The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?

[@devinreed21]

I hope this sells a ton of copies on the Switch. It’s the best game I’ve ever played and I’m amazed it can run on the Switch. Buy it!

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

I also hope this game gets updates from cdpr so that they can make improvements in the game.

[@I_was_a_Bullfrog]

I will be getting it once my backlog has slowed down a bit haha

[@tomorrowhappy4869]

Shane Morton releasing a 4 year old game at 480p for full 60 dollars is a far practice?? How fucking stupid are you people

[@mrdimple1997]

Tomorrow Happy can your ps vita, phone, tablet, or ipad run witcher 3? If not, then shut up

[@tomorrowhappy4869]

Jaime Jr Esperanza I mean my pc and ps4 can and I’ve had them for years now

[@prestonhansen7160]

The whole game is on the cartridge??!?!? Holy shit that’s pretty cool actually

[@darkestmoonoriginal]

There is an optional 3gb update that you can manually download

[@tacticalnewfie2922]

We had that since the 80's 🤣

[@rse617]

@@tacticalnewfie2922 sure. However the largest memory of any snes game was 6mb, with most being between 0.23mb an 4mb. The witcher 3 has a minimum required free space for download of 32gb. For reference skyrim is only 14.5gb.

[@robwallaby2189]

@@darkestmoonoriginal Got this for Xmas is it worth downloading the patch and what does it include.

[@yogaflame4128]

Tactical Newfie it wasn’t no damn 32 GBs

[@koopaslayer7598]

i'm going to play this whole game all on my Switch Lite.

[@kkarlo777]

i cant decide ps4 version or switch lite...

[@benaantje9365]

@@kkarlo777 easy ps4 this massive game is made to play on the big screen with the better graphics

[@kkarlo777]

@@benaantje9365 yeah thats a good point but on switch lite i can play when i take a shit lol

[@Tenshi659]

@@kkarlo777 hehehe. I play on the toilet, too. Usually I take about 30 mins to 1 hour. When my right leg begins to numb, that's when I stop 😂😂😂

[@kkarlo777]

@@Tenshi659 yeah i wait for the circles to become red on my knees 😂

[@nabeelkhan1699]

Skellige is my favourite place in the game just because of the music and visuals

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

Yaya-yay Yaya-yay Yaya-yay-yay-ya-yay. I’m currently knee-deep in Skellige on the PC version and I’ve been hanging out there for an absurdly long time cause I just love being there. The music is amazing, the requirement to sail around is great, the culture is fascinating, the mountains and ancient ruins make exploration far more challenging and rewarding, and all the flooded caves full of whole bones and ancient magical architecture... What an amazing place filled with amazing people.

[@stayne2855]

For me it's gotta be Velen. Forged in Fire is just too good. Favorite OST is still Hunt or Be Hunted (Griffin OST).

[@paintballJohn2]

Danm right.

[@FrozenAXL]

Snow and mountains, Viking like royalty and cold lakes. By thor's hammer I f***ing love it!

[@nava93s]

I really didn’t liked Skellige at all. Mine has to be Novigrad and Toussaint

[@BaronVonYolo]

I never imagined to play Skyrim sitting in a plane, train, bus or whereever. And now The Witcher, too...

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

This just proves with enough care and dedication, any game can get on Switch..

[@thelordofanime6150]

Ketorulz any game this gen can run on the switch, don’t believe those sony and xbox fanboys.

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

@@thelordofanime6150 Agreed. Most of the time, the fanboys only believe their own system is the only one worth it.

[@nava93s]

Monsterkiller 418 that’s not true but keep dreaming it’s okay

[@thelordofanime6150]

nava. Does this game not prove it to you? With enough downscale graphics and optimize any game can run on the switch. You underestimate the switch.

[@nava93s]

Monsterkiller 418 yes many games can run on the switch but every game? No. Witcher 3 even on console had many frame rate issues etc. Every game can’t run on that little hardware on the switch, like try to make run Cyberpunk, Red Dead 2 or even Tlou2 on the switch. That’s literally impossible

[@VKGamingKR215]

The complete game on a cartridge is absolutely amazing, these developers outdone themselves in optimizing this game for the switch. It looks great considering the hardware’s limitations; definitely exceeded my expectations.

[@Legion_Plays_Games]

Absolutely. The First devs that Made a better Job than Panic Button

[@israeldeleon4828]

Bought it digital dont know why i did it, havent played it yet.

[@thecakeisalie652]

Imagine the switch is a better gaming tablet - CDPR put Switcher on it... Uii it's magic

[@GetAwesomeGaming]

getting this game on the Switch is like witnessing a miracle. They really out did themselves

[@GMOTP5738]

thats sad if you see it that way 🤣

[@GetAwesomeGaming]

I’m it’s a positive I love the Switch but from a hardware perspective it’s not a powerhouse. Getting this game to run on it is nothing shy of sorcery

[@andyc6542]

UWOTM8 Grow up, you utter clown.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

@@GetAwesomeGamingcompared to the 360 the Switch is a powerhouse and the console that can obviously compared to the Xbox and PlayStation then it’s not a powerhouse but honestly the Switch is comparable to the Xbox 360 and PS3 which isn’t a bad thing in my opinion.

[@KlassicHitsGaming]

The intro made made laugh! It looked like you voiced that weird dude lol

[@rodrigopimentel9380]

Capcom, what do you have to say about Resident Evil 2, now? You were once the guys who gave us Alpha 2 on Snes, Resident Evil 2 on 64, Alpha on Gameboy Color. Come on guys... Come on!

[@GMOTP5738]

yes give us a downgraded version of a next gen game with terrible muddy graphics and blurry vision lmao Are you broke and have no other consoles or even a PC?

[@rodrigopimentel9380]

@@GMOTP5738 Not broke, hate PC and got an Xbox one. I won't buy Witcher 3 on Switch, would buy RE2 even being so downgraded, just because, I love having games in my collection, that demanded so much effort from the companies. I can play Street Fighter Zero everywhere, but every time I put it in my Gameboy Color, it is something magical to see that gameplay in such a weak console. Off course, if you were born 5 years ago, you know nothing about games, you just understand about graphics.

[@RosiePinUp]

GrimOne I have an Xbox and PS4, a gaming pc and the switch and guess what? I still welcome any and all ports to the switch as long as they’re done correctly and play smoothly. Graphic whores are some of the most annoying gamers out there. News flash, graphics don’t make a good game, they just add to it. You can take away good graphics and still have an amazingly fun game

[@hello567ism]

My wallet is telling me nooooooo. But my switch.... My switchhhh is telling me YEAAAHHH. Buying it for the 4th time.

[@hello567ism]

@GamebroTV your ugly and unplayable my guy lol. The new patch makes it look way better. And it's more enjoyable on the switch.

[@Kyogen.]

@@hello567ism thx for saying it lol

[@Chronocrits]

Get it, people. This is one of the best games of all time.

[@TheRealSlimShady509]

Fatalshock-JoT i just ordered it. How comparable is it to something like rdr2

[@Chronocrits]

mason essary Well Red Dead Redemption 2 is like living the life of a cowboy and making decisions that impact the growth of your world. Witcher 3 is like living the life of a contact killer/monster hunter in the middle of a national war where you see a lot of bad shit going down and you’re constantly making decisions that impact whether people live or die, and how the world sees you. There are plenty of similarities, but there isn’t a way for me to adequately describe the story structure and quest design of the Witcher. Some of the side quests could have been stand alone games. I think you’ll really like it, buddy.

[@TheRealSlimShady509]

Fatalshock-JoT thanks for the reply!

[@TheRealSlimShady509]

Mark Joshua i don’t necessarily love rdr2 because of the graphics. Its mostly the amazing story and good gameplay i love. Knowing that i think witcher will be a great game.

[@Legion_Plays_Games]

I can only recommend this on the Switch. I already played hours and it runs amazingly good. This must be supported!

[@vadimmanuilov7401]

“I hate portals... but love ports”

[@Urlastnerve]

I love the soundtrack to this game a lot. That violin is hypnotic

[@emilmart5984]

I think is a viola but don't take my word for it 😁

[@boogieman616]

Love the Skellige soundtrack

[@esha_esha1872]

I'm happy with it on switch I have it on ps4 so I think it's over all good

[@ZER0O9]

Somehow this fit on a cartridge but spyro couldn't, sure

[@Itsfayd]

ZER009 that’s what I’m saying.

[@chaoticmist1668]

It's the original game plus two expansions ^_^

[@slumdutchmillionare]

Because activision.

[@orphanofkos7337]

Shiiiiiiiiitttttttttt

[@dinkalus]

to be fair spyro is 3 games and this is one big one

[@skrotosd]

Aaaand i’m going to buy the witcher 3 for the fifth time...

[@danieleberly9629]

skrotosd fifth time?! The game has only been on 3 other platforms up until now

[@AposerTV]

skrotosd it will be my 2nd!

[@I.C.Weiner]

Pc gog, PC steam, PS4, obox one, and now switch.

[@skrotosd]

Daniel Eberly I have the day one Edition for pc, I bought the limited for Xbox one because my girlfriend wanted the statue and the only limited still available was on Xbox one, after that I bought the goty for pc and this summer the goty for ps4 to play it in my second home where I have a ps4 pro and don’t have my pc. I know I’m crazy.

[@bradleyadams2241]

Third for me, my first playthrough was on PS4, second on PC, and now it will be my Third on Switch.

[@thomasboys7216]

I'm looking forward to seeing Geralt in Super Smash Brothers and the inevitable fan fiction where he bangs Princess Peach as Mario sobs bitter betrayed tears.

[@thecakeisalie652]

ROFL 😂

[@brutal-nick2344]

The Switcher 3 :)

[@SoulLessSage96]

Can't wait to get my copy tonight, The Witcher 3 being portable is awesome! Wish they'd added a save transfer feature like Divinity Original Sin 2. Hopefully the port of The Outer Worlds ends up being as good if not better then this port!

[@Joxonart]

I don't mind These games being graphically reduced and a bit blurry considering that in overall for the most time you're playing it on a much much smaller screen so often not even noticable. I'm really happy they started doing this, bringing games like this to Switch..Totally don't mind the graphical reducement and downscaling the resolution (thats why blurry i guess)...Still looks good and runs fluidly and having a rich game like this on a switch its realistically an achivement. (To be honest...I played witcher 3 on my PC on Ultra settings...And now watching this a footage from Switch which is blurry on my main PC Monitor screen..Still not an issue to me....I don't know why people bother much with graphics..I used to play Sega mega drive graphic games sooo...Maybe people complaining are those moder era kids gamesr :P ..I'm never bothered much with graphics as long as the game is fun to play, runs well and for the visual looks decent...I mean..Look how awesome and beautiful is Children of Morta...Its Freaking Pixel Game and yet so beautiful and inspiring!)

[@Dailyblazer19]

Tip for new players, if you want the best sunset screen caps you need to be deep in the Velen bog. Near the shack were you get the Foglet contract. I swear it was the most beautiful one I've ever seen there. Edit: just make sure you're above level 15.

[@barters8124]

I’m so excited to grab this on the way home this afternoon. Just needed to hear that it plays ok. Hell yeah!!!!

[@cedric1138]

Grew up in the 80s with Atari and NES, glitches were part of a game with no online patch, never annoyed me then, doesn't annoy me now!

[@Diedonacagedworld]

Never played it.but interested in buying it now. Witcher 3, overwatch, baldurs gate, and luigis mansion3. When's the last time we got so many good games in one month. Granted two are direct ports but still.

[@stellarhyme3]

No one has ever complained about the combat in Witcher 3 because compared to what else is out there in the RPG genre it's awesome. When you compare the Witcher 3 to classics like Skyrim, the combat is revolutionary. It actually feels like you're hitting something in the Witcher 3 and you have to defend, parry and then attack. It's great so that's not an issue.

[@GuyLogen]

StellaRhyme3 the only reason people complained about combat is because the slower animations were the only “fault” of the game. And also because they were comparing it against blood borne which also came out that year. Imagine being compared to blood borne and the only thing that’s a problem is the slower animation speed of his movement and Attack animations. That’s like op of the pack combat ARPG, so I think the Witcher can be forgiven for that especially considering that CDP’s last game was the Witcher 2 which had even clunkier combat. I think by the time they make a Witcher 4 (which we know is on its way), people won’t be able to complain about the combat because CDP always greatly improve their games and mechanics in the next game.

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

This is yet another Switch port that I feel like I am required to purchase. It runs silky smooth with maxed out settings on my PC and I play it for a few days at a time and have been slowly making my way through it for over a year, while also playing other games in-between. It’s so amazing that I don’t want to miss a thing and I’m absurdly thorough in my exploration. As a result, I cannot possibly start over with an inferior version. But the prospect of handheld Geralt is amazing. I’ll have to force myself to await a sale and grab it for 20 bucks, though I wish I could reward CDPR by buying it at full price again. For anyone who has not played this amazing game, buy it immediately at full price. Despite the lowered graphics, I believe the Switch will be the best way to play it. Like Breath of the Wild, the freedom to play anytime will make this massive undertaking of an experience much more accommodating to your schedule and lifestyle, and that will massively enhance the experience. I wish I wasn’t so deep in the PC version or that I could transfer my save, cause I’d love to have another Breath of the Wild-type experience on a system so ideal for those sorts of games. This game is like Breath of the Wild with the things that game was lacking(combat complexity, enemy variety, graphic sex, crafting, real sailing, graphic sex on top of stuffed unicorns, character development, child murder, and difficulty that increases rather than decreases) and cranks them up to eleven. The Switch is a fantastic way to keep yourself absorbed in this amazing world, when being required to chain yourself to the TV would ordinarily cause other responsibilities to make most adults lose interest after they get pulled away for the 100th time. Handheld mode allows you to sneak a few minutes of playtime in while also taking care of other things. Games like this are what make the Switch so perfect for busy adults. It lets us get wrapped up in a huge world like we did before we had so many responsibilities pulling us out of the experience. Simply a must-play.

[@Abitofeverything4]

I’m still buying it on switch even though I could just ‘remote play’ it in bed from my ps4 😂

[@SAsaiyajin]

No shame, be glad with all your options😉👊🏽

[@gamesgains1042]

*jumps in same boat

[@weathersponge5000]

Remote play is shit compared to switch tho

[@xcrack6364]

Benny95 and it’ll still look better. Lol

[@squashedhobbit6049]

Same!

[@metalmayfantasy]

"This isn't your grandma's/grandpa's 'x'" is going to be an obsolete phrase one day.

[@lu_shulmu]

Quite. I'm a grandma and getting the game delivered tomorrow, so it will be very much my RPG

[@ArynBacklogDragon]

I'd argue it already is.

[@taemeister9302]

I will be taking the next 2 days off from work to play. Never played any of the Witcher series. It's going to be sweet being able to play this in my backyard. I will be pretty ticked off if this game is not playable starting midnight (EST). *Started playing this an hour ago in my backyard (along with my Anker Powercore battery recharger) while walking around between my veggie garden. Feels nice to loot and kill wolves in the forest while enjoying the "outdoors." I'll be taking this to the beach later jn the afternoon. I haven't felt this happy since Skyrim came out on the Switch.

[@Whatsup_Abroad]

My girl just got me a switch for my birthday, now I'm playing through Breath of The Wild, Odyssey, Smash Ultimate and Dark Sould Remastered on my switch while on set in between takes. Loving it! Knowing that after I finish these I can grab the witcher, skyrim, borderlands, and other such huge titles to play while I'm traveling for work. I'm absolutely infatuated with it!

[@keithdainton6043]

It's coming in the morning even stopped playing my xbox one version just to play on switch.

[@poiXquared]

I never played the original release on my PS4 or PC, but I get the feeling that I'll get used to the graphics as long as it runs at a steady clip. I can relate to the getting used to the graphics bit like how I came into acceptance with Warframe on the Switch. The textures were muddy and there were weird stuff on screen at times but after a few play throughs I didn't mind the jankiness at all.

[@fhariri]

The fact that I can play the Witcher anywhere blows my mind 🤯

[@ELTABULLO]

On a single 32GB cartridge

[@arnowisp6244]

@@ELTABULLO innovation people, this is true innovation.

[@H.E.M.]

But how often do you go out? And when you do, do you really want to take your $300 console out in public where people are shit and will try to take it.

[@GMOTP5738]

The fact that you have such a boring AF life that requires a tablet with less battery life than my smartphone blows my mind 😱

[@fhariri]

@@GMOTP5738 u know... 4 hours is way more than u think, Its enough. Do u play more than 4 hours a day? I don't think most people can do that lol, besides, u can get a Anker charger & that would double the battery.

[@paulpope5157]

Pre-order in and I cannot wait to get into this

[@houghton101]

1

[@brandoboyer731]

If its your first time, I hope you're ready for the best game you have played in a long long time

[@paulpope5157]

Brando Boyer I have the PS4 version too but being military I am rarely home long enough to justify sitting in front of the tv for 100hrs & ignoring my kids 😂 ... this however can come on the ship with me 🙌🏻 win/win

[@brandoboyer731]

@@paulpope5157 right on man! I have had the game for four years and just last week gave it a hard chance... I'm hooked. Also only get to play when I have chance between work and kids. Thanks for your service man, I'm Canadian, but anyone willing to fight for their country is a legend to me. I wish you the best and safe trips on the sea brother.

[@paulpope5157]

Brando Boyer thank you, that’s very kind of you to say. (I may just have to leave Dragon Quest XI at home to give this the chance it deserves!)

[@slumdutchmillionare]

Still not as “downgraded” as Bloodstained...

[@Miadaskate]

Have they fixed that yet? That game should have no issues running on the Switch whatsoever.

[@misaeltoral508]

Joshua Suh Rushed? That shit was in development for five years right? How the fuck was it “rushed”

[@unreallybro]

By the end of november that game will be fully patched. Thats when i plan to pick it up

[@captngr1971]

@@misaeltoral508 The Vita version was canceled for the Switch version so they had to start from scratch again

[@lynxofhyrule]

true I played through all of Bloodstained on switch and it sucked balls. Game crashed several times and it took forever to load between screens

[@EbefrenRevo]

I wonder if they finally fixed Roach behaviour in this version ... .. also Geralt with a GREEN TUNIC...i see what you doing here.

[@LukDM]

Fixed? It's WAI :-D

[@CrouchingShiba]

An amazing game but it had some performance issues during some fights even on PS4. It's incredible that they managed to port it to the Switch.

[@ghaleon128]

Buying my copy today, as should everyone else who enjoys western RPGs! They put SO MUCH effort into this port and took a huge risk putting it all on cart... amazing. We should be buying this game if not solely for the tender loving care CDPR radiates with their games. They're quickly becoming my favorite developer. ❤

[@JAx0211]

Sir, tell us about that day 4 years ago. Did you buy it?

[@ghaleon128]

@@JAx0211 I sure did. I went to Japan shortly after buying it and played it almost non-stop on the 19ish hour flight. Enjoyed every second, visual downgrade and all. Fabulous port!

[@JAx0211]

@@ghaleon128 Niceee!! That sounds so great. I just found today about Witcher 3 on Switch since Im new to this. I mean, it's been two years since I have it, but since Dec with BotW have been a different feeling. Bec I played for those 2 yrs MLB 2022 then got tired and got into BofW thanks to KZbin tutorials. I can't wait to hit W3 and a prequel game tk BoW. Your comments have very helpful to me to go out there and get them.

[@pyxelpub8251]

Jesus! Seeing Alex say "Hello there, lovely people" with the monster moving his lips almost in sync near gave me a stroke. Thought Alex gained a pound or 120 there for a moment.

[@MilkPudding]

On a side note, could you repair that sword? It bothers me throughout the video...

[@gavincronin6816]

I'll be picking it up one of my favourite games of all time

[@gnarly_charley]

I never completed all the sidequests so I'm going to wrap things up on the switcher with my second playthrough! Best game I've played in the last 10 years

[@BoJangles42]

I never beat Skyrim until I got it on the Switch. I haven’t beaten TW3 yet, so I got it on the Switch. There’s a process of adaptation there. It’s just easier for a working adult with a family to finish long form narrative games in small bites.

[@julianjuez]

Started playing it last weekend. At first I felt overwhelmed because if all options available, upgrades, crafting, potions, etc. Still working in it but I'm starting to like it quite a lot

[@wagenneunundvierzig]

got it from new years sale. amazing

[@NOVAVEXIS]

Does it run alright? It's one sale now in the eshop

[@wagenneunundvierzig]

@@NOVAVEXIS I invested 50 hours since I bought it last month, if you haven’t played it, definitely worth it. If you did, it is still refreshing and nice to relive the experience 👍

[@lexbeltran1354]

The graphics look absolutely stunning, definitely going to buy it

[@julianjuez]

@@NOVAVEXIS finished it a couple of months ago after having played 350 hours. I loved it, every single minute. One of those games that leave a hole behind...

[@adambennett08330]

i love this game. played through the main story on stream and people were shocked how great it looked on switch after latest update that added graphic options to make everything look and run smoother. graphics are no longer blurry and you can increase or decrease the sharpness, render distance and so on. im thinking about getting a second copy of the game because i feel that this game will be worth money some day and since im a switch game collector having a sealed copy would be nice. i wish cd project red would port over witcher 1 and 2 so we have the whole collection not just cause it would make the collection complete, but also because in witcher 3 you have to answer questions from past games to change how the story continues, but people can dream right? i did learn that there are still some bugs in the game even after latest update. some monster nests you can still farm for certain items that will respawn after resting and makes it easy to farm for gold. some quests are also bugged around the triss questlines where when complete they still show as failed till you reload a save and figure out why it happened. this game is definitely worth buying tho and cd project red did a great job with this port. the music, the monsters you fight, the changing of weather, gwent the card game, the story, the voice acting all of it is great and just like skyrim this game is also addicting. even if you havent played this game before not knowing what its about its still worth picking up.

[@ted9030]

does the joy con drift ruin the experience

[@alexsky88749]

I have just bought this game with all DLC's. 30 euros used. I had al ready finished the game on PC. the portability to the Switch i's impressive!

[@fernandadeschenes9150]

Came here in Dec 2024 bc I just bought the complete game with all DLCs for $20. Looking forward to playing!

[@sceneitallwithjeffandjon6984]

Same here! There are a lot of great deals in the store right now.

[@damienkrawczuk1435]

Absolutely love this on the switch, only beef is no voices when docked, even my brother and he hates video games loves this

[@pipebomber04]

My 1000 dollar laptop that cant play witcher 3: am i a joke to you?

[@권용대-b5v]

I even enjoyed the Switch port of Ys 8, so this one looks good enough to me :) A whole new world on my palms is always welcomed!

[@servancastillo986]

I bought this game on ps4, PC and now on Switch. Yes, that's how good it is.

[@lov.2.g]

Buy it or you will never see another witcher on switch and you might even see Gta or red dead redemption, who knows

[@NeverQuit87]

Who cares

[@lov.2.g]

@@NeverQuit87 who are you again?

[@wandywan2444]

damn i just finished playing this game 2 years ago with the dlc on my gaming pc,and now im gonna buy nintendo switch,i miss geralt so much!!!

[@usagiamv2562]

what do you think of the netflix series?

[@joecool702]

Thanks for the review! Would be nice to see an example of the framerate stuttering seeing as it was mentioned, though .

[@lindenstromberg6859]

I never notice any graphical issues, and honestly, I don't really notice much difference when looking at comparisons. Also, I think it looks better on Switch than it does in review videos, maybe they updated the retail?

[@goldfingerhardcore]

Playing this masterpiece on my Switch right now!

[@guitarist4life00]

Just picked it up. Can't wait to start playing it....during lunch at work on my lite. So bad ass I can play such a perfect game on the go.

[@gagalover2k10]

Picking it up tomorrow, never got into it before but with the Switch I've a feeling all my other games are pretty much going to be ignored for the next while lol

[@sunshinescam2003]

I’m getting it tomorrow. Pumped

[@tyrel5150]

Looks like I have LOTS of time to kill since I have to wait even longer for Doom Eternal on Switch... and I had only barely touched this game on XB1 so I feel compelled to try it again on Switch!

[@jimmay3470]

The cool thing is its running on this initial switch version...so there is nothing stopping them from cranking up the visuals once something like a switch pro gets released.

[@davion4777]

I ofter hear people saying "ThE Last of us iS tHe bEst GamE eVer!!11!" They should play this game. Or, many more games, for that matter.

[@SixString_J5]

I really enjoyed the last of us.... but there are at least 3 zelda games better than it. Uncharted, god of war, 3d mario, and at least a few more franchises have more than one game that are better than the last of us. There, I said it.

[@Sarah_Kinz]

@@SixString_J5 the last of us 1 is fun but the 2nd sucks. How to ruin a franchise basically

[@Sarah_Kinz]

I have spoken

[@jw6588]

1:22 I second that. Best RPG ever, perhaps best game. For me, anyhow.

[@TrepeGB]

The update really improved the visuals if you increase sharpness. I own this on PS4 too and I’ve played it way more on the Switch because I’m not tied to one tv.

[@bstork1664]

There has been an update? Sweet! I mean like Alex who reviewed this, watching the video did jar me when it was released yet like him playing it I didn’t really notice Still. That said I’ll take an update anyway that improves it Having got it on pc console and now switch but it’s been collecting dust and archived I just kicked off re downloading it to see what the update is about, Never finished the whole story on any edition yet got well over 200game back log so I move on around the 70 hour mark Cheers for noting the update I’m going be playing this all night I expect

[@TrepeGB]

Ben Storkey Yeah. The update added extra options and improved the game a little. If you turn off blur, motion blur and maximise sharpness it looks much better. Not a blurry mess that it used to be.

[@bstork1664]

Peter Armstrong currently just over an hour to go till it’s loaded, good about the cross saves but not sure I’ll use that as got invested in the switch edition before they added that, 50 hours from memory I own the expansions on all three copies I own but never once step foot into them, maybe this update and reigniting the game again I’ll finally get there.. Got dragons dogma yesterday and low and behold I’m back to Witcher today, not really impressed at all, not sure what the fuss was about it, feels lifeless Noted on what to turn off, going to be up all night till the sun rises no doubt haha This still has to be my most favourite and most immersive RPG I’ve ever played. Just wish my backlog wasn’t so long as I keep getting distracted, Anyway cheers for letting me know totally slipped me by 😂

[@TrepeGB]

Ben Storkey I’ve just finished playing it for the second time. This time I completed the expansions as well and the Blood And Wine Expansion is definitely worth playing. I have Dragons Dogma and couldn’t get into it. I found it boring, dated and such a lifeless world. I might give it another go at some point, but like you I have a big backlog.

[@bstork1664]

Peter Armstrong I hear the expansion is the place to be on dragons dogma but after running between fishing town and capitol a few times, my biggest gripe is not the journey, it’s not even the world even though it’s not great, it’s the complete static placement of enemy’s, I got it about 5 pm yesterday played it straight no breaks until about 5;40 this morning and in long sitting I know each tree on that walk where the harpy’s are, where the bandits are, and the stupid wolves and even by the early hours of this morning I was spamming my pawns come over and over and sprinting past them, they not challenging, and are an annoyance because It’s the same every single time, I mean it’s not hard to have slightly dynamic spawn Let’s be honest the Witcher has some, but never to the exact cm, plus the Witcher has such a depth of world it doesn’t matter. When a game world like dogma which is super bland, these details really stand out and make the game even worse. My advice don’t bother move on to something else on your backlog, I mean people say the combat is good, yet the Witcher isn’t perfect but I wasn’t impressed it’s clunky and enemy’s you either smash them to pieces or you get smashed to pieces so the pacing is crap I was impressed for a few hours climbing building and cliffs finding loot until a few hours in you realise loot is lets just say not desirable at all, you could smash a hard as f spot in the game and get junk for it, why bother Go with the fact you couldn’t get into it and move on, I’m just happy I only paid 12 quid 😁 Well it loaded I’ve got my pc saves running didn’t realise how far ahead my pc save actually is so I’m loading that up over the switch saves Hardest part is remembering what’s happened I’m sure it will come back That’s for the comment about the expansions I’m looking forward to getting to them, Any advice when I should check them out should I finish normal then go as I can go anytime? Tbh the Witcher made me think most games since it lack polish and love and actually in my age of 35 made me question if I was just growing out of being a gamer, So I should do it credit and finally devote time to finishing it I haven’t before as I travel a lot for work sometimes for couple months away at a time and when away laptop game and drop the Witcher, What’s awesome is the cloud compatible thing means no excuse now, I’m away this week only up country but yeah lll be gaming on the switch. Anyways what games you play what’s your steam library if you on pc, I rarely reach out to people but be interested to see library vs library, On the switch I’m easily into 80 games since getting on in august last year, big mix of stuff Anyway again cheers for the comment regarding the Witcher got a beer next to me, on the big screen lights out, snacks and redbull so I’m lit for a decent Witcher 3 bum fest hahaha Much love 💓 haha! P.s sorry such a long waffle prob why I don’t communicate much online 🤪

[@akang6508]

Already bought it. Still can't believe that this game run almost perfect on my switch. Damn.

[@paintballJohn2]

If you never played this game. Please take the time to play it. It’s the best game I have ever played I love it and I know you will too!!!

[@Mason009009]

I just finished the Main Story again on PS4 since I finished reading the books and playing the previous games. However, I'm holding off on my next Expansions playthrough until tomorrow for the Switch release. I love that the game allows me to start a new game that is Expansions only. Cannot wait to have portable Witcher considering it will be a busy time for me in regards to travelling for a bit.

[@davethomasthedreamteam9418]

Turn off motion blur and its the best game on Switch by far. Core game play is unchanged, and I don't mind the graphics dumbed down.

[@mljh11]

The downgrade in visuals seem to make the game look like an impressionist painting in some parts... Funnily enough I think that suits the game's setting and time period. I kinda dig it and will probably pick this up full price.

[@RudyVisuals]

Actually amazed they go this running on Switch. I'm loving my third play through of this now! Would still recommend people pick up the PC or PS4 version of this if given the choice, but absolutely a no brainer purchase if you just own a Switch. Awesome port!

[@zkatt3238]

Nips at 2:45

[@Pearcinator]

Fields of Ard Skellig, such a good tune to listen to, always calms me down.

[@tbone5757]

Mine is on its way. Gonna be here tomorrow. I haven't finished Links Awakening yet though...

[@candyskie508]

It’s on sale rn and I want another rpg that’s on the switch that I’ll sink tons of hours into so I’ve been watching a lot of reviews to find out if it’s the right fit for me.

[@alexkyriacou214]

Do i need to read the books before playing this game? Or shall i read them later after completing the game?

[@caseydysvick1073]

I must admit, I should have never played this on my PC before switch. The graphical decrease is so large it almost takes away from the biggest aspect of the game (the look). That said, the game plays great on Switch however, if you're into scenery or graphic detail play this on PC. Huge difference and it still to this day delves me into awe at each screen and how much detail they put into this game.

[@LittleLexi24]

Will there be a Switcher 2?

[@thekingofdale990]

2015 game re-released in 2019 with 2011 graphics. real talk tho, pretty good for switch

[@InnuendoXP]

considering that's running on miniature 2006 console hardware, it's not bad at all lol.

[@charlenestarr2901]

I've never played this game. A friend of mine has so much animosity towards it so I never thought to try it out, even a used copy for my PS4. These days though pretty much my only game time is on the bus or away from home so I'm really tempted to give it a shot on the switch.

[@dushikorsou1]

The combat is just very simple most of the time pretty much dodge hit hit dodge rinse and repeat. There are rare encounters where you actually need potions and need to counter monsters with spells. But most of it can be done with dodge and hit. And unless you really delve into signs they are abit useless.

[@stephenbutler9432]

I bought it on a steam sale shortly after the last expansion came out. It is by no means my favorite game but it is damn good! I am not interested in buying it again, but i must say it is a miracle they got this game working. This game absolutely should not be remotely playable on the switch!

[@darkestmoonoriginal]

Got this for free when i got my xbox one back in 2015 and never got into it, got it now on switch and the fact that I can play it anywhere makes a world of a difference

[@rutaemilija]

I mean... 30fps is reality TV, 24/25fps are movies so you'd think that 30fps IF done well, would be more than decent. Im excited to try this! Also loved that you disclosed the graphics issues without labouring on it. 😊

[@Mark_of_Tread]

WILL YOU PLEASE REPAIR YOUR STUFF MAN

[@natemakesbeats2138]

Just sitting here patiently .....just daring you to say anything bad about this game ...lmao

[@somewhataddicted7685]

It sucks

[@aids2099]

I'm playing it, I found a bug that does not let me continue, it's at the beginning in the combat tutorial, I'm suposed to use the quen spell and then I can't do anything. I tried to reboot the game, reload the last save, nothing works, could anyone help me? Thanks in advance

[@gustavogarcia1327]

If they can do this GTA and RDR 1 and 2 have a great chance on switch

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug6314]

Ehhh... Red Dead 2 would be almost impossible, but GTA and RDR1 should be pretty easy to port. Just port the Ps3 version and upgrade the resolution

[@lifeisyours8250]

Games do not have to be super realistic in graphical prowess to be considered great. This looks pure enough to emmerse you into the world. Example maybe playing the latest games on PS3 when the orange box hits. Having never played Half Life 2 i fire it up and instantly notice the dated graphics...... turns out.... one of the greatest games i have played.

[@johndoek2939]

Playing this masterpiece everywhere is epic. Best game of all time for me. 100% and level 100 in ng+ will be my goal. Everybody who did not play this game, go and get it, it's amazing!! Greetings from Holland.

[@highlyevolv3d]

I agree an RPG of this scale and quality has been ported to the switch, so if it’s possibly your type of game, buy it. This will only encourage other developers to port their games to the switch that they would have otherwise never considered.

[@zwippie92]

Agree with this review based on my PC version. Except that the game works well on my PC without any FPS drops. Some bugs though for me and other small anoying things like Geralts movement in combat sometimes as you said.

[@phrophetsamgames]

I tried opening the cartridge to see what they did but a demon came out. I'm not saying CD Projekt used magic to port the game but...

[@obluebearo]

Haha I’m not even finished w/ DQ11 yet. Seriously there’s just not enough time

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Seriously... I'm on my 2nd run of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and I barely get to scrape by with 10 hours a week... I have to pretty much devote ALL of my free time to a single game to ever hope to complete anything, so it must be the best of the best. Is the Witcher worth abandoning my hopes of a complete FE:3H run???

[@obluebearo]

Daniel Morris aye I played FE:3H too! Agree I only managed to do 1 playthrough of it (Blue Lions ftw) Still it’s an amazing game w/ lots of content. The giant DQ demo came out and I just had to play it. Tbh I’m unsure whether to get Witcher, maybe Christmas/early 2020 while waiting for Animal Crossing. 🤔 Nonetheless I enjoy RPGs/adventure games so I love being able to play them on the switch :)

[@300mcash2]

It's always about the graphics in the end. Never played witcher 3 so for me it makes no difference how it looks. Sometimes ignorance is bliss :)

[@tbone5757]

If they reduced some of that branche swaying a bit, maybe they coulda up the quality somewhere else. There's a lot of swaying going on!

[@Wiseguy1138]

I wish I could afford this on launch day but I just don't think I can swing it. Perhaps I can try & get a family member to get it for me for Christmas. Here's hoping the first run edition with all the goodies will still be available by then.

[@davidoko1263]

I think I´ll get this game for switch... I´ve heard that in dock mode looks really bad, can some one confirm me that? Anyways of course, I will play it mostly in handheld... probably all the time in handheld hahaha... But I would also like to know if it´s going to be as enjoyable as the console/pc version, and would really make people play over 100 hours, or if the graphics are gonna hold me to just finish the main core and stop playing xd... I would play this mostly outside home... I hope it´s worth it (for my very first experience of this game) to buy it in Switch, instead of my PS5 or PC... I hope I like it.

[@wrathpsp]

Hey did you get it? :D

[@davidoko1263]

Yes I did... just reached 70 hours played rn... wby?

[@Cjstylez407]

@@davidoko1263 is it any good

[@WonkelDee]

Is it bad in docked mode?

[@andyc6542]

@@Cjstylez407 No, he hates it. That’s why he’s spent 70 hours playing it so far. Bit of a daft question…

[@rock-jb5xc]

should i get this game on my switch lite or wait until i can upgrade to a better pc and get it on there?