh, I know! >"The Witcher 3 should've failed"

[@HyveMindsGames]

Uncle Herbert "WITCHER 3 IS GOOD BECUASE IT IS GOOD AND IT SHOULD HAVE FAILED BECAUSE .... IT IS GOOD GIVE ME CLICKS AND LIKES PLEASE

[@YEASTY_COMMIE]

I feel like I just listened to a 30 seconds audio loop for 8 minutes

[@couchgamingnews9379]

JUAN yup

[@kiwimjm3881]

The thing that makes it brilliant is that if you don’t interact with those side offerings major side plots will just find a resolution with out you - things like the Bloody Baron, Skellige Succession, Assassinating the Redanian king to name a few will all kinda just end and resolve without you, it’s like the world is actually lived in and moves on without Geralts part in it it’s sick

[@DaishinZlrex]

I'm just bought the complete edition of this game and its really fun 😃

[@jeffstut55]

it's a blast

[@Choteron3]

you have like 500+ hours of fun

[@H.E.M.]

SkullGM make sure to do all the sides quests and not just the main quest

[@adad87821]

me to i bought it on steam and the witcher 3 on pc ultra is sooo beautiful

[@ethantrembley881]

Love that you're paying tribute constantly to this magnificent piece of art

[@Steven18634]

Just so everyone is aware, Tone or "DT" isn't having the best of times right now. Following his most recent video which was written by himself (he hires a writer to help with his scripts), multiple people including myself decided to stop supporting him on Patreon and leave his Discord server for Patrons. We got tired of his inability to take criticism if at all, without being hypocritical (ie this video). Also the negativity of the questions he poses along with the repetitiveness were enough for me to unsub. Call it the "last straws on the camel's back." He has since removed the tiers of Patreon on his page and said he was planning on deleting his Twitter among other things. Regardless, I do wish you all the best, Tone. Have a good one, and I hope KZbin treats you fairly. However, I am done watching for the time being.

[@PoorPeazant]

I loved it, and that's all that matters. We never love perfection, we fantasize about it. We love a flawed masterpiece

[@Mike_TGL]

I left Skelige until there was nothing left for me to do in the other zones. So at this point i had already racked up like 40ish hours. It was 2am, had my head phones on, finally went to Skelige, it was night in game, started staring at the moon since it looked a bit different. Skelige theme starts playing, I just stand there in game and listen and look at the moon for like 4 minutes. Unreal

[@crfstewarje]

"Oh hey! I made a video that says modern games suck, and I called out Witcher 3! Oh well, I better make a video on Witcher 3 anyways to redeem myself!"

[@Molimo95]

please, if you are out of relevant topics to talk about, just don't make a video. "damn I'm out of ideas, better make a witcher 3 video even if there is nothing to talk about, that always gets a lot of clicks"

[@greatchimdale9194]

Mackie Messer this is a good video though

[@amampathak]

great chimdale lol Ikr

[@user-Marrk]

Mackie messer: Or let him make any video he wants to as its his channel.

[@sugar5374]

Mark T It's his channel that lives off it's supporters. Producing Content that only is being produced to generate clicks and therefore money is not going to last for long. It's the same route EA and Activision, that DT criticized time and time again, go. His latest videos were not only strong in the clickbait department but also unnecessary. If he currently is out of topics them he should either take a break or listen to his supporters. His actual supporters, not the general viewer that is not even subscribed. It's pretty obvious that his fanbase is currently unhappy with his videos; just look at the comments.

[@angelcalderon5680]

Mark T yes it's his channel, but his channel isn't going to last much longer without quality content. Hence the plea for better things.

[@nicktrynafeelyou4947]

Dude , keep the The Witcher videos coming. I’m loving every second of them

[@starwolf2125]

always love your vids man

[@vareos9874]

People who say witchers combat system sucks either 1. Hate sword based fights in general or 2. They didn't play the game to it's max. Potential. Increasing the difficulty to at least death march basically forces you to start preparing and dodging ALOT more. Sure on normal difficulty you just hack down on someone with 3 huts and kill them while one hit of them deals you 1/8 of your health in damage. But on highest difficulty things like potions or oils really make a difference and guess what slot of times you can only withstand 1 hit if maybe none at all. Requiring you to be shielded with quen at all times and using all of geralt kit and movement. When you get the flow of the whole system you start playing the game much more intense and you'll enjoy every second of it

[@vareos9874]

Okay maybe sometime you do get mad after fighting for 10 minutes and then getting one shottet but it's often because you made a mistake and it teaches you how to avoid them. As long as you save every 5-10 min. You shouldn't get to angry when dying

[@gamersinger5118]

Vareos Potshoterzz No. Actually it is because of the poorly implemented combat mechanics and controls. has nothing to do with hating sword fights or playing the game any particular way.

[@vareos9874]

Gamer Singer i play with Xbox one Controller on pc. I think Geralt is very controllable. Climbing dodging and combat in general may feel weird when Not used to it. However once you master the controlls even death Match is "easily" playable

[@gamersinger5118]

Vareos Potshoterzz You are mistaking actual subjective thought on a particular combat system over the actual implementation of it's overall design and the mechanics the combat is bound to.

[@teebeemajestee]

I agree, while I feel maybe the combat mechanics aren't at their full potential, they do well enough and succeed at providing a fair and engaging challenge. It sure is a hell of a lot better than many other open world games for sure.

[@LeoCoot]

CD Projekt Red gives us hope for the future of gaming! can't wait for Cyberpunk 2077!

[@thatguy5054]

It’s almost here

[@DioBrando-nb7yz]

It sucks

[@thatguy5054]

@@DioBrando-nb7yz yup

[@agrlklarkemirenpanda660]

unfortunately :(

[@akafarrari]

Sucks

[@sreenu1993]

The Gwent was an excellent addition to the game it actually made me search every corner of the map to find NPCs to play Gwent.

[@namelessjuan4696]

This game will be put in many gamers hearts throughout the years and never be forgotten.

[@ridalger16]

The reason TES 6 is not out yet.

[@fuckyshityfuckshit]

Yeah my theory is they played this game , said hory sheet and then hit control z on tes 6 and tried to emulate the level of detail , love and polish and the cocaine like experience of the Witcher 3

[@angelcalderon5680]

Zack Fair possible, but Bethesda has always put a lot of time between game sequels and they've stated multiple times that the technology to execute their vision isn't quite there yet. The Witcher 3 is definitely gonna have an impact on how they make their next games, but I doubt it's the sole reason for a lack of another elder scrolls installment

[@ridalger16]

angel calderon I follow Bethesda news as much as any fan but don't be fooled. If TES 6 was released right now, it would be directly compared to TW3. I am certain they would have made it in the same engine as F4 and when they saw how much hate F4 received, they postponed TES 6 to 2020ish

[@leguan278]

like bethesda cares... they are going to realese another game just as broken as skyrim

[@Kicktugo55]

InSiDe InFoRmAtIoN

[@StephenASmiith]

Go back to your best videos such as the “Did it fail” series definitely your best and most in depth vids to this day

[@JustANyanCat]

100% agree

[@frankreynolds4413]

I’m wanting to do another playthru but want to wait for the ps5 upgrade

[@bobweird2399]

If the camera didnt chug along with every footstep that Geralt took, i would be way more into it.

[@JPOG7TV]

I feel like you made this video before. Downward thrust, your videos are akin to the COD franchise. You did something new that people didn't like so you went back to wait worked but it feels the same. Hope this doesn't turn out true.

[@SomeoneTookKibius]

There's a bunch of channels that seem to make similar videos, like cleanprincegaming That may be why I feel like I've watched this before

[@earthopedia4602]

nope, this video is a complete copycat of "witcher 3 vs the industry", so shameless, leeching on others success

[@JustANyanCat]

JPOG7 TV Maybe you also watched "The witcher 3 vs The Industry | After the Hype" by Cleanprincegaming like I did and got confused xD

[@Jack_Sparrow_85]

Another Witcher 3 video? Really? Beginning to think you dont have much to say about games in general unless its the Witcher 3 or Darksouls, I love both games but mate, you need some fresh ideas.

[@JPOG7TV]

Kevzete it's just criticism buddy. If I was a dick, I would have told him to delete his channel

[@kpman644]

Please don't attack me but I didn't really like the movement of Geralt in this game felt quite clunky to control him. Also the combat bored me fairly quickly. Not saying it's a bad game by any stretch, just that it's not perfect.

[@1810jeff]

Kevin O'Riordan yeah I have played the game and yeah the movement is really clunky but this seems to be the worst part of this game

[@SlippinJimMilton]

You guys used alternate movement right? It's considerably better.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

I agree but it's still excellent I liked 2s combat more but that's just me that game was also tanky

[@H.E.M.]

Lol, noobs don’t know about the alternative movement

[@kpman644]

Garbage Gang. I only play with a mouse & keyboard and the alternative movement only makes it a fraction better. Still feels quite clunky. It's a small nitpick but still worsens MY experience.

[@yahyarajaee5883]

You mentioned the side mission of Letho and it reminds me that I had killed him in the second game so he was absent when played through the third one.

[@lilp3710]

I've been gaming since Atari 2600 & Commodore 64c days - and i just started my forth run with both DLC's - i can't think of any of the thousands of games i played that has captured my imagination & when i can play over 3 hours in 1 day that makes me feel like im part of the story .... Ty 4 posting 🎦

[@justin188541]

Never played Witcher, had to watch this vid for the music. Gorgeous audio! I'd that all in game?

[@uNkeGaming]

Justin Christopher And much more!

[@KitsGravity]

Yup. So much more than just this :)

[@kamilkrupinski1793]

You heard nothing in this vid. Listen to battle songs and Priscilla`s ballad. I`ve never heard anything better in video game. Also, Witcher I and II also had outstanding audio.

[@dariusz.9119]

Exactly. The Priscilla's ballad is one of a kind. It tells story of Geralt and Yen in an amazing way. Whole soundtrack of the Witcher 3 is worth listening by itself and if you add a great gameplay to it you have a masterpiece.

[@Marco.91]

Play this game asap it was one of the best games you will ever play, seriously!

[@eentrottel]

stop with the clickbait please

[@evanhenderson9461]

eentrottel There isn't any click bait here stop being so sensitive. "A masterpiece that should have failed" is basically a thesis line. Not something shocking that makes you want to click out of outrage something interesting that promises what it gives.

[@dderpy2752]

you don't understand why he said that

[@auditionko]

Its clickbait.TW3 was never close to being a failure.The second game was already a major success and it was probably the most hyped game in that year and also lived up to it.

[@evanhenderson9461]

Theetat Sanmahachai You fundamentally didn't understand this video. He's saying it should have failed because no studio had made a game that was both narratively strong and contained an amazing open world. They innovated. And succeeded. Where many other studios would have failed. That's what the title means. It's not clickbait.

[@user-cm4op2kz3y]

Every single title IS clickbait. The idea of clickbait is to get people to click on the video. But then there is clickbait which makes you click on the video/link but the video/link won't have what was promised in the title.

[@MrDevinCates]

Should I play the witches 1 and 2 before 3? Or can i jump into 3

[@kingstk2798]

They made a pact with Gaunter O'Dimm so they could create this masterpiece.

[@H.E.M.]

Wait, wasn’t your last video bashing modern games?

[@LARRY113Z]

Was this a great game? Absolutely. Was this a redundant video? Absolutely.

[@nobodyknowsimgay]

I don't get the candles near doors comment. Someone care to explain?

[@ultimatecharge]

finding that pan for that woman in white orchard was a crucial part of the game, the lore behind that quest was nearly more captivating than finding Ciri.

[@tcironbear21]

I don't understand why you thought the combat system was bad. I though the combat was awesome for an open world game. Each opponent type required a different approach to win and there were often multiple strategies to use to win the combat. I thought it was brilliant. After Skyrim's very simplistic "hit until its dead" mechanics, it was very refeshing. It blew my mind the first time I encountered a large group of drowners. I had not anticipated someone someone programmed the drowners well enough that they knew just how to pull off a false retreat tactic. Time and time again I would see that clever AI that delivered an interesting challenge. It was no fighting game, but I hate fighting games. A lot of fighting games ultimately boil down to exploits in the game play to master them and being about to recognize actions from a few frames of build up. The first makes me feel cheezy. The second makes me feel incompetent.

[@gamersinger5118]

TC IronBear You haven't played Breath of The Wild, have you? Now that is good combat in an open world game and there is so much you can do with it. Tons of variety.

[@tcironbear21]

I have played Breath of the Wild. It is an interesting approach on combat that I like. But I don't find the AI particularly clever, just very reflexive. I am still impressed by the false retreats of drowners and nekers.

[@gamersinger5118]

TC IronBear Have you ever noticed how some kick your bombs away, grab any dropped weapons (including your own) and use them against you, or Hinox blocking it's eyes after being struck just two times in that weak spot, or use fire from literally any source to make wooden weapons burst into flames upping their damage against you, if you try to just grab peblets and hold them in the air they eventually explode trying to take you down with them, Moblins can actually throw smaller enemies at you when angered, Talus enemies will eventually attempt to knock you off by body slamming itself to the ground when you are on them for too long, Wolves start to run away once you have killed a single member in their pack because they recognize you are too big of a threat, throwing food items near enemies make them wary of their surroundings and then they will attempt to run over to it and eat it. They will also give attention to bombs and after realizing what it is they will kick it out of the way, burning off Hinox's leg armor makes it hop around trying to put out the flames before it finally burns away completely, etc. So not sure what you mean. Those enemies can be pretty darn clever if you ask me. Maybe you just didn't notice all the small details that are actually in the game? There are a ton.

[@johannesmaierhofer5001]

Januar 6th: Takes Witcher 3 as example for everything wrong with modern gaming January 8th: It's a mastapiece... I really love your videos, but lately I feel like it's becoming more and more about quantity over quality :(

[@Deltajugg]

It's neither, it's just appealing to the masses. People are frustrated with AAA games = make a video bashing on them. See that you made a mistake mentioning an outlier (Witcher 3) = praise it next time. It's less about quality or quantity, it's about making you feel good and having no spine to be straightforward with the audience, because it doesn't pay.

[@Archy871]

You said you were done covering the witcher 3 last video. ;) glad you came back

[@yedapeda3638]

This game was an adventure of a lifetime. Won't ever forget about this.

[@lanasrj]

I like the video, but I still don't see why everyone went so soft for this game. Everything pertaining to the story, dialogue and characters was amazing, yes, but all the mechanics felt like poop

[@H.E.M.]

Nah

[@toolshedvideo]

Rodrigo Lanas Yeah, it's a mediocre game as far as mechanics.

[@myself2noone]

There's a kind of cognitive bias called "the halo effect." Basically what it describes is that we can't help but let our options about an aspect of something influence our overall opinion of it. Like if you see a pretty girl you're more likely to say she has a good personally, is more intelligent, ect.

[@shanewhite4816]

The greatest video game ever made. Much better then the overrated GTA 5

[@ryanreviews8566]

How come triss and yen have different outfits? Ive seen different witcher 3 game videos and often they have different clothes than the one I have in my game.

[@jcksparrowfan]

CD Projekt Red dared to tread the Path they never took before and because of that bravery, they created a masterpiece.

[@RePaperBag]

losing ideas or what?

[@vercoda9997]

I’m a games reviewer, and have to say it was - and still is - one of the Best games I’ve ever played, in 40+ years. Roll on Witcher 4!

[@AlexTorres-wn5qg]

Ver Coda man do I hate to tell you that they're not making another witches...

[@viorp6982]

There is no witcher 4. It was the last Witcher game.

[@GetAtMeG]

It wasn't the last Witcher game. It is the last Witcher game with Geralt as a main character, that is what CD project said.

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

I also hope it won't be called the witcher 4... if it's not geralt, name it differently please CDPR !!!

[@minotauruskt]

@@s8theninjawarrior916 why?I would like a sequel with young Vesemir,and after that a game with Ciri.So much potential.I am quite dissapointed that Cyberpunk exist,it will be a great game but I just love medieval fantasy setting,not a sci-fi one.

[@Ezmiez99]

The big secret is actually easy. Eastern European salary. A graphic designer in Polland works for the 1/3 of a english one. This means you can hire more or let the same amount work longer on a game.

[@Szrama1123]

Slav magic.

[@myrrmi]

7:08 I want it for wallpaper, nao!

[@vodac1206]

Most negative leaning game analysis channel on KZbin.

[@Zilitaz]

Did you even see the video? Don't lie to me.

[@ChefofWar33]

How is anyone subscribed to this fucking guy? Dont they get tired of hearing only negativity?

[@MsKittenLips]

I almost needed counselling after I finished this game, I was sad beyond measure and cried A LOT!. Life seemed so empty without my Witcher loves and buddies. This game has completely destroyed gaming for me as of now, as never before, or since, have I found a game that I loved as much as this one.

[@scaccu]

restart it again, try new romances, try new quests' outcomes. trust me, i've finish it more than 7 times and i'm still discovering new quests and experimenting new combinations for the ending (the most rewarding one is actually: letting Ciri die and push the romances to the point both Triss and Yennefer'll leave you, you can even give Olgierd to O'Dimm and chose to be un-attackable from your enemies).

[@Randompancakes12345]

I honestly felt the same after my first playthrough. Try Nier Automata, it’s also heartbreaking yet still a masterpiece.

[@craig7405]

@@scaccu this is what im doing. played through 4 times yet still only done builds with cat and griffin school gear. only had the good ending as well, and i havent tried going to skellige before going to triss yet.

[@julekmeister]

Two years after I have finished this game for the first time, and I still watch these videos. Witcher 3 - that is how you make a loyal fan base.

[@shanewhite6994]

Do a video on the divinity original sin series please if possible!

[@TheBlueDMD]

Am i the only one who thinks the combat is great in Witcher 3?

[@osirisavra1301]

You should play more games. Look at dragons dogma combat and you will see what's a good combat.

[@maras3naraz]

Check Bloodborne to see good combat

[@TheBlueDMD]

I have played plenty of games, including finished Dragons Dogma. I wont argue however that either DD and BB have great combat. But that would be like me saying TW3 combat sucks because DmC is more fun? It doesn't work that way. Witcher 3 combat is great for a game it's magnitude and scope. And no Dragons Dogma doesn't come close.

[@osirisavra1301]

I will take a good and fun combat over this "good story" any day. After 10 first hours you completely lose any interest on both story and game,i don't even understand what people like about this game outside the beautiful design and amazing music. Everything else is just e bad rpg game with a cluncy and unfunny combat. 100 hours in this game and i don't have any memorable moments.

[@nateroy4042]

Look, I love Witcher 3 as much the next guy, but I do know when I see a rehash and this is one of them. Didn't you already sorta cover this in your multiple other videos praising Witcher 3? With little differentiating detail between these videos, it all just seems to blend together and I would just rather see you make a proper full-length Witcher 3 review rather than just nitpick individual aspects of this game and use them as whole topics for videos.

[@evantyoung8033]

I’m curious about the tattoo on Geralts neck in these clips. I have every bit of DLC and I’ve never seen it before. Was that from a quest? Part of some DLC? Some sort of mod? It’s minor but a curious detail. Also, I’d kill for another TW3 DLC. Though I know that won’t happen. Hopefully Cyberpunk can carry the torch.

[@sergeantsilly5239]

In my opinion, The Witcher 3 isn´t just a masterpiece. It is one of the most immersive games of the decade. Maybe ever. Currently replaying it on ps4 after i´ve finished it in 2015 on pc and the game still hooks me for countless hours. Something that usually doesn´t happen after I first finished a game. I love the enviroment, characters, enemy design and story. Sometimes I spend hours just reading all the books you can find in the game.

[@danielperea8029]

it seems to me that every game should have failed for you

[@alec187]

This game feels so clunky, the combat is mediocre, it suffers from map clutter, but nevertheless it is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@wepped482]

Honestly, with Witcher 1 I thought they were going to do different storylines for each of the witchers that left Kaer Morhean. I wouldn't have minded playing as Vesemir or Lambert for a game or two. But what we got was great.

[@kingplays5503]

I've played this game about a year ago i havent played the first two games seeing this on my recommended makes me want to play the all the series and read all the book. Damn how i miss this game

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Downward thrust is now completely without consistency. the divide between the last 2 videos is pretty big seems your opinion shifts with the comments. No integrity no sub. Sorry if it seems like I'm being impossible to please but didn't think the backlash would lead to a total back peddle of your opinions.

[@bopeeplauerent676]

Love you TL but how many times are going to make a video on same damn subject

[@axel88er19]

One of the best games I have ever played. My only (and minor) gripe with it is that I always had to look at the minimap to know where I should be going. That and small font😄

[@saurlex1368]

I went around exploring the world and i kept walking into things that were a much higher level than me, even side quests had level requirements that were higher than me which felt as though it closed off large sections of the map. I got bored 15 hours into it as i didn't want to do the campaign but didn't have much of a choice... Yet i've got hundreds of hours in other open world RPG's without touching the campaign/main missions.

[@stephenramos2824]

Reason the witcher 3 works. Simple one word. Geralt. Replace him with a nameless player created characters that has zero character or bland generic characters from most other games and see what happens.

[@gamersinger5118]

Stephen Ramos And what if you do not like that particular character?

[@raulfiorito]

@@gamersinger5118 If you don't like the character don't play the game, that is the thing, people think that a character should be anything they want and it fits in every story and that is not true. Witcher has a great storytelling becuase their characters, the way they are designed, you build your world, the story, situations, plot, twist everything and the charcaters and that is why is amazing, a silent character or a "player made" character is just not the same.

[@gamersinger5118]

@@raulfiorito The character is not the only problem. That is subjective and I am fully aware of that. Same for the story which failed to really interest me.

[@raulfiorito]

@@gamersinger5118 That is another thing, I am just saying that a well designed story is designed with characters that fits in the story or plot, you can like it or not, you can like the characters or not, but is not "easy" to change characters and keep the quality, I hate silent protagonist, and mostly japanese games has it because companies try to avoid that "what happen if the player don't like the character" and the outcome is awful, but hey, the "silent hero" can't be liked or be disliked... that is my point, Geralt is what it is but is for the story (here and in the books), and well, some people can like him and some people don't and that is ok. I don't think that Witcher has a great story, Witcher has a good story but it has a FANTASTIC background (mostly because the books) and the world is complex (because the books) and the characters are pretty amazing and reals. But is about tastes.

[@gamersinger5118]

@@raulfiorito Like I was saying. It is subjective and I am already aware of that fact.

[@GuyLogicGaming]

Tiny company? Very first try? ... Are we talking about the same CD Project RED ?

[@slywhitewolf5460]

GuyLogicGaming this is not their first game this is their 3rd

[@GuyLogicGaming]

It is their way more than 3d (painkiller is also theirs) Which was my point :P

[@mrm7058]

I don't understand why people still believe that CDPR is still the "tiny underdog". They have 700 employees now ( IIRC 400 during Witcher 3 development ), Bethesda game studios, for example, have only 180. Don't get me wrong, I love the work of CDPR. But they are not a "tiny underdog" anymore, they are much larger then many others.

[@WeAsOneRise]

There's no way a game with this much love and that's this good should have been missed. This is one I'm so glad I didn't miss.

[@barnvandiebos9070]

Didnt you say that this game was too much on auto pilot?

[@xmustiz1]

nice tittlebait

[@Babumby]

This guy literally just hates huds and thinks a game is bad about it because of them. How do you think a game is gonna keep players and particularly new players if there is no hud or mini map and players can't find out where to go in a huge open world? All this dude does now is hate on games and milks this "video games suck" content. I use to enjoy the content when it was like a new vid every 2 times a week.

[@stevenzhao3414]

I swear listening to the background music made me emotional

[@Anthony-mf3pu]

When saying “OW games” for short is actually more syllables than just saying “open world games” lolz

[@Achillez098]

Why companies like CDPR succeed: their treat their games like art, and thus win both the money and respect of their customers, whom they treat as human beings Why companies like EA, Activision, and Ubisoft fail: they treat their games as a means of making money, nothing more. Even if they make a profit, they will never earn the respect and trust of their customers, whom they treat as money-milking machines, nothing more.

[@mravg79]

you glorify CDPR a bit too much. CDPR is a public company. They do care about the profit as any other game dev studio (does not matter EA, UBI or Ninja Theory, frictional games or other small indie devs). You work to earn money. The thing is that they take a different approach. They want to distinguish themselves. Witcher3 is an example of that. Premiere the box was full of additional stuff, the small cosmetic like DLCs were for free and they were working on and charging for Expansion Packs - two additional stories for at least a two dozens of hours each. But this in my opinion is just a smart marketing strategy. Don't get me wrong, with companies that want to milk the customers out of every penny, what CDPR does is a good thing (even if it is a carefully planned markering strategy) as it is customer friendly. It seems to be more open and straight forward than the recent examples od Destiny2 or SW BF2.

[@Achillez098]

You are absolutely right. I am aware that CDPR is a company, and its purpose is to make money. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, I just respect those guys and their work so much :)

[@musicdamar583]

I know this was 11 months ago but now I'l add Blizzard and Bethesda to that list as well.

[@Jay-fs2nw]

I really like you DT, but you need to add some more indie games into your life

[@cavsin7152]

Yes! After commenting on many videos that you should post another Witcher vid, you did! Even though you probably never saw the comments, thanks DT

[@richardyamato]

Geralt: hmmm

[@512TheWolf512]

Best game ever made

[@sasori962008]

Funny how this video reminds me of much of a failure DA inquisition was and why.. Damn, that game made me feel bitter. And when it was followed by Andromeda I totally lost my faith in bioware.

[@cavareenvius7886]

Well....EA kills every franchise they touch. Sims, SimCity, Dragon Age, Mass Effect... I wish they would kill Fifa instead.

[@Edheldui]

FIFA is the franchise that is killing all the others, by whowin them how easy it is to make money by abusing marketing and gambling addiction.

[@artios162]

My friend blitz through the story in 3 day while i stick dick around on Skellige without even started the "find Yennefer" mission for weeks. I wanted to replay the game 2nd time for Triss play through but i don't have enough will power to do all the side quest but my PTSD is not low enough for me to skip it out right.

[@TheIJoystick]

A lot of people seem to forget about HoS. The story of that dlcs was jaw dropping

[@GhostSlay3r]

You should have failed, unsubscribed.

[@dae2530]

Why? :-D

[@rwalker0130]

Your new videos seem to be attracting a lot of haters. I think most of us here appreciate your unique take on things. Keep on doing what you do man.

[@isidorodaviddoro1920]

rwalker0130 yes bro i agree he is One of the youtubers that has unique content

[@bopeeplauerent676]

He has unique content but mindless sheep like you who lack the ability to judge objectively actually hurts him more than helps him

[@barnvandiebos9070]

"Haters"

[@Ashamedofmypast]

His content was unique and well done but this particular video not so much. And I don't think anyone expected this game to fail it just did better than expected a lot better. But in Europe there's a big cdpr following since witcher. I got into them after I read rise of the white wolf was cancelled and bout the pic game. Many of my friends bought enhanced edition and pre ordered 3 despite many of em not being big gamers.

[@sargesacker2599]

His recent content seems half arsed and not thought out. It's clear he's running out of ideas, I subscribed for his quality content he made months ago. Now he's just retreading, copy and pasting while changing a few words. He lost what made him great.

[@SlyBeast]

Still moving through the first Witcher game that I started recently. It's quite a beast. I'll get to this one someday.

[@TheCreator919]

I swear to god i keep hearing that the witcher 3 had a bad combat system YET it’s the best one i have experienced