The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review
An all-time great story engine around merely good action. An 8.8.
The Good
- Side quests that outwrite main stories elsewhere
- A morally grey world that respects the player
- Two expansions that could be their own games
The Rough Edges
- Geralt handles like he is turning a boat
- Map clutter wears the wonder thin
The Witcher 3's real trick is that its side quests outwrite most games' main stories. A contract about a monster turns into a story about grief, or greed, or a war crime, and Geralt's gravel voice holds the whole morally grey world together. Novigrad and Skellige still feel lived in a decade later.
So why an 8.8 when the critics planted a 93? The play itself. Geralt handles like he's turning a boat, the combat never fully clicks, and the map fills with question marks until the wonder wears thin. Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine are superb, and they're carrying some of that gap.
An 8.8: an all-time great story engine wrapped around merely good action. If you play games for the writing, it's a nine-five. If you play them for the feel, you already know.
Its side quests outwrite most games' main stories.
An all-time great story engine around merely good action. An 8.8.
The Good
- Side quests that outwrite main stories elsewhere
- A morally grey world that respects the player
- Two expansions that could be their own games
The Rough Edges
- Geralt handles like he is turning a boat
- Map clutter wears the wonder thin
Quick Answers
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a 8.8 out of 10. An all-time great story engine around merely good action. An 8.8.
What platforms is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is out now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Mac. Moe played and scored it on PC.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt worth playing?
An all-time great story engine around merely good action. An 8.8. Read the full The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review above for the breakdown.
