Thumbs this video up if you'd like to see an "Indie Game of The Decade video." Likes help me gauge interest for future similiar videos. I could get it out sometime in the next week as I already have the game in mind for it. Either way, thank you so much for taking time out of your day to watch my content this year. Next year, big changes are coming to Downward Thrust, both in how videos are made and my general attitude towards game critique. Let's just say I'm going to be celebrating more games rather than provoking controversy (whether warranted or not). Anyway, I've covered The Witcher 3 in-depth, but I could not deny it Game of the Decade. Instead of repeat what I've already said about the game, I decided to bring in other games and topics before going into why The Witcher 3 is the best of them all. Obviously, there is no measurement here: this is personal, yet I think the widespread acclaim for the game speaks for itself. This is a discussion video, so it's not all about The Witcher 3. Want to skip straight to The Witcher 3 conversation? 3:24 *What is your Game of the Decade and why? What makes it so special?* More in-depth videos on The Witcher 3 I have created: Is The Witcher 3 The Pinnacle Of Gaming? ruclips.net/video/80SWZWHF3ao/видео.html The Witcher 3: Four Years Later ruclips.net/video/HNAzd56F4o0/видео.html The Witcher 3: The Masterpiece That Should Have Failed: ruclips.net/video/BPiFbMNGN08/видео.html The 100 Successes Of The Witcher 3: ruclips.net/video/sMxIVVfXDPw/видео.html
He’d have to really,otherwise it’d come across a fanboy video where as this dude has taken the game down and gone into the issues and W3 has still come out shining.
Just played through that quest line again and Return To Crookback Bog, wow.. I decided to free the Woodland Spirit and that ending stayed with me for hours.
I didnt care for witcher 3 much. didnt even finish the main story. the start of the decade was 2010 technically, the year New Vegas released...not the best graphics,frame rate and and it was buggy but simply the game i felt like playing the most and most memorable story. I vote New vegas as game of this decade!
@@donkeyIips Lol, stfu dude. New Vegas is absolute garbage and has aged horribly. Bethesda is going down hill year by year. Don't come here talking shit about The Witcher 3. Bethesda wishes they were half as compassionate and talented as CD Project Red. Even Breath of the Wild is a better game.
Random woman - "Help, my daughter is in danger. A griffin took her away. You have to help her white wolf." Geralt - "Absolutely ma'am. But first, how 'bout a round of gwent." Random woman - "Gwent sounds just about right." 10/10
Oh man, the silent nod. So much war and strife in the witcher universe, but one thing that unites them across borders, factions and races...theyre all absolutely down for some silent nodding.
I love how when it comes to most DLC's for most games, it's a simple expansion pack tht addes a reasonable amount of content for the game. CD Projekt Red? NOPE. We'll give you access to part of the map that's BIGGER than the main game and is equally as good if not better than the main content. Like seriously, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine made me think seriously again about the concept of DLC to begin with.
@@bladelazoe Though not as large as The Witcher 3 DLC, Oblivion did it first imo with its expansions that were relatively cheap and provided a large quantity of entirely new content and no reskins. Not anywhere as good as Blood and Wine, but I think Oblivion was the first to start the trend of good DLC... they also started the trend of shit DLC with HORSE ARMOR for 5 bucks lmao.
@@MrCholoPants3415 Got a point, I'm just saying then between those 2 expansions, there was an awful lot of "here's 100% story, now lets cut about 10% of that and make that into an expansion....or 20% of the main game and cut that into an expansion" vs a full game with actual expansions lol I never played Oblivion but I have a friend who LOVES that series and I heard all about it from him.
I still remember when Geralt looked at the camera after Regis said that we needed a well deserved rest. After playing the game for over 200 hours I remembered all "we" went through and I got shivers while watching the credits. I think this is the game of the decade since 2015, its an rpg of legendary proportions...
As weird as it may sound, Witcher 3 cured my videogame addiction. Has enough hours to keep you away from other games, and after finishing it, every other game feels bland. Thanks CDPR!
@@FlapDaddy It's so bizarre to me that some of the first quests you do in Witcher 3, investigating the arson and getting the pan are maybe the most boring side quests in the game and they put them in right at the beginning as people's first impression...
@@shockmesane4158 and the pan quest kind of pays off because then you realize that the monocle you found is Thaler's and he was they guy who used the pan :D
Games I wish I could experience again for the first time: -The Witcher 3 -Skyrim -Red dead redemption 1 & 2 -Assassins Creed (Ezio Trilogy) -Modern Warfare 2 (Campaign) -Life Is Strange Season 1 -Tales From the Borderlands -Metal Gear Solid V -The Last of Us -Uncharted 4 (NOT IN ORDER) *Edit* : Pretty ironic that I was wishing to experience MW2 campaign again and about a month later they announce a Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remaster.
Witcher 3, The Last Of Us and Red Dead Remption 2... All had their own small issues, but all accomplished unforgettable, ambicious and game changing experiences.
No game has ever been perfect..also it's always up to personal preference,but yeah these titles and also other just stand out in their own ways and you just have to love them and you just feel they have something different, something unique
Monster Hunter World is on my list at #3 simply because it actually managed to bring one of the most beautiful game series to the world without destroying the essence of the game!!!
@@ssj4rit Eredin is just badass, which makes him cool to me. He gives no fucks about anyone as long as he completes his mission. I like Eredin for his badass factor. But if I had to pick a Villain with the best development, I would probably pick Gaunter/Olgierd, although Olgierd isnt really good or bad. I have yet to play blood and wine, but I should have that done within a few weeks.
I must be one of few in the camp that actually liked the Witcher 3's combat system and controls. Honestly, really enjoyed it. I liked how you could make your character very mage heavy, sword heavy, or potion heavy, or how you could mix and hybrid the styles. I thought the styles mixed well with the controls. It was easy to use magic in combat, or potions too. And of all the RPG openworld games I have played, and I have played many, Witcher 3 is the only game where I actually used potions and oils to buff my stats to help me kill a certain monster or enemy. Witcher 3 and with its DLCs are honestly a 10/10 for me. A masterpiece.
You are not the only one. The combat is satisfying once you get into it, challenging and rewarding if you plan a strategy. This nitpicking is just overreacting. The only real problem with TW3 is fistfighting in narrow places (e.g. at the gwent tournament in Novigrad), whereas there's always room to improve in other matters. The game is an absolut masterpiece.
I think the Soulsborne games may have spoiled us. The combat in them is just SO GOOD, the controls are so responsive, and the weapons are just so varied and impactful that really nothing is able to rival them. Which kind of puts other games in a conundrum. They can either try to copy what FROM did, in which case they'll all just feel samey and derivative, which won't do the industry any good, or they can make their own combat system, in which case they'll run the real risk of making something that feels inferior to Soulsborne. That's kind of what happened with The Witcher 3. It came out only a couple months after Bloodborne with a combat system that tried to have its own feel and which took a lot of inspiration from the Batman Arkham series, and it just wasn't as satisfying to play.
most people are saying the combat is trash because it's not primarily mechanically orientated, but instead, based on your builds and preparations. While i prefer dark souls combat over witcher 3, I still admire its combat considering how i have to put some thought before entering each fight. The ones who dislike it are also probably the ones who chose the lower 2 difficulties, because they don't require any levels of preparation, but moreso hack and slash. Thus they completely complain on how its combat isn't up to match with dark souls, yet they miss out on the best part of witcher 3's combat, that being how you must know your enemy, or die.
Whoever thinks the combat ia trash, do one thing. Download the Witcher 3 Ehanced Edition from Nexus Mods. It remasters the combat and enemy AI behavior. Check out videos of it on RUclips... Its super cool. It's so much harder, but when you master it, you really feel like a Witcher. Also it makes cooking potions so much fun, you will spend more time actually harvesting ingredients from plants and monsters.
@@alosnocallereal1734 i agree fist fighting was had some weird cut of edges especially inside but i loved the combat i dont know if it just me but geralt fights very much like this in the books.
@@sherlock7127 I love old hunters but the beast of touissant quest beats 80% of the old hunters dlc and lore. Let's not get into how well they introduced Gaunter O'Dimm in the beginning, telling you about Yen and then disappearing, only for him to be the main antagonist in one of the DLCs. For the most part I dont thibk they're comparable, bloodborne's fighting system is way more refined than the witcher 3, but the witcher 3 focuses more on story than combat, where as old hunters has a very vague story, open for discussion and speculation. Then that leads to youtubers like vaatividya to do huge leaps in logic and sense to glue together some very vague pieces of lore. "Who could Living Failures be? Maybe an old ancestor of Gehrman?" (I think you get my point). Ludwig, Orphan of Kos, and Maria are all amazing boss fights. Let's forget about the stains that Laurence and Living failures left on an otherwise amazing DLC.
@@sherlock7127 they Don't come close to Blood and Wine. Blood and Wine is not Just an expansion, but whole diffrent game because of how huge it is. Hearts of Stone is far superior in story.
@@genesisosuna the old hunters is better just for the gameplay and the areas. Toussaint is good but do feel generic after about 20 Hours in like every the Witcher 3 regions.
Played Witcher 3 over a year ago now, and I still remember every quest, character and event you mentioned. The game is beautifully told and played out. Easily one of my favorite games ever.
Witcher 3 would definitely be my game of the decade. Time spent playing the witcher 3 just disappears like a magical dream. I get bored of big open worlds yet when playing the witcher 3 time just disappears. In just two playthroughs i sunk around 230 hours into the abyss that is witcher 3. At a time in my life when little interested me, my friend bought me witcher 3 one Christmas. And that Christmas holiday I could not put it down. Time dissolved when playing it. Normally after a couple of days of binging any media i feel burnt out, yet I had finished the game and all the dlc before I even started to think about burnout. Whilst i did not 100% the game on my first playthough i was by no means speedrunning it. For the first time in ages I felt passionate about something and that for me is why i hold it in such high regards.
I spent about 400 hours on my first and only playthrough. I haven't dared replaying yet cause I fear it might take some of the magic away. Witcher 3 felt more like a personal experience I made than a game. And every DLC was just so perfect, from the fantastic story of HoS to the perfect ending with BaW. When you ride back to Corvo Bianco one last time. I knew it was about to end and it just felt so right.
Same here, i love games and such, but get burned out pretty much always, but there are some things, that just resonate with me so much, that dont make me burn out
Here's i think why it's the best game of the decade: 1. The music and soundtrack😍 2. The map, the scenery this game offers. Especially at Toussaint. 3. The effort they put to each character/dialogue. 4. The impact this game made me feel. It made me laugh, frustrated, and cry.
The music and soundtrack of blooborne is better. The. Literally everything you said after that red dead redemption 2 does better. But still and AMAZING game nonetheless
@@aymankramez2010 Red Dead 2 is super linear and the gameplay is extremely outdated. The story is great and RDR2 is overall really immersive but it was still kinda disappointing.
I love the Souls games. But Bloodbourne is giving me a really hard time. There's one of those games where higher FPS could really make a difference and i am stuck with a stuttering, low res mess even on my PS4 Pro. I just can't get myself to play it like this. Still hoping for a PC version down the road. Or maybe an improved PS5 one. :/
@@carloseduardoleyvarodrigue112 never felt like it was clunky cause i absolutely nailed the combat. U will get used to it after a few hours. But Roach(horse control) is a different story .
Can’t believe I had this amazing game sitting in my collection for over a year and didn’t even play it..😳 And then one day I put it in and that was the start of an absolutely mind blowing, brilliantly put together journey. Nothing can be said that has not been already.. what a fucking good game and one that will NEVER be uninstalled! Look forward to playing it again for the forth time at some point next year..😉👍🏾
Well kinda the same. A friend gifted me for my birthday (ps4). I played a bit and loved it. However, it was my try hard time in csgo and osu plus 30fps is :(
Same didn't play it until Jan now I'm 100 plus hours into it. Incredible game and really annoyed I was playing destiny when I could have been playing the witcher 3
Chris Pollard Hahahahah can totally relate my friend, glad you managed to play and having a great time.. Have you also got the two DLC’s that come with it?? Those two alone are hours and hours of more Witcher enjoyment, they could also be standalone games in their own right! 👍🏾
I was never a big rpg player. But when that trailer for TW3 dropped, I fell in love with something I didnt even know bro. The day the trailer dropped I went up to game stop and bought TW2. Then I bought the books. Went into the lore of everything I could. And when TW3 finally dropped, I basically busted a nut for hundreds of hours.
What do you do to maintain interest in a single-player game? I want to buy the GOTY edition since it's $15 on Steam but I'm hesitant because I'll just complete it and never touch it again.
@@iyankov96 new game plus which carries over all of your gear and stats from the old game into the new, get all of the multiple endings, do all the side quests, explore the map, collect and upgrade gear, play Gwent and get all of the cards you can. The GotY Edition extends playtime greatly because the DLC has tons of new content eg Blood and Wine having more new quests and a new deck of Gwent cards to collect, along with the main story.
@@iyankov96 I don't get how theres something wrong with a beautiful massive open world RPG with potentially hundreds of hours in one playthrough ending. Nothing wrong with games having an actual end, and yet this one depending on how you play can take months to finish.
I love how most reviewers who talk about the witcher 3 say no game is perfect. The witcher 3 was so good it almost made you forget all of its flaws unless you are reviewing the game. This game is as close to perfection as we ever got with video games
@@lunafrejafahlgren2441 Dude whats up with your name?? What part of Iran do you live in? Lmao. That guy's not wrong btw.. Saying the Witcher is close to perfection is dumbest thing I've heard in awhile. Stop being a fanboy lol.
Just bought it 10 seconds ago, its fate. Edit: I'm LOVING the game! have been playing for 2 hours and I think I won't drop it for another.. 12? Second Edit: Jesus thats a lot of responses, i cant answer you all, but i love the support and encouragement!
@@nunosousa8162 it's interesting how opinions differ, and I respect yours. For me it's the total opposite, I've played Skyrim for hundreds of hours but as much as I love it if I look at TW3 it just blows it away in departments like character development, narrative, acting, visuals, and even music. Don't get me wrong, Skyrim is a masterpiece for I play it solely for fun, while I play TW3 mainly when I'm completely free and I manage stuff around my playtime so I can get immersed as much as possible to enjoy the story, atmosphere and insanely well developed characters thanks to the books.
Ive had 200 hours of game time on The Witcher 3. I think the combat is still decent, but the story, the music, the graphics and the ambience/feel of the game make me want to tear up. It's so beautiful.
Not really worth their time tbh. They usually polish a game very well so it'll take them a long time to do it plus less people will buy it compared to making a new game. Keep in mind, i said less as in compared to newer games not generally few amount of people will buy it. I hear that they're going for another witcher game after cyberpunk.
Emilian Not worth it. The amount of time it would take is not worth the sales it MIGHT get. I personally wouldn’t rush to buy 1 and 2, having completed 3. I’d rather have a sequel and not dwell on the past.
@@xomegaxz5799 Remake's are the thing nowadays! The network exploded with the release of the Netflix show! Now Witcher has become a trend, love it or hate it! It's the perfect time for anything Witcher related! Everyone suddenly discovered the series, they buy the books and all. Just wait until Amazon drops the LOTR series! - I would gladly purchase the remakes, especially of the first one, I love old school games, but rpg's usually suffer the most. I need remakes!
The Witcher 2 has aged quite well, especially the visuals considering it first came out on PC in 2011 before even Skyrim came out The first game however could use a remake, although I don't think CDPR would develop one, I'd rather have a new Witcher game than a remake of the first one
@@ffxiisucks why would it be sarcasm lol they are good games. Dont try be that special little snowflake which chooses games no one has heard off and tries to act elite. Lmao
dylan ameziane dark souls is great, but I couldn’t get my hands off breath of the wild when I got it, it’s the most liberating game that I have ever played
Alec I wholeheartedly agree with what you said and with your ranking . However I found botw's narrative ( for what I played ) kind of weak tbh . The game is great , but the story is okay , but really not that great compared to witcher 3
Witcher 3 IS the love of my life. Been playing RPGs for 30 years now. I´ve seen it all, but Witcher 3 (including the DLCs that make the game perfect) is simply unbeatable and beyond any comparison. I have played it 4 times through (total of 1138h) and discovered many unknown details and possibilities even on my 4th playthrough! The incredible music, the characters and their depth, the world, the brutality, the erotic, the exciting and emotional story line, the combat system, the lore, the HUGE and most beautiful world... all come together to combine and form an unforgettable experience. Witcher 3 is LOVE, Witcher 3 is LIFE. I can but hardly express my admiration, my love and gratitude to CDPR for this literally hundreds of hours filling, MASSIVE and EPIC MASTERPIECE OF ALL TIMES - that is WITCHER 3. Just the thought that CDPR obviously is planing a Witcher IV sends shivers down my spine. Tip to the hat to all Witcher 3 friends out there who feel the same and know exactly how insufficient words are to express the memories and feelings, when you hear the tunes or even the name....Geralt of Rivia.
@@mash3814 Lizard Wizard is right, it came out not long after launch. Made the game so much better to play. There are also other customizations to the game in the options menu that drastically improve the mechanics and gameplay. Check it out next time your on.
@ШИРИШ Actually there were some bugs and some lighting issue's still a good game but nothing comes close to the witcher 3 in terms of story, side quest and character development and don't forget dialogue. I've played 500 hours on TW3 and only played god of war just one play through
@ШИРИШ yes, u r right DS is top notch game. Witcher 3 was boring for me. In god of war 2018 I have platinum but I doubt that I'll replay it as I did with 3rd part(completed gow 3rd part 4 or 5 times).
Økami all his comments about the controls on a game is freakin accurate haha tbh witcher 3's controls felt kind a like Nioh's but witcher is crispier but well maybe once i get used to it.
@bronx zoo sorry bro but when i played nioh it kind a feel awkward maybe because i played ac origins before that for me ac origins have crispier movements than nioh tho i mean i can definitely dodge in nioh but i probably need to do it in advance like i saw the enemy lifting it sword ready to attack thats like the time youd press dodge not like when its about to hit you then you press dodge you instantly dodge that thing i do that in ac origins same with parry i really love the movements and the slowmos i get when that happens
@@kevinytb1372 You telling me that ac origins has crisp movement is enough to know that you're a casual gamer. LIterally all the mechanics you described in ac origins make the game worse, because they're all designed to make the game piss easy.
@bronx zoo yeah ive been a casual gamer since i was a kid. (Im more of a mmorpg guy) im just gunna say it. all the "hard" games have that delayed thing in their movements trust me when i first tried nioh all i could say is the camera view sucked in a small room but hey thats what makes it challenging for most peeps out there i know ur some sort of a fan of these "hard" games im just all about the story and changes the settings in ultra hard mode for fun. But trust me thats 1 thing i noticed about "those" hard games yes its true ac origins is easy cant argue with that but the point is the movements is crispy when you press dodge it dodges as soon as you press the button and thats why its easy unlike those "hard" games it has some sort of delay and makes you wanna press it in advance so you wont get caught up on whats coming for you.
My favorite games of the decade :- 1. Witcher 3 2. Red dead redemption 2 3. The Last of us 4. Skyrim 5. GTA 5 6. Metal gear solid 5 7. Alien Isolation 8. Uncharted 4 9. Bioshock Infinite 10. Max Payne 3
@@peaj4812 I wish I could, it's a PS4 exclusive and where I live PS4 games cost way too much, so I guess I'll have to wait a couple of years :) If you are not afraid of outdated graphics and a weird combat system I would highly recommend playing Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, if you haven’t already
Ds3 and bloodborne ruined witcher for me :( both in combat and atmosphere. Tw3 is good, but the combat is a mess and the only area I enjoy is the Skellige Isles. Never seen a pirate place done so well, all it is missing are sea encounters; imagine giant creatures trying to destroy your boat as you sail from isle to isle. Missed opportunity to elevate the isles tbh
@@peaj4812 bro but tw3 is alot bigger than hzd and i have played them both but the story,soundtracl,character arc are something which i don't think hzd was even close to tw3.
A fair warning. First: the game is highly addictive once it really gets going. The beginning is a bit sluggish but trust me, most of the 100+ hours is quality content. Secondly, the game is like the tv show in a way that it doesn't really explain any of the lore that much to you, or the characters you might meet. While Witcher 3 definitely stands on its own, it is a piece of a trilogy in the end. Oh and in case you didn't know already, the games are set AFTER the book series ends and the tv show is based on the book series. So expect to be somewhat spoiled for the books and when the tv show resumes.
@@jugi1850 I'm having hard time. I normally play in burst. Beat the fallen order. I'm around the point were you beat up the thugs wanting to fight after early bar scene. Had dreams of the girl on the run. Is the story top notch. My top game last of us and god of war.
@@sa1sa624 the story is very good. But what truly sets Witcher 3 apart from its competition are the optional side stories. Sure the game is riddled with shorter side missions but the truly epic, hours and hours long short stories are worth the purchase alone. The one hinted at the video about the bloody Baron gets me every time.
@@jugi1850 the ui. Is very dated. But I'm giving a shot. Splitting time between that an resident evil 2. Nicr playstation sales right now. Got it for about 14$
No lock on, no UI for me please sir, thank you very much. Nice clean screen and full control over my character. Kontrol Freeks thumb grips really helps with the controller feeling too IMO. I experimented with alternative movement, but I actually like the original. I understand certain criticsms of it, but I also like the fact that the "clunky" controls actually give mass/weight to Geralt and Roach. Physics are involved, you can't just mindlessly charge at full speed everywhere all the time.
@@GMak81 yeah but you knew exactly what the video meant when he said "clunky" and so did the designers that's why they patched in the alternative movement and why its turned on by default. Yeah the weightier animations of movement add realism but the guy is a super human mutant monster killing machine... I want him to move when I tell him to move.
It would be wrong to discredit all of dark souls’ achievements to demon’s souls. Sure, demon’s was first, but dark souls had the story and the bosses we all remember and it was dark souls who’s name was thrown around as a measurement of difficulty and a meme. I personally agree with your choice of the Witcher, but in second place for me I would place dark so- bloodborne. Bloodborne takes second place.
@@kingsleysummers1410 I really lik the Witcher but fromsoft blew it out of the water and out of all their games(and out of any game) bloodborne is my favorite
@@HALFSQUASHED demons is good but its not in dark souls league, just world alone leaves it behind i hated having use archstones dark souls world just so much better, i did like black and white tendency though.
Game hasnt aged that good i have to say . Faces are all Stiff gameplay is clunky and graphics are better games now. But still a great game with hundrets of quest all with their own unique storys
I'm sorry but being mysterious and saying a couple "deep" lines doesn't make a great villain. My spot would go to joker; arkham city cause arkham knight was frankly a mess. However, joker had the build up of two games and a ton of comics so it may be unfair for o dimm. Also time stop and spoon scene was really well executed I must admit.
@@oneautumnleaff2119 The witcher 3 ain't an indie game, also how is titanfall 2 dead ? you clearly havent played the game. i play it everyday, it takes from 30 seconds - 2.5 mins to find a match. Thats not DEAD game level
@@blackbeast9268 i literally never said The Witcher 3 was a indie game sooooo yeaaaah and also it is a dead game lmfao a game could have 100 players online and it will still put you into matches not to mention it was free this month hence why more people are checking it out currently Like honestly mate get your comprehension/understanding skills up a bit more before replying to people
I always thought that nothing would ever beat Skyrim, but The Witcher 3 proved me wrong. Skyrim is the best game in the first half of the decade and TW3 of the second half.
My Top 10: 1. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2. Mass Effect 2 3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 4. God of War 5. Last of Us 6. RDR 2 7. GTA V 8. Divinity: Original Sin 2 9. Batman: Arkham City 10. Fallout: New Vegas HM: Metal Gear Solid 5, Marvel's Spider-Man, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 4: Thief's End, Horizon Zero Dawn, Dragon Age 3, Bioshock 2, Dragon's Dogma
@@Dogodddd Dark Souls (and souls-like games in general) just aren't my cup of tea. I have never played DS1 but I've completed DS2 and started (but never finished) DS3. Great games and I understand why they have so many die-hard fans.
This game has put a deep heaviness in my heart. Just finished 2 days ago and it evokes sadness everytime I think of it. And the soundtracks .. I thought Hans Zimmer made it.
@@andrebasulo705 TOOK ME 2 MONTHS WITH ALL TEE DLC WTF. You really didn't get immersed at all. Completing it in five days means you explored too little and did little to no side quests. This isn't a hate comment BTW I just feel bad that your first gameplay wasnt as immwrsivw and good as it should've been
Σταυρος Κουλαρας you do realize that getting immersed in witcher 3 can make you run through it really fast as it feels like the main story has real important weight to it. Finding ciri is extremely important to geralt so doing anything that wastes time doesnt make sense if you play immersed in the character of geralt
@@Michael-tk9mx "was" being the key word. Skyrim was great don't get me wrong. but it's writing feels incredibly shallow post Witcher 3. Still fun to mess around in, but the lack of real choice or consequence really makes it hard for me to care about my actions while playing in that world now.
@@Michael-tk9mx masterpiece? Despite mediocre writing, garbage combat, lackluster characters, meh RPG mechanics and dumbed down over predecessors? Overall, it's just a mediocre package - not bad but nothing exceptional either. Altho yes soundtrack and exploration are well done, that I admit. Too many RPGs this decade (and even last two decades) that do a lot of things better than Skyrim yet people seem to cling to Skyrim all the while overlooking it's glaring issues. Baffling.
This game changed my life i would say. After spending almost 1000 hours with Geralt since witcher 1 my character developed too. Even some of my habits have changed. And i would never thought i’m gonna be listening to a song in a cutscene of a game for 3-4 minutes straight and start clapping and crying when it’s done. Witcher 3 especially was a magnificent game with perfect characters and presentation. It’s cast of voice actors top notch and it’s story is well thought. Unlike some other games and developers cdpr and witcher 3 is full of content with a reasonable price. Offers replayability and joy. Bought 3 games in a summer sale for 5 bucks. For 5 bucks i had about 1000 hours of immense emotions and fun. I cannot compare this kind of price to performance with anything. Witcher 3 is the best game ever released to this day and probably i won’t see a game that surpass Witcher 3 anytime soon. THAT GAME MADE ME WANNA DELETE MY MEMORIES TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IT AGAIN TO FEEL EVERY EMOTION AGAIN WITH EVERY SURPRISE!!!!!
@Eternal lmaoooo. Liking a game is one thing but these people cross the limits and act as if the game gave birth to them and shaped them from a fetus to a weeb they are now. Overreacting cringy virgins spending all their fluids on some coded pixels😂
Respectable choice, Witcher 3 is a masterpiece of a game. Mass Effect 2, BotW, Nier: Automata, Deus Ex: HR, Last of Us, RDR2, and Dragon's Dogma (which is underrated as hell) are also great.
Those are all great games but Witcher 3 is a masterpiece. It changed the way people judge games. It changed players expectations. I changed what is seen as acceptable. Haven't you noticed that since Witcher 3, other studios are constantly getting shat on and releasing AAA flops? Because a medium sized studio in Poland has shown what can actually be done and AAA studios no longer have an excuse.
mine is Divinity Original Sin 2, a complete masterpiece that does everything well. It is in my opinion, as well as the first, my all time greatest game. Layers of depth, loads of choices, it is the best of the old school game with new school tech. Simply, the greatest overall experience. the witcher 3 is up there as one of my all time fav games, what was accomplished at the time was incredible, from a graphics standpoint, excellent writing and characters. other games in my top list are Batman Arkham City, GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, farcry 3, bioshock infinite, the last of us, dark souls 3, bloodborne, wolfenstein the new order, doom 2016, octopath traveler, zelda botw, forza horizon 2 &3, diablo 3 ros, ori & the blind forest, celeste, titanfall 2, uncharted 4, prey, resident evil 7, RE2 remake, Nier Automata, monster hunter world, dragon quest 11, persona 5, total war warhammer & 2 I unfortunately didnt like the narrative of god of war, gameplay was ok, graphics were amazing, but it really didnt do it for me. it was a big slide down after your first confrontation with Odins son. Spiderman is another one, great visuals, gameplay is actually fun, but side missions, main missions, characters, the writing was a bit lacking, and the rinse and repeat side missions, and token chasing was really really badly done.
Original sin 2 as well as original sin are such good games and I was suprised because I usually don't like top downs or even turn based rpg's but larien studios gave it such charm from the great story to great characters and imo I can agree that larien or original sin 2 deserves that. I've been an fps player for so long and a little light on rpg's but both of those games make my top 10 all time, OS2 being in top 5.
I played DOS 2 but I am having a hard time bringing myself to finish playing that game a second time. That game has one big weakness. Way too much micromanagement. It was horrible controlling 4 characters. I literally kicked two party members out just so I had less to micromanage. I think the game is actually easier playing with 2 characters. I tried playing the game with 4 characters again on a higher difficulty but I do not think I will finish the game. I can not stand so much micromanagement. I really wanted to have 4 characters to play with but it is way too much a pain in the ass. I wish there was a better menu system and that a lot of it was automated. Like auto crafting so that if I say right click on an item it would list all the stuff I could make with it right then and there with 1 click. I have to bring up an internet page to look up some of the recipes that I could not remember and hold on to a lot of junk that I could need later so I could make some item out of it. Then I would have to go to the ship put it into storage and then come back out. The flow of the game kept getting interrupted.
@@SP3C7REGaming im in the same boat, I ever was into this style of game, watched a lot of boulders gate when dad used to play with his friend when i was young, but never got into it until origiin sin came out. if I could only play one game for the rest of my life, original sin 2 would be that game.
@@AzureDrag0n1 ahh yeah, item management was convoluted, but there was something i really liked about each member having their own packs, and I dunno, found it kinda therapeutic. I also liked taking notes as I played, it sort of added to the interaction a bit.
I remember first time landing in skellige with that song playing it was awe inspiring that was the moment i realised its one of best games ever made, only bloodborne has give me the same feeling this generation
@@herman1francis Mass.effect 2 is the second best game of the 2010 The first is rdr 1 ( won goty i remember) But i think to mass effect 2 deserves in top 10 of this decade 1 witcher 3 2 last of us 3 skyrim 4gta 5 5 red dead redemption 1 6 mass effect 2 7 god of war 8portal 2 9 bloodborne 10 red dead redemption 2
Initially I was hesitant in buying Witcher 3, since I prefer graphics over gameplay, but then I saw The Witcher on Netflix in 2019 & felt the urge for more from the lore. I bought this game in February 2020 & I am so surprised that why didn’t I buy this back in 2015. This game truly defines the generation of single player story driven gaming.The battle of Kaer Morhen mission is a Masterpiece, never ever seen before in any other game.
Out of all the games I've played this decade, I have to agree is the Witcher III. Personally, Nier: Automata also comes to mind, as it had significant impact on me and my understanding of the stories games could deliver like the Witcher III does so well. However, the Witcher III reigns supreme in my mind as what all games should aspire to be, at least in terms of storytelling and world building.
@@jorgeloredo100 It's almost like you didn't watch the video. Dark Souls didn't create shit, it just stone it's concepts and made them a little better.
The only game that I completed every single fucking things side quest monster hunting fighting and wandering around for no reason feeling the weather and redoing for every choices that would make change differently
Witcher 3 was my first game on the PS4, and it was when I truly started to think that current/next-gen video games from then on will be able to engross me in as much as any media format we consume regularly have been able to do in the past. It's been tough though because really, only a handful of games have actually been on par with the Wild Hunt experience so far. But the fact that the level of production, and delivery, developers can put out now is incredibly exciting. It's only going to get better for sure. Thanks CDPR!
After playing it again with the new upgrade patch, it’s still so much fun! The writing is some of the best in any game I have ever played, which makes the player want to complete all the quests and find every piece of information. It is truly a masterpiece that will keep you entertained for 100+ hours.
Great video as always Tonald, though I personally consider Persona 4 Golden my game of the decade. Though I must admit that is for really personal reasons.
Persona 5 is my game of the decade 😅 It's my first ever JRPG and as you can see from my pfp, I loved it. I hope Atlus remakes Persona 4 and 3 for current/next gen.
I never felt the controls to be awkward or hard to manage indoors. Roach was easy to control. Is this a console problem? I played on PC with a keyboard and mouse. No, I am not arguing PC vs Console. I'm just curious - has anyone played both for comparison?
not a day goes by without me thinking about this game, to this I often listen to Kear Morhen and Skillege ambience tracks while on work. Music in the game is extremely power.
I’ve put 30 hours into this game and I’m literally at the start lol. Took me 5 years to actually get playing it cos I couldn’t get past the start. Now I’m having a blast
Don't really care about the clunky controls or the combat system. It's the world and the story that adds so much soul and joy to the game. There is so much love for detail, so much lore and depth, references to real world mythology, intriguing characters and plot twists.
Thumbs this video up if you'd like to see an "Indie Game of The Decade video." Likes help me gauge interest for future similiar videos. I could get it out sometime in the next week as I already have the game in mind for it.
Either way, thank you so much for taking time out of your day to watch my content this year. Next year, big changes are coming to Downward Thrust, both in how videos are made and my general attitude towards game critique. Let's just say I'm going to be celebrating more games rather than provoking controversy (whether warranted or not).
Anyway, I've covered The Witcher 3 in-depth, but I could not deny it Game of the Decade. Instead of repeat what I've already said about the game, I decided to bring in other games and topics before going into why The Witcher 3 is the best of them all. Obviously, there is no measurement here: this is personal, yet I think the widespread acclaim for the game speaks for itself.
This is a discussion video, so it's not all about The Witcher 3. Want to skip straight to The Witcher 3 conversation? 3:24
*What is your Game of the Decade and why? What makes it so special?*
More in-depth videos on The Witcher 3 I have created:
Is The Witcher 3 The Pinnacle Of Gaming?
ruclips.net/video/80SWZWHF3ao/видео.html
The Witcher 3: Four Years Later
ruclips.net/video/HNAzd56F4o0/видео.html
The Witcher 3: The Masterpiece That Should Have Failed:
ruclips.net/video/BPiFbMNGN08/видео.html
The 100 Successes Of The Witcher 3:
ruclips.net/video/sMxIVVfXDPw/видео.html
always with you my dude.
Its not yet end of a decade, it ends in 2021
How about Nier Automata on 2nd place?
Stardew valley has got to be the absolute best indie game of the decade
yes please, indies deserve more spotlight :)
Witcher 3 is game of the decade : _Proceeds to roast it for 5min_
Becoming game of the decade is not about getting the most praise, but coming out of a 5 minute roast, and remaining the most unscathed.
Even the best games still have flaws.
@@Amocoru Some of the flaws make the best games.
what do you expect him to do lol
He’d have to really,otherwise it’d come across a fanboy video where as this dude has taken the game down and gone into the issues and W3 has still come out shining.
The soundtrack of the Witcher 3 is out of this world
It's good but not really that good
@@tounsi_m7ashesh whats better if i may ask?
@@Tuxedosnake00 donkey kong country tropical freeze
Castlevania rondo of blood
Doom 2016
Max payne 3
F zero x
@@Tuxedosnake00 also deus ex human revolution
@@tounsi_m7ashesh its your personal preference i know all these Soundtracks they are good but not better than witcher 3
TW3 also has the best villain of the decade:
Gaunter O'Dimm
yessssss
Yes sir
Agree. Even if I don't believe he is a villain tho
The LGPAIN yeah more of “keeping the scales balanced” kind of dude, leaving his actions for peoples own perception of them.
Maybe Dutch vanderlinde was better since you could see his character slowly changing throughout the game
The Bloody Baron quest is the most personal and impactful storyline I've ever experienced in a game.
Really ?
Just played through that quest line again and Return To Crookback Bog, wow.. I decided to free the Woodland Spirit and that ending stayed with me for hours.
Frying pan is
Yes,yes! Upgraded pc 1 week ago and first game,I downloaded,was witcher 3.and that quest,man.it killed me.
Austin Starke I thought it was pretty predictable and clique
I love that the “padding” in witcher 3 doesn’t feel like padding. Every single side quest feels meaningful and well thought out.
I didnt care for witcher 3 much. didnt even finish the main story. the start of the decade was 2010 technically, the year New Vegas released...not the best graphics,frame rate and and it was buggy but simply the game i felt like playing the most and most memorable story. I vote New vegas as game of this decade!
Padding?, paddling?.... shhh...
yep and i want more!!
@@donkeyIips Lol, stfu dude. New Vegas is absolute garbage and has aged horribly. Bethesda is going down hill year by year. Don't come here talking shit about The Witcher 3. Bethesda wishes they were half as compassionate and talented as CD Project Red. Even Breath of the Wild is a better game.
@Young Grind WHAT A JOKE!!! someone has a different opinion than me!!!
6:05 remember that one quest in Blood and Wine where you had to find a guy who stole the nuts off of a statue? Good times.
Goodness gracious great balls of granite!
Did that quest yesterday
Based of a real story from athens if I'm not mistaken
@@tadas7985 Yeah. Sadly, all good things come to an end.
@@whatismynameohwhatismyname Hahaha yes remember it... so fun story piece
Random woman - "Help, my daughter is in danger. A griffin took her away. You have to help her white wolf."
Geralt - "Absolutely ma'am. But first, how 'bout a round of gwent."
Random woman - "Gwent sounds just about right."
10/10
Dominic Bodhak sounds like a normal everyday conversation to me
Gwents boring
Lawson TheHorse said the 12 year old
Dominic Bodhak
To me it seems like an absolute win..
And if I lose we can always play another round or two (;
Lawson Munro
):<
“Sod off 🤛🏻😑👉🏻before I lose✊🏻🤨 my temper 👊🏻😤👊🏻
Random dude: Don't tolerate your kind here.
Geralt: Round of Gwent?
*nods silently*
@Don homer round of Gwent?
@@merked408 *nods exactly 3 times*
Oh man, the silent nod. So much war and strife in the witcher universe, but one thing that unites them across borders, factions and races...theyre all absolutely down for some silent nodding.
Merked
But we sure can play cards
Best DLC history of the decade: Hearts of Stone
Best DLC ever: Blood and Wine.
I love how when it comes to most DLC's for most games, it's a simple expansion pack tht addes a reasonable amount of content for the game. CD Projekt Red? NOPE. We'll give you access to part of the map that's BIGGER than the main game and is equally as good if not better than the main content. Like seriously, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine made me think seriously again about the concept of DLC to begin with.
@@bladelazoe Though not as large as The Witcher 3 DLC, Oblivion did it first imo with its expansions that were relatively cheap and provided a large quantity of entirely new content and no reskins. Not anywhere as good as Blood and Wine, but I think Oblivion was the first to start the trend of good DLC... they also started the trend of shit DLC with HORSE ARMOR for 5 bucks lmao.
@@MrCholoPants3415 Got a point, I'm just saying then between those 2 expansions, there was an awful lot of "here's 100% story, now lets cut about 10% of that and make that into an expansion....or 20% of the main game and cut that into an expansion" vs a full game with actual expansions lol I never played Oblivion but I have a friend who LOVES that series and I heard all about it from him.
Best DLC ever: Old Hunters
That doesn't even make sense
I still remember when Geralt looked at the camera after Regis said that we needed a well deserved rest. After playing the game for over 200 hours I remembered all "we" went through and I got shivers while watching the credits. I think this is the game of the decade since 2015, its an rpg of legendary proportions...
Painkiller DCXVI That fourth wall breaking , with geralt smiling was the best thing
I just realised that it rhymes
I hope you saw their anniversary video too, was very touching having invested so much time into all the characters
Adam Swaney that anniversary video hit the feels so hard dude, just like you said after all that time with those characters it really hit hard
Painkiller DCXVI definitely not Game Of The Decade..
As weird as it may sound, Witcher 3 cured my videogame addiction. Has enough hours to keep you away from other games, and after finishing it, every other game feels bland. Thanks CDPR!
couldn't have said it better. i started playing jedi fallen order after witcher 3 and i just couldn't. uninstalled it after 2 hours.
Rakesh Mahar thats just sad then
@@mozza4209 yeah it is. now im always gonna compare games to witcher 3 and im never gonna be able to enjoy them. its real sad.
@@IlSH2 this is genuinely hilarious, thanks for the laugh!
For all you guys I recommend you "Disco Elysium". For me, it was the game of 2019
Witcher 3 actually ruined other games for me, I can’t find something like it anywhere. Can’t wait for cyberpunk 77
Coming soon
2 921.93759 hours for Cyberpunk 2077 to come out..
Red dead redemption 2 and the Witcher 3 did this to me as well fam. Both games are just too damn amazing.
Same here, although AC Origins and AC Odyssey were an ok distraction until I started playing as Geralt again.
Try rdr 2 and zelda botw
I still remember every single side quest you mentioned
@@FlapDaddy yeah and all rid of that soot🤗
@@FlapDaddy It's so bizarre to me that some of the first quests you do in Witcher 3, investigating the arson and getting the pan are maybe the most boring side quests in the game and they put them in right at the beginning as people's first impression...
@@FlapDaddy Geralt the sheep herder and goat chaser :))
@@shockmesane4158 and the pan quest kind of pays off because then you realize that the monocle you found is Thaler's and he was they guy who used the pan :D
@@shockmesane4158 But there was the noonwraithe contract, which has far more depth than many games
Truly makes you FEEL like a witcher
8/10 IGN
Correction it got a 9.3 by IGN
7.8 - Too Much Witcher
Ign gave it 9,3
@@JT_0n k
Carlos Andrés Romero L
And I chose the Gwent game of the Decade
In-game game of the decade
Jokes aside the standalone gwent game is one of my favourite this decade
Ragnar really enjoyed the beta much much more but eh it’s still good
@D Wise So, uh . . . wanna play some cards?
Gwent IS the game, all the swordfighting and stuff is just a distraction on your way to play more Gwent.
Games I wish I could experience again for the first time:
-The Witcher 3
-Skyrim
-Red dead redemption 1 & 2
-Assassins Creed (Ezio Trilogy)
-Modern Warfare 2 (Campaign)
-Life Is Strange Season 1
-Tales From the Borderlands
-Metal Gear Solid V
-The Last of Us
-Uncharted 4
(NOT IN ORDER)
*Edit* : Pretty ironic that I was wishing to experience MW2 campaign again and about a month later they announce a Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remaster.
Ryan hell yeah
For me Detroit: Become Human too
God of War for me
metal gear rising revengeance
What about dead space trilogy, mass effect trilogy, bioshock series, Max payne and so on...
Witcher 3, The Last Of Us and Red Dead Remption 2... All had their own small issues, but all accomplished unforgettable, ambicious and game changing experiences.
No game has ever been perfect..also it's always up to personal preference,but yeah these titles and also other just stand out in their own ways and you just have to love them and you just feel they have something different, something unique
You gotta put Skyrim in there
Monster Hunter World is on my list at #3 simply because it actually managed to bring one of the most beautiful game series to the world without destroying the essence of the game!!!
Martin Smith you gotta remember gta 5 and Skyrim
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt > Skyrim (all 100 remasters) though I did love it.
"Ask yourself who's your favorite villain in the Witcher 3,"
Me: Eredin
"I highly doubt its Eredin."
Me: O-oh. Ok.
What’s so good about eredin? He’s pretty one dimensional and forgettable tbh. Definitely pales to Gaunter or even Detlaff
@@ssj4rit Eredin is just badass, which makes him cool to me. He gives no fucks about anyone as long as he completes his mission. I like Eredin for his badass factor. But if I had to pick a Villain with the best development, I would probably pick Gaunter/Olgierd, although Olgierd isnt really good or bad. I have yet to play blood and wine, but I should have that done within a few weeks.
Excellent armour design for The Wild Hunt tho
Yeah, I'd either give it to Eredin or Dijkstra.
BB I don’t see Dijkstra as necessarily a “villain”, I see him more as a ruthless businessman but not necessarily evil
I must be one of few in the camp that actually liked the Witcher 3's combat system and controls. Honestly, really enjoyed it. I liked how you could make your character very mage heavy, sword heavy, or potion heavy, or how you could mix and hybrid the styles. I thought the styles mixed well with the controls. It was easy to use magic in combat, or potions too. And of all the RPG openworld games I have played, and I have played many, Witcher 3 is the only game where I actually used potions and oils to buff my stats to help me kill a certain monster or enemy. Witcher 3 and with its DLCs are honestly a 10/10 for me. A masterpiece.
You are not the only one. The combat is satisfying once you get into it, challenging and rewarding if you plan a strategy.
This nitpicking is just overreacting. The only real problem with TW3 is fistfighting in narrow places (e.g. at the gwent tournament in Novigrad), whereas there's always room to improve in other matters. The game is an absolut masterpiece.
I think the Soulsborne games may have spoiled us. The combat in them is just SO GOOD, the controls are so responsive, and the weapons are just so varied and impactful that really nothing is able to rival them. Which kind of puts other games in a conundrum. They can either try to copy what FROM did, in which case they'll all just feel samey and derivative, which won't do the industry any good, or they can make their own combat system, in which case they'll run the real risk of making something that feels inferior to Soulsborne. That's kind of what happened with The Witcher 3. It came out only a couple months after Bloodborne with a combat system that tried to have its own feel and which took a lot of inspiration from the Batman Arkham series, and it just wasn't as satisfying to play.
most people are saying the combat is trash because it's not primarily mechanically orientated, but instead, based on your builds and preparations. While i prefer dark souls combat over witcher 3, I still admire its combat considering how i have to put some thought before entering each fight. The ones who dislike it are also probably the ones who chose the lower 2 difficulties, because they don't require any levels of preparation, but moreso hack and slash. Thus they completely complain on how its combat isn't up to match with dark souls, yet they miss out on the best part of witcher 3's combat, that being how you must know your enemy, or die.
Whoever thinks the combat ia trash, do one thing. Download the Witcher 3 Ehanced Edition from Nexus Mods. It remasters the combat and enemy AI behavior. Check out videos of it on RUclips... Its super cool. It's so much harder, but when you master it, you really feel like a Witcher. Also it makes cooking potions so much fun, you will spend more time actually harvesting ingredients from plants and monsters.
@@alosnocallereal1734 i agree fist fighting was had some weird cut of edges especially inside but i loved the combat i dont know if it just me but geralt fights very much like this in the books.
The DLC in this game are what i wish all DLC would be
Lmao no, did you both forget about Old Hunters? Easily beats every dlc out there.
The NeiR Automata dlc was also pretty good for what it was.
Shivering isles in oblivion was prolly the best dlc I’ve ever played through
@@sherlock7127 I love old hunters but the beast of touissant quest beats 80% of the old hunters dlc and lore. Let's not get into how well they introduced Gaunter O'Dimm in the beginning, telling you about Yen and then disappearing, only for him to be the main antagonist in one of the DLCs. For the most part I dont thibk they're comparable, bloodborne's fighting system is way more refined than the witcher 3, but the witcher 3 focuses more on story than combat, where as old hunters has a very vague story, open for discussion and speculation. Then that leads to youtubers like vaatividya to do huge leaps in logic and sense to glue together some very vague pieces of lore. "Who could Living Failures be? Maybe an old ancestor of Gehrman?" (I think you get my point).
Ludwig, Orphan of Kos, and Maria are all amazing boss fights. Let's forget about the stains that Laurence and Living failures left on an otherwise amazing DLC.
@@sherlock7127 they Don't come close to Blood and Wine. Blood and Wine is not Just an expansion, but whole diffrent game because of how huge it is. Hearts of Stone is far superior in story.
@@genesisosuna the old hunters is better just for the gameplay and the areas. Toussaint is good but do feel generic after about 20 Hours in like every the Witcher 3 regions.
Played Witcher 3 over a year ago now, and I still remember every quest, character and event you mentioned. The game is beautifully told and played out. Easily one of my favorite games ever.
Me too, it's been more than a year and i wish I could forget it all just to rediscover it again...
You should experience Zelda
@@minecraftotalwar yea but witcher 3 still better imo
@@dario4497 nah
@@arpyx8707 well its not bad but its very overrated
Something that annoys me is having friends who bought and enjoyed Assasins Creed Odyssey, but refuse to play Witcher 3 because it’s fantasy...
The funny thing about that is that AC Origins and AC Odyssey pretty much saw what was done in Witcher 3 and took notes.
AC games are blatant copy down of witcher 3 with their own mechanics
gupta you saying all AC games or the recent ones?
@@capolean2902 the recent ones (origins and odyssey)
@@ojasgupta6169 combat system and exploration are better in Odyssey but everything else is better in TW3
Witcher 3 would definitely be my game of the decade. Time spent playing the witcher 3 just disappears like a magical dream. I get bored of big open worlds yet when playing the witcher 3 time just disappears.
In just two playthroughs i sunk around 230 hours into the abyss that is witcher 3.
At a time in my life when little interested me, my friend bought me witcher 3 one Christmas. And that Christmas holiday I could not put it down. Time dissolved when playing it. Normally after a couple of days of binging any media i feel burnt out, yet I had finished the game and all the dlc before I even started to think about burnout. Whilst i did not 100% the game on my first playthough i was by no means speedrunning it. For the first time in ages I felt passionate about something and that for me is why i hold it in such high regards.
I spent about 400 hours on my first and only playthrough. I haven't dared replaying yet cause I fear it might take some of the magic away. Witcher 3 felt more like a personal experience I made than a game. And every DLC was just so perfect, from the fantastic story of HoS to the perfect ending with BaW. When you ride back to Corvo Bianco one last time. I knew it was about to end and it just felt so right.
Same here, i love games and such, but get burned out pretty much always, but there are some things, that just resonate with me so much, that dont make me burn out
Here's i think why it's the best game of the decade:
1. The music and soundtrack😍
2. The map, the scenery this game offers. Especially at Toussaint.
3. The effort they put to each character/dialogue.
4. The impact this game made me feel. It made me laugh, frustrated, and cry.
The music and soundtrack of blooborne is better. The. Literally everything you said after that red dead redemption 2 does better. But still and AMAZING game nonetheless
@@aymankramez2010 pffft Bloodbourne... Just listen to the Skellige-soundtrack in The Witcher 3
@@aymankramez2010 Red Dead 2 is super linear and the gameplay is extremely outdated. The story is great and RDR2 is overall really immersive but it was still kinda disappointing.
Juli linear? TW3 has 36 different endings based on choices. It is anything but.
@@hoodironyyy He meant Red Dead Redemption 2... Are you stupid?
I have played many games, but it never gave me that same feeling as the Witcher 3 did. My second favourite game is Bloodborne.
I love the Souls games. But Bloodbourne is giving me a really hard time. There's one of those games where higher FPS could really make a difference and i am stuck with a stuttering, low res mess even on my PS4 Pro. I just can't get myself to play it like this. Still hoping for a PC version down the road. Or maybe an improved PS5 one. :/
@@sh-hatman but i'm on ps4 and it works just fine XD. fps isn't really important in games tbh
Witcher 3 and bloodborne are joint my best games this generation, nothings come close to them.
@@kingsleysummers1410 Exactly!!!
L Hitman for me, red dead 2 was my game of the decade and all time favourite
What a coincidence, I just started my 7th playthrough
Quo same! But my sixth haha
I felt guilty after playing through 3 times.
Just started my 3rd after the series came out and I'm still coming across quests I missed the first 2 times.
I thought I was addicted, just starting my 4th after a year of break.
@@MrAdas-pb2dc its been a year since my last one, I've had the game since 2015 or 2016
I have played RDR 2 and Breath of the Wild but still Witcher 3 is my favorite. There is something special about it that most games don't have.
That's immersion my friend
It has best sound tracks
Clunky controls?
@@carloseduardoleyvarodrigue112 never felt like it was clunky cause i absolutely nailed the combat. U will get used to it after a few hours. But Roach(horse control) is a different story .
The controls are far from clunky. My only gripe would be how agile geralt is in combat yet he runs like a pensioner
Can’t believe I had this amazing game sitting in my collection for over a year and didn’t even play it..😳
And then one day I put it in and that was the start of an absolutely mind blowing, brilliantly put together journey.
Nothing can be said that has not been already.. what a fucking good game and one that will NEVER be uninstalled!
Look forward to playing it again for the forth time at some point next year..😉👍🏾
Well kinda the same. A friend gifted me for my birthday (ps4). I played a bit and loved it. However, it was my try hard time in csgo and osu plus 30fps is :(
Same didn't play it until Jan now I'm 100 plus hours into it. Incredible game and really annoyed I was playing destiny when I could have been playing the witcher 3
Chris Pollard Hahahahah can totally relate my friend, glad you managed to play and having a great time..
Have you also got the two DLC’s that come with it??
Those two alone are hours and hours of more Witcher enjoyment, they could also be standalone games in their own right! 👍🏾
Just an incredible adventure from beginning to end
I was never a big rpg player. But when that trailer for TW3 dropped, I fell in love with something I didnt even know bro. The day the trailer dropped I went up to game stop and bought TW2. Then I bought the books. Went into the lore of everything I could. And when TW3 finally dropped, I basically busted a nut for hundreds of hours.
The witcher 3 is my favorite game ever
wutrustupid god of war is better, even though im still playing the witcher 3 😂
weed soup very true, i actually like Borderlands 2 a lot.
Same for me!
luke g we will agree to disagree
My favorite game of all time is metal gear solid 3.
I'm starting my 6th playthrough today. 3,000+ hours
What do you do to maintain interest in a single-player game? I want to buy the GOTY edition since it's $15 on Steam but I'm hesitant because I'll just complete it and never touch it again.
@@iyankov96 what's wrong with completing it and putting it away?
@@iyankov96 new game plus which carries over all of your gear and stats from the old game into the new, get all of the multiple endings, do all the side quests, explore the map, collect and upgrade gear, play Gwent and get all of the cards you can. The GotY Edition extends playtime greatly because the DLC has tons of new content eg Blood and Wine having more new quests and a new deck of Gwent cards to collect, along with the main story.
@@iyankov96 I don't get how theres something wrong with a beautiful massive open world RPG with potentially hundreds of hours in one playthrough ending. Nothing wrong with games having an actual end, and yet this one depending on how you play can take months to finish.
@@iyankov96 paphetic go play fortnite or minecraft
“They don’t detract from the immersion, aymore then getting sand between your toes, makes going to the beach, not fun.”
I liked that comparison
I read this as he was saying it, lol
Why do I see this avatar everywhere? Halp
Oh yeah yeah?
Yuh
Nice grammar..
I love how most reviewers who talk about the witcher 3 say no game is perfect. The witcher 3 was so good it almost made you forget all of its flaws unless you are reviewing the game. This game is as close to perfection as we ever got with video games
@@christianguerrero70 if you read closely he said that it wasnt perfection buddy
Christian Guerrero don’t say one thing and default to another thing pal
@@lunafrejafahlgren2441 Dude whats up with your name?? What part of Iran do you live in? Lmao. That guy's not wrong btw.. Saying the Witcher is close to perfection is dumbest thing I've heard in awhile. Stop being a fanboy lol.
@@christianguerrero70 Yes, it is close to perfect, and yes, game of the decade.
Christian Guerrero you’ve never driven a boat
who else is playing this in 2019
Me in 2020
@@turtleanton6539 still 2019 tough
I imported saves from Witcher 1 and subsequently 2 to Witcher 3 just yesterday.
Just bought it
I'm playing on my switch
Just bought it 10 seconds ago, its fate.
Edit: I'm LOVING the game! have been playing for 2 hours and I think I won't drop it for another.. 12?
Second Edit: Jesus thats a lot of responses, i cant answer you all, but i love the support and encouragement!
Reborn0fDarkness What????? So you never played it? Well I guess R.I.P Real Life then
@@splintex862 I wanted to play since it came out, but i have 0 time to do anything tbh, but yeah R.I.P my social life ahahah
You'll love it, have fun!
@@Nucleofission Thank you!
Reborn0fDarkness Yeah enjoy it, take your time! You'll have a blast! Hopefully :)
“Most immersive RPG ever” yep absolutely nailed it mate!
Fable and Mass Effect was way more immersive for me. But I was like 10 and 12 at the time lol
@@K4inan
You're not wrong.
@Rooster Right? Haha
I've played hundreds of hours of The Witcher 3 but I still cant give it the Best RPG award, not over Skyrim.
@@nunosousa8162 it's interesting how opinions differ, and I respect yours. For me it's the total opposite, I've played Skyrim for hundreds of hours but as much as I love it if I look at TW3 it just blows it away in departments like character development, narrative, acting, visuals, and even music. Don't get me wrong, Skyrim is a masterpiece for I play it solely for fun, while I play TW3 mainly when I'm completely free and I manage stuff around my playtime so I can get immersed as much as possible to enjoy the story, atmosphere and insanely well developed characters thanks to the books.
Ive had 200 hours of game time on The Witcher 3. I think the combat is still decent, but the story, the music, the graphics and the ambience/feel of the game make me want to tear up. It's so beautiful.
Dude, I just bought this game again because I regretted selling it
Bought it cheaper with all the dlcs and it feels so good to have it back
If you let someone / something go and they come back to you, they are yours forever! 😍
You are a "bad person" for selling it :(
@@cocopuffs5871 lol yeah but I had to literally give money to have it back
Don't care tho
@@Donatexxx never could see that coming
This is *unforgivable sin* 😠
CDPR needs to remake 1&2 in the same engine as 3. It's money, lots of it and they have the people capable of doing so!
Not really worth their time tbh. They usually polish a game very well so it'll take them a long time to do it plus less people will buy it compared to making a new game. Keep in mind, i said less as in compared to newer games not generally few amount of people will buy it. I hear that they're going for another witcher game after cyberpunk.
Emilian Not worth it. The amount of time it would take is not worth the sales it MIGHT get. I personally wouldn’t rush to buy 1 and 2, having completed 3. I’d rather have a sequel and not dwell on the past.
i just need new game plus for the 2nd one
@@xomegaxz5799 Remake's are the thing nowadays! The network exploded with the release of the Netflix show! Now Witcher has become a trend, love it or hate it! It's the perfect time for anything Witcher related! Everyone suddenly discovered the series, they buy the books and all. Just wait until Amazon drops the LOTR series! - I would gladly purchase the remakes, especially of the first one, I love old school games, but rpg's usually suffer the most. I need remakes!
The Witcher 2 has aged quite well, especially the visuals considering it first came out on PC in 2011 before even Skyrim came out
The first game however could use a remake, although I don't think CDPR would develop one, I'd rather have a new Witcher game than a remake of the first one
I can’t choose a game of the decade, so here’s my top 5:
Red dead redemption 2
Breath of the wild
Witcher 3
God of War
Last of Us
Sarcasm?
@@ffxiisucks why would it be sarcasm lol they are good games. Dont try be that special little snowflake which chooses games no one has heard off and tries to act elite. Lmao
GTR Rohit ikr !!! id chose the same he did . But id replace botw with dark souls
dylan ameziane dark souls is great, but I couldn’t get my hands off breath of the wild when I got it, it’s the most liberating game that I have ever played
Alec I wholeheartedly agree with what you said and with your ranking . However I found botw's narrative ( for what I played ) kind of weak tbh . The game is great , but the story is okay , but really not that great compared to witcher 3
Witcher 3 IS the love of my life. Been playing RPGs for 30 years now. I´ve seen it all, but Witcher 3 (including the DLCs that make the game perfect) is simply unbeatable and beyond any comparison. I have played it 4 times through (total of 1138h) and discovered many unknown details and possibilities even on my 4th playthrough! The incredible music, the characters and their depth, the world, the brutality, the erotic, the exciting and emotional story line, the combat system, the lore, the HUGE and most beautiful world... all come together to combine and form an unforgettable experience. Witcher 3 is LOVE, Witcher 3 is LIFE. I can but hardly express my admiration, my love and gratitude to CDPR for this literally hundreds of hours filling, MASSIVE and EPIC MASTERPIECE OF ALL TIMES - that is WITCHER 3.
Just the thought that CDPR obviously is planing a Witcher IV sends shivers down my spine. Tip to the hat to all Witcher 3 friends out there who feel the same and know exactly how insufficient words are to express the memories and feelings, when you hear the tunes or even the name....Geralt of Rivia.
And some one sad red dead is better, 😁 the witcher 3 is the better game
I played Zelda I played God of War and I played Dark souls these are all great games but, trust nothing comes close to this unforgettable masterpiece
Agree. I've replayed TW3 four times, just an outstanding game.
Milord, you have blessed this Intellectual Gaming Community once again with your heavenly judgement!
Praise Tonald!! 🙌🙌🙌
Hobo Frodo if only he’d give Rags his monthly thrust smh
@@nickmcmurray3130 Pray to the Cosmic Chicken as I will and hopefully it will happen!
Blessed Tonald
A patch in The Witcher 3 gave an alternate movement style that felt great.
was it recent ?
@@mash3814 no, it came out a couple months after the game came out back in 2015
@@mash3814 Lizard Wizard is right, it came out not long after launch. Made the game so much better to play. There are also other customizations to the game in the options menu that drastically improve the mechanics and gameplay. Check it out next time your on.
You mean it felt WORSE before???
@@yaboytroy357 ?
Battle for the GOTD -
Rdr 2 and rdr 1 combined - u can't defeat us .
God of war - i know but he can .
Gwent - let me introduce myself .
@ШИРИШ Actually there were some bugs and some lighting issue's still a good game but nothing comes close to the witcher 3 in terms of story, side quest and character development and don't forget dialogue. I've played 500 hours on TW3 and only played god of war just one play through
@ШИРИШ yes, u r right DS is top notch game. Witcher 3 was boring for me. In god of war 2018 I have platinum but I doubt that I'll replay it as I did with 3rd part(completed gow 3rd part 4 or 5 times).
ШИРИШ I’ve found many glitches in GOW4 , in the final Valkyrie boss fight , Atreus just stood there in a corner running but not moving
RDR2
Gwent is boring
"I wish gta v's controls didn't feel like wood" that's so accurate
Økami all his comments about the controls on a game is freakin accurate haha tbh witcher 3's controls felt kind a like Nioh's but witcher is crispier but well maybe once i get used to it.
@@kevinytb1372 ??? witcher 3 feels nothing like nioh. Nioh is 1000000x more responsive and polished in their controls
@bronx zoo sorry bro but when i played nioh it kind a feel awkward maybe because i played ac origins before that for me ac origins have crispier movements than nioh tho i mean i can definitely dodge in nioh but i probably need to do it in advance like i saw the enemy lifting it sword ready to attack thats like the time youd press dodge not like when its about to hit you then you press dodge you instantly dodge that thing i do that in ac origins same with parry i really love the movements and the slowmos i get when that happens
@@kevinytb1372 You telling me that ac origins has crisp movement is enough to know that you're a casual gamer. LIterally all the mechanics you described in ac origins make the game worse, because they're all designed to make the game piss easy.
@bronx zoo yeah ive been a casual gamer since i was a kid. (Im more of a mmorpg guy) im just gunna say it. all the "hard" games have that delayed thing in their movements trust me when i first tried nioh all i could say is the camera view sucked in a small room but hey thats what makes it challenging for most peeps out there i know ur some sort of a fan of these "hard" games im just all about the story and changes the settings in ultra hard mode for fun. But trust me thats 1 thing i noticed about "those" hard games yes its true ac origins is easy cant argue with that but the point is the movements is crispy when you press dodge it dodges as soon as you press the button and thats why its easy unlike those "hard" games it has some sort of delay and makes you wanna press it in advance so you wont get caught up on whats coming for you.
My favorite games of the decade :-
1. Witcher 3
2. Red dead redemption 2
3. The Last of us
4. Skyrim
5. GTA 5
6. Metal gear solid 5
7. Alien Isolation
8. Uncharted 4
9. Bioshock Infinite
10. Max Payne 3
Great list my list would be
1. Arkham city
2. Bordelands 2
3. God of war 4
4. The witcher 3
5. Bloodbourne
@@conceivebelieveachieve9544 that's a pretty good list. If you had to make a top 10 what would you put in?
@@conceivebelieveachieve9544 bruh arkham city is so fucking great im crying and pooing right now
Bioshock and Max Payne are top taste
The Dreamer you def don’t have a switch then
The Witcher 3 ruined gaming (especially when it comes to RPGs) for me, other games just aren't as good as this one
Have you played Horizon Zero Dawn? They have a lot in common, I actually like HZD more than the Witcher 3.
@@peaj4812 I wish I could, it's a PS4 exclusive and where I live PS4 games cost way too much, so I guess I'll have to wait a couple of years :) If you are not afraid of outdated graphics and a weird combat system I would highly recommend playing Gothic 2: Night of the Raven, if you haven’t already
Ds3 and bloodborne ruined witcher for me :( both in combat and atmosphere. Tw3 is good, but the combat is a mess and the only area I enjoy is the Skellige Isles. Never seen a pirate place done so well, all it is missing are sea encounters; imagine giant creatures trying to destroy your boat as you sail from isle to isle. Missed opportunity to elevate the isles tbh
@@peaj4812 bro but tw3 is alot bigger than hzd and i have played them both but the story,soundtracl,character arc are something which i don't think hzd was even close to tw3.
@@peaj4812 I loved hzd but the side mission tended to be bland in a way.
For me the best games were :
The Witcher III
GOD OF WAR
The Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild
AND OF COURSE
RDR 1 & 2
Breath of the Wild was overrated.
MZA If you didn't play it or appreciated its playability and freedom, it's clear why you say it
@@Drakevid I played it...
I don't get the love for RDR2. Really. Boring combat, super slow movement.. I want to play the game, not experience a movie.
BadBurrito Isn’t the whole point of single player video games to experience a story firsthand?
Oh stop it, my Lord.
One monthly thrust is more than enough for me. ^_^
Mi lord is generous
Jeb wills it
Prude
I see you everywhere! Why?
You again?
Just bought The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition. and im very happy to be able to play it before the decade ends
A fair warning. First: the game is highly addictive once it really gets going. The beginning is a bit sluggish but trust me, most of the 100+ hours is quality content. Secondly, the game is like the tv show in a way that it doesn't really explain any of the lore that much to you, or the characters you might meet. While Witcher 3 definitely stands on its own, it is a piece of a trilogy in the end. Oh and in case you didn't know already, the games are set AFTER the book series ends and the tv show is based on the book series. So expect to be somewhat spoiled for the books and when the tv show resumes.
@@jugi1850 I'm having hard time. I normally play in burst. Beat the fallen order. I'm around the point were you beat up the thugs wanting to fight after early bar scene. Had dreams of the girl on the run. Is the story top notch. My top game last of us and god of war.
@@sa1sa624 the story is very good. But what truly sets Witcher 3 apart from its competition are the optional side stories. Sure the game is riddled with shorter side missions but the truly epic, hours and hours long short stories are worth the purchase alone. The one hinted at the video about the bloody Baron gets me every time.
Ahh credits to Netflix ? You must be new here
@@jugi1850 the ui. Is very dated. But I'm giving a shot. Splitting time between that an resident evil 2. Nicr playstation sales right now. Got it for about 14$
did you try turning "alternative movement" on in the settings? It gets rid of that slow clunky feel of movement
I also never use lock on.
@@resmarted ive only ever used it in darksouls and assassins creed
No lock on, no UI for me please sir, thank you very much. Nice clean screen and full control over my character.
Kontrol Freeks thumb grips really helps with the controller feeling too IMO. I experimented with alternative movement, but I actually like the original.
I understand certain criticsms of it, but I also like the fact that the "clunky" controls actually give mass/weight to Geralt and Roach. Physics are involved, you can't just mindlessly charge at full speed everywhere all the time.
@@resmarted that's true. I never use lock on either
@@GMak81 yeah but you knew exactly what the video meant when he said "clunky" and so did the designers that's why they patched in the alternative movement and why its turned on by default. Yeah the weightier animations of movement add realism but the guy is a super human mutant monster killing machine... I want him to move when I tell him to move.
Who else can second this? This is my Game of The Generation.
New year's wish would be to forget the game completely so I can replay this masterpiece again
I’m playing it for the first time tomorrow 😄
It would be wrong to discredit all of dark souls’ achievements to demon’s souls. Sure, demon’s was first, but dark souls had the story and the bosses we all remember and it was dark souls who’s name was thrown around as a measurement of difficulty and a meme. I personally agree with your choice of the Witcher, but in second place for me I would place dark so- bloodborne. Bloodborne takes second place.
Couldn't agree more, so glad sekiro won game of year from software deserve more recognition
@@kingsleysummers1410 I really lik the Witcher but fromsoft blew it out of the water and out of all their games(and out of any game) bloodborne is my favorite
Demons souls was better though. Dark souls just ruined the online component and added some unnecessary /unfair game mechanics.
@@HALFSQUASHED demons is good but its not in dark souls league, just world alone leaves it behind i hated having use archstones dark souls world just so much better, i did like black and white tendency though.
@@kingsleysummers1410 What about Dark Souls 3? its on sale on PSN and i never got round to playing it at launch. Is it worth it?
There's one thing in Witcher 3 that does feel like padding: Smuggler's Cache
Oh dude. I have found ALL the Smuggler's Caches of Skellige. It was........ aaaaaah
it's free real estate
Padding or not, it made my Geralt of 1st play through so damn rich, lol! That money supported throughout my new game +.
Its a goddamn money trove! Im sitting with more than 240k right now :)
I just bought it 10 minutes ago and downloading, looking forward to play it.
Enjoy the adventure! It's a really long one filled with easter eggs and lore.
You're in for a treat, I promise. Enjoy!
Game hasnt aged that good i have to say . Faces are all Stiff gameplay is clunky and graphics are better games now. But still a great game with hundrets of quest all with their own unique storys
Oh man, I am jealous. Wish I could play again for the first time. Good luck on the path!
Same here! I chose the blood and broken bones difficulty...
Hey Downward Thrust you should seriously consider going on EFAP bro.
I’d weep on that day, the level of greatness would be incredible and too much for a human body to handle
I would pay 100$ for that video
I just got this for Christmas and I’m starting my journey with the game. Should hold me over till Cyberpunk 2077
Way to go man! You're going to enjoy every moment of it, guaranteed. Also, I can't *wait* for Cyberpunk 2077 to finally get released.
I can't believe Bioware actually compared Mass Effect: Andromedud to Witcher 3...
Hahaha. What, they really did? Wow! The Balls! :D
@@dr.embersfield1551 gamerant.com/mass-effect-andromeda-side-quest-witcher/ What a fucking joke Bioware has become.
Best Witcher villain = Gaunter O'Dimm, no contest!
Yes!
I'm sorry but being mysterious and saying a couple "deep" lines doesn't make a great villain. My spot would go to joker; arkham city cause arkham knight was frankly a mess. However, joker had the build up of two games and a ton of comics so it may be unfair for o dimm.
Also time stop and spoon scene was really well executed I must admit.
i love Vitold.
I agree, he was even better than the Wild Hunt
@@markrogers783 what Joker has to do with Witcher and Witcher universe?
That’s a weird way to spell “Untitled Goose Game”
lol rake in the lake
''untitled goose game'' is a weird way to spell titanfall 2
Well for starters that would be a indie as for titan fall 2 🤢 i wasnt aware that a game which died 2 days after launch was even a thought
@@oneautumnleaff2119
The witcher 3 ain't an indie game, also how is titanfall 2 dead ? you clearly havent played the game. i play it everyday, it takes from 30 seconds - 2.5 mins to find a match. Thats not DEAD game level
@@blackbeast9268 i literally never said The Witcher 3 was a indie game sooooo yeaaaah and also it is a dead game lmfao a game could have 100 players online and it will still put you into matches not to mention it was free this month hence why more people are checking it out currently
Like honestly mate get your comprehension/understanding skills up a bit more before replying to people
I always thought that nothing would ever beat Skyrim, but The Witcher 3 proved me wrong.
Skyrim is the best game in the first half of the decade and TW3 of the second half.
Oh I agree!
I can't believe everyone is forgetting Skyrim came out this decade, but in their defense it was YEARS ago.
Base Skyrim is overrated, the community made it into the gem it is today!
@@Spinexus Over rated?
From what prospective?
@@elijahjohnson1952 Being the "god" RPG
My Top 10:
1. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2. Mass Effect 2
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4. God of War
5. Last of Us
6. RDR 2
7. GTA V
8. Divinity: Original Sin 2
9. Batman: Arkham City
10. Fallout: New Vegas
HM: Metal Gear Solid 5, Marvel's Spider-Man, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 4: Thief's End, Horizon Zero Dawn, Dragon Age 3, Bioshock 2, Dragon's Dogma
Mass Efect 🤣🤣
@@maksymhnatyuk9662 mass effect 2 is a fucking good game dont disrespect it
Geralt of Rivia i would replace mass effect with new vegas
u never heard about dark souls 1? i guess u should give it a try might change that top 10
@@Dogodddd Dark Souls (and souls-like games in general) just aren't my cup of tea. I have never played DS1 but I've completed DS2 and started (but never finished) DS3. Great games and I understand why they have so many die-hard fans.
This game has put a deep heaviness in my heart. Just finished 2 days ago and it evokes sadness everytime I think of it. And the soundtracks .. I thought Hans Zimmer made it.
I got that same feeling when I finished my first play through
I finished the game in 5 days and i regret it so much
what was your game ending?
@@andrebasulo705 TOOK ME 2 MONTHS WITH ALL TEE DLC WTF. You really didn't get immersed at all. Completing it in five days means you explored too little and did little to no side quests. This isn't a hate comment BTW I just feel bad that your first gameplay wasnt as immwrsivw and good as it should've been
Σταυρος Κουλαρας you do realize that getting immersed in witcher 3 can make you run through it really fast as it feels like the main story has real important weight to it. Finding ciri is extremely important to geralt so doing anything that wastes time doesnt make sense if you play immersed in the character of geralt
I couldn’t agree more, best game I played this decade, I must admit dark souls, Skyrim are high up on the list as well
Michael Collins Playing Skyrim after the Witcher feels like having a cardboard bike.
I would definitely not put Skyrim up there
bronx zoo do you have a reason? Skyrim was a masterpiece
@@Michael-tk9mx "was" being the key word. Skyrim was great don't get me wrong. but it's writing feels incredibly shallow post Witcher 3. Still fun to mess around in, but the lack of real choice or consequence really makes it hard for me to care about my actions while playing in that world now.
@@Michael-tk9mx masterpiece? Despite mediocre writing, garbage combat, lackluster characters, meh RPG mechanics and dumbed down over predecessors? Overall, it's just a mediocre package - not bad but nothing exceptional either. Altho yes soundtrack and exploration are well done, that I admit.
Too many RPGs this decade (and even last two decades) that do a lot of things better than Skyrim yet people seem to cling to Skyrim all the while overlooking it's glaring issues. Baffling.
Witcher 3 for me as well.
This game changed my life i would say. After spending almost 1000 hours with Geralt since witcher 1 my character developed too. Even some of my habits have changed. And i would never thought i’m gonna be listening to a song in a cutscene of a game for 3-4 minutes straight and start clapping and crying when it’s done. Witcher 3 especially was a magnificent game with perfect characters and presentation. It’s cast of voice actors top notch and it’s story is well thought. Unlike some other games and developers cdpr and witcher 3 is full of content with a reasonable price. Offers replayability and joy. Bought 3 games in a summer sale for 5 bucks. For 5 bucks i had about 1000 hours of immense emotions and fun. I cannot compare this kind of price to performance with anything. Witcher 3 is the best game ever released to this day and probably i won’t see a game that surpass Witcher 3 anytime soon.
THAT GAME MADE ME WANNA DELETE MY MEMORIES TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IT AGAIN TO FEEL EVERY EMOTION AGAIN WITH EVERY SURPRISE!!!!!
@Eternal lmaoooo. Liking a game is one thing but these people cross the limits and act as if the game gave birth to them and shaped them from a fetus to a weeb they are now. Overreacting cringy virgins spending all their fluids on some coded pixels😂
Doesn't even mention the fantastic soundtrack
Respectable choice, Witcher 3 is a masterpiece of a game. Mass Effect 2, BotW, Nier: Automata, Deus Ex: HR, Last of Us, RDR2, and Dragon's Dogma (which is underrated as hell) are also great.
Those are all great games but Witcher 3 is a masterpiece. It changed the way people judge games. It changed players expectations. I changed what is seen as acceptable. Haven't you noticed that since Witcher 3, other studios are constantly getting shat on and releasing AAA flops? Because a medium sized studio in Poland has shown what can actually be done and AAA studios no longer have an excuse.
Red dead redemption better than mass effect 2
Remember to rdr won goty awards in 2010
Same year of mass effect 2
GOW4 is missing there and you are right,Dragon’s dogma is one of the most underrated games of the decade
Dragon's Dogma was great gameplay wise, better than TW3 but the story/lore was utterly forgettable.
@@ascended313 It's not God of War 4, It's just God of War, because It's a reboot! 😃 sorry, I'm triggered 😰
The pan mission is the best mission ever. I'd pay $60 just to bring a old widow her pan.😁😁😁
I hate how people say Witcher 3 fans that defend it are just fanboys with no knowledge or experience in other games
mine is Divinity Original Sin 2, a complete masterpiece that does everything well. It is in my opinion, as well as the first, my all time greatest game. Layers of depth, loads of choices, it is the best of the old school game with new school tech. Simply, the greatest overall experience.
the witcher 3 is up there as one of my all time fav games, what was accomplished at the time was incredible, from a graphics standpoint, excellent writing and characters.
other games in my top list are Batman Arkham City, GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, farcry 3, bioshock infinite, the last of us, dark souls 3, bloodborne, wolfenstein the new order, doom 2016, octopath traveler, zelda botw, forza horizon 2 &3, diablo 3 ros, ori & the blind forest, celeste, titanfall 2, uncharted 4, prey, resident evil 7, RE2 remake, Nier Automata, monster hunter world, dragon quest 11, persona 5, total war warhammer & 2
I unfortunately didnt like the narrative of god of war, gameplay was ok, graphics were amazing, but it really didnt do it for me. it was a big slide down after your first confrontation with Odins son. Spiderman is another one, great visuals, gameplay is actually fun, but side missions, main missions, characters, the writing was a bit lacking, and the rinse and repeat side missions, and token chasing was really really badly done.
Original sin 2 as well as original sin are such good games and I was suprised because I usually don't like top downs or even turn based rpg's but larien studios gave it such charm from the great story to great characters and imo I can agree that larien or original sin 2 deserves that. I've been an fps player for so long and a little light on rpg's but both of those games make my top 10 all time, OS2 being in top 5.
I played DOS 2 but I am having a hard time bringing myself to finish playing that game a second time. That game has one big weakness. Way too much micromanagement. It was horrible controlling 4 characters. I literally kicked two party members out just so I had less to micromanage. I think the game is actually easier playing with 2 characters. I tried playing the game with 4 characters again on a higher difficulty but I do not think I will finish the game. I can not stand so much micromanagement. I really wanted to have 4 characters to play with but it is way too much a pain in the ass. I wish there was a better menu system and that a lot of it was automated. Like auto crafting so that if I say right click on an item it would list all the stuff I could make with it right then and there with 1 click. I have to bring up an internet page to look up some of the recipes that I could not remember and hold on to a lot of junk that I could need later so I could make some item out of it. Then I would have to go to the ship put it into storage and then come back out. The flow of the game kept getting interrupted.
@@SP3C7REGaming im in the same boat, I ever was into this style of game, watched a lot of boulders gate when dad used to play with his friend when i was young, but never got into it until origiin sin came out.
if I could only play one game for the rest of my life, original sin 2 would be that game.
@@AzureDrag0n1 ahh yeah, item management was convoluted, but there was something i really liked about each member having their own packs, and I dunno, found it kinda therapeutic. I also liked taking notes as I played, it sort of added to the interaction a bit.
If dnd was a proper video game it would be this.
I've been saying this ever since the release of the Witcher 3. Game of the decade, nothing even comes close to this masterpiece.
I remember first time landing in skellige with that song playing it was awe inspiring that was the moment i realised its one of best games ever made, only bloodborne has give me the same feeling this generation
Gross
Saying nothing "even comes close" is silly.
Alen Ademovic ok name 3 games that come close
@@pearbuns101 Bro you can't be serious...just from recent memory, Bloodborne, God of War, RDR2.
I choose mass effect 2, that game changed me and my life
Also one of my all time favorites. The last good Bioware game.
I put that and Mass Effect 3 as my third since I equally love both games... Witcher 2 as my second.. and Skyrim as my first.
@Frank West why is that?
@@herman1francis Skyrim for immersion. Witcher for story. Mass effect for kicking reaper ass.
@@herman1francis
Mass.effect 2 is the second best game of the 2010
The first is rdr 1 ( won goty i remember)
But i think to mass effect 2 deserves in top 10 of this decade
1 witcher 3
2 last of us
3 skyrim
4gta 5
5 red dead redemption 1
6 mass effect 2
7 god of war
8portal 2
9 bloodborne
10 red dead redemption 2
Initially I was hesitant in buying Witcher 3, since I prefer graphics over gameplay, but then I saw The Witcher on Netflix in 2019 & felt the urge for more from the lore. I bought this game in February 2020 & I am so surprised that why didn’t I buy this back in 2015. This game truly defines the generation of single player story driven gaming.The battle of Kaer Morhen mission is a Masterpiece, never ever seen before in any other game.
I've been going back and playing witcher 3 with a certain song on repeat.
Toss a coin to your witcher, o valley of plenty....
Itd be cool CDPR added that song as an update lol
@@RAWTEN
Get ready for an Easter egg in cyberpunk 2077
The Witcher 3 is a rare case of when anyone who plays the game, they are unable to actually hate it.
100% Game of the Decade with no surprise
@Eternal alternative movement is a thing.and if you hate dialogue,why on earth would you opt for an rpg?
Out of all the games I've played this decade, I have to agree is the Witcher III. Personally, Nier: Automata also comes to mind, as it had significant impact on me and my understanding of the stories games could deliver like the Witcher III does so well. However, the Witcher III reigns supreme in my mind as what all games should aspire to be, at least in terms of storytelling and world building.
Truly a Masterpiece , My GOTD too .
Can’t decide between bloodborne, sekiro, the witcher 3, god of war, and breath of the wild
They all amazing but id put witcher 3 and bloodborne joint as best games this generation
U can, the Witcher 3 is superior
I love this game to death. To this day, I still ope this game and play
“Who’s your favorite villain”
Me: Radovid
Ziot Bonhart?
@@aidanjonsullivan4919 villgefortz
Jordan Holmes best choice
Yea Whoreson Jr. holds a special place in hell.
Gaunter O'dimm and Foltest are my favourite villains from The Witcher 3.
My game of the decade is Dark Souls but I can't argue with anyone who picks Witcher 3 ( or Skyrim )
I would argue that Bloodborne is better
I can argue with Skyrim all day long lmao. I have fewer gripes with the witcher, but it was far behind all of the dark souls games.
@@austinmaheu4248 dark souls literally created a new genre of games and new milestones in story telling, witcher did neither.
@@jorgeloredo100 yeah, that's why I said that it was far behind the souls games
@@jorgeloredo100 It's almost like you didn't watch the video. Dark Souls didn't create shit, it just stone it's concepts and made them a little better.
The only game that I completed every single fucking things side quest monster hunting fighting and wandering around for no reason feeling the weather and redoing for every choices that would make change differently
Who else is playing this is 2019
2020
@@brucevrodoor4781 thank you for informing me of this very useful information I will be using it thank you
Joe Baker no problem
Dammit Bruce
2020 too.
Playing it again rn and I can’t believe all the details I missed first time around
Witcher 3 was my first game on the PS4, and it was when I truly started to think that current/next-gen video games from then on will be able to engross me in as much as any media format we consume regularly have been able to do in the past. It's been tough though because really, only a handful of games have actually been on par with the Wild Hunt experience so far. But the fact that the level of production, and delivery, developers can put out now is incredibly exciting. It's only going to get better for sure. Thanks CDPR!
the combat for the witcher feels really fluid with alternative movement on
The game that turned me into a gamer 🙌🏽
Well better late then never
Well I’m glad I just bought it for switch the other day then, I’m 6 hours in lol
After playing it again with the new upgrade patch, it’s still so much fun! The writing is some of the best in any game I have ever played, which makes the player want to complete all the quests and find every piece of information. It is truly a masterpiece that will keep you entertained for 100+ hours.
You know this game is the best when even it's DLC won best RPG of the year
Great video as always Tonald, though I personally consider Persona 4 Golden my game of the decade. Though I must admit that is for really personal reasons.
Persona 5 is my game of the decade 😅 It's my first ever JRPG and as you can see from my pfp, I loved it. I hope Atlus remakes Persona 4 and 3 for current/next gen.
I never felt the controls to be awkward or hard to manage indoors. Roach was easy to control. Is this a console problem? I played on PC with a keyboard and mouse. No, I am not arguing PC vs Console. I'm just curious - has anyone played both for comparison?
I played on PS4 and had almost no issues either. My Roach never even got stuck, I'm a bit baffled at people's comments.
not a day goes by without me thinking about this game, to this I often listen to Kear Morhen and Skillege ambience tracks while on work. Music in the game is extremely power.
Best games of the decade:
God of war
Skyrim
Bloodborne
Witcher 3
Horizon Zero Dawn
Spiderman ps4
@lalo38th Finally someone who agrees with me!
@@priyajohn9198 It was decent. It just doesn't compare to other gaming heavy hitters and not GOTD material
I’ve put 30 hours into this game and I’m literally at the start lol. Took me 5 years to actually get playing it cos I couldn’t get past the start. Now I’m having a blast
You are at the start of a great adventure and have no idea what's to come. I envy you.
Dr. Embersfield 90 hours in now midway through hearts of stone 😁
It’s an amazing game but I wouldn’t say it’s game of the decade, games like RDR2 or Minecraft were way more revolutionary.
rdr2 is one of the worst designed games in history
Minecraft is ok
Minecraft? This game is for kids and dogshit. How is it revolutionary?
@@perseastheodoropoulos7367 100 precent nonlinearity that is why
Don't really care about the clunky controls or the combat system. It's the world and the story that adds so much soul and joy to the game. There is so much love for detail, so much lore and depth, references to real world mythology, intriguing characters and plot twists.